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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1958.

MORE UPSETS AT WIMBLEDON SPORTSPERSONALITIES

Pietrangeli Eliminates Ayala, Norma Marsh Beats Janet Hopps

TOP CLASS TENNIS FEATURES FOURTH DAY

Wimbledon, June 26. The fourth day of the Wimbledon tournament finally pro

vided tennis worthy of a non-official world championship. Several men's singles matches were top class, particularly Italian Nicola Pietrangeli's win over Chile's Luis Ayala, and several eighth-finalists from many nations emerged today.

They included Sweden's Sven Davidson and Ulf Schmidt, Australia's Mol Anderson, Denmark's Kurt Nielsen, India's S. Krishnan, Britain's S. Wilson, France's Pierre Darmon and Pictrangeli. Darmon walked over into the next round when his op- ponent, Australla's Don Candy, defaulted with a knee injury. Darinon was looking forward to Ha maten to get used in the lawn before mueling, his next

Australlo & opponent,

seeded Neale Fraser.

beat Mrs H. Kaufmann, (Britain) 4-8, 8-2, 6-2; xins J. Shil Africa) (Switzerlan 0-4, 6-4; Au cock at Atlas P. Ward (Briisin) Komnoczy tungary) best tara A. beat Mm F. Marinkell and Mrs 2. Regal Buyth Africió) 8-2, 0-3; Mile nee

(Britain) and Warwick Britain) 6-4, -2; Mis

Miss D. McCamiey Australia) 1ṣal Aithen Gibeon (US. beat Y. Mrs R. Droz and Miss S.Pachta Haire (Mexico) D-7, 6-2; Mini C. (Austria) 5-1, 6-2, 6-2;|| Mr_3. Truman Uritall) beat Mike. Wagstay and Biro it. Wilson (Bri Honk (viting 6-0, 6-1: Miks to thin! beat Mrs C. Marshall (Kenya) fourth-Coghlan

(Antoin) (Australia) Best Mile and Min Thackray Cvijitalar (Fran

C. Mercells (Belgium) beat Mr Mies C. Lethe Walkover;

Pietrangell became the first 10 eliminate a top male seed where crushed 9th seeded Ayala 6-4, 6-4, 0-3 in one hour on the famed centre court.

Pietrangeli wON in dazzling form. He hit the bull early and displayl remarkable skill whereas Ayala seemed nailed; w the back line.

Two-Hour Duel

Schmidt and Belgium's fuchie Hichant fought a Buc two-hour duel on mumber one court be- fute the Swede's stendler play Grelcome Brichant's courage in the 12th game of a sul sel.

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Men's Singles-2nd Round

0-1 0-3 M J. Houndy and Mlu P. Wheeler (Britain) beat Miss M. Durose (Bain) and AIM P. Nettleton (Australia) 2-0, 7-5, 6-4 Mr. K. Hawton and Mrs T. Long (Australia) beat Mis M. Hellyer ¿Aurtrella and Mrs 2. Kormoczy (lungary) -6, 0-1: Mr J. Deloford (Britain) best Mrs C. Catter Australis) and Sbarro (Chile) 0-4. Mille. . de la Courtier and Mille. N. Buchet (France) beat Blam

toaline (Britain) and More. Wred-folm (Norway) 0-2, 7-2.

Mark (Australia) beat G. Guns (0.5.) 15-13, 6-0, 0-0, 0-2; R. Laver Australia) beaf C. Carter 10.8.1 44, G-3, 12-19, 64 R. Bunny (Brazil), bent Q. Peer (ri-and Miss It. Woodgale

Patty (U.S.) Deut A. Perry (0.8.) 2-4, 6,3-0,4-0, 0-4.

Men's Singles-3rd Round R. Wilsen (Brain) beat M. Henn siteitsiny 8-4, 6-4, 6-0; M. J. Ander- with (Australia) beat J. E. Darrett chrialoj 3-6, 6-0; Sven Davidsen (Sweden) beat 3. Pimonial Vene- zuulas 4-3, 3-0, 6-1, 6-4.

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Women's Doubles-2nd Round

Ming A. Bloomer and Miss C. Truman (Beltain) beat Mrs 1. Kautmann and Mt

studer (Germany) 0-1 0-0 Mic Fagerus and Mr Knode (U.B.) beat Kw 1. Warwick and Mi 9.

