THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1958.
Sports Diary THAT 100-MATCH MARATHON
TODAY
Athletics
UM VAI Kastern Air Force IKAAA (BCAA Stadium) 130_p.m.
Ments of JIK Öller Banka" Sports
it Army Ground, Boundary St.
Uséminion
Finals of Colony Junior Cham- plonship Ladies Doubles, Men' Doubles and Mixed Doubles at CCC commencing 7.30 p.m.
Football
Chinesa F.A. Council Sports Hood 6 m
TOMORROW
Roccer
Meeling,
1 Divisionit Destem v Army (635)
★ pan; JCwong Waly v Kitches (Chabj p; CAR Y Club (19) 4 pan. Reserve Division: Eastern v' Artny
100, CAA V Club (DS), bath
matches of 2.30 p.m.
V
2nd Division: Talkoo Print
(Club) 2:30 pm. "South China
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DRITISH TENNIS
Davidson Beats
Billy Knight In Quarter-Final
London, Mar. 13.
B. Davidson of Sweden beat W. Knight of Britain 11-0, 10-6 in the men's singles and 0-3 quarter-finals of the Britiali
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to Covered Court Tennis Champlon-nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the
61 Joseph (iv), Cymnastle Air-pionships at Queen's Club, Lon-Year for the current season.
CTATE (TV) pan; C & W v Caro- den today. Fine I (EV) 4 pm,
3rd Division: University South China (15V) 2.30 p.m.: CAT v Mer- cantile (TV) 2.30 pm: tediffusion v APS (HV) 4 pm.
Rowing
Head of the lay, Desp Water Day. 4 p.m.
Athletter H.K. Other Ranks Sports Meeting. Boundary Street 2.30 p.m.
Cricket
let Division: CCC v Recreio, Army "South" vffic, Scorpio v Amy ✔ Navy, Police y Optimist "North"
Zach Division: KCV Centaurs, Dockyard v DHS, RAF y Pulice, IRC yamy "North", KC "Hornets"
v Koč University, Army South" "Waspa"".
Northall
Other men's singles quarter- Cnais results today were:
Ruger Becker beat G. Oakley Bob Wilson bent J. Pickard
6-4, 6-2, 0-4.
6-2, 6-4, 11-0.
In the semi-Brads, Davidson
will meet Becker ni Wilson will meet Mike Davies,
The women's ingles rem!.. finalists are:
Christine Truman, Ann Shil- cock, Mes J. Deloford and Pat Ward (all from Belain).
Men's
doubles finalists are:
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.
The two qualifications for nomination are:
(1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play. Nominations should be addressed
to
Ruthless Lew Hoad Breaks Pancho's Nerve Is
Tennis Number One Now
By ALAN HOBY
ΠΟΥ
After just eight months as a professional, Low Hoad is the undisputed No. 1 lawn tennis player in the world. When the 23-year-old Australian star first quit the amateur ranks last July, after winning his second Wimbledon in succession, there were many people who shook their heads.
The
and at 10-a}i,
after an-
Really Upset
without a trace of temperament, same ruthless pattern; Hood, service,
craftily
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mixing
"He won't live in that league," man,
kills all the time.
He has learned to play the they said. "Pancho Gonzales, other heated protest by the big the World Champion, will make | American, a replacement was percentage. And he knows that, granted, the original linesman shot for shot, his percentage fa mincement of him,
And when, after 10 games of walking off in a buff.
more than equal to Pancho's." Gonzales'
Gonzales nerve was clearly
began losing his their present 100-match "Mera- thon" It began in January→ cracking, and at 20-all Hond, nerve, Kramer added, when ho up Hoad in the slood at 5-5, the score
there with a whoop, broke through didn't smash were Still unbellevera who Pancho's service and held his first few games. declared: "Pancho is just giving own.
He knew Hood could equal
strokes him ground
and the kid a few parnes to keep the
expected to money splming and the crowds
volleying but be next ct followed the beat up the
Australian on fils coming..."
But now a remarkable thing Instead of the has happened. glowering Gonzales eating Hoad who have had to swallow their words,
For with over a quarter of Afterwards Heat said tarlly: Ing a remedy, he started serving their 100 match tournament "Pancho is really upset, I'm completed, it is Lew Hond, the afraid. He's not used to trailing,the return.
but that's what he is going to new boy, who is coolly and re- morselessly crushing his angry Gft, 31n. ival from Califortiin, By sheer concentration Hond, who now leads 20-16, hus com- pletely gained the upper hand- and the 29-year-old Gonzales, who for nearly five years has beaten everyone in sight, doesn't like the treatment. He doesn'i like it at all.
Talwar Tao Keu v Non-Chinese. The Briti h pairs of Knight and the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.it is Hond's crilles
Icing's Park, 330 pm.
EMPIRE GAMES
An Appeal To Raise £40,000 For English Team
London, Mar. 13.
The Bullsh Empire and Com- monwealth Games Council for England launched J Appeal
here tonight which, it is hoped, will
least £40,000 raise al sterling.
Pickard and Davies and Wi- son.
Davies and Wilson beat R. Bennett and A. Mills 0-2, 0-2, semi-final today.--France-
6 in the encounter Presse.
recond
Fulham Beat Leyton Orient In Postponed Match
Lordon, Mar. 13. Fulkam beat Leyton Orient by 3-1 in a postponed Second Divi- sion match tonight and climbed into fouth place in the Cham
ionship table.
matches,
To the Ediller, China Mall,
My namination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on the acid
of play is:
of the
(Signed)
...Club.
