1951-06-25 — Page 6

1951,

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE #25

LOUIS ROCKS SAVOLD IN THE FIRST ROUND

WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT STARTS TODAY WITH

OBVIOUS FAVOURITES

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By VERNON MORGAN

London, June 24.

The 1951 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, which begin tomorrow, have as usual drawn the best players fram the world over.

They are, however, much more open than usual. None could say with any certainty who will win any of the events. In the past there. have been several fairly obvious choices.

This year, there are a number of players who could carry off the titles. Take the men's singles. Budge Patty, the American holder of the title, is not. in such devastating form as last year,lue chiefly to a bad ankle, and only earned fourth place among the seeds.

The top-seeded player, the Australian Frank Sedgman, who lost to Patty in last year's final, gets that honour. He, however, lost in the French Cham- plonships to the former Czech ace, Jaroslav Drobny, a 3 to 1 favourite with the bookmakers who are laying odds on these Championships,

Golf Club Offers Month's Free Trial

Warminister, England,

June 24.

Hard pressed for new members, the West Wi- shire Golf Club has put In the "30 day free trial" system.

une

been sald that umpires are slacit and inefficient and linesmen are caused just "blind."

Thila has several scenes.

The left-handed Czech exile, though a must consistent player,

ins

found: usually

fou good for him year after year at Wimbledon, und 11.is year might It is not surprising that players hot prove an exception.

get annoyed when they see. Then there is the Australian they could have seen during the

Davis Champion, the American, Dick Sweden - Britain

Cup other Suvit, and

linesman top-class matches

recently Americans in Art Larsen, Her-smoking and another applauding bio Flom and Gardner Mulloy, the players. all of whom could easily prove to be the conqueror.

BEST OUTSIDER

of

The inast fancied outsider is Anyone interested gels

Ken McGregor, the Australian the use of the

doubles partner course

Sedginan, who is the sort of player to free for a month and a

cause an upset, special reduced rate ir they want to rent clubs. --Associated Press.

St. John's Lose

To HKU In

Alumni League

Then we have the poker-like Erie Sturgess, of South Africa, with his flawless stroking, and the big Swelle, Lennart Berge- lin.

It is a brave man who would lay out much money in trying 10 pick the winner from this batch.

There are even possibilities about the non-seeded players like Gottfried Von Cramm, who comes back to Wimbledon for the first time since, the war, although he has to meet Drobny In the first round.

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Letters have appeared in the press about some of the bad decisions and columnists have been hitting out in the press.

all One letter suggests that linesmen who wear glasses should by weeded out, and also all those over 45 years of age. As the writer points out, 28 years of age is the top limit for fighter pilots and expert Inesmen need to have the same perfect co-ordination of_eye, mind and speech.

Today's many finesmen of ncorer 60 than 50 are officiating in big tournaments.

The Secretary of the Umpires Association has submitted to the press that come members had not been altogether satis- factory in the post but that steps were being taken to see that only the really efficient men officiated in the future.

the

It is understood that Or even the Hungarian, Joset St. John's University,

Asboth, who reached the semi- officials for this year's Wimble holders of the Inter-Uni- nais four years ago,

don have been carefully screen- versity Alumni Tennis Normally Miss Louise Brough,ed and that some taking part Championship, met their of the United States, would be last year will be missing during

picked to win her third succes-lhe coming fortnight. first defent this season-onsive Wimbledon title, but she Saturday losing to Hong-has a bad elbow and may not kong University by fourbe at her best. Bets to five.

So perhaps there will not be any trouble.

The

women players might If she falls one of her Amert-produce scenes over their attire, can compatriots will win. That which has been getting scantier an American girl will win the and scantier. They have been women's singles title is. indeed, advised by the All-England Club the only certainty at Wimbletion, that it relies on them not to wear any dresses which might offend But which une will it be?

Miss Broup's doubles part-j taste.-Reutor. necessitating a final replay be-ner, Mrs Margaret Du Pont, Miss tween them and St. John's Doris Hart or even Miss Shirley Fry, who seems a good 8 to 1

The 1030 Champions needed only a tle in this match to re- tain the championship. Hong kong University ure expected

final Win Vieir

match University,

to

against Shanghai

Vas

for upset

An excellent recovery by Kenneth Lo and Johnny Fenton

largely responsible. Hongkong University's triumph.