(Brazil) and Mins Althes Gibson

(U.B.) beat

and Mma Dittanyer (Germany) -2, -2.

Milo. M.

E. Volimer

Mixed Doubles-1st Round C. D. Carter and Min M, Arnold 10.S.) beat J. A. Pickard and Make 1. Ward (Britain) 0-3, 0-4-France- Prosse.

JOHNNY HUNG

IBF Official Entertained

A Natural

Seen among others at the tea-party given by Dr the Hon. A. M. Rodrigues, President of the Hongkong Badminton Association to Mr D. L. Bloomer are: (from left to right) Mesars W. GRUes, S. Saul, M. Talan, D. L. Bloomer, Dr the Hon. A. M. Rodrigues and L. M. Souse-China Mail Photo,

Cup Series

Next Thomas

Will Be Best Ever Says IBF Vice-President

By ROBERT TAY

Men's Doubtes-Isi Round. 11. Onna and A. Palafox (Mexievi beat D. Acundo and P. Rodrigues Waters (Brian) C-4, 3-2 Mb M. Some very interesting highlights on the 1957-1958 Thomas Cup interna- (cile) 0-2, 6-4, 6-3; A.

Burne J. Clayton lina ɗ. L. Ward (Dritada)

tional badminton series which concluded at Singapore on June 15 and beai J. Kriston showed fine form 3-6, 0-1, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4; 1. Pux and J. Bairoli and E. Murtinez (Spain)

on world badminton at large were given by Mr D. L. Bloomer, a Vice- le crushbig France's

President of the International Badminton Federation at a ten-party Claude Molinari in three nearly Apey Cher 6-3, 6-4,"

M. An. foultless pels,

(Australia) and Becker Athough a dark derson

given in his honour last evening at the Lusitano Club by Dr the Hon. |(Beisin) beat 11. Dennalt and A. 13.

A. M. Rodrigues, President of the Hongkong Badminton Association.

Mr Bloomer, who officiated as probably for most other forms Honorary Referee in all the of sports, recent matches played at

"The main cause of this decline Singapore predicted that the next Thomas Cup series will is the high standard of living of the people of today. They can

house, Krishnan demoralised is (Britain 9-7, 6-4, α-4; 7 America's eight-rected Barry Fiebera and D. Juista (15) bendi Mackay.

||N. Kušner (india1 and 1. itiberio (Brazil) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4; 5 Argon

Australia's Mal Anderson,Uruguay) and C. Carter (1.8.1 beat second seeded, looked bad upains Britain's John Barrelt, Gulyas (Hungary) and A. Liels |(Poland) walitoves; C. Chu and F ex-Davic Cup player. Anderson Mel Chuna) beat D. 13. Hughes and dropped the Bret net but rallied 0. Oakley (Britain) 9-6, 11-4, 6-2; J. M. Cranston anal M, Green (UB) to win 3/6, G/0, 6/2, 0/3.

Ning qualified for the eight beat M. G. Davies and it. . Wilson | (Britain)—walker; B, Berges and C. nnals of the Women's Singlon, Fernandes (Brazil) beat W. Alvoroz and P. Van Eylen America's They were:

Althea (Colonial

(Netherlands) 11-10, 6-4, 6-2; A. champion, Gibson, last years

Jastro

Sikorski (stateless) and

Britain's beat S. Mimi Arnold,

Holberg (Denmark) and N. and Shirley Nath (Inm) 6-3, 4-0, 6-3, 4-2.

Christine Truman

mod

Luise G. Evans and Mike P. Hird

Bloomer, Australia's Lorraine Women's Doubles—ist Round, Coghlan and M. Hawton, Belgium's C. Merceus South Africa's Karr and Suzy Karmocz).

Hungary's (Britain) bank Mru R. Panton and Mrs. Thomas (Aritulni 7-9, 7-B: Misdaine E. Darthelm (Belgium) Aid Mrs Eva Bustuck (Britain) beat Mla E. Fulton and Miss J. Fulton,

Upset Of Day

All qualified easily but an Australian

Norma unknown, Marsh, provided the upset of the day in the second round when she best America's seventh- seeded, Janet Hopps.

Marsh

won mainly on her booming service, but Miss Hopps knee in- was suffering from Jury.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Water-Pola

Army v Navy_1Amy_Pool) 6 pm.: KREV South Ching (Army

Pool) 6.30 pan YMCA 2 Tit

(Navy Pool 626 p.m.

