1951-08-06 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST

Professional Tennis Is Once Again Wobbling Towards Extinction

Says CORNELIUS RYAN

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New York. Prófessional tennis, which seemed ready to become a major sport two years ago, once agair, is wobbling toward extinction.

Two years ago, all the colourful figures of men's tennis wore in the pro ranks--Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzales, Frank Parker, Don Budge, Bill Tilden, Frank Kovacs, Pancho Segura,

Among the women, Paulino Betz, Gussie. Moran, Sarah Cooke and others 'were pro. The amateurs didn't have much left.

For the USA, it was Art Shirley Fry, who inet Beverly Larsen, 30-year-old Gardnar in most of the USA tournaments, and slow Mulloy,

Teduses soft semi-lobs .30-year-old

shots to bring China Not Taking Schroeder, colourless Herb Fiam, cross-court

and 31-year-old Bill Talbert. Beverly to the net. And until pretty little dark-haired Bev, short who recently ended marriage to movie actor Scottio Beckélt, can learn a net game, sho'll miss stardom.

Part In Olympic Games

China will not take part in the Olymplo Games at

Helsink! next year,

This decision was reached on July 20, at a meeiing of the Chinese National Ama- teur Athleth Federation at Talpeh, where the Federa- tion's Headquarters are si present located,

It is understood that the decision was based on the fact that in the

present

National emergenoy, it was not possible to arrange for the funds which 'would be required to send a team to Helsinki.

Memorial Service For W. C. Choy

The high esteem in which the late Mr W. C. Choy was held in sporta circles was

For Australia, Frank Sedgman was the big men, but he is erratic and has yet to take the title at Wimbledon or at Forest Hills, and even lost his own Australian title to Dick Savitt of the USA.

Thus the pros seemed to have all the power to draw the public. But it didn't work out that way. Kramer drubbed Bobb Rigas, Gonzales and then Segura in successive tours, Interest drop- ped, although fans praised the honesty of the matches, where a closer over-all score in matches might have been a better box- office attraction. Even Gussie, with her famed lace pants and lithe figure,

draw the erowds,

didn't

al

And the world pro tournament

Cleveland had

medium-

Miss John's trouble is much the same as Beverly's, Laura Lou, now approaching 20, is even smaller than Miss Baker, and is blonde and probably the prettiest girl now playing. But her footwork is slow, she won't fun for many, shots, and she too is weak at the net.

Laura Lou is the daughter of a tennis pro, who began to while she teach her the game was very young and who aimed stardoin, her Wimbledon and USA champion- ships.

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the

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CRICKETERS SELECTED

INDIA TOUR KEEP PLEASING THE SELECTORS

London, Aug. 5. England's cricket Selectors must be feeling very pleased with the side they have chosen to tour India next winter.

Nearly every player has distinguished himself since the names were announced 10 days ago.*....

Four batsmen, have scored centuries and four others have scored more than 50 runs in two separate innings. Two bowlers have taken seven wickets in an In- nings and four have taken five wickets,

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The most surprising achievement was by Malcolm Hilton; the left arm slow bowler who returned from playing for England against South Africa to record the best bowling performance and the highest scores of his career.

Playing for Lancashirë' against Gloucestershire, he scored 03 runs and then went on to take seven wickets for 62 runs.

His county colleague, Jack kin, who was unable to play in the Test because of lumbago,

also found his best form with a chanceless, 97 runs not out.

LEAN SPELL

He

a has scored total of offspin bowling requires fest- 2,301 runs this season, 500 more class efoso nelding and he should than his nearest rival. He is be well served in India by Ikin fourth in the averages behind and Watkins, two of the best Peter May, Denis Complon and In the world, Fred Jakeman, of Northants.

Behind Graveney, the young Glouster shire batsman who

has been halled in some quarters as the "And of the season." He played

In

the

him

is

Tom

third Test when

on

a very

·

Brian Statham, his county, colleague, was dropped after the Third Test in favour of Trevor Bailey, whom he had replaced in the Second Test. Since then he has twice taken five wickets

on

Compton was unfit, but after a in an innings and four

another occasion. competent debut difficult wicket he was relegated

the head He is at

of the at'. present, having talten 84 wickets for an average of 14.08.

[sized crowds. The round-robin would fulfil the dreams, but her and is lying 11th in the averages to 12th man with the return of bowling figures

at Forest Hills pro tournament

It drew hit an absolute low,

18 admissions the first day and 198 the second day, with some 2,000 on hand for the third day, Sunday which had been at least expected to produce 10,000.

