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POSTAL MATCH
David Wong Wins Rifle Gold Medal
Hongkong's David Wong gained the Gold Medal for the "high gun" in the Trinn gular Interport Smallbore Rife Postal Competition, | with his 398 in the Prone Rifle event to lead the top marksmen from the Philip- pines, Japan and Hongkong.
This magalicent performance softened the blow to the Colony's event, hopes of winning this watch
sharpshooters
was captured by the from the Philip- pines, whose total team agire. gate topped Hongkong's score by a meagre five points- 1974 to Hongkong's 1969, Japan trailed 20 points behind with 1949.
Japanese crack shots however. came back Three Position Rife back strongly in the Free Pistal everts to take both titles with totals of 2560 pts and 5247 pts respectively, and also gained in- dividual Gold Medals in both events. Japan's Kawaoka with pts won the Free Pistol title 1092, easily and Okada, with annexed the. Three Position Rille title.
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Apart from the fine victory by David Weng, Hongkong finished second in both the Prone Rite and the Pistol events, and with more serious practice and better counted will be equipment serious contenders to the crown Asian Games and in the next
future Interports.
Apart from
Medal
the
むにむ
Gold
Wm K. Y. Eu bronze
gained ned
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(499) pilso medal in the Free Pistol shoot, and Herry Souza (395) has tied for a fifth place bronze medal with Sequia of Manila, the re- sult depending on the counting of X's of which Souza possesses 22, which should be suficient to make it a close decision,
INTERPORT SCORES The following are the scores received by cable from Manila and Japan!
"Prone Rifle: 1. Philippines 1974; 2, Hongkong 1969; 3, Japan 1949
Free Pistol 1, Japan 2560; 2, Hongkong 2373; 3. Philippines 2253,
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1955.
TAKE YOUR CUE FROM HORACE LINDRUM
HORACE LINDRUM
Even Experts Will Pick The Wrong Horse
In A Photo
Finish
Says "ALL-ROUNDER”
Flat racing so far this year has been notable for a spate of close finishes in which the judge has called for a look at the evidence provided by the photo-finish Even experts can be wrong, as was proved at the Epsom Spring meeting when there was such a close finish in one race that fierce betting ensued on what the camera would show,
camera.
Before
The professionals in Tatts eagerly laid the bookmakers £100 to win £10 "for expenses," the other horse concerned in the finish being offered up to as much as 8 to 1 against. They received a shock when the camera showed the horse "they thought for a certainty had won had in fact clearly been beaten by a nose.
The trouble here was that the p
the advect of the boys only a few seasons ago. They professimals watching the finish camera, there were often argu- each have triumphs in Australla on the line had been misled by ments about the result of close behind them already..
Incidentally, this League bave the position, of the jockeys. The Enishes in the Guineas, parti- losing jockey was on a shorter cularly when the leaders were decided to honour the trio in a horse and was positioned slight- MEDAL WINNERS Prone Rifle: " 1. David Wongly in front of the other jockey Rowity Mie apart on the broad suitable way in the near future. (HK) 298; 2, Jaranila (PI) 397; en a longer mount as they raced 3, Bengzon (PI) 396; 4, Gotaucu past the post neck and neck. (PI) 396; 5, H. A. Souza (HK) or Sequia (PI) 395.
Three Position Rifle: 1, Japan 5247; 2, Philippines
5125 3, Hongkong 4872.
The camera showed the losing Free Pistol: Kawacka (3)ockey positioned well in front
Hosaka (3) 621; 3, Mat 527; 2. Hosaka sumoto (3) 516; 4. Ozawa (3) 509; 5, Wm. K. Y. Eu (HK) 499. Three Position Rife: 1. Okada (J) 1092; 2, Narayama (J) 1076: 4. Bergzon 3, Lee (PI) 1085; (PT) 1055; Gotauco (PI) 1040.
GODART WINS MARATHON WALK
Paris, May 30.
who
Mile at Newmarket. 1880 there were were convinced that Bootmine: won the Guineas, although he was placed fourth to Petronel It was thought that the judge. a torically. fought close
by
of the other rider, but the nose concentrating on a tween three of his mount was just short of
horses an one side, missed the longer horse's tip.
