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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1959,
FIRST MAJOR UPSET AT WIMBLEDON SPORTS SPECTRUM,
18-year-old Buchholz Eliminates No. 3 Seed Pietrangeli
London, June 22. :
Earl Buchholz, of St Louis, Missouri, the 18-year-old': United States junior champion, became the first "giant-killer" of the 1959 Wimbledon, lawn tennis championships today by toppling third-seeded Nicola Piotrangoli of Italy.
qualities of The slim, 6 feet 2 inch youngster showed
seasoned campaigner to win this exciting clash, played in the cool of the evening, by 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5. The de- packed centre court arena gave the American served ovation.
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Wimbledon has a fascination
Thus Pietrangell, whose
when he had to open on the stroke urustry had won him the centre Deart against Low all its own. The atmosphere and French singles 1tle Inst month, Hoad, who went on to retain,] air of tradition, flawless organi-
the in hig
embarking|sation, fashionable tille before fell the first hurdle Wimbledon challenge, showing on a professional, career. spectators, glamorous
of this year's Fifth-seeded the open nature
from players, Mackay,
all add up to Dayton, Ohio, overcame South Wimbledon a high-spot on the African Tun Vermaak by 0-2, sporting calendar.
chainpionship.
Last season, Buchholz bad stamped himself as a player
women
women
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6-2, 3-0, 6-3. Only in the second Today, 128 of the world's top amateurs provided the
of great promise by winning set did Vermask show some of men
of
the Junlar titles of the United the form which enabled him to overlure to two weeks Slater, France, Wimbledon blast his way through a strong nounting tension and exelte-
Today he is 4. field to the final of the French [ment. By
dis- and Australia.
tonight 64 world; class figure among Un championship, last month. He pointed players will have been foo, was all ut sen on the fast eliminated from the event. To- morrow the ladies will steal the limelight, some by their frills, others by their skill-Reuter.
seniors.
Superb Ground Shots mass of the No, i court.
His ground shots were superb,
and thing afler time he whipped
!
sizzling drives past the burly
Nervous Mackay, an airman at
Mil-
Forces
Italian. Buchholz never be-chell Air Force base. New_York ena iuffled, even when he was City, has been in the twice fout-faulted,
since February.
twice
Bus "I was nervous about and mich," said Mackay, "beenuse of Vermaak's recent form and I have my own lack of play.
for the bat little competition,
but things last four months, went well today,"
In the fourth set he dropped his service, but fought
cách Ult back gamel?
touk Pietrang eventually delivery again in the twelfth netled a The Helio mighty smach to give him match point, and then put a forehand vully into the net, Wimbledon Peruvian-born Alex
Pane.
favourite, Olmedo,
followed Buchholz on to short
Results
Landon, June 22. Following were the results of today's matches:
MEN'S SINGLES First Round
H. Hewitt Australia) beat M. Ou way New Zealand) 6-4 0-4 6-6.
O. Sirola (Italy) beat 3. Maloney (South Africa) 1-4, 3-7, 6-4.
A. Kendall (Australa) beat Argon (Umaguay) 6-4, 6-4, 2-4, 7-5,
Suventh-seeded Nielsen, twice. Franks (U.S.) beat F. Hainka
a runner-up at Wimbledon boat Martin Mulligan, 20-year-old Syney Ind on whom Austr lens pin their tennis hopes of contre court and made work of his first round match, the future, Neilzun
1-6, 6-3, 7-5. beating
Warren Australian Woodcock in straight sets, 0-2, 6-4, 6-3.
Wimbledon's most popular post-war performers, Budge Jaroslav 34, and Pally. Drobny, 31, both former cham- plons, were eliminated in the Brut round, bowing out youu
10
4
won 6-4,
Playing in his first Wimble- don. Mulligan,
Atroke- maker in die Ken Rosewall; mould. brought off some brilliant
chois, but his experience was exposed by
He Dane.
The stocky Australian Junior champions rallied Irom 1-3 to
(Austin) : 2-0, 0-2 0-2
J. From
boai T. Aduroson (Britain) 6-1, 6-1, c-1.
J. Gracie (Britain) beat D. Reilly (Australia) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
C. Daxter (ram beat J. D. Mackel telar), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. M. Fox (U.S. best S. Nikoll Yadavin 0-4. B-2, 11-13, 9-1.
