F
DAVIS CUP
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1955.
89 NOT OUT
EXPERTS PREDICT TRABERT TO WIN HIS TWO SINGLES;
DOUBLES WILL BE KEY MATCH
Forest Hills, New York, Aug. 23.
Despite the excellent form shown by Australia's Lew Hoad in prac- tice, most experts still believe Tony Trabert will win both his Singles matches in this week-end's Davis Cup tennis Challenge Round, and that the Doubles probably will be the key match.
"I've got one Doubles team and that's the one I will use," said US team cap- tain Bill Talbert, in commenting on suggestions he use a second-line team, perhaps Ham Richardson and Trabert, and give Vic Seixas n day of rest. Trabert and Seixas will play the Singles.
The reasoning there is that] The first Singles match is Australia's Houd and Rex scheduled for 8 pm. GMT on Bartwig must be favoured any-Friday-United Press.
S. China To Play how, and that a rested Seixas
In Singapore
Slugapore, Aug. 23.
The South China soccer team which toured Auntza- Ma and New Zealand during will the past two months
play three games in Singa- pore, It was announeed lière today.
The visitors will be op- posed by the Singapore Chinese
the on Saturday, Singapore Malaya Cup team on Sunday, and Sino- Malay selection next Tues- day.
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Arrangements #re being made for the South China team to play some games in the Federalon of Malaya.-United Presu
Cardinals
would be in much better posi- tion to win a concluding-day Singles match.
Talbert does not agree.
"We will use our best," he said. "We won with this sys- tem last year and we intend to do the same this year,"
SIGNAL SYSTEM
At the
Westside
U.S. TENNIS TOURNEY
Japanese Pair
Tipped To Reach Finals
Brookline,
Massachusetts, Aug. 23.
Watchers Tennis Club have noted that the Australians, in practice, have been using a signal system o11 In such # their Doubles team.
The Japanese players in the system, the net mun signals to National Doubles Tennis tour- the server whether he will stay cument, postponed again today because of ram, were reported in position or cross over.
做 If he
the crosses.
to be considering changes server
Such their game,
with the to cope open enurt
cotl manoeuvring makes it hard for harder hitting Australians
Americans. the receiver 1 deelde where to place his return
the
Aussie Captain Harry Hup- man had no comment, on the signal system.
"We are coming along in
Beat practice," he sald, "I believe we
Giants 2-1
will be in good shape."
Kosci Κατα orki Atsushi The two Japanese Miyagi, players, were expected to reach the Finals of the tournament,
Tukeichi Harada, the Japanese team conch, fold an American reporter, "I try to figure out it int agreed
we should do. Your players are too tall, their anins are too strong, We must nd our own best method and not Invitate yours If we are to com- pete evenly."
New York experts, watching
rall the practices. would be a very close series.
"Last
December the United Stute Won the Jirst two New York, Aug. 23.
Singles at Sydney in matches Catcher Bill Sarnia slow so
close they could have gona trickter in the eighth inning hit the other way with the re- third base and bounced away versal of a few crucial points,"
run-producing single to wrote for a
Allison Danzig of the to break up a brilliant Times, "It promises to be that night defensly: battle and give the Sclose agni. 1 either team is
•
The Japanese players defeated John Barrett of England antt Sidney Schwartz of New York
Louls Cardinals a 2-1 victory to be favoured, it is Australiaesterday in five sets. Kamo over the New York Giants. ...Hond is keyed, apparently,
Each team reeled off four double for the first time since 1953 to play his powerful game to the plays.
hitt
has the stronger service, whllo Miyagi is stronger at the not, whore his uncanny placements and spin shots keep his on the opponents constantly
move,
Peter May, England's Test captain in the Series against South Africa, on his way to his undefeated 89 in England's second innings in the Fifth Test at the Oval-Central Press Photo,
Up
Springboks Chalk Their Eleventh Win
By Beating Hampshire
Southampton, Aug. 23. South Africa's touring cricketers registered eleventh victory of the tour today when they beat shire here by 275 runs.
Cyclists Will Benefit If They Use Lower Gears For Training And Racing
Says “NTACA”
When Norman Shiel and Bill Holmes were fighting their recent battle for possession of the National 25 miles record, they astounded the experts by using gears
in the 90-Inch range. To the Time Trialler of Britain, this is rank heresy, theme has always been, "Little gears and big reva.”
used by practically all the first flight Triallists.
16 the
On the Road, we have not a great chance in either the Pro or Amateur races. Our, Amateur - team consists of only four riders and will be up against the inest teams in the world, the French and Italian, while our Profes- sional boys are not yet up to standard.
