PREVIEW
NEEDED. FROM IKE-RECIPE FOR BETTER GOLF
London, June 19. President Eisenhower may have improved his golf in office-but Mr Selwyn Lloyd's gamo has deteriorated.
Before he became Foreign Secretary, Mr Lloyd had a handicap of six at the Royal Liverpool course.
Nów, says the Nows Chronicle today, ho has confided to the golf society of Great Britain that hlo handicap
"ought to be about 18." But that will not stop the society moking him ita 1,000th member and giving him д -luncheon next wook.--
Chine Mall Special,
ALTHEA GIBSON
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1958.
OF WIMBLEDON
Today's World Cup Soccer
W GERMANY, BRAZIL, SWEDEN
AND EITHER
N. IRELAND
OR FRANCE TIPPED TO WIN
By Vernon Morgan
Stockholm, June 19.
The names of the four teams to reach the semi-finals of the 1968 World Cup soccer competition will be known tonight — unless there are any replays following extra times.
winners at
Upsets Likely Though Cooper And Althea Gibson Are Favoured For Singles Titles
By JOHN COTTRELL During the next week, tens of thousands of tennis fans will be journoying to the All - England Club and handing over about a quarter of a million pounds to see the world's best amateurs competing in the Wimbledon Cham- pionships.
It does not matter that many of the star players and personalities will be absent from Wimble- don this year, nor that the priec of admission has gone up. This is the most successful open- air show on earth. It is always a sure sell- out.
ASHLEY COOPER
Some experts, not interested (edded incentive to win Wimble, qualities to overcome плиссея-
don and become the world's No. 1 amateur. He is open to offers from Jack Kramer and, 09 everyone knows, the Wimbledon 100 is the strongest lever to securing a fal contract in the professional ranks.
somewhat
sion of tough opponents,
Cooper has mechanical style and appears to Jack the finesse and Imagination of the true tennis artist. But if he can strike peak form I think the big guns of the power player will see him through.
in such sordid things as money, predict that this year's tennis carnival will be a flop. The standard of tennis, they say, will be the lowest since the war.
In the past year, Lew Hoad, 1050 and 1057 Wimbledon champion, has turned profes- Mal Anderson, 23-year-old sional. So has Fred Huber of rongy Queensland cattle farmer, So he is my first choice for Austria, and Wimbledon will did not
have a
big reputation the Wimbledon title, with FORD miss his light-hearted anfien, when he came to Wimbledon | and Anderson running him very
Other famour absentees this last year. Unsorded, he knock- | closo. year include Vic Soling, 1063 champion; Dick Savili, 1931 champlon; Herbie Flam, the American No. 2; Louise Brough, four times Wimbledon cham- pion; Beverly Baker Fieliz, 1955 finalist; Angela Buxton, 1958 finalist; ond Darlene Hard, 1937 finalist.
Only Three
Only three past Wimbledon champions will be taking part—– Allhes Gibson and veterans Fatty.
Drobny and Budge
Jaroslav While the outcome of a Cup
Western Germany, the title ¦ in Gothenburn. According to Tuesday and Brazil the France- holders, will meet Yugoslavia] form the Brazilians, favourites | Northern Ireland bi Malmoe in the top quarter-j to win the life before the Sea, Stockholm. unul, and everythin?t points to af tournament began and now even} vietary for the elampions. Ho strongly fancival becausemintel is anyone's guess, Brazli
of the brilliant display against should again reach the final a The Yugoslavs live been the Hucions, should win com- they did in the 1050 tournamentless, weakened by injuries and they fortably against the gallant In Brazil China Moll Special
have poor international
cord against their rivals,
re-Welshmen,
Perhaps the mont oper of
Home Advantage
between
the four les is that
France and Northern Ireland. Brazil have the advantage of The French have the advantage | playlik "at home" as this will in that they are fresh and have be their fourth game in the
dready had experience of the Ullevi Stadium, Norrköping ground where the match will be played.
On the other hand, Northern Inland have proved themselves capable of rising to the occasion and they alone of the tour Bri ties tehnik in the competition here have won two matches,
Sweden play yet again on their home pitch in Solna, Stockholm. Thi time against the USSR.
