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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1957, 0:4

SPORTING BAM....'

by Reg. Wootton

RUSSIANS ARE WORKING TO A TWO-PART DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BIG TENNIS

By DEREK

JOHN

London.

Russians at Wimbledon in 1959. That is my forecast after studying_the Soviet Union's efforts to become a first-class power in international lawn tennis,

The Russians joined the International Lawn Tennis Federation let year, and now, with typical thoroughness, they are working to a two-part "development" plan. Part one of the campaign concerns administration and equipment. They have built a new tennis stadium in Moscow-Lenin Stadium-which has a centre court to accommodate 18,000 spectators, and thirty-four other courts. Arrangements are being made to build tennis courts throughout the country,

GRIEVES HAS A GRIEVANCE trim

By W. CAPEL KIRBY

career in doubl," -

Having declared "their inten- former Middlesbrough, Exeter United)-but still need an out- inquiry at Chesterfield was told ton to give footballers a fairer City, Queen's Park Rangers and ado fof.. George Swindin❘ that a knee injury leaves his j deal-thecules are already under Chelsea player Assisting him fanclas Pab Keating, but on rovision for that purpose I will be Ken Chisholm, Jacido suggest the League Management Milburn, Frank Brennan and Commitee should call Burden Oscar Hola. Park and find why Bolton Wanderers mave Ken Grieves tho brush-off without giving him a beneЛll.

Laat January this colourful goalkeeping Lancashire cricketer expected n benest cheque for

750.

All Bolton have given him for more than five years loyal service is a free transfer.

Gordon Bradley has not yet reported for tráining að Meddow, Lane but Notts County's new manager, Tommy Lawton, Isn't worried about his goalkeeper's mess. Another professional foolballer competing la. Will Remember Chilty

hip? Chelsea, Plymouth Argyle and Reading. Neither does Queen's Park Rangers boss Jack Taylor Bollon's argument is that he have to worry about Les Locke's put oricket before football, but fitnesa. It was this Scottish Ken assures me the reverse was (amateur international-inside- the case. Keltering have made forward whose unsolish pace- Grieves an attractive offer but he malding enabled Derek Ibbotson not keen to drop out of to turn in another sick mile at League football-not even after Manchester recently. his treatment at Bolton,

Sid footballer † saw. in a group of 80 attending an FA coaching course at Illeshall was. Ruhi Karaduman, Turkish international full-back. who couldn't speak or understand a word, but made copicus. notes.

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IMPORTANT DATE

an

The other Friday was important date in Matt Busby's

Sues diary. It was Norbert last day 09 A pupil at St Patrick's College, which meant

IT'S SO PUZZLING

Wrexham confess to Icaling a shoestring existence, yet they allowed Leyton Orient to snatch Welsh amateur International

Cyril Lea of their doorstep for £10 lgning fee, then went to Scotland with a four-figure cheque for Bill Dallas, former Luton Town player at St Mirven,

WINGER WANTED

Peterborough

United have

DICK FRANCIS Asks

Can You Afford A Racehorse?

Have you over imagined owning a racehorse, of being in the owners' stand at Ascot and cheering your brave, flashing two-year-old. (next year's classics in view) as he floors the opposition with a brilliant winning run?

It is the owner's dream come second and third prizes often true, the peak of his day, they do not cover the expenses of intoxicator of his spirits,

the race.

Even the few people who win 20 races a year never lose tho thrill of seeing their horses win: and those to whom winning is still a dream rarely desert their hopeful hobby.

The average flat race entry fee, if the horse's same is not a week before the withdrawn

race, is 23.

For the classics, and valuable | stake races, the figure is seldom less than £100. It is 2300 too for the Grand National,

Some day, somewhere, they are sure their horse will win. Meanwhile they are content with the thrill of seeing their home on the course,

On the credit side there aro watching him develop, ar travelling allowances, rti:o simply with the satisfaction of money, and. the long-term passareing such ឌ beautiful possibility of stud fees.

animal.

£700.

or with

Part two of Operation Tennis | but "the money doesn't last out"-he may decide to live in Aus- aims to improve the standard of and there la no cash award for tralia, Russian play. This is the more the swim Itself,

JUST THE PLAYER

But, coming down to earth, dificult task; at present the Russians are well below world

Every week-end when she is If he does, he will get a big Manchester United were fre to signed five players Terry Smith bow much does it cost? The Derek Chadwick minimum yearly sum is about class.

at home Miss Chadwick gives) welcome back to Australian approach this Manchester Leeester),"

County),

Kelh demonstrations and coaching at cricket. Dooland is

Just the schoolboy international Watch (Stockport There are also tele-player the club.

