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【THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1958,

ASHLEY COOPER AND ALTHEA GIBSON ACHIEVE COVETED TENNIS DOUBLE

Become U.S. As Well.

As Wimbledon Singles Champions

By STEVE SNIDER

Forest Hills, Sept. 7. Wimbledon champions Ashley Cooper of Australia and Althea Gibson of New York's Harlem district completed the prized "Little Slam" in tennis today by winning the U.S. singles championships with spectacular comebacks before a cheering throng of 11,000.

Within minutes after she fought from

behind a superbly-engineered 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Darlene Hard of Montebello, California, for her second straight Wimbledon and U.S. Slams,

Miss the 31-year-old

Gibson an- nounced her retirement "for at least a year" to concentrate on her singing

career.

23-year-oli

thie Auto Ardaron. Wimbledon, cowhug ylu licked him in last defending year's Bo, Lat he clawed his way back witla sures of power

Cooper, champion

weil tralia as

dethe ones When champion Mal Anderson of Aas- 1alin by avenging last year's Sinal round decisión, 5-2, 3-6. 4-0. 10-8, BR.

Cooper was on the ropes aftre lowing two of the first there set:

America's Cup Race

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| tennis that brought gasa from

gallery.

22-set-old

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the Scored

Will He Make It?

REL

By the expressions on the faces of the other "Scamp" players (in left background), this appears. to be what they were wondering at the moment when the above photo was taken during the annual press match between teams representing the South Chian Morning Post and the Hongkong Standard at King's Park yesterday,

Team-male Gerry Xavier didn't make it, being tagged by "Tigers" enteher E. Sit, but the Scamps the thrilling -encounter by 10-9, China

Mail Photo.

won

Cooper Service

winning

the break in the final game

On while Umpinų

111 #natch

1-5 Leading ised ankle. ja the

Anderson Arth Cooper full heavily serving. eh sing a ball he couldn't get

ruthi ankle.! took a briet Line out but kes the range to make it 6-0,

Columbia Ort twisted his Vim Will Meet

British Challenger

Ithode Island, Sept. 7.

However, Comper then held! its owo service for 7-6 and bruke Anderson's delivery when Mal untermutably inutted four | hey shots.

3r

A Repeat

their 1931 repeat i

final, Althen and

The Columbia beat the Vimz today and moved into the lead Wimbledon

in the content to be named cle-2-year-old Miss Hori played fender of the America's Cup Patches of brilliant teants with an aggressiveness rarely seen in race against England.

championship Anal a weman's Columbia raced the 19-year-ut in the final set, Althea won old Vim over a 24-mile cours,

to the latter key points with a good old- nishing in 3:80.24

fashioned shot-the arching lob. ter's 3:11.36.

Darlene, a former waitress un Friday

the summer As a 1-1, after who spent olar counseller at a summer camp in week. Musachusells, seized control in the jlt

the first set by meing in the was vanerileri

zuri al every opportunity -- following up her hig serve ne

Vin beat Columbia 142 even the series, fenbation of wo Founders earlier Yesterday's face Faretative of bog.

DELAYED CHOICE

eing in behind deep shots to

Allhen's backhand.

It wo adessiived after the

But in the recent M trial that the two yachts would Hard was forced to move to the race again tomorrow. Schedul»

ter hitcated with a mare caution for ing of other

Cup examinifter Althea aided mare speed to in the America's

des introkes and service re Jad delayed closing a

fender.

turns.

Immediately, the complexion It was reported earlier today

Xiss changed. that the choice might be at- of the match

the second set nounced tonight,

Gibson won

Annual Softball Clash

SCMP Edge Out Standard 10-9 In Thrilling Finish

By "TIME-OUT”

THE cheers of the jubilant Standards Tigers softball camp-followers matched the loud explosion of rock-shattering dynamite at the other end of King's Park in the early stages of the China annual Press game between the South Morning Post team and the Hongkong Standard when the latter jumped to an early 5-0 lead and the game looked, as the saying goes "in the bag."

