THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1960.
SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETERS TO RECEIVE MIXED RECEPTION IN ENGLAND
British sportsmen, divided on boycott issue
London, Apr. 10.
Early next Sunday morning the South African cricket team arrive here by air for their summer tour of England, and English cricket fans are divided about the welcome they should give them.
To boycott their matches or not-that is the controversy.
heid.
The reagons: The Soult: African Mr Buly Grimths, former holder, Ernie Baronet, and the Government's polley of apart-Englant wickel-keeper now Zulu champion from Sharpeville,
resistant secretary of the MCC, Sexlon Mabena. The Issue was brought ta suld the letter to Mc A. 5.' balling point by the Reverend Frames, secretary of the SACA, David Sheppard,
former
was not my attempt to dissuade England captain, who is now tho South Africana from a clergymen in London's East coming End.
T
He would not, he rald, play ngainst the South Africans (
by Sussex, he was picked county) and he had sold his the- kets for the Test matches,
his
"We felt it was let them know the We do not know
only fuir to position here. how closely ond
they are in the picture
have told them there may be some demonstrations."
Meanwhile anitapartheid
Other sports bodies bodies Trave urged demon-
.
com-
strations during the tour.
CITL
His statement caused a food At Oxford, where the tourista first match on May of comment, for and against him, play their
the
against committer sporting 1, brought other and
apartheid sold LE bodies into the controversy,
expected demon- support for aarong The Rev Arnold Doxey, member of Nottinghamshire stration.
90,000 Welsh Club
The leaders of Cricket County
have called Inittee, said he did not think minera
boycotting Glamorgan County Cricket Club demonstrations or
cricketers and the Welsh Rugby Union to the South African
South fixtures cancel
with were right
African teams touring Britain the this year. He said he respected views:
David of the Rev Sheppard but added: "Before we interfere in the affairs of any country we should put our own house in order.
There!
have been far too many stances in this country coloured people being refused admission to cafes, hotels restaurants.
in-
of
and
team
"My view is that we should show the South African
every courtesy. Any other way would make matters worne."
Not a dissuasion
Cancelled
Mabete was due to retum to Sharpeville, where more than 70 Africans were shor recently, Immediately after the fight.
Mr Phillipa said: "The fear of what might happen to his wife and children, whom lie has made unsuccessful at- templa to bring over to this country, and to himwelt should he beat Barobet is preying greatly on his mind."
Other sporta hulve entered the argument 100,
The Bellish Amateur Athletle Brard sold British althletes without exception would op- pose any colour bor.
No colour bar
Mr Jack Crump., the Board's secretary, said: There has not been any colour bar in athle tier in Great Britain and our particular sport is one in which cultur bar has not been a mat- ser of any great controversy."
South African athletes coming Mr Will Wooller, an Eng-to this country never raised any land Test selector and captain objections to running with Bri- has replied:sh Empire and Commonwealth of Glamorgan,
teams or against American teams "My committee will not allow poiltics to Interfere with the in which coloured athletes took good name of cricket, which part, he added, recognises no race, creed, or polities.
"We will carry on with the Axtures as arranged."
A similar reply came from Mr Bill Clements, secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union.
1
Commander
Chorics Bor, secretary of the British Profes- alonal Golfers' Association, sald two coloured professionals from South Africa had been invlied to play in British tournaments
thin senson,
ARMY-CIVILIAN ATHLETIC MEETING
match
between the
The finish of the 100 yards event in the athletics Civilians and Army at the Boundary Street last Saturday. The event was won by Civilians' R. Poon (second from left) in the time of 10.4 seconds.
The Civilians won the match by 1991⁄2 points to 155.-China Mail photo,
Berczik, Miss Koczian
retain European
table tennis titles
Zagreb, Apr. 10.
Zoltan Berczik and Eva Koczian, the brilliant Hungarian table tennis stars, both retained their singles titles on the final day of the European Championships here today.
Neither
Belgrade, Apr. 10, Israel remained in the running for a place among the final- Ista in the Olymple Soccer Tournament to be held in Rome when they surprisingly beat Yugoslavia 2-1 here lo- day.
ex- champion wES tended, winning comfortably in straight garnos, 10 keep
the SURPRISE WIN championships they gained in 1658 at Budapest.
