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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1958.
CHARLY GAUL NOW TOP Trial
FAVOURITE TO WIN THE
TOUR DE FRANCE Scores Comfortable Third Stage Win
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Aix Les Bains, July 16. Luxembourg'a blue-eyed “Angel of the Mountains", Charly Gaul, today
emerged as top favourite to win, the Tour De France cycling race.
First over three of the noun- Favero finished third in this j Gaul pounded ahead tein proses in slanting rain and [21ą slago over 210 kilometres lengthen his lead and outpacing biting cold, Gaul swept down to, from Briançon to here. The favourlies Jacques Anquelli and to this town a comfortable stage stubborn. bonstful Raphael relentlessly built up ค winner-hta third stage win of Gemindani of the French provin- | lag between him and the rest of the Tous.
clal "centre-Midi" team had 10 the field, hand over the yellow sweater lo Favero and take second place,
He lo now third in the over- all standings, only one minute, 7 seconda behind Vito Favero, Italy's revelation of this tour, who holde the yellow swenter as. overall lender.
Ibbotson Will Take Part In Empire Games After All
Derek
Cardiff, July 16. (bbotson will uiter all lake part in the Empire Gomes. The World's fastes toller was today ordered to have a medical examination after re- ports that his left thigh muscle appeared to be wasting away,
This, it was thought, could be the explanation of his recent bad fon. But after a full check medical the game's a1 research extitre, the runner was declared AL.
up
MUSCLE WASTING
Dr. J. D. Cussen, the medical adviser to the England team, sald afterwards: "It is true that there is a certain amount of muscle wasting, but bolson's left thigh is to more than half an inch Dinner than his right.
"He had a power effelency 'test and his leg proved to be
well above the average."
Ibbotson, very pleased with the result of his examination, sold: "I was told that my leg
as strong as that or weight-lifter."-France-Presse.
WOE
Only Other Man
The only other man who has
Aghting chance to win Belgium's Jun Adriaenssen in tour place, 0 minutes, 4 seconds behind the leader.
in Jacques Anqueti!
Bith place with 17 minutes, 10 seconds behind Favero has now lost all changes of repeating his last year's Tour whi
The cards are stucited in favour of Gaul. He Bas 10- morrow's last mountain slage- friz speciality-froin here 10 Besancon followed by Friday's individual race against the cluck,
Gaul won the dral two races gainst the clock. He should then hold a comfortable lead be- fore the dual stage from Dijun tu Furia.
In teeming rain, Spain's "Iron Legs" Bahumantes,, Belgian Andriaunssens and favourite France's Andre Darrigade made 10 carly breakaway.
A series of puncturva momen- out the leading tarily knocked squad and it was "Quiet Man" Anquetil who spurled into the lead.
Breakneck Speed
Charly Gaul then stood on his pedals Lo pound
the Up Chamrouss climb fifter The Forlenght breakaway riders (Raly) and the French regional rider Jean Claude Annaeri,
On the run down, taken at breakneck
speed, (Belgitain) fell and Favero punctured.
Meanwhile, Charly Gaul took over the lead to be later joined by Anquetil, Gemilan), Favero and Nenetni.
Planckaert
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
THE HUGE
BUBBLE
ENVELOPES
JANSI --
FERDINAND
NANCY
AUNT FRITZI ---
I HAVE TO PUT
ON MY COSTUME
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OFF AT THE
LIBRARY
He now looks a hot favourite but he will have to face an a "lone rider" the determined challenge
the of
stubborn
Than
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Games More Destructive
Constructive
MIKE SMITH WILL HAVE LAST CHANCE IN GENTS VERSUS PLAYERS MATCH By NORMAN · YARDLEY (Former England and Yorkshire Captain) New Zealand skipper John Reid had my sympathy at Leeds. Of all times to win his first Test. toss in England it had to be at Headingly after the ground had been waterlogged for the first two and a half days of the match!
Geminiant and the Incredible I outsider Cito Favero, who un- 18c Goul will have the finan tieul support of their team-mates.
BAC
2.
Standings
Overall individual standings:
V. Favero (Italy). 裴 IL. Geminiani (Centre-
Midi).
3.