Unbeaten
The Swedes, unbeaten in home international matches for three years, should retain their record.
The Russians played like a tired team in Tuesday's replay with England and were lucky to win. They will almost certainly have to take the field without une of their best players, centre- half Krizheval, who was in- Jured in the closing sreonelt of Tuesday night's game.
At the bottom of the quarter-
Anala is the Brazil-Wales matek
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Hockey
Moreover, they are left un- troubled by injuries and their Welsh rivals received a severe buffeting in their match against Hungary on Tuesday,
BOYCOTT APPEAL
BY HUNGARIANS
two of their revolutionary com- |
Yet A belleve this year's Wimbledon will be more, not entertaining than Last years. For the great thrills of The Championships unexpected;
are always
Last year, the Men's Singles went very much according to the plan of the seeding còm- mittee. The stop two seeds played out the trol; four of the lop five seeds reached the semi- finals. Only Ham Richardson, Vienna, June 18,
No. 3, failed to justity his seed- Following the execution of ing and was knocked out in the Premier, Imre Arst round by the ubiquitous ex-Hungarian Nagy, General Pal Maleter and fitte Luis Ayala of Chile
This year, the Men's Singis panions, the World Federolionis wide open
and I anticipate If Western of Hungarian sportsmen in exile many upsets. No one is likely It thus looks us Germany, Sweden, Brazil and today appealed to all sporting to steam-roller his way to the as Hond did ellier France
Northern federations in the "Free World" title as ruthlessly of
the Champion- relund will be semi-finalisis. to "boycott sporls meetinus in last year. And taking chips will be which Hungarians are
11 the more If they are, Sweden will meet
Interesting for it, Germany in Gothenburg next part-France-Presse,
Australa
provided three men's semi-finaliste last year and I expect
the world's No. 1 lawn tennis country to dominate the chompionship again, prob- ably providing both finalists for the third year in succession.
Which Australian?
SINGLES DRAW FAVOURS!
MAL ANDERSON AND
CHRISTINE TRUMAN
London, June 18.
ed out Kurt Nielsen, twice o Neain Fraser, 1957 Wimbledon Wimbledon Analist, and extend- | soml-finalist
and the fourth ed former champion Vie Seixas member of this strong Austro- to five gruelling rels.
llan party, will not, I think, get farther than the semi-final stage, he fell to where last year Couper.
Left-handed Fraser has a fine") raking forehand and a devastat- ing swinging serve. But my view he is too easy going and teads to rely too much on his big sorve to pull himself out of trouble.
MERVYN ROSE
A few months later he fulfit- fed his great promise by becom- ing the first unseeded player in living memory to win the US. singles title. In the final he beat top-seeded Ashley Cooper 10-0, 7-5, 6-4.
But this time it is by no means certain which Australian
Consistent Record wil win the title-Ashley Cooper, chempion of Australia, Since then he has played in Mal Anderson, champion of the the triumphant Davis Cup team United States, or Mervyn Rose, and besten Cooper in the South champion of Italy and France. | Australian and Victoria Cham- On current form and past planships. Cooper beat him in record, there is a very strong the Australian Anal, but only argument for backing "south" | three and a ralf hours earlier paw" Mervyn Rose to win. He Anderson had played has the class, fighting spirit and marathon 8th set against Rose experience, which so often go in an interrupted semi-final. He
Wimbledon won together to make
that set 10-17- rather
Timber-up
the
Ashley Cooper has more consistent
for
I
Tonnis Dynamite
Only one man, I believe, can prevent Wimbledon's third uccessive all-Australian final 22-year-old Barry Mackay, a 14 st, and 6 G. 4 In bundle of tennis dynamite from Cinein- nati, Ohio,
Mackay was nel In
the top twenty in America two yearn #go. Now ranked afth, he is his country's main representative In the world's most famous Men's Singles Championship.
Mackay burst into the Ume- light last December when he replaced Flam in the Davis Cup challenge round. Me beat Cooper and took Anderson to five sets.
