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Roy Salvadori at the wheel of an Aston Martin.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1959.

BRITISH ASTON MARTINS FIRST AND SECOND IN LE MANS RACE

Le Mans, June 21. Battling against the odds of ten to four, British Aston Martins beat the Italian Ferraris in the gruelling 24 hours Le Mans automobile race which ended here today,

WIMBLEDON FAVOURITES

WIMBLEDON, SCENE OF THE PREMIER LAWN TENNIS CHAMPION- SHIPS OF THE WORLD, WILL WELCOME TWO NEW CHAMPIONS THIS YEAR. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, BOTH THE MEN'S, SINGLES AND LADIES' SINGLES TITLES WILL BE UNDEFENDED. COMPETITORS FROM MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES WILL BE CONTENDING FOR THE THRONES LEFT VACANT BY ASHLEY COOPER OF AUSTRALIA AND ALTHEA GIBSON OF THE -UNITED STATES.

WHO WILL BE THE NEW KING AND QUEEN OF WIMBLEDON? IN WIMBLEDON FAVOURITES, JOHN COTTRELL SPOTLIGHTS THE FOUR PLAYERS HE RATES AS THE STRONGEST CHALLENGERS — PLAYERS HE HAS WATCHED AND INTERVIEWED, DISCUSSING THEIR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, THEIR HOPES AND FEARS

The Panther From Peru Returns For The Kill

By JOHN COTTRELL

Alejandro Olmedo y Rodriguez made his first Wimbledon ap- pearance in 1957 and was smartly despatched in the first round of the men's singles and the men's doubles. He will make his second Wimbledon appearance today —and start hot favourite for title worth about US$100,000 if he should decide to turn professional. Olmedo, a lean and lithe Peruvian panther, took 72 drama-packed hours

to make his spectacular leap from obscurity to world-wide fame.. 72 hours in which he ended the world supremacy of Australian lawn tennis.

Winning their first Le Mans, Britain's Roy Salvadori and America's Carol Schelby gave Aston Martin first place and French Veteran Maurice Trintignant, teamed up with Belgium's Paul Frere, brought uneralded and unsung, he Olmedo hus a certain knowledge "Gorgeous Gussie" Moran. their Aston Martin into second place.

They were followed by three privately Patered Ferraris driven by earlys and Elde (Belgium), Pilette (Belgium) and Arentz (United Stategy and

Trintignant's Astun third.

Scholarship

It was his first-ever oppear-ish had landed him in Becken- Colitaralan. Tennis, whose post ance in a Davis Cup Challenge ham near London-over 100 proteges include Jack Krumcr. Round. Few Australians had milee off course,

Bobby Riggs. Fed Schroeder, heard of him before his arrival. Tadiny, 23-your-old Alex Loube Brough, Pauline Betz and preceeded to give a tennis lesson of his destination. He captured to the world's top three the Australian title tast Janu- nry, on Australia Day, Now he andamateurs.

He humbled the world ins to clinch the Wimbledon amateur champlon Ashley title on July 6, eve of American Couper on New Year's Eve: Independence Day, brought down formier Ameri- can champion Mul Anderson; and, with un Richardson,

And then? defeated Cooper and Neale

Olmedo plans to Fraser in # four-hour, 82-nish his studies in the Schont game datibles marathon.

for

nu

Martin The boiling sunshine

warm night was no hazard But in the twentieth hour the the drivers. There wad picture changed.

record-beraki.. pace and the The petrol fue the remain-200kpb tap barrier

not

Cruemane Rinted Studes; anding works Ferrari refused to token shroughout the laps. feed its enging and Italy's hopes were smashed,

Tovend (France) in that order,

The Ferraris,

the

With a chur lead over the rest of the field the two Aston Martins comfortably Beld the top 10 plaers, -

Mafandori

Trintignon: wisely decided not to tight for

and

entered i

The only record broken this works, bad held the lead for the

greater part of year was the number of racers 13 of the rave but first Britain's Cin that dropped val. Only

Nine Dahe 53 starters erussed the Silva Humor droped cul and fishing line. This could not

followed later

by Jean blamel France

with ditious,

Allison with Brazil's

of the

Peritips the lasing up engines for this high pred test over 24 hours failed to meet all the requirements.

Epic Performance

All-Time Great

Jones beled with typical swiftness and arranged a tennis scholarship for 17-year-old Olinedo pt Modesto Junior College in California.

Alex arrived in LA with 70 dollars in his pocket and not a of Commerce at the University word of English. He looked such of Southern California, where he a is taking a degree administratiem.

grin.

