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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1958.

WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Unseeded Angela Mortimer Reaches Final

HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA

Russian Oarsmen Win All Their Three Heats In First Appearance

Henley-on-Thames, July 3. Russian oarsmen made their first appearance in this year's Henley Royal Regatta today and won all their three heats. Racing in torrential rain, thunder and vivid light-

ning, the Trud Club of Leningrad beat Washington University, champions of the West coast of the United States, in their eagerly-awaited clash in the Grand Challenge | Cup, the premier event for eights.

The Trixi Club, pulling Findiny and B, G. Evans (Bri.

atain) by three powerfully, won by one and

lengths in 8

a tengibs in six minutes 49 minutes 20 seconds,

conds, the fastest Ume of the indeling so far for the course of one inile 530 yards.

They meet Lention

Rowing

Club tornorrow's semi-final.

Vasilye Ivanby. Rundo's Olymple

selling champion, exught t crab in big diamond sculs ince mabus T. S. Allen of Britain, but still won em fortably in nine minules.

1. Boldakov and V. Ivanov, from Moscow, twice winners of the silver noblets for pairs, reached the semi-final today.

POWERFUL SCULLING Sculling

powerfully and easily, they beat S. Roll and K. Webb, Australia's representa- fives for the forthcoming: Empire Games.

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C. Kotihunn and R. Streuil. (Switzerland) beat R. M. Hensley Detweiler and R. D. |(U.S.) erily in 8 minutes 24

seennus,

Thames Cup (Eighth Finals}

Crowland

Pembroke best Caitege, Oxford, by three quar ters of a length in 7 minutes 18 seconds.

Jesus College, Cambridge, beat Vesta by a quarter of a length in 7 minutes 18 seconds.

Washington Lee School (USA) bent Emmanuel, Cambridge (Britain) by three and a half lengths in 7 minutes 37 seconds

Diamond Sculls (First Round)

G. D. Justles (Britain) beat The Huskos chalked fourth victory later in the dny O. 11. Fegth (Norway) easily in when the ladingrad Trad Club 8 minutes 46 seconds. four bent First and Third Trinity, Cambridge by Waree and a half lengths to enter the semi-duals of the Stewards Cup.

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The Lady Margaret crew - Cambridge," beaten by Queen's University, Belfast, in the Thomas Cup event for eights was stored by Alexander Yu- Lung Lee, son of the Finance Minister Malaya-Reiler,

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Henley, July 3. Yesterday's results were: Stewards Cup (Coxled Fours) First Round

Washington University (USA) beat Emunanuel Cambridge (Bri- tain) by two reinutes 37 sondy,

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Trud Chib, Leningrud (Suviet Union) beal First and Third Trinity, Cambridge (Britain) by three had a half lengths in 7 minutes 37 peconds.

Wyfold Cup (Coxless Fours) Eight. Finals

Lady Margaret (Britain) beat St Catharine's (Britain) by one and a third lengths In 7 minutes 46 seconds.

Bacrum Hocklubb (Norway) beal Oriel Oxford (Britas) casily in 8 minutes 02 seconds.

Burton-on-Trent boat Royal Engincors easily in 7 minutes 51 seconds.

GRAND CHALLENGE CUP

(Eights)

(First Round) Trud Club, Leningrad (Soviel Union) brat Washington Univer- alty (USA) by one and a ha lengths in 8 minutes 48

seconds.

Crowland beat Furnival by ene and a quarter lengths in minutes 50 sccenda.

Putney Town beat London casily in 7 mituses 40 seconde,

Walton beat Queen's College, Cambridge, easily in 7 minutes GD seconds.

S. A. Mackenzie (Australia) (Britain) beat R. D. Carver easily in B minutes 26 seconds." -France-Presse.

ANGELA MORTIMER

SECOND BRITISH GIRL

TO ACHIEVE FEAT SINCE WORLD WAR II

Wimbledon, July 3. Britain's 26-year-old Angola Mortimer today became the first non-seeded woman player to enter the Wimbledon singles final since Holen Jacobs accomplished the feat in 1938.

Miss Mortimer, who whipped Hungary's Susie.

