1955-09-08 — Page 1

U.S. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, I SEPTEMBER

HASSAN IN ACTION

HOAD, TRABERT AND HERB FLAM ALL IN QUARTER-FINALS

By STEVE SNIDER

Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 7.

Sturdy Lew Hoad, Australia's hardest hitter, fired away in his finest form today and breezed into the Quarter-Finals of the U.S. Tennis Cham- pionships by overpowering former Champion Art Larsen 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

Hoad will next meet Sammy Glammalva who today defeated Sid ́ ́Schwartz 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

Trabert Giso Tony

joined Hoad in the lower bracket Quarter-Finals by dusting off of Argentini Enrique Morca 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.

In the Hoad-Larsen, match there was a period in the dset when the Aursig

Was

In the

San

the

being out-generaled by Beverly Baker Cetion. Mrs But Mrs Fieltz,

Larsen, but he roared back with DOWLT that left the 1950 Champion Bat-footed..

*

()

Bernard Bartzen of.

Fleitz-Gibson Angelo, Texas, also entered the counter, Miss Gibson, National

with an Quarter-Finals

ensy Negro Champion, concentrated In on down-the-middle shots conquest of Hal Burrows, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2, and will now face Vic

an effort to confuse the little California Seixas, probably tomorrow.

slugger who finished 'S SECTION WOMEN'S

second at Wimbledon this your. who is ambi- Fleitz of Long dextr

dextrous, fired back with hand, Beach, California, was the first equal skill with either

nover tyas In serious to enter the Quarter-Finals, by and

Ing. Althen Gibson of danger. out-driving.

This is the second straight New York, 6-2, 6-2.

The next to join the last eight year that Mrs Fleitz has reach- was Barbara Breit, whose op- ed the last eight in this tourne- Darlene Hard, ment. Last year, however, she ponent today. was forced to default in the sprained her ankle in a third second set because of a severe round match, and while she lo win was forced pain in her Infected right foot. carried on

Mi Brelt, who was leading to default the next day to

3-2. at the time

her Shirley Fry.

Pat Ashley opponent defaulted, will next

Ward, 25 year old meet Mrs Fleitz.

Wightman Cup player and Bri- In the Lin's

sole survivor Women's Championship, reached the fourth round with a 0-3. 6-4,

over Mrs Dorothy Bundy Cheney, of California.

showed some

Trutert WAR at his best against Moren, giving no quarter drives with his blistering serves, nxi forectul volleys. Not once did he lose a service, while he managed un early break in caen sot aguinat the rangy South Amerlenn, who previously had 7-5, Leaten Australia's Cooper.

MELD WINS ST. LEGER

First

Success By A

In

Woman Owner 179 Years Of History

Doncaster, Sept. 7.

Lady Zin Wernher's brilliant filly Meld survived an objection to win the St Leger, the last of the 1955 classics, here this afternoon.

win

Miss Ward clever

The

stroke play and was sleodier than her opponent.

young British pair, Bobby Wilson and Miss. Shirley

www.

a lerride two set Bloomer,

had second

the round match in Mixed Doubles Championships against the defending Cham- and Miss pions, Vic Seixas

Hart. The Americans

Doris

won 8-6, 10-8.--Reuter,

Flam, striking the blow

前

Long disappointing Herbie first colld Australia's tennis one of domination, turned in the upsets of the year today as he defeated 1054 finalist Rex -2 to reach Hartwig, 6-4, 3m2,

the Quarter-Finals.

Unseeded Belmar Gunderson,

daughter a

of

Fort Meade,

M.. B. Hassan, the Colony 1953 Open Singles Champion, in action against C. C. Ma, in the semi- final on Tuesday. Hassan won 20-19. — China Mail Photo.

SCARBOROUGH FESTIVAL

South African

Spin Bowlers In

Form Deadly

London, Sept. 7.

A Scarborough Festival crowd of nearly 20,000 in their anxiety to see cricket in the festive spirit may not have appreciated to the full the accuracy of the South African spin attack.

