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A deformined young man with the glint of victory in his eyes is 16-year-old Erich Arndt, the German boy table tennis star. Erich won both his matches in the recent England-Germany junior international although Germany lost 5-3.-Express Photo.

Geoff Duke Remains The Greatest Of All Racing Motorcyclists

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1984.

A WORLD TABLE TENNIS CHAMPION IN THE MAKING IS ERICH ARNDT

Says ERIC NICHOLLS

A chunky German lad twice played his way into the hearts of English table tennis fans last monti ""He'll be world champion one day," is what they said about 16-year-old Erich Arndt from Moerfelden (population_8,000). Erich won the Kent Junior 'Open' boys singles title at Herne Bay, and beat both his opponents in the England-Germany junior international in London.

In between matches, Erich could be found drinking aerated water and discussing the latest Burt Lancaster picture (Burt is his screen kero). But in the table tennis arena it was a very different boy who smash-hit his way to victory.

Ho was determined, supremely | patience;

'demonstrative He has lost only once in three confident, and possesed a back-protests with the umpire over | years international experience, hand return designed to k#1, hairline decisions.

With a shake of his head ire Admonished himself when te matie a bad shot or falled with a simple return. But he had a nerve of trọn, and na cool * temperament as I have seen.

He fought back from almost Impossible positions with the odds stacked against him. And as, geim and expressionless, fre set about the job in hand, one could not help feeling 11 WEN Inevitable he would win.

For when he's playing table termis—that's most of the time--

Erich has one object in life-to win.

His poker lace reminded one of Australia's lawn tennis star, Low Hond, when engaged in the serious business of grinding the , opposition into the table tennis

dust

SCRUPULOUSLY FAIR

And when a point was added to his score more through the generosity of Lady Luck than his own judgment, with a shrug of his athleti

shoulders he looibod apologetically at his op- ponent.

But in flash he was his former serious self again, piling up those vital points with a flashing service, a highly dan- gerous forehand and, of course, the aforementioned lethal back- hand.

Erich first took to bat and ball when he was cleven. He joined Iris local club-rated No. 4 in

Germany last year-and with plenty of practice 19 Soon climbing the ladder to success. For the last three years he has played in the German Junior team.

NOT IN THE FAMILY

It would be difficult not to

table tennis family. But he is imagine Erich, halling from a the only member of the family who practises in the art of ping and pong. His younger brother, aged 15, confines his sporting activities to swimming, while his parents own a restaurant.

What does the future hold for this

amazing youngster? Erich, who weighs 8 st., 5 lbs. and stands 8 ft. 3 ins., will be

out to capture the Germani | Junior Championship in June, which he came so near to win- ning last year. He went out in the semi-finals to Josef Wen- ninghoff, the eventual Champica.

-

In the meantime he will con- tinuo to train twice a week, During the day he will be carry- Ing on his job 48 4 learner- And he'll be spending most of his spare time at the cines, especially where Burt Lancester, Victor Muture, Alan Theo Ladd, Dieler Borsche or Lingen films are showing.

While In England for Inter- naturals, he tried to luck in Yet Erich was scrupulously the English Open Champion-clerk.

in Aprif, 1953, he was fuir. and u line

ships. sportsman.

runner-up to fellow countryman Frenduffer and, last November. he was third in the Open it Manchester.

At the end of his second year as leader of the Italian Thor were Gilera team, 31-yeur-dd Geoffrey Duke, of St Helens, Lanes, remains the greatest of all racing motorcyclists,

Agam he holds the World Championship title in the major, 500 ee, class: he holds the lap record, at well over 110 mph, on the fastest of all Grand Prix circuits Mouza, in Italy and he holds the lap record on the slow but difficulf Oliver's Mount circuit in Scarborough.

No other rider can handle an old Ray Amm, from Salisbury, of the modern four-cylinder i Southern Rhodesta, who leads "500s with the skill of Duke the British team on their re- putedly much slower single- cylinder machines.

STYLIST

His closest rival throughout

the summer has been 27-year-Ray is runner-up' to Duke

H.K. In Asian Table Tennis Tournament

Singapore, Dec. 2.

In

In the World Championships.

the 800 cc, class and runner-up to Fergus Antlerson in the 380 c.c. class.

There could ਮਾਂ As greater difference in riditig styles thon exists between those of Duke and Amm.

Juke, who won fame as trials rtter and scrambler before he took to road racing, is The stylist, picking his

line carefully through every comer of a circuit and ever deviating from it by more than a low Inches throughout a race.

no gestures of in-

WEEK-END

CRICKET TEAMS

The following are Club selec- tions for the week-end's Leogue Cricket matches:

BRCC

Qunk he'll win that German Junior title. In go one better. think he's a World Champion

—(London Express Service).

