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FLOODLIT SOCCER WITHOUT TEARS
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1956.
ily the light of the new GEC Bloodlighting system at Wembley spectators
on every side of the field can see every detail of play.
Distant players sland
An asset for referees in
out brightly against comparatively dark backgrounds. the ease with which, by means of special wide-angle lights, the lines and lines- men are illuminated clearly in all parts of the field.
BRITISH HARD
COURTS
TOURNEY
Five Nations Represented In Last Eight Of Men's Open
.-.
Singles
Bournemouth, England, Apr. 25.
Five nations Australia, United States, Denmark, Sweden and Britain were represented in the last eight of the Men's Singles after today's play in the British Hard Courts Tennis Championships here.
There were no upsets in either the Men's or Women's Singles and all the seeded players reached the quarter-finals in both events,
reached m the Men's Six British players The last eight event, in draw order, are Lows the last eight of the Women's R Huad (Australia & Bis Knight ( Singles Overwens qualifiers itchardste were Misa Darlene Hard (United States) and Mrs Jemniter Hout
Australia--Keuter
(Britain); Tw
(United States) y Ulf Schnud
(Sweden),
(Denmark)
Torben Chuch Bob Howe (Aure
trai). Roger Becker (3:5tain) vBudge Patty (United States).
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Hove and track belt wurd Agly for every paint before get Tung
the quarter - through Anal 4
Auscabare The Asan Media Laos abuts esaut 1 player 17 6-33-44V 86 m Ulrich beat rish Dave Cup player Michael Davies 469-7 6-4 6-3
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
Brazilians Suffer Their First Defeat
In European Tour
Milan. Apr Italy thrashed Bruzti by three goal to ille football international here today
The swift, precise movements
of the Home
team completely complex passing of the visitors who
mastered the pattems were disappointing.
Today's detent was the st sustained by Brazil
their
seven-match European Lour which ends with the mulch at Wembley, against Englanul, on May 9 Previously they had Portual (1-0) and benten Austr (3-2) and drawn with
Studes
EARLIER MATCHES
CH restand behind the rest of * Hell. due to late. Ham Richardson of the Uarted went through his second smuten in the British Hatti Courts Lawn Tennis Champion: Slagpas here today with a 6-2 6-1. win over Australia's Brinti The ha
The win par: Hachardson into The ist Isten
United
Bleu's
beat
In a third round mateti, from when the winners enter the last eight, Sweden's Ulf Schmidt beset Pabili Kisenberg of the Matex, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
་་་་་་ thod |Soggles resalta
Knight, Britain Buckneel, Britain. B-1, U-2, 6-0 Roger Becker. Britain begit Olves Prem. Britain, 6-3,
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6-2, 6-2
Women's Singles third round (winners entering last eight) Daratze Hard, United States Level Miss P. 1 Wheeler. Br!- tapr, 0-1. 6-2. Miss
Angelo Mortimer, British holder of the Litle, beat Miss Heather interna- MacFarlane, Scottish tional. 6-1 6-0. Mrs Jennifer Hood.
Australia
Miss bout Edmonson. Australia, 2-0, 0-4.
0-3.
LAST EIGHT Denmark's Torben Ulrich also entered the last eight whost he bent Mike Davies of Wales, 4-6, 0-7, 6-4, 0-3.
Further third round results: Ham Richardson, United Switzerland (1-1) and Czecho| States, beat John Barrett, Britain
(0-0). They slovakcin
-1, 10-0, 0-1. Turkey on May 1
mycet
The crowd which packed the Stu Siru stadium SW В almost casual Brazilian attack
by comparison with the lively Hollans, and not until the final ten minutes
there Was from the
real danger Americans. ^
ony South
two goals were Italy's first both scored by tearaway centre- forward Gluseppe Virgili-the first after 14 minutes and the
second in the 83ritminute.
The
14 come third goal
the end when minutes from Brazil's cerire-half De Sordi cracked the ball past his own
attempt to Koal-keeper in un clear an italian rald.-Reuter.
