LAUGHING BOY LEW SAYS ...... I WILL WIN THE WORLD
TABLE TENNIS
TENNIS · SINGLES TITLE AT STOCKHOLM By ERIC NICHOLLS
Lew is the name. Lew Laza. You will find him at most of the big European table tennis tournaments during the winter season, on the professional league cricket grounds during the summer.
He is kable fellow, this law laza, a short, stocky man of 80 with thinhing hair, and a broad Australian grin. In fact it could be said that Lew laughs his way through life. When not concerned with keeping the world happy. Lew plays some pretty good table tennis.
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The
humoured And when
good have got simply Bround the jokes you find the conviction of a player abound- Lew is quité a serious guy being in energy Bad optimism
hind his brond grin
But knowing Lew Laza, he probably will win that work
He must be to muke the sort
of soft-predetion he had nw made
Boys Law: I will win the Singles Litte
world Lobe terans
In Stockhauslins in 1957
Made by some sportamin this stotement woukl truit & Swift
Bare for its biature! gos12 But not when it comes from the
Haine
QUITE A NAME He has made
quite a for himself since he Arst come to England in 1954 as captain
of Bie Brst offcial Swaythiing Cap team
Australian
The team did not rel Wom-
Hips of that right and breezy | bley or the World Champion- ebarneter, LAW
is ships alight But it was nt
THESE WEIGHTS
FAVOUR
CAVALIER
TRUE
By RICHARD BAERLEIN
The Cesarewitch horses which I found worthy of interest have, with the possible exception of Donald, been treated very fairly by Mr Geoffrey Freer, who frames the Autumn Double weights,
True Cavalier has been allowed 6 th, by the French- trained Borghetto for the lengths by which he was beaten at Ascot,
For a potential True Chevalier wat; mutat bes bust that day because of a fuck which injury, but for a horse who ca7s!
Chaper
Ir
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15
korse, Cus undoubledly 18. Ang racing reund in the Coronation Cup weight and I expect to see this | and was close up in the Ascol cult ong the final receptors,
three- Peter Thrale's pair of Gold Cup his is given a gre
Meritorious ard year-olds,
Pete, huve 75t 7IL The high & welight rurried jo Čarefree victory
2 respectively and 7xt shoe the war 14
Carefree Pete requires a lot #52. when Flush Royal egi ried
of driving and it may be hard 13-7 130
at the weights True Cavalier bis 2b
lo and a boy, THER bol when
the time comes he capable of extending him.
Moreover, he must have give may not be set a much harder
ask, for there are few genuine in the ground, and if there is any Justice in this world, the layere in training today.
going wht have dried up by Cesalewitch day.
Donald, with as 91b, world be carrylit the highest weight for a three-your-fild Tor a lot
Jame
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The treated to the rtice
Uft Majeur curried st to vieloży in 1930, after running Tenth is the St Leger
In 1884 the Derby winner, St Cinlieu,
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SEVERE TANK
There is
Les cluutat
Donald had been Leger be would be short peler afler Victory, but he is
vre tak here
handicappeT Merilarious
not
has according
book on his Sundown!
to
expected, Cardington nithough
Meritorious a short doubt
is. tio
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1956.
least the beginning for Lew
Luza.
persunded
"
Yugoslavian Acc Zarko Low to Dolinar
lo
bat of rponge switch Doliner's own design, With it in his first open tournament in Brithe North East Eng-
ኬኒ Scarborough lund slammed his way to the singles quarter-Onals.
--Laza
is Arst Open' title came Boon after the singles in the North West Kent, and with 11 the distinction of being the first Austration to win an open title in England
Since then his Berce unortho- dox hiding has brought him victory after victory
They have alek-arc Lew He grips the bat the Crab. around the edges and completely Ignores the handle
Ife plcked up this habit, and hod his first table tennis lesson self-taught when he was 12. He was in the Police Boys Club Two men brought In Sydney
in a couple of tresties, placed a But green board marked with white lines and then fixed posts holding Kreen teet to either wide of the Labic.
