1959-08-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1959.

WHAT A FARCE THIS Davis Cup Challenge Round Draw

AMERICAN DAVIS CUP TEAM IS

Says JOHN COTTRELL

Here we go again on that monotonous merry-go-round of lawn tonnis--the Davis Cup Challonge Round. it opens to- morrow at Forest Hills, Now York, and as usual Australia and the United States are continuing to monopolise the three-day battle for world supremacy in amateur tennis. It's been that way for 21 years. In a tournament that spans the earth these two nations have come out on top for their sixteenth successive meeting in the final, with the score standing at 8-7 in Australia's

favour.

But this year there is a slight variation: The United States are expected to start hot favourites for the first time in ten years.

victory by Barry Gonzales, won the Davis Cupone, singles. lar December They said: | Mackay to clinch the rubber. "Australia tost the Davis Cup to And here the issue may lie in Peru with Mexico advising the the balance, winners' from the sidelines,"

time it could be a cas That great decade of Austra- Dan town temel hay seen the of Peru winning with advlee coming and going of three from Mexico and Ecuador. For successful Cup combinations Pancho Segura has also been Sedgman and McGregor, Hoad giving Olmedo a great deal of and Rosewall, Cooper and free coaching this season. Anderson, Each, In turn, has been hooked inte the fecalonal

by Kramer's cheque book.

ranks

Fighting Chance

JO Jack

Deplorable

manpower With their vast resources it seems deplorable int the United States should

10 need

explolt D legal

team.

In their national'

No country could lose Noehnleality-qualification by many atar players and be ex-three years' residence--to play pected to recapture the world a foreigner cup of tennis at the first attempt. Yet Australia has

wraith Ruch a

of young talent, such a Krit team builder in Harry "The Fox" Hovman, that I believe they now enter the Challenge Cup with Achling chance of vistory.

The form book pobits to as win for the American home first time since Sebroeder and Gonzales bent the Aualtlans in New York in 1949.

And that's

Determined" Fighter

Giant Maclay-O 3in and lighter 14 st-is a determinel who must have worked harder ot tennis than any other National Serviceman in history. He is an Airman Third Class (they don't come only lower) in the U.S.A.F.

But, despite his so-relaxed look on the tehnis court, be tails me he suffers a lot from nerves. Moreover, he.

not

Was

really Impressive in bratlug Francr Australia's

No. 1, at Wimbledon, and the match might easily have gone the other way.

If they dapped Olmedo-and ray he deservas to be dropped for his prkna donna antics- this week's Challenge Round However, the sane applies A three-day thriller to his defeat by the left-hander could be are the result would really

if they meet Laver. In fact, man something.

(again, i will not be surprised thef Fraser beals Mackay" and Bui

1 do rai Machiavellian

of Macieny boats Laver. masters American tennis will prefer to believe Mackay will conquer win with a Peruvian than gothem both for he tends to be down fighting with an all-upset, tactically, by left-handers American "American" team.

be

zure that

But it's not just format,! counts in this nerve-rneking i

It five-match world-lille Archt

I expert they will also play takes plenty of gule and deteOlmedo in the doubles, possibly minution as well,

partnered by dynamic Earl where I reckon the Autralians "Buith" Buchholz, the 18-year- score best.

Hopman's "Four Musketeers"ok High School boy who last year achieved the unique feat Fraser, Emerun, Laver and of winning the junior titles of Mark-have performed wonders Australia Franer, Wimbledon last four months are the United States. It will during the They have played through the

ac excellent experience for Italian and Frimch champion Buchholz, a player with n great Queen's future. ships; In Germany; al Chib, London: through the

If Uyair partnership falls, the Wimbledon fortnight; in Mexico

Americans will nec at least City, 14 mlies above sea level: against Canada, Cuba most recently

in the national doubles championships. The Americans never had

fantastic Journey Much a

U.S

Lo

the Davis Cup Anal-and this tough passage has born made tougher by a large number of marathon malches,

ever

Memorable

+

The most memerahin ones were at Wimbledon where 20- year-old Red "Re" Laver ok B7 games to beat Barry Mackay in the Chemplenship? longest- semi-final, and where Neale Fraser went out to Mackay in a 11-game quarter- final.

Now we

exciting have the possibility of return meetings in The Davis Cap. For the line-up is Fraser, Emerson, Laver and Mark for Australia: Olmedo, Mackay. Bartzen and Buchholz for the United States.

On paper, the Americans Joo certain winders, she Alx Olmedo, who won the Davis Cup almost single-handed last hass beaten both January, Fraser ant Laver in their pre- vious meetings.

