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Fage 6
Bobby Neill
Wins British
Boxing Title
Nottingham, April 13. Bobby Neill won the British featherweight boxing title here to-
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1959.
MAJOR UPSET AT FRENCH TABLE
Nominate YOUR
Hongkong Footballer
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited to night, defeating his nominate Hongkong's Footballer of the fellow-Scot Charlie Year for the current season. Hill, holder of the championship, inside the distance,
The referee stopped the hight rounds. Only Hill's tremendous courage kept him going to that ten he was down point, for
In the ninth or the scheduled 18
times during the fight.
From the third round
on- ! wards Nell was right on top, ripping in short
Rastrted decl
hooks which Hill dropped
his
fur count offer count In desperate altempt to save tiles, I cut both Nell's eyes.
REMARKABLE MOBILITY
But though I landed good punches, Nolil was able to take them and still bored into the attack. His mobility was re markably good, considering his Iwloe-broken left leg, which once threatened to ruin his ring
career.
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Hill was down in the third round and again in the fourth, and from ther on catalogue of knockdowns from which he rose with his courage unimpaired, but with defcot approaching nearer cech Ume. www.Router.
It is a popularity poll organised by the China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.
are:
The two qualifications for nomination
(1) Footballing prowess.
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play,
Nominations should be addressed to the Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Ediler. China Maj).
The
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Your, wking Into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship un held of pluy i
+
of the..
(Signed).
Club,
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Américan Baseball Review
CHISOX AND GIANTS TAKE
EARLY AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADS
New York, April 13.
Rain, snow and cold weather marred the first weekend of the Major League baseball season as the 16 teams of the American and National circuits got off to the earliest start in the history of the game, Several games-in Washing- before the season started, over- | Belder Felipe Rojas Alou of the ton. Philadelphin. Chicago and whelmingly predicted
repeat Dominicati Republie and Pittsburgh-had
Orlando to in called performance by the Yankees and "Rookie of the Your", of because
Porto Rican first inclement Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 Cepeda, the of weathor, and only the White
Work! Serie Sox, Detroit, San Francisco,
the Car Pittsburgh and St Louis able to complete, the first three games of the 1950 schedule.
Too Early
were
re-
On Monday morning, the White Sox, with cord of 3-0. were tending the American League, and the San Francisco Ginets
Sumalay who on turned to their "Golden Cinte" habllation to be received by a cheering throng of 4,000 fans headed the National League, also with three victories and ro defeats.
mamma men 2 treiluston parkime to postalo considerations as to the relative strength of the teams, but
nothing has happened to change ne minds of the motor po-called "experts" who, just
base.
The Pirates and The Pittsburgh Pirates, con- sidered by many an the logical dinals are the only two teams
National who have
the
scratch on
#
not
made yet contenders for
the win column. League championship, got on on Each has lost three games. The the wrong foot, losing their Phillies, able to play only one first three games, one to Cin-one a brilliant victory for Robin right-hander veteran Roberts are bracketed the Giants and Braves on
to
enna and the other two Milwaukee
The Braves have a record of fw victorles and no defeate, undefeated list. featured by The sterling per- formances of their two 20-game winners Worten Spahn and Lew Burdette.
Undefeated
with the
are
TENNIS TOURNEY Top Favourite Ogimura Out In First Round
Paris, April 13. Brazil's Kurdoglian causód a major upset in the French in- ternational table tennis championships when he defeated Japan's 1954 and 1956 men's world singles champion, Ichiro Ogimura, in the first round here today.
In
a hard fought five set battle, Kurdoglian won 24-22, 16-21, 21-19, 20-22,
21-13.
MEN'S SINGLES (Firm Round) Kurdnglian (Brazil) beat Ogimura Japant 21-32, 16-21, 21-19, 20-22, Amoretti (France) beat $1, teeiere (France) 23-6, 21-10, 16-21,
Ögimura, who recently added
103) world The
men's and mixed doubles titles nt Dortmund lu his laurels, won top favourite to win the French championship Imen's singles
widch starlexi today at the 21-16.