The men loft
boil on the white cellinid table, then walked out of the chub
two small rubber fuced bats and
Lew's curiosily won the day. He picked up the bat with crab- like grip, and started biting the ball aeros the net to his pal.
BRUISED KNUCKLES
It has meant brudsed knuckles more than onev, from hilling
but Lew has Top the tube stuck to his grip and the game. Apart from his table tennis Lew is a professional cricketer, a hard billing left-handed bats-
with Funes, the Lan man cashire Northern League club. In 1954 he hit 119 in 73 minutes,
is also an He
accomplished
slow spin bowler
And in between winter table tennis tournaments he coaches at Alf Gover's Cricket School.
TRANSFER REQUESTS
Say Johnny, Gordon Bot a knighthood. Will they make You President of the United States?
SIR GORDON'S 4.870 WINNERS
American jockey Johnny Longden
beats SirGordon's World record number of whining mounts. Raylitett
HAROLD MAYES ON BOXING
Cooper Still Waits For His
Title
manager in
Tilt
boxing? Ask
Who is the unluckiest that question of Jim Wieks, and he'll have no hesitation
in giving you an answer.
This portly pilot of pust, present, and near champions is bemoaning his luck about two contests the other week in which he was not directly concerned.
for
I go to Cardiff for a pleasant| Wicks, who gambles by pulling evening. and what happens?" | kids fighters on percentage
Man- anks Jim, "dor Erskine gets his the show at Belle Vue.
und it looks as eyes cut.
it chester, and hopes for suffetent Henry Cooper has to go on financial salve to heal the pre- waiting
sent wounds for his title chance, Then Dave Charnley is beaten
Plough
It
convinced Hey by Willie Lloyd, and bang Cooper's ability to gamble with the gilt off a litle match fur Lightweight Lucy,"
Champion
FIGHTS WANTED
Joe bim. too. For though Rency is
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lined up for Erskine, he'd have
of difficulty in great deal
continuing to justify his eloins If he caffe unstuck against
So Jim will go on pressing Bruce Woodcock's Shirebrook the claims of the 22-year-old protege. Peter Bales,
heavyweight twin, convinced that, when the time comes for Cooper to ellmb with the new heavyweight king, he'll stop him,
Expect #1 least two more transfer requests at Chariton, if This
the club remain
Bellingham minus points because
and the players mimis bonus- King beat
money after Stuart Leary's re- heal there
from RAF cricket duties. turn Carongion King could have
And all because Jimmy ("My wen with much greater case but ! job is to get goals") Gould, the rider Taking things transfer-listed Scotsman, reams ather leisurely
wietny what ma
upfeld and stays there med assured,
PROVED STAMINA
it
In
St
for his that the
nt Fairly
30s SUN set
Several of the Charlton team, defenders kave Meritorious has an allowance · particularly
of 6lb. for that short head. Mr Pomplained that by his actions
J
Astors Mahogany
has
severu
Gauch has placed 性 burden on the defence
Two
n cus
Mr John Lewis's Artaban has be given the expected 7al.
not been dropped for his run- 12lb This colt has SUI to
the ning in
Ebor Handleup,
left-half men,
Cyril prove his ability to stay more | where, iont
ummond and with
left-buck Dun Than tyr miles. but he looks others, he could not act in the
believe Townsend,
they have like a stayer, he runs ke a sticky going - slayer, and is bred like a stayer.
Of the three previous winners been made scapegoats for Charl- ton's fallures, and that the vletory
In the handicap I much prefer
crowd are blaming them for gained because he outstayed the | Curry to Chuntry and French
defeats. apposition over the mile und & half in very henvy going
Ascot
was
P.I. Champion
Boxer
Design
Al the same time it must be realised that Sam Armstrong, Trainer of Curry, also has White T『eatbseltt the race. White Heather
slamina proved |when winning over 2 miles at
To Fight Epsom in the spring.
In Paris
Paris, Sept. 10. Philippine champion boxer Tony Campo, the world's fifth best bendumweight fighter, will make his debut in Parls next Monday
opening during an
of the Palais des Sports.
