1953-02-24 — Page 7

RECORD-BREAKING RACE

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1953.

Lt. J. O. Cave of the Royal Ulster Rifles hurdles in fine style to set à Colony record of 15.9 seconds for the 120 Yards High Hurdles at Boundary Street on Sunday.

On the right, Vietor Lai of Hongkong University and Chang Yat-hung of South China, the Colony Champion, fight out second place. Both returned faster times than they have ever managed before. China Mail Photo.

Sweep The Arena!-Spotlight

On Tennis

WHERE THE SHORT WAY TO

THE STARS IS GOLDEN

By PETER WILSON

I do not think it is possible to "clean up" lawn tennis in the generally accepted sense of the term, which implies an honest approach to the problems involved in playing or organising any mass entertain- ment sport on a world scale in this day and age,

life for women playera, end there are never enough of them

The word "amateur,” which has now become accepted in a number of sports and games, originated long before the war in lawn tennis. Here, to everyime except the expenses were limited is eight deliberately blind, it has been weeks in the year, obvious for more than a quarter Fiddlesticks, puppycock, and of a contury that some people fal-de-rol, It never stopped the with a_beer-and-winkles income buys--and gals-who could draw have been lending a chan- the crowds from travelling the pagne-and-oysters life

wide world just as much as they But it

cured fu just as often as people IS Comparatively recently

"unateurs" would pay their expenses. that the have formed themselves more or Jess into an unofficial "union."

Some countries

have a rule which debars "amateur" players Through it information on the from being employed by manu- most generous terms,, the best facturers or sports goods firms, If that rule had been in force forms of transport, and the most luxurious accommodation offered in Australia she would not hold by the different organisers of the the Davis Cup, Frank Sedgman glossy tournaments is pooled. trould not have won last year's ways of Wimbledon and American Cham- There are various becoming "a tennis tram." The pionships, and the all-round easiest is to be born of wealthy strength of the

Kone Down but

eir Under would be what you might parents,

owing! 10 cumstaners beyond even the expert from ง continent control of lawn tennis players, fewer than 8,000,000 people. that is

is becoming an increasingly

fare

the various

lawn

Howsociations of the world, i

tennis mindful

is

the fact that of

TRAVEL

How far?

of

What happens, you may ask, there to a player without the bucking

д

on a wel court; you must have a

flat drive!)

PATRONS

Where are they?

brothers ever

air machine.

that

you

are

Let us say strangling in the fog in London, and the benefit of a nice sunuy weck or so playing lawn tennis

to provide sufficient competition. After all, between them, the late Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills Moody Rourk dominated the game for at least 15 years. "Little Mo" Commully looks like having an even longer run.

HAROLD MAYES Talking Sport

Soccer Referees Are Ready To Kick

Against

The Wind

Page

What's best in Kowloon ? WILLOW INN Dine and Dance

London, Every Soccer referee who goes to a trainees' class run by referees' societies is buoyed up with ambition by being told that there's a Wembley whistle in his kit-bag.

Some of them, never get beyond the parks and open spaces. Generally they take what comes uncomplainingly, and the fact that most of them, whatever their category, have come to do so has resulted, quite often, in their getting pushed around by the people who hand out appointments.

return to the tracks to

which they belong.

If the powers that be think made out for Control Board tunily that state of affairs, no doubt a | approval." satisfactory one from their point Through the years they've So everyone should be happy. of view, is to continue inde-done everything Anitely, they can start thinking stide interest

Again:

I can tell you that more than one society is getting ready to kick about

it-and kick hard. Peg on which they'll hang their trouse is the continual passing of plum appointments to what they're coming to regard as a favoured few. ROME

GET ALL THE PLUMS They don't

argue abou! the fact that the best referees-and they don't try to kid themselves that they're all top-necha should be chosen for

Premals.

|

they can to by refusing to accept promotion and relegation as the life blood of any com- petitive sport where more than one division exists.

In an effort to stone, they've allowed "spare" riders from senior tracks to be looned, with- put transfer fee, to lesser lights to help to keep up the general

standard,

But I can see all sorts of problems cropping-up if a loaned rider, more than likely the stor with B lesser-light team, is sud- denly wanted because one of the big boys gels a rider injured in a sport where accidents are not exactly unknown.

