1953-06-17 — Page 7

Some May Think It A Saucy Offer At First Sight

A seasonal offer has gone out to stockholders from the All England Lawn Tennis Ground Ltd-Wimbledon, that is. A saucy offer, you might think at first sight.

It says: "Would you like to buy a £50 debenture for £200?"

It says: "You'll get no interest on your money."

It says: "You will get £50 back only when the stock

Is repaid on August 1, 1959."

Yet the stock in a certain ace, So much so that, unlike most other share offers, it in not being insured against fakure.

The secret? Why, the new

debentures carry the right for the holder to have a reserved th Centre Court every every championship from year to 1059.

cent on day

At next

Only stockholders in the All England company

can

apply for the new debentures which will not the Wimbledon bossen £100,000. This sum will be spent on improving Wimbledon loand for facilities, providing local tennis clubs, and coaching tennis hopefuls,

With the offer goes a pink This will enable stock-

who do not wish to the new debentures ta

On that basis stockholders form. who buy the new debentures at holders

£200 will be paying, In effect, buy

pass on the

right to others,

£2 a day for a seat for six And this pink form will fetch years. And that is a bargain about £100, say City experts.

rate.

£4-18 A DAY

For the existing Wimbledon debentures are quoted in the stock market at £450 each. They, too, are repaytble in 1859 at £50 each. And that makes the "free" seat work out of £4 154.

day, including this

month's tournaments.

But the stockholders are sure of their sents. The public, it lucky in a ballol, pay £1, is. D

Wimbledon

Seedings

London, June 16.

For the first time in the

day for Centre Court seats. history of the Wimbledon Because most people are

un-

lucky, a storts In Wimbledon every

mighty black market Lawn Tennis

Champion- seals ships, two 18-year-old play- year, pushing the price|ers have been made official up double and more.

favourites for the Singles events.

CORONATION. In the seedings announced to-

ROYAL ASCOT

OPENS

Ascot, June 16. Coronation Royal Ascot opened here today with the

day

for the championships,

which begin next Monday, Ken Rosewall, Australlo, and Mau reen Connolly, United States, head_the_list in the respective singles. Both are 18, both are making their second appearance at Wimbledon and both are al- ready champions,

Rosewall holds the Australian grass courts and French chom- pionships, while Miss Connolly holds the Wimbledon, Austra

WHAT A DERBY

THESE LOSSES

ARE SAID

TO BE LARGER THAN THE TOPPER WORN BY MRBERTIE WHO TRAINED

PINZA

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, · 1953.

TURN AT TATTENHAM

BRAVO GORDON -AND I EXTEND 'A

HEARTY INVITATION TO

YOU TO VISIT ME IN

THE WORKHOUSE

· BOOKMAKERS

CHEERED 60. LOUD THEY WERE TOO HOARSE TO HEAR THEMSELVES ADD UP THEIR LOSSES

AND WITH A PERFECTLY

JUDGED RUN

WITH A HORSE THAT CAN BAT AND. BOWL SO WELL I'M AMAZED OUR CRICKET SELECTORS DIDN'T PICK PINZA TO WIN US THE FIRST TEST AT NOTTINGHAM 700!

AND THE FINAL DEFICIT HAD TO

BE ANNOUNCED BY A

TIC-TAC MAN.

GURE I'M

(NOT JOLTING YOU

AND

TOO MUCH

WHATA

SIRG?

HORSE

THIS PINZA

COME BOWLING DOWN THE HILL

FANCY

IT TAKING YOU

28 YEARS TO

WIN-I'M ONLY THREE

„BAT ALONG TO WIN BY 4.

DIDN'T YOU RUN AT EPSOM MRHASSETT? BULLYETT

London Express Service

Trueman Wasn't The Form

Horse For The First Race

•

Says HAROLD MAYES

★★★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★ ★ ★

ROBERT OTTAWAY'S Show Piece

Why Florence Desmond Wrote To The Queen

advised her.

Florence Desmond is a minda had been changed-androred Sally Gray. He had taken would she please report for her out of the chorus and minde professional

copy-cat.

her a star. rehearsals? "Specialise, Dessie. Don't

Not until much later did Miss "Now he threw a fit of tem- try to do too much of Desmond learn that a personal pernment and said he would not everything." Noel Coward request had been made from open the show in London if Sally

Buckingham Palaco that sho Gray were not fl." should appear.

