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LAUGHING BOY LEW SAYS ...... I WILL WIN THE WORLD

TABLE TENNIS

TENNIS · SINGLES TITLE AT STOCKHOLM By ERIC NICHOLLS

Lew is the name. Lew Laza. You will find him at most of the big European table tennis tournaments during the winter season, on the professional league cricket grounds during the summer.

He is kable fellow, this law laza, a short, stocky man of 80 with thinhing hair, and a broad Australian grin. In fact it could be said that Lew laughs his way through life. When not concerned with keeping the world happy. Lew plays some pretty good table tennis.

Vout

The

humoured And when

good have got simply Bround the jokes you find the conviction of a player abound- Lew is quité a serious guy being in energy Bad optimism

hind his brond grin

But knowing Lew Laza, he probably will win that work

He must be to muke the sort

of soft-predetion he had nw made

Boys Law: I will win the Singles Litte

world Lobe terans

In Stockhauslins in 1957

Made by some sportamin this stotement woukl truit & Swift

Bare for its biature! gos12 But not when it comes from the

Haine

QUITE A NAME He has made

quite a for himself since he Arst come to England in 1954 as captain

of Bie Brst offcial Swaythiing Cap team

Australian

The team did not rel Wom-

Hips of that right and breezy | bley or the World Champion- ebarneter, LAW

is ships alight But it was nt

THESE WEIGHTS

FAVOUR

CAVALIER

TRUE

By RICHARD BAERLEIN

The Cesarewitch horses which I found worthy of interest have, with the possible exception of Donald, been treated very fairly by Mr Geoffrey Freer, who frames the Autumn Double weights,

True Cavalier has been allowed 6 th, by the French- trained Borghetto for the lengths by which he was beaten at Ascot,

For a potential True Chevalier wat; mutat bes bust that day because of a fuck which injury, but for a horse who ca7s!

Chaper

Ir

12:1

15

korse, Cus undoubledly 18. Ang racing reund in the Coronation Cup weight and I expect to see this | and was close up in the Ascol cult ong the final receptors,

three- Peter Thrale's pair of Gold Cup his is given a gre

Meritorious ard year-olds,

Pete, huve 75t 7IL The high & welight rurried jo Čarefree victory

2 respectively and 7xt shoe the war 14

Carefree Pete requires a lot #52. when Flush Royal egi ried

of driving and it may be hard 13-7 130

at the weights True Cavalier bis 2b

lo and a boy, THER bol when

the time comes he capable of extending him.

Moreover, he must have give may not be set a much harder

ask, for there are few genuine in the ground, and if there is any Justice in this world, the layere in training today.

going wht have dried up by Cesalewitch day.

Donald, with as 91b, world be carrylit the highest weight for a three-your-fild Tor a lot

Jame

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The treated to the rtice

Uft Majeur curried st to vieloży in 1930, after running Tenth is the St Leger

In 1884 the Derby winner, St Cinlieu,

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Vor

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SEVERE TANK

There is

Les cluutat

Donald had been Leger be would be short peler afler Victory, but he is

vre tak here

handicappeT Merilarious

not

has according

book on his Sundown!

to

expected, Cardington nithough

Meritorious a short doubt

is. tio

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1956.

least the beginning for Lew

Luza.

persunded

"

Yugoslavian Acc Zarko Low to Dolinar

lo

bat of rponge switch Doliner's own design, With it in his first open tournament in Brithe North East Eng-

ኬኒ Scarborough lund slammed his way to the singles quarter-Onals.

--Laza

is Arst Open' title came Boon after the singles in the North West Kent, and with 11 the distinction of being the first Austration to win an open title in England

Since then his Berce unortho- dox hiding has brought him victory after victory

They have alek-arc Lew He grips the bat the Crab. around the edges and completely Ignores the handle

Ife plcked up this habit, and hod his first table tennis lesson self-taught when he was 12. He was in the Police Boys Club Two men brought In Sydney

in a couple of tresties, placed a But green board marked with white lines and then fixed posts holding Kreen teet to either wide of the Labic.