I they're intent on this form of "protection" for the bigger guns among promoters, I think they should say that at least ü must be given month's notice before a rider can be reclaimed. and, incidentally, school them to people prepared to say speedway Otherwise there'll be more the standard where they become is getting nearer to chibition

The smaller fry pay the wages of the riders they get on loan,

But they take an ex-Brenter assets when they even-ism than true competition. dim view, dimmer

than what so many folks regard the normal whistler's outlook to be, of the fact that chaps who've already had the biggest pluns an the tree, the FA Cup Final, continue to Bet FA Cuptics

sisen after strica

anyone else, which will be the Neferees know at sight, like tough games to handle, but they

also point out, with some feeling und not a little Justification,

that there are certain matches which almost handle themselves. And they feel that those games should be give to some of the not-so-favoured ones, WHY

LEAVE OUT CHARLIE? Good luck to them in their efforts. And, I might add. 1 think they'll nod, kicking against the wind!

Passing from one apparent in justice to another, I bring you featherweight

Charlie Bgliter in "mateur" lawn tennis, although tournaments may

feels that he might Tucker who Ku Just as well have been on week after week, the first two Tommy singing for his supper or three rounda

provide such for all the recognition he gets meagre opposition that a cham-for his ring feats. pion does not have

to worry.

wee

Bassett Retires Frenchman In Five Rounds

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Percy Bassett, 24-year-old Philadelphia Negro who holds the world "interim" featherweight title, beat Auguste Caulet, former French Lightweight Champion, who retired in the fifth round of their 10-round non-title | All fight here tonight.

Caulet received some terrific punishment in the fourth round and was down for a count of nine in the fifth

round before he retired,

Bassett war up against a more powerful and heavier Boxing managers get tagged opponent than when he won Only the top-liners are good twenty-five-per-centers." But the interim_title" by beating enough to turn pro, and to con- the little Camberwell fighter Ray Famechon of France in tinue night after night-always and his manager Benny Hunt- three rounds earlier this month. in front of packed crowds and man will take

Caulet had the beller of the lot of persuad- meeting someone of almost equaling that.

rounds they haven't been fight in the first three calibre-is too much of

strain penalised because Huntman was

Basselt opened out for even the most superlative out of talking action-through with some terrific hooks which

suspension, the only way that cut his right eye.

shopic the Frenchman badly and could happen when the feather- weight eliminators were drawn! up last autumn,

woman athlete.

THE FUTURE How open?

the

of

be

bui then

In the fifth round Bassett attacked furiously and he had his opponent down for a count of nine with a right hook fol- lowed by a left to the jaw.

The Frenchman.continued to his feet but was still groggy and evel- tually was forced to retire.

At the weigh-in Bassett, «~~?~ ed nine stone four pounds four ounces

and Caulet nine stone eight pounds.--Reuter,

KING OUTPOINTED

Newcastle, Feb. 23.

a fast and furious ten-

FIJIAN RUGGER

TEAM TO PLAY HERE:

Singapore, Feb. 23. A Fijian battalion rugby team will leave by ship on Thursday for Hongkong to meet the winners of the Ser- vices Inter-Unli campeon In the final of the triangular

tourney.

The Fillans, winners of the Malayan Inter-unit com- petition. won ils right when they defeated General Head- quarters, winners Blagapore contest, by 43 points to nil, last Saturday,

of the

If time permits, they will also play a Hongkong re- presentative side during the viali.--Reuter,

The Lawn Tennis Association. in Egypt's sunny clime appeals use of "gamesmanship" or, to would have mount that Tommy Alvarez, the Belgian Annual Athletic

being composed of realists, has to you no end. already made it clear that it is

the hope that vurious wealthy patrons of the game will indi

with

07

The only

of course.

in

feather- weight, outp:inted Freditiz

Meet Of St.