Campo will be opposed to Paris champion, Henri Schmidt, who only narrowly lost to world champlon Dogata and draw with Dionisio.-France- Presse,
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2 Has a prince
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There is no doubt that Arm-
saddling will ነጋ Frung fut midate candidate unce agula
When the market opens on
has
General feeling at the Valley is thui although players are unwilling to ask for a move while the club is struggling at the foot of the table, their own reputations are suffering ben cause of the gaps Gould leaves,
FAILING INDIVIDUAL
Manager Jimmy Seed tried to convince his boys that their run of U-luck is not due
Individual failing. any Now players and manuger are The two horses which I like waiting to see whether the ball
and superb artistry and
positional here at prerent for the purposes
ruted by many of hedging are True Cavalier play of Leary, and Arlabon.
who, if all goes as the finest centre-forward in will bridge the well with them, wit be among the country,
gaps, and bring contentment back to the 'Unhappy Valley.'
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this race the boolanakery usually
offer 25-1 the fold, sometimes 33-1 the fold.
the favourites on the day of the
race.
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In the meantime he'll shout loud and long in an effort
Cooper a European got match with the winner of the coming fight between
With #5 inside-ont-rou d
Lantion victory
UVET Brian
could Fresh in mind, Cooper well add another short-conte
Success
Wick's only champion. South- paw publican Joe Lucy, hasn't the alway's found Macchester Chapplest
of hunting-grounds, the even though he regained tile there, He should not. however, be unduly extended by Leo Molloy.
and
or
holder Franco Cavicchi Swede Ingeinarr Johansson.
shot
Joe an Empire
akahist whom Cooper has Bygraves, already beaten.
"If we could collet those titles, perhaps Erskle would have to wait for us instead of i “ና wasting for him." says
Outsiders Attract Most Support In St Leger Callover
Di
Alex Buxton, the enigma The Wick's team, now awaiting hin shot at Ron Barton when
ship.
he hopes to regain the British Light-Heavyweight Champion- tackles French West African Constant Alcantara, middleweight making is irip to Britain.
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I DON'T BLAME LAKER FOR CASHING IN FOR...
IN MODERN SPORT TODAY'S HEROES ARE OFTEN TOMORROW'S HAS-BEENS
Says ALAN HOBY
Cricket's diehards are on the rampage. They accuse Jim Laker of running away. They say cushing-in isn't cricket--that the world's greatest bowler is wrong to consider quitting his club and country just because he has been offered a £3,000-a-year job in Australia.
What rubbish! I sny that at 34 the Surrey off-spinner is absolutely RIGHT to think of his bank balance--while he is at his peak and there is still time.
I say that with a large part
of his playing life behind him him he is right to safeguard future and that of his wife and two children. FOR NO ONE ELSE WILL!
In my view it is pure bunkum Laker's critics to suggest
THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT
By HENRY LONGHURST
Edinburgh, had
been
blown
are doingthat if he emigrates
I have been reading in sun- te Australle he will be ratting dry aircraft and by various across the Forth and landed
which made hins Conturental bedsiden Dr J. B. Salmond's book "The Story of The R & A." (Macmillan. 288.),
on the club famous
Tear Cupar,
Indeed far from this qui bout & mul say that the proces- | motud records the club's 50 yenra
Buniable Yorkshireman being in Surrey's debt, I would say the reverst is the cuse--with Surrey, thanks largely to Laker, County Champions for the fifth year running.
So, let's have no more eye-
about wash
Laker leaving Surrey-or his countless fans
It simply is "in the lurch " not true.
What does shock me, how ever, is that a cricketing crowd- puter ke Loker should ever have found
this himself embarrassing position.
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In this day and age It seeme
incredible that well-nigh
beloved
with nationally
idol
be Auch n following should forced to go to the other side of the world to find curlly.
They don't do it abroad. Take
that
wil rufe American golf."