Pierre De Coubertin Stadium.
But his 23-year-old opponert, an Industrialist from Sao Paulo, who had mastered the penell first set 24/22 in look the after checking Ogimura at 20-20.
Inspired
21-10.
Pullen (Belgium) beat G. Harding (Beta) 21-7, 21-13, 21-10. Tran Von Diel Vietnam) best Please (Tail Cermany) 21-14, 23-21, 23-31
Side Hungary) beat Galletas (Greece) 21-11, 2-33, 1-10.
Vorn (India) beat R. Raybould (Britain) 21-17, 21-19, 21-17.
W.
G. Haland (Belgium) beat Howarth (Britas), 21-10, 21-5, 21-0
V. Harangozo (Yugoslavia) beat V. Inspired by his early lend, (Purkart (France) 21-13, 21-14, 21-12.
through. Da Costa (trazili walkover.
น. Kurduglion, amashed
M. Grander (France) beat part of the second the early
Wilcox (Australis) 21-10, 21-2, sel, bi
made Ogimura
n]2116. spectacular comeback to
**T. Murakaini dispanj Win
Doubrouille [France) 1-9, 21-10, out easily by 21-16.
21-16.
Spectators who crowded into the stadium desplie the hot spring day, were convinced that Ogimura was warming up rool but the to a quick, kill Brazilian again smashed away to eke out a 21-19 third set win.
Brilliant Display
beat C.
Leach inditain) beat M. Do Toleda (France) 21-19, 21-15, 21-20. MEN'S SINGLES (Second Round)
Vora
7 Sidy (ungary) beat (India) 21-11, 22-20, 21-12,
V. tungary: beal G. Tolland (Delctum) 21-11, 21-11. 21-4.
T. Murakand (Japan) beat Tran Van Diet (Vietnam 21-10, 21-80
21-11.
L. Stipek (Czech) beat It, Merrett (England) 21-14, 21-19, 21-0.
(France) 1. Partentier
beat
F. Seliuot tolland), 21-11. 18-21. 22-20, 21-10,
The men at the table gave a brilliant display of offensive table tenhis throughout the fourth set and although Ogimura saw his early lead squashed to N. Hoshi (Japan) brat S. 3. 20-all, he chopped out a 22-20 Pak 18, Korea 21-11, 21-17, 18-27, with
121-14.
11 Van Hva (Vietnam) beat
In the explosive Bnal sel, the Pavite (Yugoslavia) 24-18, 21-13.
Brazilian punched every ounce 21:12 Da Costa (Brad) beat M. of strength he had into his Granier Prance) 21-11, 41-14, 31721, sushes to lead 4-1, B-2,, 13-7, 18-21, 21-10 17-8 and 20-10 before running
but an easy 21-13 th set and match winner.
man
Ehrich (France) 2-21, 21-11, 21-18. A. Kundoglian (Brazil) beat A.
3. Lach beat , Faridy (21-11, 12-21, 21-14, 19-21,
G. Amouretis (France), heal r. After the match, Ogimura Juliens (Belgium) 21-021-14 21-12. simply said: "The best
V. Matkovitch (YugoslÞVÍA) Tran Von Diet (Vietnam) 21-13,
24-22.
won.
The elated Brazilian explain-Vegang Yugoslavia beat S ed: "Since the Dortmund world are Japan -17-21, -21-14; 21-19, championships my form has 21-17 continued to 'Improve. I ain
the now used to
European climate and I hope to go a long way in these championships,
Results
Results of today's matches
were:
WOLVES GET CLOSER TO LEAGUE TITLE
Miles (US) beat R. Roathoof (France) 21-13, 21-13, 21-10. "Lê Văn Thi (Vicunal Loại h Wynanovsky (Czech) 18-21, 11-21, 22-20, 21-13, 21-18.
Brul (Yugoslavia)
beat Z. Berzik (Hungary 24-27, 21-10, 21-15, 21-10.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
(First Round)
beat
Mina K. Matsuzaki (Japan) Miss A. Jousselin (Primer) 21-7. 234, 214
Miss K. J. Choe (South Korea) treat Ms Schaan (Belum 21-8. 21-15, 21-0.