But this book also catches a Desale also sheds light on the glimpse of the generous coin- tantrums

unki

tomadoes in radeship behind the tabs. back-stabbing dressing rooms,

Mies Desmond, reveals, for She had an unhappy time

sudden and example, how the filming with George Formby, me

spontaneous gesture helped the quickest way to turn On location for "No Limit" postwar come-back of Gracie friends into foes: But in her she noticed vans saying: "Star-Fields. cosy confessions, she Bur-ring George-Formby" and leav prisingly admits that most ing her name off.

Dessle listened and made an art of mocking the manners of the stars. .

It seems

to

+

Away in America during thờ War Gracle was afraid that her of her victims grin and Her contract was for equal popularity had waned. She was bear it.

billing-and everyone knows how afraid to reappear

Everyone-from Tallulah touchy a star can get about her Palladium.

[type size.

to Dietrich has gone out of her way to help.

Yet there is one exception. When Betty Hutton first appeared at the Palindium, Miss Desmond | told her she was next on the list.

vans

д

the

But one night she came in to She complained to

show-and Monty sca the

Florence At Banks, her director. The offend. Desmond was on the bill ing words were painted off the the end of her act

she came that and that, says Dessle, made forward and announced George Formby furious.

Gracie was in the Royal box,

Older. hair snow white. "For the remainder of the time Gracie stepped forward into the And the audience "I can only say that her at- we worked together we spoke to limelight.

when we had stood up and cheered to a man. titude to me froze. She was not each other only

to." in the least bit helpful. In fact,

They all started to sing "Sally." she was barely polite to me when Then there was the terrible

Gracie in tears she learned I was going on with tempor of Stanley Lupino. They the Imitation."

played together in * revue,

Suddenly Gracie joined in and Up." "Funny Side

at the

everyone was hushed, teaving her For Miss Hution it appeared | beginning of the last war. Just Imitation was not the sincerest after the Blackpool opening last bar the

to finish the song alone. At the audience cheered form of flattery. And Dessie's Sally Gray was injured--and her themselves hoarse. stage malice, too, was thought understudy, Carol Raye, went on. to be too daring a dish to pot before the King.

Name missing

Walked off

She was excellent and, recai- lects Dessie, "we looked to In 1938 George Black wrote to Stanley Lupino to lead her for- Miss Desmond about her dress word to make a speech to the and draperies for her Royal Com-nudience. But nothing happened. mand performance. Eagerly she Stanley walked off stage with had a white slipper satin model out saying a word to anyone. prepared to Teddy Tinling's

design. (Tinling is the man who' "It sounds silly, but Stanley introduced, lace to lawn tennis.) was furious that Chrol had given such a polished performance. He But when the official list of

With the Derby winner safely past the post, the gambling year is over for millions. The same night five men converged on Lord's to find artists was published the name llan, American, and French sia-

themselves a quiet corner, with a problem greater than any of the pin- stickers had to solve.

THE SEEDS

Queen, the Duke of Edin-gles titles. burgh and the biggest crowd since the war present to see the well-backed Pluchino capture the chief prize of the day, the £3,500 Ascot Stakes.

The Queen, smiling and radiant, and the Duke, who waved his

names

ankle

16

of Florence Desmond had been

left off.

George Black "elther couldn't, or wouldn't speak to me."

Then anonymous letters came. Dessie's first husband, air ploneer: Campbell Black, had been killed,

married Charles Hughesdon.

the eyes of Mponsibility in | paying_-pubile are going to be in an accident. A year later she'

of

The five? Freddy Brown, Bob Wynit, Norman Yardley, Les Ames and Len The singies lists are:

Hutton, who had to select the England cricket side for the first Test at Trent Bridge. Men's 1, K. R. Rosewall, Australia: 2. M. G. Rose, Australia; 4, 3.

V. Seixas, U.S.; 3, The horse they had to decide for it. If he falled, they would captains give instructions to to back, or not to back, was be the pair most likely to their men to do just that the Drobny, Egypt; 5, G. Mulloy, Yorkshire bred and trained shoulder, the U.S.; 0, L. A. Hond, Australia; Freddy Trueman

General Public, much happier at the end of it 7. A. Larsen, U.S.; 8, E. Morca, This is Freddy's classic year. For Hutton the risk was all, whoever may win. grey topper to the Argentina..