They were eventually forced to recognise the difficul- ties of the batsmen of Pearce's XI in facing Tayfield and Murray in one long uninterrupted period of bowling on a perfect batsman's pitch. Starting at 10-11, she passed the post three-quarters of a length ahead of Miss Dorothy Paget's Nucleus, a 9-1

end Tayield took over one chance, with M. George Windenstein's French colt Beau

another resounding upset to Joined him in the attack im Prince, starting at 4-1, three lengths away third of eight land, army officer, scored after an hour's play and Murray reach the Women's Quarter-mediately after lunch. They Finals when she celebrated her were still keeping the attack 21st birthday by knocking off going at ten, two hours later. second-seeded Louise Brough, the 1047 Champion, 6-4, 6-3.

runners.

Immediately

finishing, Lester Piggot, who rode objection Nucleus, lodged against Meld for crossing in the straight.

ing the ruce.

#12

1927

won

NET ROOKIE

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Two Come Close To Every Pitcher's Dream

New York, Sept. 7.

Sports Diary

TODAY

7 Tennis

LAC Tenala · Championshiper 9.15

am, and D.30 pm..

Club Ladies Doubles;

Colony

(Ladies) and Club Mana

TOMORROW

Swimming

Colony Boringboard Tansy Diving Championship at ERC, 6 pm.

Tenuis Championship Playoft: Men's "C" Division, CRC(1) V BCAA at BRCC, Tennis Championship: Colony

RC

Ladies' "Doubleg, Club Man's Bingles.

Atesting

2K Football Berroen mithly

1st Divi TC v PEC. 3rd DIVI PRC v TC.

Southpaw Whit Ford of the Yankees and right-hander meeting." Bowls Bob Friend of the Pirates came close to fulfilling, every pitcher's dream today when each hurled a one-hitter in leading his team to victory.

Open Colony Pairs wemi-finale si KCC. p.m.

SATURDAY Swimming

Ford pitched his second consecutive one-hitter in beating the Athletics 2-1, while Friend came within an] 1st day of the Colony Swimandng infield hit of pitching the Majors' first perfect game since Championship als st. ZYMCA, 1922 as he defeated the Cubs 2-0.

ruined

p.m.

·

Cricket Kowloon Cricket Club triala.

Bowls 1st Div IRC "D" v PRC; Recreio v KDGC; mc "G" V Decreto

inet Diy: ROC C.

"w".

ard Div! PIC v KERC: TC KDC, "Sem Shield" Cup competi

Ford, who limited the Bena- The Yankees won the game tors to one hit in his last start, in the ninth when Arnio Por held Kansas City hitless today tocarrero walked Noren with until Jim Finigan doubled with the bases full to force in the two out in the seventh inning. winning run. That hit, coupled with two Franklo

tlona at ŃKFC, 3 p.m. Baumholtz walks and a wild pitch, pro-Friend's potential perfect game duced the Athletics lone run. when he

infeld out on beat single in the fourth inning,

Friend struck out oight in facing only 28 batters. Ho also singled in Pittsburgh's first run in the seventh inning. Paul Min- ner was the loser..

HKAAA Sets Dates For Major

on

Use

Meetings

The Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 7-4. Frank Suluvan posting his 17th triumph with Detroit A proposal that the Associa-Eilis Kinder's help in the ninth.

Boston jumped on request the should

startér Jim Bung for five of the Government

rubs in the first two innings, Stadium for the Colony then afted a sixth run off A Championships and

three other

Grad the third meetings major

was carried Foytack in

Halton drove in three runs while unanimously at the 53rd ExecỢU- tive Committee meeting of the Sammy White and Jackie Jen

sen knocked in two aplece, Hongkong

Amateur Athletic

RESULTS Association held at the Educa tion Department yesterday with Mr Roleigh Leung in the Chair. It was decided that the Colony Chempionships be held on two consecutive Sundays (March 18 and 25, 1956) but that the Asso- ciation should book March 24 as of bad a spare day in case weather. His proposal was also adopted.

