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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1961,
GOLFERS! KEEP FIT COTTON WAY
By RONALD HEAGER
London.
Peter Mills, Ryder Cup golfer star of Pinner Hill, has begun a six-week course of treatment for back trouble at a London hospital.
Mills is the latest on a considerable list of top golfers who have finished their swings and groaned:
"Oh, my poor back."
Harry Weetman, Dave Thomas and Erie Brown, all international colleagues of Mills, have bean on the ese list. So has America's Cory Middlecoff, twier US. Open champion.
Is a bad back an ocupational hazard of golf? "No." says Mills, John Jacobs, the "Docter Golf" with of Sandy Lodge, agrees
Bernard Hunt, another Ryder Cup player, says: "Not for the professional, bitt I is for the weekend golfer."
him.
And Macsiró Henry Colton Hiver the verdict: "It depends on the way you swing."
Mills explains: "My case is simply through a fall in America lost year. Nothing to do with playing."
Baynt
Slipped discs
Jacobs, the see of coaches, The twisting move- ment of a golf swing is liable le rive anyone back trouble. But in my
experience the man who plays golf is no more prone to it than a noa. roller,"
Hunt says "A golfer in con Flant practice, ice a louna- nient professional, only rarely suffer back t:buble,
"But amony members at Hartsbourne there's been quite a crop of slipped discs. A doctor friend says it is because they take no exercise in the week and then come and lash at o Rolf ball."
Tie ties up precisely with the views of golf'a No. 1 pro-
fersor Henry Cotton.
As you would expect, Henry
gove slep further and says:
"There's no need for anyone to
hanging and sirolching==from door tops, baalsiers, or bis Portable gym bar,
Wo
Expounds Cation: "When we are kids
orc always alimbing, pulling and stretching. But once we're adults wo slump and souch over a desk, bench, or steering wheel.
"The Flouch is an unnatural *Tiu sying gelɔ sur posture. and sel. it becomes cusceptible to any sudden violence,
"My campi hanging exercise is all the correction you need. Just a few seconds with both hands and then with either o day is all hand a few times I do.
"Hanging is a contra exercise, just like those I hear the Rus- sians have introduced in their production factories for repetition workers."
muss
I have never heard of Henry Colton lying off golf through back trouble. So here's telling one and all to get stretching.
THE TOO MANY BUMPERS
Henry Cotton at full stretch in his keep-fit hanging exerciso,
ON EVE OF ENGLAND MATCH
Springboks chalk up
another resounding
rugby victory
London, Jan. 3.
risk back trouble if you follow. The South African rugby team overwhelmed
my keep it plaa
The plan is simplicity it is Just KEEP FIT... AND BE!
HANGED.
For years now Cotton bas been keeping in trim, not? with the daily dozen, but with the dally few seconds,
Fraser advised. to have knee operation
Sydney, Jan. 3. Two Sydney specialists today lawn Australian ad lied tennis star Neate Fraser to have an immediate operation on bis injured left knee, Later today Fraser, who help-
ed Australia to retain the Davis Cup here last week, returned to Melbourne, where he is to seek a third opinion as to whether En operetion is necessary.
If the Melbourne specialist's opinion supports that of the Sydney doctors, then Fraser is expected to have the operation on January D. This would mean that the Wimbledon and
South-eastern Counties
on
a
IN SECOND TEST-
Melbourne, Jan. 3.
Too many bumpers were bowled in the second Test today by his bowlers, Frank Worrell, the West Indies Test captain, admitted in a press inter- view.
"But Chester Watson's bumpora were a waste of time," added Worrell, who was talking to reporters after Australia's seven wickets win,
Set to get 67 runs to win, Aus- tralia faced one of the most menacing new-bait attacks Bince England's Frank Tyson
Gligoric a step closer to Hastings chess title
Hurtings, Jan. 3. Gilgorie, 17-year-old Svalomr
стади Yugodavian
STARLET. was a step neseer the Hant- Ings International. Chess Cón- gress premier sepilon uile for the scound successive year at the end of tho xixth round to- day.
He played brillantly ruthlessly to bent Arnold Green of Britain in 4 hours and 34
who moves, Gligoric,
has E 14-point lead, now has only three British players to play.
On Wednesday he will play against John Littlewood and on Thursday against Kenneth Lloyd.
Igor Bondarevsky of Russia and Laszlo Szabo of Hungary share second place with 37% points. They played each other and drew in 43 moves in 4% hours play. Szabo lost a pawn but managed to manoeuvre the right ending to earn a draw.---
Russia's Grand |AP.
National
Record salary
entries 'banned offer to American
Londer, Jan. 3.