HOME SOCCER RESULTS
London, Apr. 25. Results of tonight's Associa- tion Football matches were:
. DIVISION TWO Lincoln City
2 Stoke City
DIVISION THREE SOUTH
Gillinghani 2 Colchester U Ipswich Town 2 Brighton & Norwich City 0 Bournemouth Brading
Exeter City Southend U
Watford Swindon Town D
Queen's Park R Torquay United a Aldershot
DIVISION THREE NORTH
CCC Team For Bradford aty
Valley Trophy Mutch
The following have been selected to represent the CCC in the "Valky Truphy" match against the HKFC at the CCC on Sunday, April 28, commencing 3.30 p.m.:
3. Barros, G. Madar. P. K. Last, J., Landolt (skip);
W. M, Bout, K. K. Payri, 0. A.
Souza, A. E. Contes (skip);
Crewe Alex. Grimsby Town Wrexham
!
13ab Howe, Australia, beat A
MIL. Britajo, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 8-8
Houd, 1AW
Australia, and Pally. United Stales, Budge completed the quarter-finnhets
the Men's Singles.
In third round matches. Bond beat British former Davis cuppier Howard Walton 0-4, 6-0, 6-3, and Putty beat British Inter- callonaj Bobby Wilson 8-2, 6-2, G-2
Brst
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
In a Women's Doubles roundi match Dartone Hart of United States BRI Angela Buxton, Britain, beat British pult Miss G. Evans and Miss C. C. Truman 0-4, 0-4
All eight seeds came through to the last eight,
Tomorrow's Men's quette Analists will line up as follows:
WHO'LL HIT THE SUMMER HEADLINES?
SMITH IS CERTAIN TO HEAD JOCKEYS; ACROPOLIS MY
HORSE OF THE YEAR
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Says JAMES PARK
Even after it is all over there is not always general agreement about the Champion racehorse of the Year. So it seems like begging for trouble to try and forecast this year's Champion before the race has really started.
I shall have two afrings to my bow. Douglas Smith, as the Champlon horse- And if it comes off it will be a pusher, and Acropolis, as my Horse of the Year. double in more senses than one, as Doug Smith will ride Acropolls in all his races.
The first half of the double certainty, barring acct-
dents.
You do not
expert
get crocked.
jockey Dat-race
the Jump boys who have to take all the bas Ye Doug Smith
normally
tu
knocks
already
been "on the floor"
this season. happen again.
It is not likely to
Acropolis-10 Champlon
Today James Park- Britain's senior racing reporter is
tapes at the ready to tell you "Who'll hit the summer headlines" In racing. At present the foreign bor
borses head briting on the first four Park but classic races, places his faith in a New- market horse-four-year- old
of
prove the
OVERWHELMING
year
The chances of Doug Smith: being the Champlon Jockey for
running the third
are overwhelming. First
claim 13 held by Lord Derby. There will many winners from not be so that quarter this year, as it
private stable. I should say Jack Watts, Lord Derbya new trainer,
satisfied will be
if he can win about 30 pers with the 29 hurses he bag training.
Doug's second claims
In
is held
hus
by Geoffrey Brooke, who saddled 59 winners last year.
Geoffrey This time
1 would charge of 70 horses.
he- not be so buld as to say will win
This races as many
miss y time, but he doesn't opportunities.
Sv. through
Walls and
Brooke. I have found close 001
limes when
0
WI
Year.
And Park should know, ile has visited the leading slables in England, Ireland and France tour he has undertaken for many sea- sous past,
He in a friend of own. er. trainer and Jockey, ail of whom respect and value his knowledge
Park knew many of today's they trainers top
when were apprentices,
Jantes Park fas been in than any racing longer other of today's Journal- ISIN. His articles and re- ports are more authorita- Uve than any other,
There was still the St Leger,
In which Acropolis could estab-
in
De winners for Doug Smith There are heaps of other opish his claim to be the best
staying three-year-old portunities Outside stables. With his handy weight Europe A couple of days be- fore the rabe e della victim of 1st. 7. Doug 1x In Kreat
to the coughing epidemic. demand.