The men loft

boil on the white cellinid table, then walked out of the chub

two small rubber fuced bats and

Lew's curiosily won the day. He picked up the bat with crab- like grip, and started biting the ball aeros the net to his pal.

BRUISED KNUCKLES

It has meant brudsed knuckles more than onev, from hilling

but Lew has Top the tube stuck to his grip and the game. Apart from his table tennis Lew is a professional cricketer, a hard billing left-handed bats-

with Funes, the Lan man cashire Northern League club. In 1954 he hit 119 in 73 minutes,

is also an He

accomplished

slow spin bowler

And in between winter table tennis tournaments he coaches at Alf Gover's Cricket School.

TRANSFER REQUESTS

Say Johnny, Gordon Bot a knighthood. Will they make You President of the United States?

SIR GORDON'S 4.870 WINNERS

American jockey Johnny Longden

beats SirGordon's World record number of whining mounts. Raylitett

HAROLD MAYES ON BOXING

Cooper Still Waits For His

Title

manager in

Tilt

boxing? Ask

Who is the unluckiest that question of Jim Wieks, and he'll have no hesitation

in giving you an answer.

This portly pilot of pust, present, and near champions is bemoaning his luck about two contests the other week in which he was not directly concerned.

for

I go to Cardiff for a pleasant| Wicks, who gambles by pulling evening. and what happens?" | kids fighters on percentage

Man- anks Jim, "dor Erskine gets his the show at Belle Vue.

und it looks as eyes cut.

it chester, and hopes for suffetent Henry Cooper has to go on financial salve to heal the pre- waiting

sent wounds for his title chance, Then Dave Charnley is beaten

Plough

It

convinced Hey by Willie Lloyd, and bang Cooper's ability to gamble with the gilt off a litle match fur Lightweight Lucy,"

Champion

FIGHTS WANTED

Joe bim. too. For though Rency is

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lined up for Erskine, he'd have

of difficulty in great deal

continuing to justify his eloins If he caffe unstuck against

So Jim will go on pressing Bruce Woodcock's Shirebrook the claims of the 22-year-old protege. Peter Bales,

heavyweight twin, convinced that, when the time comes for Cooper to ellmb with the new heavyweight king, he'll stop him,

Expect #1 least two more transfer requests at Chariton, if This

the club remain

Bellingham minus points because

and the players mimis bonus- King beat

money after Stuart Leary's re- heal there

from RAF cricket duties. turn Carongion King could have

And all because Jimmy ("My wen with much greater case but ! job is to get goals") Gould, the rider Taking things transfer-listed Scotsman, reams ather leisurely

wietny what ma

upfeld and stays there med assured,

PROVED STAMINA

it

In

St

for his that the

nt Fairly

30s SUN set

Several of the Charlton team, defenders kave Meritorious has an allowance · particularly

of 6lb. for that short head. Mr Pomplained that by his actions

J

Astors Mahogany

has

severu

Gauch has placed 性 burden on the defence

Two

n cus

Mr John Lewis's Artaban has be given the expected 7al.

not been dropped for his run- 12lb This colt has SUI to

the ning in

Ebor Handleup,

left-half men,

Cyril prove his ability to stay more | where, iont

ummond and with

left-buck Dun Than tyr miles. but he looks others, he could not act in the

believe Townsend,

they have like a stayer, he runs ke a sticky going - slayer, and is bred like a stayer.

Of the three previous winners been made scapegoats for Charl- ton's fallures, and that the vletory

In the handicap I much prefer

crowd are blaming them for gained because he outstayed the | Curry to Chuntry and French

defeats. apposition over the mile und & half in very henvy going

Ascot

was

P.I. Champion

Boxer

Design

Al the same time it must be realised that Sam Armstrong, Trainer of Curry, also has White T『eatbseltt the race. White Heather

slamina proved |when winning over 2 miles at

To Fight Epsom in the spring.

In Paris

Paris, Sept. 10. Philippine champion boxer Tony Campo, the world's fifth best bendumweight fighter, will make his debut in Parls next Monday

opening during an

of the Palais des Sports.