However, the Scamps thought ended because in the top of the

their opponents to emerge away to protect the slender une- otherwise and turned the tables 7th Scamp infield gave nothing winners, for the second time run lead and to end up as-really the "Emest Funaing its three tries, by the worthy winners of norrow score of 10-9 in a gaine Borel shieki. which was well attendett and had Both sides played their hearts out to this prestige game but my thrills, more than its quota

sympathy

Scamp was with though she had to battle from Film Star Lin Tsui Freddle Weng. He had me, and a Either the newly built

each of her

few hundred spectators absolute- Columbia or the veteran Van Driend

When

with u excitement the

ory breathless

Krent will meet Sceptre, De Brishthree service brento

cuteli (which he In the und sel, Miss Gibson looking at Elm star Jeanette Lin Juggling challenger, in a best four out

in the dying Darlene's resting Tsui who tessed the Bret ball dropped-stry!) tacties with frequent fobs, had died down, the Tigers gave stages of the game. Bay for outright winnerst

to shout their fans something about.

of seven stries starting on S-countere tember 20.-U.P.I.

FRENCHMAN WINS WORLD SPEED CYCLING TITLE

to score

'My Last. Match'

Later Alther said. "is is my last or a year at least,"

"1 am gotry

to excentrate on my singing career," she said. "My agents will be booking me for records and un in dubs.

dévole 1 want to

un an

Enjoyable

The game was enjoyable and

is best summed up in the words one cnlooker whom 1 over-

IOC Releases Statement On China's Withdrawal

the

Lausanne, Sept. 7. Communist China withdrew

from

International Olympic Committee not because of any wrong suffered but only because the 10C stuck to its rules against politics in the Olympic movement, IOC Chancellor Orto Moyer said in a formal statement on the incident.

The letter was sent to the

member:: of the IOC. the National

Com- Olymple mmittees, the International

Sports Federations and the Press yesterday.

an

Maver said 'hot Communist China's Olymple Commition, in giving notice of its with- drawal, mode publle charges

that

and Recti

answer,

President talked about 100 Avery Brundage "in a poll- tically Inspired, insinuating and defamatory way," nl- though Brundage had done nothing but apply the olymple rutes.

RID OF QUARREL

RUGGER SEASON OPENS WITH FRIENDLY MATCH BETWEEN RAF AND "DIOMED" XV

By "PAK LO"

ALTHOUGH the fixture list, which is appended to this column states

that the first game of the season will take place on the September 24, it is slightly out.

scratch

The first gume of the season actually took place last Friday, when the RAF, Kai Tak, at very short notice, sportingly turned out a XV to play the midshipmen from the Blue Funnel liner "Diomed," which was then in port.

This vessel carries an almost stage, and os usuni, everyone!

that complement of mid-reports.

they have never complete shipmen on deck, and as a re-trained so hard, nor have their sult they have been able to form respective XV looked so good."

rugger XV, which do not get In much practice, but which were good enough to beat five

Fixture List

And now with this in mind

1climent on Friday by eight here is the Axture list for the

points to nii in goo match.

clean season,

24: D. T. Nolan's XV v. Club, Club 6.45 p...

Sept 27: Club v. HAF HR. Chat: 5.15. klub "A" V. Police, Club 430:

RAF M. G. Howards, Stanley 1.30 Oct 4: Police v. AF M. Kal Tak 4.30; Glub "B" v. G. Howards. 1.V...

Dec 20: Club """ v. Ammy, Club

A. Amy "S" Kai Tak 3,00; RAF V.

Just *N** Kal Tale, 420, the 21, HaP v. "Club, Kai Tax 4.15; Amy "8" v. Army "NEVADE. 4.15 Nayy v. Pulize, SKP 4,18; Club i ve Amy; RAF "D" v. Any

Jan 3: Police v, CHB, C.A. 3.50; Navy v. Anny “N." C.B. 116, BA? V. Amy, A.B.B. 4.00: Ckb "n" v. Army: HAF “D” v. Army."

Jan 10 Taipan's Games.

Jun 17: Ang "N" V. RAF. §.X. 4.00: Police v. Club, A.D.S. 7.00 Arny "9" Navy A.Ú.§., 116, Club HDTV. RAS "B," Kai Tak 4:00,

Jan 24: Navy v. (200, SKP 100: Arny “5”. v. Amy “N." BKP 4.15;

*Kal Tak 4.00.

