1956-07-17 — Page 7

Nobody Seems To

Wimbledon These

Says ERIC NICHOLLS

THE CHINA 'MAIL,

Enjoy Day's

the

Wilson beata Patly; Ashley Cooper trounces Sven Davidson; Nielsen Great Dane blows his top: Ayala beats Nieben; crowd boos Vic Seixas; British girl reaches final; British girl reaches two finals. Yes it all happened at this 1956

Wimbledon.

But take away the headlines that splash the front pages of the world every day of the Championships, take away the tempers and the tantrums, and you are left with tennis, to my mind still basically a game meant to be enjoyed by players and admired by spectators. And where better to see this but Wimbledon, the tennis

showpiece of the world and its premier ut urnament.

It

TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1956.

WIMBLEDON CHAMPION

Tit's how

with Why luki

even the 4ckel, indeed! Complete be flour.

Ticket | amazed leg. I would wElinzly That's how it seed to be that toute had a but time.

that had starte the back "Little Mo“ against any zol any more. Nobody seems to jokes Wimbledon these days enjoy

had given fortnight at the pounds

wornan player this year, Fload dropped to thirty shillings by

On the credit siớc one im- the end of the tournament,

portant factor merged Στοπι in Austro-

one

Even allowing for Renewall And that gave us B flumpse of what real tennis is like. must rank among

eve

The days of Tide, Cochet, the Chainpurships the year's Championships

The dullest

Vines

Butgela's favour. They have enough eam gone for ever. And where young players to be reasonably

is converted Fred Perry certain of retaining the

Cup for years.

dropped out of the fenomeni Men's le und that with the turning

of Tony Tabert,

Profesional

yeur's i

The

for another

Davis We went for Wimbledon with

at least another is like a ghood of the glamorous | Cup the feeling at the bottom haf

And none was more im- The East Br tem de was the

bineleen-year-old twenty pressive than

Ashley Спорет their Third ranking

player who sweated elsic Champiyona, We weren't

The Aip trakons

South thirugh the grueling Ave-set including victory a generali Africans and even the

Ameri- matches far wrong There wa

unk lack of personalitet, a lack of mass spent a great deal of time over Swedish number one

umber The colour,

Watson

three seed Svea Too often there was # telling us how Becker, dack of tennis,

Card Fixie hud improvet They Davidsen in three days yet still

Mi *། ༥ ༈ *

looked fit enough them are anywhere near wo

world ten sol Watching Roger Becker,

ON THIN THREAD I felt paltuularly polis

Bestaan' Davi de fumber o tho hundreds of tent 1up squad and the oldest mem who queued

the

But no other country appears throughout

the party at 22, storm-

to have

players with youtu a to within two points of n night and on rude the murtang

Chilean anything like the potential fo see Satunciny'a finals They tilee-art victory over

Threes

"Walkover" wing Champion Lus Ayala and then these budding Aussie stars. And

until somerNe

them produces very little in them to throwing all his good work on

Wimbledon

remain will

an the h heap by playing ake a mible purka tennis teenager, apology for the world's number couldn't help feeling that the one tournament, hanging on the of tradition and like thin thread youngers beed someone

BAW with

A BAD DAY

enthuse over. What a bad day It must have beent where you realise that the Mixed Dhubles -the event that Is tisually X***a[ na watething of won-1b-led Harry Hopman, untiá | memories of the past.

Australian

manager

comedypsodaces, not only the us your best tennis of Buy day but the past now their Davis Cup bo

mirk them into shape.

host exeiterment,

Hassall The

Cricketer

HOPMAN TREATMENT

All criticis upart, shall always hold MEMONIES of Althea Gibson, the globetrotting

deler- Harley girl wito caine mined to become the first ever Becices's and the other British i negress to win Wimbledon, who were came as nobody's favourite, but youngsters" problems

£41 carve a niche In murred in one short sentence | stayed by

reporter: everyone's heart: I shall Austral

what

he intAsi -ker

for member was afraid to WITA

finest organisation for a lentils fear of being beaten "

