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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1959.
THE LATE MIKE HAWTHORN PATTERSON - JOHANSSON
Criticised At Home For Driving
A Foreign Car But
Cheered Abroad As A Champion
London, Jan. 22.
Good-looking, fair-haired six feet tall John Michael Haw- thorn, the reigning world champion racing driver who was killed in a road accident near here today, was known to racing fans as “Mike”.
He was an unknown when he jumped into the headlines of nearly every newspaper when at the Goodwood Easter Monday Meeting in 1952, he beat the great Argentine ace Juan Fangio as well as experienced British drivers like Eric Brandon and Alan Brown.
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It was Mike's father, York- | Interested and the offers came shireman Leslie Hawthorn, who taught him to drive ând he' won But Mike was determined to
rnco Brilishi. his first motorcycle Arial
He turned down when he was 18.
foreign offers and threw in his lot with the 1 fated BRM
(British Racing Motor).
Mike Hawthorn, like Stirling Moss, was one of the bright young hopes of postwar British motor racing.
The careers of the two, In fact, were strangely parallel. Both were born in 1029, both went to public schools, both had understanding fathers who had known the thrill of the sport- and both developed into formid- able giants of the race track.
But Hawthorn had more than his share of bad luck.
First Taste
But 1836 proved his un- luckiest year. The BRM falled to inish in any major race.
He had a series of mishaps.
Oner at practice, the bonnet top of his car blew off and hit Hawthorn in the face while he was doing more than 100mph. Later a
CAMPBELL
TURNS DOWN FARINA'S OFFER
rear spring collapsed Mr
and he was thrown out at more than 100mph. Once when his brakes failed he careered into a ploughed field. And in one race he was leading and had broken the lap record when he was pul His father bought him
D!!! his
by shopred
EL Arst
motorcycle-
125cc 2-stroke when he was still school. Afterwards he rode a 256ec Triumph to and from his
driver.
magneto
It was not just the BRM-it was a bad patch for Hawthorn. But spills were nothing new
work as an apprentice with atto Mike Hawthorn, eningering firm in Guildford,
Miraculous Escape
As early as 1051 he had' a miraculous escape in a Ferrari when his car collided with two
His Arst taste of motor race
with ing came
that Novices win on a 350cc B.S.A. in 1947 and his first sports car was o 1934 1100cc Riley Ulster Imp." In September 1050 he used it others in Sicily and burst into severe burns for the first time in a compell-ames. He had
tive event, the Bright Speed on the face, arms and legs and Trials, winning his class in fine spent several weeks in hospital. style.
bis
And just a year later, in 20- The following Morch, olher Jaguar, he won the gruel- fother let him drive a 1930 ling 24-hour Le Mans race in tre Riley T Sprile he had which 85 spectators were kill- bought for his own use, ated when a Mercedes, driven by Castle Combe, Wiltshire. He
a Frenchman, crashed into the
won two races at that meeting crowd opposite the pits at 150 and went on to taste victory in
14 of the 18 races he entered
that year.
At Top Form
mph.
Mercedes Benz, the German Ana, later accused Hawthorn
ot
of being the indirect cause the tragedy by pulling into the During the 1951 season at pils too suddenly. Goodwood, Mike was regularly
year.
Farina, a former world motor
rasing champian, offered
The late Mike Hawthorn is seen hero with Donald Campbell at a presentation to Campbell last week. just after he had agreed to act as co-tost pilot in the latter's attempt to break the land speed record in the United States next year.
***** When asked why he chose Hawthorn, Compbell was reported to have said "In this record-breaking busi- ness, you never know. In the event of my death Mike has agreed to take over the job.
"in the event of Mike's death then Stirling Most will take over.”
NSW 37 For Two Against The MCC
Sydney, Jan. 23. New South Wales were 37
for two at lunch on the
opening day of their four-day return match against the MCC here to- day.
The champion state. put in
to bat after Peter May had won
the toss, aloried disastrously
WORLD TITLE FIGHT NEARING SETTLEMENT
New York, Jan. 23. The young American fight promoter, Bill Rosen- sohn, said here tonight that there were nine chances cut of 10 that a title fight could be arranged between world heavyweight boxing champion, Floyd Patterson, and Sweden's Ingemar Johansson, European heavyweight champion.
Informed of Johansson's departure from Sweden for New York to join his manager-adviser, Edwin, Ahlquist, Rosensohn said: "It's won- derful, now we can get busy and expedite the whole thing. I am hopeful we can get con- tracts signed early next week.”
He said he hoped to stage the
losing both their opening Patterson-Johansson title Acht batsmen, W. Watson end Jimin June, either in New York, Burke, for 13 runs.
