1955-06-16 — Page 71

Trabert Is Likely

To Turn Professional After Wimbledon Tourney

1

A young man with broad freckled face; even broader shoulders, close cropped hair and shy but open grin last week walked off with the He is Tony French Lawn Tennis title for the second year running.

Trabert, the likable lad from Cincinnati.

Trabert's next big assignment is Wimbledon.

It may be his last attempt

there, for whatever the result, he is likely to turn professional at the end of the

season.

Trabert beat Sven Davidson in the French Final, staging a fine come-back after losing the Arst sex.

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Such was his progress after

few this defeat that within a months he had won titles in all parts of the world including the Butler Cup, Monte Carlo, International Champion-

This could be Trabert's year, Last season he was No 1 sed the

St. John Ambulance

Orders

at Wimbledon after winning the ships of Paris, Italy and Ber- French title. But he went out,muda, the French Champion- most surprisingly, to Australia's ships as well as having a share

in Doubles SUCCESSES in the Order by Dr F. 1 Tseung, Ken Rosewall in the semi-final Nice and South West Pacific cst, Acting Commissioner of

He has been playing con- Championships.

ד'

only.

St John Ambulance Brigade,

Then came his Navy call-up Hongkong District, Order No.

24/55. Dabed June 16, 1835. and store-leave. tennis

be was ranked Yet in 1951 No. 1 in the United States, this 19.6.53-25.6.55.

Ambulance

Duties-Hongkong

despite the fact he had never plv 29.8.3-2.1.35.

Amb. Dev. June 1956: HK. YALDA.

won a national title.

the Free from

life, this service

Shankwan And. Chung Sing

N32. D.: July 1955: ShaRAW MEL routine

of K.F. N. Day. young man

sistently well this year, His successes include the United States indoor Championship, a win-his seventh-over Davis Cup colleague Vie Seixas at Houston, Texas, and, of course, the French win,

Trabert really come into

he

Ambulance Dalles Kowloon prominence in 1953 when

who plays tennis with brain as 20.6.5-13.6.15. Kong Wan de Tai captained the American team

Amb Div. 1, 8.65,--1.7.55. well as brawn, devoted all his pa and, virtually single-handed time to the game he loved. His Sham huipo Amb. Div. Juhe: Water- regained the Davis Cup for his first month as a “civry" saw 100 N35. Div.: July 1965: K.Y.M.C.A.

Nag. Div both Singles him win the US National title. Penetration

Duties country, winning

Squad and sharing in a Doubles' vic-

19.0.55. Dr Lincola K. Laik,, Dentin Yuk- Wimbledon Yap Jin-hwee, D/O Leung tory. His gruelling, but classical

& Shamshulpa N. IV. remains uncon- kwan

*.9.55. De Wong Wah-kwen struggle against Lew Hoad pro- Championship duced outstanding tennis even quered.

Denti Chan Mu-tak, Cdvo Kwok Kit-mingg & Shemahupo Nag. Dr. by Davis Cup standards.

Mainland When he achieves that air, Orderly Duties For

Tsimshats Amă, TERRIFIC BATTLE

Shamehulpo Trabert had every reason to Trabert will have climbed to 11.0.55. the top of a ladder whose rungs Div.: 18.6.55.

19.6... simshatsui Div.1 The two previous are far apart, and in feel proud.

which DIY: 20.8.55. KY.M.C.A. Nag. seasons he was on the losing every step towards success takes Div. 21.6.55 Mong Kok Amb, BIV side, Serving in the US Navy tremendous effort,

22.6.55. Kowloon Amb. Div.; 23.650. Kowloon Amb. Div. his training was restricted to a bare minimum. On such

Now

only the

He will have overcome many 2 obstacles. The Brst was **

Amb.

Amb.

Street Sleepers Shelter Society Doties Shamṇahulpo, -10.5.59- 18.65. Waterloo Nig. DAY.: 20.5.45.

Di

meagre ration of preparation he schoolboy. Tans was too good 25.6.38, KY.M.C.A. N. D had to face those exponents of at sport. He was playing tennis power plus tennis Frank Sedg-at the age of six, winning titles Dudes-Western

at ten. But he man and Ken McGregor,

also captained Indeed in 1952 after a terrific the school basketball team, and battle against McGregor he had played no mean game of base- to be helped, exhausted, from the ball. court by ambulance men,

Navy service probably cost Trabert a Wimbledon tille. His in only visit to the Championships 1950, when he was beaten by Britain's Tony Mottram. was as a raw 19-year-old

New York Giants Stage

Το Ninth Inning Rally To Cubs 7-2 Beat Chicago

New York, June 15.

