1952-05-16 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY; 16, 1952.

Drobny Would Win It If Only Wimbledon Were A Hard Court Tournament

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ticking By ROY NASH Dramatic Art student, was about

Tover in British, studios.

to pack her bags for her first Aim location tripto Spain for a Not too optimistically

part in Joan

Fontaine's despite the £10,891 first were. two others snipped and Decameron Nights."

At Shepperton another 10- time-over profit of the ready for screening-Yolando Donlan's "Penny Princess," and Government-sponsored the star-spangled "Importance of delighting studio on-lookers with year-old Ann Hanillo. WAS

her prettiness is a D'Oyly Carte Boprano in "Mr Gilbert and Mr Sullivan,"

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Miss Hanslip was spotted for BEAUTY PARLOUR "Trent's" "Last" "Cuze," Robert nime by a talent acout as she. Morley and Maurice Evans wero was walking into a Kensington arguing about words and music dramatic school. Tested for the as Mr Gilbert and Me Sullivan," title role in "Beauty Queen" last Awalling stowing were Anna year, she falled to get the part which went to Pauline Stroud, Neagle's "Derby Day," David Lean's jet-age air picture The but was given the Gilbert and

Sullivan Sound Barrier" and

role as a consolation Edgar Wallace's "Ringer" in a

new prize. quise as "The Gaunt Stranger." At Pinewood three pictures Down at MGM-Elstree ex- were on the floor. Claudette plosives expert Glenn Ford was Colbert was coping with Malayan investigating a time bomb for

In "The Planter's terrorists

"Time appropriately,

Bor" Dress Wife." Hylton was fighting a battle ih a wife Anne. different kind of jungle, an in-en trigue-ridden fashion house, for "It Started In Paradise."

IN THE JUNGLE

A pair of dark sun glasses and a lightning service are the stock-in-trade of Jaroslav Drobny, former Czech Davis Cup star, now a naturalised Egyptian.

On a dull day at Bournemouth, in the finals of the British Hard Courts

poration which now finds Championships, the sun glasses were hardly necessary. The service though was very

money for eight out of ten much to the fore in Drobny'a victory over. Frank Sedgman by the score of 6-2, 6-4; British pictures. 1-6, 6-4,

Not too pessimistically, des Sexigman is regarded the To be in the company of this pito Equity's alarming report of greatest player in the world, and quiet-mannered Czeen, istudios dropping out of produc- 13 favourite to win the Menadimcult to realise that in addition and the industry's talents Single's RL Wimbledon next tion to tennis, he excelled in the and resources 'rusting for want month. So this victory gives toughest sport in the world, Ice Drobny extra conndence in at-hockey. twining his greatest ambition He represented Czechoslovakia to win at Wimbledon himself. (on many ocasions and frequently

It Wimbledon were a hard captained the team. It was under. court fournament, and not grass, his leadership, in fact, that they he would have already taken won the World Championship. the tie. For he is without

Νοιν

him watch

on the court, London, May 15.

peer on the hard surface. But especially when he serves. He is The boxing promoter, his European training did not not tall. At 5ft Din, he is one of ex-tennis's little men. But he uses Jack Solomons, announced give him the necessary today that he would presentperience to match the Austra- every inch of his height, and every ounce of his twelve stone £10,000 to the first British lians and Americans on grass,

LESS TEMPERAMENTAL

to crack home an aee, And you boxer to win the world

Droliny is

far less tempera- can well imagine that with this

energy transferred to heavyweight title within (mental on the court than many

This him on ice, he would take a lot propelling the next five years.

coolness played a big part in his victory over Sedgman, He Service. refused to be ruffled by the Australian's rushing tacties; Anally he made the

The last British fighter to win the world heavyweight Crown was Bob Fitzsimmons in

other of the bly names,

of stopping. Landon Express

SEEDED NO 1

designer Jano watchedly by screen

Detective Richard Todd was on John Gregson in "Venetian Bird." the track of stateless fugitive

neor

"Bitter Rice" Is Full Of Mangano

version of the elemental Italian picture that stormed filtered

A rather watered-down

the

Across the road at Associated British Kathleen Ryan and Hy Hazel were

ere involved in an East End thriller called "The Yellow Balloon" and George Cote was Curtain--as a sanitary inspector dashing about behind the Iron

On location

Hastings mistaken for ari atomic scientist Anthony Steel was turning uut-in a comedy not yet titled.

world has Paria, May 15.

for a cricket eleven for outdoor

The studio had four pictures Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt) is scenes of another Pinewood film almost tendy for premit through America and the Mr Solomons said, "I have winning shot off a full-blooded seeded No. 1 for the men's "Scmething Money Can't Buy."Father's Doing Fine"