4. J. Adriaenssens (Belghurn).
C. Gaul (Luxembourg Holland-Luxembourgy,
5. J. Anqueth (France). G. Nencini (Italy),
7. L. Bobet (France),
B J. Planckaert (Belgium). 0. J. Dotto (Centre-Midt).
10. F. Bahamontes (Spalu).
Team stage placings are:
1. Holland-Luxembourg. 2. Italy.
3. Belgium,
Overall team standings,
France,
I. 2. Belgium. 3. Cextre Midi, Propka.
France-
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INSIDE THE SHINING BUBBLE, JAMI, THE
MILE-HIGH BOY. AISES INTO THE SKY?
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KIRI, THAT WAS THE GREATEST INTERVIEW EVER! WAIT UNTIL THE OUTSIDE WORLD SELS AND HEARS IT!
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THEN YOU MUST LEAVE NOW, TONIGHT! IF YOU DELAY, IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE.
BUT HOW DO WE GET OUT OF HERE OUR PLANE WAS WRECKER AND IT'S AN AWFUL
LONG WALK TO THE
BORDER!
PERHAPS THERE 19 ANOTHER WAY! BUT
IT WILL TAKE COURAGE
AND A GREAT
~ DEAL OF LUCKĮ
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would have hated to have had his decision-to bat or not to bat, John
decided as I think I would have done-to bat.
week-end
But П gloriou turned the wet plich into a nuch drier one for England on the Monday, and every critic in the country jumped in to say that Reid had made a mistake.
English Rugby League Team Brought To Full Strength
On the issue of policy maybe he did. But on the state of the wicket I doubt it very much. In my opinion that Leeds wicket om the Monday moming sul let ball turn, and it Laker and Lock had been bowling they would have been more deadly than they were on Saturday. They would have turned much quicker
Monday Morning New Zealand's trouble was that THEY had nobody to
se it effectively enough..
one he was never in the baitle. And, cruelly happens to the weaker side, all the rubs of the green went against him, 100. Now what did England And put in this match? I would say precious little.
match
Summer Softball League ADENEY PAVES THE WAY
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FOR PI DODGERS' 12-4 WIN OVER WAR EAGLES
By "TIME-OUT”
Fred Diesta's PI Dodgers, taking full advantage of tho War Eagles' rattled infeld, wallopped the latter by twelve runs to four behind the next five-bit pliching of lanky John Adency at King's Park yesterday.
Braving the near-unbearabicļ score a run in the fourth and heat, the two squads took the another in the final
inning game lightly and not much ex- whilst the Dodgers continued cilment was aroused.
their scoring spree until scoreboard read
124 Filipinos favour.
HIGHLIGHT Highlight of the game was a
The Eagles opened the score sheet with two runs on a sharp singio by Alian Owen. The Dodgers
not slow In
wore
Carrillo's
A
tho in the
Failed Again scoring at their half of the Mike Smith failed again as Triut. Lester Wu readed towering homer by Dodgers opener-bakt still had a
оп д last second safely
pas ball rookie centre-fielder Joe Chap chance to catch the boat to Aus-advanced to third and crocced poll in the third inning.
on Celso Iralia by good Innings in the the plate
the winner, pilcher crucial Gentlemen V Players lekler'u choice,
Adeney and Chappell enjoyed a at Lord's next week.
GO TO PIECES
good game, Incidentally Chap- The second inning, saw the pell batted 3 in 4, which includ Or the policy issue Reid's Arthur Millon could also clinch crities have a point. As a hard his place there, if his maiden Eagles' Infield gu to pieces. The ad a homer and two singles. For fast wicket was impossible after Test 100 at Leeds hasn't al-Filipinos really went to own the tours only Log Fat Kwong the rain, New Zealand probably have best fought for the draw they needed to keep The series alive by making England but Brat.
Tight Bowling
could
ready done it.
I don't think anyone else whe played at Leeds is in any doubt about his winter plans. I think they will go to Australia, But many others will be fighting hard at Lord's to try to join 11:em shni be specially in- terested
see how Willie Wat have
sun, of long
Leicester, and Subba
decinre.
