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Naresh Kumar, senior member of the Indian Davis Cup team are in action against the Colony Champion, Ip Koon. bung. Ja un exhiblßon malch at the Hanghong Cricket Club yesterday. Kamar won in straight wela, 6-0, 6-1.
A Csicuits businessman, Kumdr, now 20, plays tennis for He Was a few months a year and that usually in Europe. All-India. Funlar Champion
Smita Krishnan, Kumar's doubles partner (In plo- ture on right) halis from Madras and is now at Mastran University studying reonomies, Since Krushana won the All- Indla title in 1954, at the age of £7, he has made progres and knowledgeable people say that Krishnan will make the top Prade In international tennis-China Mall l'helo
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EXHIBITION TENNIS
KRISHNAN AND KUMAR MAKE IT STRAIGHT SETS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
By "TOUCHWOOD"
India's Davis Cup, players, Ramanathan Krishnan and Naresh Kumar, won their matches, both in. singles and doubles, in straight sets, as was expected of them, on the first of the two afternoons of exhibl tion matches at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday.
Krishnan, India's Number One player, did not have things his" way, when ke played against Edwin Tani, whom he beat 6-4, 6-4; but his partner, Naresh Kumar, scored a convincing two-set victory over the Colony Champion, ip Koon-hung, to win 6-0, 6-3.
In the doubles, Krishnan and Kumer triumphed over Tsu! Wah-pul and Norman Lo, 7-5, 6-1, in whal turned out to be the best game of the evening.
Krishnan, just turned 10. is The
currem Nullonal Champion of All-India, but on his display ngabat Falvin Tebi the Indian player did not impress.
Agains Tstit Ramanathan Krishnan appeared to be fuck ing in match temperament and
plon got into stride to tako a Immaculato backhand shots that 4-1 lead.
were paint-scorers.
In
It was Krishnan's speed with Kumar, whose style differs his fore and backhand drives from that of his teammate that had the Colony player en Krishnan, is very fast on ha the wrong fool and time and feet and his services, though not again Tsai was out of position up to the class of Lew Hord or
at the
Neal Fraser who played in the base when Krishnan's
Colony pore months back. parsing shots had him beaten.
Tai
crept up to 3-5 and then nevertheless produced some aces that stumped the Colony Chem- En the ninth game he held his opponent to a drawn outro dece to take the game and the second set off Kumar with some Ip took the first game in the waas 5-4 in favour of
beautiful score
pursing shots but he fall into errors repeatedly in the The Indian Champion took next game for Kumar to tie the It was
a different Krishnanthe next game to clinch set at score at 1-1. from the one i last saw in $4.
The Colony Champion was in action at the Singapore Bad-
In the next set, it was a tired the lead in the third game, minton Hall in December, 1953.
Edwin Taal gasping for breath Kumar made it 2-2 and 3-3 but Krishnan, then only 16, scored marty all the way. The hard from there onwards the Indian out- drawn out volleys of the ninth player
and outvolleyed two-set victory over- weary the Singapor
set and Champion, Ong
game in the first set had taken smashed Ip to take Chew-bee, win 0-3, 6-3 and
heavy toll of Teal, but far from match at 0-0, 0-3. in his next exhibition match at
giving up the fight it was to Tsai's credit thai he mado Kuala Lumpur, the Indian Na-
his frequent double faulls in bis service probably took the shiro off his usual form.
on
Krishnan,
tional Champion beat Auscoring difficult and laborious
tralia's Jack Arkinstall 6-2, 0-2 when the Indian Davis Cup players played
the against of Malaya's top
BROADENED OUT
Krishnan has since broadened
Federation London, May 30. With England's cricket selectors still search-notchers. ing for an opening pair, it was significant that Tom Graveney (Gloucestershire), Colin Cowdrey (Kent) and Willie Watson (Yorkshire) opened for their counties today.
out, but his awkward services still remain. On his credit aid
he has improved his backhand drives and his off the ground
over the net now skim low to for his op-
for Krishnan. Krishnan reeled off the first two games but Tsai made it 2-2 and then shot ahead to 3-2.
The Indian levelled the scoro al 3-3 and then his inconsistent form allowed Tsal to take the lend in the seventh game, only for Krishnan to tie the score in at 4-4 and take the next two games for set and match at 0-1, 0-4.
