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NEILL MAKES COMEBACK TONIGHT
Pictured punching the bag during training at a London gymnaslum is Scottish featherweight boxer Bobby Neill. He returns to the ring today when he meets Sammy Odell of Nigeria at Shoreditch Town Hal, London,
The men have been matched over eight rounds at 9 stone 3 pounds. Neill har heen out of boxing since April owing to an injured arm. With his re- appearance, his supporters are hoping to see again the promise that gained Neill (named Britain's best young boxer of the year) wide acclaim at the beginning of the year-Routerphoto,
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THE 70TH WIMBLEDON
THIS DISPLAY OF TENNIS WAS DOWNRIGHT DULL MORE OFTEN THAN NOT
Says JOHN COTTRELL
Eighty years ago this summer the gentlemen of the exclusive All England Croquet Club decided to take up the new-fangled game of lawn tennis. They Held a tournament which attracted twenty-two 'competitors and called it the 'Wimbledon Championships.
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Crepello Odds On Favourite To
To Win
Ascot Laurels
By CLAUDE RICHARDSON
London, July 15.
The best thoroughbreds of five countries will inttho at Ascot on July 20 for Britain's "wixth classic", the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Siskes over a ifte and a half,
Thirteen horses from Britain, Ireland, France, Italy and Belgium have been left in at the fun acceptance stage for the £27,400 mee. The winner will take £29,090 of this handsome purse.
Rachy critics in Britain are convinced that nothing In the drst prize passing to Sir Victor field will be able to prevent the
Sassoon through the victory of three-year-old, The big Donatello
This year the Wimbledon Championships attracted some 280 players from thirty-eight countries and in twelve days more than 400 championship matches were decided. *It was the 70th meeting and, the Centre Court might some final for the first time since the in some ways, the most dis-days have been happier watch- war. tinguished. For the first time the ing those 19th century members At the age of 34, she suffered his champion Queen attended the Champion of the All-England Club gently one of the heaviest defeats of Crepeilo.
for the first time anudging ball through hoopsy on her career-2-6, 2-6-against colt is ut present an odda on coloured girl-Althea Gibson of the croquel lawns.
the 21-year-old ex-waliress favourite to ned the Ascot Harlem, New York-emerged as. Harsh criticism? Not at all. from California. Darlene Hard.laurels to his triumphs earlier Wimbledon Champlon; and for My opinion is supported by the Miss Brough Is now seriously this season in the Newmarket the first time in this century a
considering retiring from first- 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby, 10-year-old giri-Britain's Chris-
class, tennis, tine Truman-reached the semi- final of the singles.
In others ways, however, EL Wes not so distinguished. The standard of the women's tennis was deplorably low und me often than not the displey of tennis, by men and women, was downright dull.
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First, look at the Ladies' Singles, Out of ninety-six matches only twenty-six weni
But no encouraging feature of
The dozen other horses left in at the Anal acceptance stage include Queen Elizabeth's High to three sets. The majority were this year's Wimbledon was the Veldt and the Belgian four-year- "walkover wins" with few sets appearence of several young men old Todral, second and third to going beyond the 0-3 mark. and women of great promise. If the unbeaten Italian colt Ribot
that four seeds failed to reach
Three young men were
Alex Olmedo, Of
U:S. BASEBALL
Giants Crush
Chicago Cubs With 5-3 Win
con-
New York, July 1 In the atmi-finals and the this promise is ful¶Ñed, then in last year's race; Tissot, from Willie Mays, the Now York final, where dour batiles are the standard of play, especially the same stable as Ribot: Fric, Glants' one-man gang, crushed normally forthcoming, not one in women's tennis, should im- French-owned winner this rea- the Chicago Cubs for the second match went to three seis and prove considerably in the next son of Epsont's Coronation Cup straight day today with a two- not one loser succeeded in col- | few years,
and Ascot's Hardwicke Stakes; thomer that carried the lecting more than five games.
And it was not just by chance standing-Ashley Couper, Mike French six-year-old. antt Mon-
Jack Ketch, Irish 2,000 Guineas | Glants to a 5-3 triumph. Out-
winner this year; Tribord, a
The feet centre felder had the last eight and that for the Green and first time in history three junior these Cooper, at the age of 20, taval, American-owned, French-whipped the Cubs almost single- players entered the quarter- is already established as a great trained runner-up to Lavandin handedly on Sunday with a 12th Anals. Such sensations can only star, probably the greatest in the in last year's Fax Derby.
