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THE CHINA MAIL,... · FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1957. -...).

MAUREEN CONOLLY continues her own story THE MASK OF LITTLE MO

So I

gave up my Kingdom

for a Horse

LIFE packed a lot of thrills into 1952 and so much hap-aring Volleyod back.

pened I don't know where to begin.

darling,"

course.

But more than anything else there was romance. I We planned to make a farmal fell in love with Norman Brinker who was to become my announcement when I returned husband.

from Wimbledon in July,

ΠΕ

So to Wimbledon...and the

Little Mo beat Doris Hart,

He was tall, dark and hand- separation didn't bring the grief all-American Anal in which some, to use the triple cliche, that was to come later. end he had green eyes, a warm and friendly menner; he's individualist, one of the world's Cheat horsemen and his ability to tame a wild colt may have given him the proper background to cope with a headstrong tencils

star.

For my engagement to. Nor- man Brinker was marked by arguments and reconciliations. was a Catholic, he a Methodist. We were going through a trying time, two youngstan's growing up, both wanting their own way; each stubborn, both spoiled.

The Duchess's

coat

Suddenly I was paged for an phone call. Nelsta calling from San Diego to congratulate me.

Every girl dreams of a Prince

Our letters were to become in- overseas Charming, but I was a tennis player, not a potential bride; a different, we read things between Fisher was stranger even to a can-operier, the lines which were not there and I had heard husbands like to at all. Then wo were to stop cot. I was no condidate for wall'ag. marriage.

Well, the master strategy was simple. I had my tennis, Nor- man had his horses, and we would be good pals, nothing

more.

man all the time; I was failing le love, but I didn't know it.

That last

Just as we were finishing ho

remarked casually that Norman

was being shipped out. I was United States National sturned. Now I wouldn't see Court Championships. Norman when I returned home.

Clay injured while riding Colonel

the

I wrote to Noman of 100 miles. My tears came in a food when

change in plans, but he didn't I put down the receives. There receive the letter in time. J was a coat hanging up, fashion- I'm sure,

we

It took two serious apcidents Merryboy. For nine days she to bring us close again, but now lay in hospital............

started writing regularly, So I was brought hame, the and I wie sure no hurdle, lay letters and wires kept coming, ahead which we couldn't clear but nothing from Norman, together.

called...but OLT

I would be a Juma bridal Then. the wedding. At last, I walked down the aisle holding on to

So he waited in vain at New Finally, he My heart, however,

I returned from Australia to able and expensive, wasn't

was spent emotionally, tuned in to this platonic wave. San Diego. No actress rehearsed but I buried my head in it and Yorit Airport. To make matters remence didn't have a chance.

worse a reporter recognised him worried about our engagemerit length. I grew fonder of Nor- en catrance more than I on the wept inconsolably.

and need if he were waiting for the memory of past quarrels still Norman's arm — jittery on a lost hundred miles of the flight,

to Maric Bumpus, secretary Wearing mascara for the first

mo. Normou nodded, and

the fresh, and I built a high wall yearling colt. time, I would walk down the Duncan MacAulay, secretary of steps from the airliner, dve the the All England Lawn Teuils per sharpened his penell for between us. arranged an Australian tour for photographers A

sophisticated Club, viewed my behaviour with an interview on love and tennis. me,

and enigmatic anile Norman alarm, heightened by the fact 1 would be there in his Navy uni- form and I would melt into his Keat's coat and might ruin it. arms.

Meanwhile Perry T. Jones had

*

A few days before I had to leave, I became ead at the pros- pect.

One evening Norman asked me "Maureen, what do you really think of me?

Masculine shock

My reply shot book with in- voluntary suddenness: "I'm crazy about you, Norm."

My entrenco began beautiful ly, then collapsed. Norman wasn't there. He was on duty.

Then, in my pique, I rehearsed a cool, casual meeting at home. "So nice to see you again,” would say, with a friendly hand- shake. Nothing more.

· Normen came. I dived lato This produced a slight case of his arms, Timo fled happily as masculine shock. Thin, on the our romance deepened. eve of my departure, when

It seemed I had hardly arrived Norman said good-night, I kiss- before i was to leave on A ed him our first kiss after so European tour.

It was co the many weeks.

eve of my departure that Nor- nun proposed, if one could call it that.

Again he was taken by sur- prise. At least tennis Rad taught me the art of attack.

