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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1952, TE+
Weekend League Lawn Bowls
The 'Davids' Face The Giants Today
TAIKOO HAVE BEST CHANCE TO BRING OFF UPSET WIN Weather permitting, today's lawn bowls league gamos will
provide some grand opportunities for the "Davids" of. the various divisions of the compotition to indulge in some giant-killing, acts, as in most of the games they will bo pitted against the top teams,
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In the first divinlon, Taikos Club seem to have the best prospects of making a big "kill" when they take on Indian Recreation /Club BAN Sookunpoo.
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The Indians are still smarting under their 4-1 away tefeat by Cralgengower Frist Saturday, while Talkoo are now on the upward trend after their Ane display against Kowloon Dock last week when they narrowly test by a 3-2 margin.
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The Sookunpoo bowlers yer to be beaten on their home reen having won all their four ninteles played there, and will tundoubtedly start their match this afternoon with the tremen dous advantage of playing boom.
nt
The dockmon, however, show- ed last Saturday, that playing awny mattered little to them, as long as the green is on the fast side. In this respect the IRC green should suit them, and they can manter its trickiness early enough in the game, they should be able to give the In- dians a good run for all their
worth.
Aggressive Play
By ROBERT TAY
Cralgengowor, though An extremely hard team to beat on their home green, have still to show that they can play as well on an away venue. In their two away inatches so far, Hey lost to Recreio and How- loon Deck, both by 4-1 margins,
Fighting Spirit
Another lowly-placed Arst division team, who, I belleve will acquit themselves well to day are the Filipino Club, Last week, in their match against IRC "", their fine lighting spirit was very much in-evid
Well down In the flut half of the game, they staged a grand comeback in the second half to win the match by 4-1.
ence.
Their opponents this after- ndon are langue-icaders Recreio "A", and although I doubt very much if the Filipinos can pull of what would be the biggest upset win of season, i is unlikely that they will be com- pletely outclassed. They have the bem practising hard on KBGC green and the fact that this will be Roerelo "A's" first away game, should greatly boost up the moralo of the Filipino team.
The Talkoo No. 1's and No, capable of hold- 2' are fully ing their
their own against opposite numbers, and their division
In the remaining Arst game, cellar-dwellers hopes of victory will rest Indian Recreation Club "B" will mainly on the ability of the be at home to Kowloon Bowling Talkoo No. 3's and especially the skips to put in their full Green Club. share of good woode
Once again the KBGC line-up shows a few Titional
Erio changes, with The dockmen may probably positi
Liddell toking over os antl play willidde And that aggressive
ona steach them in better steud cipated the skip's role i
of fours and M. E. Purvis Dan attempts to draw accurately of the
to the jack. Four teams have going to No. 3 for Peter Hughes.
found
out that they
cannot It seems to
bo a workablo
outdraw the Indians on their ine-up, except that it is rather a pity that Purvis has to be
home green.
of from his clip's
ho has
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been
Necrolo "B", who will tako takten on Cralgengover on their art position, home green at King's Park, (bowling very consistently so far.
are another team. fully capable Chances Remote
off
unsel
ol bringing victory over their more
The Indias missed a good favoured opponents. Last Satur- chance of getting out of the ruf day, they did it against Kow- last. week, losing to the Fill- Juan Bowling Green Club and pinos, after, taking a big first- if they can
their Hair lend reproduce
Today, against the best form, a very close finish much stronger KBCC twelve, with either the chances of their scoring should be STETI side eppable of winning by a their first win of the season 4-1. margin.
must be considered very remote indeed, unless Bambo Rumjahn and his men come in with some spectacular high-souring heads. In the second division, the best match will be that between league-leading Hongkong Foot
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The Gasps Give A Warning As Russia's Christine Gets Going
Miss Moscow Shows She's Learned A Lot
As
By HARRY CARPENTER
in all things sporting, when the Russians set out to do something, they do it well. Four of at them were playing lawn tennis well Beckenham, limbering up for the Kent cham- pionships which started there last week. Limbering up? The way 18-year-old Anna Dmitrieva of Moscow and Andrei Fotanin of Leningrad crack a ball round court, even in practice, deserves a strong phrase.
They came over last year, Their improvement is going to provoke astonished comment. at where they Gro Wimbledon, entered for the singles.
the with overy meat at Beckenham guest-house where she is staying. Bald the pro- prietor: "They also like bat- ter, milk, and ears." Left-handed Anna punches her Soviet tennis coach Simeon shots with the beef of a Darlene Belitz-Gaiman, of the Moscow Hard-a comparison Institute of Physical Culturo, make since the big, bouncing understood her American blonde was limbering says: "Anna mistakes last year. She has im- up on an adjacent court when proved her physical education, I saw them. The lucic of the has undergone athletes,acro- draw could bring them together
at Wimbledon.
ball Club and Kowloon Cricket Club at the Valley, with the fiome tearn enjoying not only green advantage but also that of having a slightly superior hatics, gymnastics, and weight
Bfting," oll-round team. A 4-1 or even 3-0 win for the Football Club seems likely.