American

League

RHE

7 12 3

5 0

LRC TOURNEY

RESULTS

The following were results of the Colony Open and Ladies Recreation Club's tournaments played yesterday,

Colony Ladies' Doublés Mr Chow and Mrs Pusinelli beat Mrs Chon and Miss K. Khouw, 54. 4-0. 0-3; Mrs Spooner, and ins Andrews boat Mi Fincher and Mrs RoseTet, 70, 13-11; Mrs Kite and Mr Reid beat Mrs Green and Mis Mrs Liang beat Miss P. Khoo and Lubeseder, 6-1, 11-8; Mi Lo and Mike B. Chon, 6-1, 6-0,

Colony Ladies' Bingles Mrs Pepperoil beat Mrs Crofton, 41-2, 0-4.

Club Men's Singles

E. Zulauf beat A. Fitch, 6-3, 6-1; Crofton beat Decker, 6-3, 6-4

Club Men's Doubles M. Hernan and T. Could beat P.

Detroit Boston

Bunning, Foytack (3), Cris-Shawe and, W. Huggan, 0-3, 0-2. tante (8), Coleman (8) and (9) House; Sullivan, Kinder

(17- and Whit. WP-Sullivan 12). LP-Bunning (2-5), HR- House (15th).

bo

Kansas City

TODAY'S PROGRAMME (Commencing at 9.15 a.m.) Club Ladies" Doubles

Green and 4: MTH Court (Lubes der v Mrs Buhr and Mrs

IHE: Court 5: Mrs Brandt and Mrs Stroyok v Mis Van Dyk and 1 1 1 Mrs Pleisjer: Court 4: Mrs Hodgson 2

and Mre Osborne v Mrs Macibe and Mrs Draisson.

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The Open Meeting will held on October 10 and entries New York

Portocarrero Saturday Oct. 6.

(5-8)

and will close on

Astroth, W. Shantz (7); Ford (17-8) and Berra.

Heats will be held, if necessary,

on October 13 and 14. -

The events are as follows:

Men's Events

National League

Pittsburgh Chicago

100 metres, 200 metres, 400

Friend (11-9) metres, 800 metres, 1500 motres, 5000 metres, 110 metres high Minner (9-9) hurdles, 400 metres hurdles. United Press. The Middlesex captain, Edrich, shot, discus, javelin, hammer, fifth out at 175, took risks in response to the crowd's demands high jump, long jump, hop step vault and the and hit seven tours, in 70 and jump, pole minutes. At

tea, Pearce's X1 one mile walk. had lost six wickets for 213 At that point Tayfield had runs. With the new ball after

innings conceded 75 runs for his two

was 00, the wickets in 32 overs, including 11 ended. maidėms. while Murray in 22 uvers (alne maidens) claimed three for 53.

It was trainer Capt. Cecil Boyd Rochfort's fifth win. ALL TIME RECORD By her victory, which her nearly £14,000 sterling, (Alcklon-Dally Double) Mold

Flam, the net rookie of the objection in this has set an all time record for a A previous oldest of the British classics

year for 10 years, whose best Ally winning over £43,000 in

DICTATED THE PLAY effort was to reach the Finals be recalled. The not could

1950, * season. Stewards overruled it. .06 She is the first of her sex to against Art Larsen in

Nono of the batsmen could anticipated by the bookmakers,

any real measure of the formidable Aussie forces exercise who hud 1-3 on the filly keep win the race since Booklaw in walloped the first wedge into

the first and the first Ally since with his unexpected straight set freedom. In

hour Pretty Polly over 50 years ago triumph over the Davis Cup Close played a forceful Innings

the St. Leger, Oaks and Doubles star from Down Under to win

against the seam bowlers and hit 1,000 Guineas,

Ove fours in 33 out of 48 for Earning the ris

meei right to The Queen come from Bal-Wimbledon

Tony the first wicket, but Simpson, the

Nottinghamshire moral Castle to watch the race Trabert in which endod in Meld holding the

former sailor was the spinner's first victim at 20-year-old

51 and thereafter Tayfield and of the desperate challenge of was at the top of his

game

Murray diotated the play. Nucleus, who came with a late he defected Hartwig,

The Aussie, seeded fourth The field of eight was the among the foreign hopefuls, smallest for 20 years, due to couldn't seem to do anything the severe coughing epidemic right as Flam kept the pressure which has struck most of the lon him all the way