He was not impressive at his last Wimbledon two years ago, going out in the second round to Torben Ulrich of Denmark. But now he possesses all the strokes and the fiercest serve in the amateur game.
Recently he has practised with top professionals Gonzales, Hood orid Traberi. He says he hos learned more
about tennis
in
three houre with
them that during his entire previous ex- perlence,
But one thing could let Mae- kay down at Wimbledon-his strongest weapon, th canon- ball serve. He lends to hit his second serve an unhappy number of double- too hard, mixing faults with his acts.
Analist.
Danger Men
1057 semi-
Tommy Atkins ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
Tommy Atkins, slowly recovering from the wizardry of our Blackpool visitors, presents his bouquet this week to the lads from Bloomfield Road, for showing football and sportsmanship to gladden the heart of all Servicemen in the Colony and to bring to many a breath of "Blighty” and Saturday afternoons on the terraces.
A lesson we can all learn from these fine players is their discipline on and off the field. They were, every one of them, worthy ambassadors of Britain and conducted themselves at all times in a manner which won immediate respect from all with whom they came into contact.
While there is little to com- |'dualing powder and get walk- plain of the conduct of Service | Ing"
sportsman here, it is hoped that This popular event was very the example Blackpool showed poorly supported by the Army us will remain in our memorles last year after the first of these for a long time to come, and that] "outing?" was
by those odd burals of temperamentį soldier. Only 33 General Hoe- will be recognised before they pltal turned out in force and have time to manifest them- what a magnificent effort they selves in unsportsmanlike made. Nine out of thirteen en- actions.
iries came homo despite a time
WATER-POLO
and
In conversation with the bar at Stanley, If my memory maestro himself, he left me in serves me correctly only one e doubt that he deplored the other soldier finished and that spotlight which had constantly was Sgt Brown, RA, been focu
on him to the exerusion of what he described ts "one of the finest bunch of
Water-polo
swimming youngsters it is possible to find," events are keeping the Victorin Of course, he as-ight, t takes Barracks and Sek Kong pools eleven to make a team but what busy. For those who like to a display the two "Elder States waich both these sports a visit men of football gave. Stanley to these places most nights of himself was incomparable des the work between 1000-1800 hrs pite a painful injury, and Jimmy will find some activity. Hogan, who has deserved more
Tucedays and Fridays, will honours from football than have find the Victoria pool reserved come his way, was at his quick- for divitats league matches
silver best.
some of
between 1700-1800 hr and the lenction to the result of the highest standard of local water- second match from local sources polo skill will be on display would seem to indicate despair. This is quite a wrong attitude,
when the Army and Hongkong Regiment entertain Local football is ourishing and these Civilian Clubs. héeds just such a jolt to make
In the Army League, Con- players and officials realise that mand Workshops continue on there is always room for im-their winning way disposing of provement, and I can see nothing DMCH Kowloon by 7-2.1/KTE but good resulting from this lost by 7-3 to a very good team crushing defeat, it all local and from RAF Kal Tak and my Service players advice of Sinnley
will heed the forecast of the technicians be- Matthews coming league leaders looks like whose reelpe for success now, and materialising.
in the past, has been perfect physical Biness which means long long hours of hard, and to muny, uninteresting work. But if you really want to reach the top, or even just to improve on present form, this sage advice is the chief requisite for success,
Thank you. Blackpool Football Club
MALAYAN UNIVERSITY
GAMES
SIX-A-SIDE HOCKEY Swimming galas are the cur-
rage and next Wednesday will be churning the RAMC up the water in the Pool. I'm told of room for tors, The scheduled at 1400 hrs. The tempo of the six-a-side hockey
Victoria There is plenty would be spectą. Arat
event
in Whiteld Barracks
Mainland league held
on four Increases to be
iternoons B week Hockey players who haya and there pronilscH slowed away their sticks for a grand tussle for leadership.