Campo will be opposed to Paris champion, Henri Schmidt, who only narrowly lost to world champlon Dogata and draw with Dionisio.-France- Presse,

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1 Regal

2 Has a prince

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There is no doubt that Arm-

saddling will ነጋ Frung fut midate candidate unce agula

When the market opens on

has

General feeling at the Valley is thui although players are unwilling to ask for a move while the club is struggling at the foot of the table, their own reputations are suffering ben cause of the gaps Gould leaves,

FAILING INDIVIDUAL

Manager Jimmy Seed tried to convince his boys that their run of U-luck is not due

Individual failing. any Now players and manuger are The two horses which I like waiting to see whether the ball

and superb artistry and

positional here at prerent for the purposes

ruted by many of hedging are True Cavalier play of Leary, and Arlabon.

who, if all goes as the finest centre-forward in will bridge the well with them, wit be among the country,

gaps, and bring contentment back to the 'Unhappy Valley.'

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this race the boolanakery usually

offer 25-1 the fold, sometimes 33-1 the fold.

the favourites on the day of the

race.

-London Express Serulcej.

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In

to tille

In the meantime he'll shout loud and long in an effort

Cooper a European got match with the winner of the coming fight between

With #5 inside-ont-rou d

Lantion victory

UVET Brian

could Fresh in mind, Cooper well add another short-conte

Success

Wick's only champion. South- paw publican Joe Lucy, hasn't the alway's found Macchester Chapplest

of hunting-grounds, the even though he regained tile there, He should not. however, be unduly extended by Leo Molloy.

and

or

holder Franco Cavicchi Swede Ingeinarr Johansson.

shot

Joe an Empire

akahist whom Cooper has Bygraves, already beaten.

"If we could collet those titles, perhaps Erskle would have to wait for us instead of i “ና wasting for him." says

Outsiders Attract Most Support In St Leger Callover

Di

Alex Buxton, the enigma The Wick's team, now awaiting hin shot at Ron Barton when

ship.

he hopes to regain the British Light-Heavyweight Champion- tackles French West African Constant Alcantara, middleweight making is irip to Britain.

CLEAN SHEET?

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first

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I DON'T BLAME LAKER FOR CASHING IN FOR...

IN MODERN SPORT TODAY'S HEROES ARE OFTEN TOMORROW'S HAS-BEENS

Says ALAN HOBY

Cricket's diehards are on the rampage. They accuse Jim Laker of running away. They say cushing-in isn't cricket--that the world's greatest bowler is wrong to consider quitting his club and country just because he has been offered a £3,000-a-year job in Australia.

What rubbish! I sny that at 34 the Surrey off-spinner is absolutely RIGHT to think of his bank balance--while he is at his peak and there is still time.

I say that with a large part

of his playing life behind him him he is right to safeguard future and that of his wife and two children. FOR NO ONE ELSE WILL!

In my view it is pure bunkum Laker's critics to suggest

THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT

By HENRY LONGHURST

Edinburgh, had

been

blown

are doingthat if he emigrates

I have been reading in sun- te Australle he will be ratting dry aircraft and by various across the Forth and landed

which made hins Conturental bedsiden Dr J. B. Salmond's book "The Story of The R & A." (Macmillan. 288.),

on the club famous

Tear Cupar,

Indeed far from this qui bout & mul say that the proces- | motud records the club's 50 yenra

Buniable Yorkshireman being in Surrey's debt, I would say the reverst is the cuse--with Surrey, thanks largely to Laker, County Champions for the fifth year running.

So, let's have no more eye-

about wash

Laker leaving Surrey-or his countless fans

It simply is "in the lurch " not true.

What does shock me, how ever, is that a cricketing crowd- puter ke Loker should ever have found

this himself embarrassing position.

BELOVED IDOL

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In this day and age It seeme

incredible that well-nigh

beloved

with nationally

idol

be Auch n following should forced to go to the other side of the world to find curlly.

They don't do it abroad. Take

that

wil rufe American golf."

