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THE CHINA : MAILL - TUESDAY, JANUARY
WORLD OF SPORT IN 1959 Cold War Between
Not A Vintage Year But It Could Be An Interesting One
By DEREK JOHN
1959 will be a bread-and-butter year for sport. We had a big three-course meal in 1958, with the Empire Games, European Championships and World Cup. We look forward to the greatest banquet of all in 1960–the XVIIth Olympic Games. But for the next twelve months we must be satisfied with less appetising sporting fare. It does not promise to be a vintage year. But it could be an interesting one.
major championships
more
uncertain that
Une
couch,
stanes.
LAWN TENNIS, for mes
the
the ut autemme
will be any ነነ
the
In November, the Ryder Cup, will have
Cuptain Jumbo" Cull- match will be player in fornia, and Brital has
sole charge of training. never other
year's been victorious on
Using last boat, The Oxford men may end :ide of the Atlantle
Cumbridge's run of four muÇCES- Live victories.
Group- Edwards, In
"banana
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Drevins post-war year.
Althea
GIE NOTE will not be defending hettes Wimbledon will welcome
new Ladies' singles champion. It will be a
bet warn Hreat struggle
stars na Beverly Baker Christine Trumans ar Bueno.
Another
The greatest Individual per- formance could be achieved by the Melbourne maestro, Peter Thomson.
victory in such Fleitz, Brilish Open Championship Maria would make hun the first
golden prize five to win this times since the pre-World War I days of Vardon and Brold
attempt One other man will
1939-
On the men's side, too, there Atis- wil be new champion.
supremacy has at last end then power
traila's
come to an
Kranter. sucked dry by Juck Such stars as Alex Olmedo, Earl Ham Buchhulz, Barry Mackay,
Bubby Nichardson and will fight for the top titles,
his fifth Open win in Bobby Locke
A
Wilson
We can be
records Home
sure
Most Honours
Mrs Fit Hud My forecasts
JUROS Alex Olmedo to gain the honours
in the Dovis Cup Australin way fail to appear in the clal- lenge round for the first time since 1938. But whoever quali- Bes to meet the United States. I back the Americants to win.
But they may not be so sur- Wightman Cop cessful in the Last year, thanks to the great 17-year-11 performance
Warner Miss Truman. Britain's players won the trophy for the drst time aisee 1030 They gan repeat that victory in the init-
a
ed States next June.
LAWN expect the younger men-Lew Hoad and Ken Ruse-
eume 10 thr form Worlti chanton Ricardo Cat
In PROFESSIONAL TENNIS I TENK
wall to
zales. Francisco
Seguri
Krainer und Frank
are all past their dESI
Gonzales
SPORTING SAM
Wolves Still
FA Cup Favourites
London, Jan. 5. Wolverhampton Wanderara, the English
leaders, league remained favourites for the Football Association Cup al the Victoria Clubs call-over in Lendon
when tonight
their The outlook for 1959 is odds were cul a point to 8-1.
Manchester United, dismal in MOTOR-
supported were In RACING than
favour, win £7,500 sterling and they favourites finished up second al 19-2. After
mote
other sport,
any
Over The past year Grand Prix racing has lost such great stars as Juan Fango and Mike and Peler Hawthorn (retired) Collins, Start Lewis-Evans thatwad Luigi Musso (killed).
outstanding racing will be Only one
Mogs. broken in ATHLETICS driver remains-Stirling
And it's not even certain that this year if only because Herbert James Elliott will be among those present.
Before beating everyone ou! of sight at the 1960 Olympics, 1 | taney that hustling Herb, the man who runs against himself as touch as nguinst other corn- petitors, will set up new world three- marks for the two and mile events.
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13
will be This
an off-season (ar as
Kargantuan athletic feasts are concerner, but there the hellingt prospect of stich events as the return motel. between the United Staten aik and Brital's Russia,
clashes turn, with Germany. Polant, Rursia and Pinland.
the seasyjä. Big question of
Derek 1bbotson corne
Juck Can Sedgran back”
but his toughest- ever 100-match battle last year.
1050-provided and La suspect back stands the strain-- Les
establish bis supremacy
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teni
In SOCCER the World Tag is still a memory, a pleasant one
ure
India
England's CRICKET visitors this year-and they have the prospect of facing a fiery and more mature Freddie Trueman than the one who terrorised their hats- men in 1952.
will 3°41 England
inciu. The hurdest lask wi come later to xeivet @ teain to Ro lo The Wes! Indies, Like the
for victorious Brazil, a jarring Due for others. The next tournament is not due until 1962. But Aussies, the West Indians will
difficult team-building and plon-] prove
proposition sún and co ning are already under under their own
their own wickets. way.
