ASCOT – THROUGH THE WIDE-EYE CAMERA
Britain Finds A New Marathon Hope For Olympics O'Gorman Has Come A Long Way From Tipperary
By PETER CONNELL
trile in torrid heal this
Atler,
A man from Tipperary, ear-old afteraft
Denis O'Gorman, beves at St Albans, hud
Ghe
complaint-sweat
came Britain's latest affceted his hersing. marathon wonder
Determination
31-
who
onl
hed
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1959.
WIMBLEDON FAVOURITES
For the first time, the new Wide-Eye camera, goes to the races, and, to a 200th cover a field of 110 degrees at speeda up its unique ability to of a second brings back views of Royal Ascot never, photographed before.
The camera works on the panoramic principle of a swivelling lens, the major advance being in its short exposure times. It uses No. 120 film, producing a 4" x 2" negative.
Photo shows how the Wide-Eye camera freezes the field as it passes the stands on the first lap of the Gold Vase. Lending here is Barbarian, followed by the winner, Vivi Tarquin.-London Express Photo.
Sports Diary Bobby Locke Wins His
TODAY
Tennis
Men's Division: terel (21
v CRC. RAF LRC, SCAA v KTOLA (9), KITC V BKCCSA (2), HKCCSA (1) v Recreio (3) MTGUA (1) Recreio (11.
Division: Berzelv Ladies "ES" LRC (2), Litę (1) y seaA.
Bowle
Culony Ouen Pairs Champlonstip Matches at KBGC, UK, iteret IRC KCC. ccc.
2nd Division: PHC v ESRC, CE v FC.
when he
won
gruelling
Chiswick
race
the Windsor- last
week.
This
O'Gorman Two ye*** SEO showed the samne determina- lazt tion which FAVE him week's victory. This was when he was knock-
1
body
to
15.30 1
5 ft. 9 in. Irishman
outclassed a fleld of 200 ed down by 'n lorry dining
road race. Although
in his first marathon and put himself on the shorting his leg, he refused
list for the Rome Olympic Games next year.
U
give up running.
O'Gorman trains more
100 miles a week by running ond from works,
Water Polo.
Anny
1st Division: South China v Hoi? Tin Victoria Pouls 5.13 uns.
2nd Tivision: EYMCA (Navy Pool 51 pm
TO-MOR8015 Howis
3 Dislon:
204 pn.
to
11
three who
To ensure he eculd wear the Unton Jack, O'Gorman become
"It is the only time I A naturalisedi Briton few
spare, because we have years ago.
beys, nged 5, 6, and,
lot of looking after," ants need a After always leading
cott this tough Bitle runner. winning by three-quarters of a
FOUR D. JONES
34
BAGOSH IT'S SCOLD. IWONDER WHERE I AM
NOW? IT'S COLD ENOUGH
TO BE SIBERIA-I'M FREEZING
FERDINAND
LOOK, OUTSIDE! CAN IT BE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING POR?
WHY
NANCY
I WISH
I COULD
GET-RID OF MY BLUES
DON'T YOU
START A
GLOOMY
OTTO ?
ERNIE
GARDEN.
BRICK BRADFORD
Recicla " y CCC.
nkee
Y UKFC, Champlona
Inciles Storder
moteles at HKFC and KD
King George (PRC, 3 p.03.
V Cup: Kre v
Tennis
Men's "C" Division: FOHC V CCC (1). LAC (1) v SCAA HIROM Urban Counell; CCC (2) KTGCA. USRC PRC, SCAA v Kee, RC v LIR.
I'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK, THIS MAY ENE
IT, JAKE
JUST PLANTING
SOMETHING
MAYBE YOU'RE
WILL CHEER
RIGHT
YOU UP
YES, I
CELIEVE
LISTEN! THE OTHER TWO ARE
HO! HO! HAHA!
YOU'RE
RIGHT
BRICK!
ACTING JUST LIKE
THIS ONEL).
SOUNDS LIKE ONE FELL DOWN! OR THEY'RE WRECKING THE CONTROLS},
LOOK!) HO!
GREAT SCOTT IT'S
First British Title
For The Season
Won
Sunningdale, June 22.
South Africa's Bobby Locke, the former British open
champion,
his first tournament in Bri- Lain this season when he carried off the first prize of £350 in the Amateur-Professional golf 36-holes golf tournament here today.
He added a final round of 70 to his first unomela record- equaling performance of 02 for an aggregate of 132 to snatch victory by one stroke in an ex- citing finish from Angel Miguel. Spala's world champion shel 65 and 68.
A FROZEN COWBOY,
THIS IS UNIQUE
WEEPING WILLOW
whe
Great Effort
younger Angel's
brother Sebastian was third with 134
(5 and 69).
by MADDOCKS
YOU'RE LETTING YOUR IMAGINATION RUN AWAY WITH YOU
AGAIN, PROFESSOR.
By Mik
The Prince Of Losers Is Australia's Sole Hope This Year
By JOHN COTTRELL
Ar two o'clock in the afternoon yesterday, the curtain went up on Wimbledon, 1959. A tow minutes earlier, Noale Andrew Fraser had stepped on to the lush contre court, to strike the first ball of the two-wook Championships. This was his prerogative as last year's runner-up in the Wimbledon men's singles. In the absence of a defending champion, he assumed the role of leading player in the first act of this year's centre court drama,
his
Fraser's disposition on copet and his charm at social functions
Fraser salted through this Above all, he has a deadly,, ful approach of Cooper and
service which time Anderson, ceremonious Arst-round encoun- swinging ter without mishap. But for all and time uguln has saved him
experience of big-time al the brink of defeat.
That service is his greatest | have tennis. It would not have been surprising It he suffered more weapon and because of it this than usual from opening-day tall, loose-limbed Australian
ignored cannot be
in the reckoning, The Wimbledon
nerves.
