THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1969:
Alex Olmedo Banned From Centuries By Close,
U.S. Tournament
CLOWNS HIS WAY TO DEFEAT AGAINST ABE SEGAL
River Forest, III., July 16. Alex Olmedo, the 23-year-old Wimbledon champion and United States Davis Cup star, was banned today from further matches in the American clay court championships after he had clowned his way to a 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 defeat by South Africa's Abe Segal and then stamped off the courts.
Segal said he was at a loss to explain Olmedo's actions. The South African said Olmedo told him that "he threw away the match."
Yehlerday. Olmedo had been cheered us he fought his way through three single and i doubles maleh in blazing sun- ahitic.
1
The train on this boy has been territi," Mr Jones added.
In a statement issued belo: officials defaulted Olmedo, Jours Paid "I went to Alex's hotel and Rut today bous were heard | talked to him. He's awfully sorry from the tennis stands for the now. i think they should let him Birst time In River Forest | play."-Reuter and AFP. Tennis Club history when the Perusian clowned. attempted ridletus
and whoi kimply refused to play,
Chorus Of Boos
then
Olmeda ruled off the courts tokud cheris of bon. He Bell the clubhoney for his hotel immediately afre shower He refund te alt to offegals of the club or 1. Bewsmes.
The
The tunament chairman. 31 C. 7. Hennessy, aid "Olmedo has been defaulted by me in the interes af letter tennis for spectators azul players. Doctor James Beutry. fick selence. hay layed lus, An heal protest will be led as som possible to
the US. TAWO Tenis Azjation."
'Terrific Strain'
Mr Perry Jones, captain of The United States D vis Cus WIN suf- fram, sald Olmedo fering from "accumulated mentat fatigue" resulting from his long trip here from Europe and the recent ac claim he had received for his tennis successes,
Two Important Fencing Events For Hongkong
World
In August!
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10
The Hongkong Fencing Avro- | cintlon announced yesterday that three Japanese feneers who will Japon in the be representing
University Games
August from September 6, whi stop over* Hongkong on August 18 on their way to Terin. During their stay here, the visitors will take part
Turin
National League Baseball
Hillman Pitches Cubs To Third Straight Win Over Braves
Chicago, July 16. Right-hander Dave Hillman pitched the Chicago tlie Cubs to their third straight win over Milwaukee Braves today by 4-2. It was his first win over the defending National League champions after five straight defeats.
the
year
Ilman performing before | It was Burdette's muth Jos largest home crowd of the and his third cefent by the Cubs (30,236), scattered sing this sea. Frank Terre tripled hits te tm-mates collected in the second and corce on the their runs on five hits off Stan Lopatn's single. Harter Lew Burdelte before he
Modhews' sinde, wis Hited for a pinch hitter in link Auron's doable, and Wes Covington's infeld out got the the seventh.
other Braves' score.
The Cubs gol two ring in the Arst inning on three singles, an error, and a sacrilee ty. They collected two more in the fourth on Ernie Banks' 25th homer, a
fly di walk, an outfield
the runner, and George Altman's single.
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RECORD PURSE EXPECTED
FROM WORLD HAVYWEIGHT
TITLE RETURN FIGHT
Heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson
New York, July 16. stands to make
over
US$1,000,000 in a return title bout against Patterson next September at Yankee Stadium, New York, and break the money record established by Gene Tunney in 1927,
Britain Has A New
Challenger For Olympic Marathon
By STAN
TOMLIN
(Editor of "Modern Athletics," London)
If relentless training und determination to succeed
are the ingredients for victory, then in 31-1 year-old Denis O'Gorman, Britain has a fine prospect for the Olympic Marathon next year, O'Gorman ran his first Marathon (26 miles 385 yards) on June 13 this year in the Kinnaird He Trophy meeting at Chiswick, London. won it in fine style, and behind him-sore of them a long way-were most of Britain's best long distance runners,
He was the smallest competi»
for of thern all, but packed inte
in a few matches against Hohls brief 03 inches of height.
kong fencers.
The local association also said they had received an invitation 1 from South Korea Fencing Associnllan for a Hongkong team to vt South Korea in August and that in ni kellhood, Hong- kong would necept the invitation.
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London coraan sefeldt:
there was a wonderful piece of running machinery, and to con- trol it, a cool, thoughtful brato.
O'Gurman hails from Tip- Republic, perary, in the Irish where, he was born in May 1920.
His rutilzig career only after he
had
comers
Promoter Bill Rosensohn said
ot
he gured the return match would produce an income US$3,500,000, including receipis theatre-television.