"100"ber 3. Britain is entering in all Booty's phenomenat time of 4-4-30 was put up on classes, but whether or no we B4 fixed, and represents a can equal or better our per- pedalling speed of nearly 100 formance of last year is a moot while point. revolutions per minute; ecars of between 81 and 86 are
Reg Harris and Peacock won the Professional and Amateur World Sprint tities respectively, It was much to my amaze while Shiel and Brotherton took
Still, both groups should give ment therefore, when i checked second and Third places in the good accounts of themselves, the gears used by some of our Amateur. Pursuit. The Sprint and maybe one of our amateura local riders. In a recent 25". position will be weakened Two of Uiem tised their top of the amateur side, Peacock having 104 inches all the way around, turned professional.
others were moderate only round
C
while enough to employ
Our representative is Lloyd who is easily the 90-95 mark, By British Bich,
the standards, far too high for com-best in the country at present. fortable "twiddling" especially Together with Harrison he will
resulted.
bag
can pull something out of the Joe Bunker, uur only Paced rider, will be just not goodt enough, in spite of his magnif- cent third place last year, but he might possibly be placed
at the low rond speeds which endeavour to see that the tle again. Our best hopes lie in stays in Britain, but he has a the Amateur Pursuit, both Shiel
Brotherton hard task in front of him. j and
having the There is the post that most Harrie of course, is no near a necessary class to win. Let us rlders In the
the equally Colony use certainty for the Pro title as one hope they have multi-geared machines, thus can be in sport.
having a choice of gears when the going gets tough. But I still think that a number of them would benest from the use of smaller gears and higher pedalling rates.
The consistent pushing of high gear tenda to stiffen the muscles and lessens their abluty to recuperato rapidly, while the rapid and easy twiddling of a lower gear keops the muscles supple and allows of rapid re- cuperation from fatigue.
used
TRACKWISE RIDER
Also prevalent is the tendency to train on the same gear as is for racing, Instead of a racing speeds suffer. Another their lower one, with the result that Hamp-point in favour of using lower
Fear
case of ranges to the "Jumping" in a massed start hours
rec. A good local example the wikinson, the trackwire rider
from the Cygnets CC. He rare ly uses any gear higher than a 77 while riding in a bunch and how often does he get left behind in a sprint."
Set to score 396 for victory in a possible 5 the County were all out for 120 in about 24 hours, match being all over before lunch.
It was another steriing per first wicket but then Hamp-85 inches, and usually twiddles formance by Hugh Tayneld,shire steadily collapsed.
Barnard (29) tried aggression probably the World's greatest spin bowler.
wrecked which paid for the time until which for he took eight the wiles of Tayfield. got
Why not give the lower gears through is defence.
Harrison too offered some a trial? You will certainly feel benefits in a couple of resistance as in the first innings the but found nobody to stay with weeks. him after losing Barnard and he was unbeaten with 17 when the Innings closed.-Reuter.
Southpaw Paul Lupalne gain- The oficial draw for oppon- ed credit for his fourth victory lents will be made on Thursday of the year and his third over at the Westside Tennis Club, The National Doubles tourna-Hampshire, the Giants, limiting New York with the US Secretary of Statement is now at the quarter-final wickets for 40 runs clean bowled to give him match figures of 14 to one hit after taking over from Mr John Foster Dulles, to make slage in
for 126, the most wickets a Rookie Willard Schmidt in the the draw from the Davis Cup
has Springbolt bowler
ever seventh inning. Johnny
In one taken
match of English tour,
AD-itself.
tonelli, 21-game winner last
Sir Percy Spender, Austra-
seuson, suffered his 10th defentian Ambassador to the US, and for the Glants.
ja tennis player himself, will be R H E present, as will be Mr James 3.
2 13 1
Wadsworth, US Ambassador to 60 the United Nations.
St Louis
New York
1
Schmidt, Lapalme (7) Sarn!, Antonelli. Grissom
and
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and Katt. WP-Lapalme (4-2). LP-Antonelli (10-0).
PIRATES WIN
his
Pittsburgh, Aug. 23. Frank Thomas, making first appearance as ⚫ regular after being benched for a week, drove in a pinch-runner, Eddie O'Brien: with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning tonight to give. Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 the Cincinnati over
Mic
victory Redlegs.
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
H H E
1 6 2
and
2 7
Fowler,
(0) Freemen Burgess: Law (9-8) and Peter- son, LP Freeman. United Press,
TENNIS UPSET.
Orlisel, Italy, Aug. 25.