In more serious vein, Dr Sal-

son of characters who enliven of amicable relations with the its pages, beginning with the 22 United States Golf Association. noble men and gentlemen who I a certain difference in out- founded the club 202 years ago, look still prevails, it is perhaps have proved

themselves the explained by the remarks of Mr

Robertson most excellent travelling com- R. H.

on being elected President of the UBGA panions

In 1901 Dr Sabnond ky15 of The American Judy who was over. "think we should guard heard by # member, on the again being too much restricted

down by precedent uf fringe

crowd a

watching and held hole out the and tradition," he said.

"I fear Bobby Jones last green

this is the faull of the at St Andrews, to } the observe

giene on the other side. Do not "A re-markably fine

બ course for such a small town." us be afraid of innovations He has in turn produced a re- simply because they are inova- markably fine book on

can conc subject tions Nothing

to of interest to connoisseurs of Amerlen and stay very long golf all over the world,

without being Americanised In character, and I hope the game GOLFING FOREFATHER 8

be no exception to this I should like lo ree The story of our golfing fore- shows what I pam- fathers pered generation we are, with clubs pulled

or along on their ridiculous peram-

hand-managed i pass greens and fairways, and our Ancient stage in 200 years, one, to me, lands out on his own, neatly rakes bunkers.

and it seems incredible that his never again ploy the Old Course mind's without seeing it in my

not always been a name bas

the club. eye us it was In the 1840s-a byword in

Had he singles narrow channel through not been brought to light by success behind the the whins, in places only 30 or Dr Sulmond he might have been Sporting

Jost for ever. 40 yards wide, liberally bedrewn Iron Curtai

is hunkers,

rabbit scrapes,

I was Medal Day in the au- generally rewarded in kindad, sea shell, and hazards of turn of 1800, and Maitland excellent equipment, good jobs and ne flats

was composed of earth, heather Dougall was sitting in the club But if it's money rewards you

and shells and the ninth fairway house watching the extraordin- that Con-

tempest #bout went-what

raging outside wen nt heather.

Allan Robert.ury collusus Ladislad

Only one way to keep the ball tinental cush

sou, who never lost a level

I down in Hungarian-born match

like that, he re- gale St Andrews, holed this fected, and thereupon bored a Kabalu,

u bconme

esse miraculously in 79. footballer naturalised Spaniard?

Kubal, who played the

the sent of Best of Europe against England pockeled no less at Wembley, than

£40,000 when he resigned

i for instance, Czechoslovakia's

Mr Superman-Emil Zatopek.

He was promoted at lightning speed from lieutenant to colonel with honour. and heapert Hungary's lubby soccer maestro

Puskas

world Ferenc

earned time as the "Galloping Major" with a whole string of meduis and distinctices.

the

who

of

Course,

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bulator,

our

kind. The every

Nowadays

sixth

#1011

green

moleness. which is part of the unique charm

the of

Old Course, is shattered by howling O!

the Jet.

Bersary From

19 var pynd... GenVZL-

The from often

How

ON HIS OWN

all the characters who ucrusy The Royni and

hole in his ball and inserted n At this

charge of bucksho! point a ship was observed in distress in the bay.

The Ilfeboot WDB duly launched-from the mouth of the Swilton Burn in those days ...but there was

difficulty in Maitland manning it. from who later became an

for Spon's top club, Barcelona

In u i user, but still lush feld: Deuchais, and is Eddie Firmant.

Eddie? Reineinber

Dougall, sation completely till they have

sec pu

different earning £16 week at CharMon

admiral, the day in he was transferred to the Italian

September, 1785. and to wonder, stepped in and club Sampdoria, where he was when the world's most celebrat- took the stroke our They were

£ 150 c given £5,000 down and

aeronaut Vincent Lunardi, buffered in the bay for five lunched with the a week.

gentlemen whole hours. After which can an Dougall stepped out, got hold of golfers hunorary member of the club his clubs and with his buckshot He had ascended in his balloon ball and a score of 112 won the i

medal. from Heriot's Hospital Green In

REWARDS MEAGRE

The case

of Jim Laker, in fact, once

again spotlights the rewards ind miser- mengre meun wages earned by so many sporting top-liners in Britain.

further Compared I'll go with his drawing-power a entertainer Laker front-rank cars CHICKENFEED

Sure

he gets £75 for Test matches and anticipates a tax- free benefit but this in my view is for services rendered,

It has nothing to do with the

whatever 15

future contract.