The only challengers who be explained by the
that Food generally amateur beld, now
scem ilkely to puse any threat low standard in the event,
at all to Crepello vielory ure What about the Men's Singles? Mike Green is not yet well- Fric,
Tissot And, pussibly, Yes, we had some exclting me-
known. He is a off, tall medica! | Montaval, ments here. There was the re-student at the University of
by M. M. Fric, owney! markable first-round four-set California, und in his victory of the unseeded
Drst Calmare, is presently stabled ot' Lalls Wimbledon he showed himself Newmarket for his British Ayala of Chile over No. 3 seed, as a great slyilst on the lines of campaign this season, Ile le ton in the eighth inning. It was Ham Richardson, and the mara Budge Patty, Hle.reached the last powerfully bull, a good mover Antonoill's ninth victory against thon hatile between Neale sixteen, going out Fraser and Budge Patty, which whom he took to 9-7 in the third and Hardwicke Stakes
lo Cooper and won the Coronation went to twenty-two games in set.
pressive style,
one sel.
has left the stage.
Grent stuff! But such struggles Olmedo, also a newcomer 10 us these were rare and even Wimbledon. had a most unfor- some close-tought matches pro-tunale beginning. In the Arst videvi poor entertainment. round of the Men's Singles e
was draws against the seeded and powerful Mervyn Rose of Austraila. He took Rose to four
in
inning homer. In fodny's test, the Glants were tralling (3-2 when Maya Jaced one of Don Elston's fast balls of the left field roof with Whitey Lockman ubourd in the thin inning.
Johnny Antonell gave up 10 hits and struck out six before he was relieved by Al Worthing-
Cup suven losses. Don Mueller also im-homered for the Giants in the
second inning while the Cubs picked up their three runs in the turd on three straight A GOOD COLT
singles and Ernie Bank's triplo, Tissot, by Tencrani, sire of In the day's only American. Ribot, out of
the Washington Tiepoletta, dam League game, also at the Italian Derby win- Senator whipped the Kansas Athletics, 10-3. Russ ne Torbido, is unquestionably City a good coll, but would probably Kemmerer went all the way for sets and only lost the second relish a longer
distance than the Senators in gaining his third victory and also hit a two-run. the mile and a half of
Other homem - wire Ascot In the Arst round of the
tact. He will probably homer. Men's Doubles,
the unlucky be found lacking a turn of foot produced by Lou Berberet and
Fayo Throneberry of Hugh Olmedo with
on the Senatura and Tim Thompson of Stewart when Crepelle cracks found himself drawn
pace in the closing alages.
the Albictics. against Mulloy and Patty, the ultimate toval, on the other hand, will be
Mr Ralph Strassburger's Mon- champions.
The development of the ser- 10 vice-volley game is partly blame for this. Players do not work for openings any more. They binst their way to an open-set 12-10. ing by powerful serving or
ground strokrs.
SHORTER RALLIES
Such tacties inevitably mean more errors and shorter rallies, An example was the quarter- Anal duc between Ulf Schmidt Alex Olmedo is a young man
"the
working at his best distance. On his day he can be a thorn in the
of Sweden and Fraser of Aus with a big dulure. A 21-year-old side of the very best, as he show- tralia. The score-1-6, 6-4, 6-8, Peruvian with crow-cut hair, heed when running Lavandin to a 6-4, 6-4
neck in the Derby last year, but in Fraser's favour-her a scorching cannonball ser- might indicate nn entertaining vice, powerful ground strokes he is something of an in-and-out seesaw battle. It was nothing of and great agility. The son of a performer. the kind.
tennis professional, he needs only more experience to become
real force in world tennis.
Not more than a handful of Irallies lasted over ton seconds. Schmidt slammed everything
and anything, and his hit-or- miss approach brought beruti- ful winners but an equal num- ber of glaring errors.
on
In the previous round, Sch- midt beat Australian Don Candy 6-4, 2-6, 0-2, 11-9. Again the score looks exelling enough. But the match was badly marked by erratic play
both sides, Candy producing ten double faults alone.
There was, of course, the mighty Lew Hoad making what turned out to be his swan song as an amateur. But his brilliant all-round power tennis, without serious opposition, was only of academic interest;
In the Men's Singles, as in the Ladies' Singles, we had a most
FUTURE TALENT
In the women's tennis, we raw a great wealth of future talent. Outstanding was Britain's Christine Truman who, playing in her first Wimbledon at the age of sixteen, Anal.
reached the semi-
23 years.
He was expected to run first in the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park on Saturday.
