THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1959.
Christine Truman May Win Wimbledon Eventually
But Not This Year
Says DEREK JOHN
Two more weeks to another Wimbledon, and once again the talk of British tennis is a tail, gangling, freckle-faced 18-year-old, Christine Clara Truman.
Johansson's Back Injury
New York, May 21. A back injury has forced Swedish challenger, Ingemar Jotionsson, to stop training "for a few days for his June 20 Aght with champion Floyd Patterson for the world heavy- weight boxing title.
"I feel a few days' rest will curo it," Johansson told re porters, it was revealed today.
AFP.
International Soccer
Gothenburg, May 21.
bent Portugel 2-0,
You can't keep this tennis prodigy out of the news around Wimbledon time. Last week, she hit the headlines because she was dropped by
Sweden Association from their list of "nominated Britain's Lawn Tennis young players"-which means she will lose free tennis facilities worth or leading 1-0 at half-time,
Ir a soccer international tonight-Reuter, an estimated £300 a year.
This week, everyone is talk-tain to capture the Wightinan
Ing about her great success in
the Ralian Championsh:1,
The talking-points may quite different, but
Cup for the
be
the 1- ference
the is
that rame: Christine l Britain's greatest Wimbledon prospect since the Dorothy Round captured ladies' singles title in 1937,
All Wrong
This seems ull wrong to me, 1 strongly believe that the Bri- tish public is being led to ex- pect too much of Miss Truman, Just as it has been of other players s maly times in the past.
Grat me in 30 years. She wus promptly reeded No. 2 'at Wimbledon,
Again
were high. hopes
big anti- Again came the elinax. Miss Truinen was dis- imissed in the fourth round by The
and unseeded
unsuna Miriam Lle Mini" Arnold.
W!!! the Christine Truman fans suffer nowther big disup- pointment at this year's Wim- I shouldn't be the bieden? least bil surprised, even though
is now Britain's No. she woman player,
Lacks Mobility
Afur three years of nothing but tennis and training, Chris- tine still lacks mobility on the court. She has the forest forchand drive in the game, but tends to rely too much on it when she should be varying her for different kinds of
In her Arst Wimbledon, the hard-driving Christine reached of the singles. the semi-finals She was only 16, but the fans couldn't help hoping that she trst would
become Britain's post-war Wimbledon champion.
They were dimppointed, fructles fore capacity centre court upposition. crowd, Christine was slamentet
(07)
-, 4-1 by Althen Gibson In one-sided embarrassingly
match.
The following year, Christine beat Miss Gibson, enabling Bri-
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Above all, she is Incant. altent. And consistency is the fist requirement of a Wimble don champiori.
Christine still has the makings of a great champion and she win
Wimbledon But I don't think
well may eventually.
it will be this year.
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DROBNY BACK ON
THE WARPATH
here
The popular Jaroslav Drobny, 1954 champion, will once again be playing in the Wimbledon men's singles this year.
Last year, disappointed by a defeat, he threatened
to quit the championships forever.
But no one should take "Old Drob" seriously on such matters. He hates losing a game-as any would-be champion should. also loves tennis, und Wimble- don, much too much to give it
itp.
Не
in danger of Drobny seemed becoming a back-number last scason when he failed to win a single English tournament. But now he is staging come-back.
Five shed half a stone and feel great alter than at any time since I won Wimbledon Ave years ago,"
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that And he knows
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Se Drobny, the wily, bespec-
will be tacled left-hander, a fighting
potential danger to any of, The fur contenders outstanding Arbley Cooper's
Shed Half A Stone
Maureen Connolly was only 17 when she won the title. Ital she is Amerienn. British girls He say: "I prepared badly for do not generally
I spent the winter last season, muture early.
ut hente in England getting in- sufficient practice. Resull way that through the season plagued with muscle trouble.
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LAND FORCES FENCING
Awhats Best in Kowloon
Lt J. A. Renny, of t Lancashire Regt (right), scoring a hit against Capt P. Leach, RA in yesterday's Land Forces (Hongkong stage) fencing champion- ships at the European YMCA,
Capt Leach, however, won the match and the foil event to qualify for the Far East finals to be held at the Eureka Hall, Transit Camp, Chatham Road on May 28, 29 and 30.-China Mail Photo.
Former 'Greats' Have
It Out At British
Senior Golf Tourney
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By ARCHIE QUICK
Wimbledon title. London Ex-The six-year-old Senior Golf Championships at the Royal Mid-Surrey Club at Richmond last week provided a mixture of nostalgia and a refreshing opportunity to renew acquain taneeship with old friends who are now little more than household names.
Forest Win
At Lisbon
So If British fans are looking for a girl to cheer on at Wimble don next month I would recom- mend their country's third-
This winter I've had the sun
Lisbon, May 21. ranking
player, 27-
on my bark and a racket in my
Nottingham Forest, the Eng- year-old Angela Mortliner.
playing the lish FA Cup holders bent Sport- She is not su spectacular as hand every day,
Half-time Christine. She is not so power-South American and Caribbeaning 1-0 last night.
winning three kurta- rcore was also 1-0.-China Mall ful. But she is, ch, so very cun»
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They were fighting, not only for the financial reward of winning the Championship, but for the right to represent Great Britain egalost the United Stales Senior Champlon, Willle Goggin, over 36 holes at Brunisilek Club, Edinburgh, on June 20
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