The airmen who have to date not really begun serious train- ing, and have only played touch 1er for the last Week are naturally smarting at the result 10 Club "A" v. RAF HK, HV. HAF Y. Polles. y. Navs 5.K.

and hope when the "Dinment" returns to port on the Septem- ber 27, to be able to give these keen youngsters another game. 15y that time the alrinen CX pect to be fit, and able to win.

Clashes

This date unluckily clashes with the opening matches, but as the "Diomed" will probably be in port for a day or two, It is huped to Ax up another came then. If not perhaps one of the other XV's will be able to pro- vide the opposition.

The airmen did not shine Ave greatly, but as they had players who had not played be. fore this was not surprising.

The Diomed on The other hand, had a strong defence with their full back forming the key against all the RAF attacks, and the middies were thus able to

gncentrate

un attack for most

of the game.

Training throughout the Colony is now becoming more Intensive and most XV's are now getting to the trial match

Oel Club "A" v. RAP M. Kal Tak 4.30: Club "p" v. Nuvy, H.. 4.30

Det B: Navy, Police, BKP 3.15. Army v. Club "A", SKI 430: Aray RAF M S.K.; Club "" v. RAF JC, H.V. 3.15.

Det: 21: Club "19" Anny, Club 1.16: Club "A" RAF M, club 30 Navy v. RAF HK, H.V.. 3.16: Police v. C. Howards, Stanley 3.3. Nov. 1: Club Tv Anny. C.D. 116: Navy v RAF M. C. 430 Police Club "A" y, Amy, A.B.5. 4.16.

Nov 8 Army v Navy, rol. 1.5. 16: Police v Club Pol S 4.30: Club "A" v. Anny, HV, 4.30; HAF M v. RAF HK. Kal Tak 4.00,

RAF HK. A.D.S. 3.36

Je 3 Army

400; Jee V. Army "9," Pol. D,E, 3.60 in Club, Fol. 1,

Feb 7: Club V. Army "8," 4.10: Army Nv. Polipe, S.K.; RAF Navy, Kai Tak 4.00.

Feb 14: Cub v. Anny "N," C,D, 4.10; Navy y. Police, C.B. 1.00; RAP v. Army," Kai Zok. 4.00,

Mar 14: Seven-s-aldes,

Blank Spaces

It will be seen from the above that after the January 17, the "B" XV's have stui to anish ust and there are their schedule

Nov 19: Club "B" plenty of blank spaces at the SKP 3.18 Amy v. Army. SKP

moment. Palice v. HAF, Kal Tak 4.00

Also it should be noted that Nov 22: Club "B" v. RAF, Club 3.15: Club "A" y. Pulice, Club 450 where Army is specified withoul addition of "North" or Nov 20: Army "Sv. Pailee, Cthe 3.15. Navy v. Club "A" CD 130 "South" it incone **AT Army RAF "v. Club "B." Kai Tak ing RAF

Army "N," Kai Tok 1.30. Hoxangular Tourney

Dee : Club" v. Amy, Club 3.00: Chub v. Army S. Club 41: Police v. Army "N." A.ES. 4.35: Navy v. RAF. C.D. 4.15; RAF 1 v Anny, C.B., 3.00.

XV, and not the full Army side.

For those horrible types who feel they must watch the gee- goes instead of the manly game of rugger, the following are the race days which are also rugger days: October 4, 18; November 8, Dec 13: Club v. Anny "N." S.K. 4.00 Club A Fol. 22, 20; December 13, 20; January 1.5. 3.00; Polles v. HAF. Pol. 8.5-13, 17, 31: February 14, 28; March 4.15. Army "S" v. Navy. ABS/II.V.

4.00

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American League Baseball

YANKEES SENATORS SHARE.

GAME EACH AS CHISOX

BOW TO INDIANS

New York, Sept. 7.

The New York Yankees cut their magic pennant-clinching number to 6 today when they split a double-header at Yankee Stadiuin with the Washington Senators and the second-place Chicago White Sox bowed to the Cleveland Indians.

Duke Maas pitched a four-walk to Pete hitter to give the Yankees a 1-0

.*

LP-

and Howard.

HR-Kubex

Runnels and Man (0-0)

1404. Valentinett) dealt 19-year-old Milt Pappa (2nd). Howard 115).

Athletics

Ey applying the reasons given for the withdrawal from the 10C Communist Chiin should righty withdraw from most other international sports boules too, Mayer sald. Chinn left the IOC and thereby very after Pedro Ramos of his eighth loss.