TOUGH DECISION

Street Bisepers Shelter. "Society 1955: S.C.A.A. Ng." DV.

Mong Kok K.F.W.A. Asen, Cilnic Duflet.17.8.55.-13.05. KYMCA.

You Nag Dir.: 23.8.55.-23.6.56. Shamshulpo Nag. Div.

Nag. Div., 20.453-11.6.36. Water-

Shek-0.3.C.A.A 1.30 .. Bay

Beach Duties—IIongkong,---18.6.55, Dim. Hepulse Bay, Chung Sing What should he do? Continue | A; Big Wave Bay, Lonfucian AD;

_A/D; 12.6.08 playing at all three and become

Beguise Bay, Causeway. A/D: Big Wave Bay proficient at each, or specialise in the hope of reaching the top KYMCA, AD; Shek-OK.COB. AVD: 19.6.35 1.30 pan. Shaukkiwan. K.F. A/D; Big Wave Bay, Shark- Fortmately for tennis lovers, wan A/D; Shek-O, Elstars A/D; he those their game. It was a June 1956: Central Nsg. Div.

Beach DRUG-LIKEKOR, K**• tough decision to have to make.

Joon.--Eastern Athletic Assa, Swim- For in his home town of C-ming Pavilions: Kowloon Amo. Div. cinnati the

is de Shamabuspo Nag. Div.; Chinees Swimming Pavilion: short, se, nrmally, opportuni-YM.C.A.

K.Y.M.C.A. Amb, & NI, DAVE.; tronis are limited Butik Chinese Civil Servants Assn. ties for

Pavilion: Kong the weather could not deter the Swimming

Wab ambitious Tony,

Amb. mv. & Waterloo zing. Div.; intchikisk Beach; 13.8.56. & 19.556. Shupo Amb. Div. & Waverion Nag. Dr.

summer stastni

50

Yuk-hatwalled

7.8465.7

was made at the Selectors agreed. It was the fifth win in six games for the Giants and Wimbledon 19557 With cument shamshuipo Amb.Div.: Pts Kong

out

the

that although Lock was more difficult bowler to attack

successful

3

the fifth loss in six'contests for the Cubs.

......

Fain

-(London Express Service)

District Headquarters.

In the winter he would sweep several feet of 'mow from the

Taken On Strength=(2) Enroj- court to get in a game.

ment-Waterloo Nig. Diva Amb/544. Young Tony grew up into a

Ching-har enrolled w.0.1. DIT: Ane strapping lad. But as his 7.0.35.; K.Y.X.C.A. NE, Paul Gel, the New York Giants $45,000 bonus pitcher game progressed did his Amb/Six, Mok Shi-fong & Wong them en blog and only the ill and former Minnesota football star, gained his first major weight. Even strenuous exercise shamshuipe Amb, Diva Pie. Tung ness of Hutton and Michael

rolled w.e.f. 6.8.55.: Wancha" "H So he made the supreme Amd. Div.: Pla. Wong Wing en- bertson, Forestry Officer, and singles are concerned, emerged Cowdren citas League victory today when the World Champions staged could not move that exces fat. Cons-kwing & Denim yang

sacrifice. He dieled:

rolled w.e.1. 10.0.55. from a five-run ninth inning rally that provided them with a prevented them Mr G.R. Sneath, Crown Coun- when the draw

What 7-2 triumph over the Chicago Cubs, " The the All-England Club today.

are his chances" for

Decrease of Strength—(1) LoRyb— sel, Legal Department. comforter and Gong-banger will

Should seedings work

holder Jaroslav Drobny suffer Tre-shing leave for 3 months w... be the Rev. Fr. Poletti, Catho

Re and there are only eight com-

ing from a grumbling appendix 15.53. (b) Discharging follow

ing members have ben dacharged lie Mission, Taipo. Two

and is the superior on a turning

Giel yielded only one hit after The other two are Ferris plus lees of farm, Lew Hoad from the Brigade w.ext.drun serves are Mr A.P. Richardson, pared with the 12 last year...

wicket, Jchnny Wardle of York-

Jim Hearn in the and Phillips-United Press. lacking match practice and a 1955 under Brigade Regulation No. Rose-

99; K«Y M. C.Á, NH, DWA AUD/ be Ken District Officer, Yuen Long, and the quarter-finalists in order of

