1955-06-02 — Page 7

FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Two British Pairs Enter Women's Doubles Semi-Final

Paris, June 1.

It was Doubles day in the French Lawn Tennis Cham- pionships here today and the Americans dominated the Men's event.

But the Women's was notable for the entry to the semi-final of two British pairs who could meet in the final.

THRILLING MATCH

There was a thrilling match late in the day when Belgium's

Cup

Jackle Davis

pair, Brichant and Philippe Washer, fought five sets before losing 10 Art Larsen (United States) and Enrique Morea (Argentine).

They were Angels Mortimer and some good net play by the and Angela Buxton, who de- Australaxy, Leated South Africa's Dora Kilian and Mrs Rediek Smith; and Shirley Bloomer and Patricia Ward, who knocked a German team of Mrs Collmer and Mrs Vogler.

Australia with Barly Penrose. their Singles Champion, and M. Carter and the United States, (Mrg Beverley

Baker-Fietz complete

out

and Darlene Hard the semi-final round,

A

Fold The United States particularly strong hand in the Mera, event with the two all American teams. Vic Selxas, Tony Trabert and Patty Budge and Hamilton Richardson among the last four.

were

Britain's last pair in thei Mixed Doubles, Bobby Wilson and

Bloomer, Shirley beaten

the quarter-finals after a good fight against Luis Ayala (Chile) and Miss J. Staley

(Australia).

Slow to start, the British pair lost the opening get but levelled at set all only to fakter against

the cross-court shots

of Ayala

Motor Sports

Club Gynkhana On Sunday

The Belgians led by two seis to one, but the opposition ap- peared to let the third go be fore coming back with terrlic power to win the next two,

Marcel Bernard And Paul Remy (France) took a set of the Americans, Budge Patty and Hamilton, Richardson, but never showed the co-ordinated play of their opponents.

Bernard At 6-8 in the third. missed 2121 easy retum from Patty's service and the Ameri cans proatting by this won the fore cantering through the set before fourth for victory.

RESULTS

Women's Doubles (quarter-

Anais): Miss.. Angela Buxton and Miss Angela Mertimer (Bri tain) beat Miss Dora Kilian and Mrs Hazel Redick Smith (South Africa) 6-2, 7-9, 6-3.

Mrs Beverly Bake-Fleitz

and Miss Darlene Hard (United 'States) beat Mrs H. Hopman (Australia) and Mrs D. Khode (United States) 6-0, 7-5.

Mixed Doubles (third round): Adrian Quist and Miss M. Car- ter (Australia) beat Miss S. Schmitt and P. Jalabert (France)

6-4, 6-3.

and

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 1955.

READY FOR WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Pictured on arrival in London are the American tennis stars Miss Doris Hart and Miss Louise Brough ready for this year's Wimbledon Championships (June 20 July 2). These two experienced pla yers are expected to reach the final of the Women's Singles. Miss Doris Hart was last year's runner-up to Miss Maureen Connolly, who has since relinquished her title, London Express Service.

Test,

1

TEST MATCHES

It's Never An Task

Easy

For Selectors To

Team

Pick England's

By DENIS COMPTON

Who will be in the England team to play South Africa in the first which starts at Nottingham on June 9?

The selectors-G. 0. Allen, Brian Sellers, Leslie Ames; Wilfred Wooller and captain Len Hutton will meet to pick the team,

*

Quarter-finals: George Wor- What will probably be the thington and Miss Bery! Penrose final sporting event in the Australia) beat Glanni Fachini

With the many candidates in and Miss Jobette Billaz (Italy)

the running this is never easy, Motor Sports Club's 1954/55 (France) 6-4, 6-1.

be held Men's Doubles (quarter-finals): but the selectors task has been calendar is due to

Larsen (United States) made much more difficult this next • Sunday afternoon Art (June 5) and will take the and Enrique Morea (Argentina) year because of the weather,

beat Jackie Brichant form of a Motor Car Gym-Philippe Washer (Belgium) 6-2,

0-6, 8-3, 6-4. khara.

Mixed Doubles (quarter. For this the Club has been finals): Luis Ayala (Chile) and fortunate in securing the use of Mis J. Staley (Australia) beat. and Miss Shirley the Royal Hongkong Defence R. Wilson Force Headquarters al Happy Bloomer (Britain) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Valley, by kind consent of L-Reuter. Col. Newton-Duna, Comman dant, Royal Hongkong Defence

Force.

and

Batsmen have not found chance to run "into form, bowlers have rejoiced in pitches much more encouraging than they can expect in Test matches.

men on

on

Tony is not such a good bats- man as John, but he is an acro- batic fleider close to the wicket, and generally he makes his leg. breaks "bite" more sharply.