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Hongkong's Edwin Tsai and Ip Koon-hùng pictured with the Indian Davis Cup players Naresh Kumar and Ramanathan Krishnan (extreme right) be fore the singles exhibition matches at the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday. Kumar_defeated Ip Koon-hung 6-0, 6-3 and Krishnan beat Edwin Tsal 6-4, 6-4,China Mail. Photo,
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BEST OF THE DAY
After a five minutes breather. Krishnan and Ramanathan Naresh Kumar took to the court for the only doubles match of the evening and what was gw- crally expected to be a rout for the Colony pair, Tsul Wah-pui and Norman Lo, turned out to be the best match of the day. Hero of the day as far
vas Hongkong was concerned undoubtedly
Normen lanky Lo.
Lo's
smashing *ccurate TAME AFFAIR
with the inesse of a Lew Hoad not only surprised the highly
50-1 Monterey, Stephanotis, The
Koon-hung versus partisan Ip
crowd .but brought Nine French-trained acceptora i wiring owner's prize is £16,113 Narcoh Kumar match turned raised eyebrows from Kristmun include the favourite, Lavandin, sterling.
Hornbeam and Haut Brien. out to be a tamo affair. Ip, who and Kumar.
and Buisson Ardent, only our- The acceptors, who are all
50-1, Ardent Knight, Montaval seemed to be overawbd
with
the Aga Khan's en- weighted at nine stone (126 and Stoney Ley. The Colony players did not viver of the occasion, lost the Arst set take a set off the visitors yester tries.
pounds) are: Lady Serene,
100-1 Al Mojonnah, Beaucaire, without a game to his credit.
day but out of the exhibition re
Ireland's representatives aro Naval Glory, Janlari, French El Rubicon, Fighter Pilot, Royal Kumar was strong with his there emerged a spark of hope Roistar, owned by Mr Joseph Polish, Mamounia, Where Is It Splendour, Thunderbolt backhand drives and time and has laz youthful Norman Lo the McGrath of Dublin and Al-
No P
Pretender, Faraitire, Hustle, Woodruff House. again spectators accorded him Coinny has at least a player who Mojannah from P. J. Frender-Dantra, Yasmin, Nor
Nordana, Pitter
200-1
Chilham. Cham-sustained
Birso Roy. for his will applarise
Motion Goodheant eventually
County Kil-Patier, Nota Bene 11,
Green, Megaton stable. perennial Champion, Ip Koon-8 Newbridge.
Following Breeze Honeylight.| hung.
Queen Elizabeth will have Caldera, Duck Hawk, Mythical, Makings, Nantollah and Royal. Krishnan and Kumar, who her colours carried by Atlas, Fairy Grove, Pharaoh's Daugh-Preserve, beat Tsui and Lo, 7-5, 6-1, won currently 40-1 in the betting ter, Sicarelle, Garden State and Next seqelon Friday, June 1..
their smooth combination. There
The 328 entries for the Epsom Derby, Britain's premier turf classic, to be run next Wednesday (June. 6), were whittled down to 38 at today's final acceptance slage.
The number of acceptors is larger than expected, and some, notably Megaton, Nantallah and Makings, three American horses entered by Mr Edward B. Benjamin, may have been let in by mistake.
shots that once used to rall high make it dicunt
Best scorer of the trio was Watson with 40 against Durham. Giraveney hit 38, against Sussex, the Cham- plonships leaders but Cowdrey, after hitting a four, was out to the fourth ball against Derbyshire. The First Testponent to smath. match against the Australians begins at Nottingham to- morrow week
In his match against Edwin Tsai, Krishnan lost the first guine of the opening set to his opposlent practically without 2 over- seven aght mainly because he
shot his strokes, but in the next four games the Indian
Survey. The Champions, hav- | share's commanding score with Ing lot three of their first six 79 Including a six and county matches, inade a bold fours, also in two and a half
imperve their position hours. bid to when their opponunts, Leicester- shire were skittled out for 66 before lunch, Leicestershire, who a damp were sent in to but an
180 Pitch.
all out were ninutes. Left-arm spinner Tony Latk strengthened his Text
In their
15515-
Derbyshire team bowier Leslie Jackson got some lance from the bitch at Gravesend where he took six Kent wickets for 14. He cap- red five of the first six wickets in 17.5 overs at
ul 37 cost Following
runa
<t
claims with five for 14 ร 0.8
a slow start on a **vers aneksiding for maidens and
bowler Aler Bedner cap drying pitch, Lancashire scord
who freely tured three for 11. Surrey, who
afur len and added 105
Most ininutes. inst match dismissed in H
the Gloucester for 52 and yet lost, earlier baimen stayed well over were 33 ahead at the close when an
Leicestershire were 70 for two,
LIFELESS PITCH Ciloucestershire baiser a 13 George Entunelt caused most Susex bowlers trouble to the
hour for modest scores.