This
nean
Iron World
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NEW RECORD IN BLERIOT RACE
RAF Man Improves On Previous Best By Two Seconds
Paris, July 16. A new record of 44 minutes, 35 seconds was set today in the air race between Marble Arch, London, and the Arc De Triomphe, Paris, By Squadron Leader C. G. Maug- ham, of the Royal Air Force.
He
shaved two seconds off the previous record, set yesterday by Group Captain E. N. Ryder.
D
of the British Mattham left Marble Arch by W. J. Carter,
took tien motor-cycle,
a Royal Navy, started off in "Hunter" jet | automobile, only to return helicopter and plane, landing at the Paris hurt time later. his hellcopter military airfield of Villneaublay, havies falled to show up. He Helicopter
motor-cycle was to try again later today. rushed him to the finishing line. This transcoriation combination has been the favourite of speed in the Free x record-setters far.
und
The first French record was ant today by Jean Limone, who did the trip in one hour, one minute and 48 seconds, uilog Auto- French "Dauphine" moblie for the overland part
of the trip.
Less Fortunate
Another
Illingworth Give Players Lead On Gentlemen Smith First To Score 2,000 This Season
London, July 16. Mike Silth Warwickshire's-bespectacled-captain- became the first player to reach 2,000 runs for the season when playing for the Gentlemen against the players at Lord's here today.
He scored the three runs he required to pass the landmark for the second season running but not before Brian Close and Ray Illingworth hit splendid centuries to put the professionals in a strong position.
Close and Illingworth put m the Players hat slumped from their overnight 102 for three to 115 for Ove.
or the sixth wisket after
This great partnership com- petely turned the tables and led to the Players totalling 365 to lead by 171 on first in alaga.
Illingworth, with atrons drives, hit exactly 100 including Close, the six and 14 fours. the
the painstaking, found
making 10 times in boundary
The first arrival at Marble Arch today was Mrs Madeleine Rassam, who used taxis and
aircraft of regular British European Airways to ont hour 5914 nolsh in minutes,
of Mrs Louis. Bleriot, wife the French pilot who was first to fly the English channel 50 years ago and in whose honour
112.
County Games
In the county games, reigning
another
14
the race is being held, was champions Surrey made good
at the arrival | progress lowards present today point in Paris. She said she points when at the Oval they found the race exciting and find Letcestershire following on 198 runs behind. Spinner Jim record was astonished at the for-
times sel.-AFP.
Laker took a major share of the
departure from Parla was somewhat less turate, Lieutenant-Commander
Moss Turns In
Fastest Lap
At Practice
Aintree, July 16. Driving around a dooded
the
track Britain's ace driver, Stirling Moss, sci fastest time in practice British today for the Grand Prix car race here: on Saturday,
It was raining lightly when Lony's first practice session be- storm. Borensehn was interviewed gan, but then came the
in New York be prepared Bul even the expanses of water
to leave. on July 24 for did not prevent the drivers 80- Sweden to talk matters overing on with the practice. with Johansson. The youthful
WILS
enthusiastle
ht on average
promoter
Moss, driving a BRM racer, about the
the clocked 2 minutes 84 seconds propbets for
kliometres (9 return bont und Indicated around the 48 September 22 would be the miles) circuit, "target date" for the fight spend of 133:30 kilometres an which should be the greatest bour (04.11 mph), boxing allraction in years.
The Venuo
Yankee Stadium, seene of the the bout in, which
historie "Hammer of Thor" knocked out
But ihe: conditions slowed
one
SMITH COMPLETES RARE
HAT-TRICK OF CENTURIES WITH 145 AGAINST INDIA
Hove, July 16.
Avé
bowling honours with wickets for 11 ruas including a spell of four wickets in eight balls for no run.
L
Essex and Kent both enjoyed day of mixed fortunes nt a clour night Westellt. After Kent gained a first innings lead of 31 and bonus points but then. collapsed against Burry Knight (four for 43) and when stumps were drawn had lost six second Innings wickets for only 113.
Hampalire did not enforce the follow-on against lan- cashire at Southshopton after gaining a first innings of 133
спове
Lo but
Instead strengthen their own páslálán.
Jimmy Gray (40) and Henry Boaton (37 not out) pal on 87 for the second, wieket after Weit Indlan Roy Marshall had been dismissed for only nine and at the elone Horapshire were 251 runs ahead with eight wickets in bunch
Closing Scores
- Close of play scores in today's cricket matches were:
At Edgbaston: Scotland 202. Warwickshire 180 for one, (W. Stewart 07, F. Gardner 00 out). Rain enrialled play,
Al Buxton; Somerset 303 for seven declared.. Versus Derby- #hire. No play, today-rain.