Berozti beat
FOR ISRAEL Radu Nerulescu, of Rumanis, 21-16, 21-11, 21-12 and Mlsa Koezian
SOCCER XI defeated ber compatriot. Imrene Kerekes, 21-12, 21-14, 21-8, They were Papwa Sewsunker
MISS Kerekas had ended of the cricket con- Sewgulom of Natal and E. W. Britain's challenge on Saturday Because
when ahe narrowly beat buxing match Johnson-Sedibe, who could not right troversy
(Middlesex) in arranged between South Africa's become members of the South Diano Rowe
and coloured | African PGA for racial reasons. five-set semi-final, the deciding white reigning
has The Lawn Tennis Associa-game ending 22-20. featherweight champions
flon, through its secretary, Mr been cancelled "in view of the
Basil Resy, mild It had never situation in South Africa."
distinguished between colour, raoc, ersed or religion,
Mr Rey said several white up any South Africans had already The MCC wrote to the Southi racial feelings and enmity. the entered for the British Hard seen Court Champlonships later this African Cricket Association re-results of which I have
north. cently telling them they might and know only too well.” meet demonstrations at many of The Aght was to have taken
place between the white title their matches,
Many top English cricketers have been Interviewed by the Most of them, while press. respecting David Sheppard's views, say pailties should be kept out of sport and that 11 would be unfair to fake it out on the South African team be- cause of their government's polley.
The promoter, Mr Lew Phillips: sald: "As a Jew myself I can- not uphold or back
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
11th Race Meeting
Saturday, 9th and Saturday, 16th April, 1960.
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 21 RACES (There will be 10 races on the 1st Day and 11 races on the 2nd Day) The First Dell will be rung at 1.30 pm. on the 1st Day. On the 2nd Day the First Beli will be rung at 11.30 am, and the Tin Interval will be after the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.)
The Secretary's Gfire at Aloxandru House will close at 11.48 um. on the 1st Day and at 10.00 am, on the 2nd Day.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No person without an Admission Badge will be admitted Admission Badges must be prominently displayed throughout the meeting.
Admission Badges ut $10.00 each per day are obtainable only on the written Introduction of a Member. Admission Budges may be obtained during cfice hours from the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club at Queen's Buliding, Chater Rond; & D'Agullar Street; King's Road, North Point and 382 Nathan Road: ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE ON SALE AT THE SECRETARY'S OFFICES.
Miss Koreio won 17-21, 21- 12, 19-21,-21-10, 22-20.
Centre-forward Ral Levi Mis Rowe lut i second semi- Gnal on Saturday night when scored both Israell goals, in the second and 72nd minutes, and she and her partner Kathle Best inside-right Muhamed Mujle got (Yorkshire) were beaten 21-8.
"Yugoslavia's goal in the 33rd 13-21, 21-13, 21-17
the minute. doubles by Miss women's Koczlan and Sariota Mathe, of after
"There is a disilnet possibility | Hungary. of a coloured player asking to play. They will all be welcome," be sald-Reuter.
Israel now have five points
completing thelr pro- gramme of four games in Group
British cyclist's narrow defeat
Roubaix, Apr. 10, Britain's Tom Simpson who led most of the way over the
265 kilometre (105 miles) Paris to Roubaix cycling race was pipped at the post here today by Spanish, French, and Belgian riders who surged through In a Inst-minute rush,
Simpson, whose prowess has surprised the cycling fans since he came to the Continent to make inoncy from cycling. Anished ninth.
Results were :
(Belgium)
B
1. Comuni hours 1 min 45 sees,
2. Sabbad in i (France) 6:01:50.
Jack Brabham wins Brussels Grand Prix
Brussels, Apr. 10. Australia's world driving champion Jack Brabham today won the Formula II Brussels motor rac- ing Grand Prix, having driven his Cooper into second and first places in the two legs of the event. The race docs not count for the World Drivers Championship.
Second was Britain's Stirling Moss, driving a Porsche, who came first and third in the legs.
Third was Frenchman Maurice Trintimant, at the wheel of a Cooper, third and second in the lega.
