THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1955.
BAILEY'S OUT
THE OPEN: PETER THOMSON SHOWED THAT
SUCCESSFUL GOLF AND AWFUL SOLEMNITY NEED NOT GO TOGETHER
By HENRY LONGHURST
I still do not know what exactly goes to make a great Championship, as against an ordinary one, but, whatever it is, this year's Open certainly had it. Indeed, it was a vintage year from the start.
As a setting, St Andrews is, of course, supreme, and one was conscious several times that here was a scene that was going to stay in the memory for ever-tho Old course, for instance, stretching away into the distance completely outlined on sea mlst both sides by a mile long human boundary of roped-off spectators; the sweeping in dramatically at the last moment, and the last couple emerging from it for all the world as though it were the final episode in the Hound of the Basker- villes; the crowd breaking the barriers at the end to surround the club house just as they did when we won the Walker Cup here before the war.
foni.
he
the rough as cheerfully ns
Nothing could! sinooth,
than
an
maments
was
Last
precision
new,
whole
That the right man won there in successive days holed the "I don't want the ancient," could be me question. There are first and second nine on the Old he mid, " want the Rolfers who carry on as though Course in 31.
There's no money in tradition." all the cares of the world lay To me, one of the most in- He struck me--I hope I do, him on their shoulders. Peter Thom-teresting charneters In the
no injustice as a man with an who tries as hard as he championship both
physically
outsize chip on both shoulders, knows how, shows that success and psychologically
yet somehow should like to futful golf and awful solemnity year's U.S. Open champion, Ed.
not neen
go together. He Furgol. To the gulfing connoissee him, when perhaps he has
discovered that the bounces along with a gay
in-seur
his power and
him And human race isn't against souciume that endears him to with a permanently bent
Old World takes enfeebled left the spectator, and
of after all, give the way His outlook another chance. We, have many the rupreme interest, have on
who and next time, golf in general is exclu- pennies the alvely American. He been much rougher
may have
One of them might knows? seven whloh temporarily co-suspected that kinds of golf drop, Fapsed his little world t th existed other than the standard. 14th in the final round.
country club varlety, but in his
to the weather, Due largely never which was unique in its affabl crude dreamed of anything crude, fity, the record total (Bobby so lacking in characters or so Jones's 285 in 1927) was broken, Kenerally
Old
stood up but the Old course course.
there primitive well
An were only two scores under 70. stent clubhouse, by comparison Many are coming round to the. with what the American pro- view that the Open ought al- fessional is accustomed to, he ways 10 be played at St was, I think, honestly laken Andrews, rather on the ground aback to find that such,
con- that, while Traberi would ditions-"No lockers, no show- doubtless have won equally ers, no masseur"--still existed.
well at Bournemouth or Bed ford, there is nothing quite like Wimbledon. Others, mainly, pro- fessionals who cannot master 1, are equally certain that the Old course should be painlessly destroyed.
MISSING THE BOAT
A couple of fives in the last four Tales and he would have missed the beat. There was a before he could putt
he
crazy As to the
the
05
long de feet for his three squalor of the Royal and An-Well and, on the final day,
from
at the 15th, but he seemed quite unmoved by it and when the time came rapped the bill straight into the hole.
For John Fallon, plpped on The
post by Thomson once again --he was beaten by him on the same course in last year's match play that the 38th-there must be an enthusiastic "e for the Joser." Spare, not over-strong, und in his middle forties, Fallon shaken rigid.
SHAKEN RIGID
fle was not in the least offen give about it. He was simply
HKSA ANNUAL MEETING
Softball Declining In Popularity?
Is Hongkong gradually losing interest in softball? at their Members of the Hongkong Softball Association Annual General Meeting yesterday at the Club de Lusi- tano seemed to think so,
No fewer than 31,000 people paka to see this year's Open,
fund of £3,750 next year.
thus ensuring a similar prize
the final day the championship committee were said to resemble row of Cheshire Cats 想請
special trainlond of spectators,
packed in the corridors, was ob
served to pass behind the 1701
Stonewall Balley, who made an invaluable 44, is caught behind the wicket by Waite off Adcock at Old
SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR
With Nine Wickets Intact, Surrey Need 241 Runs To Win
London, July 18.
