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CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1960

JOINS THE YORKSHIRE'S LEAD REDUCED CRICKET CONFERENCE

'CIRCUS'

ANDRES GIMENO

Barcelona, July 12. Andres Gimeno, Spain's No.

1

Lancs snatch exciting win over Sussex

London, July 12.

Lancashire cut Yorkshire's lead at the top of the English County Crickét table to- day when they snatched a thrilling win over Sussex at Hastings,

Yorkshire, with a total of 158 points from 18 games, had their average reduced to 8.77, while Lancashire boosted their average to 7.964 with an aggregate of 130 points from 17 matches.

Rain seriously affected the Ireland 239 and 114 for six programmes which ended today.

(M. Stephpson 54 not out). Not one ball was bowled

At Birmingham: Match drawn. throughout the three-day fixture Somerset 243 for tight declared at the Oval between Surrey and and 182 for five (G. Atkicesn Fasex, while there was only play 40, A, Balg 64, C. McCool 41). on the first day between Nor-Warwickshire 244 for five de thamptonshire and Leicestershire clared. Warwickshire four

al Peterborough.

Lancashire, capturing the points. Ist eight Sussex wickets lo- day for 77 runs, were left to make 151 in 140 minutes for their eighth victory of the

season.

Sixes

tennis player, today signed a three-year con- tract to play in Jack Kramer's professional ten-

They were helped in their nis circus.

triumph by a spirited 54 by Peter Marner, who three times Gimeno, a tall 22-year-old, hit the ball out of the ground, won the British Queen's and a punishing 38 by Roy Club

last Collins, who like Marner, scored tournament month, eliminating Rod three sixes.

Laver of Australia 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

shire and Derbyshire captains

At Southampton, the Hamp-

put an end to

At Lord's: Match abandoned.: Kent 196, and 31 for one. Middlesex 150 (F. Ridgway six for 53). Kent four points.

A$ Peterborough: abandoned as a draw. amptonshire 231, one for no wicket.

Match North-

Leicestershire

At the Oval: Match between Essex and Surrey abandoned without a ball being sent down.

Standings

English county cricket stand- ings are:

made every effort to ensure & Yorkshire The Kramer contract calls good finish to their match, but Lancashire.

Middlesex for $16,000 yearly for rain which harassed the game

Sussex from the start,

Gloucestershire three years, plus bonuses

Essex and travelling expenses. —AP,

OXFORD EIGHT TO ROW FOR BRITAIN AT

play 65 minutes before the end. The match was dittiwn, with Kent

Derbyshire Derbyshire taking four points.

Hampshire Warwickshire gained four Surrey points at Edgbaston, where Glamorgan rain, after Somerset's second Somerset innings had been in progress Warwickshire

Northamptonshire

for only 25 minutes, made a Worcestershire draw inevitable.

Nottinghamshire Middlesex, third in the table, Leicestershire failed to salvage any points from their rain-spolled game at Lord's against Kent. Fine pace bowling by Kent's Fred Ridgway, who claimed six wickets for 58,

THE OLYMPICS gave his side a first innings lead

of 48.

'Henley, July 13,

Oxford University's rowing eight

Results

Ai Gloucester: Match drawn.

is assured of representing Bri-Yorkshire 233. Gloucestershire

tain month.

the distinction without rowing

WTD Pls Av -18 11 2 138 8.77 17 8 130 7.90 15 5 1 0 4.83

17 7 3 108 1.39

8 2 04 6.28

13 5 1 74 5.69 44 72 4.00

10 4.00 TS 4.58

5 27 4.23

4 10 603.47

3 7 62 3,05

2 3 44 3.00

210 54 28

40 2.82

~Router.

Knockout win for Paret

1,80

New York, July 12. In his first fight as welter-

at the Olympics next 77 and 229 for four (D. Young weight champion, Benny Kid 97, D. Hawkins 74 not out). Paret of Cuba tonight smashed The Varsity men achieved Yorkshire four points.

Garnet (Sugar) Hart of Phila- At Hastings: Lancashire best delphia to the canvas with a Sussex by three wickets. Sussex right to the chin for a knockout 205 and 115, Lancashire 170 and in the sixth round of their non- 151 for seven (P. Marner 54).title bout at Madison Square Lancashire 12 points. Sussex Garden. four points.

a stroke, for their chief rivals for the Olympic berth, the Moleary Boat Club, won both the coxed and coxless fours in Olympic trials here and will represent Britain in these events at Rome.

Paret, who had won the 147-| At Southampton: Match aban- doned as a draw because of rain. pound crown from Don Jordan The Moleary eight narrowly Derbyshire. 249 and 101 for at Las Vegas, Nevada, on May defeated Oxford in the Grand seven declared (1. Johnson 42). 27, weighed 152% pounds to Challenge Cup final st the Hampshire

183 for nine de night. Hart sealed 1532.. Henley Royal Regatta this clared (H. Horton 83, H. Rhodes Just before the knockout month and are recognised as five for 61); and 51 for two. right that stretched 24-year-old

on British Derbyshire four points. the fastest crew

Hart on his back, Paret had rivers. They would have re- At Paisley: Match drawn. staggered Garnet with another presented Britain in the eights Scotland 183 and 219 (J. Brown] right that knocked him side- st Rome had they lost in the 48 not out, K. Hope six for 50), ways into the ropės–UFI, trial fours today.