Flam. 1 on cod liver shouldered,

ever It was the first time fhat a woman

owner had won this race, inaugurated in 1776 at Doncaster.

Wining

Jockey

Harry Carr was having his first St. Leger success,

Two Hockey Umpires To

Each Team

run.

8-2

Champion Finals,

young

heavy

man

stables, Meld

who was fed oil and malt in the trainer's looks like a prize-fighter, upset bid to keep her fit. the heavily-favoured Hartwig successful Her victory gave him to win in the first set when he jumped

Into Д

lead lost his own rings in 32 years of training of over £1,000,000 skrikig.

pull out the set, Meld's time for the mile and vice, and then battled back

BCL, B.4. run in brillant

temperamental never pulled himself together after that as Flam threw every shot in the book at him with unexpected finesse and poise.

three-quarters,

A suggestion that two umpires menshine on firm going, was 3

should be attached to ench mins, 14-3/5 seconds-China hockey team. in the various Mall Special, Leagues was warmly received by those attending an unofficial Hockey Umpires meeting

ai

the H.K. Regiment Hul, Mur- ray Parade Ground, yesterday.

There was only one proviso to this suggestion and that was i there were not enough umpires to go around, then some teams would have one umpire attack- ed to them and maybe there would be a reserve,

Cardiff Beats Rumanian Team

At Rugger

Cardiff, Sept. 7. Captain G. Doggott, M.C., The touring Rumanian Rugby

who beat Swan- President of the Hongkong Union team,

by nineteen polnis to Hockey Association, was in the dea

three last weekend, were beaten chair.

by six points to three by Cardiff here this afternoon.

DEMONSTRATIONS

Captain Doggett revealed, to

Cardiff, who led 6-0 at half-

time, scored one penalty goal

to

The

Rex

It put the eighth-seeded Flam into the Quarter-Finals against Trabart, who now needs to get past the Californian before he can reach an expected show- down in the semi-finals with Low Hoad, his Aussie Davis Cup conqueror.-United Press.

STEEL MERCHANT SPENDS £37,590 ON YEARLINGS

Doncaster, Sept. 7.

A 76-year-old Yorkshire steel

merchant, Mr John Dunlop, had

the gathering that the Army and one try to Rumania's one spent £37,550 on yearling race. was hoping to stage a number penalty goal. of hockey demonstrations show ing the

"Dos and the Doo'ta

of the game. It was hoped, he sald tint as many players and umpires as possible would be able to attend these demonstra- tone, which would show how various foule were committed

TH/Lt A: T. Troon told the mooling, that the... · Ambelation arrange tralulug for hoped to umpires, during the season, not only to get Class Three lampires, who already hand.

did

Thos

horses when the fourth session [ot the Doncaster bloodstock Nicholls scored, Cardi's try sales ended tonight. and Gough added the penalty Mr Dunlop purchased his first goal. Fullback Penclus landed horse this year and was repre Rumania's penalty goal.

wanted at the sales by Irish

The touring, side play the trainer Charlle Rogers, who will third and last match of their sin for the Yorkshireman in brief visit against Harlequins Ireland. at Twickenham, Middlesex, :- on Top price of the day was 8,700 Saturday,

guiness paid by English trainer Fred: Armstrong for in colt by Alveldon out of Bunny Morning, the property of the: Earl of Dunraven's Fort Union-atANKIN Ireland.