O. 5. Prenn (Briisini Rodriguez (Chile) -3; 6-1, 0-2.5.3
W. Bkonecki (Poland) beat J. Mukerjen (India) 6-3, 7-9, 6-4. 1-5-
M. G. Davies thrilain) bent Woolf (New Zealand) 6-1
G-B.
10.4.0.2.
Jake (Norway) beat D. Oliver Britain) 2-0, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2, at 6. J. P. Motinari (France) Cha (China) 4-6, 6-3, 5-5, 0-4.
P. Mel (China) brat R. Barnes
3-6 0-11, 11-9.-1.-1.
cal B. Mark (Australia 6-4, 6-0,
went had 5-4 in the forth set before rich (Denmark 6-4.
to
izi
Palty, 1950 champion, down 4-6, 6-1. G-1, 6-0. fellow-American Jon Dunghe, 23, and Drobny, champion 1954, lost in for gruelling sets 1 23-year-old Allan fair's newest International
by 14-12, 3-0. 10-8, 8-6,
his valleying cracked under pressure. But many spectators on the number one
court felt
that in Mulligan they had seen possible future Wibledon rhaimplan
Mills, a
Power Players' Day
The power players generally
Blow For Youth
A blow for youth was struck
by South African Rodney Man-
T.
Mandaring (Brazil beat Hicks (Australia) 2-5. 0-4, 0-2. S-4.
beat W. Alex
Olinedo (U8.)
6-3, Woodrock (Australia) 0-2.
Masuci Santana (Spam, beat Alain Brison (France) 6-0, 6-4, 6-1.
J. A. ckard Britain treat C. Fun Britain) 6-2, 6-4, 7-5.
L. Aynin (Chile) bent Javorsky (Yugoslavia 6-3, 6-0, 0-3.
1. Pantojatovic (Yugoslavia) beat
had the advantage in Wimble delstam, 17 last month, and the Taftama (Britain) 0-4, 4-6, 6-3.
don's sunny opening day.
After
Th
youngest player in the cham- He made a most im- debut, prunive Wimbledon eliminating experienced Antonio Magghl, italy's No, 4 in straight sets.
two rainless weeks. pionships.
than less green courts,
fust. usual, played extremely favouring
of the exponents hane ich as Australian Nosile Fraser, Inst year's rimar-up, the 6ft 3in American
Mackay, Barry
and the big Dine. Kurt Nielsen, who all won fairly comfortably.
Fraser, seeded
אונאים
0-1
G. Merlo italy] beat 1. Eckleb (Germany) 6-4, 2-3, 6-3, 6-1.
D. Candy (Auriralla) beat G. Bassett (U.S.) 0-4, -1, 02.
3. Couder Buat Australia) 4-1), 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
U. Philips-Minore (Austraila) beat J. Arilla Spak) 4-0, 3-4, 6-3, 7-3.
South Africa) beat It. Bandera But another 17-your-old, Tomas Lejus, the first Soviet M. Branovic (Yagusiarla) 0-4, 6-1, Union player ever to compete in G. Forbes (South Africa) beat P
the singles, found the men's seasoned South Arlean
Wigs For Wimbledon
American Lenals star Karol Eageros, who until now has been more famous for frilly panties than hair styles, now comes into the limelight with this blonde wig.
This is a very quick change for Karol who dyed her hair black last week because "men prefer blondes, but they marry brunettes; And I want to get married," she has been reported to have said..
SPORTRAIT
"Shame, really, un knight- hood -- no 088- - fust George Smith, Lb.to.,
Zonis. Express Sarpiza
Patterson All Set For The Big Fight
Chatham,
By
B. E. JANT
Mr Wong watched intently, as the Comet swept gracefully along the new airstrip at Kai Tak. He had seen the Comet landing on a number of occasions but this was something special. On board was his old friend Big John' who was returning to the Colony after an absence of several years.
New Jersey, June 22. After 109 rounds with tho gloves on, world heavy- weight champion, Lloyd Patterson, decided here As today that he was ready to take on. Swedish challenger, Ingemar, Johansson, in New York on Thursday.
Like Johansson, who en-Ho nuuneed an end to his traluing over the weekend, the cham pion has decided that the best thing he can do between now and the big night is to take a
rost,
Perhaps the weather also had somethin to do with it. It
was very hot in the hall here boxed Patterson today when two rounds against two spar- ring partners.
