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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1957.
SURREY HAVE TO FIGHT HARD FOR FIRST
INNINGS LEAD AGAINST SOMERSET
Dennis Brookes Hits 132 Not Out Against Worcestershire
London, Aug. 15.
Roger Riviere Wins The Professional Pursuit Title For France
Liege, Aug. 15. Roger Riviere, who deminutei pursuit cycling event today, Kavo France, her first world title o this cycling speciality when he hext his compatriot Albert Ba vet in a well fought out final.
Dennis Brookes, the Northamptonshire opening bat, hit the world professional 132 not out against Worcestershire at Worcester, where the outfield had dried out well after yesterday's flooding. Brookes batted just under five hours after his side had been put in by Peter Richardson.
Kent, facing a Derbyshire first innings total of 98, took 67, overs and 215 minutes to take the lead. Gladwin, the Derby seamer, passed his 100 wickets for the season during the Kent innings.
Surrey, who need save victory to clinch our path #ucevive Champiartin, hol to night hard for first inang, kadi against Somerset, but gors 1
ings by Tom Clark :35), 18ty May (02) mud Alku. Meiyr: (53) enabled them to roh 199
- lend of 36
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Twenty wieks tell for condyl 188 an at-Cheltenham today,j where Gloucestershire Hombre by seven wickets #10 sion Thre wickets for! the ja runs they procent for
Victory.
Peter Sainsbury, Hampshire's i Plow teft arm spinner, took all they three wickets which in- cluded that of Ton: Graveney, the England batsman, for re
Geure ter, hare, an uning takk fint in the TOUCH DA their overnight 79 The R addej 107 vines for the ins of *cven wickel, giving
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At Weston-Super-Mare: Somerset 250. Surrey (Clark
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53, Mag 62, letyre
At Worthing: Lancashire 190, (kin 70). Sussex B8 for seven, At Worcester: Northampton- (Brookes for seven chire 250
52)
132 not
t. Livingston versus Worcestershire,
Ai
(Cowdrey
Derby: Derbyshire 98. Ken! 213 for seven 51)--Routes.
Spain Beats Pakistan In Pro Tennis
Franes, Aug. 15. Spain beat Paltistan by three inatches to all in the Hirst day of the War Cup" protes- sional men's tennis touMKUNCAL | ut Vittel
In the singles Ballesteros (Spain) bent Mushing (Pakistan)
and 6-3, 7-5, Gatladro (Spain) Beat Noor (Paldista) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
In the doublest Gallardo Ballesteros beat Noor-Mushtag 6-4, 6-2.
RECORD BREAKING SWIM
Smile and a wave from Florence Chadwick, the 56-year-old American long distance swimmer, as she set olf in darkness from Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, on her record-breaking swim across the Bristol Channel. She reached Penarth Hend, 10 miles away, at 3.22 amm., having made the crossing in 6 hours 7 minutes. The previous record, held by British swimmer H. Temme, was 7 hours 5 minutes. The previous best time for a woman was Miss Jenny James 8 hours 29 minutes. Miss Chadwick plans to attempt a 211⁄2-mile swim
Sea across the Irish from Donaghadee, Norilern Ireland, 10 Portpatrick. Wigtownshire, soon. — Reuterphoto.
BRAVES EXTEND THEIR LEAGUE LEAD WITHOUT THROWING A BALL
New York, Aug. 15.
The Milwaukee Braves extended their National League lead to eight gumes without throwing a ball on Thursday when the seventh-place Chicago Cubs whipped the St Louis Cardinals, 4-1 and the sixth-place New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-4.
The Braves will try for their 10th straight victory which would extend their lead to 81% games in a night game with the Cincinnati Redlegs.
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CONTINUING THE IBBOTSON STORY
DEREK IBBOTSON EXPLAINS WHY HE ALWAYS RUNS
IN A RAF VEST
His
Breakfast with Ibbotson is a stimulating affair. bouncy, laughing personality wipes away any lurking cobwebs the Brst lap, but Rivier before the cornflakes are milked.
Baivel sprinted into the lead
cought up gradually to draw level at the end of the second lap. In the third Jap, tiviere ok the lend and held it to the end. While Rouvet appeared 101 suffering To keen pace, Riviere drew ahead with
be
It is no passing cheer. Madeleine, charming wife of the world's fastest milor, told me: "Derek is always happy and gay. He enjoys every minute of life and is the most every helpful and considerate person I know.”
up and seemned to streak round the trek without effort.
