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THEM CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1953.

FRANK STRANAHAN LEADS THE FIELD AFTER ONE ROUND AT CARNOUSTIE

Carnoustie, July 8.

The American amateur, Frank Stranahan, led the star-studded field of international golfers with a brilliant first round of 70 in the British Open Championship here today.

Stranahan, who was recently dropped from: the United States Walker Cup leam to play Britain in September, led by one strake from Eric Brown of Britain. Then followed champlon Bobby Locke of South Africa, Peter Thomson, Aus- tralian runner-up last year, Roberto de Vincenzo, the Jong hitting Argentinian, and Dal Rees, Welsh Ryder Cup International, who all had 72.

The strong favourite, Den 1950 and 1951, had a chance la logan, the American Open equal the course record of Co. Champlon, hud 73. Pinying with Cheered by a lorge crowd be a incchanical case he denied the needed a putt for a tree at the wind and a sudden severe rain 186l hole, storm which battered the 60.000 spectators.

of

His outward 36 was one

But a eng the best of the day, in the machine slipped over the last three hole. and, putting timidly, the tight-lipped Texat talled off lo a moderate score.

Stranahan, who was runner-up In 1047

the leading and

in 1949, Imateu: in the event

but the ball shoves

the edge and balanced an inch beyond.

The only man to match the American contour's magnificent golf in the tearing whis was the Scot, Eric Brown, at present who did the 181, unattached, 16th and 17th holes each in three stricts.

He came to the lust requiriną: four to the but pulled his second

bounds. shot out uf

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Any Offers?

By

HENRY LONGHURST

London.

courageously holed a single 15: yards putt for a five and a 71.

METHODICAL GOLF

Locks, seeking his fourth open ütle in live years, played cool, methodeal golf to set the pace. He showed admirable control in the testing wind for an inward half of 35.

"It's pretty tough out there," he remarked as he finished hils. round which took three hours and 20 minutes.

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After overcoming

early put ting, Vicenze hind a great chance was catch Stranahan. He Iwo under fours after 14 holes but and two lives in his last four balen.

Thomson

played superbly

from tee to green but he did #ething outstanding with bis pulter.

Rees recovered from a bur start which left him four over after the first six holes. With Jus putting and approaching, he Come home in 34.

The Irishman, Fred Daly, the

Acting under instructions, as the police witnesses 1947 Champion, made a great say, and following on a curious decision to move from cffort

to keep up with the the metropolis to a pair of Sussex wind nills, I haveaders when, after taking 40 ca been clearing out what is euphemistically known as the turn, he did the last nine in -cloakroom, and from the assorted bric-a-brac there have

emerged four putlers,

The number is certainly no record the late

Lord Castlerosse left a vust leather bag containing 27—but the | memories they evoke pre sharp, poigmnt, and for the most part bitter.

one of those

One may be briefly dismiss- Together, with the club wrig- ed. The protluet of an Isle of gling like un vel in its owner's Thanet inventor-whom ono agitated hands, we ruined might suspect. dith one not | St. Andrews know him to be a sober elti dream rounds which, had we zen, to have been intoxicated had a 30 handicap lady-begin- at the time--it is completery ner doing the putting. must vertical instrument, with small have been in the middle 60%

head hammer-like

and neck and would ; forever have been prched like a swan's, calculated politely ́disbelieved.

be for use, croquet fashion,

tween the legs. Like the

Since crouching and twitch-

hand

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in the song, I would rather dieing seemed

to go than say yes, and the inventor hand, we decided to "go up the may have it back on applica-shaft" and acquired n Laller

liott.

SAD FAREWELL

weapon bearing the distinguish-

ed name of Locke-though

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[ noticed that the champlon him- self has never used one such,

a brilliant 33.

LEADING SCORES

Leaders at the end of the :st round were:

70 Frank Stanahan (USA), 71. Eric Brown (Scotland). 72 Bobby Locke (S. Africa), 72 Peter Thomson (Australia).

72 R. de Vincenzo (Argentina).

12 Dal Rees (Wales). 73 Fred Daly (Ireland).

73 Ben Hogan (USA)-Reuter.

Chasing The

Dynamos Again

By DAVID JACK

THE WIMBLEDON FINAL

Vic Seixas (USA) on the left, the winner, and the fighting Dane, Kurt Nicken, 22. snapped in action in the Wimbledon Men's Singles final on Friday.

