SPORTS QUIZ
1. Lust
week
the
British
Amateur Golf Champlonship was won by an 18-year-old. Name please.
what sports 2. Wilh
the you connect the following Ivor Rueb, Angelica Rozeanu and
Pal Crawf<k?
3. Who has won most Wimble-
da Men's Singles titles since
the wor. America or Austru,
In
4. What
1 the sporting von – nection between there towns Landers, 17 Angelus, Parks and Herik?
Anagrams ONIIJ DYLAN, TRIKH LIRELM, CAREIH
MEDRO
Habalhaly
THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1956.
LEAGUE BOWLS,
TWO FIRST & TWO THIRD
DIVISION MATCHES
COMMAND MOST INTEREST
By “TOUCHER” -
Two First Division, one Second Division and two Third Division matches command interest in this afternoon's Lawn Bowls League' matches. Except for three postponed matches, the First Division com- pletes its first round today.
Although Cralgengower occupies top place in the League table, the coveted posi- tion is still open to twe other teams Kowloon Cricket Club and Indlan Recreation Club "Blues” before the first round is completed.
Th
Williamson," With him
the skip's role in one of the rinks, and Rouns- fell going over to Jos Eastman's four as No. 2, the Bowling Clut present a much stronger line-up than they have had since the beginning of the seaBUT).
afternoon's
Ennice In W. BA Mr
from which the three teams are in- taking over Trinidad sought to win a volved will have a crucial bear Warant
lating on Chunavprions jap
the League estandings, week, it failed. How is he
Cratengwer will play off their better known?
first (round malch
against Kowloon Bowling Green Club on their home greed." They will have to win this match by at least a 4-1 margin if they hope to remain the leaders which the 'drive sccond round startN
2 Complete Liese weket
partnerships, Lindwall and
Ranasthun und-, and tobbs
arck."
# Which sportsmen
rown tramlines"?
9 Which event did
Remigino win nt 1 Olympic Games?
Both teams displayed, poor Lindy form last week when CraigeTL-
1052
gower went down to IRC “Gʊ]d” and KBGC to Taido in upset
10 Who rode the English Derby
whmer this year?
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defeats.
In this attemoon's, match. however, the Bowling Club will be strengthened by the return of
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11 is learnt that Craigengowar will also held a reshuffled team for this afternoon's match and -201 concepirate all thetr
strength in two rinks.
Dock "Bluce" and while the others will routine affairs,
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Recreio-
just be
were
Club Portugueso rather unfortunate fast week to drop three valuable points when they suffered their first defeat fal the Prison
hands of boltom-placed Officers' Club,
They are the only ten at the moment who are anywhere within striking distnner of The unbeaten Kowloon Dock The hitherto unbeaten four "Blues **. A 4-1 or Von A 2-3 them will mean a kipped by Sunley Leonard will defeat for remain as they are, but Joe clear un for the dockmen to- Landolt will have Francis Leewards The Championship
titie No, 2 for the remainder of the season.
and A E, Coates his No. 2
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and No. 3 instead of George Souza and C. R. Roseley who will go over to Bradbury's rink. Should the green be playable will heavy nature today, its probably be
to
the advantage of the visitors than
moru
Thereup will hive the ullvant- nge of a home green, but
urett forin I cannot see them getting away with more than one point
In the other game, HKFC. the home team. It Craigengover KCC at USC should be le field their rushuffled lear I
la enci comfortable winners may be costly venture for
at the
expense of HKCC FC them as most likely the KBGC
and POC: have only to have the better of either Stanley Leonard's four or Joe Landoll's four to bring home a 4-1 decision.
On the whole
THIRD DIVISION
The Third Division will see i koen race fue points amore no jewe than four teams. Current Headers Hongkung Police Sport, Association will probably have the strongest appo:ition in the of KBGC twelve who themselves Kowloonary still in the running for the
14 this maleti is likely to be closely contested one, with at-1 decision hanging in
in the balance. Which will be the most likty teasn to overtake Cralgengower will be decided on the result the
match be ween Cricket Club and the Indian title.
Recreation Club “Blues"
Although the "Bluta" scored a notable triumph last week when they
edged out Recreio by a 3-2 margin, it was not convincing enough to earn them the role of
match.
again
be
favourites In this afternom's
extremely My excelen with
sicle elther
capable of bringing out a 4-1 win, although Con current fom and with groen advantage the winners seem to be more likely the Kowloontes.