(Norwich), to strengthen Austraila

Bites

Jimny playing ing

agalust Walker (Sheffield United) and

£10 TRAINING FEE vision appearances,

for the 1958-0 Test pories ngalust Germany T Stuttgart, ho Blond. He has been the out-reminded me of Henry Cockburn Jimmy O'Donnell (Leeds standing all-rounder in English in mild, style and tackling county cricket this season.

3.

Cali-

tenacity,

But the Russizes are treme- dously keen to learn and they have already made great strides

NO DIETING this year. They sent observers to Wimbledon and persuaded

Misa Chadwick ja Fred Perry, three times Wimble-fornian, but now lives in a dat

Walter Winterbottom will be He would have been a great don Champion, to coach some of in New York. For a long- asset to Australia on their last chief adjudicator of the first their top players in Moscow. distance

football coaching swimmer she is un- two tours of England. But if ta certificated And this month they have staged usually alim. She weighs only had played their Brst International lawn 10 st. and toys

for his country he course to be held in Eire, start- she needs no would have to spend three yearsing on August 12, under the tennis tournament.

dieting to maintain it.

qualitying all over again for his control of George. Wardle,

*

During the rummer she tries county. a

to put on weight to keep the cold out during her long swims. Each winter she "streamlines"

gain.

The Russians still have long way to go and I doubt it they will advance rapidly enough to campele at Wimbledon next year. But they have several players of great promise--part?- cularly among the women.

One name to watch is Irina Rindzanova

For the past five months Mis Chadwick has been swimming an average of four miles o dny

in training. who, at 18, with become

proper training, could another "Little Mo". She started playing tennis when she was twelve and last year became Soviet Junior Champlon.

The, departure of an English

women, cricketers Test (cam Around The World

for Australia and New Zealand is now assured.

Bannister

Sports Diary

TODAY

Bowls

1st Division: CGC y Recreio.?

2nd Division: HKĊC V PAC, rej ""Red" v FC "Blue", USRC. V. CCC,

Recreio v HKFC.

3rd Division: HKCC V Stanicy KDGC IC, PRC v tecrels, HERC Y COC, KCC v takro,

Ladies' Triples: Matches at KEOC.

Soccer

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The purchase price of a horse may be £30 or 230,000, but the cost of training him to the same in cach case,

Trainers' fees In fashionable stables are now £10 for each hors, This is roughly what it petually costs, in fodder, wages, and overheads, to keep him.

A typical account for one weck's training, including a flat cace about 75 miles from home, is made up as follows

All owners are popularly map- posed to win a fortune in bets. Very few do, but most, taking the season as a whole, are lucky

to break even.

Fixed travelling allowances are allotted by the totallsutor to every horse which runs at ony meeting. These are £8 f the horse has come less than H0 miles, 20 105, between 30 and 150 miles, and £12. OVI that distance.

HOPEFUL

OWNERS

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THIN

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Pioneer

Some meetings offer a subsidy | =~- of a few 'paurida to encouragé owners to send their horses.

Unfortunately for themselves, many owners overrate their horses, and insist on running them (without resulle) in u

Chances of winning with a Training fee-£10; blocksmith really poor animal are small, but - 5s. veterinary fee-£1 a lot can be managed for DEL 16. entry fee to wee-£5; average horse it he is sensibly jockey's Ico £5:

the less important horse-box entered in

reces. hire-£15. Total £37 08.

If the horso 10acs, betting money may have to be added to the reckening. it he wins, the CAAF Cup: South Chinav KM prize will pay all these expenses, and also provide presents for (Caroline fil 8 p.m.

trainer, jockey, and stable lads,

Perhaps these owners truly largesse alt round, and cham- feet more satisfaction in being pagne for friends in the bar! last in the Derby than first in It may also pay the training molden race at Alexandra hall for a while, should the next Park.

The venture prove less happy.

Swimming

LAC Swimming Championstups,

D....

USRC' Children's Swimming Gala,

for Heats 20 p.m.

Swimming (casins, Chung Sing Pavilion.

The £3,600 which the English Women's

Florenet Chadwick, the Call- Cricket Association needed for the four fortan who has just swum the Drilistel Churnet and had pre- has been raised,

viously conquerod the Engilsh That's Too old at eighteen?