But it is this great reliance on the supreme skill of Ohneso which could prove the Ameri- cens' downfall.

A

Olmedo, 22-year-old cham- pion of Wimbledon and Australia, is undoubtedly in thes class of

own in amateur ranka. But ho lemberamental and has ro- crally become so "stale" that he has been officially rapped on the knuckles for ap- parently losing a

a tournament match on purpose.

In fact, he has won only ont tournament rince Wimbledon- the Eastern Grass Couris singles In New Jersey. In tho Anal. he dropped a set to young Miko Green, a player with an attractivo. style but no arval recard.

11

Not So Fanatical

Moreover, Olmedo Peruvia: in cverything but tentie. He may owe his tennis and scholastic education to the United States but I cannot bellove ho feels so fanatical about winning the Davis Cup a. say, Australians playing for Australia,

One thing may spur him to .mx.mum effort: The fact that the a trund performance in Davis Cup could help him in his aticky negotiations with Jack Kramer.

And frankly I. way. the sooner Olmedo furna pra- femional · the · better. --Ik seems -out-of-water in the amateur: fame-and bla kroplit- win in the American Devli Cup team is making a fatos of the whole competition, gji *liked the Comment

Australia's Sydney Bun when Olmedo, advlied" by Patche

Unluckiest Player

Tant, I believe, explains the inclusion of the lo-known Bernard Hartzen in the Ameri- enn team. He is a southpaw nnd has been brought in

ve the car players valuable practice,

10

MAY UP AND OUT

BUT NO CRICKET

Peter May, England and Surrey captain, is ant of hos- pital. He has made a satin-

E froin factory

recovery operation, but there 1 IN posibility of his playing

again this season,

Kl chances of going, with Burrey to Rhodesia for two matches in October ate also remote.

Surrey play Rhodesis at Bulawayo and Salisbury - four days each and 12

inver-ls backisind is wenk nad he relies too much on hi certainly bly serve-but he is the unluckiest.

He has been runner-up in the singles championships of Wimbledon, Australia, and Italy, but he has never played n Challenge Round slagles match. First he was eclipsed Rosewall; then The man I would like to see by Hoad and succeed most in the Challenge by Cooper and Anderson. Now Round is Neale Andrew Fraser, he is in danger of being over- Australia's No. 1. He is for taken by fast-improving Layer from being the greatest amateur l'and Emerson,

FOUR D. JONES

ÎM GOING TO CAVE

YOU TWO HOURE TO

GET ME A FOOT CURE

"TWO HOURS!—WE VE GOT

TO MOVE MIGHTY FAST, CHIEF SET JUDGE FINCH

IN HERE-QUICK

RIGHT, JONES MATE: JUDGE FINCH

GOMING UP!

FERD'NAND

NANCY

MONDAY

THIS IS AWFUL

TUESDAY

I CANT STAND IT

ERALE SMALL.

BRICK BRADFORD

BRICK HASTENE TO THE WRECKAGU

OF THE AMAR?

STAY BACK

· PAMI

THE TWO GENTS TIED UP THERE, CLAIMED ME AS THEIR PRISONER.-ME! Boy THAT WAS RICH.

OH DEAR, BUT

THEY'RE QUITE HARMLESS-LET ME UNTIE THEM

THURSDAY

JONES RELEASES THE TWO MEN....

VIHERE THE BLAZES DID YOU GET TO COWBOY?

NEVER MIND

ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW. JUST

BIT TIGHT,

players will travel under the

of management

ex-skipper Stuart Burridge.

May bowever, expected to be fully: It by the time the MCC party leave for their. West Indies four this winter. He has been named as Cap- lain of the team.

Photo"shows him taking a walk with his wife soon after his discharge from the hos pliat..

But, before he gives way to the now young stars, I hope good-natured Fraser playa s part in regaining the Davis Cup for Australia,

For this is one time when I abandon my neutrality, I'm a hundred per cent behind the because they are Australians ono hundred per trallan anggot

I hope they thrash the pants" off this Yankee-Peruvian com-

is callal bination which American Davis Cup Team,

the

OLMEDO TO PLAY FRASER IN OPENING SINGLES MATCH TOMORROW

Now York, Aug. 26.

Alox Olmedo today was drawn against Neale Fraser of Aus- tralia for the oponing singles match of the Davis Cup tennis challenge round on Friday at Forest Hills, New York. The draw pitted Barry Mackay of Dayton, Ohio against Rod Lavor in Friday's other match.

