THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1959.
SPORTS PERSONALITIES WEEKEND SOFTBALL PREVIEW
TONY
MYATT
IP KOON-HUNG
He Still
Leads The Way In
Local Tennis Circles
Ip Koon-hung, this week's sports personality, needs little introduction, especially to tennis enthusiasts, for he is a man who has dominated the local net game for many years now. His accomplishments seem incredible, considering that he has never taken
a lesson in his life.
knows
Everything that he about the game he has learned by himself and today he stands us one of the test widely ex- peritated players. slill
very
muth net.ve, In local tinals vircles
At present in his late thirties, ho has lost enuch of his speed run, but he stilt bus the experience to back him up.
Powerful Shots
His shots however, are still Just as powerful and h's volley ing has lost little of ils touch.
Arng other tags, he still and always has presissed one of the greatest assets in any game match Temperament.
his practice sessions used to last from 10 am to 0 p.m.! Now he practises two to three times o week, a ecuple of hours at a fime.
In 1941, he joined the Chinese
Club and In the Recreation year, clinched the Club shugles championship.
In the Colony championships, after the war, since 1947, he has won the singles, doubles
about mixed doubles titles on eight to nine occasions. As far
the Colony grasscourt championships
are
Championship when he beat an- other local Wimbledon repre- Bentative, Edwin Tsal, aller be- ing down two wels to one.
He has been to the Aslan Games once and that was laut year. The Hongkong tecin however were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Greatest Moment
Sven
Bengkeng has played host tu many of the world's leadiat tennis stars and ip has played
1 concerned, against number of them. cnce Thes include Budge Patty, Davidson, Hamilton this tourna-
Numanathan Just Rehardson, was
to Krishnan, Tellissimo Ampen. Miyag!. the Japanese champlun, whom he beat, Law Hoad, Neale Friser. N. Brown, ranked alath in the States at one time who
has only been beaten since he entered
and ment
that year when he bowed oul K. C. Dao alter winning the first Set sad leading 5-2 in the secend, Ip isn't making any excuses, but he confidet, at the time of this match he was
В усту peri,suffering from
cold and he just couldn't and
'he energy to keep going.
lo stried plaving tennis during his rehooldays at St Stephen's College. He was years old at the time,
1
In his Best year of the be wa both the srgles date of the School comion- ships. Alendy he wen beginning lo show champlership I ra
"Why did you decide in pin- centrate ca tennis?" I asked. "Weluid to ply specer. but race during 1 Kame enc player broke his wrist. I got serred, so I switched, and stick to tennis," he told me.
During what he terms his "golden days,"
used to 1p practise every day-on Sundays
Wimbledon
Revere And
he also beat, in 1957 and several Olmedo athers, including Alex who he played against in doubles.
Davis his Wimbledon He made debut in 1958 and played there m three more ccasions. The furthest he got was the last Gerasion
1954 when he rezebe: the second round.
While we are on the sub- leet of Wimbledon, he revails That his toughest game in local in 1957 Colony temis was
FOUR D. JONES
CHIEF
THEN, ALAS,ME CHED
IN THE PRIME OF LIFE NG
WAS BOY "HEART FALURE AT
THE AGE OF 182 -HOWEVER,
ON HIS DEATH BED HE VOWED
IF EVER WG MODDGS WERE
IN TROUB: & HE WOULD
RETURN AS ANOTHER WELSH BEING...
NANCY
DUMMY FACTORY
FERDINAND
WE MODOGS ARE NOW IN TROUBLED TIMES, MAN, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGN OF A WELSHMAN... WE HAD HIGH HOPES OF DAVY CROCKETT- BUY HE ONLY DROVE US BARMY WITH HIS SONG...ALAS
WE STILL HOPS... WAIT A MINUTG
WAIT A MINUTE!
BRICK BRADFORD
LOOK, CASEY! THEREUS
THE GUIDED TIME-
MISSILE!
YEAH! WONDER "WHY THEY BROUGHT
IT HERE
GWER
the
how- The greatest moment ever his career was 1050 When he beat the Australian Cupper, Bill Sidwell, ranked number eight in the world at the time, during the Birminghen Chairpenghina et Edgbaston, England.
1p rsked
what thought
in his chances were yror's chamnionships
1 let it "Well...." he said and go at that.
1
th
VWHAT DID YOU SAY
YOUR NAME WINS? AND YOU CAME
* FROM WHERE?
SILENCE! YOU).
ARE IN THE PRESENCE
OR HER HIGHHING39,
YEVEL THE
FOUR!!!
/JONES IS THE
NAME, AND IVE
JUST COME FROME
1984.
SO WHAT
BANG THOSE
MEN HERE!
HAT
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HA
HA
YAK
YAK
Spanish Ace Wins Top Interest Centred
Milan-San Remo
Cycling Classic
San Remo, March 19.