Kormaczy 6-0, 6-1, is the second British girl to make the singles final since world war two, The other was Angela Buxton in 1956.

A lot of tennis, most of it mediocre, was played today as the

rain let up for one of the few clear days of the tourna ment.

American Negro star, Althea Gibson, defending champion, easily polished off Britain's Ann Haydon 6/2, 6/0 in the other women's semi-final.

Mias Gibson was considered certain to bring the United States its 13th consecutive win in the women's singles final since 1946.

BRITISH OPEN GOLF

CHRISTY O'CONNOR JUMPS

INTO HALFWAY LEAD

Lytham, July 3,

Christy O'Connor (Killamay), the Irish Ryder Cup golfer and British match play champion, jumped into the halfway lead in the British Open championship today with a gloriously-played second round of 68.

The

title

H 30 holes total of 135 over

secins virtually the Royal Lytham and St Anne's certain to change hands, for stroke advantage over Leopoldo holder, though recovering from course palned him a single | Bobby Locke, the South African

Ruiz. 31-year-old Argentinianhis poor first round with a 70, champion.

ended on 146-eloven strokes Peter Thomson (Australia), (behind the leader, overnight favourite to win the title for He only just managed to gain the dourth time. faltered today, in place wrong the 40 players laking 72 for a total of 138. On with scores of 147 and better this mark he shared third place who will fight out the final 30 with big Dave ThomLDS, of holes tomorrow.-Reuter, Sudbury, Middlesex, who shot a 60,

Jender

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Ladies' Softball League

Annabelle Chin Impresses

Despite Matadors' Unsuccessful Debut

By "TIME-OUT"

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COLONY OPEN

TRIPLES LAWN

BOWLS DRAW

The following draw and arrangements are minde for third-round matches of the 1958 Colony Open Triples Champion- ship to he played on Sunday, July 13. starting at 4 pm.

Wimbledon FINAL OF

MEN'S SINGLES TODAY

SPORTS PERSONALITIES

TSUI

YUEN-YUEN

One Of The Brightest

Stars On

Local Tennis

Horizon

By TONY MYATT

This week we turn the personality spotlight on a very attractive young lady, who, during the "short span of four spectacular years has matured from a mere beginner to one of the Gemi-finals each

brightest stars on our local tennis horizon. lasted only 32 minutes and both She is Tsui Yuen-yuen, a 17-year-old schoolgirl,

The

two

losers were victims of nervous- ness. Mis Haydon won only 10 points in the second set and Mrs Karmsuzy 13. The bulk of then were gifts.

and

who in only her second year of competitive tennis walked off with the Colony Ladies' singles title.

Miss Gibson played a modérmi game with powerful serves and Recently she was selected to Mise Tsui tok me that of the volleying, whereas Miss Mor-represent Honglong the Asian Games she lnd a hard timer stick in the old style of Asinn Games. This in itself in a fusie in her first round encoun long exchanges from the back-uty outstanding feat, consider-ter but won through to meet the Uno in the hope of throwing ing she was also the youngest Filipino star Miss Ampon in the her oppihent of balance,

entry in this event,

second round, to whom she lost Errors were frequent

However, the road to stardom In straight sets. Her father the matches monotonous,

has not been रा parileularly told me she lost mainly through ML Mortimer's real claim to bumpy one for her, as she has lack at experience. fame is that she joined Miss had the expert guidance of her Buxton in breaking the iono father, Mr Taul Wal-pul, a poly which American wonien veteran with

30 years tennis have had on the singles final experience to his credit. since the war.

Day's Highlight

Only 13

I asked her what she thought of the Filipino's gune. "She is very steady," she said. "Do you think you can boat her if you were to play her again?" I naked. "I have

goud chance,"

sho modestly enswered. Her father, she told me, was

If there wa

one thing sho the first to suggest that she, talds up the game. This was in 1954 rnt from the encounter, she when she was only 13 years old.old me, it was that playing a

steady So she did what

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to

pays

greit

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The day's highlight was A men doubles quarter-doat match in which Sweden's Ulf

gume Seven Davidsori Schmidt and eliminated India's N. Kumar turally. She practised hard and dividends. She intends to casta

this after and R. Krishnan

four

knowledge. "Her in the next year, took part in

father, quipped, "Good strokes sels. It

Ladies' was one of the best the colony

singles games seen in the 1958 chain- championship but was knocked one thing but they are no

you pionships..