SECOND DIVISION
"Eze Second Division ganes I will be featured by the elish of the two top teams-Kowtoon
but there's nothing like a
Carlsberg
WIN
EXCEPT OF COURSE
...another Carlsberg
case of
to th' "TWIN mber Bikers S
GRICKETERütmremember they are almost
Think
xactly
·nothing
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But h teams
defeated have
5-0 margin Craigengower by a and both teams have droppet unexpected points. But of the two teams. KDGC is the more unpreciletable and on average form the HKP8A look good for four points.
OLYMPIC EQUESTRIAN OPENING
...
Cavalry officer Captain Hans Wikne enters the Olymple Stadium last Sunday to mark the official open- ing of the 16th Olympic Equestrian Games. Toughest part of the games will be the endurance test, when riders must cover a course of just under 22 miles at an average speed of 10.92 m.p.h. Express Photo.
LOOK-LEARN TENNIS
LOUISE BROUGH IS STILL THE DANGER
By DOROTHY LITTLE
Our record against the American women in the Wightman Cup does not make very joyous reading, but.. I believe that we have very reasonable hopes of success In the 28th meeling at Wimbledon today.
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We have nỏi won the cup since 1930, and, indeed, can claim only two individual match wing-- doublés 1948 and one single in 1961 — since the war,
In these post-war years Armerin has produced half a dozen outstanding atara. Many aro missing from the liet this year, yet they still have a formidable but not un- beatable combination.
The only newcomer, Dorothy to win and forgot this "Ama)- Knode, was benten by Angela | cari” complex. Buxton In Paris, The other Louise Brough in the oulsandi. are Louise Brough, Wimbledon ing player of the American Champion, Beverly Flellz, the
team. In her thirties, she l runner-up,- and Shirley Fry. siill able to play and win a
gruelling throc-sel match,
GOOD PRO:PECTS
There isn't a roulas doubles pair among them, so we could win both these malches.
AMAZING VARIETY
To beat her a player must drive with depth and pacs and volley decisively.
Angela Mortimer and Angela Buxton, although they have not Her strength is an amazing played together a great deal, variety of strokes and to her beat Louise Brough and Shirley | relentless retrieving. Her ground; Fry at Manchester. Shirleystrokes are very dependable and Bloomer and Pat Ward also she can, ofther drive or ske on have to their creat a victory both backhand and forehand. over Darine Hard and Beverley Firitz.
Even if we take the doubles we must still win two of the five singles matches to get the cup.
The
bir query
which matches can we win? The team order hasn't been announced yet but I think that Brough and Fleitz will play two singles each and Shirley Fry one.
Our girls must go on to court with the will and determination
The Other Half Of The
Bradman Story
By ALEX BANNISTER
Not all Sir Donald Bradman's achievements are listed in the seven pages of Wisden's devoted to his career. Crickel tells only one side of the Bradman Story. The other half uncovers fame in all its slark tyranny.
When, two years ago, Don resigned from the Adelaide Stock Exchange on doctors' advice he spoke of 30 years of abnormal stress and strain.. "Only those close to me can thoroughly understand." he said.
He could have added there was would be wrong for their son no escape from the fierce spot | John to grow up without seeing light of being the World's No. 1 his father bal in a Test. Later Cilekelar... the idol of a netion | Don led the only Australian sido ...that people throw stones to tour England without a single fruit.
Jinyin at home, Craigen- kower will be given a good opportunity of recovering from their severe 5-0 setback lost week at the hands of HKPSA and should be able to remain in second place with four addi- tional points from HKERC.
A greater menice 10
the ni League-leading HKPSA are the Filipino Club twelve, who in addition to having scored a 4-1 win city the League ¡Caders are only
five points behind them with
ono game in hand.
With Pollee Recreation Club
st the tree
loaded with defeat.
Bradman has endured enough personal trouble to bowl out any man. He has long suffered from the wear and tear brought about by his huge innings,
Len Hutton told me he fet so as their opponents this after uiterly exhausted after his noon, five points are well within } record-breaking Test score of 364 their reach to place them within (at the Oval in 1938 that he be- a pessibility of overtaking thegan to wonder if he would ever HKPSA before they complete be fit to play top-class cricket
their first round matches.
In addition to the rnen's
League games, this after noon will also ste the start of the
ogain.
LIKE A BABE
The Don returned to the Aus-
Ladies League in which ten tralian dressing-room on scoring teams are participating. A much 304 against England at Leeds In improved standard is expected 1934 so exhausted that he had
-his team-
this season.
