1957-05-01 — Page 7

DAVIS CUP

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1957.

All-Malayan Cricket Hot Weather Will

Team To Play

Hongkong

Selected

Singapore, Apr. 30.

Graham Turner, who skippered Singapore to victory over Malaya at the local "Easter Test," will captain the All-Malayan XI to meet Hongkong at Kuala Lumpur on May 17 and 18, it was announced today.

Other players selected are Alan Jones (Selan- Drews gor), E. Нике (Singapore), Arthur (Selangor), A. Grindrod (Singapore), M. McCaw (Selangor), Hoo Bin-keng (Selangor), John Kirk- ham (Singapore), M. C," Kailasapathy (Malucca), Alex Delilnan (Singapore) and W. Bone (Singapore). Reserves: G. N. P. Lee (Selangor), Gurucharen Slagh (Selangor) and D. Alty (Singapore).

Singapore sports writers described the team us strongly favoured to repeat the 1965 victory over their Hongkong rivals because of its great variety of accurate attacking bowlers and keen, capable fields- men. Reuter.

White

Beat Sox Orioles 6-1

New York, Apr. 30.

The Chicago White Sox, riding high on top of the American League, rallied for four runs in the seventh inning today to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 behind the six-hit pitching of left-hander Billy Pierce.

Exciting Victory For MCC Against Yorkshire

London, Apr. 30. The MCC gained exciting victory over York- shire by two runs at Lord's here today.

Fay Moure of the Orioles, held the White Sox to three hits until

Be Biggest Danger Facing Japan

Tokyo, Apr. 30.

Davie Japan's non-playing Cup tennis team captain Jiro Kumamaru sold here tonight hot weather will be the biggest donger fading Japan when she meets the kerne in the

Eastern Zone

Japan yesterday beat Ceylon 6-0 in the semi-finals while the

Philippine

defeating

WE

India 3-2 in Manlin.

The final date of the Eastern Zone Davis Cup final has not yet been decided..

Mr Kumamaru, who was Japan's leading tennis player sald about five years ago. provided Japane Kosel Kamo and Almushi Myngi can beat the heat, there was 2 good chance they could defeat the Philippines star player Ray- Deyro and Fellesimo

Philippines

The

mundo Aupon.

Japan and met in the 1955 Eastern Zone Anate, which Japan won 3-2.

On that occasion, Kamo best Deyro and Ampon in the both

while singles

Miyagi defeated Ampon but lost to Deyro.

In the doubles, the Japanese players were narrowly beaten by the Philippines,

Following the Eastern Zone final Japan went to the United States

to play Australia, the wine of the American Zone inal.

The Japanese were beaten by the formidable Australian patr, Hoad, and Lew tex Hartwig who were inter Instrumental in

Davis winning back the

Cup from the United States-Re- ter.

the seventh, when Chicago BOURNEMOUTH

registered its four runs with the

ald of singles by Jin Luendis, Nellis Fox and Larry Doby, u walk

Luis Aparicio's double.

and

l gaining his third victory, Pierce struck out seven and gave up Baltimore's lone run in the ith on Willie Miranda's double and Dick Williams' single.

Frank Bolling's 10th iumming

the homer powered

Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 triumph over the

TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Hoad'

Bournemouth, Apr. 30.

The two leuding favourites in the men's singles of the British Hard Court Tennis Champion- stilps at Bournemouth, Lewis Jaroslav Drobny, and

into the way Casily won their

round today. second

Hand beat Britain's Griffin by Tho northern county, who New York Youhees,

6-4, 6-1 and 0-1, and Drobny been tipped as have

strong

Bolling hit his homer off Bob, beat Bedard of Canada by 6-3, challengers to Surrey's supre-

Cricket Grim, who the Cinity

relieved pitcher 4-1, 6-3, macy in

All the

Int favourites at the start o Championship, threw away their Johnny Kucks

Duke Maus went the women's singles also qualified chance of a win by the timid the 10th.

distance

for the

the third round. for Detroit, yickling batting against accurate

the

on posting his

Miss Mortimer (Britain) beat medium puce bowling of Don only three hits

Boiling and Miss Grace (Britain) 0-2, 0-0, scend victory. Bennell and Don Smith,

Darlene Hurd Bay Boone each collected two Miss

(United States) beal Miss Commerford hits in Detroit's six-hit attack.

(Britain) 0-2, 0-4, and Miss P. Ward (Britain) beat Miss Edwards (Britain) by G-1 and 10.8.--France-Presse.

4

fram,the Yorkshire-born

TOT

bowler, claimed live

wickets

42 and Smith, of Sussex, took three for 25,

Yorkshire had commenced the final day in the strong position of requiring 114 runs for vetury with nine wickets standing.