Дурудой 1721,
Mas A, Hayden (England) beat Misc M, Viers (France) waikuver.
"Ming F. Eguchi (dagines) Beat Min D. Joan (France) walkuver,
MIXED DOUBLES (First Round)
Miss Eguchi and Ogtmuca (Japan) beat Mist G. Pointer (France) and
L Vinanovsky (Cicch} Z1-0 21-1A Mi K. C. Cho and K. H. Leg (South Korea) beat 1. Albert and 12-21, 21-15, Cafiero (France)
21-17, 21-10.
Mirs C. Hougognou (France) and D. Mien (USA) beat Mis M. Detoucnay (Belgium) and A. Bobia, son Aukrattaj 2)-11, 71-31, 18-21, 21-10.
Miss D. Howe and J. Lench (Bris tein) beat Nna. G. Roland and M. Roland (Belgium) 11-21, 21-10, 21-14, 21-10.
* Namlyn and . Hoshino (Japan) beat Mia C. Colignon (Bel- gium and R. Morzelt "[England] | 21-7, 21-6, 21-11,
A G. Lantos and [fungary) beat Mins
7. Derealk
A. Schan (Belgium) and F. Seloofs (Holland) 21-17, 25-19, 21-12-France-Press.
HERE'S LESSON. TWO med
You can putt, chip, or cheat the wind with a lovely No. 5
BY BERNARD HUNT (Bryland and Hertzbowinė 0. 0.) THE No. & iron, being in the middle of the range of Irons, is a club of many uses and should be the favourite in any playér's bag. It is certainly one of mine.
As well as wing it for the conventional shot of 150-160 yards. I often use it for my favourite little pitch and run shots from a few yards or the edge of the green.
This is an easy wliot to play and a great stroke saver when the greens are dry and hard and the bali is running fast its the summer.
Stand slightly open towards the target, feet about six inches apart witli the ball midway between.
Then, with a short swing, keeping the Frice nt the club square to the hole, push the club through with the wrists firm and the clubhead travelling inw, alon the ground. This is really just a glorf aled putt.
DOWN AND THROUGH
Another useful shot i often play with the fron is the low approach shot int a strong wind.
For thin again ataud slightly open and push the hands forward a tlo. hooding the club face over the ball.
CANADA
CUP GOLF SCHOOL
Keeping the swing abort and the wrists firm, hic down and through the ball, ngain with the clubhead travetting low along the groundyon, the follow-through and the handa leading
DON'T "pick-up" the clublend on the follow-thro this will cause the bali to soar into the wind and so cheat the nojeck
This satue method, can, also, of course, be used fás Keeping the bail low under trees or other similar hazards.
Dupeocon na makinak rödase-ramiidusascunovcannéEVISTEETudnud. London Exprés Bériles.
Henry Longhurst On Golf THE GRAND
OLD
MAN OF GOLF
Chance has just favoured me with an experience which every golfer, I
am sure, will envy—namely, an hour in his home with J. H. Taylor. He lives on the hill in Northam, looking down upon what he declares to be "the finest view in Christendom" the links of Westward Ho!, where he began as a caddy boy 80 years ago, with the broad expanse of the Atlantic in the backgroun
Now he is the President of the background of Stalky and They game home for the Bri- the club.
Co., J. H. is a devoted admirer | tish Open' at Hoylake and still of Kipling.
he did not play with it,' Soon His room reflects the story of
the new-fangled balla were fe. The eye of the visitor
Those who were brought fetching as much as 30s, apiece is caught by au illuminated up on Stalky, MeTurk and scroll from the Hants and Isle Beetle will remember the luck of Wight Gong Association less master, Mr Prout. His real commending his splendid play in
name was Pugh and as a little winning his second successive boy J. H. used to wear, his Open Championship in 1885-cast-off trousers, suliably adapt
professional at Wined by His mother. chester at the time—and, next
he was
- fantastic zum in those days. Sandy Herd borrowed one from John Ball. It's rubber entrails were hanging out all over the place and was the only one he had. He played all rounds with it and won.