It would be expecting a lot of any of the horses of four years and upwards in the big Ascot rnca lo conecto a stone to an animal of Crepello's calibre with success, yet that is what they are set to do under the conditions of the race.
The only challengers at levels with Crepello are Jack Ketch and the French colt Al Mabsoot, and neither of these seems likely trouble to Sir Victor Samoon's on form to give the slightest
champion.
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Eastern Beaten 5-3 By Austria At Sydney
Chrisilne, early Gft, tall and extremely powerful in the fort hand drive. looks like Britain's best hope for
the regaining Wimbledon file which has been the exclusive property Americans for nearly But she needs more experience It looks us If Crepello will and coaching to strengthen her triumph over the opposition, backhand and improve her court-strong as it is. Ile has not yet craft and footwork.
raced over right-hand course,
Sydney, July 15. F. K Austria beat a Hong- but he chowed no sign that this disappointing final, the shortest Other girls of promise in-will be ony dimeulty to him kong soccer team, Enstern by final match for a quarter of aclude Sandra Reynolds, an 18- when he was tried out recently Ave goals to three here tonight century.
Hoad took only 57 year-old South African girl who round right-hand bends in a after leading 3-2 at halftime. minutes to dispose of Australian reached the last eight; attractive gallop at Newmarket. He seems The resilt was not a true. Ashley Cooper 0-2, 6-1, 0-2. tile Rosa Maria Reyes of
Unfortunately, there are
no Mexico, also eighteen and also every inch a real champion, and indication of the play.
Dits Ascot race should prove Tidens, Cochets, Bromwicht and a quarter-finalist; and Miriam another stepping stone on the
Hongkong's good display Budges in the game today, and "Little Mimi" Arnold from Cali-was to a high rating among the
surprise after the Wimbledon showed that such tarnin.
best British thoroughbreds of team's poor showing in the old masters no Drobny, Patty
this century.
second half against Australia on Junior and Seixas pre sudly losing their
Victory for Crepello would Saturday. is only bring recorda speed,
to his trainer, Their days as great singles exit. Lin. tall and, because of her Noot Murless and jockey, Lester Deft footwork and solid tacki- ing by centre-hall Ko Po-koung fullbacks Lau Yee and The Aral prize of £23,099 | and would bring Murless'a wiminga Lee Ping-chlu surprised the the season to well over the Austrians who expected en easy training victory.
Mimi, 18-year-old champion of America,
ponents are almost spent, al- obvious vunerability at the net, Piggott.
still concentrates on a fierce barcliné
though the veterans can have a great
future in Men's attack. She won Junior Wim- bledon this year and became Doubles as was shown by the the youngest ever winner of the remarkable Gardmar Mulloy
Cham-
who came back this year at the Wimbledon curtain-raiser, the
Lawn Tennis age of forty-three to win the London Men's Doubles with 83-year-old plonship.
-(London Ampensa Sarvics), Dudge Pally against the young
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FOR THE FIRST TIME
In the women's tennis we saw
the last of a great generation of
DAVIS CUP
players when Louise Brough, Good Chance For
four times. Wimbledon Cham- plon, failed to reach the semi-
Britain To Reach European Final
London, July 15.
The British Davis Cup team is ca route to Brussela where it will play Belgium the semi- Anals of the European Zone Ibla week-end.
the
caused
Nai--huen made
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recordi Brition Agure of £03,808, won by Joe Hongkong goalkeeper Tam Lawson in 1931. It would take
seemlagly the total prize money wan by Piggott this season to well over miraculous diving sayes,
Hongkong's goals were scared by inside-right Ho Cheung-yau.
£100,000 and beyond the record ect by Charlle 'Smirke in 1952, Tulgar's year.
All seems act fair for the owner-trainer-jocker triumvir-
ate who Have the good fortune to be hoclatell with Crepello,
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Fight Postponed
For A Week
Los Angeles, July 13.
The French and English Pro- The Cisco Andrude-Wallco pessional Rugbyboom met (Fluth) Smith bout, scheduled for strong opposition to their Thursday at Olymple Thirty-four year old Good scheduled series of hibition Auditorium, today was post- Peich, who returns to the Br matches in Sarth Africa when poned to week because
1ish learn after an absence of they arrived here today by air Aidrado inffered a bruised tert two years, said before leaving
hand in training. today that Britain had a serious from Australia juos clinico of reaching the Eutopdan-
"The oppositon came from
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their very home | ponement should be sufficient for in thao, recent Andrade "to, be able to resume coʻktrinalin, in temning for the bout on July 186,
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