Five lups from the finish. Douvel put in a terrife chui- lenge and reduced the gap bi- tween himself and Riviere from 20 to 15 metres, But in the Just two laps Riviere un the
compatriot better of his won by over four steonds ifter a devastating final sprint,
time of
:
And in all his glory, master-runner Ibbotson has not forgotten his friends. That is why he always runs in the powder-blue vest of the RAF in preference to his England colours.
Fair-haired Ibbotson pushed Iwo boiled CHES to one side. lerned across the table and ex- plained: "The RAF did so much for my career that I think the 19 10 least I can do in return wear their vest.
ja
"When I was called up December 1994 I was worked about my athletics future. There war no lized.
my
The race between the Italians for third and four place was apoor affal in comparison to the all-French Anal. The Itailans seemed to suffer from the strong wind more than the Frenchmen and the former
that "I honestly think World
Champion, Messina, two National Service years are clocked the
Poor
G responsible for the performances minutes, 30.4 seconds, to beat which I am now producing"
I must mention Squadron Faggin by 4 steonds,
Riviere elecked the fastest Leader D. C. Davies, the ex- of the half-mile crampton of the Uni- ime in every round
In the fraversity of Wales," he said.. championships.
"Squadron Leader Davies was round he closed 6 minutes, 17.4) seconds over the five kliometres.
helped me et Yatesbury di
So did the other In the quarter-finals, Riviere tremendously. locked ininutes, 23.4 seconds ofiteers. They saw to it that I [rx of time and in the finals he clocked received plenty 21.8 recon."
running."
Now Ibbotson receives letters and telegrams from the Air Force thanking him for keeping Roger Riviers, second French the colours Gying. winner o! the World Cycling "No Banks are necessary," Chainpionships, 1s Currently says lbbolson. "It is an honour erving his national call-up to be allowed to run in the RAF period with the French Arms rest. along with Michel Housseau.
SECOND WINNER
who brought France a first win
Sunday
Dit
sprint event.
In the Amateur
Like Rousseau. Biviere is only 21 years old and has not been a competitive cyclist for long.
He rode his first race in 1954 and last year won his first title, that of French amateur and in- dependent pursuit champion. He also won last year the tour of Europe multi-stage race, beating the best amateur road riders In Europe.
come
EATING
The man elligé cali The mile machine Terrals ware of his secrets ...why he clays ris in य RAF yrest .... that he rate when he helped Chris Chataway to
a world record.
By JOHN ROSS ——
"What about your jegs?" 1 asked, bringing him up to date. "There seuns to be some turgu- iment about their condition."
right
leg
He replied: In my left leg 1 have a thiolscuing where the Achilles tendon joins the eall murele,
1 gel "In my synovitis of the knee in cold weather and I also suffer frem arthritis in the lift tog, which was broken in two place, and never properly set."
LEADING
his
It was while serving at Yates-
Ibbotson
borrowed bury that the C1 which was to buy ticket to stardom. Let him ex- pluin:
"I was on leave and I asked my mother for a loan of 1 so that I could go to Manchester and make an attempt on Gaston The HAF also saw to it that Reiff's 2,000-metre world record. "My time for that run was their star tunner was well fed&min. 12.850c. Gordon's was two
And his civilian food-pile is no smaller,
After a breakfast built on a of eggs, it is solid foundation nothing for Ibbetson, to lunch on fruit fulce, a pound of tried steal, and a double helping of milik pudding or treacle sponge. For tea Ibbotson may take
lamb
several two
chops,
seconds better, but he was 2.8 down on Reiff's best.
"The main satisfaction for me was that I was able to return
and laugh at my mates in Hut Y40. They had pulled my leg no end when they heard that I was going to race against Pirie." Bolh runners broke the Bri- tich native and all-comers' re- cord for the distance and Ibbot- In May this year, Riviere be- potatoes, and a large helping of
in fruit. a household name
All this body-bulk is son became the seventh fastest into a running weight man in the world over the France when he beat the crack packed Jacques Anquet to become of 10st. 2lb.
distance, Pursuit
"A runner (ises He said: French Professional
most of his musetes, but essen- Champion.