This was a great defeat for Ferrari Their three official

suspicious character that works entries powered by 19

In business FBI agents becare interested cylinder: #0000e engines all

The early abandonments of

in him. "They thought I was n dropped vul owing to engine

star drivers in the early stages trouble, leaving the world's

will probably Mexlens wet-back," says Alex The Peruvian Australian tennis fans forgot robbed the race of much of b

1! broad, teeth-Bashing Kiar drivers kleking their

excitement for 1/ 200,000 their much-aired grievance that remain un amateur long enough with heels in the pits as the. Astonist place and nurse their spectator who had

come by Peruvian should be represent to help the United States defend

But if Olmedo didn't speak Marlins roared to victory. engings and their nerves as the | special creup eseursian training the United States and 18.000 the Davis Cup-he qualifies

the required The tanguage he soon 'made! gruelling race drew to a close.from all corners of France. But voices chanted: "We want Alex." rare he has had

Amerlestis understand that he In the Dropped Out

eple performance three years' residence

WAS In the botaks huliday a mosphere was an Only Record

Gyhamile on-ibe tennis-

Infa *repertoire court. With they wind, died and danced which transcended internatioanl States. But there is little doubt join that he will eventually

high kicking or at the fairs burdering the track rivales.

It was on the last day of 1058 Kramer's professional circus. and to the AT uf enginest

Alex Olmurdo left

Zerves, deadly smashes and thr

Tor win or lose Wimbledon,

fleree sercething of skidding tyres as that

cross-court drives, he the surviving rucers continued sweltering Brisbane cubri as the Alex Olmedo is destined to be

bilized his way into the m- amateur coin one of the all-Ime greats Beir single to ani the 24 aertner king of

·tional "rankings within a year. And only in the of the ganc behind tennis. hours race not too far

from The young mun

the prüferslanhl ranks will he find In 1950 he won the National Na- The winners, —AFP.

sleepy 1own of Arequipa re-opposition worthy of his talents. Collegiate singles and the ceived congratulatory cable- Aircady he is being tipped tional Hord Court Championships gram from

as another Iicardo "Pancho" of the United States. That year the President of Peru. And Mr Jack Kramer Gunales, the greatest player he also scored shock wine over then ranked to win made a mental role of his next

never

Wimbledon. wily Herb Flam,

and Low And I's worth noting How No. 3 in the Sintos, big cheque to he signed.

The success story of Olmedo

much he has in common with Hoad, then the world's leading Davis Cup is unparalleled in

the dark and swarthy world amateur.

Olmedo then moved on to the history,

champion. Both play a ruthless, relent-University of Southern California less game with The strength in and continued to practise fana- slem in 112 mph serves and tically. He had private sessions the glity to make seemingly with great Gonzales, lapped up the fiery temperament of Latin immaculate Kramer. Americans.

Wern

Betra of America's

Dan Quemy annel fatly America's Phit in with

Belgium's Olivier Gendebeln in

the 2012 ever.

Ferrari's leial

Leath had been backed up by seven privately entered Ferraris nod

it was these

third, fourth.

places.

that took

the sixth

fith and

The most disappointed man among the

106 drivers

and

011

weather

full

U.S. Include Seven Olympic Champions

In Athletics Team Against Russia

Boulder, Colorado, June 21.

Seven Olympic champions will be among the team

of 37 United States selected to represent their country in the Athletics match against Russia at Philadelphia on July 18-19.

Is

took

But no tennis champion really born overnight;

practice ycurs of intensive

the make Alex

Pulverising Peruvian of lawn tenplk.

In fact, I lipped Olmedo as future world beater when he made his unfortunate Wimbledon debut two years ago. Then the glory lay in the manner of his defeat.

2.

ALEX OLMEDO

Sportswriters Criticise US 'Lend-Lease' Of Olmedo

Wimbledon, June 21, One of Britain's leading sportswriters made clear today on the eve of the Wimbledon fortnight that if Alex Olmedo wins the men's title it will be regarded Here as a victory for his native Peru and not for the U.S. in whose team he is enrolled.

A flurry of smears of the U.S. | unethical Interpretation of the having to "lend-lease" ustar Davis Cup rules by the USLTA" uided. "This 12 from another country dotted the Manning fairly general forecasts that Amerlea's worst bit of nationali- 'some time in the not-two- zatlon since the Louisiana' pur»; distant future Wimbledon will chase." become open tournament of unateurs and pros,

The Daily Mall's

DDS- McKetvle plaerd this

al about willity

two years tión.-UPI. Others predlated it pway. would happen within the next decade.

Not Impressive.

Boy

Olmedo's game has not Im- pressed local experts, who em- phasised that his reputation is singles wins in Australia.