The Kansas City Washington turned in a dive-hlt, deprived her athletes of

1-0 triumph that marked his rallied for three runs in the pari in taking

Olymple

second straight shutout of the top of the ninth to cige out Games

because the solely

American League champions. A the Tigers ut Detroit 3-2, the 100 refused

forced tu be

ced | combination of Yankee wins and winning

Bil run crossing on excluding Nationalist White Sox losses totalling six Tuto's single to deep shert. China. the statement sald, will clinch the Bag for New Ray Herber won his sixth but this way the IOC at York.

game for Kansas Cly least got rid of the "two Maos drove in one run himself Frank Lary lost his Chinas" quarrel, "the min and Elston Howard accounted for

Detroit. burden of Olympian since three more when the homered 104).—UPI.

with two on in the seventh inn-- ing. Tony Kubek also homered for the Yankees, who won the season series with Washington 12-10.

inin

Successful

heard saying "Gee, this is real Channel Swim By

Al Madeira singled sharply to centre-feld and Mario Tavares crossed The pay-station for the first run of the game. A wild throw In the infeld attempted play at Arst base had amateur stuff, at it?" What & pity we don't have more Madeira

22-0 making It

regular games like this in the favour of the Tigers.

do softball a leaguest would Three hits, One stinging world of good to see the stands the next year to that and see double by Alberto Madeira made pacted like they were yesterday swam the English channel what develops."

television.

Paris, Supt. 7. France's Michel Jousseura

of a "Yes. well-muscled son tough Puris Coulma won the world tennis might be permanent, It speed cycling championships here at depends." today. He beut Sacchi of Italy in

at 5-0 for the Tigers and

It day....I

looked all over for the Scamps. |

Illy retirement from

The morale booster came in the boltom of the third when Andy Althea said she would be Sloan sneaked home with the

Californian

Dover, Sept. 7.

A 37-year-old Californian to-

from France to England in hears.

The swimmer, Paul Herron,

12

Near Fist Fight

Bob single

and 14th for

Cleveland

The Results

AMERICAN LEAGUE

(14)

000-000-003--3--1-4

Detroit

Herbert, Graver (0)

Boston baltimore

MILLIONAIRE® JOCKEY

SUSTAINS BROKEN LEG

California. Sept. 7.

broke above the

ugo.

who

Q about

at nearby La Jolla. (10 Innig)

Some observers worriad that ....... 022-610-000-1-4-12-1his latest acditiont could end the

003-000-110-0--0

Jockey Johnny Longden, the world's leading rider, broke his Chicago ....... 01-000-000-3-3-0 right leg today when his mount 000-100-12X-- fell dead on the racetracji. Donovan (1-1) and Leller; Fer fareae, Harleski 17), Martin (0) and during a morning workout,

sbove Browth. Nixon ช. WP-Naakt The break occurred Avila's two-run pinch | (13-10). HRS-Buone (12th), Power Longden's knee and was in the In the eighth inning Kansas City

samo leg ho ennisled the Indians to come

year 000-000202 ankle

and Chl according from behind and topple the

to the doctor Lary, Sunca 19). Hoefl 19 and Wi-treated him at Scripps Hospital White Sox 4-3 at Cleveland.

on WP-Horbers 10-7). LP.-Lary (14-14). The game was enlivened by a

11FW 13rd. near first fight_beiween Cleve land second baseman Vic fought choppy seas la the Just Power and "White Sox mana- Bowfeld, Wall (3), Byerly (7). riding career of the 51-year-old two hours stirred by south

Al Lopez FCT

Power and

KJety (la) and White, “Millionairo, Jocke But, the Slater (9),

You Jinow wind. He landed between Dover

sold, Lopez nearly came to blows Daley 101 Brown, soctor

Lehman (9), l'espas (0), end St Margaret's Bay and had

after Vic was hit by a pitched averin (10) and Tranties W Johnny, adding he expected to walk a mile over rocky

anth inning. His Saler (6-8), -Pappas (0-9). 1R-- Lougdeh could return to riding

Rerma (2nd, Runnole (i). beach to reach his escort boat. next time up, Power hit o

(1st rame) cut that Herron, who left from Cupe homer.

