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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1085.

THE FOURTH TIME

Wimbledon Needs Personalities And Punch

Says ERIC NICHOLLS

The little man with the multi-coloured bow tie bit deeper into his fat cigar and drawled through the corner of his mouth: "It sure has been a disappointing fortnight."

It was the last day of Wimbledon. Already the courts were being covered with glant tarpaulins. Soon the head groundsmatt and his staff would begin the lung job ahead of preparing the courts for next year's session of the world's premier tennis tournament.

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wo

The man with the bow fle was the rest it was the same serious centration. But oh, how an American. You would have facts.

would love to see a few more There thought he would

As have been

the WAK

tennis Australian Darlene Hards, satisfied. For hadn't a fellow brigade

for whom

to rataltig an player Darlene has a lot

banearn. But when it comes to countryman and woman cap- eyebrow appeared w

There were the Ameri- tuned the major titles this year, effort,

entertaining E

crowd 17,000 In many ways, He eRehna whose terinis abilities were packed into Wimbledon's Centre the feelings of us all, never in doubt, but who, with Court, she has ho beilers.

disappointing the exception of selful Ari Wimbledon.

Irardly raised a smile There was plenty Larsen, of good tennis, But very few between them.

ndteles could ងង labelled championshilp class.

wan

Glant kings were few, and with the odd excepilan the big boys marched through their re- pective events without encounte leting many obstacles.

When she is not fixing hêc hair, she is bounding about the court like a 12-year-old school- We were treated to the usual girl. She jumps with joy after antics from laughing boy Freddle a particularly brilliant shot has Huber, quite Justinably named scored a point. She kisses the "Danny Kaye of Wimbledon. racket, gives her thigh a deter- And before she changed into mined slag, or lets out a high primarul proper shorts, we had pitched girlish yelp when aht

her

a brief glimpse of pink petticoat fails to reach a ball. and lace panties In "Gorgeous Even in defeat this "darling Gusje style, worn By Lea of Wimbledon" ambles. Pericoli of Italy.

IN SHORT SUPPLY Personalities--in short supply came and went in the early But that's as far as glamour rounds. Darlene Hard, the 19- went. year-old Californian Miss with Spurt is serious business. the infectious smile stayed to Even the allegedly amateur cheer us until the semi-finals of sport on Wimbledon's lush green the singles and doubles. But for courts requires tremendous con-

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TOUR DE FRANCE-

Only Six Riders Left

In British Team And

Race 108 In The

Thonon-Les-Baines, July 13, Plucky 31-year-old Stan Jones of Birmingham rolled into an empty stadium here tonight to finish the seventh lap of the Tour De France cycling marathon over 167 miles from Zurich.

The crowd had gone and only a handful of workers clearing up the stadium were there to give him a clap and shout "Vive L'Angleterre.”

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WORTHY CHAMPION

Despite his one-sided final, Trabert is a worthy Champion. To get through a tournament like Wimbledon without dropping a set is a fine achievement.

or

Where will he go now? The professional net is cast. Sooner. Hier Träbert will take the I feel certain. that plunge. Or After all he has crossed his last hurdle by winning Wimbledon. But how Boon remains to be Fuch,

says he will wait Trabert

until after the Davis Cup round and American Championships in September before making such En move,

Presuming Trabert turns pro- fessional and with most of the older brigade such as Jaroslav

G

Hart, Dobry, Doris

Budge Patty, four

Wument's Champlon Louise Brough, near- ing the end of their reign, the have every Young Australians chance to lake over next year.

times

First there is Ken Restwall. He went out so unexpectedly to Denmark's Kurt Nielsen after bring Jabelled "favourite" following brilliant victories over Sven Davidson, the passing shot

Stockholm, stylist from

and Wimbledon veteran Budge Patty.

Miss Louise Brough holds her trophy as she chats to fellow American Mrs Beverly Baker Fleitz after beating her in two straight sets (7.5, 8-6) in the Women's Singles final of the Lawn Tennis Champion- ships at Wimbledon. This was the fourth time Miss Brough had, won the title-Reuterphoto.

NOW SHE'S NOT SO CERTAIN

Miss Brough Had Thought She Had Quite Enough

SUMMER-LEAGUE SOFTBALL

Fred Diesta's Rookies Put Up A Very Promising. Display Against Jaguars

Fred Dlèsta's team of rookies, represchting the Fillpino Club, gave a good" performance when the youngsters extended Eddie Barros' Jaguars, losing by 18-0 In the Summer Softball League game at King's Park yesterday.