Racing history shows that the noticing Beauminet racing camera would have settled many himself on the other side. a famous close finish which still provide occasion for argument and reversed the fortunes of
quite a few.
to
One error by the judge in 1923 was caused by a confusion be- tween similar colours. Ellango- wan won, and Legality's number went up as being second, but There was, for instance, the as Legality was
a grey and 1913 Two Thousand Guineas bay horse obviously runner-up, was thought most people realised that the Louis Godart today won the which Craganour
have be most unlucky to lose. His judge should
placed 325-odd-mile long Marathon road walk from Strasbourg oder dropped his hands as the Knockando second. The mistake average speed of horse was in a slight lead near was pointed out by one of the Paris at an
winning post, but the stewards. and the number 7.26 kilometres per hour (overing the
judge decreed tha: Louvois had four and a half miles per hour); caught Craganour on the post to
walker covered The French the total distance of 520 kilo-win. Even then, the trains of Louvals thought Craganur had metres in 71 hours and 26 just hold on to his lead. minutes.-France-Presse.
MOTOR CYCLE SPEEDSTER
21-year-old John Surtess, of Oatford, London, the No. 1 rider for the Norton motor cycle team, who is rapidly making a name for himself in the motor cycle racing world. T
He first raced at the age of 15, as a passenger for his father, a veteran of 30 years of motor cycle racing, but has only recently come to the front where be is now challenging Geoff Duke. Surless leaves this week for the Isle of Man to practise for the LT. races, which will be held there next month.
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Check Up On Your Play
I have enjoyed writing this series of articles for you. The letters I have received suggest that they have helped many readers to understand and attempt shots which pre- viously presented some difficulties.
In this Inst article for this season, I think it would be a good idea to summarise some of the principal points covered.
The theme throughout has been cue-ball control, and your play will only command this control if you have the ability to perform each and every one of the various strokes and know when to apply them.
The important thing is to Ask yourself these questions understand fully what has to be and brush up on your faulte now, done from the moment you first Don't wait until there's a week pick up a cue. Knowledge of to go before your next season's fundamentals half the battle tournament, won, when it comes to putting not the time to start correcting. the strokes into practical effect. your fsults.
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To stun a ball, the grip on the butt of the cue must be firm. The cue bail is struck below but low as
Stand right, with feet apart and the left foot further for ward and bearing a little more weight. Trunk, well down over the with bridge-arm in line
·CUE, with your
shoulder and chin down so that the sighting is right along the cue. All move ments
must be controlled but made easily and comfortably.
ade, the rainy bridge band, screw. Don't jerk back for the the thick part of the hand, in-stroke. cluding the base of the thumb, The 'swerve' demands a raised with only the is pressed down on the table. bridge-hand, The fingers are spread fan-wise raised against the first Anger. and drawn up with the thumb
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ADJUST YOUR PLAY Can you describe the various
finger-tips pressed firmly on the is low, with tip pointing down- table. The aim on the cue ball wards on the side required, «
ADVANCED STROKES
In the category. of more
strokes. the use of side'; how 'stun a ball, 'swerve and
Do you under-advanced strokes, we have the apply 'screw?
'masse' and the 'jump' shots. stand the effect of the cue-ball
For the former, the cue is held played with and against the nap
with 2 shortoried on a turned vertically, of the cloth or
clenched grip on the cue: The eleth? What of the table and the type of cushions? Can you bridge-hand is raised to the quickly adjust your play to finger tips. the forefinger curled guided between the thumb and meet the conditions of a strange under the thumb and the ae is
the base of the forefinger. table?
INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS
Italy's American
Merlo Beats Champion In Quarter-Finals
Paris, May 30.
The bridge-hand is almost the same for the 'Jump' stroke, The butt end of the cue is raised high, and it is a downward con- The taer
the cue-ball,
be scooped-up action should avoided as this can damage the cloth.
Only an extensive study of the strokes will enable you to improve your standard of play.
and Begin right,
gradually acquire a thorough knowledge of all the various combinations which are likely to arise in the course of a game of snooker, The more you understand and
se, the
better your
defence
Vic Seixas, the American Champion and former are able to put into practical Wimbledon Champion, and his team mate, Budge Patty, against your opponents in com- were both defeated in a day of shocks at the French Inter-petitive games, national Lawn Termis Championships here today.