"Dowla" Ladies' Palts: at ince.

TOMORROW

Becker

The defeat helped to clear the wuy for 17-year-old Miss Truman, but she still must beat Kormlezi, the French champion, who scored an impressive win today

South Africa's i over

Stanley Shield Beven A. Side Hepüler Segal, 0-2 0-3. Tournament, lutre, & p.m. France-Presse.

Cricket University of Malaya Alumnu Xi, Pokfulam, 2 p.m.

Badminton University of Malayev All 1kg kong, Loke Yow Hall,100 p.m.

Full Results

The following were full results of matcher played here today:

Women's Single2nd Round

Min R. Morrison (Now Zealand) bent Miss B. Annaliung (Britain)

2Voment

Singles 3rd Round

V

мой

JKU

1st Division: CCC "B" v KDC, IRO

CCC KBGC Recreio "B

2nd Division: FC "A" VPRc,

KCC VIRC, NK 54C, KCC |

Recreio, C

Mlas P. Ward (Britain) beat Mirs Lister (Britain), 6-3, 7-8: Ma N.

USIC, TO V TC. Miksi J. K.

MATRI Australia) beat

Boppa (U.B.) 7-0 0-1: Mr Hawtos (Australia) boat Man, Weins (Opalm) 6-4, 6-1; Miss D. Core (South

League: 1st KHOC V KDE, HOC V OCC

2nd Division! HKFC V PRC.

TODAY'S GAMES

EMPIRE GAMES

Sportsman

With Great

Promise

By TONY MYATT

Once in a while there comes along a sportsman ·

whose capabilities are seldom realised, mainly because he is forced into the background through unavoidable circumstances. This, I

feel, is very much the case of one of our most promising young cricketers.

I refer to 19-year-old John Hung, the lanky skipper

of the Diocesan Boys' School XI.

John has made quite a name for himself among Second Division teams, but, has failed to receive the recogni. tion he deserves, mainly because of his team's status in the Hongkong Cricket League.

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WHO WILL BE THE MYSTERY be the best ever. be entertained in a much greater | without hesitation, because all Interpart team. John Bald ho

MAN TO CARRY THE BATON

INTO THE STADIUM?

By DEREK JOHN

The biggest mystery surrounding the Games is who will carry the Empire luion into the Stadium on opening day, July 18,

1 personally feel, and there opening match in the series ora mony who will agree with ¦ against the Singapore Police me, that he could walk into any twinners of the Singapore First Division Team In the Cricket League) at the close of Colony.

He is a flue all-roun- the Inst season. He turned in a der and has proved this point fine performance, and gave his time and time again while play-more experienced opponents ing not only for the School but hectic thre at the wicket with alau in representative games. Lis deliveries.

this stage At A NATURAL

I thought it would be a good idea to nak him John is a natural I say this! what he thought of the Malayan

There will be an extremely number of ways than before antl the facte polni it.

felt the Malayans had beaten us keen and close competition for for that reason are reluctant to

To begin with, he never had mainly with their bowling. I am

ardent desire to the title and by that time he entertain

play inclined to agree with him. "Our wald most of the youthful form of sport.

cricket. He never even so much | batsmen are just as good as national representatives will

as gave it a second thoughi untu | theirs,” he said. - have improved greatly both In

his fourteenth year when his He told me that his best game standard of play and in experi-

family tried" to persuade him last season was against the Mr Bloomer nominated David to take up the game. He zave Dockyard. In this particular Freeman as the greatest Lad the matter considerable thought match he took five wickets for minton player of all time

before finally deciding to give 14 runs and scored 27 runs not attributed his success 10 his it a try. He has never looked out from a total of 52, He gave it as his opinion that great will to win and hin

un-back on his decision.

WILLING LEARNER How did he make his stort? Malaya lost the Thomas Cup to believable power of endurance. a bolter Indonesian team. The

He simply padded up, grabbed Then he said came the eru of himself a bot and walked into keen to accept any

John is a willing learner and hints that standard of the Malayan team

below Dol Teik-hock, followed by that the School nete one day to try might help him at the game.

Eddyle hand at this new game.

00.