Unoriginal forcast: Surrey
It
to win the Country Champion -
How things are shoping may be seen in April when England ship. tour South Americs. They will be
playlis
against
Brazu, Mexico and Peru.
A young man who may help restore England's soccer prestige is Jimmy Greaves, the 18-year- old Chelsen starlet who is be- inning to reveal an all-round playing ability to match his goal-scoring "Icats,
Watch Out For US
Watch out for the emergenca
In RUGBY UNION, all eyess will be on the Frenchmen. Last year they gained their first Arms victory at Cardiff
thrashed Park and
the Australian touring team 19-03
of the United States as a SOCUCI Then they introduerd their
Lon power. England play in
brunel of rugger to South Africg Angeles on the homeward leg and, despite
numerous
will have a cur to drive the coming season
in
yet
has
The decision to make unother
change formula come as a heart-breaking blow Tany Vander- to millionaire
the builder of well,
prizes winning Vanwall.
If he decides not to compete this year, the Grand Prix feti will
for be wide open
the Italian Ferraris.
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Things are
But
ahaust grim in BOXING. at least the boxing stump must soon touch bottom.
For Britain, the boxing your begins
CRIM resounding fashion with that explosive heavyweight, Brian London, de- fending his crown against Henry Cooper.
back in
tu
came Them
West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal, both at 100-9.
Following were the bettings:-.
8-1
agol:st
Wanderers,
by Reg. Wootton
London Express Service
D'Amato And IBC Takes A New Turn
New York, Jan. 5. The "cold war" between the International Boxing Club and Gus D'Amato, manager of world heavyweight champion' Floyd Patterson, took a new turn today when it was announced that 1.B.C. Chairman Truman Gibson would travel to London to watch Monday's match between British heavyweights Henry Cooper and Brian. London.
FRENCH CHALLENGE IN ENGLISH HORSE-RACING
CLASSICS WILL
WILL BE
HARD TO HOLD OFF
By CLAUDE B. RICHARDSON
London, Jan. 4.
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Gibson will be accompanied
another membor
C, Lew Burston, in charge of relations with foreign buxcts.
Their aim will be to line up o fight between the winner of Monday's match
with a topp runking American passibly Willle Pastrano, and 90 eliminate unother heavyweight from the Wat of Patterson's possible opponents.
Tug-Of-War
British
promoter.
Harry
Levine, supported by D'Amato, wants Monday's winner to moet Patterson for the world title --but the 1BC wants thu winner to meet any top-flight American heavyweight except Pallerson.
Whatever the outcome, the
likely to be the most sought after boxer In the world, and British promoter Jack Solomons like him to meet
the
would Sweden's European champion European ute.
Ingemar
Johannison
for
French owners are likely to bid strongly for the 1959 English classics→→→
and, judging by the two-year-old form of 1958 in France, their chal-winner of Monday's contest is lenge will be difficult to hold off. Last season M. Francois Dupre's brilliant filly Bella Paola won the Oaks and 1,000 Guineas for France, but French three-year-old form in general was not of a very high standard. Apart from Bella Paola, only one French Raider gained a place in an English classic Amante, who was second to M. Dupre's filly in the 1,000 Guineas.
There may be nothing as brii- Criterium,
over that may yet be produced from the Bella Paola in France distance, he led all the way unraced or little-raced conting- 1959, but the past season's from a field us good probably | ent. This is a more common two-year-old racing indicates as has graced this rich event occurrence in France' than la that. there
be a much for many years. may broader basis of quality among the three-year-olds next
year then there was In 1958.
Wolverhamptonant ns
19-1 Manchester United, 108-9 West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal,
100-8 Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle,
100-8 Preston North End,
Blackpool, 18-1
20-1 Blackburn and Notts Foresi
25-1 Burnley. Everton Tottenham Hotspur.
33-1 Manchester West Horn,
City
and
40-1 Luton and Birmingham, 50-1 Others-Reuter,
Ashley Cooper Makes Pro Debut Today
The
one
Mme. Jean beaten
Couturie's
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Tupoletto. Mariame P. A. B. Widener's Dan Cupid and Prince Aly Khan's Tuboun will be difficult to beat in the culis classfen if they carry out Sམ
Juvenile the promise of their form. Some of the filles most
prominent in last season's two- year-old avents are not ep- classlon English gaged in the but Prince Aly Khun's. Ginetia could train
into
live challenger.
on
Huge Entry
The French entry for the big English
races is huge in the case of the Epsom Derby, 153 Dut Sydney, Jan. 5.
of. u total of 442 and world's number
unong these there are certain player, Ashley Cooper of Aus to be some who, backward last Irelia today joined
reason, will come right to the Three years ngo Cooper Kramer's professional
tennis forefront of the classic stage knocked out Loudon In ane
playing circus.
with the ripening maturity round. This Hme, I take Lon-
The 1908 Wimbledon victor their three-your-old bays. don to do the knocking about.
will play his opening match for the circus on Tuesday against.