The Daily Olmedo as

Mirror described "Peru's gift to the U.S." and the Sunday Pictorial used the "end-lease descrip

Surprise Win By Russians At

impossible retrieves. Both have match-winning tips from the bazed largely on two Davis Cup Paris Horse Show

Gonzales was

born

in Los Angeles, one of seven children

of i puor Mexican house-painter

Arequipa

the crawd of Home 200.000 #pectators was certainly Bri- Stirling tain's driving see Moss who saw the finish from The pits where his Aston Martin spent the night after developing engine trouble. Teamed up with Jack Fair man, they alone had fought for the led against the Italian stable, Moss clung Ughtly to

the seeded and redoubtable left- | Club. Jean Behra's leading Ferrari

hander. Mervyn Rose, In the and the French are pushed down the necelerator of his three-litre

Only four of the winning | 200 metres: Ray Norton, Vince men's doubles, partnered by Californian High Stewart, he engine to shake off his old Dri-team in the first match against, Robinnen.

Gardnar tish high speed duelling partner Hussia in Moscow last year are

was drawn against metres: Eddie Southern. Mulloy and Birige Patty-who tennis at 400 in this year's team.

Dave Mills,

I went on to become the cheme "We are at irast as strong BOO metres Tom Murphy,

pions. last year," sald Frank Jerome Wailers. Polts, the team's trainer to- 1,500 metres: Dyrol Burleson,

In the first match the Jin Grelle. duy. United States were winters by 12 nonts to 109.

Moss Out

On

3.9

Moss,

driver A miracle wet road, was hoping that the evening's heavy thunder clouds would burst open and wash the to slow down scorching Track

the Ferraris but the weather held and after Ave hours of hard punishment the cylinder head valves

of Moss's engine

No Worries

Petts said there

were no

Tefused to make more and Moss | worries in the United Stales was out of the race.

vamp over the burdle events

But the British ace had done and he inkled: "We are strong damage 10 the Ferraris, in their in the sprints and we are attempts to shake him off. Behra, clearly better over Allison and Hill were making į metres,” their racers work overtime and

left,

5.000 melres: B Dellinger, Low Steiglitz.

Modest

Yet Olmedo tuok both of these sets. to four 10,000 metres: Max Truex, tough matches

Against the experienced Rose he rendered the second set only 12-10.

steeplechase:

Bob Soth.

3.000 metres Ball Coleman, Georg Young.

110 metres hurdles: Lee Cal- houn, Hayes Joues.

Long jump: Greg Bell, Joe and scorching the 1,500

Wiley.

He stresset the performance

vice.

Started At 13 Gonzales, who started playing had the advantage of growing up in the greatest

community tennis-playing

of

the Western world. Olmedo had the advantage of starting tennis at 11, with as much free coach ing as he wanted.

Alex look up the game of his own accord. Tired of sit- Ing on the sidelines, he "bor rowed" one by. His Father's racquets and secretly entered a tournament,

4

He hasn't played again in Britain since then. But those

He-won-the-singles, doubles. metres hurdles ""Dick"who sew-him-at-Wimbledon-still.. 400

remember his cat-lke, agility and mixed doubles. loward, Gleen Davis.

cuanonball ser= | Papa Olmedo was overjoyed. He let little Alejandro keep the Most striking of all was his racquet, onehed him almost modest and good-humoured every day. At 15, Olmedo Junior demeanour. He falls grimly won the national boys' cham- and fiercely for vletory, but pionship at Tima. off-court he in all smiles and For the next two years Alex flashing white teeth.

virtually marked me.

High Jump: Charles Dumas,

Biggest Gamble

Yet Alex Olmedo might

still

of the

He is a favourite, sald Jim Monning, widely-read columnist of the Sunday Dispatch, because the standard of men's play is low this year.

и

greedy anc

British Davis Cup Star Engaged

11

Paris, June 21, The Soviet Union team to-

day gained an unexpect ed victory in the Prix Des Nations jumping event at the 'Paris Inter- national Horse Show.

It was the first time the Russ sfàna bod gained u victory; in this type of International com- petition since the war.

which

and a seamstress. Olmedo was be little-known tennis player

"He is nominated by the U.S., behind-the-scenes No Wimbledon newcomer ever born in Arequipa, one of eleven but for the faced such a baptism of fire. In children of Salvador Olmedo. efforts

a Peruvian, citizen. Perry although shrewd the men's singles, he was plunt caretaker and professional of Jones, Jones knew tristinctively only because of the sham of a

had ed into the first round against the

Lawn Tennis that he

tennis scholarship a future world-sinecure beater tinder his wing. And UCLA and when, in 1958, he was appointed non-playing American Davis Cup tooth-and- captain, he fought

$12 pall for Olmedo's inclusion the team..

