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Red China Invited To Send Swimming Team To Britain

Peking, Oct. 10. Mr Kenneth Martin, manager of the English swimming team which hoa just completed a successful visit to China, tonight invited the Chinese to send a team to Britain.

* Ho extended the invita tion

on behalf of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) during 1 farewell banquet here for the English team.

Travel Expenses

He said that in Britain there was no

Boven- ment aid for sport, and it would be impossible for the ASA to pay all the travel

expenses should Chinn send team.

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"If you can see your way clear to paying ex- penses as far as Prague or London," Mr Martin added, "I can assure you' that everything possible will be done in England to entertain you in a manner comparable. 10 the entertainment ex- tended to us in China,"

In an interview, Mr Martin said that such a visit probably could not be arranged next year, when the Empire Games at Cardiff will be follow- મ closely

the by European Championships in Budapest, But he thought in two years time Chinese swimming probably would have im- proved so much as to make the trip much more attractive-Reuter.

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THIS IS A TOP-SECRET PROJECT

WIMBLEDON £50,000

MAKES THE LTA SHY OFF OPEN'

By FRANK ROSTRON

What price Britain's first "Open" Lawn Tennis Cham- plonship after the success of the International Professional tournament at Wembley? Is an “Open” any nearer, especially after the International Olympic Committee's decisions to make payments to. amateurs?.

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"Not a hope... not donkey's years, anyway." is the oment Lawn Tennis Association reply.

The association takes just over £500 from Wembley Stadium and Kramer's professional troup. as their agreed 22 per cent of the record gate receipts:

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top-class They provide A tennis spectacle at a time when Orst-cleša amateur fennis 18 virtually dead owing to the ab- sence of the international stars. Kramer, in return, is ready to "play ball" with the LTAs of America, England, Australia, South Africa.

He will give them a percent- age unfl such time as the ripening "Open" Championship Idea matures,

Hands Off!

But the altitude of the bosses and the All-England Club is "Hands off Wimbledon."

For the last three years LTA's share of profits of the Wimble- don fortnight have been con- sistently round £50,000.

A 12-Metre Yacht Is Being Built

Behind Locked Doors

By

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London.

Somewhere in Scotland, behind locked doors, experts are working on a top-secret project which could reverse 106 years of Anglo-American history.

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cent 12-metre yacht which, it is hoped, 'will wrest the much-coveted America's Cup from the New York Yacht Club.

Britain's bid to capture the precious trophy is costing about £70,000 and is being organised by a syndicate of nine Royal Yacht Squadron members. They are taking the project very seriously indeed.

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Lack of funds has been the "I'm not worried by Unis chief reason for the 20-year Intest result," he told me. "My lapse of the event. Is grime was OK, but after my estimated that Britain's pre- time off I hadn't had enough vicus bids have cost £4,000,000. match practice."

"There is no limit to what I Lack Of Funds

What about the magnificent weld spend to get Matthew performance of Ken Rosewall, out here," says Jack Skolnik, time nothing is being Now the expense has been who won the Wembley ille at oficial: four promoter off the left to chance, Preparations are reduced by a change in London debut of Lew Hoad, who is nying to Britain in an his Bret attempt, and the sad Australia Soccer Association, being tackled scientifically: 1 rules. The mlikum water- potential crew is already inline length of compelling yachts knocked out of the singles in effort to arrange the tour. training oven though the races has been reduced from 6ft to his arst match? will not be held until Septem-44ft. So the zucca will be be-

"I have had offers from teams World Champion Conzales from Brazil,

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12-metre yachts, with sums up on the Ausaic "twins"; and Spain," - sayʊ Skolnik, "but about eight in the crow,

"Rosewall is the most improved. belleve Australiaus soccer Britain's yacht, which has player in the world. But Hord would be inore interested in u been named The Sceptre, will has the extra power, and I all team led by Matthews than 'in be launched early next spring, think that when he has learned all the other teams put to- possibly by Prince Philip, control he will be top players

gether." "But it wa! be a while yet There are four American yachts from which will be defender

The syndicate is determined that no details of their yacht's we bull or new devices shall leak out. History has taught them that secrecy is essential.