Colorado Springs or Los
Watson, missed by Swetman | Angeles, off the first ball he received
But meanwhile, Cua D'Amato, from Tyson, was caught behind Patterson's manager, said: "The the wicket of Statham for situation is the same as it was duck (1/1) and Burke, after before. I see no obstacles in |two "lives," was clean bowled the way of a.tille fight between
by Bailey for five (2/13).
Patterson and Johansson,”
Norman O'Neill and Neil Harvey checked the threatened collapse by careful play, and n the adjournment
un were defeated with 14 and 18 respec- Lively.
Occasional Lift
accurate,
Tried To Prevent
Kramer To Stage A European Grand Prix
. D'Amato then revealed that he was awore that the
London, Jan. 22. BOW- dissolved Internallonni Eaxing Ja Kramer, American pro- Club had tried to prevent fessional lawn tennis promoter, Johansson
meeting announced through his London Pallerson,
representalive today that he He declared: "The 18C and would stage a "European grand
from
SUID-
Mal
London, Jan. 22.
The pitch was in good state, Jack Solomons offered Johansson (prix of lawn tennis" In Western Donald Campbell to-
Henry Cooper European countries this fight with unaffected by yesterday's rain, a though the ball lifted ve- (Britain champion) blthough mer. night declined the "kind
The event will stari in West that Cooper had casionally and le was in ex- they knew sporting
of gesture"
pectation of one of these its signed o valld contract with Germany on July 10 and wil Nino Farina to help his
that Frank Tyson bowled to another promoter Harry Lavene. lust 80 days. The cash prizes
Johansson bid to establish
O'Neill with four short legs. "By offering
will be the largest yet offered a new
they All three MCC bowlers tried lucrative contract,
pulin tennis, It was stated. world land speed record
Panchy
Segura this morning
(Ecuador), Johansson In the position to ask were in the United States next AUSTRALIAN TENNIS TOURNEY the batummer works for for concessions which no Tony Trabert (United States) challenger is entitled to, I re- and Australia's latest recrults to fuse to be the nut in the nut i the professional game,
I have four other con- | Anderson, Ashley Cooper and tenders camping on my doorstep Mervyn Rose, will play in the looking for a fight with Potter-first month. They will then be son",
Joined by Pancho Gonzales Certain Conditions (United States) and Australians Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall and This statement by D'Amato Frank Sedgman. confirmed reports received from Each player will be awarded another quarter which indiente points for individual victories,
crica of final matches on. covered courts to decide the ultimate winner-Reuter
in
Rome to come out of retire- ment in honour of the memory of Mike Hawthorn, killed in a car crush today. Hawthorn was to have been the deputy driver to Chumpbell in next year's record bid. SPORTING GESTURE Campbell, who already holds
the world's water
speed reeprd, said of Farina's offer: "This is a very kind sporting gesture.
"But as a mutter of policy it would not be possible to ac- cept because this le an entire ly British project in concep- tion, design and execution. "In comman with the rest of the sporting world I have nothing but the highest re- gard for this great driver. "But I do not think that the Committee of Trustees would feel uble lo engege other than British driver.” —
A
Router. It was a Jaguar win for the Present. then at the wheel third time in four years his of a Riley. He climbed steadily average was 106.89 mph-but it
to the top of the points chart, was a hollow victory for Mke
to win the Motor Sport Brook- because after the accident the
team withdrew when
they held n substantial lead.
lund's Memorial Challenge German Trophy, beating the far more experienced Goodwood driver T.A.D. Crookt, in n Frazer Nash, by only one polat In the final.
Hawthorn's name was cleared both by Jaguars, who took the unprecedented step of issuing a
By 1955 he was at the top of statement on behalf of one of his form, raging both at homesta drivers and by an inquiry and abroad with victories to his which subsequently took place crvilt wherever Je went,
and which recom- in France Foreign companies began to be mended improved safety regula-
ilona in future races.
YUGOSLAVIA'S
SPORTSMAN
But Hawthorn's had ck did not last forever,
Joined Ferrari
At the end of 1955 he re- luctantly signed with a foreign team Ferrarts, after criticising He was soon back
OF THE YEAR British cars.
in form.
Scottish Soccer Team To Tour
Australia
Sydney, Jan. 22
Olmedo Beats Schmidt
In Quarter-Final Despite Pulled Muscle
Adelaide, Jan. 22.
pulled stomach Alex Olmedo, hampered by a
muscle, gained the men's singles semi-finals today at the Australian tennis championships by defeating Ulf Schmidt of Sweden, 6-4, 9-7, 3-0, 7-5.