Boston was at Kansas City and Washington at Cleveland in American League night games, while in National Leaguo night games Chicago was at Brooklyn, Milwaukee at New York, Cla- cinnati at Philadelphia and St. Even at lunch it looked an etsy task when they continued Louis at Pittsburgh, - United with

only

Press 42 runs needed and five wickets kft, but in a spell of 21 balls Smith look thre wickets at

4 personal cost of

three runs and Bennett finished of the tail.

The MCC meet Surrey to-

Filipinos Boo

morrow, while the West Indies 66]

"Home Town

will get down to serious cricket

with the offical opening of their tour at Worcester-Reu- tur.

First Big Fight In Eastern Canada

Montreal, Apr. 30. The European Featherweight Cherit France's Champion, Hemia,

showed a slight ad- vantage at the weigh-in today

non-title fight with for his Bobby Bell in Montreal tonight.

Decision"

Manila, May 1. Japan's No. 2 bantamweight boxer, Masakosu Otsuka, and Danny Kid of the Philippines last night fought

a 10-round draw in what was condemned by the local press as a "home town decision."

A crowd of 11,000 at the Rizal Coliseum lustily booed the decl sion which saw a battered and weak Danny Kid at the end of the furious bout.

France-Presse's scorecard had Hamla Lipped 56.739 kilos Otsuka a clear winner on points

and Bell 50,05 kilos.

the weigh-in, both After boxers were medically examined.

Tonight's fight will be the

bro.

as he believedly won the last Ave rounds while the Kid won only Rounds 2 and 3, the rest being drawn.

Macias-Ursua Fight On June 15

the

ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

Allan GroOFIL

Mike Hoberta Paddy Croft

Alex Cave Gordon Newark" David Groen

Vie Howells Sid Raymond Bob Allison Jimmy Webber Jeff Bischoff

Sports Parude spotlight is beamed to the Army A Team above, winners of the Hongkong Hockey Associa- tion's Senior League for this season.

With the return of all hockey players from Singa pore the Army turned out a full side for the last League game of the season on Thursday evening and needing a win to gain equal place at the head of the table they pre- pared to sink the Royal Navy aide who opposed them.

na

narrow cst

I have been fortunate in ob- foining an eye witness account of the narrow defeat of 7 (QO) Hussara by the Royal Lincoln shire Regt, at Ipoh last Thus day and bearing

Pagy I

GABOR PLUS JULIE HARRIS EQUALS THE TRUTH ABOUT WOMEN

Says ROBERT ROBINSON

Where would YOU look for the truth about women? At a rough guess, I thought it might lie about midway between Miss Julie Harris and Miss Eva Gabor.

ment. I feel more like one in Britain, though. They send car for you and everything. They make you feel a kind of fairy- tale fim-etaz."!

British Lion plans a film called "The Truth About Women" and it has hired these two ladies to assist in telling it. So I checked up on them both.

Miss Harria was at home with the back of Buckingham Palace, pa and the baby. Miss Gabor Pale, handsome, sensitive, she was at the airport with two looked just like Allco-although was mink coats, eight suitcasts and it wasn't Wonderland, H

lord of the night Miss Gabor, on tho other John Mille,

Said Miss Gabor: "Certainly kiss on each cheek from Mr Belgravis, London.

clubs.

hand, didn't look a bit like I am o Alm star and I have a Said Miss Harris: "I only Alice. She sat with her minks wonderful time. Don't ever be- on the lleve anyone who tells you they went to a film premiere once in (one

on, one off) I felt

Mr. don't like being a film star, Be my whole life.

like plumply-sprung springs of

Mill's Rolls Royce.

love me, it's a gorgeous life," Cinderella."

Said Miss Gabor "1 have just completed a Alm in which play a lady foreign correspond- ent who wears a frilly bra."

Misa Gabor would the Combined

1

She looked a doil, A real doil.

Said Miss Gabor: "Men? Why, men are the same wherever you go. I find them very attractive. Doesn't everybody?"

I should say that if woman- kind were an orchestra, Miss Harris would be first violin and be cutting

Said Miss Harris: "I'm no dlm star. They don't treat me capers on the timpani.

Only the Miss Harris sat on a soin in a such in Hollywood. in mind that

quier house in a quiet street at really big ones get the big treat-

An excellent game saw them, top class boxers who have not local od as yet made their bow succeed by the

funs, and if their performance margins and to fit in with the

in the gym is repeated during closing of the official season the

had the championships watch out play-off with Nav Bharat to be rapidly arranged for last for some sparks, Saturday afternoon.