Hongkong censors and ar singles in the French Lawn In the cutting-room scissors were Richard Attenborough as the rived here, a limb or two accepted a wager of £10,000 smach, by Sedgmon.

with from a big London bookmaker

Tenal Chamulcnships which busy on "Meet Me Tonight," that I will not find a World To watch Drobny waiting to begin here next Tuesday. He is Technicolour package of Noel proud

Merle badly amputated. parent of twins, Heavyweight Champion from receive a service, his black hair the

Coward playlets, And there Oberon's "Twenty-Four Hours,"

The substitution of the holder. straight

In this country during the nexsmolired

Tomlinson's "Castle David Franks Sedgman (Australia)

the The Air and the Von Heflin American voices on racquet ficta firmly in his left was benten by Drobny in the years

Hound Wonda Rendrix-Erie Portman

track while Mr Solomonssik-he was hand, he looks-like-i-panther-anal-of-the-British Hardcourt's

you

1807.

five

match-

back and

confident that he would find about to pounce. When the ball Championship at Bourremouth Von Nida, Cotton North Atclcun Jaunt "South of watch Italian lips mouth

world beater in that time.

"Whoever we find to win the world title will also receive the £10,000 which would become due to me," he added.-Reufer."

Don

ONE POUND OVER

comes, he leaps towards it and returns with pulverising fore- hand.

As long ago as 1830, Drobny was hitting the sporting head- lines. Then as a stripling of 14 years, he reached the second round

recently and is sected No.2.

Dick Suviti (United States) is And Weetman

third and Ken McGregor (Aus- traila) fourth.-Reuter..

London, May 16,

of the Czechoslovakian Yankees And Tennis Championships. Cockell, British ght-awn heavyweight champion, who is He lost his match with British to fight Renato Tontini of Italy Davis Cup player G. P. Hughes, at Harringay next Tuesday, is but took a set off his opponent. At seventeen, he won the nearly down to the

The Aght is in the nature of à test to see if Coekell enn make the lightheavyweight limit for the defence of his title against Randolph

British Turpin, Middleweight Champion, at the White City, London, On June

WO5

weight of 178 lbs. Championship-of-Berlin.-beat-

ing the German ace, Henkei.

When his country' was ovel- Germans in 1939. run by the Drony was forced to work in

factory and munition

Httle time allowe tennis.

When the war finished, and

fennis returned, After his workout at Brighton International yesterday. Cockell scaled 179 Drobny soon showed his skill lbs., only one paund over again,

Reuter.

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In the 1946 Championships, he defeated Jack Kramer of America, who London, May 15. | was frm favourlle to win the Sammy McCarthy of Stepney | title. Three ycurs later he reach- and Freddie King of Wanded the final and was defeated aworth, two of Britain's most by Ted Schroeder only after a promising featherweights, are teine struggle, meeting over eight rounds at nine stone two pounds at Har- ringay on May 20,

purse

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Ealing was busy on "The Gentle Guaman" with Jolan Yet even with cuts an;t new Mills. Walton-on-Thames had voices, it is casy to see the funda- Just said good-bye to Claude mental difference in technique Rains. "The Man Who Watched which caused the The Trains Go By" who was off There was a day of sur-to do more engine-spolling on prises when the match play location in Paris.

Llandudno, Wales, May 15.

Leadges of the 2,000 Guineus

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speaking world to fete "Bitter. Rice" In adjectives they can nover use on their own alms.

Basically, it has a very simple "BEGGAR'S OPERA” plot with a moral pointer: meddle with crime and you come to a Southall was pulishing

off bad end; repent and go straight, Margaret Rutherford's-Mirsand-if you are lucky, you will Robin Hood."

They live happily ever after. Coming shortly

A punish the bad and reward the respectable number of pictures good in the accepted manner in preparation.

were

Why, then, bas "Bitter Rice" Sir Laurence Olivier was re-created such a sensation? Silvana Wilcox's "Beggar's Opera." hearsing his songs for Herbert Mangano and the film's terrigen-

B.

of 0.6lle the British Match David Temlinsons and Petula Italian Mm's direction.

anxious-to-

.L.

there's

Professional Golf Tournament began on the Maesdu Course here today.

The first upset came when Henry Cotton, three times British New York, May 15.