Here are the two outstanding left-handers of the season and i can't see either of them being overlooked, Waixm especially as he can double the roles of mild- die or opening batsman,
Sydney, July 10. The English Rugby League Test team, dlving at suburban Cronulla Hotel by the sea, was brought to ful strength today when joined by prolife point-
Tight bowling could Boring full-back Eric Fraser. made England bet for o
Fraser has been having real-time before they could. have Row, at Northants, perform,, ment for an injured elbow.
Setting up camp at the sea- side the Englishmen are follow- ing the same routine which proved so successful in their Accord Text victory over Australia in Brisbane recently, On that occasion, the English team spent the pre-Test period at Surfers Paradise, Queent land's best known tourist resort.
The team is confident win the deciding third against Australia on Saturday.
Coach Jim Brough sald today: The air is beautiful here and the boys are fine."--China Mail Special.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
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Eligible Many people
toub! Subba Row's qualifications for the England side. But these are perfectly in order. He was born in Croydon and all his cricket
soon in
in this inning. No less than eight ballers strode up to the layed his usual steady game at
third. plate and blasted upposing
The ladies will be five pither Arthur Olacs for fun. With the score now 6-2. Pellon today at 5.45 p.m. when
the under-graduales-Expr~Pok- it was evident who was
flam cross bats with Jose do emerge victorious
Rosa's over-so-groen (Mawdors.
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After the vital second, the no longer in the Eagles ware game. They only managed to
Golfer Cleared Of Charges
been in a position to And with the wicket Improving ell the time from New Zea- land view point it could never be a great deal worse than on Saturday-the tourists might easily have held out,
But that is all un argument which
admits New Zeland'a extreme limitations against this England side and 1 supose one must see that John Reid, tough and ferrier-like as he is, would has been in this country; he is be reluctant to admit them.
certainly eligible. That other Whatever he did, Jolm Reid left-hander and useful bowler was bound to be on the wrong Don Smith, will also be there end. He Wos outmanoeuvred with a chance. even on a good wicket: on a bad And that brings me 10 a. probation.
point which is frequently men- tioned, Do selectors pick men for tours on, say, one innings in
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Huventown, July 16. The Professional Golf As- gociation executive committee
Bolt of today cleared Tommy ekarges that his conduct was detrimental to the game of golf but placed him on indefinite
Under the decision, which vins reached after one and half hours. Bolt will be among the
a trial match? The short anawer 103 golfers who tes of tomorrow
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do in o special match is lo PGA golf championship. underline his known quality es
player.
The executive committee de- clared that it felt, after hearing
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He wouldn't be picked at all both sides of the story, that he as Sydney Carton
if he didn't have the class. All had received
proper punish-
the
he can do on trial is maintainment-A $500 dine which was greatest romantic hero of all that class under special stress. levied against him for his con- time.. . an Immortal story
I always feel, therefore, that duct at the recent Pepal Oper... a tremendous film.... trial games, tre more destructive competition ON Long Island, than constructive; they break New York. more players than they make.
Heat And Sun
For the Australian tour, an have said before, our selectors can't buso. their judgment of men on this summer's form alone. They have to think ot the "class" that will stand up to conditions of heat and sun und hard wickets of Australia.
And the basis of all iker Judgment must be "class." Ia bowling the emphasis must weighted towards speed rather than spin; la batting towards stroke-players rather than the dull dogs. For I fumly believe that our bowlers will need a stronger backing of rund from our batsmen this time than they received on the Inst tour,
be
•Meanwhile Hampshire min- tain their challenge for Cham- pionship honours, with Somer- set also jostling the leaders. And jolly good tuck to them too. I would like to think they could Loep it up but I have my double,
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Perth Venue
Of Next. Empire Games
Cardiff, July 17.
The next Empire Games w
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be held in Australia, the only
has country that
offered organise the event, i was dis- closed today.
Australia will thereby have the honour of singing both the Olymple
Games (Melbourne, 1956) and the Empire Games within a period of six years,
The Empire Games are to be held in Perth, Western Australia, starting on November 10, 1862, A feature of the Games will be a self-contained Empire vil- lage that will become a Perth suburb after the Games. Plana also include a new awimming pool, with a separate diving pool, and 4 modern sports
Arena.
The West Australian govOITH- ment has offered
en open
Bolt has appealed that fine, but no decision has yet been reached on the appeal.-U.P.I.
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