The three Russian horses enter- ed for the world famous Grand National steeplechase at Ain- tree, Liverpool, in March will not be allowed into Britain, This was made star in statement issued tonight by the Ministry of Agriculture explain
football star
Philadephin, Jan. 4. Tro Philadelphin Eagles plan to offer quarter-back Nerm Van Blithe ghest salary r the history ct the National Esttball League to play at least
routed them with his reven wickets for 27 on the same Melbourne ground in the 1955-56 tour. They lost the wickets of Colin McDonald, Nell Harvey and O'Neill in hitting the required
runs.
Normun
English Table Tennis Championships open with walkovers by top stars
· London, Jan. 3. Two top-seeded foreign players scratched from the
English Open Table Tennis Championships be fore the first round started at Greenwich toś night.
Surprise
Sweden's Bjoern || They were Messtroem, third seeded, and Hungary's Laszlo Foldi. because of new and
Mellstrom ould not сете Foldi Wesley Hall was the menace. failed to arrive with the Hun- He let go an average of three garian team yesterday. No ex- bumpers in an over, With plonail: for his Bon-arrival three min close in on the leg was given by the Hungarian alde behind the wickel, one team leaders. forward short-leg and a min deep on the leg-side, Ball's bowling at times could almost bo described as inilmidatory. Benaud's comments Only one balsmen, opener Bobby Simpson, was hit by the ball. Once he was struck on the hand and then co the shoulder, but in neither in Htance could
Le the tall
blamed
Australia's captain, Nichle Benaud, asked If he thought the bowling was unfair, said: "I was in the dressing room writing letters, and I did not soe any of it. Benaud Bald none of his bats- about men had complained short-pitched bowlleg
"The umpires are in solt charge and if there had been any un- fair bowling by the West Inilles fast bowlers they un- doubtedly wouft have stopped in-Chinn Matt Special.
An unknown Englishman, Kevin Edwards, unexpected- ly qualified for the third round after defeating the Welsh Junior champlan in the first round. Edwarda was to
have met Mellstroem in the second round.
Sweden's Tony Larsson and C. Heyerdahl reached the third round after reoting easy vic- tories in their best matches.
The seeded Swedish acc Larsson defeated Belgium's H. Buist 21-11, 21-13, 21-18 in the second round. Heyerdahl heat Britain's Zaidi 21-10, 21-12, 21-8 in
first mound match and Britain's E. Marsh in the second round by 21-18, 21-14, 21-13.
Hungarian ace Zoltán Berezik, top favourite for the men's sin- gles title and almost unbeatabl In Europe, as expertes won hizi fret match by defeating lain's H. Evans 21-18, 21-17, 21-10 in the second round.—AP.
It's a rugged road to Tokyo Games
By SYDNEY HULLS
Peter Plumbly out of hospital
Me Petor Plumbly who was injured in a fall while riding Good Fun at the first day's racing of the "Royal Hongkong Jockey Club's Sixth Race Meeting at Happy Valley last Mon- day left hospital yestor- day and will resumo his office work tomorrow.
Willie Mays seeking a divorce
Bri- The
Britain's athletes face a tremendous battle to win
today
New York, Jan. 3. World-Telegram reported that baseball star Wilile Mays 127 moved out of his home in New Rochelle and will start divorce pro stedings
wile, against his Marghuerile. The famous centre-fleider of the San Francisco Giants, 28, was married In 1956. They have an adepted 2-year-old son. The family also includes Mes Maya' 14-year-old daughter by one of two previous marriages.
The newspaper endd
Mrg
Mays, 31, conceded even the
frictions between couple but refused to deny or
confirm the report that they are
splitting up.
Mays reportedly was driving to Birmingham, Alabama, where members of his family
divorce live, to start ceedings.
The newspaper
pro
Bald Mays
a trip to the Tokyo Olympics of 1964. The Official Report of the Rome Olympic Games 1960* recommends that in future entries for some events shall be cut by half.
-Example: There were 54 entries for the first round of the men's 400 metres at Rome, and in Tokyo there may be only 28, moved out of their 15-room, Eighteen of the 28 would be $76,000 Home on" New Year's"
Eve.--AP. selected on a top times baris, and the remaining 10 would have to qualify from prelimine ary rounds which could be held before the Games begin. The report admits that the tragedy of this plan is that by the time athletes have pro- duced their best to win an Olymple place they are often state or exhausted.
ing the ban on Importing harsanether year, but Moss, Brabham from Russia and other coun- down, it was learned.
horse Iries because of African waterlogged ground at Bournemouth by 24 points (three goals and three tries) to nil here today.
At half-time the Springboks led by 10 points to ni).