At Ilove: India 180 nid secondly 24 fur one. Sussex 300, (L. Leatham 73, D. Smith 145′ not out).
At The Oval: Surey 316 for eight declared (J. Savage six for 102). Leleritershire 118, (3.
Laker ave for 11) and secondly 78 not out, M. Ifaiam 58 not
142 for no wickel, (W. Watson
Don Smith, 38-year-old Sussex and England left- hander, completed a rare hat-trick of cen- turies against touring teams when he hit 145. not out against India here today.
Must successful Indian bowler of the weakest Satissex, one
in this year's County was leg-spinner Subins Cuple, sides
claimed fine for $7.- championship, had the Indians who
diffleulties at the close wheri Reuter. they were 185 runs behind with nine second innings wickets lo
fall.
Scores were: India 160 and 24 for one. Sussex 369.
fut
Smith, who batted for five hours and hit 12 foute and a five, made 147 not gut against the West Indies in 1957 and
Ibbotson Out
Of
England's
scored 142 agdinst the New Athletics Team
Zealanders last year, His 145 today was his Brat century this season,
Disappointing
London, July 16. Former world mile recor: holder, Derek Ibbotson, is not team to nicel in the England West Germany in Londen frum August 1-3.
his time compared MOR and
the la record of wi h minute 58.8 seconds, an averago of 146.30kph.(00.01mph).
The Indians were again dis- American Carroll Shelby, at
oppointing. Their bowling, Marlins, Wuk весоли Aston
which was steady early in the
Ibbetson has not even found a of the now the whed of une fastest with Australian "yer day when Susrex resumed at 105
two, soon began to lack place as a reserve.
Bruce Tulloh, the bare-footed Patterson and took the title to
in the penetration and much of Brabham, leader
newcomer who beat Ibbotson in championship.felding was scrappy. Sweden, is available for boxing world drivers' on September 21, 22, 23 and 24. third in
An excape for Smith behind the 3,000 metres at the Amateur Fastest tinies
championships round the
off Polly Umrigar Athletic the wicket
receives his but
course, which is just outside when he had made 36 proved a Saturday, Liverpool, wer
costly miss for India, as things international "eap". Moss (Britain), turned out. 1. Stirling DRM, 2 mins 8.4 sees.
the
favoured Hosensohn September 22, The stadium is the home of the New York that he broke the Irisk all-Yankees baseball team which record for four miles will be playing out of town on
dates,
"Polo (0.437 kilometres) which had tipse
The been sol mp by the famous Grounds", a baseball stadium Gordon Pirie. He also gained vocated bv the New York International honours for Ire- Giunts, is also available. land in cross-country,
camt
Jack
Cooter Climax.
Shelby (USA), 2. Carroll Aston Martin, 2 mins 9 Fees,
(Austra- Jack Brabham 1). Cooper Clinux, 2 mins 9,4, ር.
3.
(Britain),
2 mins 10.0 secs-
Harry Shell (USA), BRM. 2 mine 10 sces. "I'll have to see, what
Brooks 5. Tony Ingemar has to say." Hosen-
Vanwall, sohn fold the preus, "I'll go to LE
Sweden on July 24 to talk to AFP. hlus, but he's easy tó gét along
thoughts of the Then, Marathon, which he would have started attempted last year, but for settled spell of recurring muscle trou- down at St Albans in Eng-ble. Neither was his progress land, following a spell in Bri- | helped by in accidunt which tain's Royal Air Force after occurred during a 15-mile (24.14 The war. There he found kilometres) road race. O'Gor employment a famous airman was knocked over by A craft faciory. married a lural motor car, Badly shaken up,
Eir and 1 now the proud he resumed the race to win in father of three sturdy boys. record line. O'Gorman, now a naturalised Briton, first
started running
with the local club when he was
Can Run Farther
that
with and wants to fight where Spanning The Years
there is the most meney."
