THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1959.
Australia 452 For
Eight
At Lunch
DAVIDSON AND GROUT BILLIARDS KING DEAD
· DISMISSED FOR THE ADDITION OF 49 RUNS
Adelaido, Feb. 2.
'Miami, Feb. 1. Billiards king Willie Hoppe, who ruled the billiards world nossly half a century, died in a Miami hospital today after a longthy illness.
The 71-year-old Hoppe was n Hospital authorities gald he died legend in the sports world. apparently from * gastric Altogether, he won $1 world's haemortage. championships in Gome 47 glory-packed years, winning his first when he was only 10.
Australia, 403 for six at stumps on Saturday, were 452 for eight at lunch on the third day of the fourth Test after a morning which saw the dismissal of Alan Davidson and Wally Grout Hopfo also was the only bil- for the addition of 49 runs,
The highlight of the morning's play, which took place in torrid and heat the temperature was officially given as 100.5 - on an easy wicket, was a diving catch by Trevor Bailey field- ing at square leg to dismiss Davidsonroff Tyson,
Evans cracked the little Anger of his left hand when be alved to take a ball. He had injured the rame finger
It was and second Test.
The England all-rounder On Saturday dived full length to his left to hold the hard-hit ball with both hands. Only a few balls.corller, in his own over, Davidsen was dropped ut first slip by Truckkely, however, that Evans will
man.
Davidson's core of 43 was made in an aggressive knock of two hours and 33 minutes and Included Ave fours,
Without Evans
in the
bat.
1s place behind the slumps was taken by Tom Graveney, while Ted Dexter, 12th man, was brought in.
Peter Muy used four of his bowlers this morning, AL the adjournment Calin Av
agiving each a short spell in the McDonald, who retired with torn thigh muscle last Saturday torrid heat. ufter making 140 and resumed this morning with 11 runnce (Burke) following the dinical of Wally Grout, was not cut 162, and the veterar. Ray Land wall five not out,
England took the fteld today without
wicketkeeper their Godfrey Evans, and it was an- nounced that he was unlikely
mainder of the match.
Another Title For Gary Player
Springs. Feb. 1 Gary Player, brillant young South African golfer, won the East Rand open title here to- n 72-hole total of riny with
207.
Bobby Locke. four Limos Open, winner of the British wan second, two strokes behind. -Reuter.
Jindwall, making his frat Test appearance in the present
crowd and
Burke, retired hurt 149 last Saturday, with a torn leg muscle, innings with. n resumed his runner alter Grout's dismissal nent Trueman's first delivery to him for two to reach 151, made in 391 minutes and including 11 fours.
The wicket remained easy
paced.
un-
Trueman, able to make the new ball-claimed st 431- giving out a bit, rapped David- БОЛ on the pads for an Ruccessful leg-before appeal but the batsman hooked his next delivery do the tapes for four.
Hard player to give an exhib!- tion at the White House. "He played before President Taft in 1911.
Hoppe, who won his first world titie in 1900, wen fula last in 1902 and then retired on doctor's orders. He was taken to hospital here last Septem- ber 13 after a heart seizure.
Hoppe Arst" gained fame at the age of 13 when he ran off 2,000 consecutive points with- out a mies during on exhibi- tion of straight rail billiards. He won his first world title in 1906, dethroning Maurico Vignoux, the so-called "Lon of France at Perls. He had Just turned 10.
In his first championship match against Vignaux, the one-ume "boy wonder" sét a world re- cord average of 20.83 points per inning-UP.I.
Alser Wins Two Titles
In Dutch Open Table Tennis Tourney
Eindhoven, Feb. 1.
series, wos applauded all the 30 Runs In 10 Overs Hans Alser, of Sweden, won two titles in the Dutch
way by the
the
England elders as he countered inal to bat after Davidson's dis- I missal.
Tom Graveney kept wiekel in pince of Godfrey Evans, unable to play owing to a cracked
After four overs Stathem gave way to Tyson in the first bowling change.
The first hour's play produced 30 runs from 10 overs.
open table tennis championships here tonight.
In the men's singico final, in which a time limit was imposed
each game,
Alser bent on Koohler (Germany) 11-18, 18-A, 15-9, 5-3.
Trueman had five overs be- fore giving way to Balley, who With fellow. Swede Ljung- experienced bad luck as True-stroem Alser catller won the man dropped Davidson at first men's doubles title, beating slip after Graveney had slightly Johnny Leach and Brian defected the ball.
19-21, 21-11.
Leach and Mrs Collins beat Kruese and Tielmeijer many) 21-8, 21-15, 21-14 In the mixed doubles final-Reuler.