A TIÉE RESULTS RUGBY UNION

́0 Rumanian

· Toam

Cardin

Bristol

38: Stroud

RUGBY LEAGUE, Footbergtope

Rovers

Wakefald. F 21

Ninety-one lots changed hands todtory for any 20142 of 100,760 guineus,

The mor

the

Soun

In the remaining time, South Africs scored 30 for no wickets. --France-Pro330.

Springboks Waite

And McLean Will

Ladies' Events

B0 100 metres, 200 metres, metres hurdles, long jump, high Jump, shot, discus, and javelin.

The 10 miles rice and two and a half miles walk will take place on December 18.

.R H

2 +

0 i

1

and Shepard!

and Cooper.

Pentathlon Record

Colony Ladies' Biciklom (Commencing at 5.30 p.m.);

Court 2: Miss G. Lo v Miao Y, Y. Tul: Court 4: A M. Chow v M. Andrews; Court : Mus P. Kho v Mra Pueinelit: Cours 0: Mcm M. Reid Mr Malden; Court 7: Miss Fincher v Miss U. Khoo; Court $1 Mi Oely Mrs Ramchand. Club Men's Singles Court 2: G. M. Pleister y . M. Maowinnie.

Mra

TOMORROW (Commencing at 5.30 pun) Colony Ladies Doubles Court 4: Mrs Chow wond Pusinelli v Miss A. Oel and Men Hutalahn; Court 5: Mrs Scholes and Mrs Rawlings v Mrs Getz and Mrs Harrison; Court 6: Mire Spooner and Mr Andrews y Mrs Kite and M Red: Court 7: Min Q. Lo and Mr Llang v Mr Tawier and Ms Chul Club Men's Singles Court B: T. Widmer v D. G. J

Court 9: 34. Pridiens Green:

M. Heenan: Court 2: balle A. C. B. Hopkine: Court 2 R. Celz V J. Cotter.

Moscow, Sept. 7. Aleksandra Chudina, of the the Union, regained Soviet

world Pentathion women's record today with a total of the 5,014 points, according to The Novices' meeting will be Soviet news agency, Tass. held on

She is the first woman January 22. Should there be enough entries to war-athletics history to exceed rant heats, these will be held 5,000 points for the

between Sthuary 15 and 22. Pentathlon events.

In

ve

SATURDAY

{{Commencing at 6 pm)

Club Alxed Doubles Handican

Court 8: Mr and Mrs Prophet v U Newkem mut Mrs-Buhr;- Court 2! Mr and Mrs Van Der Hek v Mr and Mrs W. K. Thomson; Court 4: Mr Punoheon and Mes A. L. 8. Bend Count 4:

A. and

Mr Raleigh Leung has re- The previous record, awaiting Mr and Mrs Bar Pu Captain Not Tour W.I.ceived a letter from Mr Santos ratification, was 4,887 points by Becker and Mrs: Gotfried; Court

Ferreira

of Macas, inviting another Soviet athlete,

Nina

Port of Spain, Sept. 7, South China and the Army to Martinen, of Leningrad, on South African cricketers John I participate in the Macao Cen- July 7 of this year, Graveney produced some of Waite and Roy McLean are not tenary meeting in Macao some- Miss Chudina held the his characteristic aggressive- to be included in E. W. Swan- Ume in November, The Army ness in hitting a six and four don's team to tour the West officer in charge of athletics is fours in a stay of one und Indles next year.

requested to contact Me Leung quarter hours. Denis Compton

for further details, helped him to add 63 for the third wicket, but both left 114.

at

Indian Hockey Team Beats West Germany

Hanover, Sept. 8 The Indian National Hockey team yesterday beat Lower Saxony provincial team 2-1 in a grass hockey match here. The half-time store was 2-0.

The Indian players dominated the game in the Brst half scoring In the fifth mmate with centre forward Udham Singh Anding the not.

This is at the West Indian Cricket Board of Control's re quest.