For acveral at the team this meant three hard games in three days Services had played and drawn with Combined Friday evening.

This was not apparent from the sparkling, hockey produced, The Army started of the game with every man determined to

Inside

right Sid Raymond notched the first goal after four minutes'

play from

win

A

und

Civilians

on

my information was from the 7 Hursors, would appear that it was a match Bo close that it could have gone either way.

Tpr. Jerry Smythe the hard hitting Bantam lost a very close decision after a hard clean bout. but Tpr. Arthur Finney restored

+ goalmouth melce. Inside the balance, winning easily by left Jim Webber, not to be out-much superior boxing.

Piny was in the Nav Bharat half of the field for long periods and this pressure resulted in Coul flashed in a sizzler,

No. 3 when Bob Allison

done, made a fine solo run some Tpr. Danny Cooper featured 15 minutes later, ending it with

in the best bout of the evening a glorious rising shot which when he met a very strong rug- keeper Isher had little hope of ged fighter in L/Cpl. Dickerson stopping.

In the 1st strong Lt, weight. Be- sides being the best bout it was the most controversial one of the evening. Cooper completely out- boxed his opponent and bull up a large points lead in the first two rounds, but late in the third he fell for a wild swing and not having wit enough to go down the bout the referee stopped

(eight seconds from the end of the round

is said), because he was incapable of defending himself.

MASTERLY DISPLAY Outside-ieft Geoff Bischoff gave spectators value for money when with a masterly display of stickwork he dribbled the ball Nav Bharat de- through the fence to finally place it between the posts.

Easing up a lle, Nav Bharat pushed one past Groom, but Bob Allison came to the rescue with goal No. 5 a minute before the close,

The whole of the Army team played well, but the superb de- fence and attack of contre-half Maj. Gordon Newark played an tmportant part in this victory as it has on so many occasions this season.

•

To keep hockey enthusiasts in trim during the close season a six a side push hockey league has been held in Victoria Bis. during the past couple of years and is at the moment going strongly,

Tpr, James McManus restored the position with a 1st round KO of his opponent only to see Cpl. Paddy Herten receive the same treatment, After being well ahead on points the bold Patrick fell for a "sucker" punch

about a minute from of the third round.

the close

Again L/Cpl. Norman Riley brought the score to thrce all at the interval (as he did in the HK final), after a nice "scrap" that for a change went the dis- tance and the B00-900 spectators few respite of a enjoyed - a minutes from the tension of the struggle,

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No One Seems To Take

Boxing's Ruling Bodies Very Seriously

Says CORNELIUS RYAN

www

New York,

Latest developments indicated that the bantam

both Alphonse Halimi weight dual championship and Raul Macias are recognised as champion-will continue indefinitely, since no one, including the officials themselves, take the ruling bodies very seriously.

JUST NOT EXOTIC

Downstairs in the little house the Harris baby in Belgravia, was being taken out for a walik, Its mother said "I'm just not exotic. The only exotic thing to me was that ever happened

by being in a play sponsored men who looked like gangsters. They sat in the front row with big cigars and kept their hats on. I was terrified."

Later that day, as I sat in the Rolls Royce, I reflected that Miss Gabor probably cala sex cach morning for gangsters

breakfast!

I said to Miss Gabor: "I tako it you will divido your tres time while you are here between the museums and the night spots?" Grovely she replied: "Yes

shall go to parties And I adore them. I have fallen asleep at some of the best parties in the world,"

I

Said Miss Harris: "My amuse--- ments will be cooking, garden- ing and the baby." A bag of knitting stood on a small table at her side as she spoke.

(for I said to Miss Gabor asking ridiculous questions le the columnist's most jealously guarded privilege); "Do you

For the past year or so, Mario D'Agata of Italy was init?". recognised as 118-pound champion by the European

Miss Gabor replied: *'I be found dead knit-

Boxing Union, the British Boxing Board of Control, and wouldn't

ting." the New York State Athletic Commission. During this time, the National Boxing Association, made up of the other 47 states in the US., Hawaii, Puerto Rico and others, recognised Macias.

All ngrood there should be only one Champion in a division, and all urged that there be a clari- The International ylug bout. Boxing Club (IBC) in New York tried hard to make the match,

with both managers, who had all sorts of complaints about each offer.

more Dr

to

I said to Miss Gabor: "Do you over get fed up belonging that family of yours, pride of a million gossip columns?"

algale.

More guarded than of any authority within that organisa- time since I had drat met her, Lom.