On their first showing against South China last week, the youthful Filipino Club softballers received a big thrashing at 20-3, but yesterday they produced better sense of timing and judgment in batting and fielding against the Jaguars and at the end of the seventh inning the youngsters had hit Vic Peruco and Jock Brown no fewer than seven times,

(Fred

TODAY'S GAME US Navy v. South China "B" at 6 p.m.

Jaguars' superiority was not enabling Langenberg to reach |son

(KGV); Centrefeldet surprising. But the manner in third and Mano second. Gussy Gregory Lawrence (KGV)} which the youngsters fought Pereira's nest hit to centrefeld | RightHelder-9. ↑ Despa back gallantly deserves praise.scored Langenberg for the Dlesta Jr., 4th). Of the four King George V fourth run. School softballers,

The 18-year-old

rookies come back to Ryder Getz at shortstop was secre two runs through Ryder the most impressive.

Getz and Dante Santana. Ryder stole the spotlight by

experienced clubbing two-run homer in their youngsters then found opponents the suventh and topped the more than a handful, conceding hatting department by clouting a run in the second, four runs d three-bigger in the initial in the third and another three canto,

in the fourth which put the game on ice.

Left felder Bruce Carison's quick

tbe

• thinking moved Filipino Club from sustaining

h

a bigger margin of defeat. He

SIDELINE HONOURS

Summing

up,

coach Eddle

the Jaguare jook never muffed a fly in the seven- Bartas of inning

Centre-felder sideline honours by coaching game, Gregory Lawrence also dis- the nine youngsters in the ort played Intelligence at fielding of batting while Fred Diesta while first-baseman Jimmy Be* gave sound counsel in delding.

It was a game which saw the lote was quick in handling pege Jaguars more polluted in al- most every phase of the game,

from Becond and third.

H.K. Chinese Draw With Sino-Malays

Singapore, July 13.

The Hongkong Chinese Football, Association, playing their last game in the The four KGV players, on but the youngsters in turn out Colony, drew one-all against their first season' appearance shone the Jaguars in enthusiasm, a Sino-Malaya combination. In the Summer Softball League, Well watched

hed by handful The ideal side was' pressed should

the Improve if given the of veterans of the sport from the whistle and the visitors, necessary. competitive

bellet Cx-general

is that the who seemed uncomfortable unitler perience.

youngsters more than made up noodighis, ware hard put to team for their lack of skill by their keep the foraging Singapore for-

to learn the finer wards out.

of the Filipino Club itself, only four members had eagerness played in the regular Junior points of softball, League of the

ball

Hongkong Soft-

They are

HIGHLIGHTS

were

The heavy slippery ball seen- -ed to add to their discomfort and THE TEAMS Association.

their defetidors were guilty of seconti basentan Jolin Cheng,

Their third Jaguars; Batcher Miguel Ferrus,

-Plicher Vie many siked dierences. baseman Antonio

Bowh. 4th); forwards had their chances but Ribeiro and Pedruco (Jock right-alder Fred Diesta Jr. All CatcherLgmar Eriksen (Dick Kwok You and Hau Ching-to a drive just wide with the boys are under the coaching Chaves 4th) 1st baseman-Gus or the top of the box. o Fred Diesta.

Pereira; tid baseman-Arturo Ozerio (Cerry Langenborg 4th); With Tam Nai-huan showing Brd busetran Beny Omar a safe pair of hands, it looked The game itself had its high-gmar Ericksun 4in): Short-like a scoreless half when in

sudden breakaway Singapore's stop pick Chaves (Vie Petrico Gimsy Pereira, first 4th); Lerthelder

Langenberg side-right gained possession 28 4th) Centrefelder yards out and shooting on the sacker of the Jaguars, clubbed (Ozerlo

the advancing goal- one over materie fence,

feld Mano Ptr

Pereira; Rightfelder-Line fun best scoring

Igmár

keeper with a drip drive. Marques. Ericksch in the seventh cahto. Flilpino Club:-Pitcher-Danto

HUNG ON A clever double-play by the

Catcher Miguei Ferras seven probably have won because

youngsters was seen in

(La Salle); 1st Baseman-Jimmy Miss "Broughle" admitted atter-sixth when Dick Chaves was Belote (KGV); 2nd bibemün—

All Wimbledon, stood and cheered when 32-year-old Louise Brough, Champion in 1948, 1949 and 1950, unexpectedly regained the Women's Singles crown.