Durin tries trips round Europe, Erich has beaten Aubain, Carnier and Cambier of in the making.

Sweden, France, Pettersson of and England's top junior, Deri- Backhouse and

Booth,

Istutt to accounted for three

Densham

in Landry and Back- house on the same day at the Kent Open. His score against Backhouse in the final was 21-

10, 21-11.

BEAT JOHNNY LEACH

To those achievements can be The following players have beezs selected to reproment the Hong Kong added a win over former World Celekkel tub

Leach Occasionala in a Champion Johns

Last match against The Royal Bangkok Sports Club of Chater Road,

and the taking of ono torrow, 1,30 p.m.

game off the same player when

-04

Jesse Owens

Disagrees With

Mr Brundage

Chicago, Dec. 2. Jesse Owens, all-time Maroties, G. Salmon, R. Milne, J. they met in Frankfurt four weeks United States Olympic star Marutics, L.D.. Kibee, A.. reago

who was snubbed by Hitler R.C. Bingham, F. Van Oorde, K.

Mondain

tennis talent?

According 10

to

PARIS

LONDON

Paris bent London by 11 points to 9 in the annual Rugby Union match played at the Jean Bovin Stadium in the French capital Picture shows Gray of the London team being tackled by Zulikni of Paris. — Agence France-Presse Photo,

JAMES PARK Spotlights The Three-Year-Olds_Of_1955

Our

Babu Should

Be

The Early Favourite

For The 2,000 Guineas

those who have

In my review of next season's three-year-olds, I deal with proved their merit on the racecourse and those who have given me the idea that they may improve on two-year-old form in their second season.

با گاوه

As the winner of the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster and the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket, Our Babu is entitled to the position of honour.

Here we have a steadily pro- He was then [ bundle

If he does not, it will be bo gressive cold who was thorough- muscle and keen to get on with cause of the sprinting influenco ly trounced by Eubulides at the job. There was an oppor- in the maternal side on each Royal Ascot and Goodwood but tunity to note his pluck and half of his pedigree, I would not made his conqueror look very stamina in the race. Though care to go further than that at small in the Middle Park,

never far behind, he was get this stage. Because of his two-year-olding the worst of

London Express Saroles) record I expect Our Babu to be the Dip. the early favourite for the 2,000 Guineas.

BARGAIN

I must congratulate Mr D. Robinson on securing a bargain when he gave 2,700 guineas for

Tudors at the Newmarket July

the half-brother to King of the Sales last year.

WUJ

At that time all that

Tudors was that he had won his one rice as a two-year-oldt

quit spreading and had finished fourth in the non-playing "gloom" about America's 2,060 Guineas and third in the captain Karl Morhard, Arndi chances against Russia

in Irish 2,000 Guineas, a badly off form in the match the 1966 Olympics. against England. But beating

G. Spink. R.H. Hughes, T.P. Mabon, What further proof is needed after his spectacular per-

th Man-1 Holgate. Score to uphold the claim that Moer-formances in the 1936 | known about King of the The following have betrothed felden is foremost in producing to represent the Hong Kong Cricket Western Germany's Junior table Olympics, said today it is Club in a match against the Hayn

time Sports Club at Chater on Sunday, December Stia. commencing at 11 alinim

TO.C. Knight, CJ.B. Leader, GP. Pritchard. L.D Kilboe. T Amm startet on the grass and

A. Four, A. Zimmern, H. Medar. Table Tennis Champion-earth cireults of Rhotesla

TP Mahon,

R.M Macpherson, arici

Stanton KG Spark Boorer ships to be held here from South Afrien,

where the corn- † Mrs. Knight; Umpire; 17.J. Hart. Dec. 11 through 18 but the petition is as tough as it is keen, champion nation-Japan-end never had much opportunity

Nine countries have en- tered for the Third Asian

is not among them.

The entries so far

to develop "polish."

He tems to arrive

at uh received comer with his braking lett to

IL

BAF

The following will represet, the Royal Air Force in

Ticket matches over the wee

RÀF “A” v CCC at Kai Tak 120

well. m Leigl-Bennett. Ledle, Kel-

was

are from Hongkong, South Ko-the last split-secund, and yanks Power lender

Lat, Green. Taylor, on young Arndt by English

necta. Singapire

Federation of Malaya.