Malayan Standard

themselves in

Greatest Player

BOYDER

to

on the whole was for that of previous years and the of Wong Peng-soon and

A lot of his coaching he told This year, for the first time, the Games organisers have main reason for this fall of Choong. Today there is no player From that first outing, things

he received from bis that all the great who is really well above the park began to happen. Almost over-school enteket planned a long relay run across Wales to mark the standard

master John L. YoungSaye A baton will be carried just as a torch is players of her glorious years add the three top players in the night he developed tronk

and Archie opening.

have been fading away fast world today can be said to be floundering beginner

an Zimmern who captained the carried to open the Olympics, and similarly the name while her new players have Ferry Sonnerville, Finn Kobbero extremely stylish and polisheti z First Division an

and Tan Joo-hock. On his best batsman.. of the last-lap runner is a top secret.

been coming up only slowly.

couple of years back, He has day and under favourable clima- Only handful of oleials

That Malaya had to play 38-fic conditions any one of these John gives me the feeling that also learnt a great deal by other players ond he la no concerned about play watching know who will hand the baton; INT'L BADMINTON year-old Ool Talk-dock in this can beat the others. to Prince Phillp. But 1 can give

yeur's Challenge Roma was

ing the right stroke, that I am then practising the strokes. The IBF official will leave for inclined to believe he woul one clue to his identity: he will

ample evidence, he pointed out,

London on Wednesday to be in rather get out playing a good be a famous and popular Welsh

of the lumblilty of the younger time to attend the Annual Gen-stroke then score a four off a Eportsman.

Malayan players to catch up...

Meeting of the Inier-1 bad one. and Out Telk-hack of 1958 is cra a much different player from national Badinunilon Federation

at London. what he was in 1940,

the

India & Denmark

sportanon Take Two Games

Presumably will be an athlete. In this caso can think of only one out- standing caridklate for the job: Kenneth Joffrey Jones, o 35- year-old Newport schoolmaster,

43 Caps

Each On First Day's Play

A CREDITABLE JOD

In his first fow games for

Apart from cricket, John is also a very keen feanls player and athlete, having represented the School in both these sports during Inter-School meets,

As a high-jumper, is bent

Much, he said, has been men- Another Viewpoint the School, he was placed mid- height to date has been dive feet

loned of Malayo's intention to regain the Cup in the next Antiber interesting viewpoint way down the batting order.7 inches, which still stands as competition but that is going to of the Thomas Cup series was But it did not take long for the school record. In the inter-

the coach to

his school sports, however, he be a tremendously difficult task given by be Malayen Thomas

he was soon falled to clear more than Ave

told me, "I was not in form", REPRESENT COLONY

Best Ever

Mr Bloomer thinks that the

their

no fewer than he has shut up to a beight of macths ago, but

17-10, 15-5, to any Poh-ilm, Wong Peng-soon, bave to make

nino really good six feet two inches, and at the

alow-modium

B

because he

could only

for her, with the limited num-Cup player Lim Say-hup who capabilities, and Rugby is the most popular

Bombay, June 26. ber of new talents that she now last night led Malayan Univer opening the balling and doing feet three inches India and Denmark were two las.

sity to 0·7-0 win over

a very creditable job. thr Don CCC HIC FERC Sport in Wales; Ken Jones is the

He was not content, however. Division:

famous Welsh Kec. Kbdc v most

rugby matches all

Hongkong Univerity in at the end of the

to just sit back and only be a player. Between 1947 and 1057 first day in International bad-

Inter-Varsity clash,

bolsamen, so he decided to try he won the record number of minton being played here on

He was chosen to represent 43 Welsh caps and did not miss) Thomas Cup lines.

"Badminton today is more of his hand at bowling. Here too the Colony against the Ameri one international championshly, Nanda Natekar, India's num-Malayan 1940 Thomas Cup team a test of strength and endurance he met with great success.

can Far East Air Force team During the last five years that visited natch.

ber two beat Denmark's alar, comprising of Law Telk-bock, than of skill." He sald "You

Hongkong a few Finn Kobbers, Only Jackie Kyle of Ireland avenge so earlier Thomas Cup Limm Kee-tong, Chan Kon eight or

five and three has wou more International ps defeat and give India the lead leong, Yeoh Teck-chye, and no other player in the world in the nine match series.

Teoh smashes before you can score memo timo, developed from a clear five feet

to medium-quarter inches. "The American Seng-kheo and Col Tak-bock a point"

were too good," he commonted. has made so many consecutivo

Indian team captain, Trilok was the best International Ho attributed Indonesia's win fast bowler.