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CLUB RETAIN HEXANGULAR RUGBY TOURNEY LEAD WITH 21-8 WIN OVER RAF
By PAK LO
In a sparkling encounter on Saturday afternoon at Boundary Street Club retained their place at the top of the Hexangular Tournament table when they beat a hard fighting RAF XV by 21 points (three goals, one try, one penalty goal) to eight (one goal, one try).
In an earlier game, Army South barely deserved their 9-0 (one try, two
penalty goals) victory over bottom placed Police.
Club v. RAF
off and ran
the
On tho adjacent Army (Finally in the 23rd minute the reason, and Johnston tried to ground a very weik Navy clde ball again went out to Browne convert
a penalty with was massacred by Army North who evaded Hughes with a nice wind behind him from just in- who dominated
overy depart-hand
over and side the half way line but was ment of play to the extent of round to score near the posts, | slightly short, 3 points (hve goals, one try, Newbigging converted. 11-0.
In the closing minutes one penalty goal) to nil
Again the Club aitacker and Mander goh the ball on the ogoin Browne was caught a half way Ine In a lineout, good flyo yards short of the broke through and cross- line. There was o scrum,
the Ideked, Birdsell hacked it on, Club heeled and held the ball and Watson Kot a lovely in the second row and pushed bounco Into his hands and their way across the lino with went through to
score in the Camo The
Penman renching in to touch corner. No conversion.. 0-0.. down as the ball went over the ilne. This was almost in the corner, and the wind was blow- ing clogonally across the kick but Newbigging put it between the posts with a kick he will not forget in a long Ume. 18-0,
with
by
This was " terrifle from start to Anich nothing but three movea one side or the other,
Martin was injured at half time, or this weakened the
RAF attack in the second half when they were playing with the strong wind behind them for the Club had gone all out in the first half, and using the wind and their threes to good effect had a 10-point lead."
With Martin missing, Hughes the centre beside
vad
Carr and looked much happler with Burwood dropping back from the ocrum to fill in du tho wing. (Ger-
Hughes In the first half was disappointing, for as his team that perlod mainly on the defensive, he proved to be the weak link, and Browne ble opposite number had no trouble in handing him off before he scared.
Year's Best In
Kermoly (Britain) 21-10, 21-14 3,000M Hurdles
In Tyson's next over Bailey
Ann Haydon (Britain), rank- lung iimself to the ground to nike a magnificent catch toed second to Miss Fujie Eguchi diaries Davidson off Tyson-and (Japan) in the world rankings, Australia were eight down for also won two titles, 445.
K
43 was made
She beat Mrs Diane Collins
Berlin, Feb. 1. East German champion Her- mann Buhl today set up the year's best 3,000 metros hurdles time when he returned 8 ming
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An Error
In the second half Carr scored the try mentioned before, and Stear converted to make it 10-0 in the 5th minute.
In the 10th minute, Hughes got the ball Inside his own 23
from a Club attack, ran across field, and then crosskicked. The wind kept the ball in play and helped it on its way downfield, Steward was caught in posses- sion, and the ball moved out to Lowe who scored in the comer, No conversion. 18-8.
The Club pressed back after this and four minutes from the end there was a serum on the RAF 28 and the ball went out to Valentine going bind, and he passod to Brownc who had This column stated on Satur-tume across from the open side day that dropping Coombes was to make the extra man. an error and had Coombes been Browne, however, went through playing, Browne would never have scored, and the airmen
on his own and crossed the The well out, then ran in to score
and included five 21-10, 21-13, 16-21, 21-14 in the 11.0 seconds at an indoor track would have shocked everyone near the posts,
by winning.
Carr in the centre lived
Цр
converted, 21-8.
margin.
Newbigging
to keep wicket during the re-finger, when play in the fourth Test resumed this morning in hot and steamy weather.
man, Ted Dexter,, twelfth felded in Graveney's place.
With two runs and an extra,
score of Australia's Saturday 403 for six went to 400 after Statham's first ever.
the other end Trueman bowled a maides to Davidson.
second In Statham's
Over
Davidson's an appeal for Grout survived
and {wo narrow
153 minutes
meet here. Women's all-British
singles lug-before
snicking д before
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At lutch
This Ume clipped two seconds Australia were final. They teamed up to heat
to his reputation and bla pasa- The airmen missed a penalty single, but in the next over
off the former best time set up leg eight for 452-with McDonald Hanna Schlat and Ulla Paulsen Trueman dismissed him
21-16, 21-78 by East Germany's Ladwiging was an improvement for the in the itat minute by a narrow.