In more serious vein, Dr Sal-
son of characters who enliven of amicable relations with the its pages, beginning with the 22 United States Golf Association. noble men and gentlemen who I a certain difference in out- founded the club 202 years ago, look still prevails, it is perhaps have proved
themselves the explained by the remarks of Mr
Robertson most excellent travelling com- R. H.
on being elected President of the UBGA panions
In 1901 Dr Sabnond ky15 of The American Judy who was over. "think we should guard heard by # member, on the again being too much restricted
down by precedent uf fringe
crowd a
watching and held hole out the and tradition," he said.
"I fear Bobby Jones last green
this is the faull of the at St Andrews, to } the observe
giene on the other side. Do not "A re-markably fine
બ course for such a small town." us be afraid of innovations He has in turn produced a re- simply because they are inova- markably fine book on
can conc subject tions Nothing
to of interest to connoisseurs of Amerlen and stay very long golf all over the world,
without being Americanised In character, and I hope the game GOLFING FOREFATHER 8
be no exception to this I should like lo ree The story of our golfing fore- shows what I pam- fathers pered generation we are, with clubs pulled
or along on their ridiculous peram-
hand-managed i pass greens and fairways, and our Ancient stage in 200 years, one, to me, lands out on his own, neatly rakes bunkers.
and it seems incredible that his never again ploy the Old Course mind's without seeing it in my
not always been a name bas
the club. eye us it was In the 1840s-a byword in
Had he singles narrow channel through not been brought to light by success behind the the whins, in places only 30 or Dr Sulmond he might have been Sporting
Jost for ever. 40 yards wide, liberally bedrewn Iron Curtai
is hunkers,
rabbit scrapes,
I was Medal Day in the au- generally rewarded in kindad, sea shell, and hazards of turn of 1800, and Maitland excellent equipment, good jobs and ne flats
was composed of earth, heather Dougall was sitting in the club But if it's money rewards you
and shells and the ninth fairway house watching the extraordin- that Con-
tempest #bout went-what
raging outside wen nt heather.
Allan Robert.ury collusus Ladislad
Only one way to keep the ball tinental cush
sou, who never lost a level
I down in Hungarian-born match
like that, he re- gale St Andrews, holed this fected, and thereupon bored a Kabalu,
u bconme
esse miraculously in 79. footballer naturalised Spaniard?
Kubal, who played the
the sent of Best of Europe against England pockeled no less at Wembley, than
£40,000 when he resigned
i for instance, Czechoslovakia's
Mr Superman-Emil Zatopek.
He was promoted at lightning speed from lieutenant to colonel with honour. and heapert Hungary's lubby soccer maestro
Puskas
world Ferenc
earned time as the "Galloping Major" with a whole string of meduis and distinctices.
the
who
of
Course,
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14 matched
bulator,
our
kind. The every
Nowadays
sixth
#1011
green
moleness. which is part of the unique charm
the of
Old Course, is shattered by howling O!
the Jet.
Bersary From
19 var pynd... GenVZL-
The from often
How
ON HIS OWN
all the characters who ucrusy The Royni and
hole in his ball and inserted n At this
charge of bucksho! point a ship was observed in distress in the bay.
The Ilfeboot WDB duly launched-from the mouth of the Swilton Burn in those days ...but there was
difficulty in Maitland manning it. from who later became an
for Spon's top club, Barcelona
In u i user, but still lush feld: Deuchais, and is Eddie Firmant.
Eddie? Reineinber
Dougall, sation completely till they have
sec pu
different earning £16 week at CharMon
admiral, the day in he was transferred to the Italian
September, 1785. and to wonder, stepped in and club Sampdoria, where he was when the world's most celebrat- took the stroke our They were
£ 150 c given £5,000 down and
aeronaut Vincent Lunardi, buffered in the bay for five lunched with the a week.
gentlemen whole hours. After which can an Dougall stepped out, got hold of golfers hunorary member of the club his clubs and with his buckshot He had ascended in his balloon ball and a score of 112 won the i
medal. from Heriot's Hospital Green In
REWARDS MEAGRE
The case
of Jim Laker, in fact, once
again spotlights the rewards ind miser- mengre meun wages earned by so many sporting top-liners in Britain.
further Compared I'll go with his drawing-power a entertainer Laker front-rank cars CHICKENFEED
Sure
he gets £75 for Test matches and anticipates a tax- free benefit but this in my view is for services rendered,
It has nothing to do with the
whatever 15
future contract.