NOTHING SLUGGISH But there was notulag slug- zish about the way the cham- Several plon moved or ft. times his trainer, Dan Florio, had to tell him to "ease Up" with his vicious body silocks which were having a naties- able and not very picasant effect on the sparting part-
ners.
for "I think I am ready anything, Johansson's right or And he his left," he said. added: "After all his left in perhaps belter than
kla right."
His trainer declared Uint Patterson was "in a 190 per cent better condition" than when he nict Englishman Brian London. -AFP.
English County Cricket
VETERAN BATSMEN AMONG THE RUNS
the sleek plane glided into the disembarkation bay, Mr Wong found himself thinking back- to the times when he and Big John used to spend hours at the end of the bar arguing about sport in Hongkong.
recalled how these arguments used to start in the most in- ngocut of ways: how on many occasions they would get really heated and how the point of issue was soon completely for- rotten when some new tople arone to claim their attention the next day.
They had been friends for more years than either of them liked to admit. They had seen many changes in Hongkong and in Hongkong sport. They had been keen opponents or, helpful colleagues us, the occasion demanded, but looking Back now it seemed in, both of them derived their greatest pleasure from showing over the unusual and controversial points which are an inevitability of sport.
All
Wondered
the
he pressed these things flashed through Wong's mind as
against the wire-netting in order to get a clear view of his old As he watched bo friend as he stepped from the aircraft. wondered what sort of reception he would get from big fellow. Would he greet him as though they had been alanding at the end of the bar only yesterday, or would he bombard tum with questions on a hundred different subjects. bul-and the thought rather shook him. Five years was a long Ume! Maybe John had changed. maybe he... We shall never know where Mr Wong's thoughts might have taken him for at that moment the door of the plane opened and almost like a greyhound shooting out of the trap the first passenger to emerge was Big John, In no time they were exchanging long-distance grečilngs by the familiar semaphoro method, punctuated here and there by a bit of convenient
rime.
Even from such a distance li was plain to see that John was in high spirits. In spite of his family roots in the south of England he had always regarded Hongkong as his home and Mr Wong watoked na his friend stood on the tarmpe and surveyed the great changes that had come over the Kni Tak area in his absence.
But in these modern times airports do not stand still for the benefit of travellers--not even for those with a sense of returning homo-and Blg. John was soon hartled off to the official buildings for the rituals of 'Immigration',‚ ‚Health'...and 'Customs."
The Meeting
Mr Wong moved over lo wali near the exit from the Customa bulidings and in surprisingly short time his friend, big, blum and, bouncing na ever stormed his way out. He was Inden. down under a strange: miscellany of cases, bags and paročia," but be dumped the lot inelegantly on a qanvenient bench, to, grab, his old friend's hand in a grip that had lost none of lis power.
Don Kenyon Scores 229,1's good to see yon arain Wong, you old scallywag. Behold
London, June 22.
While England's selectors search anxiously for opening batsmen, four of the men who were overshadowed in the Hutton-Washbrook era knocked up big scores today.
baleman,
At
Leading the way was Don Kenyon, 35, who hit 229
for Worcestershire against Hampshire.
43, Denals Brookes,
scored suits in today's cricket matches 154
Northamptonshire were: LOT
Gilbert against Leicestershire,
Portsmouth: Hampshire 380 (D. Parkhouse, 33-year-old Glamor 230. Worcestershire con
made 148 Kenyon 220, E. Broadbent 44, the Champloo R. Booth 44 not out, V. Can- NO FIRST CLASS Dunst sex
ship leaders,
and George nings six for 60).
Lancashire At Manchester: Emmett, oldest of the quartet CRICKET FOR
jat 40, followed a first fonings 309 for seven declared. Surrey 114 with 64 not out for Glouces-170 (T. Clarke 78, K. Higgs dix GREENHOUGH tershire against Çamurlige for 34) and secondly Di for two. At Bradford: Yorkshire beat Sussex by an innings and 40 TEMPORARILY
Kenyon's double century 103 (H. Flatt Ave for 20, R Manchester, Jupe 22.
helped his aide to a lead of 160. lingworth four for 27), York- Tom Greenhough, the Lan Parkhouse, who shared an open-shire 304 (W. Stott 84, J. Bolus Bernard 40, R. Illingworth 48). York- cashire and England log-ing stand of 140 with
mainly re-shire 14 points. 'spinner announced today Hedges (59), was
At Nottingham: Nottingham- | that he is dropplag out of sponsible for Glamorgun's re-
gaining the lend-by one bollshire 292 and secondly 32 for Arst-class cricket for Icads R
the £500 race. for the fastest two. Derbyshire 205 for four brief rest.