Tinl fed trainer Geotge overflowing. Colling's
cup to What a worrying year he had. And All is lovely once more
wifi surely the Bekle goddess be kinder to Acropolls in 1958. The coll came
the try- through ing winter without a cough, a sneeze or a shiver. He has built
There are
Itue over- Bads himself whelmed
bus and
lo chouse between three or four offers of amount in the same rare. But he is a shrewd judge.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT
413
+49
What
Acropolis is a totally different proposition. A year ago I might well have nominated him the Horse of the Year,
himself He jarred happened? when beating the clock in a salu run his solitary opponent Fun out of the course soon after the start in the Newmarket Stales,
single
1813
3
Ho could not do strong gallop after that went to the post fur the Derby without having done even une mile and a half spin.
up into
which tells the expert the end of the tether has been reached. *!! Wha It is the ulhers become leg-weary when Acropo- is has done with them.
How about the fuck"
the only thing that
That worries
Surely I cannot continue for another year. I don't fear anything on four lega at two inlles
His
brother or ever. Alycidon cleared the board in the Cup races at Ascot, Good- wood and Doncaster in 1049. Acropolla is my banker tu the same in 1950.
do
So there you are. Doug Smith and Acropolis to be racing's Champions of the Year.
-(London Express Servier).
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HORSE OF THE YEAR?
All the grace and dignity of a thoroughbred are expressed in this quiet pose of Acropolis owned by Alice, Lady Derby, grandmother of Lord Derby.
Reuterphoto.
SPORTING PROFILE
MR DERBY-THE MAN WITH
SIXTY-EIGHT JOBS
By MARSHALL
FALLOWS
The horses are thundering round Tattenham Corner, their thudding hooves scarcely seeming to touch the turf...the tense, crouching jockeys are jostling their mounts into favourable positions for that mighty effort in the straight..........
Those last three furlongs, covered amid a continuous, deafening hullabaloo from half a million throats, seem endless....
The whips are out....three horses flash past the post almost in line us the ..another Derby has been won and lost....with only the din reaches a crescendo
inquest to follow. The homeward trek begins.
But pouse awhile, you millions who have enjoyed this glorious spectacle on the lovely, flowing
magnificent individual. downs of Epsonder on
As tough as leak and as gentle usa lamb, he has the bold took which tells of limitless courage.
CURRENT FORM Acropolis gave a laste of his quality in his first race as four-year-old at Newbury cently.
a
re-
the
Pause and incredible amount of work that and his assistants Mr Derby pul in
in to make the Epsom classic the world's most famous horse race.
Mr
Major John Watts took over trom Mr Charles Langlands as Derby-Epsom Clerk of the Course, the man with 68 job...... apprehensive in 1954 after seven years 08 was a little when I looked him over in the Assistant Clerk of the Course. Be paddock. There were a few soft third not even half a pre-spots on his deep-bodied frame puration.
Horses seldom make
all the
Houd versus Knight, Righard-running in a mile and sun Versus Schmidt, Uhich race al Ascot Acropolis tried to the test $1 the versus Howe, and Becker versus accomplish
und £25,000 King George Vi Palty.
Stakes and Queen Elizabeth was pipped by a head. The race went to Vimy
The American team of Ham Richardson and Pablo Eisenberg wun their second round match of the Men's Doubles, G-4, 2-6, 3-6 6-4, G-2, against the English pair G. Ward md I. Warwich.
Int the first sound of Mixed Doubles Mrs Low fload
13, and
Bowron beat The English pair Mix H. Tingley and R. Guiney, 6-3, 0-2.