It is a quarter of a century Rosensohn. feels the return since Arnold Crucken retired wicketkeeping for match will draw 00,000 specta-frein lors, paying $2,000,000 at the Unsworth (Lanes), but inen re- gote, with another $2,000,000 cunt charity match the club added from theatre-televičlon could not find a 'keeper and radio and Arnold come back and gave an and $500,000 from
show bohind the movies. After deducting pro-admirable
23. That seems a little late inspirit and determination
It was a great example of the motional expenses and the pro-stumps despite his 64 years. life to begin an athletic career, inspires this little man. He motion "take," a "purse of up. But then he should be it, for been a professionDi but not for 'u determined man
Now wards of $3,500,000 would Ilke O'GormIKTI.
scult to the
Runs To Work
I quickly became obvious that long distance running suit- ed hims best. Initial success came in eross-country, when he a Hertfordshire County Championship. It was, Irow- ever, in road races that his fine- running rhythm showed UP best
won
shows it in training too. be goes on a longer the factory, to incre distance 10 ten miles kilometres) each way.
(16.09
O'Gorman's performance at Chiswick was two hours
21 time minnies 13.2 seconds, a
his only beaten in Olymplo fory by Emil Zaiopco And Alain MiraoLLIS,
Yum
O'Gormari can and will faster. In fact, he may do so po
Cham-
runner
It is only four years since he July 23 at White City, London began malding the dally five-when he contests the Amateur
Association miles journey on foot there and Athletic back to the factory where he plonship. Then he will meet Bri- works.
idin's other great little and International champion, Slowly his sturdy short legs 19-year-old Fred Norria, were built up to take the sirali of pounding
the The world-best performance This regulár Longil for at recognised marathon is Training paid dividenda, Ie two hours 15 minutes 17 seconds brought undikoted speed by the Russian runter Sergel
On
thick:- to such azi ekteát{ Fogov. "
be be has left for the two fighters--AFP. boxer.
THE GAMBOLS
the
last Ars.
At Lards: Gentlemen 192 ond Players secondly 41 for one. 365, (B. Close 112, R. Illingworth 100, D. Sayer six for 09).
and At Westrine: Kent 272 secondly 113 for six. Essex 241. At Southampton: Hampshire 394 for six declared and reccndly 06 for two. Lan- cashire 239, (r. Marner 52, R.
Collins 57, D. Shackleton Ove for 54). 3ampshire two points At Tre Bridge: Nolling- kunstire 240 and secondly 17 for no wicket, Northampton- for eight declared. (M. Norman 87, A. Lightfoot Northamptonshire
size 336"
68).
Joints.
เพล
AI Leeds: Gloucestershire 339. Yorkshire 50 for four. Reuter,
Final Acceptors For Stewards Cup
London, July 18. There are 42 Anal acceptora for the Stewards Cup, to be run over six furtongs at Goodwood, un Tuesday, July 28.
Brian Hewson, the European Smith and Leslie Lenbam, who
hal 1,500 metres champion, runs in cored 15 In three and a
They are, (with weights); hours, put on 61 for the fourth both the half mile and the mile.
been sensibly Jack and Jin (ole stones), The team has wicket in 110 minutes, while lan
some of Anxious Lady (8.0), Logaritun Thomson helped Smith and 54 rejuvenated to give
and Firestreak an hour for the reventh wicket, the country's younger hopes ex-(8.8). Pacino Welsh wicket periènce before possible
Raku, selec- | (8.7),
Magic But it was the ninth
(0.5). Home Olymple | Moment and Perlebill partnership between Smith and tion for the
The Golden Age, Gludlous and Ted James which really rocked Games next year.—UPI.
Sovereign Path (0.2), New The pair the touring team..
Work (1), Dear Leuji (8.0), cracked in 75 minutes to
Golden Light, Tudor Monarch make the Indian felding look
and Dunoon Star (7,13), Light very rageal
of the Road (7.81), Ink Spot (7.30), Cawalet Tower, Rolled Gold, Signal Boy and Will Somers (3.0), March Alona, Short Sentence and Starlet (7,8), Peter Marner, playing for
Friendly The MoroccU Grand Prix Yacatan (7.7), Sun (7,8), Fun- Lancashire in the egalns Yorkshire Was out in motor race, which was-to-have--elscan-(74), Elmo (7.0), each Innings from the first ball been the final event in the 1959 Maydower (6.18), Nero's Sava he received, but he did not bag world racing drivers champion- and Accompanist (0.12), Rose- croft Honey (6.11), Ibrox (6.5) ar of "duck" How come? ship series has been cancelled.
Cricket Poser
Morocco Grand
Prix Cancelled
Casablanca, July 10,
in the first innings Peter was The Royal Automobilla Club Via Lacter and Golden Threat Ratush, Syrinx, Braw bowled; in the second he was of Morocco said today that the (0.5), run out when going for a second October race had been called off Peat, Braw Lassic. Butcher, Boy
for financial resous--Reuter, and Co-Palch (0.7)-Router, run!
by Barry Appleby
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