Saya the Association; "This maney goes for the benent of English and international tennis as a game. Why, by throwing Wimbledon Open, should let most of it go to professional get-rich-quiet-performers."

When I asked the secretary of the LTA, Basil Reay, for a bread down of the Wimbledon profit he gave me these expenditure, main annual approximate, pp propriations:-

abroad-Wightman Cup, Tours Davis Cup, and sending players to compete in the French, American and sometimes Aus- tralian championships-£7,000:

Inter-county competition. In- cluding

"County Weck" and winter matches- £3,600.

Finding and catching young players £2,500.

Funds to county associations for coaching-£2,000.

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The trouble fa. think he has next September.

The match

The Brush Empire Gomes do already offers to go to "Jamaica Is between two

He would also yachts and the first to win four not take place until July, 1958, and Ghana.

but it is already assured that have to get permission, from of seven races takes the Cup.

bis club (Blackpool) and~ the It is too curly to forecast a they will be a roaring success. result. But I would point out All hotels in Cardiff and FA

are helped by a sounding district are book- further change in the rules. ed wild for the work of the This time, the challenger does Chemicy. And a record number not have to fall the Atlantie of 1,200 athletes will be taking under her own "steam" before emboree of sport. There wore

part so this great Commonweal the races.

that Britain

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Games. ut Vancouver. capped British, challengers in

Twenty-seven, countries havai the past. It has taken weeks so for announced their intention off their crew-training pro- gramme while the defenders of taking part. There will boa were fresh and better prepared 114-strong team drom Australla, such for battle.

places, as Sarawak and North Horned,

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Test Comeback

At the age of 35 that grest Lindwall is hoping to make a Australian fast bowler Rgy Test comeback K

I hear that ho bas turned down a coaching job for the Indian Cricket Board of Con- trol so that he can make a bid to regain his Test place against England during the Austrailan tour of 1958.59.

Lindwall is now Queensland captain and Intenda to play a Shield Shemeld full season of

who have sailed from have the biggest team of all

and club cricket, England to begin their "Test 276-strong.

Not since 1934: have. the Em-

He was not chosen for the Australia and New

tour of present Australian. They

too, believe in plro Games been held in Britain

determined that the 1880 Games mer that he is just the man

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plane refill preparation and the sport-loving Welsh are South Africa, But It, seems to

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for matches.

For almost a year members the sixth since the Bret mentabeded out there. The Ausgles of the team have observed a ing at Hamilton, Ontario, in have only five recognised bow. self-imposed

"no smoking" rule. 1930 shall be the finest of Jers now that Ron Archer has

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at sea. On board the good ship thews has been invited to lead Rangitane they have put up

cricket nela where, they practice dally. Men erleketera at sen are usually

salisßed with volley-

ball or deck tennis to keep in trim.

It's hardly surprising that the women are sticklers for keep- ing fit. Four members of the

team are physical training in- structresses.

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But what really reveals their tremendous enthusiasm cricket is the fact that each member has to find about £200 for the Australasian tour. How many of England's men cricketers, I wonder, would be prepared to fork out so much cash.

And to help further reduce expenses, these girls have col- lected

from some £2,500 matches, bazaars and jumble #ales.

England's women cricketers can also teach the men a jesson when it comes to organising a tour. They are visiting New Zenint. Arst and then Australia, The MCC team always starts In Australia and so loses the chance of some tine match proc. Hce in New Zealand before the more difficult part of the tour. Passed His Peak?

Hins Ricardo "Pancho" Gonzales, the world's top tennis player, passed his peak?

Thai's, the question: " tennis followers are Biking following shock defeats by Jank Kramer and Francisco "Pancho" Segura in the London Inter national professional tourpide

mont, Ho, le 28; both his con querors are 38:

It was the first time in four years that Gonzales had been defeated in a big-shove tourmi- ment; It was only the second “Ho) that, he had been beatch at Weintley, and the Brat: (imo in seven years that

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