Right now, John | appearances for his country. Nath Seth, maintained Natekar's team ever put up. "Next to to their wonderful physical

Because of this gain of speed, his Matriculation Examination, Ken Jorios,

mood efforts by downing Paile Dave Freeman, she then had the finess and other than saying he has switched from spin to Next year be will take à wing three Granlund, 16-0, 15-0,

Indonesians quarter;

best eight players in the world, that responible

are swing was

and if he gets bowling. occasionally advanced lovel more than a quarter

Recovering lost ground in the and every one of them could coming up very well refused sending down a fast leg break.ough that he hopes to alter BI the

doubles combinations, Welsh tries scored in

to commk hirmmelf, Den-play either singles or doubles". that mark's Poul Erik Nielsen and

All in all, he has reaped a Hongkong University. Turning to the subject of decade. Always as for matches Ole Martz boat Daite Dhungade world badminton,

harvest of wickets during the

He has no plans at present for Mr Bloomer

Ipst fow seasons.

going abroad, but it die does go, rugby and onded this career last and Talchand Vimawalls 164, ventures the opinion that the

he will journey to England 0-15, 15-12.

world standard of badminton: April when he played his last

GREAT FORM

where he hopes, among other Ia Another doubles, game for Newport.

Finn which was at fis highest during

things, to receive profession01 Kebbero and Jorgen Hammer- the time of David Freeman, Do!

Showing such great form, it couching in cricket. guard best the Indian pair - Teik-hock and Wong Feng-soon Association will be bolding it was inevitable therefore that hej His one ambition is to play Nandu Nateker and Amrit Lal has gone down tremendously. 7th Annual General Meeting at should be chosen to represent Interport cricket for Hongkong. Dewan 16-8. 15-0, -- Frances “And that goes not only for | Grantham Training College at the Hongkong Schoolboys Presse.

badminton," he added, "but also 5.30 p.m. this evening.

By AUBREY HIGGS

London, June 27. Remaining third-round matches in the men's and women's singles will be completed in the Wimbledon lawn tennis championships here today to bring each event down to the last 16.

be became the wonder maa

for

of

The men who have already pion Jaroslav Drobny and reached tile

Mol burly Bob Mark should provide stage are

Another Claim -Anderson (Australis), Romano- the Bret evere test for seeded

than Kristian (India), Kurt Amerlenn Barry Mackay. Nielsen

Seve (Denmark),

Hard-bilung Abe Segal But Jones has another claim' Davidson and Ul Schmid (South Africa) hoa a good to fame. He ran for Britain as (Sweden), Pierre Harmon chance to reach the last sixioen a sprinter in the 1048 Olympics, Pletrangell here for the third time in his ran 100 yorda in 9.9 sec at the (Italy) and Bobby Willson career.

He meets unranked 1854 Empire Gemes at Von- Australian Warren Jaequie, couver, and was appointed cap-.

Lain of Britain's team for the European Championships of that year.

(France)

Nicola

(Britain).

Three of the remaining eight places stem certain to be filled

by Australians Ashley Cooper,

HARD FIGHT

2

Neale Fraser, and Mervyn Rose. Former champion Budge Patty!

Cooper should carry too many (United States) can expect

Jones was awarded a gold guns for Denmark's Joergen hard fight from bearded Torben medal on a member of the win- Ulrich, and Fraser is also ex-Ulrich, older brother of Joergen, ning rolny team In the 198 pected to be too good for One of the best third roundlympics. But then he bad to Antonio Maggi, of Italy, women's matches may be ba hand it back when photographic

DELICATE TOUCH Ftween South African Jean Svidence showoxt that the Rod's dellezio valloying Forbes and Britain's Arm, Hay- American town should not have touch should prove too muchidan, an international both

been disqualised.

for Ronaldo Barnes of Bral, lawn and table-tennis.

Two other Australians will:

at

So on July 18 shall not be

It WHE Miss Haydon's Jett-surprised to see this rather phy also be bidding for placa in handed power which scored the Welaliman, making a dizmatic The fourth round.

decisivo vititory for Britain in the entry Red-headed Rod Laver, takus zupont Wightman Cup match acare of many of his greatest Into Carsilt "Arma Park, on former Wimbledon cham- against America-Teuter.

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