THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1960.
King Kramer may soon stage his own Davis Cup competition
By JOHN COTTRELL
John Albert “Jake" Kramer, the Las Vegas-born gambler known as Mr Tennis, once boasted that with a flourish of his cheque book he could smash the Davis Cup structure,
People laughed. They knew it would not be in his interests to sign up all the top amateur players at once and that he had no wish to destroy the "nursery" for his stars.
the full professional coop.
But times have changed. The ness, where only a small push, Ashley Cooper and Mal Ander- professional circus has not been is required to place them in son. making such huge profits lately tired of since the public are
same players, watching the however brilliant, In constant action.
New blood is needed and it personalities who possible big for a change are not Australian or American,
Moreover, Kramer has been `encouraged to embark on A big spending spree by the un- realistic decisions of the In-
Lawn Tenni ternational Federation, who have turned down proposals for open tournamenta and the Intro- duction of "anthorised play. ers"--semi-professionals.
Restlessness
I have been talking to leading Europeen players and I can re- veal that a new feeling of res:- lessness pervades the top level, After being led to expect so much,
stars amateu severely disappointed by the Federation's decisions, and they are sick of being restricted and Bassed about by their national associations.
pre
These top amateurs they number about 300 in the world are, of course, already pro- fessionals all but in name. They make £2,000-£3,000 3 year out of the game and most of them have part-time job which doubles their income.
These "semi-pros" are in a class of their own among amateur players and can enjoy handsome expenses when play- ing abroad. At the same time, as amateurs, they owe a certain loyalty to their national 80- ciations who helped them reach ruch a high class.
But loyally can be expensive. Recently, for example, a top British player was requested to play for peanuts in the inter- county championships when he could have made more tha
100 in the same time playing
ou the Continent,
Holds the aces Several top players excused themselves from the chimpton- ships. Those that played were embarrassed by one-sided matches, some of which were played on ordinary public courts.
True amateurs, of course, should be happy to play any. where and against anyone. But remember these are star-quality men who to maintain top class standard, have to travel the world and meet players of their own calibre. And many of thèse players have reached the stage of frustration and rex:1493-
Big upset in German tennis
tournament
The big
Hamburg. Aug. 4.
today's
powin
of
play in the men's singles of the Germish International Tennis championships at the exclusive Rothenbaum eduris, was the defeat of Milke Davies, the British Davis Cup player.
Germany's Wilhelm Bungert, also Davis Cup
3
player, eliminated Davles in three straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.
Australlan Neale Fraser today beat Peter School, of Germany, 6-3, 6-2, 8-10, 6-3 to reach the last 10.
Billy Knight, the defending champion defeated Poland's Andre Lices 8-4, 7-5, 8-4 and South African Jan Vermaak beat Vladimir Petrovich, an exile Yugoslav living in the U.S.A., 0-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
Sweden's Jan Erik Lundquist eliminated Torben Ulrich, Den- mark, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, and Chris- dan Kubake, Germany, beat Carlos Fernandez, Brazil, 9-1, 6-4, 6-3
The following pairings have been announced, for quarterfinal matches
the pre
Neale Fraser va Pierre Datmóti (France); Ian Vermaak (South- Africa) Chris Kunke (Germany); Ramanatan Krish nan (India) vs Jaroslav Drobny (Britain); Jan Erik Lundquist (Sweden) va Wolfgang Shuck (Germany);
Wilhelm Bungert (Germany) Boy Emerson (Australia) Sven. Davidson (Sweden); VA Loula Ayala (Chile); Billy Knight (Britain) ve Istyku Gülya),M(Hungary); Ingo? Bading (Derusany)" va Micbia Pietrangell. (Italy)~~AP,
In seeking an all-nations pro- That small push is now being fessional bennis troupe, Jack provided by Jack Kramer. And Kramer need not feel that he is the there is now a distinct danger doing disservice to
B tennis becoming | amateur game which enableri of amateur
than ever bedora in him to make a million dollars. weaker modern times.
I know this has been said in previous years, But now Kramer holds the sees and
if he plays them properly he will men be able is stage ah all-nations tournament which would make the Davis Cap seem like a tennis party for debutantes.
Already King Kramer bas signed up Andres Gimeno, Spain's No. 1, and Robert Hulllet, France's No. 2. Gimeno is the most improved player in
Halliet Europe;
is
1
colourful character who thrives on five-sel thrillers (he once beal Budge Patty in the French Championships after
being 0-3 and 0-40 down in the
final set).