For responsibility weighs heavily on the high, straight shoulders of this crew-out young man from Melbourne, who ranks as Australia's No. 1 lawn tennlı player. For three years Australians have monopolised the anal of the Wimbledon men's singles, For three years, Australia's top- ranking player has emerged us champion.
Sole Hope
an who can hold his own service is more than halfway lu cletory, and this was the chief reason why Fraser loat only three sets on his way to the last Wimbledon anel,
Early Training
Like
year's
won him the American award for "The Most Popular Man in Tennis Competition."
sut, as a player, he locks that vitul "killer Instinct,"
He is quite prepared to clowa on court to relieve tension in a marathon match. He squats on his racket's head between rallies and, in extreme heat, 'ralacs 'a lough by deffing'a large Hoppy white hat. But his fub is never utmed at his opponent.
Cooper, tost Ashley
Fraser, philosophical in defeat, Wimbledon champlon, is usually very calm on court. Neale Fraser was raised in Only once has he been known to Melbourne's tennia conselous be put out of composure in community and trained for star-Switzerland, when he was play. ing in a mixed doubles mätch. uom from an early age.
His other, a former Aus- As he bent over the net, he tralian Rules footballer, is a heard an embarrassing rip. His Judge of the Victorian Licensing pants had split down the middle. He dashed to the dressing towel wrapped tennis players, are room-with e
round his midrift. Court; his brothers, both above-
Now Fraser is his country's sole hope of maintaining their hoki on the title. For, ene by Gure, his distinguished collea suvs-Hartwig, Hoad, Rosewall, have stepped out of the amateur Rose, Anderson, and Cooper-average renke, leaving him to carry on the tradition.
domination
at
Angel made a great effort
What hope has fair-haired, At to the with Locke, theblue-eyed Fraser of doing this 18th, the Spanlard's approach and at least delaying a return to shot from 25 feet hit the pin American but stayed out of the hole. Wimbledon? He had done
alco the last holes in 81.
Australian Peter Thomson chain- wi:o defends his open Flonship at Muirfield next week Anished in Ofth place on 136 (68, 88), one stroke behind 'Tom Haliburton (68. 7)-Reuter.
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Three facture are against him. He is a left-bagder-- and only two "southpaws," Bir Norman Brookes and Jaroslav Drobny, have won the title. He is strongly suspect on his backhand. And he seems to be dogged by Foodoo which has cast him in
the role of "Tho greatest loser."
world's
Five times Neale Fraser has reached a Wimbledon anal. Five tanes he has felt the sting of detent. He has been runner-
in the men's
In the championships of the world's top singles titles,
lewycro.
When Neale graduated from a Catholic school at 17, bla family hoped would enter the University of Melbourno and study law. But he was keener on tennis, so he took a job with a tennis equipment fit to be able to play the rame all the year round, His passion for the game had begun to develop at the age of 11. He and his brother John were allowed to play on neighbour's private court
Iliced, provided uch as they they rolled alid lined it regularly.
First Official Trip
д
In his early days, Fraser took
year
Easy-Going
A
Off-court, he is exirtmely ensy-going and approachabir, always ready to help'another player with his game. Last
thrash him Wimbledon. Dovice from Com- munist China and then take the newcomer. For a friendly post-mortem on his game. Fraser has now been full time tennis player for eight
years, and nothing would seeni more natural thon for him to cash in on his talents and follow
his
frienda Into the Kramer elreus,
Jack
But, again, he is an Aussie
a few lessons from Mick Sweet-tennis star with a difference.
man, who also coached icft-
For he has sold that it is his
handed Mervyn Rose, and later ambition to go into the business singies frem Bryan Sinttery, who taught side of his tennis equipment Birm championships of Wimbledon, Cooper. He won his first tourna-when his playing days are over Australia and italy; semi-finalistment at the age of 12 and the and work up to an executive
Victorian Junior Championship Job. at 17. While still a junior he was praised by Jack Kramer for having taken a set from Wimbio. dun champion Dick Savitt.
Fraser's first official trip in 1854 when he abroad come
Unique Record
Until the beginning of this year there were always one or two players Just that shade above his class. But that no was chosen for the Australian
with lunger explains his unique but leam unenviable recard of near-Cooper and misses. In Rome and Paris this has been on year he failed to produce his since then. top form-going out to Luis Ayala and Nicole Pietrangeli respectively.
So if Neate Fraser fails this year in bls alxth bid for the Wimbledon ile, he will not have lost the fortune Dat comes to champton who plans to turn professional. And if he is defeated in the final again, he will be the first postwar player to be Wimble- don men's runner-up in con- secutive years.
Hood, Rosewall, Emerson, und hu every overseas tour Since 1951 he has also been chosen every year for the Australian Davis Cup squs 1936 Yet he has never played for
hla country in a singles match. First he was kept out by Hoad and Rosewall, and when they departed he was overlaken by Cooper and Anderson,
As his beat, 25-year-old; Fraser must rauka the accond best amateur la the world, giving pride of place to Alex Ohnedo, his four-set conqueror in this year's Aus- traflan final,
1 is my theory that Fraser's Hls backhand a serious personality, rather than any blemish on his game, being shortcoming in his game, ex-. little more than a defensive plains his repented eclipse by chop when under pressure. But cther Aussles.
He does not
te has a fine raking forchand, have the "prima donna" tem- He is quick at the net and can perament of a Hond or Rose; he does not have the dour, purpes?- volley brilliantly.
The last man to have that dia- tinelion Ven Craman, Analist in 1835, was Baron Gottfried
and 1937. Fraser, the immaculate German Like Nenle
was known as the "Prince of Lasers."
Tomorrow: The American Challenger
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