Miss Gabor sald: "You want to Meanwhlie, ut Milan, Italy, it get me into trouble? I pass that was indicated that the EBU and one."

command little BBBC

I asked Miss Gabor what she Vittorio Strumolo, Italy's leading

"The ability to but ran into all sorts of trouble respect than does the NBA. respected in men.

Sho said: promoter, revealed that Hallmi signed a pre-fight return-bout This

was a question I didn't contruct with D'Agata, although Finally, in clear defiance of

had ordered a Miss Harris. You just don't. all ruling bodies orders from the ruling bodies, that Macias must be the next I asked her about Stanislavski.

And she told me. D'Agata accepted a match with opponent.

And the truth about women? Halimi in Paris, and the ruling bodies who had been insisting "I have been told that neither Well, as I said, it's somewhere

Philippe about midway between. manager, that the only true Championship Halimi's match could be D'Agata-Macias Flippi, or D'Agnia's manager, promptly decided to recognise Libero Cecchi, signed a pledge a title, bout with this new match as for the title, to arrange if the winner agreed to fight Macias," said Strumolo.

Thus it would

appear that On March 6, President Floyd Europe will have its version of Stevens of the NBA announced the bantam champion, and the that his organisation would go U.S. and Far East will have its along with the others and re-own-ond different — champion for some time to come,United Halimi-D'Agata, cognise eycing

Press,

Not to be outdone Kowloon have taken up this strenuous

and and exciting game

next week will see the opening of a pitch in Whitfield Eks and 18 teams have entered so far.

his

This KO business, like the

his

plague, spread rapidly, and the Hussars were jubilant when L/Cpl Allan Collis put opponent to sleep in the first, and as expected Cpl. Stanley

HALF SECOND The second half opened badly for the Hussars with Trp. John Milwaukee, Apr. 30, Raton Macins (Mexico), hol-

Dockerty being stopped by an der of the American National

even nercer Jutter than himself, and Brian

Cassidy experienced Boxing Association's version of

Should any unit have forgot what his opponents usually the World Bantamweight Cham-

Muchas Dext. ten to register and would like to, suffer, a KO in the first round. plonuhip, has signed to defend his title against Dommy Ursua the organisers are 74 LAA Regt. (Philippines) at San Francisco RA and the match secretary la

W. O. Kelly APTC. on June 15, the NBA announced today.

THE BIG SHOW The fight was arranged for

will be Boxing fans May 11 but was put back.

NBA last week told the clock and preparing

"TITLE DEFENCE" But even before Halimi beat recognition of him as Champion where tonight the if he did not defend his title local Civilian & Service boxers

Dagata, Macias announced ho do battle for the right to feature

would "defend his title" on May by June 16.

Here then was the grand finale the semi-finals and finals of

11. at San Francisco against. Boxing Champion to a perfect contest. Five all Dommy Ursua of the Philip the Colony ships to be held at the same and one more contest. Pity thenes. Dibes. venue. tomorrow and. Friday poor lat string Welters who in team contests have the doubtful evening.

The

Macias that it would withdraw trip to the Southom Birch made short work of his

Alphonce Halimi (France) is the generally recognised Cham- pion Reuter,

Johnny Wardle Recovers

first "big Oght" in Eastern Referee Gallegos and Judge Johnny Wordle, the York- Canada since the Saddler Felor Baccher saw four rounds shire and England cricketer who Savolo bout nearly four years as a draw while the other judge, had a cartilege operation three

R. M. de los

South Africa, hai 4-3.

home from The French Champion received nod to the Reyes gave the weeks ago soon after returning And Otsuka was on the offensive made a quick recovery, many telegrams of good wishes today, including one from the most of the time while the Kid intends to start light

Yorkshire an the

ground at French mude hall star, Maurice backpedalled and retreated con-

Leeds this week. Chevalier-France-Presse.

2 First one made

stantly-France-Presse.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

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BE SPECIFIC

fly

cream

of

opposite number L/Cpl. Parkins. When he recovered Parkins was heard to ask "what has that chap got in his gloves a tank?"

rest

on

So open

is the competition honour of having the result of

match that there are few weights in the which it can be confidently shoulders. stated that A or B will feature in the final.

In the heat of the past few days training hasn't been much fun, but "sweating it out" has been the order of the day and tred

of the amount

round

Ing session.

It was hoped that an Interna- Lional Bavour would have been lent to the boxing by the in

their

L/Cpl. Robert Bruce gave a first class exhibition of boxing and pluck and at the end of the third round so two boxers that few in the hall

risked

money on would have

be

crushing tho

Sports Diary

Colony

TODAY,

Boxing

Champtonalupe iminary Hounds, Southern Fly ground 7 p.m.