can match out of the running in the first good unless

Rem with steadiness. found For two hours and a quarter, The defeat meant little

The general standard the centre court was kept on ber. She practised harder the play at the Games, Miss Teit tenderhooks by the breath following year and returned to told me, was much higher than taking exchanges between the win the title. Last year she that in Hongkong, four playerS,

Miss Taul does was beatch in the final by Miss

4102 contra By AUBREY HIGGS

The Swedes won 6-4, 7-9, Linda Mitchell after hard her sporting activities to formis London, July 4.

0-4, 11-9 after their opponents | fought sets.

alone, regardless of the živát Form points to Ashley Coo had saved three match points.

succesa who has achieved in this So it's n sure-fire bet she will particular fteld of sport. par, 21-year-old Austra- | The Indians saved two 6-4 in

take to the court this year lian, becoming the 1958 the fourth set and another one

with a vengeance to try and re- Athletics Champion Wimbledon men's singles in the 20th game of the same

gain the title, 1 think she'll da champion on the contro

it on, rapecially after the ex- court here today.

The lobbying of Krislinan perience the has gained from and Kumar was the outstand- ber visit to Tokyo. ing feature 'of This great doubles. Time and again, the two Indians hoisted accurate lobs only to see their opponents tamash the ball into the net or widely out of court. Davidson, in particular, was continually harassed by these tacties,

At Hongkong Cricket Club

Twelve months ago, Cooper was on the Josing side of the G. Dunning, M. Taylor, C. net in an all-Austration final Pope (PRC) v. A. M. Alves, against Lew Hoad. On that F. I. Kermani; J. S, Landolt occasion he was the underdog (KCC); J. Pau S. R. Solina, und was crushed by Hoad's

power in three quick sets. Bond, E. F. S. Baker, A. L, G. Quickmire, H. K. Pavrl, F. Lee e strong favourite to beat an Eastman (KBGƐ]; P. W Today, Cooper goes on court (ccc) v. G. A, Guterres, A. F. other fellow-Australian, lett- Noranhu, J. E. Noronha (Ree); hander Neule Fruter, his 24- P. R. Ragi, M. J. Divecha, G. year-old doubles partner.

C. F Rozario, A. A, Remedios Jr, A. A. Remedios Sr (Red).

The Matadors, a team of schoolgirls, made their first F. O. Madar (CCC) v. v. c.

showing in local softball when in a ladies' summer teague game at King's Park yesterday they were averwhelmed by a more experienced CAA side by 22 rans in three.

It was quickly apparent that CAA would win this match by a lopsided score but it was to de credit of the losers that they never gave up hope.

Mentors Zinho Roza and Lam- berto Diesta are to be com- plimented for trying so hard to make a softball team these schoolgirls because frankly speaking the term "beginner

falters them.

out of

clusters and the score reached A. Souza (CCC) double figures

The Athletics added one more run in the top half of the last frame and, when The Maladors At Kowloon Bowling Green Club in a do-or-die efort loaded, the

R. P. Brown, M. J. Full, V. boses there WIR A Butter of

Ribeiro (KCC) v. E. G. Barros, excllement among their fans.

A. M. L. Soares, W. C. Ogier FORCE PLAY

(CCC); D. C. Symons, J. Chubb, However, a free play at T. E. Baker (KCC) v. A. R. A home plate for the last out of Rahman, A. M. Omar, U. A the game brought the proceed- Rumjahn (IRC); C. M. Rozario, ings to an end, much to the E. C. Lawrence, 3. A rellet of plate umpire Stewart Remedios (FC) v. C. K. Sung. and also your humble S. Y. Doe, W. Hong Sling correspondent,

(KCC). Olive Yuen was outstanding

to

ret.

The Two Stars

Strong. Points

She is also a fine niblete - netā has proved it by winning ber school'n individual senior nthie- the championship this year.