So, even If he plumped for

If cricket pays no His "two-year-old" form-gainst greatest. Women's.--1, Miss M. Con- enormous crowd as they drove nolly, U.S. (holder); 2, Miss impressi

the Indians last summer-was | Truemán the other selectors entertainment tax, let everyone certainly have do their damdest to make sure down the course before the open-n. Hart, U.S.: 3, Miss S. Fry, impressive enough for him to be would almost ing race In

an open landau, U.S.;.4, Mrs D. Khode, U.S.; 5 favourite to liek the Aussies,

installed as the

early-season agreed, because the caplain would that this Test eeries is at least Pluchino, watched

not have been able to go back, entertaining. 100-7 Miss A. Mortimer, Britain: 0

But he and Nearuls have a in the event of defeat, and say: chence, owned by Mir James de Miss H. M. Fletcher, Britain; lot in common. Both have had "Well, if I'd got what I nsked

WITH A MISSION Rothschild, score an easy vic-7, Mrs E. Chatrier,

Man with a mission' in London France; 8, tory in this

in this 21 mile event,

trouble. Both have for it wouldn't have happened. Just now is Harry Markson. Mrs N. Adamson, France. The four

four-year-old colt, by the

fluctuated in public favour as a Due probably to a compara-cu

quietly-spoken right- Others, greater captains if not shrewd, Italian

greater cricketers than Hutton, hand man of Jim Norris, of the sire Niccolo Dellares, tive shortage of "big"

result of being short of work. was ridden by the Australian this year, the committoo-have bookmakers' lists to guide them

The cricket selectors have no have made that kind of mistake. International Boxing Club jockey, Ted Fordyce,

reverted to seeding only eight (

Come to think of it, is there New York. Another Australian, Edgar

The mission is to secure Randy can tell them that public any good reason why ani-England Brilt, rode the 2,000 Guineas and compared with 12 last year But

16 on another recent occa-opinion, which, after all, is what cricket captain should automati- Turpin for a fight in one of New winder and Derby taliure, slon.

determines bookles prices, was cally assist in the selection of his York's ball parks in September. Nearula, to a two length victory Gardner Mulloy, the Ameri- that for the first of the five side?

Ani, hurl as Jack Solomons in the St. James Palace Stakes, can No. 1, makes

classica

ight to prevent Harry against the Tourists they Billy Wright has had a pretty will the biggest should put their money on the long run as England's the last race of the day.

Jump. Seeded tenth last year,

Soccer landling his prize of that you Nearula started at

be certain there's at 4-0 and was he was moved up to fifth place."form horse."

and nobody has yet can

little captain, the

third favourite of the day Mervyn Rose has been raked And the form horse, much as called him Into consultation, doubt that the final lure which to score. The others were the from eighti to third,

but the people from the county of when a leam is being picked, sponsored television and radio French horse

would Argur, who won Drobny, beaten in two Wimble broad neres

to even though

there have been alone can provide will result in for the famous French owner, don finals since the war, has persuade us otherwise, wasn't many changes in personnel a Markson victory. Marcel Boussac, his first race in dropped from second to fourth

during his tenure.

In that case New York is Britain this season in capturing seed.--Reuter.

HUTTON'S RISK

Neither do I think they should. likely to have contests for the

lucrative The fact that there were two Far better for the selectors to two most

of world Yorkshiremen engaged in making say to a skipper. "This is the boxing titles the heavyweight

you, Goland the choice might have appeared best team we can give 3

the middleweight-inside three weeks this autumn. to give fightin' Freddy more sup-out and win with it."

In that case win is the opera- I port, than he would otherwise get

have an know the IBC that but I suggest

Messrs. Live word. Frankly,

two ball park have arrangement for Yardley and Hutton are the never vated our chances of fights a year, and since none are people who were on a good hilding victory over the Aussies as being slated carlier, they'll go all out to nothing in this business. too bright, and one thing I bear to get both.

Man who holds the key to the It they gambled on Truuman, in mind more than anything else and he came off, I doubt whether is that dreary final Test against occonú is Al Weill, manager of they would have got the credit Indin at the Qval last August. Rocky Marciano.