Warwickshire tried
-most
successful
bowlers jeg
being
break and googly bowler Frie Hollies with five for 103,
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
who struggled nearly all day At Liverpool: Lancashire 270
słow right-arin Progressive (lollies
BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF
Two English Survivors
To Meet Winner Of Jack-Conrad Round
Troon, Ayrshire, May 30,
011
replace
RESULTS
Slagles
the
beat
Naresh Kumar beat 1p Koon- hung 6-0, 0-3,
Ramanathan KrishnaEA Edwin Tsai 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles Ramanathan
no
among
owner
the landing
ACCEPTORS
Sultana-Reuter,
DERBY CALLOVER
Reuter.
CORONATION COP
Brck
are surprise with- The
Indians were
too drawals much good at half court interceptions English-trained colta. and their base volleys were too This year's prize for the mile
London, May 30. London, May, 30. and a half race over the slop- deceptive for Teul and Lo.
Eight final acceptors for the ing, twisting Epsom Downs A French
"dark horse,"
Coronation Cup, to be run over which totals £20,400, of
the Astrologue, stole the limelight at one and a half miles at Epsom
Club Derby receives tonight's, Victoria winning
£17,340.
callover, which followed today's on Thursday, June 7, were paù-
lished here today. }final acceptances for the race on
June G.
They are (with weights) The acceptors with present Astrologue, who had not pre-Yorktown and Rhinchart, 8 st. riding engagements, are: viously been quoted, was backed 10 lbs Tall Chlef, High Bhon,
sterling. Atlas (W. H. Carr), Hom- to win £22,000
He Doomon, True Cavaller, Harbour team (J) Mercer),
firm 22-1 chance. Sacre Bleu clased @ Fawdon), Mcgator) (No Astrologue, to be ridden by Bar and Trupicus, all 8 st: 7 lbs. young French fockey, Serge Jockey), Makings (No jockey), the Biroo Boy (H, Sprague), Wood-Boullenger, at Epsom, won ruft House · (Në Jockey), Al- tem furlong race at Lengchampa
In April and was second Mojannah (T. M. Burns), Haut Preserve Flavica), Royal
three-year-old colt, in (No jockey), Pirate King (No last Sunday. Jockey)
Krishnan and Joe Conrad, American holder, today reached the quarter-final stage of the British Amateur Golf Cham-Naresh Kumar beat Taui Wah-
puí arki Norman Lo 7-5, 6-1. leg pionship on the Troon Links at this Scottish resort, and he hit with break five for 105), Warwick there are live Scots and two Englishmen to try and réllove TODAY'S-MATCHES power for his 100 and gave the shire 18 for one.
183 him of the title.
on a lifeless pitch
from, the sturi,
fielders Hitle chance of inter- ception.
his runs
At Gravesend: Kent (Jackson right-arm fast medium
seven.
No fewer than 60 six for 54), Derbyshire 120 for
from boundary
came
strokes in his immings of
iwo At Taunion: Royal Air Force and a half hours. Arthur MB 220 Leadbeter 69), Somerset ton helped bulld up Gloucester-67 for three.-Reuter.
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Perez-Suarez. Title Fight In Montevideo
Buenos Aires, May 30. Lazaro Koci, manager of the World Flyweight Champion, Pascual Perez, eald today that he had begun preliminary nego- tiations for à bout with Hitoshl Masako of Japan which would
be dought after Perez defence in June against Oscar Suarez of Cubo
The Jackson
last
5.80
.
4.30 p.m.-Naresh Kumar v of the Irishmen, Edwin Tsal." Taggart
p.m. Ramanathan C. H and Beamish, both entered from Krishnan v Ip Koon-hung.