Communist Chin stood in have asked furs but

unlikely

Letter-

gooxi."

on

"the

the

of

It could not then have been anticipated that King of the Tudors would go on to Dive the best miter of his age or that he would win the Eclipse Stakes as a four-year-old.

of

going into

It was a tusle between Our Babu and Hugh Lapus all the way up the hill, but Doug Smith seemed to sense he would get the better of it.

was

Sports Diary

TODAY

Affiotics N.T. Inter-schoal Mees and Prize per-Presentation, Boundary Btreet, 4 Minor

p.m.

He put his whip down with

coll 100 yards to go and the rewarded for his severance by getting up in the last stride.

That performanced Forces Majorand entitled him to be regarded as Un Cross Country Championship

in New Territories. the best of the colts of hia generation.

The stock of My Babu started

off rather quietly in 1953. His

second crop have been successful.

STOUT LINES

There is as yet no basia

Very

on

TOMORROW

Botter Senior Shield (Flats Bound) Bing Tao v South China (Club) 3.44 p.m. St. Joseph's V R.A.F (5kp) 3.43 p.m.

Jantor Khield) (Pier® Ravnil) Club v Police Club) 2 p.m.; A Joseph's Amy (8kp) 2 pm, Aircrati v South Chine (CH) 8 p.m.;

which to compile a stamina in- hymnastic v jul. (CH) 14 PEL dex for My Babu, There are But Works Toner (Navy) # pm.:

Cricket

some start lines in the pedigree Jardine V RANC (Navy) 345 p.m.

by of Our Babu os his dire s

in stout DHY Djebel, who brings

1 Optunts thienaler: "North Reorelo RA horses Hike Tourbillon and Kaar. Arus

COC; KCC v Army "South"; Polles Scorpio" Navy Univ@Z- tyy DBS: Arcrelo v K&V; Dock-

We know the limitations King of the Tudors. In there any justification for thinking his half-brother, Our Enbu, will prove stouter?

The dam is by Blue Peter, 80, Geoffrey Brooke had a good if Our Babu says more than a

form mile he will be indebted to the yard line to the two-year-ol when Our Babu made alt male lines of his aire and dam. He is inbred to Phalaris and appearance at the Second SpringBo Tetrarch and that will cause John's (CRC) 3pm.

And what funs Erich to say the Illinóla Áthishe Commission. Meeting at Newmarket,

two of England's Junior stars, two

"The Russians put their pants Laurie Landry (21-10, 14-21,

one leg at a time, like we 21-19) and Derek Backhouse do," said Owens in commenting (13-21. 21-15, 21-19) Is not bad

ors statements inade yesterday going for in off-form player.

by Mr Avery Brundage, Pres- Kärl Morhard's smiling

dent bi

International afswer to the praise showered Olymple Coharulties,

Mr Brundage said that the Evett. Birkey players, officials and spectatow world with their recent per

Russians "have startted rea, South Vietnam, the Phillphis machine round on is differ-Jones 12121 men: Thornton, Umpire: Was: "It is hard

For meet,

Alla, muo. en line un almost every lap.

Sgt. Robinson.

to say how Luo and

HAF

Dockyard at Kings for juniors are going. One day formances and that "we are no Ray is always smiling, even Park 1.30

Cullen Cairns they are good, the next not so longer ahead in the events wo when, as happened more than Bibby, Dogprell, Wo Watkina, Stat- once this year, he has had aineid. Murphy. 12th : Ark-

used to dominone, bridge, Baldwin. Harrison, Watichis

Owens, 41, now Secretary BO push home after wrecking his weight. Umpire: Sgt. Buttle.

in an nacagine

endeavour in catch the leuder. He has the game-

said that the Russians can get only so Many men In carli of a terrier. In Belglum, Germany, Holland

Olymple event, The pressure 49 in those events, he said, and Italy the crowds have risen

"terrife" miding, "That's to cheer loudly for dogged loser as they have for

we do our best in this country-pearance, and that, after being headed going into the Dip by the winner.

when the pressure is terrific."

he did not like Our Betters, the colt ran on and Owens sold Russia's method of preparing got the better of It halfway up

น้า โป

That was typical of athletes by "rounding them up!

in the in camps" for rigorous, long him in his two races training.

autumn.

shall not bother about the I shal

and defeats at Royal Ascot Goodwood for the simple rea- Tho

Red Chinese players

for

that be

In action The draw for the tournamen is schechiled the held on Dec. 5 Jeaving barely three days for Hir Chinere en- try to be received hert.