Olmedo, the Peruvian from During the Intermission after Los Angeles who starred in the third set when Olmedo held Amerien's recent Davis Cup 2-1 lead, Perry Jones, US triumph over Australia, played Davis Cup caplain from Los at half-speed but stil managed to oust Schmidt, one of the world's better players, Alex served at half-spoed, did not leap for overhead shots Or stretch to reach wide returns.
Angeles, clapped the solemn. faced Peruvian on the shoulder and said: "Now Alex, I want you to go out there and really ait that ball. We'll be right there cheering."
Dropped Service
Olmedo dropped his service in each of the seis he won but rallied to break Schmidt's ser- ' vice to pull even, then broke through again to gain the edge in cach.
Olmedo's next opponent will be the winner of Line mpptch between Barry Mackay of Dayton, Ohio, and Roy Emer- son of Australia. This contest was postponed until tomorow.
Yesterday, tournament officials, Topline Scottish soccer club, pressed Olmedo into reconsider-
the doubles, Officials of the lightning reflexes the) Australia In May this year to from
to well until after made Olmedo the US Davis Posted matches, the Australian asked him Soccer Association announced today's match before deciding Cup hero last month. last night.
whether he would default in the slowed down almost to a walk Final negotiations Are ex-doubles.
In the third set, permitting pected to be made in 10 days
Schmidt to keep the match alivė.-U.P.I.
Hearts of Midlothian, will touring his decision to withdraw The crowd of 2,000 saw tew
for the tour of the team, which Doubles Doubt
is current leader in the Scottish League's First Division Com- "I certainly don't think I will petition.
play In doubles now," Alex sald Hearts of Midlothian in after today's match. cludes two Scottish interna- He and Mackay were At the 1857 Naples Grandtionals, centre-forward Willlescheduled to meet Australia's Belgrade, Jan. 22.
Prix he created immense ex- Bould and centre-half Glidden. Bob Mark and Rod Laver In the Yugoslavia today named a chess player as its 1058 sports-itement man of the year.
Svetoslav
athletics and
four
when
Britain took
places.
of the Arst six
pressure gauge
The chess player, champion Hawthorn lest two minutes 38 led second-more than a lap with Gligorlich,
a plt slop for soccer stars to
trouble, but then caught and passed everybody but the win- ner, the late Peter Collins, who way delving a larger car, also a Ferrari,
head a poll organised by the newspaper "Betgradski Sport,"
This is believed to be the Arst time that an "intellectual sportsman" has headed such pol! of
kind.--France- this Prcose.
Parasitic skin aliocase, itching
Mitigal
GERMANY.
seater
The same year he bought himself a
single-engined four Percival Gui Plane, -which cruises, at 250mph-about the same as" Mike'a maximum speed in a racing car.
The
Association semi-finala. Australian hopes also to bring out the Costa lean champion team. In today's other singles Negle Fraser Deportivo Saprissa, to Sydney quarter-finals, in May.
ousied Don Candy, 8-2, 8-4, 4-0, 6-4, while Mark defeated Andres Gimeno of Spain, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Fraser will play
Deportivo Saprissa Includes eight internationals and is rated the best club team in Central America-China Mail Special.
Johansson NY Bound
Gothenberg, Jan. 22. He had taken flying lessons Burupean heavyweight buxing when he was being criticised hi} champion and number one con- home for driving a foreign cartender to the world crown, and
for Sweden's Ingeniar applauded abroad
Johansson, driving ilke a champion.-China | today left by air for New York,
---France-Presse. Mall Special.
THE GAMBOLS
LATE
SPORBELL BE
CROM
MES THE SUS
SALE
Mork la an all-Australian semi- Anal.
Officials sată Inter today they had accepted Olmede's with- drawal from the doubles pester- _day_That means Mark and Laver will play Fraser and Emerson on Friday: dor the doubles crown.
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
To sacrifice the queen and checkmate with a pawn-that La avery chesaplayer's dream. Here is one game (Miotkowsk
their runs
Statham's one wicket this In six morning cost 11 runs overs and Balley's 12 runs in five overs, two of which were
malderis.
Tyson had eight overs for 14 runs, including three maidens. The first match between the In mid-November two sides, last year, ended in a draw,
from the twelve players named for the match,
cracker.