• The second leg was marred by min which slowed down spoeds
considerably on s already
track, lap averages dropping around 180 to 111 kilometres per hour.
mom
Muffad his start
Football news
from other lands
By ARCHIE QUICK
Slow as it was, this БЕСОПИ log was not without excitement. Stirling Moss, winner of the the Arst leg, and favourite for overall win, started off by mul-
After the World Cup series ing his start and was left on
been decided in the grid. It only took him a of 1902 has
will be played few laps to catch up with the Chile a match leaders, and, for 20 laps he play between South America and at Rio de Janeiro, cd a walling Came behind Europe Brabham, Belgium's Gendebien where the stadium holds 200,000 issuo and Trintignant,
people, states the latest A few kilometres from the of "TA Nows" Anish he overlook Gendebien Trintignant, and cruised into second position which would have been good enough to give him the overall victory,
and
It was not to be, In the last lap, Moss made one of his rare mistakes and spun on a
Urupiny have high hopes of winning the 1902 World Cup and have banned the sale abroad of its top players.
A new stor,
whom it is said Pele and nutshine Didi, Di Sicfano, Ruben Gonzalez, Trintignant He is of mixed Indian, Negro end to relerate Sanish blood. is 19 years old,
bend, Katoro ho could will straighten flashed past him,
out,
hi Into third placo and slands nearly six feet, weighs is an attacking
second overall.
It was a disappointing maco for tho Porsche team, for not only did Mosh fail to win, but samej (astes” man in the trials, Joschin
3. Poblet (Spain) 0:01:50.
4. Forestier (France) time.
5. De Wolf (Belgium) sains time.
6. Acrentou (Belghum) same time.
7. Gilbert Desmel (Belgium) dame time,
8. Anquetil (France) samo tmc.
9. Simpson (Britain) 0:02:50. -AFP.
Johnny Leach, England's fuf- staviu, who meet Greece i Barcelona almost
mer world champion, and his Czechoslovakian partner, Vlado Mike, were beaten 3-21; 12-21. 21-0, 21-19, 21-15 by Sweden's Tony Larson and Yugoslavia
doubles quarter-fintais,
Athens in the final match of the
zone on April 24, have three points one more than Greece. A win for Yugoslavia over Greece would assure them of a
HAUTAIN WINS Josip Vogrine, in the man's trip to Rome, as they have
AT LONGCHAMP
Results
Full results on the Anal day of the championships here today
were:
Paris, Apr. 19, Haulain, owned by the J. Sterre stables, today whom the
Men's doubles semi-finals; Z. 80.000 francs Pelx Gretfulhe run
metros Long- Berczik and F. Sido (Hungary) over 2,100 champ.
bat T, Larsson (Sweden) and J. Vogrine
21-14. (Yugoslavia)
A 13-21, 21-19, 22-24, 22.20; Saunaris and It. Paschkevichus
Mavien, ahend
WHS of
at
half
#1
better goal average han Israel. -Hruter.
International cross-country
race
sure of winning Spanish League
Madrid, Apr. 10. Barcelona oil but won the Spanish Premier League Soccer Championship "to- day by defeating Espanol 1.0.
Bonnler from Sweden, had to
retire from the first leg with mechanical fallure, after he had slipstreamed Moss for 30 lays.
Results
12 stone and centre-half,
Once upon a time Argentinis:1 Now footballers were exports. the new millionaire chairman of Buenos FC of Hoen Junkers Aires has sent agents to Spain, Kaly and Brazil to sign stars. and
large-sized they have Second leg results were (35 laps cheque books with them! 159.33 kilomotres);
Jack Brabham (Australia), Cooper, one hour 13 mins 21.8 seck, Speed of 114.550 kilometres per hour, Maurice Trintignant (France). Cooper, 12:43.7, 114.47kph.
the.
3. Surling Mox (Britain). Pora
1:23:51:0, 113,198kph.
Olivier Gendehlen (Belgium), Cooper
6. Harry Schell (USA). Cooper, 5. Paul Frore (Belgium), Cooper, Campbell Jones (Britsin),
Cooper.