Eight countries were repre- A Peruvian had never before

zentée, in 'the event, which was the United States. played for

for teams of four riders, with oppositio But against official

the best three performatices in and overseas criticism, Jones In-

each team counting. The "com- slsted on playing him. And he

petition was declüod over a The went further. He shocked

ecurse of 14 obsineles, world tennis

by nominating

London, June 22. the team had to jump twice. Olmedo for the Challenge Round

Michael Davis, Britain's Davis fo the

After the first fag, The Crack singies-in preference

last night Ham Cup player,

un- West German team led with an experienced, top-ranking

nounced his engagement » 10 aggregate of 4 faults, with Richards ón,

It was the biggest gamble golden-haired

Buding, the Russians secònd 'with '44. In Davis Cup history. The international

German tennis The fussians Incurred no faults

Mall reports on the second leg to win "Peruvian "bad"never played in star, the Daily

the a 'Davis Cup-ife. He had a today.

Yet suspeel temperament

The marriage is planned for event with a total of 41% faults. Jones backed him against the November, the report adds, med OTHER PLACINGS Champions of the amateur the couple have also planned world, Sin A Derve-racking playing tour of

Other placings were: 2. West. South Africa final, before a noisily partisan for their honeymoon.

Germany. 83⁄4; '3. USA, 10; 4.. Australian crowd.

Davis is 23, and Ilse is 19.-Italy, 20: 6. Britain, 244; 0. En-Reuter.

Spain, 27; -7. Franec, 20; a The gamble came

Sweden, alls—Reater. ~I first met him in lys, "de entry a no great reputation-couraged by Jones advised Paddy Beckenham lawn tennis tournain the tennis world; it was a Gonzales and Kramer, the young ment-a coffee-coloured, aliletle frustrating business krying to man from Arequipa, broke the on the Javelin: At Cantello, Buster young man, who sat on the ind oppenents who would Australian stranglehold

world cup of lawn tennis. And sidelines, watching the matches sharpen his game, and grinning.

this triumph Then came the turning point he followed up

tre with a four-set vielory over top- The Joke was on himself. He in his career. Olmedo's 20 Kilometres walk: Rudy was scheduled that day to playmendous potential was reported seeded Neale Fraser to win the Inusa, Fred Timocos.-AFP. at Birmingham: His lack of Eng-to Perry T. Jones, the Czar of Australian singles title.

Since then, Alex has given

The final position In the fol- more time to studying then to lowing Russian game is one playing tennis But if he can which often crop up in the rocapture his devastating siris average playor's games, 1P bane form, July 3 will see him K4 P-R4 | KKB3, KC- receiving the men's cingles Chal-983; 3 B-8, K-85; 4 K- lenge Cup from the Duchess of Ke5, P 1 PXP, KL-QR4; |6 B-Kts oh, P-03; 7 PXP, It will be the end of three PXP: 8 BK, FR3; 9 KC- years Australian dominationKUS, P-K6; 19 EKS, | 3=21,11 KL-B4? (P-KB47), at "WintDiedon.

Hext: 12 Bɣkt, 00:13 first time that a Peruvian has 0, BXP ch 14K-R1 won the greatest prize of 1 14 KXB, Kt Ktsch; 13 amateur tennis.

|K-KII, Q=B5), B—B2; 15 2- Q3. Bts; 16' Q-KI, Q-93: |MAP_KKIS, B-Bo-ch; 18 Ka

Kt 1, Q-Q7; 19 KL-Q2; Q-RO: 'Resigns.

in their turn joined Moss in the of 19-year-old Dyrol Burleson, Errol Willana.

he pits. Before

Dave Behri one of the big discoveries of the Shot: Paddy O'Brien, lupped

Ferrari for the championships, who won the Davis, fastest time in the race at 201:361| 1,500° moires In 3 mins. 445 Hammer: Harold Connoly, Bob) "kph.. The thy record of 203.215 seconds, despite 10ving "To Ton↑ Lichton-

kph shared by Hinly's Musso and at a high allltude and on heavy Diseus: Al Certer, the late Mike Hawthorn still | track.

O'Brien,

clands,

As the hurvivors drove into

the longest day of the year.

Gendiebten had Fill und

The Teams

A

three-lan lead over

dori'a Aston Martia

The United States team aret Salva. 100 metres: Ray Norton and

with | Bob Paynter.

THE GAMBOLS

MO, NO, NO

YES

DON'T LETS QUARREL,

CARLING

Quisi.

Pole vault: Don Bragg, Ran Morris,

by Barrie Appleby

NO, LET'S TALK IT

OVER LIKE TWO INTELLIGENT

PEOPLE

WELL, ONE ANYWAY

GHOME

His

Kent.

off.

And

Tomorrow: The Australian

Challenger

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

Solution No. 6334: 1 KL-M2 fthroat QP) R-BB ch; 1 KXR, or R-35; 2-Q-27, or

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