Standing beside the roplace
four
MI A Simon (Hollandi bent
to it, picture of him C. H. Lee (South Korea) 10-2),
and He has a letter from Kipling, -1, 1-11. 31-8.
Harry Vordon at the front door in which he says hose were of Muirfeld, taken the following good days when the Burrows year just before Vardon beat were free to all and, as you him on a play off and prevent-remember, we golfed when tind ed his doing the hat-trick. where we chose and there were Hoylake in 1913, With a tr
(France)
"Allen D." Rowe, (England)
Berlot May 12, 21-13, 21-10, 21-0.
Max Y, J, twang South Korea) beat Miss 3. Kūra (East Germany) |21-17, 21-15, 21-14.
Min E Koetian (kungary) deat London, April 13.
Miam C. Freville (France) walkover. Wolverhampton Wandotere,
Mi K. C. Chu (South Korea) holders of. the English foot beat Miss C. Thankon (Greece) ball league championship, took 25-8, 21-1. 21-5. a big siride towards retaining
Title the
when they beat Blackpool 1-0 the latter's ground tonight. Wolver, with three matches still in play. now liave $5 their points--two more than
Manchester
Mille Miglia Race
To Be A Rally
Again United, who have only two
This Year
Brescia, April 13, The world-famous
Charming Gesture
Chiengo, the Los Angeles * | Dodgers and Cincinnati
bracketed together under the Dangerous Contender 500 column, with
one vietory nearest
rivals. and one defent aplece.
In the American League, the materies to No
Jimmy Murray headed the White Sux cked out three Vic-
a corner in
Mille tories over the Detroit Tigers, winning goal from Che of them in 14-idnings, to the 30th minute boty grand-Miztia car focen-which- STITTY
They oro defence held desperme Black- changed to a rally, following a head the League,
un un suing undefeated as are also Cleve-pool ruks to maintain
of death crashes, will Lart with 2-0 and Yonkers and bosten hond record which had again be a rully this year,
was announced here today. Washington with one victory stood for 21 matches in and no defeats.
League and Cup.
It will be held
The Glutenother dangers us contender, have won their three Kumes, getting good itching and good hitting initial left-Watt American contingent" of out-
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Wyndham Street:
The Yankee vielory came on Sunday after two unsuccessful tries at beating the weather
ob Turley, aided by Spe breaking homtr by Norm Stebern, prevalled over Tom Brewer of the Boston Red Sox in a 3-2 pitcher's battle.
The Red Sox are still with- out Ted Williams who is under treatment and wearing a ̈brace. for his "pain in the neck."
Trado Talks.
the
mind
Is the driving-tron with which J. H. played one of the most written-about shots in golf-hus second to oth, hole, or Briars, at
'Iniquitous'
the
very few books or theories to mendous wind blowlig, he confuse
or the carried the garden and nearly muscles." The black and white knocked the fing out of Another Illuminated
Is called hole. scroll Taylor cat, I noted, arrived 60
years later and Rikk, after Bild Tikki Tavi. what a charming gesture it was!
To the traditionalist it is a -from all the competitors in the United States Professional listen to J. H.