There are hopes that world champion Floyd Patterson will
Jack
ruu
and
England, for the firmer basis of French racing änances gives owned The American.
owners a better chance of let- bred Dan Cupid he is
by tiny a promising anini? mature Nulive Dancer Gul of Vixenette | rather than go out
In France ran prominently
prolis on two-year-old victories, and impressed onlookers in his
it This Last "close season" only outing In England.
ap- that the
After the light, Durston will travel to Paris for talks with French promoters, while Gibson return to New York-France- Press
for quick Subba
the Middle Park Stakes peured, and rightly, Was
In
of English Alles' classics could be at Newmarkel, emblematic the
10 English two-year-old more or less signed BVIT
he Bella Faola which
provided nothing championship,
Д Anished runner-up,
length untoward happened 13 behind
An Mr
R. Ella's Dupre's Phenomenal Faily. Masham.
Free Handicop
Mr
At
Subba Row
In, Godfrey Evans Out?
London, Jan. 6.
nat, there is no evidence this year of any coil or Ally 123 Raman Subba Itow, the France of such outstanding Northamptonshire bateman who ability-but the challenge in injured his right hand in the likely thatch against Quecrisiand varly will soon be t to resume playing for MCG in Australia.
appears
In December
FreeT. the depth which Geogrey official Jockey Club handicap could threaten great danger to
efforts
to keep the in English per, placed Masham second the English Free Handicap with classies at home. pounda, tura
Billy life stone ve
National Stud Loss
Grifth, Assistant Secretary of the pounds below top-weight Tudor Melody, who has been exported to the United States.
Tational stud the following showed u lose of £77B during Lord's today: He gave
Cupid ninc Dan
day report medical according to stone three pounds,
Or two 1957, pounds less than the best two published by stationery office on micropor
The
Britisti
received
MCC issued statement from "MCC have to-
"
satisfactor
from Australia
Row, and he is expected to be able to play
rear-old remaining in Britain, government trading accounts and of Mr Fryer's French counterpart (balance sheets 1967-68. In 1950 |aguin in the near future."
would misa *
John Hanes's who, wpeared to wore Never Say Die, given by the Third Test-France-Presse.
rates Mrs Widener's colf Your the stud lost £6,483.
Before the end of 1057, four This is comforting news for further gifts were made to the England, Tiepolette was the undoubted pounds Inferior to Tiepolatto
for arily
today it Ecuador's Pancho Segura. star of France's 1958 juveniles. Lake Dan Cupid. Tuban ranahue, but the services of the was announced that wicket- also defend his title. It he
Cooper has guaranteed The almost black son of once in England last serison and stilins- concerned, all Epsom keeper Godfrey Evens was the takes this unusual stup, I believe $100,000 for three years. He Tornado-Scarlet Skies won all finished second. His conquero Daby winners, did not become intest casually with a chipped he will prove himself a better will also receive 20 per cent of
tintil 1958. hia four races, scoring an all- by a length, was Ardesicanwallable
These finger joint and the fighter than many imagine.
chiring the gate
receipts
Mrs The-way victory In the Grand owner
inte Mr Robert S. Clark Criterium De Maisons Lafitte, | Hieroglyph, Safest prophecy: On Decem-first year and five per cent for
the
late ber 13, Archie Moore wit be each tournament victory France's top two-year-old race say the final furlong of the six and delivered in July;
France-PreSSE, 3
furlongs Coventre Staked trips at"
1058, and a second There can be no doubt about Royal Ascot biter than his Jure in Plazn,, effective from
January his stamina, for ho won twice
French Arwal
share, from January 1850, given over a mile, and in the Grund
Hieroglyph later disappointed by Sir Victor Sassoon, and one badly in the Gimcrack Stakes share in Crepello from January of York, but. This lapse might 1, 1958, ako given by Sir Vic-
tor Sasson.--Reuter." have been dug 10 the very soft There, He ran again in
one year okter.
SIX NEW CAPS IN
ENGLAND'S RUGBY
XV TO PLAY WALES
London, Jan. 5.
Six new caps are included in the England Rugby Union XV to play Wales at Cardiff on January 17.