Ken shire was more likely to "ddle" relieving

THE SCORES

big query surrounding

Sh's Chung Lei-tung. Mr W. Duncan, Vegetable Mar- the draw will

ralia), wall (Austra versus Sven

the South Africans out on the seventh inning and started the

National League

Rostwall this season, they

are fong, Leung Mansemen, Chan Bhiu- Giants winning rally himself Dividsson (Sweden): Vic Seixas

Trent Bridge wicket

R HE bright,

yin. Wong Wan-ying Cheung Yin keting Officer.

with a double that led the ninth. easy-paced (U.S.) yersus

fal, Lea Heung-nam, Ng, Lai-ping, Rex Hartwig

THIRD FACTOR

4 7 12

Indeed, when the seedings are at Wai-thun & Ng Lim-kwan, (Australia): Budge Patty (U.S.)

There was third factor Jim Davis replaced Paul Minner New York

pinen-hitter Chicago

200 announced, Tony Trabert may versus Lewis Road (Australia) working against England's most at that poman's

Bobby

well head the list,

(Spd.) The Las Card, BASLJ, and Jaroslav Drobny (Egypt),

Hofman singled off his

Staff Osloer 1, Giel (7) and bowler of the mo first pitch to drive in Giel. the holder, versus Tony Trabent ment. You can take it as read

Westrum, Katt Jackson (9) an error and (7), Minner (9), Two singles, (U.S.).

he is being regimented the Rookie that

man Gail Har- first-baseman

and Cooper. WP-Glel (1-0). Davidsson appears to be the

has ris in of those seeds same as Freddie Trueman

double completed the ally. LP-Minner (9-3), Lock been regimented.

collected two singles i danger of defeat in the first exuberant and was in

high Harris calle

to the double addition to

to pace round for he was drawn to meet exut

8 11 0 The MCC did not see eye to eye

2 The Detroit Tigers downed the Detroit young

ing American, who was

6 12 qualined today for a place in seeded last year and wo

would no

with him-ergo, he did not go New York Yankees, 8-6, and the New York to Australia.

Hoeft, Birrer (9) and House, a splendid race, finishing the Wimbledon tennis tour doubt have been this year had

Boston Red Sox defeated the There is mother pretty prob- Kansas with

City Athletics, 9-6, in Kucks, Sturdivant (3), Kon- a terrific burst over the

meet Jaime ment and will

Erst

lem to be settled. With Hutton the other day games,

stant (9) and Silvera, WP- Last 350 yards

In the first the 12 places beer maintained. the Bartrol of Spain beat

Another unfortunate Lazio Tabori round

is fine-and-

Hoett (8-3). LP-Kucks (5-3). Hurgarian stars,

is that between incapacitated it

of dandy that Tom Graveney and

YANKEE RALLY

HR-Robinson (12th and 13th). and Sandor Tharos.

Places were left open for 10 round clash

the men to

in special Ashley Copper, a member named Tabori, 24, a leather worker,

the official Australian team, Don Kenyon should open

Rookie Warner Birrer snuffed Delsing (8th). Rose,

innings and in the usual course who is hit the headlines when he won qualifying play, and the draw and

Kansas City

0 11 Mile race in which

was made earder today,

preserve Southpaw

Boston Other qualifiers today were making the trip independently of things the more successful of out a Yankee rally in the ninth The first three beat 4 minutes at the White City on May 28. His

H. W. Sweeny (United States) this year and who many people the two would be expected to inning to

been be chosen as No. 2 when Hut- BIly Hocfts sixth win should have consider

Herbert, Harrington (8) and Tigers gave Hoeft an 8-2 margin who mocis

ton comes back, time was 3 mins. 69 seconds.

Seymour Russell Iharos, 25, a lieutenant in the

(South Africa);

They both succeeded at Not-in the first four innings, routing W. Shantz. Parnell, Hurd (8) R. D. Potter Seeded.--Beuter.

tingham, Will Hutton drop him- Rookie Jobany Kucks in the and White.

WP-Pamell (1-1) LP-Her- Hungarian Army, is the world (Australia) who meets another

self in the batting order to prop third and continuing assault record holder for 3,000 Metres qualifier yet to be named from and Two Miles, both set up within 16 days this year. Tharos won the Two Miles at the White City on May 30 in 8 mins 33.4 (South

Pirie had not announced his effort as a record bid but he

ran

the

to

the

Wimbledon, June 15.

one

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C. Botha of South Africa Hamilton Richardson, the bril-spirits on the West Indian tour. the Giants 12-hit attack.

be

Mervyn

the Northern section, Said QUEEN'S CLUB TOURNEY (Pakistan) who meets. J. Van Dalsum (Holland); Ian Froman Africa) who meets

and

seconds, beating Britain's Ken Sander Laslo (Britain) P.