Surgeon LL. R. Hurley and Dr |T. T. Chin are to be invlied to serve as the HKAAA's Hon

officially-listed record of 4,704 set at Bucharest on points, September 8, 1954,

Miss Chudina's performances were: Shot Put, 43 ft. 10% ins; An official of the Board said

High Jump, 5 ft. 41% ins; Long Jump, 19 ft. 8 ins; 80 Metres this was to "prevent ember- Physielans.

Hurdles, 11.5 ecconds; 200 rossing them" in view of the

20.3 seconds, be Metres Flat, feeling

West aroused in the

The next meeting will Indles by the South African held on Friday Oct. 7 at the Reuter. approach to the colour problem. Education Dept, commencing at

5.30 p.m.

He said 18 We8 "A very awkward business" and a letter had been sent to Mr Swanton asking him to explain the post- tion to the two players,

"It was felt that the inclusion

Africans of two South

might weaken the goodwill mission of Swanton's team," the official addoti

FILIPINO CLUB BOWLS TEAMS

7 Malder and Mrs Macfes y Mr and Mr Brandi; Count 5:. 6. 8211 nes Xima Lindstrom v Dr Gray soxd Mri Harrison.

Ladies' Bowls Draw

The following is the draw for the second round of the Colony Ladies' Open lawn bowls singles

be championship matches to played on Friday Sept. 9.

Belgian Winsome (CCG) Mrs. Campbell

Swiss Open

Golf Tourney

Mrs Hong Bling (KCC) v Mes H. A. Scott (KBGC) at KDC; Mrs (KDC) at XKFC; My MCLOOG" (TC) V Mrs Hetherington (UBRC) at CCC; Mrs Goodyear (USRC) v Mrs Tibble (FC) at KDC; Mrs Bouza (CCC).v Mr Houreteil (KBGC) at HCI Miss Moors, (KCC) v Mína H. Kwong (CCC) at KBCC; Mrs Flombe (RCC) Mr Qaftney (KCC) at Rhoc: | Mrs Robertson" (HKFC) v. Man Lids

LEAGUE RESULTS

The following players have been selected to represent the Filipino Club

Crans Sur Sierre, Switzerland, dell (KBGC) at CCC. in their League

Sept. 7. lawn bowls games tomorrow;

Flory van Donck, 48-year-old 1st Division; (Home) ya PRC at | Belgian professionzi,

the Won

Cotton, C. A.

The following were the results

(Mr Ken Viljoen, the manager of the South African cricket team, said at Scarborough today that 5.10 p.m.-A. J. Coalho, A. H. Swiss Open Golf Championship of two Ladies League lawn the players had been approached TOKIS): R. MRbeiro, Mhere today with an aggregate of bowls matches played yesterday:

**CC

KEGO in their private capacities and it Nunes, J. A. Tibble. 2. 8. suve 277 for the 72 holes.

Mr Baker Mr G. Bequotes Men: Lose was not a matter for the South (Skip): E. J. Xavier, A. D. Rela

Alfonso Angelini of Italy was Mr M. Caliney African cricket authorities, The . Bachoo, H. Bas (Skip),

with 278 with British Hong Blith players were unacceptáble to the

(Sp) 3rd Division: (Away) vs PRC at cond

Peler West Indies Board of Control of 8.15 pm, M. Franco, G. M. Ryder Cup International

Mrs.fborario A Ribeira, Allies third with 280. M. Tull South Africa had a different Rozario The German goal was scored approach to the colour laque ip) R. Castro. Thions, Bobby -Locke, South African

V. Ribeiro (skip)), T. M. Hunt player ser 48 minutes of from other countries, he added.) Carilho, L. Rosario, A. Costs, holder of the title, did not de-

--China Mail Special. play.-France-Pressa,

F. Tan (Hip).

The second goal, in the 14th minute of play, was scored by

outside-left Bangoda,

THE GAMBOLS.

CAN WE FOR

SOME

fend.--Reuter.

by Barry Appleby

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AVE HAVE

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