Chicago's Washington The Tigers replied with a run

.. 000-100-000—1—5—1 New York

000-000-000-0—6— but then reliable

Colony Ladies Tennis Champkn-Griz Nez, sald, “I'm feeling per- | margin_to 3-2. Alborto

Ramos (14-15) and Fitzgers: ship at LIC. Madeira faltered on the mound.

The Boston Red Sox shaded feetly at, in fact, the walk along ||

Shantz, Deuren (d) and Berra. LP Gallant Royal,

was working out 7TO-MONOW

two-year-old 8-5 or Shantz (7-5) A series of walies plus two

the beach and over the rocits the Baltimore Orioles

Jawned by the Alberta Barichen measly

hits, hid the Seamps Colony Ladies Tennis Champion-was the worst part of it all. Frank Malzone's run-producing 10th-inning double at Baltimore.

000-000-0000-4-0 when the home fell dead, pitch- a frenzy as the ships at LRC

Given belter conditions I think

411-020-30-79-0 broken gap was narrowed to 6-5 when

ASF & OC Mooting, Board Room, I might have

Malzone'a double followed a Valentinetti, Constable (3) Hong Johnny into the rail- the Afth frame get under way, S.CM. Port Lut 30 p.10.

record,”—France-Presse.

Buddin and a sky (8), Grigen (8) and Courtney: U.P.I. single by Don

infield was

the final by two wins to 1. interested in an offer from pro- Scamps' initial vun of the game

Sacchi placed second in die promoter Jack Kramer but re-even as the Tiger world professional sprint cham-hused to set her asking price" | trying to make up its mind an pionships with another Italian, for turning pro since that would next play, Antonio Maupes think and Roger be a violation of amateur rules. Gaignard of France fourth.

The 22-year-old Frenchman

won the world minteur sprint

tille in 2050 and

1957 and the

-U.P.I.

Olympic title at Melbourne In Sweden Loses supporters le

1900.

He turned professional at the beginning of this

and your oddly enough today's win was his first victory in a #print event since then.

PERHAPS LUCKY

in all his cariler

this year he

WOR

ventures beaten by

To Finland At Athletics

Helsinki, Sepl, 7. Finland beat Sweden by 232 French national champion points to 177 in a two-day Roger Golgnard, who finished athletics meeting which ended fourth in today's champton-here today.

Tremendous Triple

Tiger Sit made it 7-5 for hta side but then the heavy artillery of the Scamps started booming. Two walks in a row and Zaman Abbay' triple had the Scarpe ile up the ball game at 7-al and when relied hurler Buchfor

shipo. It was perhaps lucky Dan Waeru, of Sweden, scored muffedd yn easy grounder the for Rousseau that he never had a fine double, winning the 1800 Scamp players hustled to shake to run again Galgnard in the metres in 3 inins 12.2 secs and hands with Abbas who world championships, because the 800 metres in one mis, 49.5 run number eight,

to date he has never him.

The World

beaten secs.

scored

Thoroughly elated by the of S. Pettersson, Sweden, change of fortune Tiny Myatt Professional cleared 2.03 metres (8,88 11) to blasted the ball to contre-old Middle-Distance Cycling Cham-win the high jump, in which he for a tremendous triple, to drive hts compatriot Richard in George Andrson just ahead planship was won by Switzer-bon!! fund's Walter Bucher.

Dahl the European champion, with the ninth run, Spain's Guillermo Timoner Eeles Landstrom, Finland's Euro- A mighty cricketing shoke off vault title-holder, to bat of Chrl Myatt Booded was second and the Netherlands' pean polu Wout. Wagtmans was third won the event with 4.45 motres Tony for the 10th and final rus Franco-PressO.

und that was the truợi the gaze (14.59 It)-Ilouter.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Tennis

Tele

Meeting

TUE GAMBOLS

GAYE

B

TUEVŘE FOR MRGLEAF. THEY DELIVERED THEM, HERE BY MISTAKES

the

ball in the

bit

*Washington

Now York

(2nd game)

Barry Appleby

I'LL TAKE THEM

OVER TO HER

1

BUT FIRST LET ME JUST TRY THE BLUE ONE

(ÓN AGAIN,

again after the leg henis.

"He'll recover in 'tim with-

out problems," the doctor hald

Longden

Time on your hands...

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