Seixas, seeded number two for the Men's Singles, was defeated 12-10, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarter finals by Giuseppe Merlo of Italy, while the third seeded Patty went out 7-5, 10-8, 6-0 to Sven Davidson of Sweden..
Merlo
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WHAT'S IN A NAME" They take their minor league cricket very seriously, up in Lancashire, one more so than in the 'Central Lancashire
and Davidson will Sven Davidson's victory over League where the standard of
the earlier thrilled cricket is very high. It ought oppose each other in the semi- Patty had
crowd. For two sets it was an to be, judging from the talent anals.
very tired they manage to recruit season Merlo-he likes to be called even match, but a
gallant Palty offered little resistance in after season.
Peppi outplayed Nine of the 14 clubs in the Seixas who went on the court the third which Davidson swept already engaged determined to drop his own through in about 10 minutes League have professionals, three of whom will style of power tennis and match without coding game.
Men's quartz remaining Italian's rivals in new the
deadly accurate be seen as old
Baxis will be
be played tomorrOW. colours. This season supporters baseline play,
be "mouthing torqueTM For a time in the first set it Two Americans, here Flam and twisting rames of new signings appeared as if Seixas would be Ham Richardson, are in opposi and soon Alimuddin, Mirs Lal successful. He led 5-4 and 4-0 tion in the first quarter-final and Vohra, Dhanawde and Asgarali on his own service, but Merlo top secded Tony Trabert (USA) will be household words in these came back to win the game and meets Mervyn Roce (Australia)
then a gruelling 75-minute first in the second-Reuter.
Men's cricketing circles.
Doubles quarter-final set 12-10.
G. Forbes and R. Seymour
will
It has happened before with The crowd was all for Merlo,results. such
Mankad, Phadkar, At last had emerged a European Ramadhin, etc. These cricketers to match the all conquering (South Africa) beat H. Hallet from overseas are all highly re- Americans. commended and are hopeful of splendid per- anulating the formances of such as
es Sonay
Ramadhin and John Reid.
AWKWARD LEFT GRIP
and H. Pellizza (France); 6-4, 16-1, 6-0.
J. Brichant and P. Washer (Belgium) best R. Bedard and Gripping his loosely strung P. Fontana (Canada) 7-5, 6-2, The League Champions, racket half way up the handle 8-3.
Women's Doubles quarter-final Crompton, and the Heywood club for forehand shots and using m did their best to retain these two awkward looking right over left results:
both, have since grip for backhand strokes, Merlo Misa M. Carter and Miss B. players, but
Seijas just replacements. puzzled
as he Penrose (Australia) beat Misa L.. made
good
experienced in bewildered all Already well
his previous Pericoll and C. Ramorino (Italy).
B-1. the League game, Gul Mahomed, opponents.
6-1, who plays with such zest, takes And the Little Italian has other Mrs I. Vogler and Mrs E. over at Crompton, while at Hey-piculiarities. He takes a pet of Vollmer (Germany) beat Miss wood Feld is succeeded by
lea and a cup on the court and B. De Chambure and Miss Mon- Test cricket Alimuddin, whose
when be changes ends he often not (France) 6-2, 6-2.
Miss D. Kilian and MIE record justifies so worthy
sits down and pours himself a
(South Atrict) choice.
cup.-.
beat
a
Good luck!
"P.I. AVERT DEFEAT IN DAVIS CUP
Tokyo, May 30. The Philippines to-day averted defeat in the Eastern Zone Da- vis Cup tennis final here by de- feating Japan in straight sets in the doubles match.
f.
Playing a brilliant game Fell- cissimo Ampon and Raymundo Deyro of the Philippines beat Japan's Atsuji Miyagi and Kama 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
The two Japanese players had beaten the two Filipinos. in singles
matches on Saturday. Two singles matches. will be played
TierTOW,
were on the of- fensive from the start. Showing greatly improved form since last Saturday they played almost Laultless tennis.
and Kamo scomed Mfyagi ruffled and threw away mapy points by netting and driving out of court.-Reuter,
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Defending
Champion
Killed In Speedway Race At Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, May 30.