BAGFUL OF WICKETS Even so, in the early weeks of the season, both have taken such a bugful of wickets that deciding which is in better form is most difficult.

all been

Frank Tyson, have among the wickets..

THREE-CORNERED CONTEST

SIR STANLEY CHANGES HIS TUNE

"Play To Win," Says England's Soccer Boss

By ERIC NICHOLLS

The Hungarians said it. The Uruguayans demonstrated it. Now Britain's own soccer boss, Sir Stanley Rous has climbed aboard the wagon. "We must play to win," announced Sir Stanley on his return from watching England's weak-kneed performances in France, Spain and Portugal,

Strange coming from a man who for years, in common with his fellow British sporting, chiefs, has been adopting the age-old attitude: "Play the game, chaps. We don't mind if we love. We are playing for fun anyway." In short what was good enough for grandpapa is good enough for me.

"England must Wasn't it Sir Stanley who | Winterbottom: blandly announced "losing is just fcd player's who can face up part of the fun," on the eve of to the Continental style of play. the England-Hungary affair at That means we must train car Wembley?

teams to pass quickly and 'avoid

Having seen England's team-body contact." building nipped in the proverbial bud by those "ever-so-naughty" Continentals, Sir Stanley has,

This is really the end.

For years the autocrats " of I am pleased to say, changed his

Lancaster Gale have been under tune

outdated "The tour," he says. "has

beavy fire for their once more

shown us the difference in ideas on professional sport. style and strategy between Bri-

Yet here they are telling u tish teams and three from coun-exactly what we have been tell tries where they have Ministers ing them for oh so long."

of Sport, and rate nationalism and winning for their country es paramount

factors

attitude to games.'

their

Take Stanley Matthews and of the Ferenc Puskas, two greatest footballers of the cen- Now he tells us!

tury. One could count on one's "If we are to continue to play these matches we will have togers the times that either of these ball artists tackles. They learn to play in such a way as to win them.”

4

Now he tells us! Their training methods and *preparation are more intense than ours,

national and some teams show great emotionalism on the Aeld. The charging and tackling which has characterised British teams is no longer enough to offset the methods of Continental opponents."

2

.Now he tells ust

THE FORMULA! What is the success formula?

team manager

Should the selectors decide to bank on the fastest bowling, the choice between Statham, True- man, and Tyson could be absorbing a three-cornered con- test as anything in the General Says Election

man

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the ne-

Tremendous though Well as many bowlers have used the damp furt, recent per-

of Tyson and Statham Further, John has been bowl-sults formances can scarcely offering the "chinaman-the left were da Australia, who can say guide to the ferm they

right whether both will be good likely to produce against bats-hander's off-break to a Bavarians Beat

googly enough to keep Freddle True- out of the reckoning in the casy-paced pitches handed batsman-and

matches are with increasing effect. Newcastle United

which Test

England? generally played.

In the absence of a top-class

Similarly some batsmen excel One poser for the selectors right-arm leg spinner, he could

decide between be invaluable to England within countries where the pitches might be to

are usually hard and dry but Wardle. Johnny

that very this type of bowling.

achieve little in England. The one talented

Yorkshire left-arm

opposite applies equally well. spinner and hitter, and his Sur- rey counterpart, Tony Lock,

Munich, June 1.

This spacious asphalted en- closure is ideal for the series of driving Lests which is being planned by the Organisers

A Bavarian XI beat New- Alan Gates Messrs

and Peter

United, the FA Cup The area available for castle Ferry.

considerably bolders, by two goals to manoeuvring greater than hitherto obtained here today after leading 2-0 for such occasions by MSC. HK, and there is ample scope for sunewhat more ambitious tests on the lines of those encountered in Europe,

at

lem in

bowler. the half timeChina Mail Special,

The Driving Tests held at Messrs Bircley's Factory last year, which produced a record attendance

of competitors and spectators alike, provided am- ple evidence of the popularity It is of this kind of event.

this that therefore anticipated Gymkhana will receive equally enthusiastic support. It has pre- that the been shown viously family back, han led effective

is just as likely

winner

2

as a super-sports.

rts. Hence there

is no reason why this meeting

should not see a full turn-out

Rookie Pitcher Gains

His

Fourth Victory

..

For The Yankees

New York, June 1.