Wood (Sheffield), who also beat Clive Bordstein the previous record of 8 mins. Scholl (Germany) 40.8 seconds by Gaston Reiff.

Tabori Anished today in

mins, 13.2 seconds and Tharos in 5 mins. 16.4 seconds.

Thus Reiff's World record, which has stood since 1949, re- mained intact,

Earlie

FAST 800

·and Druliner (United States),

G. W.

5 The two Northern qualifiers

bave not been named.

Mies Naomi Schuurman (South the eight Africa) was among women who qualified today. She meets her country-woman, Miss V. Korzon-United Press,

Roger Belgium's

Moens won the 800 Metres in

min. 47.5 seconds-the best time set up in the world this year.

The World record of 1 min, 16.

New Secretary

Wimbledon's Top Seeded Pair Eliminated

Of Jockey Club the Men's

a

They are

American League

8 B

1

2

and strengthen the middle of against reliever Tom Sturdivant, bert (0-6). HR-Zernial (15th), (11th) Renna (5th) the innings and at the same Jim Delsing and Frank House Jensen time ease some of the burdens homered in the Tigers 11-ait Wilson (9th).

of captaincy that weigh heavily attack while Ed Robinson it AMERICAN LEAGUE on his shoulders?

It is more than likely, pecially as Barrington did not

the come off-and

Selectors have the unhappy habit Judging on one failure.

ESPINOSA-CEZAR FIGHT

Boxing Decision Almost Set Off A Riot

Nas 12 and 13 for the Yankees, Mel Parnell won his first de cision of the season behind an Chicago 11-hit Boston attack that in Baltimore of cluded Jacke

Jensen's home

games

szd

jir

(First Game)

R. HE

5 10 0

&

8 2

BADMINTON

Thailand Beaten 8-1 By Danes

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Billy Goodman, The victory. Palica, Dorish (6), Schallock Tony Trabert and Vie Seixas,

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LP Consuegra

(4-2). (1-2). are top seeded for the

the Red Sox. who Doubles at Wimbledon next

HR Evers (6th), Fox (4th) --- week, received severe jolt

In the American League night United Press when beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Nicola

activity, Chicago played twe

Baltimore, at.. Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola of Italy in the third round of

Cleveland was at Washington. Doubles in the

In the National League Queen's Club International

Brooklyn was at Cincinnati Lawn Termis tournament here

Philadelphia - at Milwaukee and Harbig Rudolf seconds, by

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, Mr A. E. Arnold, who has today, (Germany) has stood since 1939.

Manila, June 15. Trabert and Seixas-werE

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Phillies

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today for European title, by nearly

The visiting Danishi badminton a... Burn over the title by defeating Little Cezar on

Thailand time was feld & Swire after thirty years America, Australia and France, Champlon tonight retained his from Szentgall's yards.

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beat T. Jensen Metres tonight and though he all forms of riding activities in

Targsson is with the Phillies Shanghai and Hongkong, was well up with the and fast rode in races

in Milwaukee arid will report to Hong RUMANIA" BEATEN of the record 18,000 crowd in

to Hongsuk Takacphai 18-4, 15-6. packed into the stadium boxed in for 4,000 Metres he failed sud-ong in 1929; since the War he

Theval Sanguan-, beat the Tigers here tomorrow. Skaarup the verdict and Little Car The bespectacled first baseman boubles Kobbero and Hansen 41 AT SOCCER denly at this mark and was has acted as Assistant Judge

18-18-15-42, 15-2 started a

himself by pompotion placed.

and Assistant Starter at Happy

Gothenburg, June 15. lunging out at the nearest per has a 267 batting average with

the Philles so this season, beat Sagun Anantahon and beat Rumatig by son to him when he having collected 40 hits and Soo Saekak 15-5, 18-14 During the Britain in 14 mins, 17 seconds."

times Moriz and Elouteen beat Hungary's Erna Berts second in 14 minutes 23.4 with the Army Remount De- national soccer match here to-

leading by two Espinosa is second ranking at bat seconds, with Belgium's Franz partment in India. He relieves night : after

contender for the World Fly Torgeson's requisition giver Buranahten 15-13-15-6-France HONGKONG

Detroit three first bastimen. Presse. Herman third in 14 mins, 29,0 Major Misa who is returning to goals to nil at haft me..

weight title Franc seconds-Chiria Mail Special. England.

Winner was Peter Driver of Valley

years.

He

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