200.
declared (D. Carr 77, J. Kelly N. Nelle said to 7-5, 4-4..
varrus f..
Dob113 not out). exodus Gerrard (New Zealand) 11-9.3-0.
8-6.
V. Stockenberg (Sweden) lenda Hamill (South Africa) 4-0, 6-2, 0-4 7-7-ATP
Av
Blonde (Switzerland) 6-3, 6-0, 6-1.
beat W. (Gerniany) 0-4, 6-2, 4-0,
Abe
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number two. Segat too strong in all dopart- Bangert Germania).
The stocky, fresh-faced 8-3.
the centre court pro-ments. Framme and, rovelling in the Russian lad said hilerwards; "1 peaceful conditions, swept aside
get my enuid not
Pierce Darmon, a French stor going."
on his own slow hard
courta
backhand
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With mare experience, Lejus useful but out of his depth against could develop Into
the Russian Fraser's florec
player to marry challenge in international attack.
i.
berva-volley
Dropping service only once, Fraser won 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in 58 minutes.
Poor Darmon suffered the same fate of two JOACH GEO
Despite the steady
ten-
of top amateurs to the pald ranks, crowds today were as large as ever,
Exey (Rhodesia) bent o. Gar-
A. Bilis (Britain) beat J. Drobny (Egypt) 14-12, 3-0, 10-0, 8-0. rido (Cuba) 1-5, 7-8, 7+, 0-2
Origri (US) beat Dixon (D:- lain) 3-0, 11-13, 6-4, 6-7, G
The following matches were not finished because of bad light.
A. Bailey (Australia) Sherman (U.S.)
WOMEN HOLD THE
STAGE
TODAY
London, June 23.
Women hold the stage at Wimbledon today. The second day of the
Championships here is by trudition Ladies' Day.
games.
A
Greenhough who took part in both Tests against India this Summer. made the annouŋer- with ment after an interview the Lancashire County chairman and the Chairman of the Cricket Committee.
University,
Fastest 200. runs. Sussex 101 and secondly
Sussex.
Yorkshire, thanks to Platt (five for 26) and Ray At Hinckley: Leicestershire
for 27) 207 and 43 for two. Northamp Tilingworth (four raced to an innings win over tonshire 360 for six declared (D. Brookes 154, P. Arnold 67), At Bingham, Middlesex Surrey followed on 109, behind 337 for six declared and second- He is concerned about com- Lancashire, and with two wicy 154 for seven, (R. Hooker 32, plaists tram umpires and players kels down for 91 in the second A, Wallon 60), Warwickshire
his follow-throughs apo
that
Followed On
inken in front of the stumps, and innings ended the day
wants to put the trouble right.
A statement from Mr C. G. Howard, secretary, of the Lan- cashire Club, said, that Green- hough had come to the conclu-
220, (A. Wollon 74, A. Townsend. 5U, MI. Smith: 45).
At Bristol
in poor position.
Gloucestershire Middlesex gained, a lead, of 117 against Warwickshire, but 323 and secondly, 224 for three, lost seven wickets for 154 in (C. Pugh 62, D. Emmett 64 not their second innings in chasing out). Cambridge University 130, D. Green 41, D, Allen Ave for
Cardiff:
Schuurman, a strong volleys that no ground for complaint Closing Scores.
Moll Special,
At
ESSCX
-387.
(W. Glamorgan 425 for ove
Hedges 59, A. Watkins 71, F. Walker 01). Parkhouse 142, B.