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No one knows why, The Itennis is the best to be seen. Kramer is the world's best pinyer and one of the all-time greats, Gonzales may yet be great, and Segura is a good and colourful

evidenced by the large player. gathering at the memorial

"We're having a little trouble service for the former Hong-now," admitted prometer Riggs, kong-born tennis star at the "but we will do all right in the Chinese Recreation Club long run. Maybe the night matches during this Forest Hills yesterday afternoon.

tournament will be the turning best Glowing tributes to the de-point. But we have the

tennis. We'll stay around." ceased were paid by Mr Kwok

the GLAMOUR IS NOT ENOUGH Chan, Vice-President of Amaleur Sports Federation and

Power and aggressive play are Olymple Committee of Hong the trademarks of American kong, Vice-President of Hong-lawn tennis, but it is lack of kong Football Association, Vice these American style-harks that Baker and Chairman of the Chinese Nahas kept Beverly tional Amateur Athletic Federa- Laura Lou Jahn from reaching the first rank among women tion of Hongkong as well as |players. • other sporting organisations, Mr

And it's probably keeping George Sim, Vice-President of the Amateur Sports Federation them from the big-money-as professionais, too, for each is a Olympic Committee of very pretty girl and beauty is as Hongkong and Chairman of the important as tennis ability in Chinese National Amateur Athle- the current pro pleture. tic Federation of Hongkong, and

"Miss Baker was tabbed as a Mr Lee Wal-tong, Chairman of sure star when she came out of Chinese Recreation Club.

Sunta Monica, Cal,, a tow years ago as an 18-year-old without a backhand. Instead, she had two forehands.

and

the splendid-

He has been having a some~ what lean spell with the bat after a good start to the season a time it seemed

her. She

just after being in the first five size betrayed isn't big enough to match the during the early part of the

like Althea season. power of a player

It was about this time lust Gibson or Doris Hart, and she

make up

hit for it by year that he doesn't

shots as did form which continued through scrambling after Blisy Grant and Bobby Riggs.

out the Commonwealth team's tour of India. But in the glamour depart- Bev and Laura Lou do ment very well, living up to the Ameri- tan tradition. All they need is some Amerkan-style tennis-match after United Press,

Frank Lowson, who took Ikin's place in the Test, also reached the nineties In his first county

Compton.

Since the announcement of the touring team he has been Urroat infection.

out of cricket with

loit

a

be

COMPETITION ·

In India Statham will The surprise cholce, Donald competing for, a place in the Carr, who captained Oxford Test team against two bowlers University last year, celebrated who have a good knowledge of his selection by scoring 107 runs Indian wickets, Both. Derck (103 and 04 runs) without los-Shackleton and Fred Ridgway a very successfuing his wicket for Derbyshire have been on the verge of the

against Kent...

Engichd team. this season and debut in representative cricket.

He greatly impressed most LESSONS FROM EUROPE erities and may well become a Fred Wilt, America's best two-retular member of the England miller, belloves that American track and Acid officials could take lessons in how to run track meets from European officials.

outdoor meels

"I can think of at least two ways in which we could copy the the Europeans," said Wit. should start our Late in the day, as they do in Is Europe. By that time the sun pretty far down and you don't boil to death during an event. It would be better for the fans. too,"

Another European custom we could adopt, Wilt sald, would be to keep

of athletes out stadium when they are actually competing.

the not

team.

Nigel Howard, the captain,many have thought that one of and Don Kenyon have both had them should replace either high scores on two occasions Statham or, Bailey, Shackleton while Alan Wakins, the Glamor- is 13th in the averages and gan all-rounder, scored 122 runs Ridgway. Is 18th, and the former and took five wickets for 80 was the fourth bowler to take

Glamorgan the 100 wickets this sensor.

In

The most prolific scorer this season had been Jack. Robert-runs for son, of Middlesex, and many

match against Sussex, very think that he has been

The last member of the team imlucky to be left out of the Don Brennan, who displaced is Dusty Rhodes, whose leg- Tests against South Africa this Godfrey Evans as the England breaks and googites complete summer.

wicketkeeper, may have to the attack. This season he did Robertson confirmed

fight hard for his place in the the hat trick for the fifth time. chalce

member

England Test team in India. of

in his curetr and since India by hitting 135 FORMIDABLE RIVAL selection he has taken six wie- Although he has kept well in kdts for 57 runs in an innings. other the Test, his rival, Dick Spooner.