Anquetil went on to win the tially he runs on his stomach. Tour
classic with If I get pains during n of France ease, while Riviere last month they are nearly always in the set up the best world pursuit stomach. performance over five kilometres when he clocked 5 minutes, 3.8 seconds at Zurich to beat the Swiss specialist Rene Strehler,
CYCLING TROPHY France today won the Liege! Cycling Trophy, awarded to the . nútion with the best performative In the track events of the World Cycling Championships which ended here tonight
France (two wins, one second one third) totalled place and nine points. Italy was second. also with nine points (one win, two seconds and two thirds). The Netherlands (one win, one second and one third) was third with six points. Belgium (onc win)
fourth with three points, Switzerland (one second) was ifth with two points and Australia (one third) was sixth
World The
Cycling Rozd
was
France beat Switzerland by
Moc Drabowsky, $80,000 Grim pitched the last S 3-0 and the Netherlands beut
bonus right-hander, pitched a
with one point. Innings to play the major roles Austria by 2-1 in the other twoix-hitter and struck out seven in the Yankees triumph. Mickey Arst day matches today,- France-Presse.
World Cup Soccer
us the Cubs deall the Cardions Mantle struck out twice and Championships will be held at
Warckem amateurs
Saturday 071
and Sunday
their ninth straight loss-their walked three time, his average gest losing streak since 1947 dipping to 380, while Ted Sin Musial lasted out three of the Cardinals' its but the and a single in three tries to
Williams slammed out a double professionals.France-Presse. Cubs had seven hits, including
ralee his mark to 303. Helsinisi, Auf, 15. homers by Dale Long and Rusla bent Finland 10-0 in | Chuck Tanner,
of the European | Sam Jones Group Six
suffered his Zone of the World Soccer Cup seventh defeat for the Cardinals while the victory WILS here today.
Drabowsky's ninth compared
Russia Jedi 7-0, at half time---
Reuter
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to 10 losses,
Chico Corrasouth's second grand slam homer of the season was the big blow, of a five- run Cleveland uprising that ended a three-game White Sox winning stre
streak. Don Moss went
Sports Diary
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Hadsainton Executiva Committee Meeting of the distance for the Indians the K Badminton Association, 530 Light-hitting calcher Valmy for his ninth and Jack Hartman Alexandra House, 539 pm.
Water-Polo Thomas knocked in four runs fools the 1635.
let in Auny (Vizioria Bar. with a Homer and a triple to Ex-Yankees -Billy Hunter, racks) 0.15 p.m. spark Jute Giant ralles that woody Held and Billy Harlin under the Dodgen their 40b pared an 11-bit Kansas City loss in six Fomes. Ramon allock which roated 14-game Monzani, second Glent pitcher, winner Jim Bunning Hunter received credit for the win al-had a single, double and triple though Red Worthington pitched
and Held and Martin hitless ball over the last three
homired. Innings. Don Drysdale, who bent the Glants six times in seven previous tries, was the loser.
DAY GAMES
The New York Yankees open-
Brooklyn
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GAME SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Drydale, Besmont (6) and Walker Barelay teCormick (1), Met Wi-Monzant (1-1) 19-Drysuitde
ed up a 51-game lead in the (3), Worthington (7) and Thoms.
American League when they 10-7). Thoman' (dits). whipped the Boston Red Sox, st Louls ****** 001-000-0001-0-1
6-3, and the Cleveland Indians Chicago
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beat the Chicago White Sox. (0-10) and Neeman. Fanning (3).
5-4. The Kansas City Athletics Ifs-Long (14th), Twonen (th),
defeated the Detroit Tigers in AMERICAN LEAGUE"
| the only other day game in the Chicago
major.
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Gli McDougni hit a two-runi) mom (17) nid tegar, for eighth-inning honte and Hola man. (7/7), 118--Carrierizst (816).
Bon.
mace
CELEBRATING
the three miles. That great mace was at the White City, London, on the last Saturday of July 1955.
Chalaway was the conspira- 1
Lor, Ibbotson told me: received a letter from Chris ten days before the meeting asking if I would help him go after the record held by the Russian, Vladimir Kuts.
"His plan was that we should lead in alternate Japs and then race it out half a mile
the tape. Although from fully agreed, and Chris
nat
with he
Louise Brough In Essex CC Semi-Finals
Manchester, Mass., Aug. 15. Second-seeded Louise Brough defeated Janet Hopps of Seattle, Washington, 6-3, 6-2 today to get into the semi-finals of the 30th women's invitation tennis tournament at the Essex Country Club
In the second quarter-final played today, Darlene Hari defeated the second foreign seed, 18-year-old Christine Truman of Great Britain, 6-1, 8-6.