MAY BAN ENTRY

authorities,

The Brilish

31

the other Bartel, may not peruall

enter Asian

А

that

re-

new

the

the

Face

A.M

NO

Electrio

let XI v Army "North {sway]: Prato (Capl.); A.M. Rodrigues, Noronha,CA El Gono, G.N. Goano, Å‚E. Guterres JIA. Guterres, N.L. Ozoto, M.A. D'A.

PA

innovich, R. Score: 1. d'A Remedios

Umpire: A.E. Ownund

2nd XI v KOV School (hone) : LJ d'A. Remedios (Copt.). A.P. Guterres, J., R.A. d'A, Renecios, M.A. Guterres, C.A. Yvanovic, F.M. Correa, A.R. Owhunt; L. da Remedios J.A. Busto. Noronha,

Artoy

His one ambition is to continue winning matches for Germany,

Australian LTA Officials Are Worried

C.A. d'Ʌ.

It

Hand has been far below form

NEW CHALLENGER

But if Amm rivals Duke the entry of the Red Chinese the popularity poll on the Con players

into Singapore, It is thent, at home one of

Melbourne, Dec. 2. recalled

the

All-China

ina | youngest riders in the sport is

The following have been selected

was unofficially reported Amateur Athletic Federation of rapidly beginning to do Peiping cabled its intention to same thing.

the to play for the Army (South) in a today that some Australian ten- Jonque Thatch ogainst KCC atinis officials are riding with for the First

Austin Rond Kowloon on Bat. Dec. Lewis Hoad and that orders John Surtees, Championships held in

20-yen-old 1051 commencing at 1.30 p.m. Singapore In 1951 but the Imagineering apprentice from Major Chubb Major Pegg Major have been given to Australia's Pring Capt Petty, Lleul Withal, | non-playing Davis Cup captain, migration

Addington, Surrey, holds authorities here

3/14 Medd, 2/Lt Simmon, 2/Lt Cole, Mr Harry Hopman, to relax the and fused permission for the entry

Inp records al Brondst Lawrence, Sgt Dowling, rigid discipline over the team. Hutch or the Chinese team.

and on althast every Clark. The Immigration

other short British circuit. authorities dre nol obliged to state their reasons for refusing perniston understood the deet- It i

to. bar the Red Chinese players was due to the Malayan emergency created by the Chi- nese Communist terrorists,

Immigration eMelala today refused to say whether the previous deelsfoit would be re- verved but an informed source Bálů "hố Chinese players will certainly not be allowed InUnited Press.

but

slon

160124

Dorians'

when

"You train just so much,” he said, then you got to fight." United Press,

·Motor Sports Club Cocktail Party

A seasonal Cocktail Partý wit kcc He rides standard "Manx"

KCC Lt Jr & Army South to in recent tournaments, and was be held by The Motor Sports morrow 1.30 p.m. (home): A. Zin- at his worst in the current Vic- Club, at Nortons, tuned

the Royal Hongkong by his father, } mern, P. Wood, P.V, Dodes, R.E.

Lee, A.T. Loe n.C.M. Camell, D. torian Singles Championship. Yacht Club on Wednesday next, Comey, 1.0, iteron W.M. David- He was soundly beaten today from 8.30-8.80 p.m. son, f. Jenner, K. Lo. Boorer: Mrs by America's Vic Seixas. it."Chamberlain; Umpire: R. Hall.

KCC 2nd XI v Army Bunday

machine

and in riding style comes near- er to Duke then to Amm.

Given a "works" and a season's experience the Continent,

he might prove a match even for Duke.

-(Landon Express Serules).

Shek-O Golf

CORDA

WORKMANLIKE

Having looked up my card, I find he is noted as a lop-eared colt with a workmanlike

при

גנוזות]n s

many to entertain

on doubt. Taking him solely appearance and style of gallop ing, Our Babu gave me the in pression that he would stay.

OGIMURA BEATS

FLISBERG IN STRAIGHT SETS

Tranans, Dec. 2. World Table Tennis

son that he was then in the Champlon, Ichiro Ogimura of developing stage.

WILD

J

beat

BAR

Tennis

Varsity League: Lingnalty St.

Rugby Pentangular Tournement: Club v RAF (83) 3 pm; Police v Navy (BS) 4.15 patt

Fadlay' Hockey Recreio "A" v. Dorline "A" o King's Park at 3.40 pm.

Doriana "D" y Services on Boun- dary St. at 2,00

Gremlins K.G. “A” on Klogs Park at 2.30 pm.

K.C.VV Thereto "B" oh Boundary $1, at 3,40 pan.