The best of these to be undressed by games today should be that bemates, and carried Uke a babe, tweón KEGC and Kowloon to the massage table, Dock Club of Austin Road.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
of
In 1034 Don was unit for most the season, carrying on by will-power. In September he collapsed with a thunderou
Tomorrow the Colony Open appendicitis," and was Charmpionships begin with two ly close to losing his life. King Open. Rinks matches at Craigen George V. commanded to be gower and Kowloon Bowling kept informed of Don's progress Green Club. Of these the more and on the other side of the closely contested will be that world the then Mrs Bradman between the Talkoo four. of
read a newspaper bi announcing
3. H. Kinnburgh, C. Mennan, her husband's death. Before she W. B. Brown and G. H. Clay-leit for London, she
of S. Telford, G. Coles, G Hutchison, and R. Lapsley
the CCC green..
at
Bis
ton and the Kowloon Dock four obituary notice she read
Don was discharged from the Air Force during the war with rheumatism in his back muscles, Although the KDC four
„But full retribution for his insu clude two former Rink Cham-over-stations was still to caNE, allments become plons in Telford and Cobis, the His muscular Taikoo four took the
better so severe that he was unable to uft his right arm, and all feeling balanced team and the more likely winners.
in tia right thumb and index finger disappeared.
In the allir match, the Re-}, crelo four of F. G. Luz, S. 'E.
BODY BLOW
Fate, however, had still one body blow to deliver. in the midst of his struggle to regain
LADY BRADMAN She read his obituary.
The Brough service is one of the best in the women's game. It is also most exhausting
The ball is thrown up well back. She has to arch her back
The racket movpst to hit IL from left to right and the follow is often at the right side through of the body. The ball kicks high
chancollow up to the net. On the backband, giving her
· LOUISE
mørringe came from a boy-and- gri romance); he was going to play as an amateur for an Eng- It is a joy to watch ber hit fish county; he was going on the
a tackhard drive from doợp l stage; he was going to Holly- the comer. Her back almost wood; his career was ended --
faces the 'not ang she thumps zemia suspected surely D
is wonderful, srtaight-down-the- story started by a bowler; and line drive from that position, The used a steel-staflex batt
THE OGRE MYTH ~
AVOIDS NET
Beverley Fleifz drives with Then there was The Criticism, pace to the lines on "botn Whatever he did was wrong in wings, changing handle for her some, minds. He was bulle up strokes so that all are taken liko as a bit of an ogre, an unsociable | forehand drives, and unfriendly person. Jack Cheetham's South Africans had something like this in mind when they toured Australia in 1052-53.
Naturally, thet, she thrives angles, and yet she is and of. the wort volleyers; in' worldă class tennis, Beverley avoids t10 not: When forced up ·doest her best to get back to the base line to fight the rally on her
Yet he took their young, and untried players to the nets and for the frat time in five years | terima.
service
took a bat in 'his hands." He Her overhead is not good and give them Invaluable advice, her
by no means as and I found he was equally strong as that of many of the anxious to help the young MCC | American girls. players when they last toured Australia,
TARGET. FÜR FURY
Then just before the fourth Test which was to decide the "Ashes" Jim McConnon," who had fractured a finger, had to leave for home. At the time the Australian
selectors of whom Don was one, wore
Shirley Fry is better known as a doubles player though sho reached the Wimbledon inal ́In 1951. Forceful, stas gris to tha net whenever possible,
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unusually harassed trying to fluid (a [can] to stop tho' rol Sir Donala full health his firm went, bank- came in for speelal blasts from rupt. So he set up in business infuriated South Australians on his own necount, and there because Gil Langley, the local was no more
conscientious wicketkeeper, was omitted. IRC "Blue"; CCC v, KHQC, TO stockbroker In Australia,
Yot
2nd Division: KCC In the midst of the FC KCC, KDC W Another contribution to the troubles there was bad who Recreio y KDC "Blue" stress and strain"
was the found time to remember the PC, constant Haking of his name forgotten McConnon. Before he
3rd Division: CCC v ́HER with that yoluble lady lluniour, left McConnors received a note Always; ho, was hot copy for newspapers; he was a story which he will treasure for the whatever he did, on or off the test of his life it, pointed out feld,
that invariably one member of a touring sido was unlucky-
The writer was Sir Donald
Souza, C. E. Passos and A., A. Jossle, his wife, had to shave I took at mndom, a period of Lopea.ray prove just that shade him and even brush his hair; and †threo months in his 'čnily darker and he was not to worry, sicedler and more experienced but for her encouragement it is { maxi-this is what I found: that than the Filipino Club four of doubtful whether he would have he was joing to Oxford Univer-. Bradman, C. A. Coelho, T. M. Castilho, reappeared in big cricket after sity; settling in England, nmitry- F. Santos and A. J. Coelho. the war. She argued that it...;ing an-English giri (petually his
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