Hongkong Cricket Club, who slaried the season rather indif- ferently, have come back during the Inst two weeks with two brilliant victories, and earned
for themselves
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Miss Dmitrieva, daughter of a Moscow actress, is now a very sold Soviet alleen, with strap ping legs and arms, although much more than
she is not a place among
SIL. Ain.. the top five teams in the divi- slon. They should be able to Like her hefty young malo glve another good account of companions, sho takes cheese themselves against the third- placed HKPSA who have olsa shown improved form lafely. This should be another good match with the odds slightly in favour of the HKPSA, who, however, or an unpredictable
Tot.
In the other two second divi- sion games, Filipino Club are exproted to have the better” of Cralgengower at the Valley and FRC "A" after two successive fallures should come back into the winning column this after- noon in their bome match
Bainst USRC.
In the third, vision games, Kowloon Dock Club are likely "TO" MENNURIN” frer unbeaten re- cord with comfortable 4-1 win over CCC at the Valley.
Second-placed HERC will be given harder fight by Talkoo at. Police Club, before winning by 4-1 and Stanley Club, play- ing at home, should keep their third poaltion in the table with
4-1 score against HBGC.
RHKGC Supper, Cinema Show
Postponed
The Royal Hongkong Golf Club announce that owing to the incle- ment weather, the Buffot Supper and Cinema Show scheduled to be held at the Doop Water Bay Clubhouse this ovaning hus bean postponed.
Gog
HAVE THE
tory to
Best Wishes
Tennis player Anna Dmit xlava la 13, Bho comes to Wimbledon from Rumi Not for the first time. Kast year WAN runner-up 30 American saly Modře to Wimbledon'e Junior cham-
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plonally,
Anna shareS
al- ledas_on
thing in common with Eng landa Christian TrumAIL, the ball prede hifilmy, hard, then hit it hard. The pictures here prove the point,
TOP LEFT: She, mashes. TOP RIGHT: she hangs esse down the backhand,
He's A Commuting
Discus Thrower
By GEORGE RUTHERFORD
THE exploits of Mike
HE dlicus-throwing
Lindsay have won him *many prizes, but none so rare as. can compare with an air season ticket between London and. Oklahoma,
That is what an offer to Lindsay from the Bri- tish Athletica Board amounts to.
U.S. Scholarship Hard work, plus talent for field events, has made Lindsay one of Britain's hopes for the Olymple Games. But his appearances at British- athletic meetings during the past 18 months have been few, for, a very good reason, He is on a four-year scholarship_nt. Oklahoma: University. It's worth 900 dollars # year.
The Americans paid his fare out in 1958. A- few months later the Scots gave him a return ticket so that he could compete for them in the Games at Empire Cardiff. Then back to his engineering and athletic studies went our husky hope.
Statement
Now comes this state- ment from Mr Jack Crump in the Daily Telo graph:
"Lindsay, it is under- stood (the italics are mino), has been invited
by the British Board to spend his long vacation In England, and will be available for the five Internallonals Intor in the season."
Mr Cramp should understand. He is secre- tury of the Board,
The facts are that Lindsay. Justly plensed with his athletic im- provement while study- Ing with the musclemen of the mid-West, invited himself. He told my colleague Christopher Lucas, in America:
A Good Fling
"I have been doing 171ft 2in, with the dis- cue and 5811, 4% in, with the shot, so I told the Board I would be avail- nble if they could pay my way. They apparent ly held a meeting, then sent me a letter saying they would help me out."
There is nothing in the Board's action that con- travenes the rules on expenses. But as a dis- thrower Lindsay certainly is having a good ding.
Cus
CHRISTINE'S GARDEN
DANGEROUS
ASSO
IS AS
AS BISLEY
By J. L. MANNING
If you go down Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, Essex, during the next few days don't, whatever elso occurs to you, knock on the door of No. 10.
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Not just after breakfast, anyway. Because inside is a girl in torment.