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F H. Thompson Biggest surprise. is the Ins captain, inclusion of Steve Smith, the (Waterloo), A. B. W. Risman of their lour and they whil Juries, scored 韻 sensational Cambridge Untutrality and (Manchester University), S. IL who is pro- Smith (Cambridge University), can reproduce that ferred to
(North L. H. Webb (Bedford), J. A. S. form, France will be outright impton),
out-of-the-blue 1960 World Cup
SA Umpire Defends Meckiff
South
have a tough‘job to avenge thel win over the mighty Springboks. |Richard WWHL OVEr the Wackett (Roselyn Park), G. 3. closely at the nets.
dal Park Stakes and
ond
finished third to Masham and U.S. NET STARS Dan Cupid, again the Impres- Bon that maging power will be hia forte.
France's Top Filly
WIN IN W.A.
TOURNAMENT
D'Amato Named Year's Boxing Personality
New York, Jan. 5. The New York Empire State Boxing Manager Association to- day named Cus D'Amato man- #gct
of world heavy-weight champion Floyd Patterson as the outstanding boxing personality of the year:
Association
Chairman Cat
Capetown, Jan, 5.
in Franco Taboun's record Mr Al Birketi, president of
Perth, Jan. 5. African Cricket included a good victory in the the
Earl Buchholz and Chris Umpires Association, tolare Prix Robert Papin at Maisons portere today that in his opinion Lafitte, in which Dan Cupid Crawford of the US beat Ian Meckiff, the Australian pace finished behind after losing Victorians Tommy Ryan and Duva said D'Amato hud earned bowler, "does not throw".
ground at the start.
Don Watts. 10-8, 3-0, 0-1, 2-6, the title for the coupage he had 8-2 today in the second round shown to prevent the world "heavyweight title from” falling Birkett stood in two Tests be- Ginett's, a fine-looking Tulsior of the men's doubles in the into the hands of the monopolles tween South Africa and Aalstra- | fily, diżappointed in two out- West Australian tennis cham-responsible for the almost total Ha during the 1957-08 series and Ings in England last season, but plonships. also studied Meckiff's action her French record
disappearance, and deziruction of was good
Alex
Barry professional boxing. Olmedo andi enough to earn her top nily's place is the French Free Handi Mackay of the U.S. best West
The New York Empire State wioners at the International last two seasons. Smith presum-Bendor (Wasps), J. B. Currie Birkett said: "I felt his action cap with eight alone 12 pounds, Australians. Don Harris and on Boxing Managers Association is Expect also a big shake-up in Championship for the first time ably receives priority because (Harlequins), R. W. D. Marques was a bit pecullar but until MCC, eight pounds behind Tiepoletto. McMurtry 6-4, 6-1, 1-5 and a rival of the New York Boxing Italy, where political sims and England will lose the un-of his unusually, long pass out.
J. Herbert | definitely (Harisquine),
Andrew Gimeno and Luis Manager Association which ro financial power have helped
The other five new capa are (Wange), B. J. Wightenian | stitutes “a. throw or a jerk, (we j There were several other Arrila of Spain beat Val
|cently, “ulaimod. that the wackdi of the best club Souten record they have held for two reasons,
Manchester Bey Risman,
Unl (Moseley}} A Higgins must accept Mecklff's action, as French two-year-olds last season Australians John Evans, and heavyweight title should belong of the Liverpool). versity ny-half, son
· ntai} } perminibië”. — China- Mail who
of Cuba, gave, promise of better Peter Greaves 10-8, 0-2, 0-4-0 Kino star, Special
Special. famoris Rugby League
France-Presse. I things to come, and a champion | U.P.I. Larry Webb (Bedford), John (Warps), who
defeat.
build some siden in the world, but have re- duced the national team to the status of a third-rain power 2:
One of the, most excit- ing events in GOLF will be hehf at Muirfield in May --4%eblomiinð battle\be tween British and Ameri- crainateurs for the Walker Cup.
If they
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1 also anticipate a Wackett (Roselyn Park) and stranger French challenge Gordon Bendon
In
will make up a new front row HORSE RACING the
serum, and Brian With the devaluation of Wightam (Moseley) who. the franc, French owners named as number eight in the will be more eager than Park.
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China
is
TUE GAMBOLS
TWO AMORTO
I
AND THIRTY BIK
TWO HUNDRED
sver to pocket - English Jaff Bulterfield, the North- pounds.
ampton centre, who missed the foul trial on Saturday through And this year, they will not injury, galiis his 25th cap and, Britain hopes to win the have to contend with that ali- as anticipated, has been given
eungutweing, mind wonder, the captainer, de
(and only' 12m
geired to stud, likely to glee a good account of The team looks a solid side,
ally, look fam VANÁ KOAT RACE
Cardiit
THE TEAM
tell ́us what con-
STOP THOSE {RIDICULOUS CANTIOS
TOMETHING LUFEFUL TO DO
Bally App
Voldes
Geast that Britain will gali