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also took part in Inter-School sports and

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What are her strong pointe? Well, according to her father, she has a great service, No wonder she packa auch a driving forehand and a steady wallop in her service! She also buckhand. From what I could placed second in both, tho 100 see, she also has the perfect and 200 metres events, build for a tehnis player, or for

Besides athletics and sport al that. This in itself re

pleasure." is a great asvet, The two stars of the gamic

Having just completext her and records, both classical and

Her hobbles were Davidson, for the winners,

examinations at the Bolition They have met eleven times and Kumar for the losers. They Public School, where the studies, 1622

When she leaves school Mis Mias Teul told me she would go out hopes to go to England, Jn singles play and Cooper both had to carry their partners has won on eight occasions, Ini

and did so magnificently.

Into hard training in order to

to take cluding the last seven in a row.

roach peak form for the forth- where she wants Davidson, although commit- coming championships. When she course in physical education. ting many errors won the match does,I should imagine she will

Her father also salt that if Cooper and Fraser, both from for his alde Melbourne, dre In the official volley ing Kumar who did twice

with his excellent be a tough customer to deal with. she caninucs to improve he Australian" touring team для

Her practice sessions usually would like her to receive pro- as much work as Krishnan, was lost for three hours at a time. fessional coaching in tennis.. hate the same room at their postively brilliant at times and She tries to get in at least three! What's the reason behind it?.... London hotel.

teemed inexhaustible.

a week.

PLAYED GOLF

In the other semi-final, David- son and Schmidt will meet Italy's Nietoa Pietrangell and Orlando Sirola, France-Presse.

LONG WAY TO GO

In the men's doubles seral- finals torburrow, Australia's, top seeded Ashley Cooper and Neale Except for the plicher Anna-

No doubt their conversation | Frdeer will meet American Barry belle Chin who mode a very

in the past 48 hours has been Mackay and Australia's Merwyn impressivo debut the rest of the

for CAA giving up only a pair The date and venue of the about anything but tennis. To Rase. team have still a long way to go before they can really

will offer of hits

while lasing pitcher following match be and complete relaxation yester

day they went off for a game of some sort of opposition to any Chin inade in impressive debut nounced later:

with no fewer than 13 sirilo-

golt. team in the league,

H. Black, P. B. Gardner, R. quta and only one free pass to B. Marahull (TC) v. A, H. The two finalista, both making CAA didn't waste much time first, base,

Seemin, M. B. Hossan, O. R. their fifth challenge at Wimble in ringing up the number "g" Chin vras up against come Sadlek (IRC).

dan, aro exponents of power on the scoreboard but to their good battery and although tag- Winning skips are responsible tennis. But whereas Fraser surprise the Matadau replied ada for 12 tills kept cool under for sending a copy of the score relies on his tremendous service with trio of runs mainly fre. This young lady has a card, signed by both ships, and voffering. Cooper has all- through a series of errors by strong arm and riven proper direct to the Honorary Secre- round otrength, S. c. 1, Douglas nud M. J. Athletics catcher Shirley Cheng, coaching will develope into ntary,

possessing Colonial Secretariat, as ground-etroke__occuracy which W. Hall (Britain) beat W. H. But the

came in top-notch hurler,

soon as possible.

Is lacking in Fraser's armaṁhont,

Silver Goblets (Pairs) First Round

THE GAMBOLS

I'LL WAIT USE

FRICLES,

CAA runs

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ALWAYS FEEL SO EMBARRASSED IN THAT GROP

DON'T BE SILLY REVE

Time on your hands...

"RADE

Canada Leads In Davis Cup Match

Wimbledon of course!

PANCHO GONZALES TO

GIVE UP NET GAME FOR AUTO-RACING

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Gonzales, world professional lawn tennis champion, plans to give up the game and take to car ricing...

It sounds unbelievable that, a man could give up his whole life? But the fact is tennis is not the whole life of the swarthỳ 81-year-old Mexican. Says he, “when I was a'kid, I thought tennis a 'cissle' gaine. I played It because I always won.” -

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Toronto, July 3. Comedia took a 2-0 lead over Cuba today when they won ibe opening two, singles

And now? As the ordud pwn- | service has been timed at 112 their first round Noether of a bitterda 1949 Fort, milos-per-hour. Asperician Zone Davis Cup which runs on a 21,000 Caulif

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