Open Champion, making one of Pre-season favour- his

appearances in The ites, the New York Yankees hole by Ken Geddes of Gosforth tournament, was beaten by one

ous Latin temperament-the and the Brooklyn Dodgers,

Then one

of the Australlan

result of Guiseppe de Santis' Major challengers, leading the

Ealing's moster funster T. E. uninhibited direction

the of Norman Von Nidu,

("Lavender 17111 Mob") drama of rice-workers' lives 122 Lengues today. But not. in was beaten by Arthur Lees by

Arst Clarke was ready with a riew Italy's Fo Valley-Is the answer the won-and-ost standings three and two in another

about an Emett-style to the question. story it's in the left-on-base de-round mat

railway engine "The Tithela No British or American film is, The second round also saw the Thunderbolt" which would soon to begin with, allowed to accent partment.

defent of two fancied players,

the "full sweep of elemental Peter Thompson, Australian take the rails. The Yankees, valiantly strug- gling for a first division bert, Ayton,

Champion, who

Pinewood was getting ready to passions"-which says it mildly. fast to Lauric

Fitch to But just such a theme is in this Working, by four and

and award the Dunmow have stranded 208 unners in 24 games, an average

Clark in "Made In Heaven." Champion,

MORE OF HER Harry Weetman, men per game,

to the went down

Irishman, Casey

Silvana Mangano is tall, lis- Walton was clearing its decks Stengel's DIMogglo- less Yankees are running well

Fred-Daly, by three and two, for "Piciswick Popers" with some and a powerful cross be- A couple of weeks after these head of their closest competi-

The players to reach the last James

Hayter as Pickwick, tween Rita Hayworth and In- They are to receive a record | Championships, international tors in the LOB Derby,

but the tournament are: eight in the the

would Shepperton

Bergmann, be grid acon ot £1,000 and It bas politics caused an upheaval in Washington Senators. Washing Poulton (Burgh

J. Panton (Glenbervie), A. staging an Army, camp brains more

of

of either of her thin been agreed by

HI), B. 8

mere these. The las

was a ton has Jefl 104

trust presided over by padre winner will receive £000 and With fellow ecuntryman

Ayton (Worthing),

A. Lees Alastair Sim for a Frank Lounder seventeen when she embarked the loser £400.

Vadimir Cemick, he was play score runners on buse in 24 con-

(Sunningdale), J. Burton (fill-Blm of James Bridie's "It De- upon this, her first film, but "The topline bout on the billing in Switzerland Competing tests, an average of 8.1 players side), F. Daly (Blamoral), II.pends On What You Mean." there is no question of Is Dan Cockell, British Euro-in the tournament were two per game.

Bradshaw (Portmarnoch) and E. the National League, the

Carol Reca was working on as an actress, dominates Bitter pean cruiserweight champion, Germans and a Spaniard. Be-

Brown (Sandy Lodge)-Reuter: a new script Dodgers

la emnipresent. af Korda head- Rice," Silvana is have averaged eight versus Renato Tontini, the cause of this the Czechoslovak

where

here It's just her sort of film, quarters in Piccadilly Government Italian tile-holder-Reuter,

ordered their men left on base a game. They

Doris Dowling Ference, Rattigan's "Who

pretty players not to take part and to

have stranded 175 runners in

Bylvia?" "Hobson's Choice" and well too in her rather return home.

22 gumos, They defled the Glants are next in line with 171 The New York Johannesburg, May 15, order, and for the remainder of

Princess" were all being planned, bad boy's moll who

the joins Vic Toweel, South African their

stay were guarded by the men left in 22 games for a

rice plekers or "mondine" and Cham-Swiss police,

average per game. Apparently

sticks with them when Walter They

to the League-landing Giants ure

(Vittorio Gassmann) shows up. became getting them a round when it

Le Boulou, May 15 But producers were worried She is a sensitive actress with Drobny

counts. Associated Press.

Haus Andresen, of the com- by rising costs.

"We have almost Itallin looks. bined Denmark-Netherlands brought them down withs

But Walter finds an accom-. team, today won the 11th stage economies, but the general rise plice in the infatuated Silvans, of the Route de France amateur in prices is making it increasingly who sees in the glamorous life cycling road race.

dificult to keep them that of stealing diamonds a way to He covered the 108 kiloway," Frank Launder, one of better things than rice-picking. metres

from

Tarascon-sur-Britain's most successful film.

is inevitable. Arlege

Tragedy to Le Boulou in the makers, told me.

However, Itaf Vallone, ព Eastern Pyrences in 4 hrs. 30

the good sergeant Launder also feels there should Marco mins. 4

bv followed SCCS.,

by

little. Georges Gay (Central France) be more opportunities for young balances things out a Bath, Somerset, May, 15.,

Towards the end there is an in the came time and Marcel writers to develop their talents. Mr Tom Lilley's Titanium.

unter who at 22 10 one was the short-Verceven (Belgium) in 4 hrs. "But nobody has enough money excruciating scene in a bloody

to run a proper scenario depart laughter house-murder

of dripping CATCOSCn ment where they could est priced British-bred colt for 30 mins. 43 secs-Reuter,

learn cover their trade?”

and it is here that the cutcome is all but resolved. The height Some British fetors were also of melodrama.

the continued

Finally there is a scene in of big names

mondine's from the rice fields; the Hollywood to play plum roles in tribute to Silvana's broken body.