For the woman she defeated-her Los Angeles rival, Mrs Beverley Fleitz had beaten "Broughie" four times in four previous encounters.

open

the

lights.

the

The Hongkong Chinese played more constructive football after

wards "I was just about done' forced out at and when Arturo John Cheng (La Salle); 3rd this setback but the local defen-

title

Özotlo (lied,

FRENCH OPEN COLF

The visitors had more of the game in the second half but the local defenders were a shade faster on the ball.

19 And Mrs Fleltz years

than younger Brough.

No wonder the orchestra play- Louise has won every avail- And

baseman-Antonio Ribeiro Laders hung on to their lead till ed the old Maurice Chevaller able title at Wimbletion.

Although pitcher "The birds in the trees since 1948 she has been in br

Dante Salle): Shortstop-Ryder detz the end of the first session. tune ...they whisper Louise" when near a couple of finals cach Bantana showed enthusiasm, he (KGV); Leftfielder-Bruce Carl-

Inclied control and was fre. she danced the victory solo year.

with Tony Trabert to Will she dance

defend that

on his pitches quently wild However, LTA'S Wimbledon next year?

he could derivé prize-giving

"I like Wimbledon too much satisfaction from his success rize-giving pole realized how to stay awe fald

yesterday in tahting Dick no time-keepers of the Indian file and crasiled There were to clock him in as he arrived into a stone wall, He

But Rosewall is still only 20. elogo popular Louise was to not

(London Express Service) Chaves and Matto Perelta was cut

twice, Chaves later redeemed some 92 minutes after the lap and bruised on the left knee Last year he échsationally de- getting her name on the singles fourth roll for the winner, Jones said: I had and right arm.

himself. by earning a two-bast. Both his tyre fcdied Tony Trabert in the semi-horlours three

before going down to time. She had two moments SWISS TENNIS TOURNEY HIL punctures

the burst and he lost 20 precious anals Thuderstorm and wind

This year when the Championship were minutes changing tyres. He Drobny in the hail

all set for the title bled in the balance. ¡he looked against me,"

Inished 108th.

until Nielsen ended his hopes,

Art Larsen she when Asked why he kept on, Jones

said: "I just didn't want Overall

I maintain he would have dubious about entering Wimble-

Then she decided Beats Ford In placings for the

been in this year's final, but for don at all.

to make a final

In this bid Dlot of the Ile de France tearn

were; arrived two minutes before

44. Mitchell, 41 hrs, 8 mins, one thing Hosewall has no big year's wealtish feld.

service. His back-hand must be

Although the American LTA, 2nd Round Jones. They were eliminated 8 secs. from the

40. Robinson, 41 fire, 4 min, about the best in the business. did not pay her expenses, she They had race,

His general court traft and fore-

was subsidised. by Wimbledon, arrived well outside the time 31 secs;

"for the last limit (the winner's time plus 77. Krobbs, 41 hrs, 20 mins, hand volleying are not far be- So she came

time," though in the flush of ten per cent of that time. There 23 secs.

she has since victory nre now six riders left in the

sidered and now wants to come British team and 108 in the

again. race.

to

and

individual British seventh lap

84. Stee, 41 hrs, 38 mins 44 Becs.

28 02. Bob

83 6 Inh

09. Maitland, 41 hrs, 50 mins,

Jones hug his first puncture 800 yards from the start, Maitland (Birmingham) Sject (Glasgow) and Tony Hoar (Emsworth) waited for him. A Violent thunderstorm hit them as they went after the pack.

TORRENTIAŁ

RAINS

100. Hoar, 42 hrs, 10 mins,

SL09.

Omeal British placings and things for the 7th lap were:

65. Robinson, hrs, 39 mine, 34 st.

85. Mitchell, sathe time, 91. Krebb, nithe time. 106. Steel, 6 hrs, 4 mins, 13 seca,

107. Hout, same time. 108. Mailand, 8 hrs, 4 mins,

Baliling ogainst torrential rains Maltland took the hills in his stride to leave Steel, Jones and Hour to pace it out them-41 secs. selves,

After a tough and terrific 20

miles, Maitland, caught up with

the pack. The other three lost

TEAM STANDING Overall team classification

the opportunity and never saw after the seventh lap were:

the pack again.

But Maitland's luck was out.

Only 80 miles from the finish,

43

1. France, 121 hrs, 13 mins,

2. Northeast Central France,

bind.