He has not been, in such good' of Warwickshire, is a very good form with the bat this season wicketkeeper and is also an ex-

but at his best can be a useful tremely effective bat.

as B

his

the

um for runs which took him stil

farther ahead of the

ounty batsmen.

Turpin To Sail

On August 15

Reuter.

his

in the season.***

He opens for

for Warwickshire, No. 7 or 8 and in 1949 passed who are well ahead in the 1,000 runs County Championship table, and has scored 65 runs and 101 runs ihir last two-Innings,"

Lancashire provide two Teat bowlers besides Hilton for the touring team. Roy Tattersall,

the fopped

bowling who averages last year, is the only member of the party who has

South Africa this summer. played in every Test against

UNHAPPY AT ABERDEEN

"It's plenty confusing for all Included-to of us-pectators have a big race going on whlie of guys are fidgeting Glot

London, Aug. 5. around ly the infield warming Randolph Turpin, the World up for a totally different event,"

London, Aug. 5. Middleweight Boxing Champion, he said.

"Most

Jimmy Delaney, Aberdeen's that there are too people think will leave England in the liner many officials Queen Mary on August 15 for strutting around, but that isn't New York, where he will defend He has not had so much suc- International winger, is again Irue. There aren't A graduate of St Stephen's

100 many his utle against Sugar Ray cess, however, since his remark-seeking a transfer.

able feat in the Second Test, Glasgow Celtic and Manchester. officials. The trouble lies with Robinson on September. 12.- College, the late Mr Choy first Naturally ambidextrous, she all those wandering athletes." Turpin will be accompanied when he took 12 wickets. His United player had expressed his desire to leave Aberdeen a tow gained International fame in had practiced for many

by his manager, Mr. George

months after joining the club on the theory that a strong Will is 30 years old now, and Middleton, the London promo

last from. Manchester United scasen, but Aberdeen made no He isn't brothers, Dick and Jackle, his

move at that time,

DAVIS CUP DEBUT

hours

1936 when he and the late Mr forehand from either side is a does not intend to compete after ter, Mr Jack Solomons, his Marino To Fight Kho Sin-kle represented China better weapon than a forehand the 1952 Olympics. in the Davis Cup tournament. and backhand, even if both are

go to Helsinki." Singles Champion in 1948, and

For two successive years, the. She was National even too sure he will be able to trainer, Pill Hyam, le sacond. I

but

retire be

Mick Gavin, and two sparring Terry Allen

In October

partners, Ted Morgan and Eddie pali continued to win prestige made her first trip, to England, "I have to get through the

Phillips. for China at international ten-beating Fat, Todd at Maidstone trials first," he points out. His

Turpin took the title.from. nis tournaments. Mr Choy also and then losing to

Louise

ouise work as an FUI agent keeps him nobirison in London this month. Brbogh. In 1949 she was always busy each day, and his training-Reuter. competed for the All-England at least a quarter-analist in the is not as methodical and steady Hard Court Singles Champion-major tournaments, and made as he would flee Wilt has ship and won the second place the Wightman Cup team and indicated a desire to after losing to Khó In a hard defeated Jean Quertier of Eng-has kept on running partly

In the International couse ho. loves it fought five-set game in the fibal. Ind

matches.

because the FBI is proud of his record, his good sportsmanship for China in the Davis Cup in from that showing. She still is performances and behaviour have But Beverly hasn't improved and the glory, which Wilt's fine. 1940. He was a ¦ graduate of || consistent quarter-finalist, reflected on the FBI, Cambridge University and was And experts ià. Hongkong for adime time after weakness-the fefuses to come Asif dismisking himself as to the net and play an aggressive already of the past, wilt turned

The inte Mr Choy last played;

the war,

game.

have tabbed her

partiy loves it and

Battlefield Wins Choice Stakes

Honolulu, Aug. 4. Hawall's weight champion Dado Marino said today. he would defend his world

title

against former champlon Terry

Allen of England in October.

The slic

and exact date the return fight are undecided.

or

Marino won the 112-pound

The former

Delancy has nothing against the club but states that he is unhappy living in Aberdeen and cannot settle down. This time the Aberdeen Board of Directors have decided that they will entertain offers for his service-Reuter

Australians Win Speedway Test

Birmingham, Aug. 4.