Al Taunton: Somerset 450. Kent 100 for eight (A. Dixon
Close of plast scores and res 64)-Reuter.
sion that it would be the in- Bali, a forest this commier, 70). Wimbledon is unique among gins her challenge today with a the 1956 championships because teresis of all concerned if he made an unwelcome appearance where Kent sti)i second, played in matches outside first ut Taunion, the tennis tournaments of the match against school teacher she was expecting hor world in many ways. one of Miss P. E. Waters, an unranked child. Her meeting today with clasa cricket for a time so that need, 115 to save the follow-on
slundy South African Rcare he could, with practice, ensure agalist Somerset, them being the keen interest British player. taken in the women's
Britain also provides the could provide one of the best would arise in future.--China | Only at Wimbledon could pre-
second favourite in 27-year- matcher of the dayReuter. liminary rounds of the women's
old Angels Mortimer, who has singles attract full gullerks.
suffered only one defeat since being beaten, in the Wimble- don final a year ago by Allica' Gibson, whe has vacsied the Lillo. Miss Mortimer opera the centre court programme facing
Detile
Maria Mri Welas.
The usual array of glamour will be seen both on and off the court today. But the chick laterest, for home sup- Doctors at leant, will entre instardy G-foot blonde who has no time for frills and laço. She is Christine Truman. 18, the first British girl to be top-wooded at Wimbledon for 23. years.
Bogins Challenge
The Seeds
the
Other seeded women In eventa are Americans Ma Beverly Fleltz, Darlene Hard and Sally Moure, South Africản
After her recent victories in Sundra Reynolds, Brazillari the Italian, Swiss and French champion Marin Ester Bueno championshine, Bellich enthur and Bliain's table tennis star, sinets are looking to the bard Ann Haydon.
hiting esce girl to, and the run
of 10 quccessive
triumphs in this ̈évent,
American
Mra Flaitz, trha ambidextrous Californian, makes a welcome
Balm Truman, till young return to Wimbledonk Rumper anguish, for the school-room, be up in 1950, shu retirét from,
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mixed feelings before you. I'm to be 'back: brokenhearted at the cost of modern travel: and m- poverished by the bill I had to foot for my excess baɛɛAFO.”
Bending down he selected a couple of parcels. This is for Men
Mr.
This
J
Wong," he said, “and this one is for yOIL. Tell me, shout local mork Is Yin Cheuk-yin all doing his stuff för Bbajn "China as old age caught up with Andy, Mullen? I hear You've got new stadium. Ist any good? Is MacTavish all writing for the. China Malit What about dear ola Rout Loris he still playing, bowls”, and what about, the Bradbury's, the Hong. Chay', the Fincher's. Is Ilarry Owen Hughes stills hitting. Ther The boundary, and what about Donald Leash and George Sonics. « Wong walted pallently for the storm to subside. As Big, John paused, for breath Woog tried to Jump fa but he was swept aside in anpiber wave of' questions. .......... are Flash Kinery, Uhow Man-chl, and Chang Kam-hói síill playing football, or have they. finally been pensioned off? Have we got any new stars? In Henry Wong süll slipping panches in the ringt Have they fixed better starijng arrangements at Happy. Valicy?"
Still The Same
was too much, Mr Wong held up, his hand in protest, “John,” he mid, "we shall have plenty of time for all the answers later and I assure you there is plenty to talk about, 15 John grabbed, his baggage in disgust. "My dear Wour," be
said sharply.", "you haven't changed a bit... I just can't get finishing a thing I start to say, it can'i get a word in............”! Mr Wong couldn't suppress a smile. Big John was back all right and he was still the same, Flvo years had made Hillo difference. The sporis debating society was about to open
a new sea505.
CHESS by LEONARD BARDEN
Here in a study by Kreslik: White to move and win.
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World Swim
Records BY
Set American
Louisville, June-22. American swimmer, Mike Troy, has set up Bow world
records for the butterfly stroke over 220 yards and 200 metres, it was announced today.
Ils_voi-up the_records_here Jast night when be swept the
220. yards in a 80-yard (50-- metre), popl in 2. mins 180 zees, the time limit sut by, the International Federation, being 2 mins 20 seca.
time
As 220 yards is a Hito more than 200 metres and the Umit-set for the 200 metres was 2 mins 19 docs, Troy auto- matically set up, the world ro cord in this category Boo,
MOBILE WALL
At the painé mooling, Bank McKinney NWRI the, "210 yards · Backsiroke in 'š zaizja 21 seca and Carin Code, itrais 100 metres (abote) 119 yarda), in a shortened (2
15- moire (about 275 yurdi) pool in ong, rajuato, 11, mensuales,
The pool had a mobile wall which enabled the pool's longth |-to-koe" redupod (AS WELL.
la. The recorda ako to de ted to the “Amitrisezi Athletic Union LOK