FOR. Muller and Miss Women's Open Golf Charppion, 1949 at 121.327. The yellow light, on for more than 27
Bob Sweikert, who never before was in the money, roared to victory in his salmon-pink car today as the tragic death of two-time winner BiH Vukovich in a five-car pile- up marred the 39th renewal of the annual speedway race. Sweikert's speed was 128.209 mph, the slowest for the distance since Bill Holland got the checkered flag in minutes during the five-car pile-up, slowed the pace,
Sweikert, 29, moved in front when a to stay after 180 laps and his machine on its wheels after the two closest rivals, Art Cross and flames were put out! Don Freeland, both dropped out shortly thereafier with mechani- cal difficulties.""
wrecker turned the
BABE ZAHARIAS CANCELS ALL COMMITMENTS Beaumont, Texas, May 30, Mrs Babe Zaharias, U.S. Better days at Pollards are! Scixas had Merlo running all J. Staley (Australia) 6-1 6-3. boped for. Oldham with the over the court in the last two Miss A. Buxton and Miss Aunced today that she was cancelling further contritraents, former Werneth star, Polly sets and used drop shơin in an Mortimer (Great Britain) beat including her scheduled ap Umrigar, to assist them, and effort to upset the Italian. But Mrs G. Bucaille (France) and pearance on June 4 at National the same may be said for Wer-Merlo retaliated with accurate Miss C. Mercells (Belgium) 6-2, Bury in San Francisco, undi neth where Aby Abraham of returns and passing shots and 7.5. Erance-Presse.
None of the other drivers was an injured back and leg respond Pakistan, replaces Bob Bartels, cou
countered the American's drop
to treatment
hurt seriously, nor were two safety At Milnrow, Hira La Votre shots by standing about five.
patrolmer and a civilian, takes the place of "Dusty
line. This yards inside the baseline.
Mrs Zaharias zaid she believed Rhodes. HIS record in India jest Sebcas to force the play,
ENGLAND WIN
she hurt her back and leg walls. But much of the glamour of touched lightly by the race car. marks him as 3 successful and but it left him open to errors
GREGORY CUP on a recent fishing trip with the Bnish disappeared when the Drivers Cal Nkkay and Freddie several other women golfers as defending Champion, Vukovich, Agabashian also escaped death.. tactics
with Merlo of rallying
they attempted to push a stuck who had led the pace for 50 Agabachlan sent into the held laps, crashed to an amazing and walked away. Niday Shit Copenhagen, May 30,
sandi. They look is Dattu Phadkor.
After Merlo had taken the
She said she was withdrawing death after 66 laps. His car the wall, then went into the Uke creating a stir this season, second set 6-3, Seixas went into The All England Lawn Tears car out of some for Ken Smith is hack with a 3-2 lead in the third when Club won the Gregory Cup here
and head injuries. them after a
term as the Italian seemed to be firing today for the fifth time since its from the San Francisco event smashed into the wreckage of infeld and was hospitalised with
regretfully, but upon the advice cars driven by Hodger Ward, burne
and Ai Farnworth
as well But, Merlo had lost none of his inception in 1947
Park
second. Third fillaola, -WAS- *into After the collision, t sponded to treatment as quickly
Thomson as she had hoped. She has been the air, bounced twice, and then place was won by Jimmy Davies Laking daily therapy treatments went over the outside wall to of Pacoima, California, and
hit a passenger car, a truck and. fourth by Johnny a jeep. The car turned over In Springheid, Massachusetts Mrs O. B. at a hospital while staying at the
flames and Vukovich was dead United Press, bome of her sister, GrimesUnited Press,
consistent all-rounder.
professional and he reverted to bis earlier
Rochdale's new
ole English team drew 3-301;?her doctor cha naded that / EA Elisian, Johnny Boyd OR MATOOy Bettenhausen of Tiniev Spusty piyer vacsorat]" "And~-~108) with the Oslo Lawn Terus Club" the back and leg had not re Keller Mijaj
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Those strange to the real Sebas sad after the match: today in the docsive mach but worth to cricket of this fine Against Mieris one loses con- last fewer sets than their oppon Lengue would do well to reflectfidence and becomes afraid to lents. That
Cryphoon" Tyson, Brian leave the baseline. I still have Cubs from Sweden and Den- Statham and Keith Andrews not worked out how to play the mark also took part in the com-
Ipetition?" Chira -Mail-Epecial were Central Lancashire League boy."