This was the first parting of many. Absence may make the heurt grow fonder, but I don't Love by letters recommend it. can be a two-way, trial, but this

He gave me a large amethyst ring, then vaguely mentioned something about: "When we get married."

"What?" I shrielted.

He smiled, end asked softly: "We are going to get married,

was crying into the Duchess of I suppose so!

hnd

80

We dochied to break our on And so to

I had a wonderful, mirprise

But the place kanded without when I returned to San Diego.

"Did ahe stand you up?" hope... Norman was waiting for mol He me.

delay in his the reporter used. "I suppose wangled a orders and now we would be to- o," Norman replied.

broken romenco story hit the gether briefly before he sailed,

New York papers.. Norman returned and Jo November 1953 we announced

engagement.

wit work

England

gugerbent and I returned his, ring, but we agreed to tell no one except our familles. Nor- men thought we should perhaps things might themselves out, but I saw no

We went to Warner's Hot Springs in San Diego County for went So Norman

to out OF

honeymoon -- a beautiful Budapest member of the place set minong lango trees, with United States Modern Pen- natural hot sulphur springs. We tathlon team. There he too had a had coach other and we were serious accident.

completely happy with this 1, of course, waited forlornly

Back in San Diego I had re- simple and idylle honeymoon. Ahead, we for Normen at Chicago Airport, covered and was writing ♫ But the telephone thought, lay the happiest time in certain I was the one who had

column for the San Diego Union. London was calling. The London our lives. But It wasn't to be, been stood up. Still angry, I

One of the editors handed me a Dolly Mail wanted me, to cover Triumph and tragedy came telephoned him in Virginia a day Budapest cable and I read

of Wimbledon for them. I promptly swiftly in 1954 and it came for or two Inter, but I should never Norman's accident,

said “No.” I was on my honey- us both. It was a mixture of have lifted the phone we

moon and nothing could separate to get farther apart magic and heartbrent in stories managed

me from Norinan. Then, the that ran curiously parallel. For than ever.

phond rang again. The if I

was a champion, so was

bolly Meil sald why not bring Norman, and fly athletic festa Heartbroken and desolate, I without equal in returned to San Diego in July. stand almost

However, I was back with my sports history.

ct

The language

of love

Norman too?

So our honeymoon become on extended tour - London, the I was returning from London mother and Colonel Merryboy,

I had difficulty in finishing my French Riviera, Rome, Naples, with Neil Hopman and I had the horse given to me by the

Chamber of story, I was stunned and sick. I Venice, Switzerland, and Paris. written und asked Norman to Seh Diego Junior.

Norman and I settled down in moet me in New York. Then wa Commerce after. I first became phoned Men, asked her to come

and got me. At home, I got off a small house in. Mission Valloy found a flight that would take world champion.

Them us shuight through to Chicago,

came the accident in a cable, then started wrling a which has a corral where I keep Colonel Merryboy, I became a where

Mo was severely letter to Nommons.

I was crying, the letter was tennis instructor, while Norman, incoherent. I knew I loved him, out of the Navy, returned to wanted him, and couldn't do college.

I was to play In the which Lule

HOW STRONG IS A GIANT?

D

OES the giant belong only to fairy tale and legend? There is a great deal of evidence to challenge beHef that he does.

By Trevor Holloway

on

A

at

was

8ft.

His closest rival

Loushkin, Russian named drum major in the Imperial Guards His height was Sins, and for many years a wax effigy of him was exhibited at Madame Tussaud's Exhibition in

ment of prehistoric anthropology London.

the Smithsonian Institution, proved that in life the must have, bowered a full DC. Unlike many gianis, examination indicated the man had lived to

good old age.

Indian Ireland has produced many men of gigantic stature. In 1790 the skeleton of an Irish chieftain was dug up from a pont bog near Donnagheo that measureč grt. 2/ins

NURSERY FICTION

"Some of them are certainly nine feet, if they do not exceed For example, there aro it. The Commodore, who is very many stories of the giants near six feet, could but just of their of the Patagonian region, reach the top of one Patagonia was discovered beads, which he attempted

tip-toe. There was hardly by the Portuguese naviga man less than eight fest, most tor, Magellan, about A.D. of them considerably more, the

Then there was Patric 1520. Whilst his fleet was women, I believe are from seven and a half feet to eight