The hall of No. 10 is a hit too busy for callers, Carpets are rolled back, an old chair ("please don't use the best ones") Is propped between the kitchen and dining-room door, a few house bricks, barbells, weights and a sawn-off broom handle are placed in strange order on the tiled floor and there's a stop watch by the telephone.
have grandchildren who, one Christina Truman is propar- (and at my suggestion two years
Will
Auntle. Kat Anna Dimitrieva beoning her 8ft and 1641b of bonny ago). And all part of a career | day entered for the Wimbledon girlhood for a Wimbledon vic- which Mr and Mrs Truman Christine's autograph for of carefully, three least six loliles. But has it all tory Britain has awaited since have watched junior singles (she was runner- up last year) she would surely 1837-four years before she was sisters and two brothers have meant sacrilices for Christine's
tha born.
followed loyally, coaches and the sake?
to her have won. Luckily for
"Not at all," says Mr Tru- have shapet juniors she 'la Just 20 days too
This is her assault course LTA
man." would have had to keep old to qualify.
where the motto is "Hard work liking (except for one or two Belitz-Gelman ex-doubles
produces the capacity for occasions). I must also mention. Christine at school, and if she champion of Russia, sees Anna Dmitrieva sa the Soviet Chats harder work," So, 30 jumps on that Slazenger have furnished went to college, she would not Une Truman. He has been and off that chair, raising a her with all that a tennis girl have earned anything until she
4021: barbell
above the neck, could want, from tour itineraries was, 22." meticulously following Guy
trunk bending with a 1516 to, a racket or two-provided, of Truman triumphs of recent weight, six press-ups ("I hate course, no one would think she
that part"), high: pull-ups with liked Dunlop's better.
551b barbell, and rolling around the broom handle 18 ins of card, Oh, yes, I forgot. The cord is tied to three, house bricks and three 24h weights. Vital Statistica
wack.
Ho said: "We send her our best wishes and if it is possible for Anna and Christine to pray tise together one day soon we should like that very much,"
More Next Year
Thero Bro
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save
Miserable Once
Christine popped in: "I can These, then, are the technical
a bit on my expenses details. The bulld-up of a star.
If I'm careful, but Daddy helps And Christine herselft
A warm-hearted and sensible: ma, in the winter when I'm not story. No affectation, no fan- playing."
Will you ever trums.no sophistication, and.
turn pro- thank ferslona!? Illusions. But,
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heavens, a sense of humour it! No..I don't think. I would
All this THREE TIMES in you, let her teenago talk (with like that a bit. Supposing 1 ridw 70,000 fawn tennis players in Russia. Note eight minutes to beat the clock quick looks at Mum and Dad to had won Wimbledon, and was Belitz-Gelman's prophcey: "Last Indred, in seven minutes all see how she's doing) bubble on 24, I might give up the game, fast wook instead of playing in with nice little Inconsequences. But at as I might want to play very' wa sent two to England
again for fun or for my county. A tournament at Beckenham
I could go on playing until This year four.
On The Range ⠀⠀ Noxt year it
1 with all the other sleek girls
kasan, Alpibuk 1: couldnt do that will be an won uigger dcfez who will be going on se
Mr Truman 6 an account I had furned professional, tion.".
Wimbledon wishing they had ant with his business plate an could I?
the front gato, Alax, his house Maybe ex-Wimbledon chim- Christine's vital statistics.
These, by tho way, arp 70 has become essentially func I't that how you would ex: plop Fred Perry's quip is not so 30530-10%-57. They meen tonal to the tennis serie. pect Valeenager, to talk? I. wide of the mark ofther. JIO
The back garden is anlunder, like the Truman, Jo that's cracked: "There are 128 Wimbie-Christine's best grip is worth dun entries every year. In vs 791b, her back mucica are sized grass court with a tennis why I'm digging up no more sorona 11. ("someone gave controverzy about the recent years. time the Russians will be good for 3051b (treo sack of not
coal), the can endure 50 truck it to us after the blitz"); Chries | tlf, willikho UTA, A alling 129 of them:"
curis, do a vertical jump of, tite... stands at iono.ood ; and ... EXCEPT TO SAY - THIS; 16, and finish up with the smashes serylco after perton, IN THE WINTER OF 10:T caim puloa räte of 577- Ni driyo, after drive, at the back CURISTINE DAME. HOME
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MEN WIENERS many tranh-chipped than thoảo-on" the of a tannia squad. They wanted varts, Hat Chrisliste: is more backhand side, though, the my girls to bo mil the same. But powerful than ever before.. II - Mum and hätte. Nall (agad If I wanted that I could have 18) do the folding, but I rockán, played hockey, de netball, Sa I 1 makes dressmaker Teddy the lawn behind No.:10 can be was very, miterrablajhranizare Tinting think too; ("Every; Limo || the-most" Adngerous-spot, out- ? But not any more, Shưa very ho pins patterns on the ha.skym #idg Bielty."
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