[catament

the any where in

last but by and

no I shall remember energy

Benish girls to a lesser extent

Remember Hurey Imed England, Huddersfield,

world; Bolton and Army inside forward" Housled do with the same Hopman

Treatment

And where women are con-

worki corne

Frolakty

scored one of the finest Inter-

goals

England nationa

for against Scallasul 延意 Wembley Now he is not of football for

deny ever with a leg injury, but his Starley Fry's right to her title ane remarked to But N all-round play has made his cricket club,

The as we wotefied Angela Bux- Astley

let's Tykeslee

display Est nimaga what Marven Connolly would do to this bunch." What

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Culturries, favourites Butter Association Championship. Huruld, one four brothers in the team, tops 1/24 Lugue batting averages wickels for and hus taken 37

ten rutis aploce

A Family Concern

Meet the

Umpire to

Bradley fan),

means less!

TO- the

who take more"

Americn retained the Women's Singles title at Wimbledon when Shirley Fry beat Angela Buxton in the final on July 7.

This picture shows — The Duchess of Kent pre- senting the trophy to Shirley Fry after her win over the English girl-Central Press Photo,

BRITISH HOPES SLIM

Smallest Field In Six Years Likely In King George VI

& Queen Elizabeth Stakes

By RICHARD BAERLEIN

The smallest field since the race was inaugurated in 1951 is likely to be seen in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 21.

There were only

́ ́AROUND HOLLYWOOD

Page

In Every Picture There's Always Conflict Between The Man And The Woman

By RON BURTON

Hollywood.

Katy Jurado is doing her best to help keep alive a theory that Latins are a fiery bunch. Her most recent efforts include slapping a co- star harder than the script indicated.

Slapping, brawling and fighting in general between a man and a But when the Latin woman are fine for a girl's film career, she said. blood resented an action by co-star Anthony Quinn, things got out of hand.

Lamont.

"In every pleture there is cycle even more confusing. 11's mumerous reminders of her always conflict between

of the his flest feature film, howevet...--- } portrayal

nurse Магу man and the wornan," she said, that much is sure, "To make this conflict more Cooper begin by leaving Sors "I'd planned to make only real, i helps if you fight with Francisco for New York where one or two Kildare Alms, but the man first-then your fight he made good on the stage. But 1 actually completed nearly a scenes In the picture will seen before he left for Broadway. «Finally I realised I had to g

riezen.

#Ucss." che said. had Wol thing ap- actor plies to love scenes-It's always scholarship to Stanford, where

make up ho was a pre-med student and

had served as a 20th Bomber Chinn- Command pilot in the Burma-India theatre of war,

meve tue, The same

more reas after a fight."

when you

HE'S WONDERFUL

a

There WIEN

athletic

business of being out of the

The only way typed as a nurao, we could do it was to have Mary killed accidentally is one of the scripts."

for other

Mis Jurado's semi- apɛn-

important Miss Day said the mere death taneous and unrehearsed fisti preliminary bit of work Cooper of the character of Mary didn't CUTS with Quinn occurred turned in before teaving the decourage a lot of people. In during a secne for "The Lonely | Golden State. He started its fael, it gave some the idea that Gunman,' Robert L. Jacks child radio actor when he was she was available production for United Artists 11 years oid as one of the nursing roles.

original cast of children 11 up "One Man's Family."

Cooper's stage work hus 1-

The

Kalamaker," "Caesar

release.

FREE AT LAST

-For 12 straight years after the Kildare films were finished 1 received at least one or two

and scripts a week for approval-all

London of "Mr Roberts." with major TV

Things began warming when the pair exchanged a few not kind words as temperament

chudl reared its head. They duin't

17," **Stalog quite

the agree en

way the

Cleopatra" and scene should be played. It call- <d for Quinn to

slap Miss production

He hus credits Jurace

ahows, too As things worked out, Quinn And she did slap Miss Jurado.

The actor curie back to Cali- fornia for

The shooting In Wrong

Man" and found that same focation shots would Iye made in New York.

in turn thought he slapped her a bit to hard, so she reacted in kind by swloging at him with vigour.