Trailing behind 0-3 in the deciding ninth set, they reeled off four games in eventually win the set by 0-4.

a row

un-

SEDGMAN BEATEN

London, June 23. chance for those who like a Frank Sedgman of Australia wager about these things—all | who is top seeded for Wimble- are possible winners. <

don next week. Miss Brough and Mrs Du expectedly beaten by the South Pont should register yet another African champion, Eric Slur- victory in the women's doubles gess, In the final of the London and Miss Brough, with the Lawn Tennis Campionships at South African, Eric Sturgess, Queen's Club today. may yet repeat their last year's

Sturgess, seeded only number victory in the mixed doubles, eight for Wimbledon, but there is always that pos-4, 6-7 and 0-2. won by

Miss Brough's three sibility about

elbow.

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The most successful com- bluation of the day, however, was that of Chen Yick and C. C. Koh, who claimed sets for the losers,

THE RESULTS Chen Yick and

C. C. Koh

(St. John's) beat George Choa

and B. Tay 6-3, beat Toni Liang

SAFEST WAGER As for the men's doubles, the

wich and Adrian Quist, are not defending, but their com- patriots, Sedgman

and K. Y. Ng 0-2, beat Ken-Australien holders, Jack Brom-

Joe Louis knocked out Lee Savold in the sixth round of their scheduled 15- round heavyweight fight at New York on June 15,

Photo shows Louis (left) hitting Savold with a loft to the face In the first round. — Associated Press Photo.

DISH-WASHING TOUGHENED UP THIS BOXER

Sydney, June 24. Australia's new cham- bantamweight pion, Jimmy Carruthers, thinks washing dishes for his wife helped him win his boxing title.

He says the hot water keeps his hands soft and

prevents skin cracks during a fight.-- United Press.

British Jaguar

Wins Le Mans

Grand Prix

Le Mans, June 24,

A British Jaguar, driven by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehend, won the classic Mans Grand Prix Le d'Endurance 24 hours motor race here today, establish- was won by Miss Shirley Frying a new average speed who beat Miss Nancy Chaffee record for the event. by 6-3 and 8-6. Miis Fry has also won the French and Egyp- tian titles this season.

The Americon women's final

South

neth Lo and J. Fenton 6-2.

The victory of the Choy Tin-fook and H. C.

and Me African stroke stylist capped a Kwok (St. John's) lost to Choo and Tay 4-6, beat Liang and Ngregor, the Australian Cham-week of surprise results in the

6-3, lost to Lo and Fenton 4-6,

S. N. Toh and Frank Ip (St. John's) lost to Chon and Tay - 0, lost to Liong and Ng 6-7, lest to Lo and Fenton 3-6,

Tennis League Fixtures

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Indeed, this pair to win the the safest men's doubles srem wager Ip the Championships.

pions, are expected to take over event. Sedgmon was strangely inconsistent and Sturgess came that honour.

near to beating him in straight sets. The South African led 3-4 and 30 love in the second set and then missed three easy But the bookmakers aro volleys in succession after laying. no odds about the working the Australian into doubles' event.

hopeless positions.

Considerable eritielam has been levelled at the officials in British tournamente this season. It has

men's

The Jaguar covered the 207 Japs

kilometres of 13,492 (about eight and a half miles) at an average speed of 150,500 k.p.h. (about 93 m.p.h.),

"Sugar Ray" Pelted With

Bottles And Stones After Berlin Boxing Match

Berlin, June 24.

Sugar Ray Robinson, the coloured Middleweight World Champlon, today fled from Berlin's open air boxing arena under a hail of bottles and stones after being disqualified in the second round of his 10-round bout against the German middleweight, Gerhard Hecht.

In one of the most confused' finishes to any international boxing match, Robinson was hauled to safety by 30 police, who cleared a way with batons.

Half-way through the first gown and a solid knot of police almost unnoticed. The radio round Robinson, who got

drove a wedge through the niinounced that Robinson had roar of approval when he threatening crowd to get him been disqualified, No. further

explanation WOR Kivon hopped into the ring, landed away. long, right handed

another fight began.-Reuter. punch which sent the German sprawl- ing to the canvas, grasping his back and writhing in pain.

TO THEIR CORNERS The referee Intervened ordered both boxers to their

corners.

Same seconds

later

and

a bell

The bout, not title fight, was arranged to tone up Robinson before he defends his world title against the British Cham- pion, Randolph Turpin, London on July 10,

In

Robinson, his face tense,

and

Sicambre Wins

yelled at the crowd as the police The Grand Prix

rang out but no one at the bore him along in their midst. ringside knew whether It was Some minutes after Robinson's the end of Round

disappearance 1 or on official Interruption.

through the nearest exit the crowd began

A voice said in German over to stop its whistling, shouting the loudspeaker: There will and booing. Meanwhile, Hecht be an interruption for a was dragged oft by his seconds

minute or so."