Not a disservice
Don't imagine it will end there. Kramer is chasing the leading players many coun- tries. France's handsome Pierre Darmon has turned
Quite the reverse. He will be doing the game a great service if he makes more members of the
International Federation realise the urgent need for open touraments and a more realistic atlitude to the problems of the
"shamateurs."
Cubs pitcher gets a punch
in the eye
Chicago, Aug. 4.
KING BOXING!
America, the good old USA, got herself a
KING last week.
real live
King Patterson the First, monarch of all he can put his fists on in the world's boxing rings-be it cash or challenger.
In True democratic fashion, world heavyweight champion Floyd did not flinch from completing the coronation by putting his crown on himself,
And whereas in Britain the crown jewels are merely described as "priceless," Floyd is more precise about the value of his own badge of office..
It cost £12,500. It was given him, at a New York ceremony, by his manager Cus D'Amato. It is made of gold, studddd with diamonds, sapphires and
trimmed with ermine.
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Olympic Games were actually
banned in the days
Roman Empire
of the
Rome, Aug. 4.
"Panem et circenses"—"bread and circuses"--this shout attributed, to the Roman plebs might lead people to think that after the defeats of Mace- donian armies, Olympia's heritage had been taken over by a people who would maintain sporting tradition. However, circuses of which the Romans were fond have nothing to do with athletic contests.
In fact, the Roman Empire According to them the com- Olymple Games in forbidding saw the decline of sports. But plete nakedness of the athletes, them by law in 392 A.D. in Greece and particularly in the bromiscuity, and the very at- Fifteen hundred years had to Olympia the Games were misin-mosphere of the Games con- go by before the Games were tained and their length, nyts stituted a lavourable medium resumed. However, in the mean- even increased considerably by for the propagation of invertime sporting spirit had not adding new events. But their ston
completely died.-AFP. had greatly sporting character altered:
''Fixed'
Philostratus wrote at the time that the so called athletes were beter experts in feasting and amorous contests, .
Sports survived. however, in the thermal baths. Romans used to warm up through different physical exercises and ball games which they practised in adjacent buildings.
There were four kinds of ball gumes known. Among them Victories were then CULT
was the "Hapaztum" which was rently bought and sold, “Cor- | played by teams and is consider- ruption manager" who came ed as the first ancestor of also into existence st the "Rugby." time became "trainers for love of filthy lucre,” Philostratus added that almost
Favoured sports
Some sort of regattas also
race.
any sporting contest was then existed. Virgil described a ralley * "fixed.**
Archery was practised as Nero, himself was re-pigeon or dove shooting. Virgil ported to have won "pre-
also mentioned the Trojan arranged"
events. But what
Agony of an
air
about Rome itself? The citizens Game which in some way crew
Tacitus mentioned in his "Annals." Romans because of their nationalism, often suspect-
Billy Martin of the Cincin Mr D'Amato explained his remarkable gesture of esteemed foreign customs which they
on
natt Redlegs landed an eye- injuring punch pitcher Jim Brewer of the Chicago Cubs in a fight during the Redlog-Qub baseball game today.
Brewer reportedly suffered a
orbit down his fractured
bone eye
offer, but he is still on the tralli (socket) and was taken to a of Sweden's Ulf Schmidt and hospital for X-ray examination. Jan Erik Lundquist, Denmark's
Kurt Noise Ilaly's Nicole Martin apparently thought Pietrangeli and Britain's Mike Brewer was pitching to him too Davies and Bobby Wilson.
Even if he captures only half
close,
Later it was announced that
of these players, the Davis Cup Brewer would have to under
Doctor's said there
SELA
will lose much of its Interest.surgery; on a fractured orbital For the countries concerned i bone.
youngsters have no promising to replace such loses in, the way that Australia
predicted Frank Sedgman Gregor, then Lew Hoad and Brower would be out of action
finally for a month.—AP. Ken Rosewell,
did after losing apparently no injury to the eye
and Ken Mc- itself
and
Four D. Jones
BY MADDOCKS
TO THINK JI ALWAYS THOUGHT THE WORD WEDLOCK WAS A
STRANGLEHOLD
USED BY WRESTLERS
FERDINAND
NANCY
BOAT
FOR SALE
WITH SLEEPING QUARTERS
but they
NO COMMENT,
BRICK BRADFORD
I SUGGEST YOU REPORT BRZ MAR HAZE EMREDAMION.