Reuterphotos.

SPORTS ROUND-UP ·

Roger Bannister To

Compete

In Two Events At AAA Championships

COUNTY CRICKET

Yorkshire Rattle Up 300 For 4 To Foil Gloucester's Gamble

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London, July 8

Put in to bat, Yorkshire folled Gloucestershire's gamble by rattling up over, 300 runs for the loss of only four wickets on the first day of the current County Cricket Championship programme today.

The first two Yorkshire partnerships each produced three-figure totals, and the third added 62 on what proved to be an easy pitch.

At

Shefeld: Yorkshire 330 for four (Lowsoit 52, Halliday

Glou 105, Wilton 88) against cerferie.-Reuter.

Frank Lowson fiert out for 51,|· At Chesterfield; Derbyshiro that only twa fours in nearly vs 300 for three (Tamer 92, Nevill

hours, but Harty Halliday, scor- 128) ngabist Kent. ing his first century of the sen- son, drove with great power and hit cight ours in a stay at thrze and three-quarter hours. Visto: Wilson started slowly but hit his way back to form with nine fours in B.

Derbyshire also enjoyed gọn: fortune with the bat. Though an hour and a quarter was log through rain. they hammered the Kent attack, with Arnold Hare: and John Kelly, opening ter Derby for the flex time this year, putting on 103, Then a second wicke: stand between emer and Alan Revill vided 104. Hamer Et 02 and Revill 138.

PAID DIVIDENDS

Winning The Toss Will Be Important

Roger Bannister, who pulled a muscle in the Middlesex County had fallen for nine, George Cox Groundaman Barry Williams is Athletic Championships, will be fit for the AAA Championships at the White City on July 11.

Originally it was feared that the injury would take at least six weeks to mend, but the following week Bannister was already fit enough to run the Mile in 4 minutes 2 seconds at Motspur Park.

Bannister has entered for the not in the Arst

Club.

team should remain G. Richards and not "Sir 880 Yards and the Mile. He receive only £10 a week as Gordon" for racing purposes. holds the Mile record for the against £12 last season. Those This decision has been arrived meeting with a time of 4 min.in the first team will continue to fat on his request and by consent 7.B sec, which he achieved in be paid £14, which is the League of the Stewards of the Jockey 1951. Last year, as part of his maximum. Olympic preparations, he com- peted in the shorter distance, which he won in 1 min. 51,5 sec.

COCKELL v. MATTHEWS

Cockell,

British

the

•

•

to

entry

Manchester, July 8. Sussex showed that aggression

Whoever wins the toss 13] L trencherous pitch pays dividends. for as a result of should start slight favour- entertaining methods they ites for. the third England- sceured a first innings ited over Australia cricket Test which Hampshire. Hempshire won the toss sex buited first, but were begins at Old Trafford here always ciruggling. Oakman tomorrow. bowled him off-brenk skilfully It will probably be played on and made the ball turn a great the most natural of all pitches, deal, while Thomson and James for there is nothing in its pre- were steady and accuruje.

paration beyond rain, a little tap After the first Sussex wicket water and plenty of rolling, attacked the bowling in light confident that it will stand up to hearted fashion "und bit

the wear and lear of five days' sixes and six tours in a run-a- cricket in Bine weather, minute display for 50.

Winston Pluce and.

Rain cut short the Australian Ken Grieves scored freely for practice today, but within Lancashire against Worcester-minutes the. sun was shining hire. Their third wicket partsgain. That is how the weather nership realised 124 runs in 105 is expected to be, with; long minutes before Grieves wasay

range forecasts suggesting fro caught for 04.

Place batted soundly in spite quent showers during the next

week. of six holdups fer rain and "was“ Uncertainty about Len Hut- 06 not out, scored in three ton's fitness leaves

England's hours and containing 13 fours selectors faced with two prob- tea.. when play ended for the day at

LOADER'S 8 FOR 72.

