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OPEN LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENTS -

India's Disappointment

Madras, April 18. The Yuvaraja of Pithapuram, president of the All-India Lawn Tennis Association, criticises the decision of the International Lawn Tennis Federation rejecting the proposal supported by India for tournaments open to amateurs and professionals.

He complains that Britain and France dominate the federation and says that a referendum

players and the public would fav- our open tournaments.

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 6, 1988. ·

FOORD SUSPENDED

·AND FINED

Sequel To Fight With Neusel In Germany

Ben Foord, the South African heavy- weight, has been suspended by the He adds: “Who would not like to period ending on May 10, and has been German Boxing Federation for a see J. D. Budge playing H. E. Vines fined one-quarter of his purse follow- or G. Cramm playing H.ing his disqualification in his fight with states that he is not appealing against Cochet? 'Open

Walter Neusel at Hamburg on April 16. the decision. championships'

This decision was announced to-day certainly would raise the by Dr. Metzner, president of the standard of the game. India will Federation. continue to table the proposal every year until it succeeds.."

Rev. A. Patterson won the St. George's Hill's Veterans' golf Compe- of tition with a score of 4 up.

"I am surprised at the Federation's Half of Foord's purse was paid over understood. that Foord would have to decision," Mr. Walsh said, "because I on the day of the fight, but the rest pay only a fine, and I left 1,000 marks was withheld pending the Federation's in Hamburg for this purpose. decision. After the deduction of the fine the balance will be paid to Foord.

FOORD NOT TO APPEAL Mr. Lou Walsh, manager of Foord,

"Foord was to have fought Neusel in Germany in June for his expenses only, but this fight is now off."

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