The South Africans will thus go to Twickenham on Salurday
Hampshire while serving the Army.
In
that
The Springboks reckon Morris gave the finest display of to face England with another any full-back who has upposed estanding victory behind them them. Fearless in his tackling The warlogged arena washe gathered the ball surely and barely fit for play. All through kicked a good length with either the match the 30 players sent fool.
up sprays of water each time The Springbolts excelled
these
of out at
Bure
an amazing
handling
a tremendous
pt
sickness.
No horses it said, can be im-
ported from countries where
here is danger of the disease.!
The list of countries includes
Russia.
CX-
a
The ban le absolute "so long
the order," Es any country is Included in
the Ministry plained.
"If we are satisfied that country is out of the danger area it would be taken out of the order."
But spokesman sad this could not be done in time for the Grand National-Reuter.
Von Brooklin wents a head
Job in coaching
professiona football he decan't get it hemys ho'll pick up the
on way to New Zealand
family and go home to Oregan
"I like money as well as the next guy," the genial passing
Sydney, Jan. 3, International racing drivers star sad today, but I'm no Stirling Moss, England,
and going to play again. I started with nothing and have
Jack Brabham, Australia, reach- now, cd I've no vumplaini." ed Sydney by air today on their Van Brocklin raid last winter way to New Zealand to compete when he signed a contract in the International Grand Priz estimated in waxes of $20,000 on January 7.
more
But it insists that something more than "qualifying stand- ards" is required if the Games are not to become completely out of hand.
So discouraging
that 1960 would be its Jast
player. year as an activo has repeated it hundreds times since--ÅF.
He
of
Moss said efforts were being made to have the New Zealand Grand Prix classed as a point- winning event in the Interna- tional Racing Drivers Cham-What pionship.
CRICKET RESULTS
they moved their feet, Yet the open game and at times als)
well-trained Springboks or seven men handled with rose above the atrocious con-out being checked.—AFP. ditions and give Kahibitior carricil puce,
As usual their sterling vack laid the foundation for vio- tory but in the Loose they were harried by much capablo
..Edgecombe, Micßweeny and
Byrell
marauders as Blacker, Nash, SHEFFIELD SHIELD
Final scores were:
by
ebb today, and
Capetown, Jan. 3. was al in low
Brilliant spin-bowling only Murray Vernon, who will
took play for Lancashire Itague club Harold Bromfeld, who Kishion next season. offered seven wickets for 00, helped much resistance to the bowling Western Province to beat Trans- of Tom Vievers and John Lihou. I vaal "A" by Bt runs in a Curric
Cup match here today. Scores were:
Transvaal “A”, set to get 243 runs to win after gaining a one man had on first inning, were all out for 181,
Scores were: Western Pro- (G. Innes vince: 251 and 243 104, G. Bunyard four for 28, H. Tayheld four for 78).
İransynal "A": 252 and 181 (H, Bromfeld neven for 85).
Western Australia: 242 and 181 (M. Vernon 47, T. Viavers four for 38, J. Thou three for 28).
Sydney, Jan. 3. Much to admire Victoria topic first intings points from their Sheffield The Springboks treated the Shield cricket match against New match as a Brique triat for South Wales here today when Twickenham.
out the fourth At least 10 of rain wathed them are expected to be in the day's play. United States singies champion side which will face England. would miss the Australian Cham Du Preez seem to be assured planships which begin in Mei- of his place by his goal-kick-
Queensland: 222 and 80 for Now South Wales: 410 (G. two (T. Vievers 31, F. Trimble Last month, Fraser's Injurying. It was not surprising that Thema 103, P. Philpott
he wax short with some of his Cannelly four
10324 not out, F. Burge 22 not out). was diagnosed as busitis. He kicks today for securing a fost four for 124):
for 69.
Quick felt only an ocensional twing hold was a matter of chance. ' during
the challenge
Victoria: round! Nevertheless
457 for four (W. he kicked three against Kaly, but the knee has goals including one
Lawry 200, J. Potter 08). very ne continued to trouble him
Reuter.
bourne on January 20.
cfort from touchu
There was much to admire In the long and slick service zup-
Walter Hesketh nearing end of Unfortunately Roux
390-mile run
London, Jan. 3, Walter Hesketh, the 80-year- old former English International team athlete and cross-country runner, had covered more than 280 miles of the 300 milos stretch from Edinburgh to Lon- don when he arrived at Newark In Nottinghamshire tonight. Hesketh loft Edinburgh Sunday for a training Jag to Londen in preparation for an attempt inter this monil on the world 24-hour fool racó record now held by South Africa's Willy Hayward who covered a totél distänes or 103 miles In-31 hours.
oh
I have my second ⋅ wind now," said Hesketh whoa he phed through Howark 10night running in BÍDNETE: "MY. Cost ! are still giving me soine trouble but otherwise I'm fine."