Rosewall is the only member of the Australian team with a suspect service,

It was

mort noticeable in His singles semi-inal with

Kyrt Nolen. It was painfully ob vlous in

the

all-Australian doubles final when the vital breaks by Hoad and Hartwig. in the first vo sets were all made on Rosewall's service.

EVERYTHING BUT

Power of service is one of the Australian trump cards. Yet here is a player who is streets abend of alt fhe others, and if I may say so, well ahead of Bing but Wrvice.

First Won

trem.

was

reton-

VITAL POINT

chafe- The second time the pionship was in doubt was at 3-2 in the second set when controversial call gave vital point that virtually saved

n

her ទ

her the set and match.

Mrs Fleitz won the

hext three games, which means that she might have won the set 0-3.

If the match had gone to third set, Mrs Fleitz, would

目

Art Larsen

The Jaguars Jumbed to a substantia 4-0 lead in the first inning, mainly on the sloppy fielding of the Filipino Club,

It Infelders who found dimcult to settle down. Oforid singleti, went to Arst, Benny Omat next filled, advancing Ozorio to third,

hit to Gstaad (Switzerland), A

shortstop by Vic Pedruco scored both: Ozorio and July 13, American hr tennis player Omar respectively for the Brok

two

tunk. today beal Brian

Gerry Langenberg singict, (USA) 6-2, 8-0 in the second round of the Swiss i-ebring Pedruce for the third Gerry himself reached ternational Tennis Champlon..

first. Mano Pereira hit to third ships here.

Mel Fox (USA) who beat base and Tony Ribeiro fumblett, Fred Stelger (Switzerland) In the first round of the Men's

In the singles 6-8, 0-3, later beat Rene Buser (Switzerland) second round of the tournament 0-0, 6-4,

Other results were:

Ford

Men's Singles, 2nd Bound Enrique Morea (Argentina) beat Buddy Beale (USA) 1.7, 813, 6-1, Jose Draper (Spain)

host of the Atherleans in every- Mrs Wiseley Wins beat Ravi Sikri (India) 6-2, 6-0,

If Howwalk can put that right he'll be Champion yet.

Glover Cup

Mry E. M. Wisley won the Discoveries of 18657, I rule, Gjaver Cup by her victory over Italy year-old Pletrangell W Brooks is the Anal

the pack took a sharp turning 121 hits, 47 mins, 35 secs. the finest uncedeti prospect. played last week over the Royal

as they swept down a hill at Vevy, Maitland was at the end

Queen's Colt

Wins King George V Stakes

Ascot Berkshire, July 13. Queer Eilzabeth saw her colt Hardiniere, svin the Klong V stakes hero this after- George noon to the tumultuous applause It was the of a record crowd first Royal victory of this year's

Ascot meeting.

As the brown - colt ræt₫ to

length vigtory over Mo

creen, well, backed runder di

3. Italy, 121 hrs, 45 mins, 18 Petrangell has the strokes. All Hongkong Golf Club,

4. Holland, 121 hrs, 54 mins, he lacks is big match experience. Water Bay Course,

Deep

SWIMMING

Hungarian Girl Sets New World Record

Viman, July 18, Hungary's Eva Szekely set up new world record of minuber, 40.8 seconds for the

6-23. De Riba (Spath) beat today, the

(Switzerland) 03,swimining record at Budapest

Attacking down both wings, Hongkong otadurs Tie Kam-ho #hat #nu Ching-to presented many scoring chances to Tang Yec-kit and Kwok You but the alties were all just too late. The visitors got the equaliser When Ho Ying-fun, who had come for Lo Kwok-tal at inside-

of shot through the maze tumthangtrom 85 yards out, aking the local goalkeeper, un- taking Byron | #wares.

Three Tie For First Place After Second Round

had a

Paris, July 13. American golf stør

Hongketig went all out for the Nelson and two Britishers, Harry Wettman and Harry Bradshaw, decider after this and Kwok You tied for first place with 134 after und The Kam-ho went alose the second round Freich Inter- with headers. national Open Golf Champion The Singapore teain ships, at La Boulle Links, today. tough time, in the last Ave Nelson had 69 and 85, Brad- minutes but they were huiped thaw had 60-65, Westman had errors on the part of the

Reemed who

to lack 83-04.