Then

"He hasn't yet sald whether other people besides myself walked away and left a he'll have Marciano fight in drawn game which could so September or not," Markson told casily have been an England me last night, "but this weekend victory if the batsmen had been Tom Taras is due to put his prepared to got on with the job case to the New York Com- when conditions were In their mission to attempt to get them favour.

to nominato Ezzard Charles aa the next contender."

the Queen Anne Stokeo at 7-4,

and Lord Milford's Stormy

Hour, which won the Britannia

Stakes at 6-1 from 22 opponents Narendra

There was an

victory in the valuable Coven- two-year-olds, try 'Stakes for when The Pie King, owned by ex-cowboy Ray Bell, gained a comfortable win over the favourite, Sir Percy Lemine's Darius, ridden by Sir Gordon Richards. This was the nearest the new knight got to riding a winner.

The two-mile Gold Vase foll

Nath

Takes A Set

Off Rosewall

London, June 16. Narendra Nath of India to the five-year-old mare Ab- caused a sensation here to solve owned by Sir Malcolm day when he took a set from McAlpine and ridden by young Ken Rosewall of Australla Lester Piggott.

Absolve, starting at 20-1, beat who had earlier this morn- the French raider Le Bour-Ing been named No. 1 seed geols, owned by Madame Suzy for the Wimbledon Lawn Volterra, in a keen anlsh,

Tennis Championships.

Le Bourgeois was a surpriso.

runner.

ROYAL HUNT.CUP

Trucman.

Jike

Inter-School Swimming

of the

The following aro the results Inter-schools swimming heats held at the Ritz Gardens yesterday:

Time: 20 socS,

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JUST HIT

I

CABH WILL WIN

And the man who'll probably

the inst

word will be

I shan't think it'y Markean, with the cash

Skipper Hutton and his open-

partner, David Sheppard, It may be Charles. It may be made-big-scores: But-if-there Roland-LaStarza...Whatever-the After a wretched morning, 4-6, 6-4 by the Australian In Sty

Nath was finally beaten 0-4, Boys Middle School 50 Metres Tres has been anything more painful Commission says, I have little the min came out and most of the London Grass Courts Cham-Wong Long-Hol ( 20.0 100.

to watch in cricket for a long doubt that the man who'll have ***lsat One-1, Lau Pằng (NM); 2. time I've missed it, and for that the last word about it will be the racing took place in bright

"3, 10 Kam- I'm thankful.

Welli hon (rong LAIT). sunshine. The going was good. plonships.

Hess Two-1. Wong Trusshung I'd like After Rosewall had won the

Ling Ying) Lau Kam-beer Pong this sake to see England win frat ect, Nath improved with 2m): 3 Chan Wing-(NM) the end of the world if they

this series. London, June 10, Twenty-two probabla runners his ground strokes and succeed- · Heat Thure--1, Lam Kam-ching | don't-- long as they go out which comes from beer and razor and jockeys for the Royal Hunted in taking the second set on

INMA (hong Lam). Time: If they really mean it.

Cheung-shing (and play to win each game as blade advertising in his corner. Cup, rumming over a distance of his fourth set point.

"We haven't started throwing furlongs and 165 yards: The Indian led 2-0, 1-2, 4-3 ■Girin Middle School 100 Metres There are enough batsmen on punches-yet," he said, indicating at Ascot at 1645 BST tomorrow in the third but dropped his Tree Style!

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Poison pens "accused me of belog a shameless hussy and a wanton, No decent-minded woman, they sald, could marry again soon after the tragic death of that brave and splendid man Campbell Black."

They assumed that Miss Des- mond had been crossed off the list by the Lord Chamberlain.

Hurt and humiliated, Dessie | decided to appeal to the Queen.

She wrote a letter setting out the circumstances and adding:

"Unfortunately there are people who will believe that I must have incurred Your Majesty's displeasure. I humbly beg that Your Majesty will in- terest yourself on my behalf and Cause Inquiries to be made."

That letter was delivered at Palace by Miss Buckingham

"I was Desmond in person. amazed at my own daring. That my letter would ever reach the Queen I very much doubted."

Minds changed

But in two or three days came

a letter from George Black: He told her she had been left out of the list because an impersonator had never appeared before in a Command Performance. But now

GET ME A RICKSHAW, PLEASE

AH! RICKSHAW.

FOR THE PAUSE WITH A LIFT!

Gradle, brushing the tears from her eyes, sold in small volco to Val Parall: "When did you say you wanted me to open?"

"In two weeks' time." he said.

And Gracie turned to Florence Desmond: "Florrie, luy, it's you I've got to thank for this."

Florence Desmond, by Herself, is published by Harrap at 10s.

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