MIXED DOUBLES
In a second round match of This event the Sw.de-English combination
Schmidt at Ulf and Miss Ann Shepelt, bent LP. Coni and Miss D. Gaskell, 6-1, 6-1.
States, Budge Patty, United und Lew Hoad, Australia, en- tered the sem)-rials of the Men's Doubles when they won their quarter-finals match 4-0. 0-1.
against
0-4, English team of Billy and Roger Wilson.
0-3.
the Knight
In the stond round of tho Mixed Doubles B. Bowman and Mrs Lew Hoad ben W. Ander- son and Miss M. Eyre, 6-1, 6-3, and in a third round match in this event Ulf Schmit and Ann 1Schilcock beat A. Mille and
Miss S. Grifin 6-4, 6-3.
Bob Howe, Australia, Ulf Schmidt, Sweden,
1
0
4 Mansfield Town 2
Workington
Southport
1 Halifax Town
INTER-LEAGUE MATCH
Irish Lebgue
Engilas Longue 2 SCOTTISH DIVISION "D"
Ayr United 1 Stenhousemute 1 Dundee United
Hamilton Acad.
Motylcome
Morton
Queen's Park
Et Johnstone
Dumbarton Brechin City Albion Rovers Berwick Rangers U Cowdenbeath Stranraer
BOOTTISH DIVISION "A"
“A... M. Soares, M. J. Diyecha,,C. | Airdrieoniana
C. Ma, F. D. Madar (skip);
c. K. Bung. T. A. Linnard, 0,
Oley, C. X. Boomlet (p)}
Mrs X. Mousa, Sirs S. Rosasiat (skip),
2 Aberdeens @bernda
Ranger Clyde 6Kmarnock Telok Thaitie ». Queen O'Bouth
Dunteredine A. i
Limping
Woman Golfer Holes
In One
Ermelo, Transvand,
1
office.
Before the wor he spent 13 years with Weatherbys, the will be Jockey Club registry that, in due course,
where he learned the adminis- Into hard muscle. transforme The cult was in just the candi-uative side of racing.
tlon expected with the Ascot Gold Cup unother two months ahead.
#1 start bit
My fears were soon set
Right rest.
from the Acropolis took hold of hils and displayed an even greater thon stride space-devouring during his three-year-old carcer,
The
FOUGHT IN BURMA
At the outbreak of war Major Watts joined the Royal Artillery and in 1944 was seconded Intelligence,
He specialised in interpreting aerial photographs and finished up with the Fourteenth Army in Burma
ycare
The major had three
Western Australia take farming in
before going to Epsom.
Acropoils may not have
That would acceleration
into the world-beating him class. but bis action is tireless,
NEVER FALTERS
His
The Derby will be run on June 6.
Tho first regular Epsom meeting was held in 1730 ... the first Derby in 1780.
be put up from the bend at Tattenham Corner to the Pad- dock to ensure that the actual
Epsom task is a com-Derby Course is protected during plicated one since the races are this week's Spring Meeting.
The false mail is set well away run on a Metropolitan common.
from the normal running rail so that Derby entrants race over 1urf which has
been no1 trammelled by other horses,
He lays himself down to his A parliamentary Act of 1930 For three weeks Mrs Elleen work in a
en- laid down regulations which are manner which Crozier, a ceen Ermelo golfer, ables him to make the most of responsible for many of his was laid up with
unusuel duijës, a fractured his stride and there is never a right leg. Then she lost patience falter or a changing of the legs Co-ordinating the arrival of
Iccal The and hobbled on to course for a round of golf with the leg still covered in plaster,
She registered average scores until she drove from tee-and holed In one over a distance of 136 yards ----Chirie Mall Special.
from Tattenham the Queen Corner to the split-second re- ception at the entrance to the
the 12th Nigerians Respond Royal Box is achieved with the
To Games Fund
European Water Ski Championship August 17-19
Appeal
Durby Day would not be right without the fun of the fair.
all Up to 900 policemen, of orks, have to be ordered to control the crowd.