SUNDAY

Ascens

Junilor anietės

Senior Shield ICwong Wah ♥ Army (Club) 3,50 pan; Police y CAA (US) 3.45 p.m. Bing Tae v Western (Cluby z.p.m.j CAA V REME (83) 2 pm: Klich y Prisons (clips pm; O IMENOV Kwong Wan (City 1.4 p.m.-Soll- story © & (Navy) E Diy University, V Bagten. {Navys "570 p.in.

Lawn Bowis mter-Hong Patr (REGC) 2b pum

Corúpostiion

Hockey Div. 1 Roeráló “A”, v Dutch HC. (KP) 4 Pung Rectelo *5* ** NAV Dirarat “AM (Recreio)-3.30 pm. RN

Japan, last night defeated Togo He looked a different proposi- Flisberg of Sweden 21-13, 21-17 tion altogether when he paraded in an international table con-

1230 fans, for the Champagne Stakes. nt test before

the Doncaster.

biggest crowd ever seen here.

The other results were: J. Lench (England) Flisberg (Sweden). 10-21, 20-22, 21-10, 21-19, 21-17.

Mixed Double-Filsberg and "A" V YMCA (KP) 2.80 phy

Div. 2: RAAF V tights (RVY 41 R. Rowe (England) beat Leach.

b.m. Sookunpots."AV EN and D. Rowe (England), „21–14; | 18hp) 230 pm. Sook unpotri, man

11 m

HOCHO 18-21, 21-1}=\"

RAT

Army Toome play itsaso selections (England) boot Rosalind Rowe, in slicno

Cricket 21-17. (England) 21-10,

Bangkok Sport Club United Prest

11,am. Chator 20ách

"He was ridden with nice juigment and the effort perfectly timed. He was not put under pressure until the last furlong,

when Be promptly quickened for the lead.

STAMINA

The Lawn Teðhis Association To resist the Committee In 8th Dec. 130 p.m. (away): B.V. of Australia (LTAA) WES ob. kiranging adéquatoly, it will be Gathis, N, Hart Baker Bell H.viously worried, since Hond is a appreciated it Members obtain Chamberlain, W.J.B. Lopia, diktat. shall, 9:3

Ladies Singlis-Diane Rowe Crabtrow, noexed mainstay for its Davis tickets for their parties in ads Calley, B. Apps, R. Madox. Cup team, and, there was avance from the Hon. Secretary

P. Lumb: Umpir

series of conterences. United or any monber of the General Press

Coman!ttee.

SCOTET: Quincey.

Brycolt

DRC

L.

The following have been selected to play in the home metal pipet the RAF at Kha's Park morrow 2. Devley, N. Davies, C.

Adle tugher, I.Thughes, W. JON MALONE 3 MOT, WA. Pe

utolite (Oept.), S. Waite, 12th fran: A.N. Our Umpire: 8.8. Cooper: Scorer: E. Billing.

Inic

The following memberg'ture Beeli injected to, represent the Club in Becond Divizion Longas Cricist to..

of the moOW

In the ruaning Medal petition hold during November, Teams Section of the competT tion was won by J. Kinloch The following will represent (11), with a nott score of 65. Doriana "A" higuinat Recreio "Other landing nett scores. In this tomorrow al Kher's Phil Ea | Soction were: R. P. Moodle (8) 3.40 p.m.: L. Lim; N. Hill E. BO; J. S. Jefferds (10) 00.. Lord; A. OM, B. Greaves, in the "B" section My Mentes; P. Kent, D. Madcompetition, W. F. Stoker (13) |155) Fett, P. Bliss. M. Fincher and and B. R. Barrier (14) tod A. Rheinisch.

with a neft score of 04. A The following will represent these two cohpetitors also ind Doriana "B" dizainet Services to over the last 9 holes, the com- Morrow at Boundary Biroot, at peition was judged over the 130 Din... D. White: N. Cars Bras 9. holes aba zurulted in m Mi5, 112): Maddox; V, Gohinle, win for B. R. Baerier. (Ohhac Micobsen 1923 analni pett acoren Ini inle, Beca Inlach, D. Koj

Scott (18) (18).68; M.

THE GAMBOLS

MADE. THIS CARE

BUT ITS NOT AS NICE

ICED CAKES:

NUMM, VERT NIGE

I thought he was tiring a lo towards the finish, and there is no doubt that he was it for the dirst time as a two-year-old in the Middle Park Stakes,

Barry App lily

WELL, IT'S NOT SO HICE AS THE ICE CAKES YOU WOULD MAKE IF YOU DID (MAKE) THE

SURF

SOAPLESS

DETERGENT

for the

Daintiest

Va