Last year's champions
few weeks are asked to retrieve
од
though not
'B' and
Came
Kar
them, for the visiting University train the Suppers and this sea- of Malaya team have challenged son it looks the Combined Services to a game peat
ilke being a re- and the selectors have called for DCRE six who have so
of that for it is the 24 players to meet tonight at the daght my eye. The Army ground, Sokunppo, at must fancy themselves at the Engineers 1800 hrs so that they may havej the opportunity to select a sideme for they are also challeng
Ing supremacy for a game on Friday next competition.
in the Inland tentatively arranged to be played In the Kowloon teague tiere. the University ground, will be several sides "after the Pokfulum, Other danger men at Wimble- Having watched a game there DCRE. To date the Lanes" A don are Luls Ayala, conquerer of
a day or two ago i felt that the feated The D' team have among ''D' teams' are unde- Cooper in Paris, the perennial condition of the pitch left much
them the Australia's Mal Anderson, United States champion and
noted Spe to be desired and would certain- | 210
John Patty who is playing very much
while & Cov better this year, and Sweden'sly fall to do justice to the Higginbottom, number two seed, seems to have been most favoured
Sven Davidson,
visitors who
out-RASC have an undefeated LAD by today's draw for the Men's Singles of the Wimble-champion, in a year when there strenuous
is no outstanding youngster in Final
standing would give most local leam who look businesslike. don lawn, tennis championships next week.
the Beld.
Four-Davies. Britain's Big a slightly
teams a run for their money. BMH Kowloon, also with full Rose was singles semi-
a
3 balance of resurd. Last Becker, Knight and Wilson-are
All games will commence at points, possess In his half of the draw, e While Miss Truman has in (finalist ut Wimbledon in 1952, year he was champion
ais capable of providing upsets, of
1800hrs and it is understood that age and youth that will make University of Maleya v Recret has Denmark's Kurt Nielsen, her half of the draw Americans losing du Frank Sedgman, who "A" at King's Park, 6 p.m.
Australis semi-finalist In though I cannot see any one of tomorrow evening at that hour them respected whenever they his compatriol, Neatc Fraser Mrs Knode, third sted, and want on to become champion. France, a finalist at Wimbledon them going farther than the | they will face Recreio at Club play. Tempis Men's "D" Division: CCC v Rec. and Sweden's Sven Davidson,
Janet Hopps. seventh He was semi-finalist again in end Forest Hills. This year he quarter-finals,
do Recreio, while Nov Bharal Command Workshops REME LRC v. Chc (5), Stoney y PORC, Australian Ashley Cooper,ned, and the number six seed, 1953, going out to Vie Seixas, has retained the Australian le The Women's Singles is much: will provide the opposition at have been playing among them- CRE (2) V KTCA, TUXčesa (1) V top seed und favourite will have Mrs Uszi Korhocy of Hungary, who also went on to win the and again been
alghtforward. a semi-finalist more
Bookunpes
Tuesday ever so für but I fully expect a far more difcuit Insk since the champlon looks ille having final. Last year,
thein Paris.
auch distinguished absentees as
evening.
one or all of thair three teams he w!I have 10 eliminate a far more dimcult task.
Peltz, Brough and Hart. I sco only man at Wimbledon to take He has an advantage over
All matches should be worth to prove a stumbling block. It Chile's Luls Ayala and then f
a set from Hoad. And again be Anderson since he has "warmed
10 ehe to touch the reigning
a vivil end I have been assured was the 'A' side who defeated heels so fur, meet the winner Miss Althea Gluson will fell to the champion.
up" for Wimbledon with top champion Althea Gibson. The that this really is the lost series by 3-0 a very sound Garrisoti of the match between America's probably have to play Mexico!! Stormy Patrol class matches on the Continent. girl from Harlem is in
great
of games for this the longest HQ six, for whom Major Mike number eight seed, Mackay, and Miss Ramirez in the second
He is algo the stronger and
form and confident at maintain- Like Jaroslav Drobny In 1954, more experienced player.