Ocean Port, NJ. Aug. 4. Batilefeld sported his way title from Allen in a

a close deci- through the stretch at Monmouth ston here last year,

Marino sald he would like to

A great exhibition by the Park today to beat Uncle Mlue. by a length and a quarter in the fight Allen in Japan, where he Australian speedway team re- $25,000 Choice Stakes and soll-tures the bout would attract gained them the Test ashes by. to the future.” -

dify his claim to the three-year- a crowd Of 59,000,

virtue of their 02 points to 40 Mr Choy felt for London on

"We need more meets, es-old championship.

"But the only hilch is we points victory over England Her net game is het weakest Jarkiary20 after it was dis point, probably because she is pecially in the cities," he said.

hot be able to take our here tonight. Despite his weight of 120 may

¡country," covered that he was suffering only ave fest three inches tall, "Look at New York there are pounds, the fast stepping charg-winnings out of the

They now lead by, three wins to from leukenda, que

of short arna. Thas her plenty with

one in the present. Borles areer, owned by Mr George D. he said.

Marino returned on Thursday with only one match, lo go, jennis equipment is solely her potenthilly great track men but Widener, pulled away from his sharp forohunt, played from they never evin istatt in the arch rival around the final bend from a three-month boxing tour

The match was a

personal outpointed the baseline. She has no over- sport. We need more little to score his fourth Stakes vie of Japan. He head game,

Dyweight champion; triumph for the Edinburgh clubs and more mbete

tory of the year-United Press. Japan's

Toshlo Shiral Associated Press. rider, Jack Young who was un- beaten for Australia and scored 'a' maximum of 18- points,--

Reuter.

His death occurred on July 20 th at London hospital at tho Ege of 38 1

10:

net attack.

THE GAMBOLS.,

SPECS COURSES BATTING AND

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kids who

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BACK FROM

BOGOTA

* London,

Charte Mitten the England

and Manchester United outside latt, who has been playing for the South American club, Sante Fe,

Britain Leading Against France

London, Aug. 4. Britain led France in both tho

has returned to Britain from men's and women's athletic

Bogata. He said: KI would like to matcher, at the end of the first play again for Manchester United

day at the White City Stadium, and I shall apply for weinstate London, today. ment

Open Triples

Semi-finals

A perfect shot by U. M. Omar on the thrill-packed last head of the Colony Open Triples Lawn Boyle semi- final match yesterday enabled the Omar brothers to noso out F. G. da Luz, D. A. Rozario and J. Asda Luz by 16-15-and enter their second final of the current Colony Championships.

At the start of the last head, the Omars were trail- ing behind by 13-15 and when it appeared that all they could do was to score one shot U. M. Omar sliced the Jack to one side with just the right weight for a count of three to give his side victory!

The other, semi-final berth went to R. Basa, C. R. Rosselet, and J. S. Londolt who scored a faltly comfortable 25-11 win over P. Hughes, R. B. Robert- son and W. McCall.

With Joe Luz, an. ex-Colony Champion and another reputed substituting for Colony skip,

WOR

V. N. Atienza as skip, it generally conceded that the Omars were up against tough opposition yesterday.

the

2

Although the eligibility of the substitution was questioned by some Committee members of Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association before the' match, the Omars accepted, the sub stitution without any protest..

Luz, though a little off at the Initial stages of the game amply proved his skipping ability to wards the latter half of the ramo and, with the lie against him on of the 18 heads, did extremely 13 well to limit the opposing scaring to five singles, four twos and n threz.

U. M. Omar though generally a little less accurate than usual on the slightly tricky green with his blockers never felt below his usual masterly game, coming out like a true champlon when the the cdds were against him at cruciat last head.

Special credit of the day goes to the losing lead, F. G. da Lazz who played a brilliantly con sistent game throughout, giving his side a total lie of 15 shots on 12 heads as opposed to A. M. Omar's 10 shots on xlx heads.

U.S. & Canada

In American

Zone Final

New York, Aug. 5, The United States won the remaining two singles. and defeated Mexico by five matches to none to reach the final the American Zone of the Davis Cup lawn tennis competition..

They will meet Canada in the final and the winner will meet Sweden, the winners of the European zone,

In today's matches Vie Beixar bent Mario Llames, the Mexican National Champion, 6-3; B-8, 6-1, and Herb Flum beat Down. Ing Rolando 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.-Reu- ter..

WINNING LEAD

Montreal, Aug. 6. Canada today gained a win- ning lead of three matches to none over Cuba to reach the hnal of the North American zone of the Davis Cup lawa tennis, competition,

Canada, who

won the avil first two singles yesterday, took the doubles in three sota today, Lorne Malne and Henri Rochon defenting De Jann Weiss' and Jose Insponguero 6-4, 6-0, 6-4.