The starter must have a back to take him down to the gate.
Enclosure badges have to be designed and on estimate made of the quantities required,
Contracts for printing even euver bed tickets for stable lads.
leases and licences must be
for considered,
Is # Vegage necessary so that caterers may get their water across the Downs to make that necessary "euppa" between rac
races.
To ensure that the Epsom
Ja
an
ut its brightest Derby Day, a maintenance stan plies paint brushes like the men on the Forth Bridge....nishing the job only to start all over again.
the
BOTTLE MENACE
Others look after mechanical apparatus, and con- atantly clear the Downs of the discarded iter of plenie parties, Broken bottles could be a menace to high-class
costly thorough "MK
keeps an eye on It all and, for respite, takes an occasional stroll down to the Paddock to see that the flower beds are up to standard.
Sometimes, during a week., end, he reloxes in the Paddock by shooting arrows into a target. Major Watte is president of
1770.
Out on the Hill, in the heart of Epsom Downs, the giant number frame has to be over-e Surrey Bowmen, formed in hauled for mechanical faults.
"Archery," he says, s A This
In all restful sport." A man with us It dis-
many
tusks as Major watta
frame, visible précision of a military operation.
enciosures, is telescopic. the appears into the ground between should knowl crossing Seven roads
race meetings to conform to the
Did I say 88 Jobs? Make course must be made sute
parliamentary Act which decrees 68 plus. Last week he became race over.
that the beauty of the Surrey Acting Clerk of the Course for
Lo
For this purpose 100 tons of clinker, 50 tons of coke breeze, 150 tons of lan, and 200 rod of cut grass are required,
Some 6,000 cars and coaches to say nothing of up to 250,000 people on foot-have to cross the racecourse to the Hill,
--(London Exprets Service).
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countryside must not be defaced, all Ascot meetings this year,
Organising the printing of 175,000 ruce cards for Derby Day is routine work for Major Watts. Crowd dispersement is an Im- Watts Major portant point. bases his assessment on an air Southampton Wins
HUTVEY.
Lagos, Nigeria, Apr. 25. Nigerians are responding to a brocdcast roppen), by Sir James Robertson, the Governor General, for £15,000 to pay the of Nigeria's team at expenses Copenhagen.
the Melbourne Olymple Games, Water A
Ski European
TURF PROTECTED
Southampton, Apr. 25. Nigeria competed In the
FUN OF FAIR Championship is to be held here
Southampton. English Division the Arst Games for
Hundreds of temporary fix- between August 17-19 under the Olymple
Three South Roccer club, best From this a scheme is drawn Since then, the tures and auspices of the Danish Water Skidime in 1952.
have to be checked, to
the touring Uruguayanside, entered
has country
gained its first gether with the six miles of up and a map is squared mark- Association.
to be Rampla, by one goal to hi international
areing even the pitcher Water Skiers from 14 coun- major
award-a ropes and stakes which
allocated to showmen, jellled under floodlights here tonight Doubles when they won their tries, including Britain, are Cx- gold medal
Vancouver used to form car parks. at the
u goalless first half. quarter-finals mafct, benting
Then there is the false running ecl merchanle, and soft drink after pected to take part.-China Mail Empire Games for jumping.
Reuter. Americans Ham Richardson and Special.
China Mail Special,
rail to be erected. This han to pedlars. Pablo Elsenberg, 0-1, 6-3, |3-6, 0-3, --United Press,
the acmal-fuals of the Men's
WORLD RECORD HAMMER THROW
London, Apr. 25. Mikhail Krivonosov broke his own World record for the Hupp mer at the All-Union Athletics meeting in Moscow today with a throw of 06.86 Metres (210 foot Inch), reports Tam, the Soviet New," Agency,
Krivonosov's official World record of 64,33 Metres was set in Worboy last. August, but a month later he reached a die lance of $4.62 Mistres (211 t 134 ina); in" Belgrade and this is ariyalog ratifcation.--
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