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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1953.

MYDDLEG LEGGE FIRST ROUND OF THE

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LEAGUE TENNIS

The following were the results of Mixed "A" and Men's "C" Division Tennis League matches played yesterday:

MEN'S SINGLES AT WIMBLEDON

Mottram, Gardini Eliminated

London, June 22.

Jaroslav Drobny, twice a beaten finalist, raced through to a win in 45 minutes against the French diplomat, Bernard Destremau, when the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships were begun today.

Drobny, making his 10th bld for the clusive title, had the honour of serving the first ball on the Centre Court, his conqueror in last year's final, Australian Frank Sedgman, having turned professional,

It was little more than

The early play provided no H. Stewart (USA) beat A. workout for the stocky, formid- clue as to the destination of the Mottram (Britain) by 6-4, 3-6, able left-hander. He conceded honour. Wimbledon is essen-4-0, 6-3, 0-4. only three games to the 30-tlafly a marathon cifort which K. Rosewall (Australia) beat year-old Frenchman, who in calls for tremendous physical M. Davies (Britain) by 6-2, 6-4, ́ how in the twilight of his tennis and mental reserve, so that play- | 0-2. days.

ers seldom expose their full re- G. Paish (Britain) beat 1. Drobny is needed No. 4 this sources on the opening day.. Vermook (South Africa) by 0-4, year. Barring his path to the Despite the sunny weather, 6-4, 6-3. Anal is Enrique Morcu, all crowds were smaller than of 1. Sikorski (Hungary) beat F. Argentine Champion, who boat previous opening days, possibly Gardini (Italy) by 7-5, 6-3, 6-1. such for G.. Worthington (New Zea- Cambridge blue Ian McDonald due to the absence of Trinidad by 0-4, 0-0, 0-0. midable compalgneru as Dick (land) beat A. Vieira (Brazil) by

Vic Seixas, the American Savitt, Ted Schroeder and Bob 6-0. 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. Davis

Cup captain, seeded to Falkenburit, all previous win- R. Hartwig (Australia) bent meet Ken. ftusewall, 18-year- nars, Herbie Flum, Tony Tea-W. Van Voorheen (USA) by old Australion

Hon in

and Eric Sturgess, the Anal, bert'

}6-3, 0-2, 0-1. (Voorhees replaced pulled up from 1-1 in. the first All the fancied players go! A. Maggi, Italy) set to beat British junior Robert through the sind round with the MIXED "A" DIVISION

A Larsen (USA) beat A. Lee by 8-3, 0-0, 0-1.

exception of European No. 1 Juneso (Hungary) by 6-3, 6-4. ARCO (1) CCC (2)

Rosewall was never troubled Fausto Gardini.

I conqueror, 8-0. Mrs P. Rawlings and Maurice in beating Michael Davies, 17-1. Sikorski, who in 19, was play.

1. Warwick (Britain) beat A. Heenan (HKCC) bent Mrs year-old Welshmum, by 6-2, 6-ing in his fe match on grass Wellford (USA) by 6-4, 4-0, 6-2,

rixd In his first international Shima Chiu and Buster Wade, 0-2.

0-3. 7-6; beat Mrs Irene Souza and The first surprise of the lour-tournament outside Hungary.

G. Golden Sikorski's powerful

(USA) beat V. Joseph เรียน 6-1; beat Mesoment

the defeat of Marie Ramchand and Erule Frusto Gardinii of Italy, one of showal that he will be a real Petrovic (Yugoslavia) by G-1,

8-1. Pereira 6-1.

the best players in Europe, who threat in his section of the draw, 7-0.

The R. Deyro (Philippines) bent only just missed being seeded. Which Includes Drobny. He was beaten by 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 Hungarian was a last-minute F. Billington (Britain) by 8-6, by 1. Sikorski, Hungary.

entry for the Championships.

N. Nath Undia) beat I. Bernstein (Britain) by 7-5, 6-3,

-3.

Mrs P. Goodwyn and S. 1. Riggo (HKCC) beat Chin and Walle 0-4: drew with Mrs Souza and Isu 6-0; heat Mrs Ram- chand and Pereira 6-1.

Mrs Edwina Skinner and Peter Holmes (IIKCC) bent Mrs Chiu and Wade 0-4; lost to Mrs Souza and Iau 0-6; drew with Mrs Ramchand and Pereira G-0.

BCAA (734) CRC (12) Misa U. Khoo and K. H. Ip (SCAA) beat V. T. Wong and Mrs H. Lo 0-3; beat W. F. Tan and M. Ho 6-3; beat Y. P. Ti

and Mrs G. Lo 7-5.

WIS

lewis Hond, 18-year-oldi Aur- trollan Hard Courts Champion, and London Grass Courts winner last Saturday, had a third set tussle will South African Russel Seymour before winning by 6-4, 6-2,

0-2, 7-5, Hoad

ad was

al match point in the eighth

gume

of the third get, but Seymour, atid thtn- derous applause, fought back to 5-5. Hond's explosive, service; and powerful overhead play pulled him through.

strokes

Britain's No. 1, Tory Moiterm. went out to the glant unseeded American, Hugh Stearart, who won by 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 0-4.