Doubles Royal Portrush, went out in
p.m.-Naresh Kumar successive rounds today to R.* 0.30 Reid Jack, present holder of and Ramanathan Krishnan v ID
Scottish.
Championship, Koon-hung and Edwin Thai, will meet Conrad
the
who morrow.
Dr R. Deighton, former Walker Cup player, and 'John Beharrell, Midlander, the two English survivors meet with the winner tackling Jack or Conrad in the semi-firia).
BOTTOM HALF
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Belor (No Jockey), Tenarezes Tantrico, rated France's best Pirie Runs Mile
(
Pearl Orama (No jockan), Full Measure (E. Smith), Bus
a race
The French-owned favourile, backed at 6-1 Lavandin, was son Ardent (R. Poncelet) for small amounts, but did not
(E. Royal
Crack appeal, at his closing price of Splendour
Ley (E. Mercer), 11-2.
Snaith). Induna
Roister
(C.
Monterske,
In 4:04.6
London, May 30,
England's Piric Gordon brillant.middle distance runner, In a strong market Cash and ran his fastest personal Mile time
Alonzo Retains (D. Ryan) Counge, 25-1 choice, was tonight when returning
Orient Title
Rubicon
Chilham
(No (Jockey),
CLOSING ODDS
London, May 30.
He was competing for an Athiotia Association Amateur team against London University and might have been nearer if not better than four.
minutes had there been a pacemaker.
But there was nobody to take three-
Closing odds for the 38 nc-im along and after ceptors of the Epsom Derby to bo rum on June 6 were
11-9 Layandin. 0-1 'Pirala King. 100-8 Induna.
went
ahead of the field and clocked 57.4 seconds för the inst querier, mile to win the race by nearly. 50 yards-Reuter.
Fighter Polot (T. Gosling) supported to win £10,000 of 4 minutes 4.0 seconds, Ardent Knight: (A. Breasley), sterling Then came Tenareze co. Goodtheart Green (J. Glindley) (to win £9,000 sterling at 200
I (No jockey), E £7,000 sterling as 100-8. Chine Besuca (No
Else) and Induna, backed for Jockey), Ste Tokyo, May 31.
phanotis (K, Gethin), Idle Rocks Mall Speciat Leo Alonzo of the Philippines (D.
his Gilles De Retz (No successfully deferided The Perez-Suarez match will
The bottom half of the draw Orient Lightweight Champion- Thunderbolt be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, a Scottish-H. V Thorison only & decalon over Amitation Order (L. Piggott) some time after June 20, Kocl George Henderson, L. G. Taylor the challenger and former 'title
King David 11 (J. Masan), said, with the exact date to be and A. M. Bucher-paired in holder, Siro Sawada of Japan, Lavandis (R. Johnstone); Cash sot after fliml floancial details
that order to ensure that a Scot in a 12-round title fight at the and Courage (W. Rickaby) and mre treed upon.
Koel did not say whether the will be in the final for the first International Stadium in Tokyo Astrologia (S. Bullenger), Misako bout would be in Japanime since Alex Kyly won the last night.
Each carries B stone (120 or Argentina nor whether. St
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fight. Pere
an eye cut, Bleeding from the star Alonzo fought off the punlah-
OAKS STAKES. he hoped to fight today's play when the fourths attrcles of his younger op- of International and fifth rounds were proponent before a yelling crowd matches, meeting Dai Dower of A powerful stylish
Twenty-five final acceptors for Holder, he
the Oaks Slokes, turf classic Wales, Memo Dlez
Morico beat Ion of
Caldwell, a British of more than 10,000 persons.. and Mianks
The
18-year-old Sawada for ills to be run at Epsons on Friday, June 8, were ammounced The National Boxing Associar Walker Cup player, by 3 and 2
and then defeated Gene Anheld the offensive through today. Bata, tion of the US has indicated drews, Amorica's Public Courses out most of the fight but fort
The stake moneys for this that it thinks Perez Champion, by 2 and 1.-tu- to the more experienced Alonzo, mile and a téli a suce totals unofficially should defend against Arst [ter.
Aus diet-Reuter, runked - Dios de soon, na pollblo Rfter the fight with, ninth- ranked Surtz and · Europann officials ballove second-ranked Dower should have an early chanco at the title-United
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