Things were Lense for a moment, and then both of them Baughed.

my career,

I like to fight with my lead- "It's ing mun," she said later. good for my acting and good for There's nothing really perscant about Miss Jurado's bouts. tho care of Quinn, she's M

tlant happy about everything she's anxious to make another

In

When the Aim is completed liere. Couper won't change his Ilving plans. He'll just go to New York again for a fall show on Broadway,

Laraine Day is delighted with her newest film role

there isn't a doctor, nurse or roll of gauze for miles around.

with a murso as a heroine," she said. "At least one-third of my fon mail asked for modical ad- vice.

"I'm sure that 1 received at lenst 100 letters from physicians offering me employment in their offces. And, believe it or not, I still receive

a few scripts about nurses even though the Jast Kildare film was made 17 years ago."

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Miss Day understandably views with rellet her new role Universal - International's "Toy Tiger." She star with Jeff Chandler and Tim Hovey,

the and

story contains no lodine, or nurse.

Miss Day remembers only Woo well that she began her "It's D comedy," she said, play 1 woman in i advertising executive-and there receives is no doctor visibl, anywhere

flm with him. wonderful" she said.

"He gets me so med, but he'slm career in the "Dr Kildare" beaming. I

serles. The serles ended 1930, und

Choso of the tireles sixty odd inds who cover far

distances Than treater

Jay player during the course of the tournament, harsh words from bad-temper od players than any line Judge,

remain

There's a stagecoach out here unmoved the 10 runners when Vimy gave the French their first suc-

Lin the Wild West that has been Wimbledon ball boys,

cess in the race last year.

robbed

more than any other stage. As a matter of fact, it's still being robbed every Satur-

Sunday day and

and on holidays.

"Just yet

Ramadhin's Record

"Sonny" Ramaihin, the West Indian Test bowler, has set up

1.E

at

Temple Sowerby, near Tomalla

the village mcket from Is My Prey Badley, and he has five furs playing an

etub 11

cloven.

Lary.

Perey

Willingt

Rez

is team

Be younges!

broke the ground batting

with 105

wind

rust out met Chaus has also

hit a Just Then there is Maurier, and in a not long ago these five Kame ware responsible for all the cums scored by the side

the

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after season re-

-(London Express Service)

(COPYRIGHT)

Quicker By Air

represent

distance

Ribot will

and Italy, [rourse Rokstar will probably be left in | Hardwicke Stakes, for Ireland, while the Queen's

In

the when both were beaten by Hugh Lupus,

SMALL FIELD Hugh Lupus was receiving 6lb. from both and, as Hafz II My was the more backward of the ge- two, he should be able to con- his firm

Liu form with Kurun,

coll, High Veldt, Chantelsey and

Daeme are ilkely to mi only English colts left m

I should bke to sep Smok among the English

cey reptors, but I understand

small.

There was a sensation when neớt race may be at Aseet over especially as the field will be the late Peter Eckersley took a mur in the autumn the Lancashire cricket team he ruplained by air from

Southampton Axlure some

Cardiff fult!!

Д

years ag

SOUND AGAIN

the

a stand for the fastest hundred Central Lanea- wickets in the

This Crompton altro Lingue profesional took seven wickets

Even without Albot, an Cheap

against Royton,

English victory seems to be a so pipped George Tribe's 1012!

My Smokey was particularly long way away. For it is doubt Now "Sonny" Teror,

Lan-impressive

High when winning

a1ful if the three-year-old most wickets in cord -154 by Dallu tadkar last cashire were the first and last Newmarket the other Saturday. Veld and Chantelsey are good

with The distance was only a mile enough to compete Ramadhan's

batting county side to take to a plane.

but they are doing so again to and a quarter. which 13 hls French four-year-olds, Hafiz II CORE I5 Vay Matprekar,

when they Baish longest wiming distance to date. and Kurun. save time Castleton

Moor's Indian Test

Gloucester- AB his seven succeSSLY have match with

Hafiz I, of course, will have professional, who has reached their

but had shire at

meet been scored at Newmarket, Bluckpool und

4 race the previous week

the Scotland at Paisley the next now that he is sound again therein

Eclipse Stakes Gloucester will fly south are few better four-year-olds in Saturday. And it is to be hoped 10 Bristol after the game.

the country. And he was placed that Pirate King gives him no further behind the best

to of sufficiently hard race

say his age last season than was the some of his energy for the fol- French Kurun, who is the sole lowing week. |1epresentative of the Bousnac

Two 1,000 rubs for the season. mantesava ralued-uff prevented hian beating Frank Worrel' day. fastest 1,000.