THE RESULTS

The results ol Brat round matches in the Men's Singles

0-0, 8-0.

beat M

G. Mulley (USA) Tox (USA) by 6-4, 11-0, 0-2.

1. Ayre (Australia) beat J. Asboth (Hungary) by 4-8, 0-7, 6-2, 6-2.

M. Rose (Australia) beat R. Krishnan (India) by 8-0, 0-3, by 0-1, 6-8,4-0, 0-1.

at Wimbledon today were:

E. Tsai (longkong) beat II. Baxter (British) 0-3, 6-3.

J.

Arkinstall (Australia) boit N. Kumar (India) by 3-6, 4-6, Drobny (Egypt) beat Bu-3. 6-2, 6-2. Reuter. Destrema (Piance) by 6-0, Patty had a confortable 0-2, 6-4;

Unseeded American Badge 6-1, 6-2

WOMEN START TODAY

V, Seixas (USA) bent .J.

0-4 win over French inter- Lee (Britain) by (-3, 6-0, 6-1, Wimbledon, Surrey, June 23.

C. Wilderspin (Australia) The leading women players of (Germany) the world open their bid for

K. C. Dao and Mrs Ip (SCAA) national Jacques Thomas, show- lost to V. T. Wong and Mrsing some of the form which won H. Lo 3-6; beat W. P. Tsui and him the title in 1950. lic looks Mrs M. Ho 6-2; beat Y, P. Tsui ke being a threat to the seed-

ed players Inter.

and Mrs G, Lo 6-3.

S. O, Kho and Mrs Mury Chow (SCAA) drew with V. T. Wong and Mrs H. Lo 6-6; beat W. P. Tsui and Mrs M. Ho 0-1: best Y. P. Tsul and Mrs G. Lo 0-2.

"C" DIVISION SCAA (7) HKCC (14)

CHALLENGE OF YOUTHI

The

challenge of youth was flung down by Jean Noel Grindo. 18-year-old French giant from Nice, who beat Johann Kupfer- burger, of the South African Davis Cup squad by 7-5, 6-3, 0-3. Grindo, an exponent of the power game, was helped by his opponent's errors, but he did enough to show that he is champion in the making.

Y. K Ng and C. C. Chan (SCAA) beat R. G. Craig and D. A. Bacon 6-2; drew with J. M. Beasley and Y. A. Weller One hundred and twenty- 6-6 beat B. Flexman and D. eight players from 32 nations Hii 6-1,

began their challenge on the 10

K C. Wong and P. K. Ip lush green courts of the All (SCAA) beat Craig-and-Bacon England-Club-for-the-Men's 0-4; last to Beasley and Weller Singles titles, emblematic of the 4-6; bead Flexman and Hill 8-1. Amateur Championship of the

T. B. Shao and T. C. Wong World. (SCAA) best Craig and Bacon 0-4; bent Beasley and Weller 0-9: beat Flexman and Hill 6-0.

KITC (0) Recreio (3)

U. S. Muni and Y. Khan (KITC) beat B. T. Gesano and W. Lawrence 6-2; beat L. Oliveira and F. Noodt 7-5; beat J. A. Marques and P. Botelha 6-3,

Dawood Khan and M. A. Wahab (KTTC)_bent_Gosano and Law- rence 6-3; bear Oliveira and Noodt 6-3; beat Marques and Boleibo 8-1.

Y. J. Khan and Firdos Khan

(KITC) lost to Gosane and Lawrence 4-8; lost to Oliveira and Noodt 4-6; lost lost to Mar- ques and Botelho 2-8,

KCO (5) CCC (356)

V. H. White and M. Da Silva (KCC) beat W. Gilles and P. V. Yap 7-5; bent J. Liang and T. H. Tseng 6-2; drew with K. C. Fung and I Sing Ga

G. Eelington and C. Soetens (KCC) beat Gillies and Yap 0-4; beat Llang and Theng 0-4; beat Fung and Sung 0-4,

P. Wood and I Simons (KCC) lost to Gillies and Tap 0-6: lost to Llang and Tseng 3-6; lost to Fung and Sung 2-4.

MC (0) KTGCA (9).

S. E. M. Bux and I. Kitchell (IRC) lost to Y, T. Loke and C. M. Tsang 2-0; lost to A. Chan and P. P. Kho 1-8; lost to C, C. Wen and A. Raymond 3-0.

A. R. Suffind and F. Curreem (IRC) lost to Loke and Trang 2-6; lost to Chan and Kho 2-6; Jost to Wen and Raymonet 1-0.

M. Samy and S. A. K. Bux (IRC) lost to Loke and Trang 3-8; lost to Chan and Kho 2-0 lost to Wen and Raymond 2-0, IKU (0) СПО (0)

*

Chan and H. Lee (HKU) lost to Kwok and Lee Yue-wing 1-6; lost to Ng Man-cheung and Ho Cheung-po 1-6: lost to William Ling and Ho Ka-inu 1-0, J. Abbas and S. L. Ma (HKU) lost to Kwole and Leo 1-6; lost to Ng and Ho 1-8; lost to Ling and Ho 1-0.***

Brilliant, But Exhausting

"The Star" is the drama-

tle expose of an actress, once box office dynamite, who now refuses to accept the inevitable truth that she is incapable of keeping up with the Hollywood rat

race,

Bette Davis brilliandy plays the role of the eccentric and supercilious Margaret Elliot, former Academy Award Winner,

Bankrupt and alarmed of the condition of her precarious

resorla to

liquor future she which folly results in her spend-

ing one night in gaol.