(Club) 0 pm.

Soccer

1st Division: St Joseph's v KMB 3rd Division: RL v Kh Godown. Hollandis v Tamar, CMB v Dodwell (HIV) at 0.15 p.m.

TOMORROW

When the United Press sought

from the NBA carification Stevens announced innocently ho knew nothing of the situation and suggested Tony Petronella, NBA Foreign Fighters Com milice head, as the man to see.

Asked close were the

about his March 6 statement, Slevens said Patronella had made that in his name and he didn't know what Petronella is ill in it said. hospital and cannot be reached,

1st Division: Police v Kwong Wah So, two days after the Halleni fight, Fred Saddy of the NBA (35); Elern v Anny (CH); Navy Ratings Committee released the South China (Navy) all matches 2nd Division: Tung Wal v CMB NBA ratings for April and a pin.

(HV), Dockyard v B & 9 (HV) 0,15 Macias still is NBA champion.

"That March 6 statement pan. meant nothing," said Saddy. 3rd Division: Rediffusion v. Mer- "Stevens couldn't reach me, so cantile (LV) 8.15 p.m.

Tennia he weat ahead with his own

Exhibition Tennis by Indian Davis statement."

it

came, the

Hoctor

announced. When the talking point mainly cen- betting on the result soon to

of hopes practice weight lost during each train- Hussars, it met with a very the mixed

from reception spectators but not I am pleased to say from these grand sports- men the 7 (Q0) Husais, elusion of contestants from There then is a picture of

but what Americon Ships in Port,

must have been one of ទ hope to date this

not

the

koonest and possibly fasicst Our own Royal Anals for the FARELF materialised.

team Naval entry is also small and championships. the

Army look like battling it Well done Hussars: You may out with some good civilian have lost the trophy but you at the have in your five matches made particularly

ew friends weights.

and given many of Nearly all the old favourites them memories of some wonder-

the first are on hand. Speedy Morales, ful

displays of skill and courage up to that point, but Wong Pack-ling, Fong Ki-kong which

will linger with them ten minutes of the second half

a lethargic Sapper team.50 pun. local for and Dick Yoo head the

for many years to come. contenders

dominated while from the

I have

been asked lo con-

completely by the

Fanling Gol: RHKGG Jund Army among a host of chal-gratulate the hosts for the ex- Gunner stars Hogan and Martin, lengers we should ree Gnr. John cellent entertainment they gave

After this period the match Bhek-O Ladies' match. McMonomer, Bda. Parkes, Capt. to their visitors and from the again settled down to thrust goals Dennis Gould and Sgt. Moore, Hussars, whom I rate the best and counterthrust with

To date the two FARELE "layers on" of entertainment, coming to each side at regular Champions Cin. Bourke and this is indeed prales,

CATHAY PACIFIC

SAFET

@ Miniaturo

Salation on Paro

FIRST.AS ALWAYS

Cpl. Jim Lawson' together with

Analista Dick Dickenson, Bill

Henderson, Walter Dinning and

new

CALUBECK CUP..

Brian Hancocks..haye-notre- Last Wednesday afternoon bo- turned from Singapore and the fore a largo crowd which in

Thus it was indicated that the Cup Players at IKOC. President of the NBA carries no

BOW

intervals.

good

ably

WOTO

Boxing Colony Boxing Championships

at ↑ Boullor (Semi-final) tround, 7.30 pmə

Meeting Executive Commkies Meeting of

Education FUKAAA,

Department, Golf

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HOME RUGGER

... London, Apr. 30. Iesults of tonight's Rugby Union matoties word:

Penzance and Newlyn 11,

and led Stroud 9,

The 27 HAA Regt team wers certainly improved by the addi tion of Army player Hogan who, nt centre-forward, 7 Hussars team will definitely cluded the Garrison Cominand playing not be with us, a

er, the long awalled "friendly" scored two

his Ilpa

well, UNEXPECTED BLOW. between 23. Field Engineer Regt. The loss of the cream of RE Rod 27. HAA Ten RA took Martin,

The Баррета Army boring is an unexpected place and resulted in a 30% wervice of thele icat captain Low, one that may well rab the Ginners, by goals to 9... several of the welchts of the Although trailing 3-1 at half- and war player Fowler and Karterent expected. However, I own time, Kleit the Lngineers had this undoubtedly had s, bearing ́add that there are wil lokal throw had the better of the exchanges on the result,

Bisted by

Stalves 11, Cardist, 20. Weston Super Mare 3, tilou without the center 0.

Swans 27, Ebbw Vale 3. Dayan 11 Bouthwestern Countien 0,

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