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lems. In addition to having to decide whom to leave out, they may have to nominate a w captain. Hutton Is receiving is hopeful of treatment and playing, but a decision will be loft until tomorrow morning.

1

CX-

Albert Dusty Rhodes, Derby Control have issued new instruc- The British Boxing Beard of shire's leg spin bowler, is retire, from first class cricket at tions regarding the weighing-in

A find spell of bowling by end of the season. He has precedure before Aghts.

Poter Loader, Surrvy's 23-year- Don

and been suffering with a groin in- In future boxers taking part old medium-fast bowler, wreck Empire Heavyweight Champion, Jury which he sustained while in Champlonship or chief con-ed Warwickshire's innings utter whi fight America's Harry in India Jast. winter with the fests must be weighed in they had been 170 for one. Matthews at Boise, Idaho, on MCC team. It is possible that promptly at 1 p.m. and other

Loader: clean bowlod Town --

IDEAL SUBSTITUTE July 24. The light; will, be over he may go Into League cricket.

boxers on the same programme send, Spooner, Tom Dollery and ten rounds.

Immediately after.

Cartwright in four overs al a The presence of Cyril - Wash- Matthews came to Britain fast

brook solves the opening bats- December to light Johnny

The Scottish Amateur Golf

Should a boxer be overweight cost of seven runs.

Despite a plucky last wicket {man problem should Hutton be Williams,

from whom Cockell Championship, to be held at he will be allowed one hour from

stand of 33, Warwickshire's last, unable to play. With the subsequently. took the British Western Gailes, Ayrshire, from the actual time of weighing to eight wickets yielded only 87perience of 34 Tests behind him title.

but sustained a shoulder July 20-25, has attracted an make the weight, provided. he runs.

and an unrivalled knowledge injury in training which caused entry of 285, This is only I was in attendance at 1 p.m.

Loader, 8 for 72, at one time his home pitch, he is the Ideal RELUCTANT PARTNERS

the fight to be cancelled.

than the record fewer

had seven for 35 in 14.1 oversubstitute. uchleved One of America's top-ranking which was

of St London Speedway Cup Final and altogether bowled seven

But there is much spocutation hit it off will ever forget them? Who heavies, "Handsome Harry," as Andrew's We never really

in 1951. The title between Harringay, the holders; men the best performance of about the captaincy. Washbrook with each other and only ob- among the thousands who he is known, is like Cockell, a holder, F. G. Dewar ofland West Hora will be at his career.-Neuter, stinacy at the remonstrations of | saw that wonder Soccer former cruiserweight,

Carnoustic, will be defending. well-meaning friends kept its force perform in London, together so long. Even now, as

pick it up, the heel withdraws Cardiff and. Glasgow would automatically to the rear, and not travel a long way to sce again the bitter

of see them again?

and rugby football, is in the news four-footers curling like cucum Not a hope, How does one come to give bers to the left of the hole.

you think-bu! } again—this time as a golfer. He walt, Foreign Office

in depart played

the reuent Irish up so old and trusty a friend? Why, In those days, feet close-

been ap- Amateur Championship, The present Incumbent, safe mental chlets ly

to prevent together

body in the bag, is the brass-head-proached by a Northen club pre- 1. could

The Doctor who has been pared to sponsor a Dyciamo visit zwing li, ed centre-shafted creation ot

to Britain for a series of flood-playing the game only for live mirabile dictu, so slowly us to somewhat ludicrous uspect

years, started as a left-hander, be able actually to adjust er which, when up-ended, serves light matches. And why not?

but after three years, turned

The second, and oldest; glvės

Ackleness

a twinge to the Conscience, rubbing in the

of

non. It is the "New Mills-Roy Aluminium Putter," complete with hickory shaft, and with it I holed out all across the 11th green at Sandwich to finish four idyllic years as a Univer- sity golfer.

sway,

trull

Moscow Dynamo.

have

Who

· SMALLER ---BALL-

Gordan Richards, Britain's

Jockey who

WIS the Queen, Esto

international at both association lenighted by

Dr Kevin O'Flanagan, on Irish Champion

ror in the course of the down | to admirably as a walking- With 78 League clubs display-right-handed.

swing!.

stick on the way to the

fee.