The Spanish ace, Miguel Poblet, won the celebrated Milan- San Remo cycling race today for the second time by covering the 176 miles in six hours, 45 minutes, 33 seconds.
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Poblet, the 1957 winner, was The long race was decided in followed by four Belgians who the last 200 metrer. Poblel
finished in the same time. Again sprinted, held off an attack by the race was a Spanish-Belgian Van Steenbergen to win by a monopoly. Apart from Poblet's length. two wins, Belgians have won
every race since 1953.
90 Riders
.
મ A total of 90 riders turned up together to contest the final print, won by Poblet, and all were credited with the same time as the winner.
The race is considered classic for rond sprint cyclists who on one day can stay a long distance and will have enough energy left for the final sprint.
The Belgan, Rik Van Steen- hergen, another previous win-
fellow countrymen Leon Van F. De Mulder and Daele, Michel Van Aerde. Italian Vito Favero, sixth in the same time, come nearest to breaking the monopoly.
On
Dodgers-Cardinals Junior League Clash
By OLLY VAS
There will be more than passing interest displayed by Junior league fans in this weekend's softball games as a very interesting situation could arise depending on the result of the important Junior clash between the PI Dodgers and the Cardinals on Sunday at 3.30 p.m.
If
Fred Diesta's Dodgers win this match it would mean a play-off for the title against the Cheyennes. If Caesar Coelho's Cardinals emerge victorious and the Filipinos in turn down the Cheyennes in a game to be rescheduled, a three-way tie would result.
The Overseas have improved by leaps and bounds but they have a tendency to do the dia-
ner was second, followed by his Belgian speed specialist Willy lost two gumes cach, the Cards, decision as they are presently in appearing act when it's time to
Sports Diary
Cham
TODAY Badminton Open Badminton Colony
Single Anal al planships Ladies' CCC, 150 p.m.
Tennis Colony Grass Court Tennis Cham- planships at Choter Road, 530 p.m. TO-MORROW Cricket
1st Division: KCC v Navy-Dock- yard, Optimists v Polire, CCC v Army North", Army South" Scipione, HAF v Recreio.
2nd Division: Police Centaurs, Army North" DBS, Reerelo v HAF.
Боссер
Senior
Tung Shield Semi-Anat: Wah v KM IK Stadium) 3.45 3.2. Juztion Shield Remu-gnal: Happy Valley v Koon Wun K Sudhir) 1.45 pm.
Badminton
Chame Colony Does Badminis plons Man's Slogics. Deubles irats Ladies' Doubles mal. CCC, 7,30 p
Llockey
Ladies Gremlins
Cup: Victoriann y Gremlins (HV, 230 p.m.; Recreio "A" KC (KP) pin.
by, MADDOCKS
SOUNDS LOGO TO ME HOWEVER IF IT PLEASES YOU TO THINK THAT-GO, „AHEAD. ITSOK BY ME
OF COURSE OF COURSE! THAT'S IT YOU ARE HE,
YOU HAVE BEEN SENT
TO US BY OUR PRINCE TO HELP US OUT OF OUR
TROUBLED TIMES.
INDEED TO GOODNESS IT DOES. TELL HIM OF OUR TROUBLES NOW
CHIRE,
By Ernie Bushmiller
IT'S FOR TURNING OFF
COMMERCIALS
-BRNIE BUSHMILL EX
By Mik
By Paul Norris
TELL AS HOW DID THRISE MEN OF YOUR SIZE ARRIVE KERM IN SUCH A SMALL
CONVEYANCE
{NOWS YOUR CHANCE, BRICK
·TURN ON THE GLAMOR AND SHIN US OUT OF HERE!!
Good Form
good form.
All this is of course subject to had to go into extra time and | because of more folding expert- there being no upsets of the the Comets won it U-8 only ence. hands of less-favoured teams, At because of a bad defensive error this
stage of the season the by the U's Infield. The under- The also rang included: Dodgers and Cheyennes have.į graduates could reverse the
Vannisen (7th), French winner, three. of the Paris-Nice-Rome "Race to the Sun" Jean Graczyk (15th),
The University of Hongkong might be a good idea to make Belgium's Freedy De Bruyne (33rd), and among the others, can register a 'double' tomorrow one or two changes in the inlethargy. Rik Van Looy (Belgium); Roger when they meet the Comets in held when the University girls Hassenforder (France) and Inst the Men's Junior division and play the Matadors. year's Tour De France winner, when their ladies' team come up by the latter team is not out of Charlie Gaul of Luxembourg-arainst the Maindors.
The question altogether although France-PressO.
In the Dret game the contest the Unust start as favourites
FRED MAN
play bill. They start off the Sunday programme with a 9.30 As for thele distaff section ito.m. game against the Cheyen- Res who art noted for their
An upset
NORRIS-IRON
OF ATHLETICS
By DEREK JOHN
London.