Heavyweight Title
Title Bout
London, Mar. 13. The British
Empire heavyweight title fight between the hotter, Joe Erskine (Cat Charlton diff), and Brian London (Black- London has been approved by the British Boxing Board
defend the British utte inside the customary six months gruco allowed a champion.
Hate blazes across the net be Iween these two-one tall and sworthy and the other blond and ball stocky from the first, struck.
For instance, at Odessa Town Hall, Texas, the other week, the first set went to 22-20.
"But when," cald, Kramer, guile with "Pancho saw his big cerves
ing around to lose 10-8.
badly and double fault, Seek-
soft ones and was passed on
"Now Pancho doesn't Imow what to do. And when you're becomes unsure, everything difficult. Additionally, Hoad is loose, easy, and confident, while Pancho, In my opinion, is pully and overweight,
poweri Pancho skitter-scatter being returned he began to press
do from now on.
"1 don't think he can catch up now He's playing the best he knows, as well as he ever has done.
"Y Eucts when a man sees his ilving being taken away he gets mad-and Pancho's been op money a long time now."* (Gonzales carnings so far from pro tennis are estimated st around £10,000.)
Houd went on hopplly: "Gonzales is used to eating op- ponents allve, but luckily I got my nose in front early on and clipped his confidence.
It is an astonishing sight- this
laming of one of the As game after gaie reeled off greatest lawn ferala players of the 1,000 spectators watched | ull time, fascinated to see who would
But even erack first in this big power than Hoad's struggle
more
Meanwhile, as Kramer's tennis circus barnstorms астова tho States, and eventually across the world, the tension grows.
A
of
seven
He Won't Talk
опе Gonzalez, children of poor Mexican house pointer, keeps more and more to himself. He won't talk: and he won't be interviewed,
He seems to be at loggerheads too with the rest of the troupe, including Tony Pancho Segura,
impressive He outgunning
Trabert
travels alone
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between
of towns. He doesn't mix or joke. When Hoad and company go
nner-up with 43ipoul) to be held on June 3 into match with the wirner be- { wise brash newcomer or Gonzales is the way the Aus" off to a cinema, Pancho, wound
The money is needed to pay for the English team of 2003 at the games in Cardiff in July, and also to Crane a "London welcome week" during which West Ham United Tends the 050 competitors
officials Second Division with 45 points
enter-from 33 from overseas will be tained.
Athletic is The guests will be housed inpoints (33 matches) and Liver- London University hostels from pool is in third place with 40 July 28 to August 5, and will be points (34 matches). Fuikam IsControl. entertained at luncheons, re-now fourth with 39 points (31 ceptions, theatre parties and matches) and Blackburn Rovers other events sell to be arrutiged, ath with 39 points (32
matches)-France-Presse. China Mall Special.
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A challenger will be ready cause the board have sanctioned gnat eliminating bout between Britain's other leading heavy weights, Henry Cooper and Dick The Lourd gave their approval Tichardson. This contest will un condition that the take place on June 7-China today winner shall be prepared to Mail Special.
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EXHIBIT A
Tomorrow: 'LOTHAR'S DAY'
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as
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At 15-all Gonzales again passionately denounced the lines-
trallan has conquered his own brittle temperament. As an amateur
but touchy oldtimer. Tempers mounted, and once
up and unrelaxed, stays in his Gonzales threw his racket away
Hoad's self- hotel or walks alone. tussle developed. At control was often suspect. He For Pancho's pride in himself 12-all Gonzales suddenly storm could be brilliant or bad-and as the world's best tennis player ed at a linesman.
when ho Wan und he was has been badly hurt. shocking.
Last year, when he was all- conquering, he was flamboyant But now and gallery-pleasing. Thus, when cx-Wimbledon it is all different. champion Jack Kramer paid As an amateur Houd won the him £44,700 to join his profes- Men's Singles Championship at sional wroupe of all-stars, Lew | Whinbicdon--something Gonzales had a rough time for a while. was never able to do.
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"He learned
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to make great
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| Blame £10 Signing Fee For Soccer's Troubles
Says DESMOND HACKETT
The court appointed by the Football Association recently sentenced Leyton Orient to a £2,000 fins, censured the chairman, Harry Zussman, and the ex-manager, Alec Stock.
Their offence la one readily recognised by the majority of
League clubs.
The most innocent description is "a little something" to
indicate to any prospective player that this is a club prepared to do the best for its hired athletes,
In fact, it is an old Soccer of trouble that Leyton Orient custom. Few clubs can put their ran into. hands on the Football Associa- Leyton Orient have been tion Ruler and declnre: "We warned as to their friure con- never did anything like this."
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It is right that they The major crime of Leyton should be rebuked, Orient was that they were found It is even more important that out.
the legislators of this splendidi sport should also be warned.
They were found out bucking the rules, as so many clubs are And I shall continue to compelled to rip un the Soccer rebuke them until they create a laws in these days when the system which will kill the Soccer chiefs will not face up to twentieth-century conditions.
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Soccer is big show business, although there is more sculle Let the players be pald than akime in some of the big according to their merita. transfers that continue to amaze Those who break the
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