Sports Diary
TODAY
Tennis
Menta "p" Division: IBC v PRO KTGCA (í) V CCSIC (3); KOC_(0) V FORC: CCC V KIGČA (3) Chú (3) V CRO^{3}; CCSRC (1) V LRC; các từ : Koc ().
Lawn Bowls
Open Pairs Championship: Matches 41 Rude: KCG) RC: Talkcoo: KDC. Third Division: KCC v USRC at 5.10 p.m.
Badesintoni
JL.K. Badminton Association Com-
p.m.
Offspinners Hugh Tayfield of South Africa and Jim Laker of Surrey took the bowling honours mitte on the second day of the tourists' match against the Champion Cricket County at the Oval here today.
testing, adarins House 5.70
TOMORROW
Lawn Bowie
At the close of play Surrey, with nine wickets intact, Open Pairs Championship: Matches still needed 241 runs to beat the South Africans, Scores at fic: HKFC: KDC; Rearvio: CCC; were: South Africans 224 and 170. Surrey 140 and 34 Taka; KOC.
wimming for one.
HKABA Executive Commit
Both Tayfield and Laker made for 13 runs in eight overs and 8CM, Post Boardroom at 5.16 pm. Navy Swimming Gala at Tamar the ball tum on the dusty pitch two balls,
Pool, commencing 230 pm.
on a day when 19 wickets fell for 278 runs.
SMALLEST TOTALS
Before becoming one of
Surrey, 06 per two en Satur- day, resumed batting this morn-Tayfield's victims England cap- ing but from the time Tayfield tein, Peter May. scored 62 in went on to bowi at 115 for 2 hours out of Surrey's 140 three, Surrey in three-quarters in one of their smallest totals
for of the season. of an hour löst seven wickets the addition of only 25 runs. The offspin bowler took five wickets
Array Of Stars For Asian
Trafford in the Third Test between England and South Tennis Tourney
Africa. Central Press Photo.
COUNTY CRICKET
Statham Shows A
Complete Return To Fitness
London, July 18.
BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, July 18. Major League baseball results
Dull light under clouded skica made things harder for the batsmen and South Africa kool found their Arst innings lead of
but commanding today were: 104 anything Pace bowler Alec Bedser dis- missed Russell
with Endean
run on the board but the troubles bogan when
Laker came
on with the total
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington
Kansas City, July 18.
easily
defeated
at 65 for three and disposed of the Kansas City Athletics 6-3 McLean. Duckworth and Win- giving the Senators a sweep of Roy series. alow, three dashing batsmen, the three game
Blevers hit two home runs and for 10 runs in 14 balls,
R
H... E
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Geneva, July 18. An array of European tennis The South Africans were out double and Eddie Yést had a stars, second only to Wim-after tea for 170, Laker claim-homer for Washington bledon, are to
of ing five wickets for 50. Surrey top the bill the, Asian Lawn Tennis Cham- lost Mickle Stewart at 21 and Washington
and May safely Kansas City pionships to be played here, this Tom Clarke
played out time. year, it was announced today.
Three Wimbledon Champions Queen Elizabeth watched part Tony Trabert, Jaroslav of the match. Here first, visit Drobny and Vie Seixas hove to the Oval as patron of the accepted invitations to com- Surrey Cricket Club.-Reuter, pete.
The
also
3 10 1 Winning pitcher Abernathy, Chicago, July 18. Jim Wilson shut out the Chicago White Sox with two hits to pitch the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-0 victory. The Jos snopped the Sox seven- game winning streak,
Practice Shoot Baltimore
Scores
Chicago
R
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3 7 1 0 2 Wilson and Trandba, Smith (6); Fornicles, Martin (0), Howell (0) and Lollar. Fornicles.
Home run-Baltimore, Trian-
dos.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Asian Championships have all the prospects of re- enacting the recent Wimbledon finals, because Denmark's runner-up Kurt Nelson said he would compete.