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But

what

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his

can he rely un his barle income from cricket Can Wicks, with five fighters

and a winter job as a salesman? on the bili, come through with

I'll tell you.

On an average a clcon sheet? Percy Lewis

Why B could make it four wins in his about £1,500 a year.

Palloduim

top-liner gets more bout with the tough Australian.

than that in a week! Eddie bul Jim

Stackleton,

But Laker is better off than London, Sept.

Wright may And Neville Rowe,

the

of underpaid footballers Quisklers attraeurd most sup- the Kanguroo Ught-heavyweight,

the English Lengue, whose an uninformative at- por: in

a little too durable to give his

benefits are taxed to the hilt Victoria alon donight's

Club manager a nap-hand.

and whose weekly wages calover here on the St Leger.

pegged to a rigid £15. оп Doncuster bs run: Wednesday.

10

10.

There was money for Induna, mount of Charlie Smirke, whose odds dived from 33 to one to 100 to six, Idle Rocks, Space Ship and

the fly. No Pretender, Space Ship's odds dropped to 25 to one from 33 to 'one previous- ly available but Idle Rocks (20 to one) and No Pretender (50 to one) were unchanged.

Fauldhouse John Smille the boy who hopes to succeed Peter Keenan as British Bantam Champion, gets the chance furthering his claims against former Keenan rival, Irishman George O'Neill.

of

A

A NEW STAND When

Peterborough United started their Midland League Little interest was shown in

Boston programme against the three market leaders, of there

attendance of was an which French colt Pont-Levis 13,000, Only two Third Division remained favourite at seven to Football League

"gates" were Moreover, at two, with Queen's runner, High better then that,

Hornbear both at King's

In the Veldt, and

Lynn,

Mr Live to one. Strongest order

FA President, League, among the shorter odda division Arthur Drewry

opened a new cost £27,000- was Cambremer at seven to stand which

botter

than structuro one.

own possessed by his

club, Grimsby Town, Second Division side.

CLOSING PRICES

Closing prices were!

7-2 Pont Levis,

6-1 High Veldt and Hornbeam.

7-1 Talgo and Cambremer.

10-1 French Beige,

100-7 Vezolay.

1040 Court

1000

Indum

Command

and

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23-1 Space Ship..

20-1 Idle Rock

38-1 Articulate.

0-1 Na Pretender.

100-1 Calgary Court,

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game

Boxing Manager's.

Record

arc

And he ranks in the million- aire class in contrast to Olympic Marathon runner Fred Norris, miner whoGe the Lancashire wife went to work in the mill to make up the wages he lost through training.

True, a select fow in Britain Ulko

Leonard Hut-

JIS

ton,

Dentis Compton, Stanley Matthews, and John Charles able to boost their have been

balances bank Bources.

from outside

But in the main, the mid- twentieth century Briton is still the poor reintion of inter- national sport.

Mind you, I'm not saying our way is wrong, but it certainly places a premium on self- sacrifice and guts.

That's why I urge James Chartes Laker to cash-in: while ho has the chance. For in modern sport today's heroes are often tomorrow's, hus-becks......

(London Express Service),

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Sandez

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When Joe Erskine (a former Century Before Lunch IS BUT ONE IN THE COLONY. IT IS USED AT

century

regimental policeman in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps) Norman Horner became the won the British Heavyweight first. Warwickshire baisman for Boxing Championship at Car- against Johnny Williams, Light Fair and Thunder-hi manager, Mr. Benty Jacobs, gained a unique, dietincions, Cash and Courage who is a fe had-guided the first boxer doubtful starter was not called, he has ever managed to that

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