O'Brien, born at Kinsdale in In lying in Port San Julian, a feet."

the majority of cases, 1760. He stood 7, 10ins, in his $ 9.50

giantism is a form of discuse, socks. He retired with a fortune gigantic native appeared on There would be seen in Rome

and the life of such people but ded at the age of only 40. 18.00 the beach "so tall that our in the time of the Emperor seldom extends much

for beyond His skeleton was acquired Augustus the bodies of a glant, 40 years. 18.00 heads scarcely came up to Foelo by name, and a giantess height, they were often weak

For all their great the Royal College of Surgeons. 25.00 is waist, and his voice was called Secundilla, each of whom and ailing or suffering

8.50 like that of a bull."

some marked deformity, 25.00

The giant of muroczy tales is Subsequently, two of the glant THE GIANT OF CARLISLE strong, bold, cruel and voracious. 35.00 Patagonians were captured by

But according to

In the year 1577 skeleton Одо of the 7.50 | Magellad's Tren and taken If the details of a glant re- gestest authorities of the last of enormous size was discovered 7.50

aboard one of the vessels with ported in an uncleat manuscript century, Dr Dane, the glant of at Wisa in the Canton the idea of transporting them found at Carlisle are to be be reality was most probably weak authorities called in the most Lugano, 'Switzerland. The bock to Europe. Unfortunately, Leved, then even these two physically, amiablo, nervous and famous anatomist in the country. 5.00 both died on the voyage.

Roman wonders have been out- very dul-witted. elmed. For this manuscript, "A King Frederick William's Dr Plater, of Basle, who un- True Report of Hugs Hodson of famous regiment of glante at besitatingly sured them it was & human skeleton. He forwarded a Grant found at St Beco, in Potsdam were the envy of all

· Pak "anatomical Cumberland," It is statedThe other European modarcha to Lucerne

day. He combed drawing based on the size

the sisebuton. find them Europe to

10.00

4.50

1,00

NINE-"FOOTERS" -

was 10 ft. 2-ina. in height,

from

to

ANIMAL OR?

of

vf

Over 'fifty years later, when aid grant was buried 4 yards of the 3.00 Drake's vessel was anchored, in doep in the ground. He was 4 cli 1.50 the same port, the crew re- rade and a half long, and was and those he couldn't buy me drawing porfeyed a man 1.50 ported "on of large stature," In complete armour, his sword into cervico be commandered by

·soma 19ft, tall. They estimated their height at and battle-axe lying by him. Xis į forco. The regiment is vuid- 30 Dearly 7-4, 6-4%. „Two other swood was two spans broad, and have numbered close on 2,000

· For many years the: alvoleton 30 explorers who anchored off the two yanda long. The head of his men, the majority of whom of the Glans of. Lucerne - was

coast exported the existence of a battle-ano a yard: long and the were 77t, or over, race of giant men average. 9-4t · shaft of: it all iron. - Ele fores 2.00 tall. 12.00

.30

brood."

exhibited in the Town Hall, and hood was more than two peos THE TALLEST GUARDSMAN Aation of his figure was incorporated in the arms of the In 1704, Commodore Byron During the latter half of lost. But even King Frederick had City of Esicero, Groat was the consternation when a fow. years arrived on the scene in the doliny there was dig up next: not a giant to equal a man enim later, pang camo, that szent Dolphin-audă from an account.in Snake Diego, California, ở, the plored as a guardatman by the mesoendige Bär Blumienianelly, of On Sale At

the Annual Register dated 1796, mimmited remains of a prog: fuktig of - Elrummwick Hanover, Grimmer, and pronounced, the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD. well by one of Byron's storia Indien of cleaning. This guardamian wa chimed to

officers, I would apporr the stature. Detailed measurements be the allost soldier of the 18th ceston was not that of a plant KOWLOON Intake of Palagala, SeHal te

KOLLA CHHARTs with a bad nahor arabút that of prehistoric animail. nourished. This odion, weltasio Wiwon, wirator

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without him. I almost tore up My life has become completely the letter, but fually I mailed it different, but wonderful, too. I Nomen's reply, composed no Iceuger know the *grinding while he was under drugs, was preestre of the Centre Court I just as incoherent as mine. It shall for ever be a stranger to was written in graph-like waves; the realm I ruled. It took me an hour and a half to I had gives up my kingdom. decipher it, but he loved me! for a borse.

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