thrill as well as a privilege in
His mind Ja "The bail," wrote Seniors Championship. There clear as a bell and he recalls Croome at the time, "seemed to A. C. must be upwards of 200 algno- ture on it,
with amazing clarity and no make a hole in the wind as it fence of romanticism incidents bored its way along." The club
which look still Then there is "J. H." with in his going life
has its original hickory "W. G."--perhaps the two most place before men who are 80shaft but it now beare a brass celebrated sporting agres te be, how were born. He was, for inscription. J. H. gave it to be known in their own sphere in matice dla first English-pro-puclleged for St. Maryle:Hosyo
ever to hit a rubber« | pital, Puddington; sold and re- cyllably by their initials. Thufessional picture laten #1 Royal Mid-cored ball,
sold, It fetched more than £100, Bidato-first-tafors gave at tank association with the Unprecedented Hit to him as a memento, years
club, reveals the famillar beard-
"How much did it cost?", ed figure wearing plus fours": He and Vardon were at the and his ringed cricket cap. Wheaton Club Chicago, in 1900 he replied. "We could make you asked him. "Five and sixpence," May 30 and J. II. believes it to be the only and Mr. Haskell sent him some the best irons in the world for 31 and only tourist and grand one in existence showing the samples of the balls which Ave and alx. Sometimes," he British curist cors will take part. In master cricketer holding a go were to bear that name and added tonight's football matches were:
the tourist
will club and he has bequeathed incidentally to split the golfing stamped 'special' on them. Then category curs
with a twinkle, range from 500ce to 2.000ec and it to the M.C.C.
they were seven and six," Ab to in the grand tourist from 750ce to 1,000ce.
Yet of all his trophies I dare J. I drove ode in the the cost of clubs today-thore The rally will be over a say the one of which
he is direction of a grech 220 yards thumping on the armchair mbet proud in the tromed lellet uwny, on which xcurso of 1,487 kilometres
some people "Iniquitain, sir. Iniquitoust": (about 026 miles) from Bresels, from the Royal and Ancient were putting. He drive straight south to Florence and back to Club of St Andrews Inviting in among them and bad to go I wish I had space to tell. Sunice There was so much more that Brescia at an average speed of him to be in honorary member. running, cap in hand, to apoio to say that what really warmed
It quotes the rule of the club glac. 50 kph (31 mph).
There will be mine time trials to extend such an invitation to vardon wou the U. S. Cham-telegrams from Sunday Times which empowers the commitice It was an unprecedented hit.. I's--was the huge pile of my heart to say nothing of during the rolly.
the
Results
Results of
ENGLISH LEAGUE
Division III Chesterfield 1, Stockport C, 0. Mansfield T. 0, Swindon T. 0. Wrexham 1, Norwich City 2. Newport 3, Southend U. 1.
Division IV Northampton 4. Chester 0. Gateshead 1, Torquay U. 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division f Dundee 2, Dunfermline: 2. (Postponed from April 11th). Blackpool 0, Wolves 1. West Ham U. G; Luton Town 0.
Kaneus City atid Delrolt Have not yet acquired winning ways, The Orioles and Boston ars 0-1, while the Athletics have lost two and the Tigers three with--Reuter. cut a win.
There is some talk of trades, The Yonkers, although winning, still cast covetous glances the direction of Pedro Rathor, Cuban right-hander with the Senators, who pitched Brilliant- ly to defeat the Oriolas 9-2) i5- tha lest game of the season, But the Senators want too mudi in return.
In the other League, Fred Haney, manager of the Mil- waukee Braves, la mid to be seclding catching strength in spite of the fact that ho acquired Ston Lopata to the Phillies over the winter,
He, is said to te after catcher Ed. Fitzgerald, of the Senators. He tried for Sky Bungem, who wait with; Cincinnati last "year, but the Pirates got hâà-in
tha desi-Iranco-Presse,
THE
The Mille Miglia was con- verted into a rally for the first time last year, following the denths of such drivers as the Marquis of Purtago. - France-
Presse,
GAMBOLO
BEN? DONİY THROW AWAY THAT GUY,
IT'S GOT AROUS
MOLL
world in two,
."we
and
"Princes of the Blood Royal and other distinguished stranglonship. "I was too timid, sit.readers arising from my recent
|_CTS,"
Without was too ifmld.
shadow of a doubt," said J. Hmention of his B8th birthday.
When I left, I felt I was in- As heilla nne who was reared thumping the arm of his chair, t the shadow of the United should have beaten Vardon deet saying Services College, which was if I had played with that Sall." | Grand Old Man of golf,
By Barry Applebe
SKAAM P’BAPO IT HAD BETTER
THROWŃ
goodbye to
tho
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