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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY (12 1960.

EVERY YEAR THERE ARE MORE OF THEM. THE

PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN LEFT HANDED

Whatever the result, all Sinistrals

feel

thrill of pride as Austra lia's Rod Laver and Neale Fraser. met on the Centre Court recent- ly. It was the first "southpaw" finat in Wimbledon's history. The title has been won twice before by a left-hander by Norman Brookes of Australia in 1914, and by Jaroslav Drobny 40 years later. A left-handed girl has never triumphed, Ann Haydon lost the other day and Kay Stam- mers was beaten in the final in

1989.

Most distinguished

The most distinguished left-hander ever to appear at Wimbledon was knocked out in the first round. He played in the Gentlemen's Doubles in Wimble don's Jubilee Year, 1926.. His part- ner: Sir Loufs Greig, equerry,

Their opponents (unluckliy for them): the formidable ebm- bination of champion A. W. Gore and H. Roper Barrett. The

But score: immaterial. the man who played left-handed was the Duke of York, later King George

Though

VI.

As a

Sinistral,

today gives

me quite

a kick..

By MICHAEL BARSLEY.

"shifted" in handwriting, he Mrs Beverley Fleitz (original- to use his ly Beverley Baker, the first bad been allowed

blonde bombshell to take Win natural inclination in sport.

There is, in fact, no stiama bledon by storm) was com- attached to the "southpaw" (a pletely ambidextrous and could term originating in boxing and switch from left to right hand baseball) as far as sport is at will and so quickly you concerned.

couldn't see her doing it.

Loaded

In other spheres, encourage- ment or discouragement varies according to country and rell Elon.

"Little Mo," Connolly is per- hagus the most remarkable Sinistral of them all A complete lett-hander and an enthusiastic tennis player, she was once told by a boy-friend, she insists in her autobiography, not by her later coach, Miss "Teach," Most Ianguages are loaded Tennant that if she didn't against the left-hander our play right-handed she'd never meaning for "sinister," gel to the top at Wimbledon.

deft-handed compl- She achieved a do-it-yourself "gauche, ment." and so on are reflected in switch and won the title on her many lands,

Own

The left-hander has always had to submit to being "shift" ed" oe in risk being a misål Boys-perhaps because they tre usually more stubborn than girls form the larger propor- tion of Sinistrals.

And the proportion. in advanced countries, is growing until in Britain, the United States, France and Scandinavia among others. It may be as high as eight per population.

cent of this

Surprise

In the Soviet Union, as in other Iron Curtain countries. conformity to the right-hand in schools is compulsory, which makes the appearance at Wim- bledon of left-handed Anna Dimitrieva from Russia all the more remarkable.

Presumably

Russians the

West In one with the agree thing-leave the natural south- paw alone in international sport. The World Fencing Champion in Epee last year was a Sinistral -Soviet citizen.

Just as the left-hander's main characteristic is Individually. the left-hander's mein. weapon is surprise.

SQ

I know, 219 A one-time Sinistral tennis player myself, that playing with one's forehand pa to the Dextral opponent's backhand was a tremendous advantage on the first encounter.

Switch

once

The reverse is true; but as the old master, Drobny. told me: "You get so used to it, you polish up your backhand." Which explains why in his hey- day Drobny possessed the fines! backhand Bircke in world termia.

Krishnan loses in Swedish tennis final

Basgiad, July 11 Lale Araia of Chile, beat India's Ramsisihan Krishnan - 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 in the men's singles finil of the Swedish Interna tional Lawn Tennis Cham- ptonships here today,

Ayala tham retained the title he won by beating Krishnan last year, and avenged his straight set defeat by the Indian player In this year's Wimbledon quar- ter-finals,

Sweden's Ulf Schmidt and Jan Eric Lindquiwon the men's doublés hús by treating the United States pak, High Stewart and "Chuck" McKinleyyam-

In the mixed doubles final,

Swedish

first appearance.

to

In the Roman arenas there were special Instructions gladiators on how to combat a left-handed opponent.

Cricketers

Cricket fans may well be asking: "What about us?" The left-handed. tradition ness certainly goes back as far namesake Warren as my near

one of Australia's Bardsley,

classic batsmen,

left-kanders include Wesley, O'Lyon and Goddard. By a remarkable coincidents, the -West Indies capiain in-1067 - was also called Goddard, and was also intral.

In wolf, left-handedness is so frequent that there is a Jert- handed Golfers Society. The new President is Ben (not Hogan) but Warriss.'"

He, like the others, is dedi« cated to the task of trying to reduce the price of left-hand- ed golf clubs,

Hazards

Left-topicdness in football is aiso one of the accepted hazards.

a

of the game, and I have seen Bobbie Chardon, taking pénalty for England fool the goalkeeper by switching to his right foot at the last moment.

American baseball acknow ledges the undying fame of

Rich, southpaw Bebe

and although no southpaw boxer has ever woh a world heavyweight title, some other. Aghters, like Dave Charnley, have produced surprise wins,

The Rowe Twins, one lett, and right, have used their forehanda to great effect in table tennis. Take it as far as Tiddleywinks, and the Sinistral has very reason to be satisfied.

I am all for the rights of the left-handers. A big hand, there fore, to Laver and Fraser, for their unique achievement,

London Express Service).

THE PRICE OF SPEED

PETER RADFORD... and the scar

PAT WANTS A RUSSIAN TRIP

doubles, at Wimbledon. names

Many other famous could be added: Neil Harvey, Arthur Morris and fast bowler Meckiff

down from

under; Sabers, Worrall, Valentine from the West Indies, and a long line at English players from Hodley Verity, Frank Woolley and Denis Compton to Subba Row in the present Test series.