Among the 31 foreign players Brian Statham, the Lancashire fast bowler, who to who have accepted the invitn-
A fairly good attendance was day was named in the England team for the Fourth to are the young Beliish and
were a recorded at the Association's Wimbledon and Cricket Test against South Africa, showed a complete re-an players who
represented bi-monthly practice shoot held countries in turn to fitness by hitting the highest score of his career their respective
nt Kai Tak Raige on Sunday, July 17. Although the weather the European Zone Davis Cup.
was rather warm, it was a flie
American Ixague Other leading players to com- day for shooting,
American League standings, with good Include: • Sven Davidson visibility
A and only slight including games of July 18: Ham steady breeze blowing. Fortunately,
shooting New York finished at 1.30 p.m. for quarter Chicago
Cleveland an hour later the rain began to
Boston Detroit pour. A few newcomers from the Gurkha Rifles swelled the
Kansas City ranks to 42. The following are
Washington the scores:
Baltimore
and then taking four wickets for 34 runs against Leicester shire at Manchester in the English County Cricket pro- gramme.
pete
Statham's 62 runs made in half an hour included two (Sweden), Art Larsen,
Richardson and Herb Flom green-estimated, at 104 nob. sixes, 12 fours and two singles all scored off 23, deliveries. (United States).
the
minutes.
At
at not a penny under £400.
Juvenile autograph hunters be- sieged the clubhouse in hundreds and I was reminded of splendid story of the dusky Reasons brought up to support this view were a con- from Cairo, who, for silerable drop in gate receipts at Softball League and ex- small boy in America, signed hibition matches, a big loss on the Taiwan Blue Eagles in Arabic. "Hey," said the boy, "what you bin and put?" For series and a poor response to the Beginners' League.
myself, having once signed my Dr F. Malthen, for many Mr Arturo Ozorio, the former own name and heard the small years Softball Commissioner, has on. Secretary of the Associa-ginger-haired recipient mutter Lended his resignation. Mrtion, was elected as the new "Och, he's not anyouct" I give Handld Wing Lee has resigned) Chairman. Others elveled were: (muth innocent pleasure in Scot- is Chairman and would not be Hon Secretary: Mr Willie, Woo; land by signing as Henry Cotton, persuaded to continue at yester. Hon Treasurer: Mr D. S. Ling which, after a certain amount day's
Mr Ozorio, formerly Hon. Secret (re-elected). Counell Members: of tuition by the original, I do ogalret South Africa because of 214 and 89 (Gladwin, right arm,
meeting
J. Messrs Ed Carvalho, A. extremely well. must have is taking over the Chakmanship.
Hussain. S. H. Homet, and done it for at least twenty one However, M: Harold Winglee, C. C. Lee.
Friday
before one of utgoing Chairman, the
em-
had The meeting's anal decision them discovered before plnsised that making money was
was to request Doc, Molthen to "go It already." Colton's own, not the primne object of the HESA. The goal of the Asso-econsider his decision to re- if i may say so, was rather a sign. The current Commissioner careless specimen and nothing ciation Wis to enable young to enjoy the sport as a people to antons of recreation,
Presse.
He and Australian-born Ken
Cardiff: Glamorgan 340 The Australian Tennis Asso- Grieves put on 68 runs for the for eight declared and five for ciation is to decide later whether
wicket. seventh wicket and Cy:11 Wash-no
Northamptonshire (top Australian players will brook declared at 380 for nine 332 (Brookes 78, Reynolds not compete. when 83 had been added in 45 out 64stol: Warwickshire 387 It was believed that America's
Leicestershire,
who were all for seven declared. Gloucester-Tony Trabert, winner of the cut for 133 in 185 minutes, shire 100 (Crapp 53. Hollles, Wimbledon 1955 Men's Singles slow leg break, five tille might play his last match followed on 250 runs behind. right-arm
and 148 for
an amateur.-France- Aivo here But they made a better start to for 52) their second innings, hitting 99 (Milton "58). for the loss of one wicket by
Af Lord'a; Middlesex 227 and 110
270 for seven. Yorkshire close of play.
Yorkshire spin bowler Bob (Wilson 55, Lowson 116. Titmas, Tight arm offbreak, five for 65), Appleyard, who was not
AL Chesterfield: Hampshire sidered for the England team
medium, the injured leg muscle which has kept him out of the last two Tests, proved himself fit enough. to send Middlesex on the rand to probable defent at Lords.