It was succeeded by a small

They laughed when lying blunt instrument found under the bench in the late down, but when I began James Ockenden's shop, to play.....It has not had which, after writing a foreword fitters yet and, touching to a book by an elderly Ameri- sorts of wood, 1 do not

theorist called P. A. why ....but perhaps Valle, 1 attached a large lump now I had better not wrile of lead, at the same time cut-down.

ting down to 30 inches.

Of wonderful

physique, and striking looks, O'Flanagan gained international fame seven years

Harringay on August 1. The final is a two-leg fixture with the return at West" Hani" on August 4,

-(London Express Service)

Japanese Think They Have A

Chance To Beat Americans In Davis Cup Tie.

Vancouver, July 8.

has led Lancashire with distinc- tion: Bill Edrich (Middlesex) and Reginald Simpson (Nolting- bamshire) are leading county captalas, and Trevor Bailey has led representative sides.

Australia will make at least Leicestershire two changes from

the

Bide

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES ************** London, July a The following were the close of play.

class scores in Arst cricket matches played today:

At Leleeater;

vergus Somerset. Somerset 241

for eight (Kitsen 69, Smith $1) which played at Lord's. It rece

At Noltingham: Nottingham-

Ukely that either: all-rounder

hire 245 (Hardstaff 61, Stockson Archer

or Jim de Courcy

52. Tribe left arm slow spin ave will be 12th man. Whoever plays 08), Northamptonshire 10 be making his debut against

Int

for enc

At Birmingham: Warwickshire: Versus Surrey, Warwickshire

257 (orner82, Loader right

w

England,

The learns:

England.-Hulton, Edrich

arm fast-medium, eight for 72). Dailey. Simpson, Denis Campton, Surrey 40 for two. "p

Alce Bedser, Washbrook, Evans,

Watson,

Graveney, A Worcester: Lancashire 202 Laker. for three (Place DS not Out). Wardle and Trueman. There was no play after len Australia. Hassett, Archer, Langley, Harvey, Hill, Hole, were felding.

At Worthing

Hampshire 92;Lindwall, Miller and Morris. - (Coleman four for 27, Thomson Reuter. "I think we have a chance now," said Jiro Yamagishi, tour for 20). Sustex 220 (Cox! non-playing captain of the Japanese team which meets 50, Parka 50),

even week, Makno who I saw lamed logo when in successive weeks 19 Tuesday before the watchful and, critical eyes of their owing to ral, Worcestershire Benaud, Davidson, de Courcy,

Four

to

United States Davis Cup players practised here on

Japanese opponents.

next ing a dog-in-the-manger attitude He entered "just for fun." But towards floodlighét foolball the he reached the fifth round, beat- remaining 14 with

lighting ing some highly fancled players| sat equipment are looking for over on the way.

sean opposition with box oMee the appeal... teams such as Rapide. the Vienna outfit which riddled see Arrenal in Belglurn the other

it by Sunderland in Sweden in 1945, he represented his country

Juventus. of Italy, and

at rugby and association football. Racing Club de Paris.

At one time he was Ireland's) Well, there you are.

All could attract and collect Sprint Champion and four times This club had lis moments, unique and historic putters for good money, bui Hull, Don-held the Long Jump title. Together, some 17 years ago at sale, as the auctioneers say, na caster,

Highbury

Ibrox

the United States team in matches beginning tomorrow Wannsee, we became the a whole or in lots. First come, wouldn't be big enough_to_ac-

EVER MORE POPULAR "Golfmeister" of the Third and first served. Don't olt speak at commedate the crowds Dynamo

in the first round of the American Zone play-offs, Anal Reich.

would dre

Badminton is becoming one of the world's most popular Indoor In

Yamagishi's growing optimism Collegiate Champion, fell that

direct

contrust to. sports. The International Federa- feelings when he first arrived the last three years.

Jils | Richardson had nöt Iniproved lo tion, whose membership

here a month recently been increased to 24

"He played in Japan Three a number of o, was based on

reasons. by the addition of Pakistan and

years ago and be in at the He thinks his players-Kosel same player." said Yamagishi,; Ceylon, have now received · ap-

Atsushi Катю, plications from. three

Myagi and "His backhand is a little better, slav more countriesNetherlands, Germany Anitely, improved because of

Nasanobu Kimura have de- but that's all." and Indonesia. These considered at the Association's their long practico scions on

the Vancouver Club's annual meeting In London on courts.