While doctors examined

who

De Paris

Paris, June 23,!. Mr Jean Stern's French Derby winner; Sicambre, today won the Grand Prix

Army Cricket Visit To Singapore

· The Hongkong Army Cricket XI, local champions, fully uphold their own reputation and that of the Colony during their recent tour of Singapore.

The Hongkong Army 20 which returned to the Colony! last week after a 'stay of l days in Singapore, played ning matches in 13 days, winning one and losing one. The other seven matches were drawn.

Mator Wilson, who acqom- panied the Army team; said that having regard to the Intenso heat, which made playing con- ditions most trying, the Hong- kong players on the whole gave a very creditable performance.

Commenting on the standard of cricket in Singapore, Major Wilson sald 'that, the'' erickst played by the Singapore Cricket Club was up to the standard of that played by the Hongkong Cricket Club.

Major Wilson was loud in his praise of the hospitality shown to the Hongkong team during its visit to Singapore and said that the tour was a mast enjoy. able one.

Given below is a list of games played and results, together with the Hongkong Army bat- ting and bowling averages.

May' 30. - At-Tanglin Bar rocks, Hongkong Army v GHQ Parelf match drawn, HK Army | 150. OHQ Faroit 94 for six.

June 1.—At Naval Base. Royal Navy XI defeated Hongkong Army. Royal Navy 133" HK Army 88,

Jane 4 and 5. — At Changl. Hongkong Army v JAM Ede's XI drawn. Ede's, XI 99`anch 63. HK Army 324. Rain stopped play,

Jane --At Alexandra Ba racks. Hongkong Army v RAOC/ REME match drawn. HK Army 208. RAOC/REME 147 for mine,

Juno- 7 and 8. --- At Changi. Hongkong Army v RAF match drawn. RAP 224 and 192. HK Army 145 and 141. for two,

Jutie 0 and 10.—At 'Alpkang Mati, Hongkong Army v Singa- pore Cricket Club match drawn. H.K, Army 203 and 79 for four, SCC 120 and 69 for seven.

Juno 11. At Naval, Ba Hongkong Army v Royal Navy XI match drawn, HK Army 177 for five, Royal Navy 149 for nine.

June 12 and 1S-At Nee Soon. Hongkong Army Singapore Army match drawn, Singapore Army 304 for nine and 105 for three. HK Army 3021

June 14-At Tengah. 'Hong-

RAF Tengah 55, HK Army' 66

in his corner, conds woBLIND MAN De Paris, leading French kong Army beat RAF Tangen

in

rapidly to get the German on his feet again. The touchy Berlin audience, half Jgnorance of what had hap-

started pened, star

booing and pollee began to enter the vast open air arena,

Without any audible explana tion, the referee suddenly waved everybody out of the ring and agroggy Hecht advanced into the centre of the ring.

ENRAGED PANTHER

IS JUDO EXPERT

the

to

fat race, at Longchamp for three.

Success came after a theliling finish in which Sicambre beat Mme P. Hennesy's Lavared by a neck. The Gaekwar of Baroda's cestly colt Aquino II was third, three lengths farther away in a held of 15,

Rendall Bell... Haycraft

Campbell

Graveston

Wellocombe

M. Vincent Aurlol, the French | Maynard ... President, was among the 100.000 rece-goers at the meeting Also present was the Aga Khan.

Wilson

Buckley

Villiams

J

Huskins

Nicholson

The race, over one mile seven furlongs, was worth 2,848,600 Addington francs to the winning owner-

Reuter.

Nicholson

Rendall

Campbell

Hoskins...

Maurice Lovell, who is miles blind, travels 104 each week from his home

to at Sandy, Beds, South London Judo The coloured champion Society, Kennington, suddenly dropped his air of indifference and tore into the practise judo, German boxer like an enraged

His ambition in to win high

TIRELESS 'CHASER panther.

judo honotary and start his own Only a few people at the This beat the record sel up

the hall club for blind people. He has

Melbourne. ringside could follow by the Frenchman, last year

of blows which Robinson un-

already made remarkable pro-

Steeplechaser Quixotic, rising Graverton Louis Rosier, in a Talbot, who

wilting Ger- gress in the six months he has 13, is still winning races leashed on the covered 250 laps at an average

Quixotle has started 124 who withstood the attack trained seriously. man, of 144.380 speed

k.p.h.

for

omd

times for 13 wing and

har about two (about 90 m.p.h.).