Visitors Flory Van Donck, Defend-precision in their shooting. The ing Champion, 137 (07-70), game ended with Hongkong at- Jean Garaialde, France; 138 tacking and they were deckedly (07-71)

ticky not to emerge wittie Ken Noulé, Australia, 139 Reuter. (80-70). And Dai Rees, England, 130 (68-71).

6-Henry de Lazare, France,

140 (72-08). Peter Aills, England His Own Horse

140 (88-72), Ken Bodsfield, Eng-

140

land, (70-70), Antonio Cerda, :

Argentina, 140 (71-09).

Other placings after 2nd round were:

14-J. Gallardo Jimchez, Spain, 142 (07-76).

Kicked Him

Ascot, England July 18. Prince Aly Khan was kicked by one of fil deses during the

18Hassan Hassanein, Egypt, Royal Ascot meeting here today.

144 (72-72) Antonie Mal (Italy) beat

He was winded and knotted 5. M. Bikri (India), 8-2, 0-2.

35-Sebastiari, Mighel, Spain, to the ground for about à min- Women's Sturies, 2x4 ENNA

ute. Rith S. Davar (India) beat Women's 400 Meters Medley 147 (74-78).

Namen Aly,' Egypt, 148 He had gone Into the pad- Sonja Miesz

Auitzián

(72-78), presa

bo see his home, Martine. desti 28Calles Poterite, Spain, 148 before the Coronation Blakes Doris Popple (USA) 1-2, 6-4.

agency reported,"

(75-78),

when the incident occurred. lesbods for the Men's The former record of .0 34-Angel Migus), Spain 181 A doctor was called over the

selected minutes, 47,3 seconds wax #5 (74-77).. Doubles have bee

Prince Aly loudspeaker but Khan refused any attention and walked back to the stand to Had the following

watch the race,

"It is always stupid to be seconds, Back- The Hongkong Badminton kicked by a horse," he said

14th Execullys | afterwards, "but the height 7. Southeast France, 122 hts, beat favourite Doris Hart in the Happy Valley Course. It is now De Riba.

stroke minute 31.2 seconds, Association's offered for competition in da Mixed doubles seeding has | Breast-siroke, 10 minute : 30.5 Committee Meeting will be held | stupidity is to be kicked by onb 18-Holo Knockout on handicap] not yet boun saminced seconds and Crawi 1 minute 21.8 on July 19 at 5.30 pm. at Marina of your

|- Franco-PressCI. at Deep Water Bay.

House.

Was

Then there Fiellz, the only Mum to reach a Wimbledon final

Beverley This trophy, which was as follows: 1. Larsen-Mores, up Hollands Mary Kok on 15ych. Originally known as the "Happy 2 Segal Vermatik, 3. Fox-Marchi 20 shir, year,

Bow!"

Beckely is overley rocked the tennis world sonted by thyod

F. Glover For the Women's Doubles 1. timings:

47 SCCB.

France 122 hrs, 10 B. West mins, 59 necs.

6. Belgium, 122 re miris, Gecce.

32 mins, 45 secs,

by the ease with which she 1938 and

Wothah's semi-final.

8. Spain, 122 Krs, 41 mins, 1'. But thor sweeping, forehand

drives down the sidelines.

SCC.

9. International, 128 fire, 44 Beverley switches her racket ming, 46 sees.

Hom hand to hand, playing no 10. Switzerland, 122 his, 80 backhand,-which swept Doria

flært off court, mins, 41 eccs.

were useless

11, Ile De Franco 188 hrs, ninet Louise Brought in the For when it comes to

2 mins, 65 sec

Anal,

12. Southwest France, 123 overhead

hrs, 6 mins, 10 secs,

BayerMengecially at the

sidents to lose

18, Britain, 128 hrs, 7 minis, complete control and more often

11 secs-France-Presse,

then not the bail ends up mugly

against the net.

And what of the Davis Cup,

Wimbledon form is to

Themes Dunson a New York KRISHNAN WINS guider 1. fancy the

New marziracture, se

lady rame (in the air in traditional

"The Hayni ducebate was all the

Dour Smith,

THE HARD WAY

formidable combination than the

Australiana. They look a more

Americans, for whom Vie Selkas has

Jost his old

form

But whatever the outcome of the Davis Cup matches, we must have fresh · blood next year. If

Wimbledon is to retain fiz title: as the World's No. 1 tennis show-

was pré Skontek, 4. Buser Zomy.

for over the Brower-Redick-Smith, 2. Hàiff- minute torby stroke 31. HKBA MEETING

THE GAMBOLS

THE BOSS SAID I

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