Paul's College

The Annual Athletic Meet of

Don't

Benny says that promoters feel too sorry for the of a lawn tennis association be pretties." It was recently an- have made approaches on be no better ambassador thun

Australia that half of Tucker for fights with tall, clean-limbed, well-tubbed-hind him? There are, after all, nouneed from

extremely Fitted

"free"Little Mo" was getting

McCarthy and smiling Sammy yes,they do make you wash! some

should I say "free equivalent of £53 12s, a week, with Champion Ronnie Claytonight after getting to young man, are making it easier lances or and easier for the "tennis buma" racketeers!

made up of £33 12s. expenses without result.

And of the paid to her by the Australian

the fighter bimscit the lilies of the to resemble

you get one Here

travel, which LTA and £20 a week for a thinks that winning nine and field. These, you will remem- benefits of air

drawing one of his last 10 con- ber, toil not, neither do they very much doubt the Wright lawn tennis article.

envisaged when Articles, broadcasts, and tele-tests doesn't entitle him to spin."

(Spinning is no good, except they dreamed of a heavier-than-vision programme appearances-ranked as the little boy that the British when sponsored-can be fruitful Santa Claus-and

Board forms

of income for the amateur. Boxing

Control- They can also lead to the most forgot.

Huntman points out, not embarrassing situations.

In without feeling, that live seconds What is prevent an adroit

and not Freddy put it more bluntly. sporting would have been Clayton King, leading contender for the "the man with psychological warfare, if a player, o You contact

title challenger, good merely Bnancing the tolly" there, and tell him competing a tournament, is

in a youngsters who will later have that you would be delighted to allowed to disparage the chances McCarthy, who's beaten Clayton British title. to go in for the coarse pursuit add to the gaiety of nations by of his or her possible rivals in garded as being next on the line. a second, but

Both boxers never relaxed for an over-weight fight, is re-

there was 110 called "earning a

a living."

performing in his "but magni-print or over the alr?

50 why not keep Interest alive doubt that by the end of ten The association has ex

expressed

Nothing tournament. sicent

would be

be easier than

In the one division where British hectic rounds Alvarez was well is sung that you to adopt the system enforced in boxing is really strong and ahead on

St Paul's College (Co-educa- points, and

the etional) will be held today and well as ex-table tennis, *

where there is

healthy by giving the Camber- feree awarded him the fight on Thursday at the South China penses when you arrive there virtually no distinction between well newspaper worker the without hesitation.-Reuter. to obtain jobs for need your fire from London to the so-called 'amateur and the these fannelled favourites.

and furthermore (don't avowed pro, and all are labelled Calro But if you think they are jobs forget this, it's most important, } "players." to which any particular time or as you have agreed to play for

But there is no getting away way Control your dear friends in Monte Carlo the week after the Egyptian from the fact that Wimbledon, which can be described Championships) you will need besides being one of the premier even putting it mildly, a little

Semi-finals of the fare from Egypt to Monaco. sporting events of the world, is strange, but I've seen nothing

Championshape. a chorming social occasion t

comic than their latest Needless to say, you

Hockey well, and since the cash demands calc the Mona of

6.10 p.m. at Soolrumpov. ediet saying that: "A promoter already contacted

might inter- may recall a loaned rider to re- Best v. 7 R..B, gasque authorities claiming the

fore

Colony Tenais with the

And it

place an injured team rider i fare from Cairs to Monte Carlo

Tu Po-hay v. P.1. Holmes (Court Cham-

a sufficiently strong case can be No. 11: J.b. Mackle v. L.J. Wade (Court No. 13: Rock Lang v. Teul Optimist

Yur-pui (Court No. 3); A.V. Szeto I am, I do hope that that lawn tennis

Cheupe Chlu will at least

(Court No.

4): have the honesty of golf and.......

No. 5: Sabelle de T/T. Kao (Court Wang V. Lee Kr-chun

Moscow, Feb, 23. its traditional

(Couri No. 01: FK Ma V. "Player remuneration" varies while retaining

The Soviet swimmer. Vladimir J.R.L. Cook (Court No. 7). from country to country and tongue in its cheek on the status

London, Fob. 23.