Lovell, who speaks quent covered more than seconds before

crashing to Chinese, first took up judo at in races, His wins include the 280 miles The winning Jaguar finished the canvas for the second and Shanghai before the last war 1945 Grand National Hurdlo nine laps ahead of the second final time.

while serving in the Interna- | and the Warrnambool Grand Police swarmed car, a French Talbot driven by

the tional Police. It was thero Annual Pierre Meyral and

coloured boxer and his group that he lost his sight after an of family spectators, seconds

Chinese. and friends whilst something a raid during the

Japanese war in 1938.. near pandemonium broke out.

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Sedgman had some consolation scenes over, firstly, the officials

Matresse. the women for his single's defeat when he and,

secondly, players. That is apart from paired with his compatriot, Ken

A British Aston-Martin, players who show McGregor, to take the those male

driven by Lance Macklin and temperament on the court, of doubles title. In the final, the

Thompson; finished The following are

Australian Davis Cup pair beat Eric League which there are at least

Drobny farther lop behind, third. part whose Sturgess and Jaroslav tennis fixtures up to and includ-Americans taking

thalies may easily upset the of Egypt by 6-2, 4-0 and 0-2.

This is the first time a Bri ing Friday, June 20:

Crowd

Miss Shirley Fry

tish car has won the event won her TODAY

*Bibco 1035. They dominated second title of the day when cho and

Miss Doris Hart the race this year to such an carried off the

extent women's doubles

that six British cars 10, with title, beating the United States finished in the first

and two Italian Champlon, Mrs. Margaret. Du tivo French

and Mrs Nancye Bolton, machines.

of Australia, by 3-6, 0-1 and 6-3.

Of the 60 cars which start- ed only 32 finished the grue||- South Africans Nigel Cocit-

and 14 of them burn and Mrs Beryl Bartleiting 24 hours

were British, -Reuter. Men's "B" Division,-USRC v one won the mixed event with a "C" SCAA: LR-7 and 0-1 victory over Don erelo: cho "". v Kowloon To: Candy (Australia) and Mrs Keo v luce.

Ladies - Division.-Recreio "n" Margot Gordon

Men's "B" Division. USBC v CRd $2"; CCC “1” v SCAA; Rearelo; CRC 1" v LRC V Kowloon Tong: KCC v HKCC.

Ladies' "B" Division-Recreio "By KCC; CCC v Recrelo "W":

TOMORROW

| Men'-"C" División.--Kowloon Tong v KITC; CCC v Recreio; USRCY KCC; HKCC v. CRC IRC LRC; SCAA v. Post, Office

Mixed "B" Division-Recreio v KEC; CCC y USRC; SCAA Y KKU!

WEDNESDAY

Play-off of postponed matches as mutually arranged,

THURSDAY

TODAY'S SPORT champlon

"LAWN TENNIS

v COC;" Recreio "W" v LUG. Reuter.

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GARDEN PARTY.

London, June 23. Most of the overseas com- Johnson: 1. Laurandy. To the Wimbledon Lawn Ten- petitors who will be competing Adai vD, Phillips; 2. Fauney? Ne Championships which bo

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VCRC: SCAA, Y, LEC.

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KCC 24 Shots Steeplechase. Reuter. Up In Liberation

Shield Series

ONCE A RHEUMATIO

Sydney.

Once regarded as a hopeless

The first game in the Libera« petition for the current season between Kowloon Cricket_Club: and Kowloon Bowling Gree Club at Cox's Road yesterday" ended in a win for the teams by 168 shots to 134.

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the ring and in the world to attain a high showed brilliant form in win missites rained down on

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the ring,

Shortly after Pelagic arrived Fashionablo young German Opponents on the canvas in Australia, rheumatism of women Ini summer (frocks cannot fool' him with feints, fected him so badly that he scampered to safety as bottles for a sixth sense warns him of could barely walk. and sticks started pelting down the rool attacks.

A veterinary surgeon treated round them.

Lovell plans to visit Tolgo the horse and advised a long POLICE INTERVENE in' two year time to learn and spoil of rest.

Back from the paddocks, E. Homic Robinson's seconds hustled practise at the home of all Pelagic had thrown off the all-C. Thompson the protesting champion Into

ment and has not had a recur- his blue and gold silk dressing

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