Rookie Johnny Kucks gained credit for his fourth victory of the season for the New York Yankees today! when eighth and ninth-inning rallies produced a 3-1 season of sporting activities triumph over the Kansas City Athletics. a reusing close.

of members, bringing the Club's

gather at the

ATC-

The Yankees and Athletics play the second game of Competitors are asked to the day-night double header tonight in one of six

Royal Hongkong lighters.

Other action in the American' League finds Defence Force H.Q. in ample Boston at Chicago and Baltimore at Cleveland,

In the time to allow proceedings to start at 2.30 p.m. sharp. It is National League, Milwaukee is at Brooklyn, Chicago at expected

that the afternoo's Philadelphia and St Louis at Pittsburgh. entertainment will last about

1wo hours.

Kucks pitched. two-hit balls | their first two runs off Jim Members, their wives and for eight innings,

yielding the Hearn and they "eed" the game their guests will be allowed use Athletics run On 1 seventh- with a trio off Johnny McCall

in the ninth-United Press. of the bar and other facilities (inning homer by Gun Zernial. 13th of the season

at the Defence Force HQ. It was the

during

the afternoon, and for the 220-pound outfielder.

covered seating will be avail- able for the comfort of specta- ters at various vantage points.

The

run stood up until the eighth inning when plach-hitter Bill Skowron blasted a

hom Tun off Ray Herbert to produce a 1-1 tle. Then, in the ninth over wo Irv Noren and Billy with TENNIS RESULTS Hunter delivering the key hits and Tom Morgan came out of to burl a hitlers the bullpen Manchester, June 1. following were the re-ninth for the win.

NORTH ENGLAND the Yankees pushed

The

sults of matches played here in the North England Lawn Tennis tournament,

today

Third Round:

beat

Jums

SENATORS SHOT OUT

AUSTRALIANS 205 FOR 4 AT ANTIGUA

There is much the same prob- choosing an off-break

Is it to be

I know many people believe Bob

retained In that the team which Appleyard on Jim Laker?

the Ashes in the winter should fast bowling the issue is also

be good enough for the forth- open.

coming series, but to ignore the

of Bailey almost claims others would be With Trevor certain

foolish, one place as seam bowler, room probably will

to fill

e

In batting, for instance, the not exist for more than two of competition for places is ob- the several other fine new ball {vious.. bowlers in the running.

i

I am only too conscious of The Surrey pair, Alec. Bedser the fact that several of the side stil (note how he still whips out the recently in Australia are early batsmen) and Peter Load waiting to make a decent score.

are Brian Yet most batsmen

in the er, and the faster meri, Statham, Freddie Trueman and same boat!

General Bridgeford

Ask

Australians To Back Melbourne Stadium

Sydney, June 1.

Lt. General William Bridgeford, executive officer of the Olympic Organising Committee, today called upon all Australians to back Melbourne's preparations for the 1956 Games "lest we become the laughing stock of the world."

Walter

St. John Ambulance

Orders

Time Table For Ski Olympics

Montreux, June 1.

The Organising Committee of the 1956 Winter Olympics, to be held at Cortina Dumpezzo Italy) has finally approved the for the following time-table different Olympic events;

Thursday, January 28, Open-

Kilometres ing of the Games

are rarely injured for the simple may

yet significant reason that they make the ball do the work. As do all good footballers...

No, Mr Winterbottom! Avold- ing body contact by split second timing, and precision passing is no strange new style devised by the Continentals..

It is football. A game which Britain created, but which she has almost forgotten how to play--(London Express Service).

League Tennis

The following were the results ef League Tennis matches played

yesterday,

LADIES' " DIVISION

XCC Lost To L2C(1) By 134 to 73% Mrs Hasselet and Mise Facher 1XCC)

loet to Mrs Scholes, and Mrs Order by Dr F. 1. Tseung, Made 7-8; beat Mrs Baker and Miss C.St.J., Acting Commissioner Skinner 6: draw with Mrs Green of St John Ambulance Brigade, and Mrs Lobeseder 6.6.. Hongkong District. Order No. 22/55. Dated June 2 1955.

Ambulance Duties-Hongkong.- 3.8.55.-11.6.55. Wanchal "A" Amb. Div 22.6.50-18.6.55. Wanchal "B". Amb. Elva June 1958; H.K.YOLCA Neg. Div.

Mrs Liang and Mias A. O (KCC) Jost to Ara Scholes and Mrs Malden 3-8; Hoa có sẵn Baker and MI Skinner 5-7; lost to Mr Green and Mrs Lubeseder 3-5.