Tenison was outstanding in do- ing the United States's 21-year
ever scason on record, number Three seed, Mervyn
fence. There are a number of round, then Britain's
Biss Rose can come back to triumph
monopoly Bloomor, number five on the scene of many of his past
Mechanical Style
of the women's Shirley
singles title. Itoce, recent champion toed, and anally, in the seil- defeats. For, at 24, this stormy Cooper, handsome 21-year-old Haly and France, stems to have finn the winner of the match petrel of lawn tennis is playing son of a Melbourne headmaster, Services
Miss University XI at Pokfulam, 6 p.m.had the worst of the draw
between Brazil's
better than ever now that he dropped only one set on his way Water-Polo
Britain's 17-year-old player Bueno, number four seed, and has broken from the official to the Wimbledon Daal last year. „Army v Jiku "ip" (Army Pool) | Miss Christiae Truman seems | Amerlen's Mils, Karol Fagoros, Australian team. p.m. Kit "A" v Hot Tin (Anny to have come out best in the number eight seed-France-
Already the world's greatest No. 2 seed and it remains to be But he had on easy draw as the Pool) 8.30 p.m. ÎN V FEMCA (RA Fool) 5.30 p.m.
draw for the Women's Singles.
doubles exponent, Rose has no seen whether he has the Bighing
FRC.
Bowl Open Rinks: Matches at HKCC, кос
Open Pairs: Matches at KCC. Ladi Bingles; KBGC and PRC.
TOMORROW
Coinbined
Hockey
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Malayan
Rose,
THE GAMBOLS
ITS FOR THE DANCE) TO-MORROW NIGHTY
Miss
Presse.
Maria
by Barry Appleby
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With
Biggest Attraction
next
SHOOTING LEAGUE teams who show a great deal of
As I thought 0.COD and Sok promise. When they have had
Workshop Kong Deischment
a llifle inore experience of this REME are out in front after two heelle pastime 79 Coy RASC rounds of the Army Small-bore Signals A and 3 Supply Depot Biggest attraction at Wimble Brazilian don this year will be the new League and an oddity fade them will be among those who will
scores in each win more matchen, bombshell, 18-year- old Marla Bueno, who has cap-
ANY VOLUNTEERSP.
tured the Italian tille
The three teams from 1 Orech The A team of E Lan Regt an ber first. Javaslan
400, for the 33-
with identical
shoot,
I
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of Europe. She and 8 Coy RABC also have an Howards have had to be with
10 distance and could roseh the Wimbledon Anal
unbeaten record but unless the drawn at her frst appearance.
lenders loose some of their stars transport difficulties and the
either cannot see
being teaching staff of St Georges Watch out,
have stepped Into the roubled, and the result would School seem to depend on the outcome breach and takon pov of the of the meeting of the two, vacancies
The immertinto. need is for scheduled for July 7.
S/Sgt Arthur Clarke of o COD Umpires, une the organiser's Bloomer of Britain is out in front, not having hope that the Offers or Seplor and America's Dorothy Kaede' | dropped a point. Team-mate NCO's might volunteer for pus
A Sgt Juttery has 08.5 average night week. If 'sufficient and Koroi Fogaros con also go
year-old Amarican Janet Hopps, She may be ranked No. 9 in the United States, but she has great fighting spirit and victories over Gibson and Buena to her exit.
Shirley
aro forthcoming it is
pleaned to have, four Teams: gt
for this year. But the woman and Bok Kong's Bar S/Sgt names most likely to equse upsets is Meredith is third with 98. Susie Kormocry, the dark-hair-
od ghant-küler from Hungary.
WALKATHON
| four or more officials who will
be "on, duty! on one speelfie
Susio, e diminutivo 35-year- The calcbrated "Walkathon" day a week to ensure a contat |ald: „malar-cycle. lorwoman, the anal round-the-Imlack hike supply of neutral officials, anit was playing interzuflormal banala or just óvar 41 miles — will be avoid, any, further worry about before many of Wimbledon'a | belä
Baturday, July detailing officials. Those willing women - stari vero, honest of, 5 on to those who haven't | to'zholpuro asced to inform Now she - the most, improved started training and expect to the competition Chairman. Capf. player of tho, your and" quite do so later. in the season. Vily. Howell, BASC; who i can capable of emaking the snake".. day", "get" out so boot end, be triephoned at Foros 441