8. Levis (Britain), Cooper. M. Stacey (Britain), Lotus.
Ireland (Britain), Lotus
9.
10.
Flockhart lain), Cooper, Overall Gran Prix placing
Jack Rabham, 3 points.
String Moos, & pointa,
were;
*
look over Victorio Spinctio the management of Argentine's World Cup side in 1958 and the team won the South American Champlonship,
the Recently national side was beaten 5-nil by Uruguay and Senor Spinetto was promptly "sucked."
Those who
*
say the English League is 100 big and unwieldy should remeruber that Santos
Maurico Trintignant 4 points CF, in losing the Brazilian
Harry Schell, 9 points,
Paul Frere, is points, Olivier. Gendehlen, la pointe Campbell Jones, 12 pointe,, John Lewis, 17 points-AFP,
Spassky still leads in chess tournament
Championship to Palmeiras FC, played 101 matches during 1959. The players may they were overworked but they earned a lot of money!
!
Dr Gosling, medical adviser to the Brazilian FÀ, says that to keep the players together for a week before an International maich is not nearly enough. England players are lucky if they get 48 hours together."
The decline of Austrian foot- ball is shown by statistics,
In 1059 Austrian clubs played International friendly
Houtaln
Darcelona and Real Madrid, (Sky High and
which also beat Real Sociedad Haum by Rialto), ridtten by, L.
Paris, Apr. 10. 4-0 today, have the same aum- le Soviet Union) beat W. Dugar-
Peter Bolotnilcov, of the ber of points but the former is sccord place
won the annunti | leading in the standings for bet-
Mar Del Plata, Apr. 10. Wordpam. Atrax, a length and din and G. Roland (Belgium) Soviet Union,
10 Kilometres ter goal average. 21-14, 21-12, 17-21, 17-21, 21-13. International
Three foreign masters headed back, a half
Was third.
Cross-country Race at Vincen-
the standings today after the Hautain's time was 2 miratcst
The seven-month tournament tenth round of the International Mixed doubles send-inals: Woods here today, 16.23 sumkly,
ends next Suhday and it will be Chess Tournament here. There were 15 Angelica Roceanu and Redu He clocked 20 minutes, 348 dificult for Barcelona to lose its starters.
Negulescu (Rumania) beat Pitica seconds.
Russia's Boris Spassky. stiil The
last game in its own field against undefeated, had 9 points, half 265 race was for 3-year-old and Cavaci (Rumania) 21-16, The women's event, OUM
21-12, 21-9; Muris Alexandru 2,500 metres, was won for the
a weak team like Zaragoza, a point ahead of Bobby Fischer matches, in 1858 157 and 17t and Cobirzan (Rumania) beal afth time by Nina Otkalenko, Sorleta
Barcelona leads the standings of the United States, who has Mathe und
Russian holder of the women's with 44 points in 20 games, fol- lost one game, Fridric Olafson, 32 were won and 85 lost, while Bubonyl (Hungary) 7-21, 21-12, world 889 yards record.
Her lowed by Read Madrid also with of Iceland, had 72 points.
There are still five games to time whs 0 ́minutes, 26 seconds. 44 and Atletico De Bilbao with be played by each of the 10 Women's singles anal: Eva-Reuter.
contenders-AIT. Keezlan (Hungary) the holder beat Imrene Kérekés (Hungary) 21-12, 21-14, 21-8.
colts from French-born mares
LAP.
ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE Elliott wants
RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.
Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the Nu. 1 Boy (Tel. 72011).
NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years (Western Standard) will be admitted to the Club's premiers during the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate,
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission,
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available in the RESTAURANT.
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $20.00 each for the 1st Day, $22.00 each for the 2nd Day and $42.00 each for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, Chater Road; & D'Aguilar Street and 582 Nathan Road, Kowloon, during office hours.
Tickets reserved and avaliable but not paid for by 10.00 .. on Friday, 8th April, 1000, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Special Cash Sweep Tickets on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 30th April, 1960, at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club.
The office hours of the Cash Sweep Officer of the Club are Br foliowe:
Queen's Building, Chater Road and 5 D'Agullar Street, Hong
Kong:-
Mondays to Fridays
Saturday, 9th April
Saturday, 10th April
90.m. to 3 p.m.