Mrs Mardulyn and Misa E. Lew (XCC) fort to Mrs Scholes and, Mrs Ambulance` Duties-Kowloon. Malden 3-6; inst to Mrs Baker and Amb, Miss Skinner 3-5; lost to Mr Green 6.8.35.-12.6 55. K.T.M.C.A. DMV.: 13.8.45.-19.8.55. Mong Kok and Mrs Lubeseder 2-6, Amb. Div.: June 1955: Waterloo Nsg. Div.

Pesetration Squad Duties-0.0.54.

LRC (2) Best KGVB 9- Mrs Prophet and Mias

Brewer

j

27-30 ace-Women's Giant Slalom,

26--Women's January kilometres race,

29--Men's January Slalor, and Jump Combine.

10

Glant

January 30---15 kilometres and Women's Salom

January 31-Jump Combme and Men's Slalom.

February 2-50

race

February 1-Women's three times 5 kilometres relzy and Women's downhill.

kilometres

February 3 Men's downhill February 4-Men's four times 10 kilometres relay

February Special jump and

closing of the Games,

These dates were announced to the 20th International Skefing Congress in Montreux tonight by M. Onegilo, Chairman of the Italian Sid Federation.--France-

Presse.

Sports Diary

TODAY Saunate

Men's "B" Division: KCC V SCAA v Recorice CCSRC T KICEA VCC, BAN VÀ CÁC B

HCU. Ladies “A” Divizion: 180 v USBC, USRC v. Recreio.

TOMORROW Golf

Glover Cup Third. Bound.

SATURDAY -Bowls

Dív. 1: FRC "07 v Becreta “BM FC v IRC "B": CCC ▼ KBCC,

PRC.

D: H. K. Cheng. Dentist H.T.(LRC) beat Mas Ridehaigh and Miss skleids, C/S Wong Kil-kwan & E. Shekury 6-1; beat Mina S. Hewson Shamshaipo Nag, Dav.; 12.8.58. De and Miss H. Selenan, 6-0; beat Miss

Div 2: TC KOC; CCC ♥ HRNC: Li Kuang-yu, Dentist A. J. Stapir. W. Heneage and Miss B.. Lo 6-4.

Miss Gould and Mrs Preau, beat IDXCC v FC: FRC V USRC. D/S J. Stewari, & Stamshulpo Nix.

Div. 3: USRC v KCS. Diy.

M Ridehalgh and Miss E. Shekury Orderly Dulles For Mainland Area 6-2; beat Miss S. Hewson and MC; FRCY TO KGC V POG 1gt3.8.35. Tenshatga Amb. H. Selenan 6-1; beat Miss W HKAAA Anwual. Dinner - Winner Div.; 4.8.55. Kong Wah Amd. Die Heneage and Mia B. Lo 6-1.

Amb. Div.;

Amb.

5.6.35,

K.Y.M.CA.

7.6.45. Mong

8.4.55 K.Y.M.C.A. Nag Divi

Ston.

Athletics

SUNDAY

Mrs Brands and Mirs Strobik beat Kok

Day M Ridehaigh and Miss E. Shekury 8.6.50. Kong Wah Amb. Div., 9855. 6-1; beat. Miss S. Hewson and, Miles Motor Sports Club Gymnichana at Kowloon Amb. Div.

beat Mias W. Defence Force Headquarters, 2.30 Selenan 6-3;

p.m.

Stret Bleepers Shelter Society Duties Shamshulpo. 1.6.55—4.0.55. K.Y.M.C.A, Nig, Div 5.6.55.— 11.6.15. Shamshuipe Nsg. Diy.

Street Sleepers Sheiler Society

Dist-Jume 1956 Duties Western S.C.A.A. Nig. Div.

MODEKORN.F.W.A. Ama Clinic Duties3.6.55.6.35. K.Y.M.C.A. Nag. Div 4.6.55.-7.6.55. Waterloo Neg. Div.; 8.6.55.-9.6.55. Shamshulpo Neg. Div.

Beach Dulies-Hoogkang.-4.5.55, 2 p.m. Repulse Bay Central A/D , Wave, Buy Weichai WAP AD Shek-D-Western Dist. A/P 5.5.05. 9.30.m. Repulse Bay S.C.A.A. Big Wave Bay Chung Bing AD: Scek-0 Confucian A/D; 6.0.55. AD: Big Wave Bay Causeway Bay June 1953: Central Nag.Div.