Table Tennis

Mashion of Leningrad, today "The Cham-

Business Houses Sports Federwiton beat his own world rected for Bradford Northern beat Bailey from tournament to tournament of competitors in

17-3 in a a rule inside the same country, accord- plonships"-will permit us

"Rugby League Cup Table-Tennis tournement, games at the 100 Metres Orthodox Breast-

7.30 D.m.: KO.B.A-B whereby, unless you were re-

first round, second leg match to- | KI.L.S.C.-A ing to the number of spectators hold open championships. These

(DISA Clubroom) stroke with a time of 1 minute into the at least will prove who are the

day. Bradford Northern won the CW. .C. J.S.A. V cord your country, your who can be called

S.C.-B v. 5.4.C.-A 11.2 seconds. His previous re- presenting

was 1:11.0. tle with an aggregate of 32 .I.L.B.CD (BILSC): B.SC.-B. v.

821 up Gn ground and given a place once best men players in the world. they are there.

--(London Exptaka -Service) points to nine-Reuter.

February 11.-France-Presse, 1,9.C.-A (7sedine Sports Club).

not beyond the bounds

possibility

energy has to be devoted, go see

a phrenologist; you need your bumps examined.

I am not saying that our LTA is wrong to do this.

like to sec should

a British player-man or woman-win the Singles at

ogain. But short of an outstanding and also stgretfully, but firmly, hard to player being born to a million- the fore from Monaco to Italy. aire father, the only Britain to achieve this is to cheat which is your next court of call.

write to the Italians that and to on.

Wimbledon

Way for

as much as the other countries do.

EXPENSES

What are they? For years there was

Stanley Kramer's "HIGH NOON”

starring

Then you

THE GIRLS

How many?

A top-notcher at some of the bigger Engilsh tournaments would probably get £50 for the week-sometimes even more. I occasionally wonder, in my more this

GARY COOPER inquisitive moments, f

has recolved moro- citations as tho bett picture of 1952 than any other pictura. Coming shortly to the KING'S EMPIRE- MAJESTIC.

"recompenses" which would, of course, be paid in lovely green folding money, has to be declared as income,

Most of the preceding has re- ferred to men players who, if they are good enough, have at the peak of their amateur carters the bockoning lure of pro- fcasionallam as their Golden Fleece (the other fleceing having been exhausted).

Generally speaking, profes- slonal lawn tennie-of the open variety, that is-is too strenuous

pionships" becoming "open.

to

chance to make news?

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GEORGE GAINFORD CAN'T DECIDE BETWEEN TURPIN AND OLSON

New York, Feb. 23.

George Gainford, who was manager of the former World Middleweight Champion, Ray Robinson, said today that he regretted that Sugar Ray did not meet England's Randy Turpin in another bout and said that Robinson would have knocked out Turpin again.

Gainford said, "I am sorry, is tough and game, but Turpin Olson end I that Ray retired without taking hits harder than one more big money fight with | believe that Randy is smarter Turpin, He would have knocked 100. Turpin 13 clever. I do

not know who out the Englishman earlier than

would win."--- the 10th round this time. United Press. Turpin became a shattered idol In that second fight-he lost a lot of the

confidence that made him hard to beat before."

Commenting on the tourna ment to name Robinson's suc- cessor, Gainford said he did nɔt know who to choose.

Most experts expect Turpin and Howall's Cari Olson to meet eventually In fight.

titiu the

"Galaford said, "I do not want to try to pick the winner of that bout. Olson is a busy fighter every second he is in the ring. He throws more leather thon Turpin and like Turpin he

Tenley Albright To Tour Japan

Boston, Feb. 29.

The World Figure Skating Champion. Tenley Albright; arrived home from Switzerland today and said that she has ac- cepted an invitation to tour Japan in April,

Seventeen-your-old · Miss Albright sold that the Japanese Gbronment will be her host for the tour-Unlied Press, in

Triangular Athletic Meet Postponed

The triangular athletic meeting between South Chinn Athletic Associa- tion, the 1st Battalion, the Dorset Regiment, and the Hongkong Amateur

Athletic Club has been

March 15. further postponed to

South China, who are to be the hosts at the meeting at Caroline Hill, requested the postpoke. ment as a large number of their athletes are on the injured list,