Sterling Hayden 19 Jlm Johannson comes to the rescue,

| beat E. Buchholz

by_6-4, 0-2, 0-.

the Wimbledon lawn tennis E. Morea (Argentine) beat title today.

I. McDonald (Trinidad) by There are 05 women challeng- 0-4, 8-3, 6-0.

ing the American holder, Miss Maureen Connelly, but such is the overwhelming superiority of this 18-year-old honey- blonde from San Diego that only two players can reason. ably be given 0 chance to dethrone her.

F. Ampon (Philippines) beat G. Pilet (France) by 0-1, 6-1, 0-1.

(USA) beat G. de by 3-6, Kermadee (France) 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.

J. Ager

L. Hoad (Australia) beat R. Seymour (South Africa) by 6-4, 6-2, 7-5

Scharengulvel (Ceylon) by 0-4, M.T. Tan (Indonesia) beat D.

1-6, 6-3, 6-2,

5-7

T. Johansson (Sweden) beat

Chatrien (France) by

6-0. 6-3, 6-0,

L. Bergelin (Sweden) beat T. Ulrich (Denmark) by 6-3, 7-6

-3.

S. Davidson (Sweden) beat D. Shaw (Britain) by 6-2, 11-0, 7-5.

K. Nielsen (Denmark) beat J. Green (Australia) by 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-3,

B. Patty (USA) beat J. Thomas (France) by 6-2, 6-4, 6-4,

B. Bartzen (USA) beat H. Walton (Britain) by 6-2, 6-2,

G-0.

They are her compatriots, Miss Doris Hart. winner in 1951, and Miss Shirley FrY.

Miss Connolly has a bye Into meets 19-year-old Miss Dora the second round, where she Kilian of South Africa in the opening match of the day on the Centre Court.--.

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Misa Hart plays Miss A. L. Margan, on unranked British

while Miss Fry will meet the Swedish international, Mrs Birgil Santen, In the first round.

A start will also be made to the Men's doubles events, 23 of the 32 Arst round matches being down for decision. A few Mixed Doubles matches will complete the programme.Reuter,

Edwin Tsai Wins His

First Match, Looks Forward To Patty.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Wimbledon, June 22,

Edwin Tsai, Hongkong's gole Wimbledon representa. tive, today won his first round match in the Men's Singles, beating Hedley Baxter of Great Britain-6-1, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3. In a match which at one time looked like ending in a

had chosen him to play, her lead- At one time Margaret Ellot

Ing man but Johannson had put quick victory for Tsai, but finally lasted an hour and a downy his acting career to behalf, the Hongkong player owed his victory to his fighting

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He endeavours to teach her

Winning the first set for the court to present Baxter with on realistle approach fo-loss of A rozen games more

heensy return. wards life and there is a pathe-established. compiste court tle attempt when she undertakes) mastery, outdriving

and out-

to become a saleslady and a serving his opponent and at the morn pathetic one when she com- pat presenting an almost Im- pletely ridicules herself in a passable barrier. small part given to her by a kindly producer.

Amid the bizarro atmosphere of a theatrical party when a young stage producer, uska her

But then, after Tsai had taken 3-1 lead in the second set, Baxter found new confidence.

A

He countered Teal's not play to play the role of a pitiable with well-directed passing shots actress

decline, on the

abe and lobs; met hard drives with realises that it is an accurate a sound defence and put more portrayal of herself and returns power in his serves, to Johannson and the complete life he can offer her.

Baxter took four games in a row and, after Tapi had saved

FOUGHT BACK

But ha fought back. He never regained his earlier as- cendancy or his earlier form, but. Baxter could not

combat his play at the net where, springing like a tiger, he cut off shots which seemed to have passed him.

Ho took the third set 0-3 and, the after being 2-3 down in fourth, won four games in a row to clinch the match.

Tired

but

happy after his ordeal in the sun, Tsal told me that he was satisded with hist Due to the extreme dramatle two set points, won the set 8-0. form and eagerly awaiting his quality

second round game against the Teal was put out of his stride. American Budge Patty who He lost his judgment, Previously won the title in 1950.

of the film and the similarity to Bette Davis' former film, "All About Eve," It proved to be slightly exhausting,

be had been able to draw his "I've never played Budge opponent out of poaltion and win before," Tsai said, "He is D

BB Yub and R, Mohideón Storling Hayden's role allowed many points with delicately great player and I will no doubt (IKU) lost to Kwok and Leo him little scope.

1-8: lost to Ng and Ho 2-6; lost

to Ling and H6:4-0,

placed drop shots. Now these have to run about even mora shots were going into the net or than I did today. But I'm still. -GILLIAN Indog in the centre of the looking forward to the match."

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