Unbeaton
local softbull circles that Robert By now it is well-known in
Remedios' Cheyennes always make heavy weather of easy opposition but despite their fondness
for spectacular late rallies I cannot aco this
fast- moving team losing 10 the Overseas,
At 11.00 a.m. the unbeaten SCAA ladies' team take on the Toreros. The Caroliners' ace, pitcher Yim Lal-sheung struck out 13 In their previous meet- Ing. With Yim pitching so well. these drys it would be nothing short of miraculous It SCAA do not score a double-figure win.
A very uninterceting game comes on after the lunch period when the Diamonds meet the
No amateur sportsman ever worked harder for his success than fighting Eagles in another Junior match.
Fred Norris, the 37-year-old mine worker who has just become England's new cross-country champion.
Norris is the iron man of British athletics, the runner who sets himself a high goal and gets there through sheer guts and determination.
SHEAFFERS
FLY
"SNORKEL"
Skrip
PENS
Skrip
WRITING FEDIO
SWISSAIR
AND UMASA KE
Follow the leader.
ROWNTREE'S
AERO
THE
MILK CHOCOLATE THAT'S DIFFERENT!
SPACE TRAVEL
MAY NEVER BE THE FASHION
But AA-734 a 1956 Minx
is very fashionable and.
reasonably priced,
Ring 71321 Roger Pennels.
The former carlier scored an cusy 0-1 victory over the Eagics but the Eagles can gain revenge for their carlier delcat if they
show some determination ond play the brand of softball they are capable of. Is anyone's Came,
Emil Humiliating Shut-out
The final match of
the day
In 1952, he came eighth in the I And he has eel himself two Olympic 10000 metres
break atmare (orgels: to Helsinki. Three years Inter, heZatopek's one-hour and 15-mile switched to the most gruelling records and to run in his third
Is that between the league- of all eventslie marathon Olympies at Reme next year. determined to reach
Olymple Doris Norris, fair-haired wite leading Dodgers and the Car- dinals. Baker Hussain tossed a standard over the distance of 26 of Fred, says pessimistically: "I
hope the carpet cats out steady game to lead his team- miles 385 yards.
mates to a 10-0 drubbing over then."
the Cards before and will pro- bably do duty on the mound of again,
Norris ran 20 miles every day
to in selection for the
Olympics in Melbourne.
1050 But
he suffered from the extreme
Secret Of Success
For one of the secrets Ecat in Australia and had to | Norris's · guccess Is, his indoor drop out after 20 miles of the warm-up training. He opens all event.
the doors hls home and rung from
rords.
A New Target
Back in Britain, Norris werk-
It was a humiliating shut-ont, the Arst of the season in the Junior league, which Coelho
room to rocm-before and his boys wish to forget as starting real training On the long as they play softball. It the Cards Sonny Machado a fine pitching "It nearly drives me up the duel could develop. ed overtime In a celltery to wall," says Mrs Norris. "And I make up his loat wages of £120.daren't think what it's doing to Balh infleld's are ready al- Then he Bet himself a new the carpet."
target: to run the six miles the British Empire Games Cardiff.
at
But, like her husband, she in thinles all the slogging and
sacrifice well worthwhile.
In fact, she wen't mind if of
Edmund, 12-year-old son
strikes form
though the Cardinals' manager sometimes relies too much on defensive methods Unorthodox
runners are on when opposing bast. The
mentor Dodgers Diestais no greenhorn at the
He achieved his alm and came fifth in the event. One meath later, he became the new Fred, takes up seriously one, of game so a battle of wits moy world two-hour record-halder his two favourite sports-cross-
and won a bronze medal in the European Games marathon.
be in store for supporters of country running and swimming, either side.
It's my bet that fearless Fred The Dodgers are a stronger Now this veteran 9ft 5ins ban-will turn up in Rome next year batting side and boast a better tamweight has achieved his most astounding victory, out-
8 a triple Olympian, And this cutfield with young and fleet-
running a field of 700 to win would be a remarkable achieve fooled Diesto at left covering a nient. For the wiry, balding lot of territory If they play as the national
Cross-country Fred Norris did not take up well as they did before I can championship.
athletics until he was 27-year- not see the Cards pulling off an giden oue when some athicles Lupset but one can never really start thinking of retiring.
Angry Crowd Rip Off Referee's Overcoat
London, March 19. British Empire middleweight, boxing champion, Dick Tiger of Nigeria, was unexpectedly out- pointed by the American, Randy; Sandy in a 10-round boul at Liverpool tonight,
Dick Tiger appeared to make
all the running in this bout but the Scottish referee, Frank Wilson, who gave the unpopular decision, was lucky to escape from the stadium without more Ioss than his overcoat, which was torn off' him by angry box- ing (ans-France-Presso,
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
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