The remaining two singles are to be played tomorrow, Reuter.

Of the two No. 7s, K. M. TURNED THE TABLES Omar enjoyed a distinct supe-

South Orange, NJ., Aug. 4.' riority over Dan Rozario, put-

Gardnar Mulloy and Billy ting up the best show he has done yet so far in this com-Talbert today turned the tables on the nation's top ranking petition.

young players to win the final. Grass round of the Eastern Court Championships, *-

He changed the 'le to his tide's favour on 10 heads, six touchers being Included in his first shots and was responsible for at least eight adding shots. after being given the lie by his No. 1.

Mulloy racked up one of the most sensational upsets of the season when he turned back the Wimbledon champion, Dick Savitt, 4-6, 3-0, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2. Talbert ousted

second-sected

Trabort, 6-2, 11-9, 6-2,

or bad Talbert will meet

Rozario was the weakest Unk among the loser, being generally crratic, failing miserably on the last head, when asked to in the final on Sunday. It was come behind to mix up the Savitt's first grass court loss woods. He Zell yards short, since he won the Australian title and the jack ultimately went to early this year. the danger woods.

Records Broken

At Glasgow

Ho was top-seeded in this tournament, After dropping the first two sets Mulloy stunned a capacity crowd of 5,000. by playing brilliant temis against. his highly touted for. In a final analysis it was Mulloy's volley- ing and passing shots which Won. Often, Savitt was caught flat-footed by Mulloy's passing Glasgow, Aug. 4. shots and cross-court volleys/. Two records were broken dur- In the Talbert-Trabert match, ing the Glasgow Rangers sporte Talbert outsteadied his opponent at Ibrox Stadium here today in almost every department and by two visiting American consequently had much less

trouble than Mulloy. athletes.

In the women's

play, bitss Jim Fuchs, the American Maureen Connolly Joined Mrs. world record holder, beat the Patricia Todd in the final with Scottish All Comers Best by a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Miss over five feet when he putt the Morrison. weight 65 feet and one and a The women's doubles crown half inches, and Jim Davis, the

Was won by the Wimbledon American 200 metres hurdles

Champion, Miss Doris Hart, and Miss Shirley Fry who defeated Miss Rosemary Buck and Miss Margaret Vorner, 6-0, 6-1,- ..--

In the first men's doubles -semi-final match, Kenneth McGregor hd Frank Sedgman of Australia eliminated Savitt and Trabert 0-8, 6-4, 6-2 to enter the final round. They wero joined by Mulity and Talbert who defeated Ehri 'Cochell and Sidney Schwartz, 7-5, 0-1, 7-8,

United Press TALBERT BEATS MULLOY-

champion set a new Scottish All Comers record of 14.4 seconds for the 120. yards hurdles. Reuter.

Alan Bannister

Dropped

Birmingham, Aug. 4. Alan Bannister, a member of the British cycling #print team for the last three years, has been dropped for this year's world championships in Italy at the end of the month.'

Following final trials here to day the team was announced as

follows: Cyril Bardsley, Bri- tish sprint champion, Lloyd Pinch and Jack Tighe, Bannis ter-was named as travelling reserve.---Reuter,

South Orange 20.

New Jersey, Aug

6-4, 6-100

Hi Talbert of New York upset Gardner Mulley of Coral Gables, Florida, G-4, win. the 25th annual Easterri Grass Court Championship at Orange Lawn Tennis Club_la+ day Associated Press

SLAZENGER

dort

TOURNETSUZ

Prod F Perry, former Wint(== champion, who has been professional in Amerion fori, a number of yours today won the merke: singles, fimal in tam

Lawn Tannin Cour

nament here, beating"

Speedboat Tragedy of

Scättle, Aug..5..

now

by 6-2, 6-4 and 6-3. last year's winner,, har this event thres, times.

The speedbout Blomoshun V and he was always the master won the Gold Cup yesterday in to-day of the former ULIMIA a taco cift short by the tragic amateur sinking; of, another; "boat, the

Ho lost his

7:

Quicksilver, which vaslahed in but won the dist

In

a cloud of spray and splinters minutes, Romanoni,, more 10 Pa Lako

90 mafies en than grams, was laval at toutes A on how in fourth place, the next two games with

whenyons in thes, second, but Ferry, took

travelling van while /customed to hard courts, rather,

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