Trimming hedges, baby-Channel, the Bosphorus, San back- the question Britain's

minding, cleaning cars, doing Blego Bay and the Straits of stroke champlon, Judy Grinham, is esking herself. Fer at eigh-mile rounds and chopping are Gibraltar, claims that she has Work were among tasks which averaged 18 miles of swimming Russla has never yet seat a teen,

*won the girl who

women crickefery set a week for the past 27 years. team to Wimbledon, but be Olymple gold medal at Mat- 10,000 tween the world wars several bourne has been dropped from themselves to do to raise the total of 25,000 miles or once

money.

Chinese No appeal was made round the Equator! Her next to Britain's swimming team "White" Russians played

attempt is on tho, Irish Channel, to the general public. individuals therd. The most mett Sweden this month.

team 19 to sail on Meanwhilo' all "Perhaps I am getting loo

the-cixteen girls are observing old," she 35. Two swimmers selected for the International a routine of non-smoking, carly

Diana

and

morning carly Wilkinson,| nights meeting are

physical training. The captain, 18, and Sydney Redwood. 15.

13-year-old,

Mary Brian Mics

Duggan, is a Another Phelps, recently became Britain's physical tieining instructress.

International youngest - ever diver.

September 27, never

distinguished of theso twas D. D. Prenn-but he played for Russia.

As a boy he fof: his own country during the revolution, He played for Germany in the Invis Cup and during the Hitler ascendancy he settled in England, Last

his son year Oliver become. British Junior Champion.

be surprised if the Do not la|word Mile lelight 5001 switches from Derek Ibbotson to Ken Wood, the 28-year-old British paint salesman.

In no other sport today young people hove such tremen- Cous opportunities. But there are some drawbacks in being

GRAND PRIX RACING Forget those reports that caly thirteen. Enzo Ferrari, Italy's crack Car builder, will withdraw from Curly-headed Diana Wilkin

is the fastest woman Grand Prix racing next

year, ron

But she There is no truth in them what-swimmer in England,

not been chosen for the British teen visiting China next state-month. My authority for the

She is considered too ment: Signor Ferrari.. Ho de-young to make such a long trip. scribes the rumours £3 Billy".

soever.

Just

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Nottingham cricketer Bruce

"I say nothing about the Dealand, probably the greatest future to anybody." After all, it right-arm leg spin bowler in the is impossible to make defintic world today, this winter returns plans with motor racing in ita to Australia with his wife and present state. 'I do not imow yot what I shall do next year But rumours that I am leaving Grand Prix rucing are ridicu- Ious"

three children. He is thinking of staying there permanently.

and

He is happy with Notts they have offered him attractive terms to stay on. But for the pake of his family-one problem that

is the education of his children

It is known, however, Ferrari suffered grievously when the Marquis de Portago died in the Mille Miglia ruce. Becauso of the disaster he has 50 far refused to enter cars for Italien events,

БОУСТО

Some time previously Signor Ferrart, now aged 60, cufferod

Italian bka when Champion driver Eugenio Castellot was killed practising at Modena,

He was also like a father to Alberto Ascori, the Milan acc who was killed over two years ago,

Following her record-breaking. crossing of the Bristol Channel elevén miles in 6 hours 7 minutes -- American awlmuër, -Miss Florence Chadwielt is pro-) *paring to swini the Irish Bes. She plans to cross from Donag- hades, Northern Ireland, to Portpatrick, Scotland, a distance of twenty-one and a half miles.

Miss Chadwick, holder of ten world swimming records, is now 30 years, old. But her facer is still remarkable.

After swimming the Bristol Channel by night she went to bed at six o'clock in the morning ‚ and was 'up again"at, nine to wath her hair. She was tresher than any of the boat crew who accompan

What did she got out of that big swim!"Nothing but honbur and glory! she lay quants! It was sponsored by a country. club near New York, celled the Grominger, and

The a club", pays SPEDROLLLLY LOWards Iroc, expensed

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Wood has got his eye on that Ibbotson record--and why not?" Many experts consider him the best of Britain's crop of out- standing milers,

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His only frouble is that ho to hates 'trying divide his attention betweck selling paint and running fast miles. will definitely be my, last sea son," he insists,

After hi Melbourne 1,000 metres dimppointment, when he tried to win the race with a late run, Wood dropped out of the sport. Two months ago the track lured him back and, with

little, training, he was quickly breaking four minutes for the mile.

(London Express Service),

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On the whole, a well-bred horse, it he wins two or three good races, will eventually re- pay in stud fces his original purchase price and make a sound profit for his "owner."

There are, of course and luckily, especially for National Hunt racing --- thousands of owners for whom the Joy of the important than sport is more the possibility of profit.

The whole industry of racing is bullt upon their pleasure, and would collapse without it.

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