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But
what
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his
can he rely un his barle income from cricket Can Wicks, with five fighters
and a winter job as a salesman? on the bili, come through with
I'll tell you.
On an average a clcon sheet? Percy Lewis
Why B could make it four wins in his about £1,500 a year.
Palloduim
top-liner gets more bout with the tough Australian.
than that in a week! Eddie bul Jim
Stackleton,
But Laker is better off than London, Sept.
Wright may And Neville Rowe,
the
of underpaid footballers Quisklers attraeurd most sup- the Kanguroo Ught-heavyweight,
the English Lengue, whose an uninformative at- por: in
a little too durable to give his
benefits are taxed to the hilt Victoria alon donight's
Club manager a nap-hand.
and whose weekly wages calover here on the St Leger.
pegged to a rigid £15. оп Doncuster bs run: Wednesday.
10
10.
There was money for Induna, mount of Charlie Smirke, whose odds dived from 33 to one to 100 to six, Idle Rocks, Space Ship and
the fly. No Pretender, Space Ship's odds dropped to 25 to one from 33 to 'one previous- ly available but Idle Rocks (20 to one) and No Pretender (50 to one) were unchanged.
Fauldhouse John Smille the boy who hopes to succeed Peter Keenan as British Bantam Champion, gets the chance furthering his claims against former Keenan rival, Irishman George O'Neill.
of
A
A NEW STAND When
Peterborough United started their Midland League Little interest was shown in
Boston programme against the three market leaders, of there
attendance of was an which French colt Pont-Levis 13,000, Only two Third Division remained favourite at seven to Football League
"gates" were Moreover, at two, with Queen's runner, High better then that,
Hornbear both at King's
In the Veldt, and
Lynn,
Mr Live to one. Strongest order
FA President, League, among the shorter odda division Arthur Drewry
opened a new cost £27,000- was Cambremer at seven to stand which
botter
than structuro one.
own possessed by his
club, Grimsby Town, Second Division side.
CLOSING PRICES
Closing prices were!
7-2 Pont Levis,
6-1 High Veldt and Hornbeam.
7-1 Talgo and Cambremer.
10-1 French Beige,
100-7 Vezolay.
1040 Court
1000
Indum
Command
and
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23-1 Space Ship..
20-1 Idle Rock
38-1 Articulate.
0-1 Na Pretender.
100-1 Calgary Court,
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game
Boxing Manager's.
Record
arc
And he ranks in the million- aire class in contrast to Olympic Marathon runner Fred Norris, miner whoGe the Lancashire wife went to work in the mill to make up the wages he lost through training.
True, a select fow in Britain Ulko
Leonard Hut-
JIS
ton,
Dentis Compton, Stanley Matthews, and John Charles able to boost their have been
balances bank Bources.
from outside
But in the main, the mid- twentieth century Briton is still the poor reintion of inter- national sport.
Mind you, I'm not saying our way is wrong, but it certainly places a premium on self- sacrifice and guts.
That's why I urge James Chartes Laker to cash-in: while ho has the chance. For in modern sport today's heroes are often tomorrow's, hus-becks......
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When Joe Erskine (a former Century Before Lunch IS BUT ONE IN THE COLONY. IT IS USED AT
century
regimental policeman in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps) Norman Horner became the won the British Heavyweight first. Warwickshire baisman for Boxing Championship at Car- against Johnny Williams, Light Fair and Thunder-hi manager, Mr. Benty Jacobs, gained a unique, dietincions, Cash and Courage who is a fe had-guided the first boxer doubtful starter was not called, he has ever managed to that
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