The players will reverse opponents in Sunday's final two singles contests. In these matches, Olmedo will meet Laver in the first match and Mackay will play Fraser in the final match of the best-of-five series,

"All of these players núvo shown they can withstand pres sure and can play at any time," Jones, Bald.

The doubles match will be force will be 11. Levan Richards, draw made no difference at all. played on Saturday. Captains of New York.

Hopman predicted Australia Perry Jones of the United Slates and Harry Hogan of would regain the cup by a 3-2 Australia are not required to margin, bat the US. captain, name their doubles teams tnt Perry Janes went all out and an hour before, the match

that the la forecast a 3-0 clean sweep for

the U.S. scheduled to begin,

made fremra * The draw Was

"Olmedo has proved he is the the Davis Cup melf with finest player in the world when Donald Ferguson, President the chips are down," Jones said, of the Australton Lawn Tennis "and Mackay, who beat Fraser Association, drawing the at Wimbledon, is 25 per cent American names and Viator proved over 12st ycar. off to a sure lead, and thus put Denny, President of the U.S. Furthermore, I think we can the pressure on Australia)- Lawn Tennis' Association, the Australian names.

To reach the chilenge round against the United States, the Australians met and defeated Mexico, Canada, Cubá, Italy and India.

The

omlelal Davis Cup re-

win the doubles."

However, meat experts feit.

draw gave Australia whatever coga there might be."

that Ölmedo It was reasored would have

Heavily favoured over Laver and there fore an Olmodo-Laver first match would have sent the U.S.

to

Fraser Pleased munt

Hopman said, MYC Elve, Olmedo A slight cdze ver our 1wo singles players but I believe we have bigger edge over Mackay and can win the doubles." Both captains insisted

HANTS PILE UP

BIG SCORE

AGAINST INDIANS

Bournemouth, Aug. 26.

Fraser said he was with the draw.

pleased

hay "I'm glad to play first," said. "You gel

11glaried and the ease the tension, I think Wo could win the first tfirea matches and settle it quickly."

The Friday matches start at 1800 GMT (23 am Saturday. Hongkong time); the Satur day doubles at 1839 GMT and the Sunday singles at 1813 GMT.

Both teams left the Hotel Commodore, site of the draw, for the West Side Tannis Club in Fares! Hills and a

practico session on the centre courts.

Hopman sold that he was willing to announce that Proser and Roy Emerton would be his team-"But I reserva doubles

the right to make a change

at the last minute." He said he was making the early announce

cent Aus-Mike Barnard hit his first century of the season to lead Hampshire to the formidable score of 360 for nine on the opening day of their match

ment-which had been a fore- against the Indian cricketers here today,

gone conclusion since Frazor- Emerson are the Wimbledon and Going in when three wickets B. doubles champlons-to help had fallen for 14, Barnard tamed in the ticket sales. Jones sald the Indians' spin attack of he still would not nime-his team Raghunath Naditarni and Chan- unifl Saturday-UPL drakant Borde' with a solid 128,

by MADDOCKS

HERE'S JUDGE FINCH, JONES – WHERE DO YOU

WANT HIM?

NEAH!!!!!

WHAT THE-? YOU AINT GONNA FEED ME TO THAT MONSTER!!

By MIK

By Ernie Bushmiller

WEDNESDAY

I'LL GO OUT

AT LAST

SUCH TORTURE

WHAT A MESS! MAYBE I CAN

BALVAGE BOME OF OUR RATIONS},

OF MY MIND

THERS ARE PARTE SCATTERED ALL OVER BRICK! HERE'S AN OXYDEN CANISTERI.

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Day's Highlight

the

A solid fourth-wicket stand of 18 between Barnard * and Henry Horton ・・ (40) pulled Hampshire back from prtearious 24 for three, The day's highlight, however, was the sixth-wicket stand, In which, Barnard and Peter Sains- bury (53) hit up 133,

With the removal of Barnard and Sainsbury, the tallenders hit lustily to give the tool # late boost.

In the morning, West Indian Roy Marshall and Jimmy Gray punished the tourists opening attack of Desal and Surendra Nath for $4 in 45 minuice. Marshall scored his 37 at a run ⚫ minute and included eight boundaries.

Best Bowler Nadkarn! and Borde bowled the Indians back into the match with three quick wickets befère Barnard end Horton slcervd Hampshire to safety, and pul them on the way, tó fick dis (ACOID,

The

economical Nadhiaru! **ws” the Indians' best bowler

with four for BD from 48

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The touristy missed the r vices of pace bowler Desai after the early stages. He broke down just before lunch with a recur» rerce of an ankle injury left the fleld.—Neuter,

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