9 am to 11a.m. ., to 10 m,
King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 302 Nathan Rund,
Kowloon:-
Mondays to Fridays Saturday, 9th April Saturday, 10th April
Hong Kong, 2nd April, 1900.
30 am, to 4 pm.
0 am to 11 ̃a.m. CLOSED,
By Order of the Stewards,
A, E, ARNOLD, Becretary.
run in 1964
games too
to
21-17, 21-12.
Mer's singles final: Zoltan Berczik (fungary), the holder, beat Radu Negulescu (Rumania) 21-10, 21-11, 21-12,
Brisbane, Apr. 10. Herb Elliott, Australia's world
Women's doubles final; A champion maller, Id here to-
Roseanu and M. Alexandru night he hoped to be still run (Rumania) beat E. Koczian and " ning in 1964 when the Oimple S. Mathe (Hungary) 21-15, 19- Games are held in Tokyo, Elliott, in a television inter-21, 21-19, 21-0, view, said he would keep FUN- ning until his fam began "guing down."
Elliott whose world mile cord to three minutes 54.6 seconds, faid he did not think any athlete would break three minutes 30 seconds for the dia
tanice.
Men's doubles Anal: Z. Berezik ma F. Sido (Hungary) beat A. Saunoria kund Paschkevichus (Soviet Union) 21-14, 21-0, 21-14.
Mixet doubles Anal: M Alexandru and G. Cobirzan,
(Rumania), beat A. Roreanu and R. Negulescu, (Romania), 21-16, "I cannot see what improve-23-24, 14-21, 21-10, 21-19 ments can be made in training." Reuter. he salt-Router.
Archery with Scots accent
A 33-year-old Scotswoman, Miss Jean Henderam, has put to shame the bowmen of Nolting- ham, her adopted city.
Miss Henderson moved from teacher, and now in the legen Hunley 10 years age na du
dary home of Robin Hood and his merry men she has become the Brist "Master Bowman” in the Midland city's archery his- tory.
Can
À "Master Bowman" is the highest award an archer win, and Nottingham has never before possessed one — or at least not since Robla Hood! - Banews Service.
The
An
30.--AP.
Olympic champion -gets her wish
San Francisco, Apr. 19. wish that Heidi Belbi, Olympic downhill skling champion, told her California host is coming true, Miss Olympia of California,
Guernsey calf, which maid she would like to to her Bavarian Alps bome at Oberstauffer, Germany, is on its way by Pon American jet airliner to Europe, Miss Olympia was born
THE GAMBOLS
HULLO, DRAR
GOING
OUT?
Heid! inke
February 20, the day Heid! won her wold medal, at the dairy ranch of Mrs Lloyd M. Robbins, 12 miles north of Sacramento,
Heldi, who wanted to see a Fitnuine American dairy firm, SZER 18kon to Mry Robbins ranch following the Winter Olymples at Squaw Valley and there fell in love with the wobbly-legged calf, on Miss Olympin, Guernsey
year only 119, Of these only
the goal aggregate was 204 for and 301 against.
Lucien Olleslagers, of Lerse FC, has been voted Belgium's Footballer of the Year-yet he kas never played for his country.
During the first half of the West Germa Championshipa 143 penalties were awarded in four Langues. Daly 92 wed converted.
Of the total,
blucblood now weighing 103 pounds, departed this mom in favour of the home teamst
103 were given ing from San Francisco and will arrive in London on Mon- brate its sixileth anniversary at The German FA will cole- From there the calf Frankfurt in
day,
will bo flown to Munich,
May, ruiter Mrs Martha Biecliner-Smith of seventieth birthday at the same Secretary, Dr Georg Xandry his Sacramento, who got to low time.
Held while working 63 a
German language interpretor
n the Olymples, is flying to The Swiss town of Zurich Germany with Miss Olyingla,has only 33 pitches,
but they AP.
are used by 472 teamb
by Barry Appleby
NO!
I'VE JUST COME IN
I THOUGHT VOU HADN'T DEEN TALKING VERY MUCH THIS EVENING
AIR-INDIA
"But when in JAPAN, do 21 the
Japanese do