Howie How of Australia upset
Art Larsen of the United States.
in the Men's Singles semi-floals
International
of
刮门
match here today, 8-6, 7-5.
Tennis
In the other semi-final Erique
Morea of Argentina beat Eng-
land's Tony Mottram, 6-2, 4-0,
6-2-United Press.
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Reuter.
the Men's Doubles,-
Japanese Boxers Can Fight In Singapore Now
FINAL WORD
an
now and
The South Africans have the distinction of having beaten Surrey, Yorkshire Hampshire, the first three teams
New Record For
in the County Championship Lake Windermere
table.
necessary luck,
Gloucester CCC
Turns To Soccer
For Financial Help
By ARCHIE QUICK
How Doctor Grace would have shuddered and then forbidden it! The Gloucestershire County Cricket Club has turned to Soccer to help it out of its financial troubles, A Supporters' Club is to be formed in Bristol, with branches at Cheltenham, Gloucester, Malvern, Cirencester, Tewkesbury, etc., and this coming winter à competition for money prizes is to be held, based on Football League results.
Worcestershire,
who Gloucester's neighbours, originated the iden two years ago, Sussex and Leicester- shire have survived almost entirely because of the hundreds of pounds they have derived from it.
long Now, after
wicketkeeper opposition | froin the blow, from some quarters, Gloucester-MeÏntyre, with quick presence and shire have bowed the knee to of mind, rushed forward Ron Beck once again hits the the inevitable and obtained the completed the catch before the
Rochford headlines with a four-and-a-County Chief, Constable's per ball grounded. half minutes victory in the mission to carry on. But one out, but Surridge was not! He Exiles CC 25 Miles Time Trial can visualise, if it had been rubbed his head one or twlco held on Sunday. This followed mooted in his time, the over- and then went on fielding and
on a 1-0-45 in the Pegasus powering bearded Doctor "W.G." bowling. "Classified" 25 TT the previous storming into the meeting and dleation of his tness so earlycelled."
Wednesday, and gives good in having the whole thing
fessional boxers to fight in enough mainly because Roy 102 Miles Swim in the season.
B
he
Singapore, Aug. 23. The ban on Japanese pro- TODAY
Singapore has Been lifted. Meetings
Promoter Little Nene said Annual Meeting ASF and OC, SCM
received
letter Pont Board Room 9.30 yan.
from the Executive Committee Meeting of Comptroller of Immigration giv- HKÄ^^, Extucation Dept. 5.18 pm.
Diving
ing him
permission to bring Colony Junior Springboard diving boxers from Japan. championshipa at LRC 6 to 8 pm. dition, however, forbids Japan- Third Division League: HKFC vese boxers to fight local boys. KDGC. 5.15 pm.
This means that the promoter must match Japanese Aghters against those from Thailand, the Philippines or other neighbour- ing countries.
Bowls
Second Division: KDC v TC, 5.15 p.m
FRIDAY Badminton 15th Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong Badminton Associa tion SCM Post Boardroom 5.30 p.in.
Bowls Colony Open Singles quarter finals at KFC at 6 pm,
One con-
Mr Nene told the United Pres he hoped to bring some great Japanese "crowd pleasers" with- in a month.-United Press.
BAILEY OUT
Hampshire started well Marshall, the West Indies bats mari seemed to know how to counter Tayßeld's spin.
Mar-mere,
Forty-five runs, 38 to shall, had been put on for the
CATL-
WEB
In this match, by the way.
EBOR HANDICAP Probable Starters
And Jockeys
Cox of Surrey, hit bowler Wells for 0 and 4. from the last two Nevertheless, it is a straw in deliveries of one over and 4-6- to where County |4-4-6 from the first five balls Surprise second place on Sun-the wind as
was the 1-8-43 of Au cricket is going. The financial of the next. Windermere, Westmorland, day
"Star"-of Cheung Sing,
the path is all downhill just now, Aug. 23.
who beat Maxwell apart from the Tests, principal- Mrs Willy Temme Van Rytel, SCAA, Anal the Dutch-born wife of the (Cygnets) by 23 seconds. Both by because of the rise in popu- But Tayfield had the
swimmer. Ed-these boys will bear close watch larity of athletics. It has even word for Marshall was first of English channel his victims today playing over ward Temme, Loday set up in the future, as they are im- been suggested that the County
every
ouling. cricket season' should be wound a near yorker and having, the new record of six hours and 50 proving with bali spin off the bottom of his minutes for swimming the 10% Brian Foster, of the promoting up annually with a festival at Alled fourth berth in Lards, tents and everything, bar Nursery bat on to his stumps.