YES MR. BRADFORD!
by telling Patterson: "I said one day I would place a crown upon your head."
Not clear
ments.
men
THAUNTED BY HIRO-
and SHIMA....
who flew the first atum bomb The agony of the aircrew into history has never been exposed.
of this proud city had a funde- presaged our modern fourna- Among favoured athletic rental prejudice against the cen- cept of sport as it was developed
sports were the Quinquerțum in Greece.
imilar to the Greek Pen-THEY are the 12 tathlon-foot racing, wrestl-
discus ing, pugilism. Javelin throwing, But all these events did not attract the crowd ferred chariot or horse racing- which pre-
very popular in Rome at the time.
It was a beautiful gum- And even chariot and horse mer's day. Slowly the city Floyd replied in a manner perhaps most suited to this
purely American occasion: "Aw, you shouldn't have men of which they dis-racing were still not as popular rubbed the sleep out of its
as circuses and gladiators,
Animals fought done it, Cus.”
cach other. Men fought each other with dif- But Cus has done it. And now it is arranged that King
ferent weapolis. That was the Floyd defends his heavyweight title at Los Angeles
It was fully alive in the time of fantastic massacres when morning sunshine. Children. against Ingemar Johansson on November 1.
thousands of wild animals
What is not stipulated is whether King Floyd's £12,500 crown is one of the sidestakes ex-champion. Ingemar is entitled to claim if he forces Floyd to abdicate for a second time.
Mr
Bill Fugazy, president of Feature Sports Inc., which stages the Los Angeles fight between Patter- son and Johansson, said:-
The third fight will draw a "live" gate of £357,000-
million dollars.
Radio television, and film rights will boost this figure
sky-high-China Mail Special.
ADIOS
GOOD
LUCK
OH, AND GIVE
MY REGARDS TO
THE LITTLE
WOMEN
WHERE'S THE SLEEPING QUARTERS?
OKAY JAEN! STOW YOUR GEAR ABGARD THE-TIME-TOR AND PREPARE FOR TAKE- OFF IN ABOUT TWENTYÁ
ANNUTES!
BOAT FOR SALE WITH SLEEPING QUARTERS
WILL POY
AND TELL THEM THAT THIS
·LITTLE LINK IS
MISSING!
By Mik
mik
By Ernie BushmHer
ERNIE GUSHMILLER,
By Pan Norris
A FEW MINUTES LATER.IN MRHAZES OFFICE... "YOU NEARLY GOT ME BRADFORD CROSSED ME:
KILLED YOU SAD MY UP AND YOU NEARLY NAME WOULDNT BEGAVE YOURSELF AWAY!4 ON THE FIRST FLIGHT I HOPE THE BOND YOU
LIST!
PLACED ON THE TIME-TOP
ISN'T AB ORVIOUS AS
YOU WERE?
described as "barbarian." They disliked them for moral reasons, aisa since many Roman citizens considered Greek sports AS closely associated with practices
approved.
Sports Diary
TO.DAY Water Polo
pp.
BYMCA Easter at Victoria Anny v SOAA at Victoria Park,
TO-MONNOW Bowls
9.30 p.m.
eyea.
Heli
and hundreds of human beings their satchela crammed, were could be killed in a day, Sports swinging along the road to no longer had a part in these school.
The shopkeepers of Hiro events.
shima shutters.
Banned
So, it is not surprising that a FC. IRC Recreio "B" Taikoo triumphant Christianity confus- ed circus and stadium gomes and condemned them both.
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THE AREA AT WETZWEMO
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THE BOCD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY
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Just the weather
Rowntree's JELLIES
As alwa
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Casy
This criticism WDS since it appeared as the afflima- tion of the primacy of the soul over the body-a body too long adcred.
So it was the Christian em- peror. Theodosius the Great, who gave the final ban to the
CHESS
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Here is a position won by Capablanca. White to move
and gain material or mate.
London Express Sørstes.
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For the rest it seemed as it hell had come,
À HELL THAT LINGER- ED IN THE DREAMS OF THE 12 FLYERS WHO HAD DROPPED THE BOMB,
Terror
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