ROYAL CONGRATULATION

"Lieutenant Raymondo d'Inzeo of Italy, astride "Merano", is congratulated by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, centre, and former titleholder H. G. Winkler after winning the World Horse-Jumping ⠀

Championship, Express Photo.

OH, BROTHER!

runs

entourage.

comes

frum

ais

D

o'n

he

When at his best-and he is Just coming to his best-Hafiz il My Smokey

much better colt than strubly bred mare, although has generally been given credit The three brothers Davies efforts to train him over a dis- for being.

useful have scored

for innce have not yet been made, If Ribot can leave Hanz II Bowden, but whereas Harry's average is 24 and Ron's eight, Jack has

average of 173. Reason is that he has been dis missed!

once unly

in seven innings.

1151

While the race appears At standing when they enter the mercy of Ribet,

English the straight, then it will be safe owners must remember that he to say that Ribot

breal is the bas still to travel from Italy.

horse secn by the present 1 Kurun and Hallz

hove generation of racegoers. already run together over this

London Express Service).

SPORTS ROUND-UP

Ron Barton And Manager Appear Before British Board Of Control

To

Ron Barton, British Cruiserweight Champion, and his manager Arthur Boggis are to appear before the British Boxing Board of Control, this month.

It also is robbed whenever a script calls for it. The stage is located at what is probably the

world's most

unwisual ranlı, Corriganville.

The 2,000-perc area is in the north end of the San Fernando Valley and is used all week, for making films, usually westerns. On week-ends and holidays it's to the public. At such open times the stage is robbed and the bank is held up on schedule for visitors,

The movie location ranch Ia ideally situated for westerns. Its terrain is varied with hills. some flatlands, canyons, several "streets" of the type of com- munity associated with west. erna, a stream, a forest caves in hill-sides.

and

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its entertains Corriganville visitors also with a daily rodeo which, unlike the holdups of the Silvertown Stage and Silvertown Bank, is definitely

nol

the

faked. Top cowboy riders compete for prizes, and many camera fans save their aim for the bucking broncos.

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man Nat

the Argentine, for the world fighting for the world title. Pat Nell, the grammer school-title in London next September...

Terry Miner. one of the boy who ni 17 played in Olympic Pertz's manager, Lazaro Koch,

water poto centre- soccer for Britain, for England made this surprise announce greatest in amateur internationals and in ment after the Champion has forwards in the world, is retum- the First Division for Ports-successfully defended his title ing to the game after a year's He plays for England mouth, will help the Combined by stopping Uscar Suarez, of break. University alde, Fegasus, next Cuba, in the eleventh round, the against Spain on Juv 18-4 season. And Portsmouth couldn't other week.

match which is part of Britain' Roel will apparently defy the Olymple preparations, Mitler. more pleased.

should, of course, like National Boxing Association of ♪ 20-year-old London bank him to turn professional with Amerien by taking Dower next clerk, gave up water polo lest 118," says Portsmouth manager The NBA have rated that season to concentrate on Rugby Eddio Lever, "But he is going Mexico's Memo Diez should be Union and try to get an England to Cambridge University and wo Perez's next, challenger, Says "cap". But he has found the want him to play for Pegasus." Koel. Dler's turn will coms, puli of water polo too strong Mary amateur internationala But for the momaht Dower with London Express Servico,

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Something told Charles Cooper that he, as a westerner, should go cast. He did, and he's nover

New ho regretted it. alternates

successfully between the coasts.

Cooper's latest theatrical ne- tivity is the role of the detective in Warners The Wronst Mar," He was chosen for the part by a fellow who by this time should know a little about how de tectives look Alfred Hitch- cook, Hitchcock's stars in the production are Henry Fonda and Vera Milles.

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