Miss Hard, 21 and fourth- ceeded in the Essex play, breezed through the liest sei, but in the al set there were sine service breaks in the last 11 gaines,
Miss Truman, a Wimbledon chance quarter-finalist, had a
in the 10th game when she got ahead 30-16, the next three
to even the match but then inst
points.
The other quarter-finals will be held tomorrow, pitting the Wimbledon Champion, Althou Gibson, against America's Girls' wood City, California. Champion, Mimi Arnold of Red-
In another
to- quarter-final morrow, Shirley Boomer of Britain faces third US seed Mra parathy Knode.
In one of the doubles matches neay, Miss Gibson and Dariene turd termed to defeat Joan Belmont, Maende Sullivans of chusel's, and Virginia Connolly
Boston, 0-0, 6-1.
In the second top doubles match today, Louise Brough and Margaret Dupon; defeated Mrs Richard Buck of Manchester, Massachusetin, and Mrs Patricia Canning Todd 6-2, 6-0.—In£tball Press.
romped round in 13min, 23.2see." "CHARLES STAND”
Ibbotson celebrated
They named entrance
Lates Cointreau, It is the drink
atter Sir Jack Hobbs and W.G.. HIS Lakes when dining out.
Grace at the Oval and Lords, olher drink in sweel sherry, and
New it is propssed to call the ufter a race he likes nothing
new Leeds United Football Club better than a long putt at a
the "Charles Stand." structure glass of shandy.
Big John not only led them to TOMORROW
the first Division before the old stand was burnt down, but his of his proudest 35,000 transfer, fed to Italy tells moment and of his record
lans helped materially in bulld- plans for this season, ing the new one.
Ibbotson
ENGLISH FA WON'T SACK STAR MEN
By BOB PENNINGTON
England's World Cup eleven will be selected in November-seven months before going to Sweden for the finals of Soccer's top trophy.
The same 11 stars will be an automatic choice in the remaining internationals and inter-League games before next June....irrespective of form ups and downs.
In thes boldest-and I This should start This is the think
in Womblay game with France on wisest innovation
World Cup blue. November 27,
the of
And not 100 so01. After meeting the French our World Cup eleven will have only live
Still taller headlines followed England's when Ibbotson coaxed Chris print.
for None Chalaway to a world best
FA bosses pretends England will have an ideal preparation compared with the lavish training schedules urranged by South American
The Proiball League will use and iron Curtalu counitis.
the World Cup Side against the But they believe it is the best Sectish League on March 20.
"A runner runs on his stomach," insists Ibbot- So he eats well, offen- and obviously does
justice to good Yorkshire cooking,
THE GAMBOLS.
together before more matches playing in Sweden.
we can do when club demands
The same 22 players could for League and Cup duty take be in action priority" over
again in the "England training: Scotland v. England match on needs.
Scusen inlo
Apell 19. Broad outline of the plan is The FA is now saranging Iwe the reason's outstanding home iriematicnal alfraction for the week after the Cup Final.
IMPROVED
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split the
sections.
SECTION ONE:
selection
Final
This will last until November. Problem
positions Fra the altack, at wing and inside for ward, will be probed.
Disputed positions in defenes -gcal and right back-will be resolved,
PROGRAMME England's next international Is in Wales on October 18. But there are also two inter-League Aimes in October gains: the League of Ireland on the oth; orway to the Irish League in Belfast on the 30th,
Uruguay, the Argenline, or Spain will be at Wembley o May 7.
Then the World Cup side and Sevin rezerves leave to play gainst Yugoslavia and Rusla before going to their Swedish training camp.
In Stockholm the other woelt- teg men in d. two of the Swedish footbali told me they rated England in their top four for the World Cuo
Said Swedish FA recretary Two return Under-23 Inter- nationals-Bulgaria (September Holger Bergens: "English foot- 25) and Rumunia (October 18) all is so improved. You have a -will also be helpful with at much better chance-and team-
then in Switzerlard four years least six full inferenttonais available.
would tank you nbout the Argentine, tho Russia
The target is to hit
on the eleven Inai
by the match against Ireland on November 0.
SECTION TWO: preparation.
Barry Appleby
I SHALL BE GLAD 'WEIÊN,
TỦ ĐƯỢC THEO ÂM TH MOUNTAIN VAGE
THE' WRATURQ'S MAKING ME) FEEL QUITE HOMESICK
Final
ngo.
with fourth
and Brazil,
vourites."
London Express Service).
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