While the selectors were announcing the England XI. Appleyard was dismissing five Micklesex batsmen for 30 runs in 14 overG.
four for 18, Edwin Smith, right arm offbreak, five for 22.) Derbyshire 145 (Gray. arm medium, four for 28) and 35 for two.
At Hastints: Kent 60 and 171 for four (Pettiford not out
right
for nine declared sign in a letter that his re-like as good as mine. However,
signation would be effective as I told the boy, it will do for In his report to the meeting, from August 1. Mr Winglee commented on the
very
that the Beginners'
good turn out of umpires for the Winter League, but ex- pressed
hly regret
for response
the Lengue was very poor.
Mr The Beginners' League.
the Com- Wingico informed mittee,
started by an anonymous donation of $1,000. Last year umpies had to be recruited from the 120 players who signed up.
was
al-
In swop.
TOUR DE FRANCE
France's Bobet Shows His Supremacy Over- Mountain Climb Stiff
Avignon, July 18. Curly-haired Louis Bobet, France's World Cycling Champion, spurted out on the 11th lap of the Tour de France over 123 miles from Marseilles to this ancient city of Popes and Bridges today to reveal his supremacy in road cycling,
At the close Middlesex had lost seven second innings wickets for 110 runs which left them only
rung
ahead of Yorkshire. Frank Lowson was top scorer for Yorkshire with -110, bls first century this season,
A win for Yorkshire tomorrow,
will enable them to cut Surrey's lead in the County, Champion- ship to four points.
(Parks
Italian Scores TKO Victory Over Clayton
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KG. Evans (RA) ton. Besex 140 for three (Dodds not out 90).
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Square Garden took a sharp Dalbahadur Pun
(3/2 GB) (Perks, upswing as a result of tonight's
Gogansing Pun victory.
(1/2 GR) In beating Clayton, Scortichint Chitrabahadur
Gurung (2/2 GR) weight title which he acquired 7 Taylor (HS) ... when he knocked out the then | Chamarking Gurung Philippine Middleweight Cham- plon, Young Paulino, two weeks
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(2/2 GR) Garanbahadur
Thape (3/2 GR) Gaganparaad Thapa
(2/2 GR) tas TEAM BEATEN Clayton's manager, Bob Mar-
Sahabir Thapa shall of Australia, threw in the Barcelona, Spain, July 18.
(7/2 GR) Egypt's soccer team crushed of the eighth round as fas
towel tonight before the opening Matt (ICP)
Chitrabahadur France 6-2 in the Mediterranean damoured for an
(1/2 GB) end to the | Bhimbatedor Games, Egypt's teamwork was butchery which had Clayton Thape (2/3 GR) superb and her players com bloody and reeling from terrifle
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England's Team For Fourth Test At Leeds
London, July 18. Rugland's team for the Fourth Test against South Africa, open- ing at Leeds cn Thursday, has ¡no recognised opqing batsman and no offsplaner or right-arm leg-spin
bowler.
The continued break in the Tyson Statham combination must attack, Tyson was
weaken the
not considered owing to A twisted ankle.
Now Statham is joined, by Loader, who went through seven Testa in Australia and New Zealand as on onlooker white Tyson and
and Statham · carried all before them after the first Test
the Essex captain, has
consistently
at Brisbane.
77
Insole,
been
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Bidgin NS) the winners of
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season. He has scored five centuries and was the first bats- man to reach 1,000 runs this
He is 4 season.
a udeful change bowler
and a a fine slip fielder.
Fred. Titmus, discarded by the England selectors, returned the This year's league has
best bowling Bgures for Middle- ready started, and Mr Winglee
sex, claiming five wickets for 65, hoped that more experienced
Reuter. players would volunteer for the
Meinlyrt playing in his bene- Jub of umpires and coaches,
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
At year, has been in fine form CO-OPERATION LACKING
At Manchester:
Lancashire
with the bat and the need for Continuing, Mr Winglee stated
309 for nine
potential runs must have count- declared (Ken thal co-operation between
ed in his favour. Grieves 63, Brian Statham: 02). the Association managers and
team. Leicestershire 133 (Statham,
England's
with Was not as
changes from the side beaten In good as It might
right-arm fast medium, four have been. Managers are re- After conserving his energy in the first half-there for 84) and 99 for one (Tompkin
Third Test, is: P. B. H. May Buckley, the quested to air their grievances are 22 laps he took the lap and the stiff gradient of the not out 57).