BANTAM TITLE

World Bantamweight

plon, will defend his title against

Jirny

never returned Carruthers (Australia) Czechoslovakia, but

at the Rand Stadium here on naturalised EgyptianS, October 4.

said that he had no interest in This was announced by the politics, but just wished to

113

7.0

Transvaal National Sportinglay tennis with whom he Titanium Beaten

Club today. Reuter,

wanted.

SEEDED ALOVE SEDGMAN

new Jaroslav Drobny, the Czechoslovak-born player. who beat Frank. Sedgman in the final of the British Hardcourts Championship at Bournemouth, has been needed No. 1 in the French Lawn Tennis Championships above Sedgman Express Photo,

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TODAY'S SPORT

Stan Greene's Tribute To H.K. Soccer

10 furlong race here today. With Gordon Richards riding. backers lald two to one on the Beckhampton-trained horso

but after being with the leaders

and with It their, forgiveness of throughout he could find no ex-

Berne, May 15. Clark Gable, Errol

her part in flooding the rice- Flynn, tra under pressure and

Duke

Do. destroying their fields and (England), Gene Kelly, Joan Fontaine, Jose work beaten by two lengths by the riding a Norton, brcke the Brem Ferrer,

of weeks. Perfectly it two-to-one against chance, De

Louls Jourdan Ray conveys the spontaneous action, which was ridden he Karten 500se' track record during Milland were all due to make generous as it is typical of here from Hongkong yesterday

today's Swiss motorcycle Grend pictures in England later this such

wus Geoffrey

Prix trials.

He covered the 7,280 kilometre:

year.

TALENTED YOUNGSTERS

monstrate Lester Piggott.

such simplo

people. His ownerstaled afterwards

Guiseppe de Sanils goes a that Titanium could be regard-(4 miles) course in 2 minutes

long way with raw 1ffè, lurid ed as a rather doubtful. runner 68.6 seconds at an average speed

violence," lust, greed and a cer- for the Epsom classic while of 40.43 kilometres (nearly 99

Yet it was silli possible fortain naiveto to prove that the trainer Noel Murless, who has mics) per hour. Thet eld record a youngster to be given a chance moral of such, a harvest is 12 entries for the race, said that waa 2 minutes 68 resonds, set by in British studios.

crime does not pay."

his stable had not you decided F.. Firth (England) on n Norton Dark-haired, 10-year-old Stella on their plans-Router.

in 1937-Associated Press...

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Singapore, May 15. The touring Athonian League amateur soccer team

arrived

i

for a series of three. May 10, 10 and 20,

games on

Their manager, Mr S. W. Greene, sald that the players found the best in Hongkong "Father, trying" and were sur prised at the high standard of

Cer here.

stiff

Soccer officials in Hongkong had warned them that Singa pore would give them opposition, he added.

The Athenians tcavo England on May 22.-Reuter.

for

Lawn Tennis

Men's "D" Division-Urban Coun cl “1” v Chinese RC "p": Urban Chinese NC "*"; Counel ""V HKCC v LRC, KCC v IRC.

Mixed. "A"* _Division-likCC SCAA: CRC v KCC,

Water Pols

-

Chine.

Bentor League-Farjung tern; Chung Sing 'v A. Both games at VRC, the first start- ing A p.m..

..

Tan Eng-long To Run At

Helsinki

Tolpel. May 15. Nationalist China, has deoldedi to send a 12-man vasicotball team and a one-man dreck nod field team to participate in.this year's World Olympics et Helsinki,

At a meeting of the prepare- committee 10-day Chen

JID DIV, BTANDINGS

The following bro the Strict Mons atandings in the Third Division of Ying-lan (ako Imown na Tang the Hongkong Football League for the 1951/83 season:

P. W. D. L. F. A, pts, *.... 20

101 17 63

JUNIOR JIVE SET

VORY Lord

367 B.U.

G.M.II.

Lane Crawford

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85 41:40

Eng - long), topmost Chinens sprinter, was chosen as the tone Itrack athlete. Chen, a native of Forman, is considered the bea For Eastern runner with 'n ecoord 48.0 seca. for the 400 motzes.

·Chen took part:Se tho· 1948 Olympiad held at Wembley,

A five-man sälection committes was formed to choose the basketball team from players In Formoen, Hongkong and the Philippines. All selected players. will gather in alpel for training |by June11;—United Press,