Brass with July 1

once,

Wimbledon Expert Never

Saw A Game

Champion-

wone

THE WHOLE GATETM

Bertie Base, the Sontract all- rounder, whose benefit match at Mr.Bath was all over in one day

Mr Arthur Christian was at Wimbledon throughout the Tennis ships, as he has been every year since 1936-but he did not see one game.

For Mr Christian spent all the time under the stands of the Centre Court. Above him the crowd of 20,000 could away with excitement, cinp and-groan. Christian would listen carefully, waiting to order ten-for 20,000 people.

He is in charge of the catering fashion at Wimbledon," said Mr beef, chocolate gateau fruit and has to judge to the minute | Christion.

the moment when the spectators will want their refreshment.

Often 1,000 gallons of ten were

Mr. modè in a day.

Christan

always alms to serve it all

freshly made.

HIS OWN SYSTEM

sind, les cream and coffee.

Mr Christion hud # staff of 450 and

€2,600 washing machines

when “Lancashire beat Somerset by an innings, is to recalve the total gate receipts of the match. Normally the club deduct ex- penses from benet match re- calpte and pass the profit on to

But the player.

with the

bledon because, breaknges, may amount set are to meet all the expenses receipts being curtalled through Crockery, was brought in relays the game's early closure, Somer-

Mr Christian has devised his own system of one-way gates and barriers to break up queues, and

to prevent tea being

His working day at

was 7.30.In the morning to 11.30 to 300 teacups alone.

+

at night. One of his most difi- Mr Christ on began his cater

to the

brought by

He has

themselves. The difference to Buse that inatoad of receiving logs than £100, he will get nearly £500.

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A match _point_prolonged-cult tasks WAS ordering the ing carter before the 1014-18 beyond expectation, -a post-quantities of food that lorries war as a kitchen, boy. pariement due to rain, and the brown meals were cooked

every hour. teh may have had to no down

When waitor at the

HULL CITY'S, PROBLEM the drains.

Over the years, he has learned steaks Bren of the players and Troondero, he played football for

American the restaurant's team.

Neil Franklin, former England But centre-half, is one of 12 Hull the players fads and the public's players were not allowed in the won cups for swimming:

tennis?" "I have rarely played | City players who have refused to "Incredible" taste for Dath buns, lichens,

But one mogu proved popular it," he says: "

re-sign for the coming · soccer.

·Sometimes more than 14,000 with рівуста from many bha are sold, in a day,

And at his pampton, Surrey; season. "I countries, It was Egg salad, home his wife does the caterlag the Club Directors: that players, The trouble' is a doction by NGười xa thi co nhu the ealt alot at platter verside gi ==={London, Express Kprejov)"

NOT IMPROVED

Yugoslavs Don't Want To Go Home

RING OMITTED, Doug Ring. Itg-break and googly bowler, has been omitted from the Australian team.

Bill Johnston who is unit; another absentee.

Archer and de Courcy have never played against England, The omission of Ring is not surprising. Vienna, July: B Three members of the Yugo-Though he has been in fine-form which against the counties, he did not basketball party played matches here last week impress against England at Lord's an refiigees especially on the last day, when The matches open temorrow have registered

the pitch helped spin bowlers. after leaving their colleagues Doubles zich follows on Friday and hiding in the garden of a De Courcy, a neat little bats-

hotel where the team stayed. man, who scorts quickly, recent

The trainer, Mr Isidoro ly hit 07 against Gloucestershire. Liorschen-its-brother Leulty Archer took seven Northamp and Antek Cerda,, had decided tonshire first innings wickets for independently not to return to 50 in the Australians' last match. Yugoslávia,➡Reuler,

Reuter.

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Jone Singles. A

with the Anal two Singles on Saturddy. Winter

thetic "play Secondly, Yamagishi, after Canada, Cuba, o: Mexico, de- watching Richardson, the American Inter-Zone-finals-Reuter:

the play of Hant pending on the outcome of other

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