D Shek-O. H.KY.M.C.A... A/D Beach. Deities–Lalchikek, on Eastern Athletic Am Swime theming Pavilion: Kowloon Amb. Dáv, & Shamshulpo Nse, Div.; Chinese Y.M.C.A. Swimming Pavilion: KoW- loon YM.CHA, Amh. & Neg. Divs EX Chinese Civil Servant Awa Swimming, Pavilion: Kong Wah

1.30 p.m. Repulse Bay K.C.O.B.

"The 1956 Games will be most important in world history," Gen. Bridgeford said in an address 'at Australian Institute of Public Relations.

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"They could contribute more Asian and African visitors than any other single event to the Games be their house guests.

MODERN · CLYMPICS St. Jaha, Antigus, Jure 1. lessen world tensions and show

The General said that Aus- Betting on a particularly easy the nations of the world that wicket,

Australia's

touring all car congregate barraccustralia was the only nation be 205 for ty."

side, Britain, the United States cricketers had scored

and Germany that has attended the loss of four wickets at tea

Ger. Bridgeford said he be every modern Olympics and had Tam of their three- day the first In the other day games, the day second class fixture with lieved the Games would be earned the right to show the 28.654. Pie Chan Chang-thing Hongkong Birds (Herklots)

Div. Pia Kwong Hee-hol enrolled Krishnan Detroit Tigers shut

among the best ever staged but world that a country with a the. Leeward Islands here, out the

entire country to small population could stage the w.elf. 28.8.58. (Iraila)

Gracele

They lost Arthur Morris at urged the Washington Senators 9-D, and

Decrease of Strength (s): Layo (Britain) 6-2, 6-2; N. Kumar the Cincinnati Redlegs downed 23, but Les Favell and Peter support preparations for the Games successfully.

Waterloo Nig. Div. Amb/8x. Tung Mr Avery Brundage, of Burge added 119 for the second event, (India) beat R. Dabbs (Britain) the New York Giants 5-2.

Lai-ming leave for 3 months we.. President of the Stewart by 6-1, 6-1;

1.5.65.3% (s) Benignation.T.M.C.A. (USA)

Southpaw Billy Hoelt tossed a wicket to put the Australians iz

"I never would prophesy that Chicago, (Britain)

NH. DIT: Amb/Sa's Chu Shi-fun W. Knight

Olympic Com- 6-4, two-hitter for he

position, a comfortable second straight

the Melbourne Games will be International 6-2; Fontana (Canada) beat C. shutout and third

the year

25.8.35. Un Long Ng. Div.: Amb/ the greatest ever, int I do promittee, criticised the slowness Law Yuk-shim resigned. "THE SCOREBOARD by 8-6, behind à 10-hit

Detroit.attacks

mise they will be universally of Melbourne's preparations for Sur's Kong Yuen-yau Tang Yuk Australians, 1st Innings. 4-6, 7-5: T. Mottram (Britain)

Included which

Ray Boone's

accepted as successful," he said, the Games when he visited mut reskied w... 25.5.35 Abra "Melbourne is the custodian of Australia in April. The IOC national honour. Australia will will decide definitely at Paris 25.5.55% (c) Discharge The 11 be judged by

by the world. Every this month whether Melbourne Australian from the top leaders will be permitted to keep the to the man in the street must Games, A shed his cloak

bent

Shea (United

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3. Tattersall (Britain) 6-0 th homer. Jack Philips had L Favell, c. Warner, b.

befaroslav

Drobny (Egypt) three

three hits for the Tigers and Al Crossley

son

beat M. Brown (Britain) in a Kaline came through with two A Morris, lbw b Anthony second round match by 6-0, 6-1 to help hand Stone this sixth In the Women's Singles third lose. Hoeft struck out seven and

Lew's

Brough walked five for his dith win, round, Miss Louis (United

States)

beat Miss MR Harrison (Britain) 6-0 and 6-2 Joo Nuxhall pitched a five Miss L. Felix

beat (USA) Miss hitter for Cincinnati and had the (Britain) 12-10 arid Giants shirt out until the ninth are when Wille Mays hit a twoxin In the

Doris homer his 13th of the season. Hart (United States), beat Miss A first-inning run and Ted J. Forbea (South Africa) 6-0, Zileszewski's 14th homer in the and 6-1-France Presse

sixth provided the Fedtegn with

P. Burge, Matthew, b.

Robert p

K. Miller, Michael, b.

Libord

Bennud, not out

L. Maddocks, not out

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