The MCC left out Tony Lock that Edwin Ahlquist had sub- The leading five will play
mitted certala conditions 15 tramater Rosensohn, involving Jack Solomon's offer and asking Recensohn for a speedy answer so that he could go ahend with Johansson's alternative plans it The leans AIR.
the title-bout talks with MCC: P. Moy (Captain), TD'Amato and Patterson.were to
The Teams
Balles T. Graveney, R. Bubba fall. Row, E. Dexter, P. Richardson,
Rosensohn
Indleated today
International Amateur Boxing
-Seattle, Jan. 22. third International boxing tournament
IL Swetman, J. Mortimore, F. that he was in A position to The Tyson, B. Statham.
find n solution to all the ques-amateur New Soulb Wales; R. Benoudtions that remained outstanding will now be staged in Mexico (Captain), J, Burke, D. Ford, and he repeated that there because of recent events in A. Wyatt, N. Harvey, N. Marks, were nine chances out of ten Cuba, where Havana had been Thomas, C. Rorke, W. Watson match could be concluded. vented here today. France. N. O'Neill, P. Phillpott, G, :that the Patterson-Johansson chosen as the venue it was re-
Reuter,
France-Presse.
European Cup
l'resse.
Zone Davis
Draw
London, Jan. 22.
Italy, last year's zone winners, will meet either Belgium or the Nether- lands in the second round of this year's European zone of the Davis
Cup lawn tennis compétition,
Others to receive first round The draw
wna made in byes with Italy were last year's London at the request of the remaining three semi-finalists, holders of the trophy, the United France, Poland and Britain, toStates. The British Lawn Tennis gether with LuxemboUIK -
Association will be responsible Luxembourg and Britain were for organising the European drawn together with Laxem- zone, bourg getling home advantage. Different Look
Italy and Britain, who met in
Dated for completion of the last year's zone nal, were
when rounds will depend on drawn in separate halves. Italy
the United States defends the are in the top half with France, Cup which they recently won and Britain are In the lower from, Australia.
The European zone section with Poland.
Italy and France, who meet different look to previous year* the whmer of the Yugoslavia with the entry being increased Denmark the, are expected semi- from 24 to 28. Only the four finalists.
has a
semi-finalists were exempted"
v. Dancon) in which, it was done. 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 K KB3. P-03:3 P-QH, P-KB4:
Little Trouble from the first round instead of 4QPXP, DPXP: 6 Kt Kts, P
In the lower half Eritain the eight quarter-finalists 25 Q4: 8 KQ83, B-QKU; 7
trouble In bofore.
to be have still Venues P-K6. BxKt ch: 8 PXB, Kshould have little KRS: 9 R5 db, KB: 10 beating Luxembourg, who have
decided B-R3 oh K-Xt1; 11 Q-B7 never won a Davis Cup match -chi-KtxQ:-12-PxK)-mate, and are probably the weakest
The Draw Solution No. $551! 1 P-Kof the 27 nations entered, but
Following is the draw Kt threat 2 K-56), K-83; 2 are likely to meet stift oppost-the European xono (matches K87, or 1 EL-08: 2 P-tion from Chilo or Sweden in dmw order) Olinedo defeated Schmidt B4, or à ... KI-KU; 2 B-K4, | the quarter-finals, with a combination of do- Interesting salf-blocks and Polund whio play. either termination, Ino-clipping shots, interferances du the black Brazil or Germany,
and vital momentá
the knight.
through in the other Swede's 'numerous errors,
Anal
at
London Exprozi Servico.
By Barry Appleby
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AS I BOULD
BUT
I WAS
DELAYED
France-bye. could win
quarter-
GAS FOR JOY
for
in
First Round Yugoslavia v. Denmark, Ire- land v. New Zealand. Egypt v. Rumania,
Italy-bya Belgium Bouth Africa Labanan v. Colombia.
Nolherlands, Norway,
Hungarian Athletes To Run In U.S.
Budapest, Jan. 22.
V
Finland v. Spain, Israel Switzerland, Brazli v. Germany.
Poland byc. Sweden v. Hungary, Chile v. Austria.
Luxembourg-bric. Britain-bye-Beuler.
Sugar Ray Is Now After
Archie Moore
New York, Jan. 23. World Middleweight cham
i pion Sugar Ray Robinson recking a Aght with Archie "old: man of the ring" Moore, the world List-heavy title holder, it was revealed here today..
Sugar Ray wants meet ageless Archie and wrest his ille from him because Moore is the hottest attraction- in boxing
and I won't be · right now. completely happy till I win my third crown--the Light-heavy! erowit."
Sugar Ray made his "I want to stop Archie" statement a few seconds before he was due to meet Truman 'Gibson, the Pre- sident of the Internatimah Box- Ing Club-which legally (Re- coding to a Supreme Court verdict) is now displund,
TWO FIGHTS: Later in the splak némán that Robinson
had talked
Hungarimathields, Istvan contesting two quits: he with
| Rezaevolay), world, 1,500 mètres | Delulekanzwalaba phal regud ex-holder, rid the 4,000 Arohi Moore, and, the
today accepted ki, Akordieka 39995 inylation to mumpete in a PARODON string of indone vinta. In the } for lis
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