He added that he hoped to cover the remaining: 130⋅ rälies distance to the Enpilah capital within the next as hour-TR.
*
Perth, Jan. 3. plied by Uys from the base of Queensland made a fine the serum and Engelbrecht and covery on the third day of their Antelme were fast on the wings. | Shefeld Shield match against
gulled Western Australia here today. hamstring midway through the second half when he tackled After trailing by 20 runs on Morris' the full-back and had the first innings. They dismissel Western Australia für 161, and to retire.
The match was a triumph | at the close of play needed only for the 21-year-old Bam) 102 runs for victory with eight Morris. He hails from New-second innings wickets in hand. Australia's batting ton Abbot and as qualifled for Western
TAE GAMBOLS
CURRIE CUP
Port Elizabeth, Jan. 3. Rhodesia, set to make 172 for victory, beat Eastern Province by seven wickets before ten on the final day of the Currie Cup matchęhere today to register their Brat win in four games.
Scores were:
Easter Province: 239 (P. Pollock 60, P. Copland 60) and 02 (V. Dickinson 7-22).
Brabham, commenting on his own driving, said he was not
Dixie Tennis Tournament goes into full swing
Tampa, Jan. 3.
The eight-day Dixio Interna- lonal Tennis Tournament gol into full swing today with 17 men's singles matches on programme.
tho
This year's event, which a discouraging thought for our athletes! Four years' hard opened yesterday, drew entries aliced and less hope trom Belgium, Brazil, Argea- than ever of making the team. tina, Colombla, The Nether-
wenk
confident about taking the hat-It is going to be tougher too to lands, Sweden, Ecuador, Austra-
telek in winning this year's Racing Drivers' Championship.
"The going will be tough, this particularly from the Porsche and Ferrari companies," herold.-China Moll Special,
year,
West Bromwich's new player
win a place in the seventh | lis, Spain, England, Fucrio European Athletics Champion- Rico, South Africa, Chile, Peru, ships at Beltrade in Septem- and six states in the U.S., ber 1982.
Sorded players began check- Each at the 29 countries expecteding in for the tournament, but
to compete whl be able to none will enter only one athlete for each Wednesday. event, instead of two.
Two more athletes per event will be allowed providing they at- teln standards to be sat next March.
439
action until
America's Gardner Mulloy, a finalist last year and Avo-timis winner of the Dixic, is 100 seeded. Whitney Roed and Crawford Henry of the US, and The International Athletes' Club Miguel Olivera of Guayaquil, of Great Britain will have the Ecuador, follow Mulloy In that twin topics of Tokyo and order-AP,
Belgrado high on their agenda
London, Jan. 8. Clive Clark, Queen's Park Ranger's talented young left- winger, is expected to sign for West Bromwich Albion tomor-Des
row.
Third Division QPR and First Division Bromwich agreed on Johannesburg, Jan. 3.
the terms today for a foo be- Heved to bo £17,500.. Gordon Transvaal "B", who Just escaped having to follow on Clark, manager of Albion, will yesterday, beat Orange Free meet the player and his father State by. ave wickets today in makes up his mind on the move, tomorrow before Clive deflaltely their Curele Cup match here.
-AFP.
Orange Free State were shot ou! by 40 15 their second Innings, Jack Kerby taking six wickets for 15 runs,
Scores were; Orange Free State: 305 and 40 (3. Kerby 0-10).
Transvaal. "B": 240 and 180 Ave (utchin 79, R. Corin 42)-Ching Mall Special.
Rhodesia: 100 (1. Haig 70, J. Ferrant 6-87, A. H. McKinnon 4-38) and 172 for three (A. J.for Pithey 40, McKinnon' 3-73.)
by Barry Appleby
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Soccer result
London, Jan. 3. Result of today's only soccer match was:
Cowdenbeath 1 East Fife 2. (Postponed dram January 21., --Router,`·
they meet in London
when this month.
Anthony, hororary secretary, says: "These new questions of standards and the case for pre- selection ratso many questions. "Do we want the two best athletes from overy country or only the best in Europe to en ter the Belgrado Champion. stripie
Big fight tickets
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New York, Jan. B. Tickets for the Johansson-
Is it a fact that the champion-Patterson Bght scheduled for ships are so overloaded that Miami on March 13, went on standards are essential?" sale today in New York and
Miami.
* The British Olympic Association Ofteiat Report of the Olumbia Games 1900 (World Sporta 10%., CU.).
London Express Service.
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