Statham is an exception in bats left-handed and From the present South African team the

Left - handedness, in games and other activities, goes back far into history. In the Old Testament the tribe of Benjamin had, as their commando force. 700 left-handed slingers who that he could sling a stone at an hair's bowls right-handed. breadth and not miss."

Four D. Jones

BY MADDOCKS

NOW, MY INFERIOR FRIEND, LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO A FEW ANIMAL TRICKS

FERDINAND

NANCY

Glamorous American sports girl | The Rumlaria looked up in sur-

Fat Stewart used her day-oft from Wimbledon récently to stala peep through the Iran divides

· Cărtals that still American and Eussion Inwezi tennis, writes GERALD WIL LTAMS She called to see the Rumian

pārtr of seven and asked: "How about Inviting' mè to play in your tafernational tournament laleg, this year? "I don't want to seem pushing, but I'd just love to somme,”

prise. No wonder. For twe years they have vainly tried to ges Americans to compete in Russia.

And thay are still hopefully invitation for swilling Russian players to visit the United Bistes.

Pat, 25-year-old tennis player-

cum-model,

who partnered Willle Alvarez (Colombia) and Mrs Luis Ayals (Chille) in the

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RUN

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BRICK BRADFORD

IT WAS A

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Was

told by the Soviet team manager, Mr Bewits Gelman: "We would like you to visit Busudia.**

PETER

"WINS SCAR

By SYDNEY HULLS

from other lands

“F2A » News Y

Journal of the Fretball. Association, reports the following items of soccer news in its latest issue: No card-layiha berore a International match the team

A six-inch scar disper of the Belgian side has figured Peter Radha, just unnecessary ex- ford's neck recently.

decided. It's ho relaxation, he

citement.

It is a painful souvenir of Although she lost 1-til

his great win over David Brazil in her lost match, Argen- Jones, Robbie Brightwell, tina has won the Panamericain and Dave Segal in the Championship. She had pine points from sit matches, Brazil 200 metres at Aldersley was second (7 points), Colta Stadium, WolverhampRice third and Mexico fourth:

ton.

The scarlet mark was cut by the winning "tape-a strand. of wool so thin a child could snap it in two.

And it is the vivid proof of Radford's tremendous speed when he hurtles across the line,

Radford

Uruguay boycotted, the egripeti- lion as all South American foot- ball associations had cancelled their entries for the South American Youth Championships due to be held in Uruguay,

The inmates of a lunatic asylum in Athens beat a team of municipal officials by five sympathy, refuses Bays with relist "I've never goals to one. It is to be noted that white the officials comi wanted to win a race so much.mited 14

winnere fouls: the scrupulously followed the rules.

'I had to win'

"David Jones has beaten me The Soviet Union, which twice. Dave Segal has had such | werd into The international fantastically tast times infeld in 1952, has since played America recently, I felt I just 44 matches against, 15 countries. had to win

Twenty-six of these have been

Then, gingerly, feeling the red won and ten drawn. Left-half sconch mark, the 20-year-old back Netto ho played in 39 Walsall schoolteacher expats games, qutalde left illa in 29,

and goalkeeper Yashin in 26. ed:-

"I thought I could hear Segal | pounding up close behind me:

Chile's recent European tour

To make sure of winning I dived was little short of castrous. low for the line, went too low The South Americans lost to and caught my neck.”...

France (D-8), West Germany (1-2), Eire (0-2) and Switzer Radland (2-4). Only the last twe matches were drawn-1-1, with Belgium mid 9-3 with Inter- nazionale Milan

This is the second time ford has had to pay this painful to prove he is Britain's price greatest sprinter

Segal, beaten for the first time Now she is hoping she will rein 48 races was so downcast It happened in Sweden; The ceive an dicial 'Invitation, S

after managing only fourth place vicar of the village church at In 21.5sec. behind Radford's win- Borskog concluded his sermon ning 21soc But he explained thus: "I see in the eyes of any that his defeat was due to congregation a certain concern,

Fat said afterwards: "I Just

popped in for a friendly chat I've got on well with the Russian giria Anna Dmitrievs and Irias Razonova at Wim- bledon."

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The bad state of the inside tane on which he ran;

can dispel it: with five minutes to goBornskbg. F.C, Week-long anxiety over the are leading Tengsund" 2-all" possible outcome of his inter- view with the Southern Com A Dominican monk, writing mittee of the Amateur Athletic

on SOCCER Association, who severely repei-

ecclesiastical manded Segal on Friday for run-Rivista del Ciera Italiano " sayı ning without permission in America;

No competition for three weeks and finally, a puzzling stalement that he is really a 100- metre man

the Italian publication

that a plous player commuite a ain If he does not train vai hard or play with all his skill.

sins Other

listed: thrests against the referee, dirty, fouls, retaliatary action Banews Service,

Griffin turns down Sports Diary

League offer

TO-DAY

Whooting

Presentation of medals to HC Pla tol by ELE the Glovesus at Government Hoợm 415 pam,

Colony

London, July 11. Geoff Griffin the controversta South African fast bowler has turned down the offer trous

ship: Open Pal Fround Hibrow, the Central Lance-

KBOC. RC. Hecreto, PRC; KO shine club to play in League HKCC st 630 p.m. cricket for the next three peaFS. Ladies

Open Bisk He is bound by "his" South KBQC, |'African contract not to accept | 6.20 p.m.

Buch offers-AFP.

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