miles length of Lake Winder-1-0-22, while the REME CC trio roundabouts on the
of Lunn, Ellingham and Bur-practice ground! This was 10
took fifth, minutes faster rows
and Bixth than the record set three years seventh places, to notch up their
BELOW STANDARD
London, Aug. 24. ago by Miss Kathleen Mayoh of third consecutive Team victory
A record field of 27 is prob- this season, albart with a very Gloucester have fallen a long able for the Ebor. Handicap, Bolton, Lancashire.
slow time.
wway below standard since the to be rum over a mile and three- Today's win also made the
Walter Hammond, quarters at 1410 GMT at York woman the first
Once again the team of the 7 days woman to have swum the lake Hussars were non-starters, only Charlie Barnett, Charlie Parker today. in both directions.
two bright lights She started four complete beams setting, out. and Tom Goddard, but they still at lakeside at the southern end of these, the Cygnets CC dld have one or
shining. Notably Martin Young. not finish, Wilkinson retiring at nearing his 2,000 runs. this morning.
Second in Mrs Van Rysel had taken the half-way mark,
the Team race was the SCAA, seven hours and 38 minutes four with the Exiles third. years ago to swim the lake from
south. north
Nunthorpe Sweepstakes
Royal Palm Beats 39-year-old
Democratic By One Length
won
over
She was
of
for the
With Jockeys they are,
Gulde
Nevett), Star (W. season and looking remarkably Lyon (W. Marland), Romany Aix like the opening batsman Eng- (D. Smith), Cap of "Gold (A. land is so desperately searching Breastcy), Solarium (W. Smalth),
Brilliant
Green (E. Smith Barle
for.
1
Princo
Mureer
of Puple
Matstone
Rawlinson) (A C.
Briit) Martin (E
Pherio Lockin), up-and-II (C, Gaston), Persepolly
of the Mortimore and McHugh are Doonaha
swing respectively,
Grifths
and
an
Yok, Aug. 23. Royal Palm, a three-year-old
Positions in the Team Cham- after two colt owned by the South African
accompanied, today plonship, sportsman, Mr Jack S. Gerber,
the Nunthorpe Sweep by her husband, who kept close twenty-five qualifying events more than useful bowlers
REME CC, spin atakos, run
five furlongs to her in a launch. Mr Temme are as follows.
was the Arst man to swim the points; SCAA, 2; and Exiles, 1. and Rochford E here today.
competition is justifying coming wicketkeeper. English channel in both direc- The
itself, in that it is encouraging looks a sound bat, too, and can Orme), Hyperion Kid (F. Robin Royal Palm won the £1,730 tions.-China Mail Special.
riders to finish. ever though bowl left, arm, inter sterling first prize, beating Mr Frank More Oferrall's three- year-old colt Democratic by one length. Mrs C. X. Bennett's four-year-old filly, Crimson, was lengths further away,
thind.
Four ran Oficial starting prices were: 11-10 favorite Royal Palm; 9-2 Democratic, 6-1 Crimson,
Vilmory, who was left, was second daycarrito at 8-4 Chioa Mail Specisi.
RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS
London, Aug. 23. Rugby League results; Blackpool D, G, Wigan 21. Dewsbury 8; Rochdale H 5. Doncaster 5, Hunslet 17. Keighley 18, Batley Houter..
THE GAMBOLS
NO, "THANK YOU
THAT THE - POURTH TIME TO DAY HE'S TAKEN YOUR
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18.
of the
MOD), PO
Pellon (A. Shrive), Crown Land (R. Arthold) Carteretta they may not be doing a good rido. Two good
One of the most astonishing (Armstrong), King's Courtier examples catches. I have ever seen hap- Forte). Sign. (D,
* Conkers (D. this, were seen on Sunday, when paned at Cheltenham.. Rochford King me Rosa and Dable, both
swung full-bloodedly at a ball
Naucetra (J. Bimo), Exes, continued to the very from Aléc Bodser outside the Tuckernunic_(W. Swinburn). bitter end, though well down leg stump. He connected and Two's ok Three's (P Talk), the ball few like a bullet to San Domingo (D Groening), Bright Lighter(A Carson) Shimmering Way (D. Keith),
on their previous times.
WORLD CHLAMPIONSHIPS.
square leg where Stuart Sue-an İridge was Gelding close in.
The World's Championships The Surrey ekipper took the Claus (L. C. Parks) and Bur are being held in Italy during full force of the shot on:
his Bngton Barbie (no jockey),
the week August 27 to Septem-head. While he was staggering China Mail Special,
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