2.K. Abbes, F.M. Enar, K. Howsed (captain), TE. Bailey: D. C. 8. AGM Postponed
& D. Pun ('cap). to the Association instead of
Compton, T. W. Gravenby, D. J. At Camberley: The Army- 5,800-foot high Ventoux mountain in his stride to place
Insole, P. 3. Loader, G. A. R.: nursing
made a sugges him second in the overall classification and four minutes match drawn. The
RMA ** (Sandhurst) two-day Mr Wingles
The Annual General Mecting to the sore, »
Lock, A, J. Mcintyre, J. B. tion to the incoming Council to 60 seconds behind Antonin Rolland, also in the French for seven declared and 219 for Asociation scheduled to have anerged from a torrid clinch July and Sunday, July al
Army 202 of the Hongkong Table Tennis In the sixth round, Clayton
Statham, J. H. Wardle, W. Wat- that Council should team, who wears the yellow sweater as overall leader. the Committee to study the
eight (N.HU - 30). RMA 187 bren held at elect a
The 12th man the South China | with his left eyebrow showing a will leave Kowkon Stape (cent to
will be atS- Match ended Athletic Association yesterday, gush ́ an and 153 for six,, revision of the constitution.
Bar Ferry Luxembourg's young Charlycreased his lead but punctured
inch long, France- Kowloon
Baturday at 1.30 pm, and Sunday pounced later, China Mail on Sunday.
Presst. I was postponed, The Chairman closed his re- Gaul riding in the international 13 miles from here.
Special. at 9 am, abary, port By
chone as the ace quick repair, he beat
that he wong the meeting team
who
After a An
not be able to climber .in the French Alps attack by Bronkart and the
Astrun to win the lap.
stand for re-election ■ trailed to 13th place in today's Italions -- Pasquale Fornare desired. He stated he would be lap, four minutes 39 seconds Agostino Coletta and Giancanto
iderably slowed down by behind Bobet.
due to the fact that next
Leadors ect up $ terrine Fifty-one riders well over would year
be Olymple year, pace on the flat hoping to draw one-third of the starterore Mr Jindoo Humalo, the and tiro out the mountain nees left in the race which ends in Saints' reprosentolivo, salood Bär before the Ventoux dimb, Paris on July 30. Wingles to retract kila rezigno- Bobel's younger brother, Jean, Louis Bobet covered the "Sofibell is losing on a professor in English, and who 128 miles in 5 hrs, 42 mins, popularity and carries a pocket-sized edition of 32 secs, at an average speed of
Shakespence with him on the 21 miles an hour. Tour was with the lendow.
tom
and
thusinem there is hardly another person who would fit this post and be able to bring this dying sport back to its normal high stand-
Mr. Humain
Mr Wingloo thankod
COLOURED BEADS
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
The riders started to sprend Individual classification for thi out like a string of coloured 11th lap continued:
Mr head DS they attacked the (2) Jean Brankart (Belgium))
Hussals for his dind words, but Ventoux with Lou Bobet and 8 hrs, smule Forms and (4)
stuck to his decision. services in an unomeist capa. dity are however, always'open'' concluded the outgoing. Chair-
Jean Brankart of Belgium
Ing the lead two miles from the summit, quant
(8) Pasquala Formaru Agostino Coletto : (Tiny) (6. hrs, 48 ming, "2irrets,
Robet led. Brankart by 61 “(3) Q2 Arrua (Tialy)`s seconds over the top, ife sa" (43 mina, 83 sechseË TINCU PETAR
THE GAMBOLS
(VE BEEN TRACKING HIM TO FRESH NOUR WHOSE DEAR
ISN'T HE CLEVER
Clayton won the third round only. The Italian had Clayton covered with blood from the first round with a smashing left"
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