RAF. His tackling was cially Mueller-France-Presse, before for seven-and Australla not cut 102 and Lindwall Ave (Germany) 21-8.
In the doubles final, were seven down for 407. not out. Feuter.
the best on the fold. In fact it was because of one of his tackles that the airmen scored tack their first try in the second half. He hit Lochrie so hard that the ball bounced out of Lochric's hands into Hughes' hands and the latter streaked away, easily
South played very volded Steward and touched poorly in this game, and that down despite 2 Jast minute against a much weakened Police desperate tackle by Uttley, who XV. Had the Police forwards the strongest throughout covered well.
who are usually Radclyffe had a good game, Part of the Police attack back- and Poyner thowed a markeded up their halves and threes improvement, while in the for-they could have
Army side. words Moss and Stear were ex-
without cellent, Against them they had Army South "vere Miller in the lineouts and Sanderson to inspire them In Campbell and Penman in the the backs, and Embley was also
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Police v. Army South
Army
beaten the
Cleary Mander, and Tunbridge Campbell played a fine clean game and was tackling well and dominated the lineouts which herd-too hard for Radclyfte's were plentiful but they patled back and gave Elliot at serum- Eking and the referee warned
the latter at one point for get-half a hard time. ting overexelte
Despite this the ball went back to the threes regularly and Far Too Flat they got in some nice moves, The only fault with the RAF but the Army forwards in the throughout was that in attack loose seemed numbed by the cold wind And stood still they lay far too fat, and gave watching their threes try to the Club, a chance to get to
break through. Biem.
Scott was always there to stop the Army South threes
The airmen were untucky to lose Martin, who played a very, good game, in the first half, in and was well backed up by Johnston and Stevin, who for the second half the missing man
who had hardly pack played this season seemed to
in the pack made all the dif- someone
Club ference and the dominated lineouts and scrums be fitter than many who have been regular players In the completely, and this robbed the
airmen of the ball the chance Police XV, to use the wind.
Tancock had a good game but
Long Raking Kick
The Army oddly enough only Valentine though excellent at used the long raking kick for
getting his threes moving was
Inclined to break blind without touch when
they were under
letting Tancock know about it, pressure, and their threes hung en too long to the ball. The and Tancocic's passes on some of
Policemen had the major share of the lincouts, and when they lost their two wing forwards the
theso occasions were going well astern of Valentine.
and
From beginning until four
the end the were always through on minutes before restit was always in doubt in ball, but although they pressed this match,
this added the second half they never thrills to the spectacle of a really looked like scoring.
Army South opened the Ane open game.
With the wind at their backs scoring when Sharp converted the field with from about thirty yards out. Club
went on
for This penalty was awarded orders to pile on the score.
offaldo round the serum, and with They started attacking seme nice touch kicking to after this lesson the Police wing more careful. Ilacout five yards from the forward were RAF ise. The ball went in, 8-0.
Five minutes later Sharp put ond after some juggling Wil-
Army South further
aheod Bams got it and fareed his way over in the corner in the first when Slevin was caught in pos- [session and penalleed for noi' minuto. No conversion, 3-0.
releasing the bail 20 yards from bis own line, 0-0,
Lovely Cut
The airmen swung back into attack, and Marilk had lovely cut through the centre, but the ball want tooso and the Club
| Jizyt - touched down.
The RAF throes really went to. town at this alage and, had the Club not had the wind to add distance to their klcks, the airmen would have scored.
However, in the 16th minute from a Club attach the airmen were penalised on their own 20 for offside sound\tha serum and Newbigging converted, 6-0;
Now the Club were on top med Browno. was being went down the wing time and spain, i but the RAF défence held,
Half time came and went but the Army centros kept starving their wings for no
Big Triumph For Scandinavian Speed Skaters
Gothenburg, Feb. 1. The 1050 Speed Skating ended Championship which here today resulted in a big triumph for Scandinavia, who take all three medals,
The 25-year-old Norwegian Knut Johannesen, world cham- pam in 1957, wen his first Euro- ponn title with a total of 189.805 paints.
He was followed by the two Finns Juhani Paervinen and Tolvo Balonen with 190,127 and 100.010 respectively.
Johannesen won his cham- strong plonship after a very and brillant 10,000 metres which he won in 10 mins 40.1 seconda,
who have
The Russians dominated speed skating during
recent years
were
this time disappoint- something of ment. Their best man, Robert Morkulov was number four, wherers Olet Goncharenko world clamplen three times and European champlan twice finish. ed as number élx.
Over 33,500 speciators watch- ed the competitions under ex- cellent conditions. France- l'resso.
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