NO SLOUCHES

Now the the selectors are ex- pected to select Oxford for the eights so as to spread British several rowing strength over

events.

The Oxford crew slouches.

are no

They won the inter-

Varsity boat race this year and turned back the powerful

· American challenge from Yole

University in an earlier round

of the Henley Grand Challenge Cup contest.-AP.

Bill Johnston leads in French Open Golf

Paris, July 12. American Bill Johnston to- day took the first round lead in the French Open Golf Championship by scoring⠀⠀⠀ 34-32—66, slx under par

He had a one-stroke lead over, Sebastian Miguel of Spain and Leopoldo Ruiz of Argentina, each with 67.

Two rounds were, scheduled today in the 72-hole event with 36 more hotes to be played On Wednesday,

Six were led at 69. They Wert Bernard Hunt and Bourfield of Britain, Dennis Butchison or Si Adrica, Juan Gallarda « Spain, Sew. sunker: Sewgolum" "of Bouth Africa, end, ;. American Sem Friedm

had a 70.

A MIGHTY SMITHY IS HE

For one thing he the first Englishmih" to hurl

á 16 b. shot turiker than 60 feet; for another he is

the Be Expire and European shot put

No. 1 in the world outside the USA a thie Grt 214 18th Arthur Rowe few day Loesed the Anal 94 rest 6 inches in an exhibition

SOME EFFORT!

Some effort this-and it gains Suzanne Allday of Spartan LAC the discus title in the Women's ̈ÃÀÀ Championships held at White City, London, last week. Her distance was 148ft. 51⁄2 ins.

Italian wins

Tour

16th stage

Briancon, July 12.

Graziano Battistini of Italy today won the 16th and highest stage of the Tour De France, a difficult 172 kilometre (108 mile) race from Gap to Briancon across two of the Alps toughest passes.

Gutierrez Shield bowls draw

The following draw and fix- ture dates for the final entries of the Gutierrez Shield Interna- tional lawh-hoits corupetition have been announced by the

tion:

OPENS TOMORROW

Anglo-Australian

cricket relations

in the

balance

Sydney, July 13

Hongkong Lawn Bowls Associa- The immediate future of Anglo Australian cricket relations will be in the balance when the Im- perial Cricket Conference starts tomorrow, Sydney Daily Mirror cricket writer, Jim Mathers, said yesterday,

FIRST ROUND --

Saturday, July 18 at 4°p.m. AL IRC Wales (T: Davies,

G. R. Pickett, W. Brace, R. S. Rosen) versus Portugal (1. Remedios, N: A, Beltrao, A. A. Lopes; C, E, Roze-Perelra)...

At PRC Pakistan (R. M. Oinar S: Buckë, 3, 8, A. Cur. rem, A. M. Omar) rss Eng- `land (V_C. Bond, H., Lapsley,

N. Hart-Baker, A. E. Elliot).

At Reoro: Ireland (T. A. Leonard, W. McCall, S. L. Leonard, T. Kavanagh), versus China' (P. K. Yip, J, Tang, W. Kong Sling, C. C. Ma). ..

Byes: Malaya (O. Adem, A. R. Kitchell, S. Tusut, M. B. Has-

In

an article he said the issues to be decided are so vital that any decisions reached could make or break the 1961 Australian tour of England.

Sports Diary

Colony

TO-DAY Bowls Championship

san), Philippines (L. S. Silva, Triples matches, at. KEGC, PRC,

T. M. Castilho, R. Laurel, E. G. CCC, IRC, 5.50 p.m. Berros), Scotland 3, B. Baxter,

1

R. Crawford, H. B Dewar, HKABA

Meeting

"It is not beyoual the realms ot possibility that, unless compromienie reefed of the chicking", war, the Australian tour could be in doubt," Bathers wild.

"The paints of view to be put forward by English and Australian delegates to to Conference could well prove ArtodoncilablE,” A

"Erland's controlling body, the MCC, bas taken up the end- Waterpolo Bub-Com-gels of its squealing, erities," top Mathers unid.

W. B. Brown, Australia (W. 5.mittee meeting, Connor Club Edwards, A. D. Duffy, G. Hongkor, 30 p.m. Choy. E. J.-Liddell), Hongkong (D. J. Willis, Z. Tsok, F. X M Da Silva, W. J. Howard),

SECOND ROUND

July 20 al 5.20 p.m.

Swimming Gun Club Hill School inter-house swimming als of Gun Club Hii Barracks Poot, 250 p.m.

TO-MORROW Bowls

Colony Ladier Singles matches at KEGC, KCC, PRC, HKFC, Recreio, 1.20 p.m.

Strained relations.

"It has decided to support, not clear up, their obnoxious auiery against the legality of Australian bowlers Inn Meckist and Gordon Rorke."

At HKFC: Malaya verBUS Ireland or China; Australia versus Wales or Portugal. ⠀

AL KBGC Pippines versus Scotland; Hongkong versus HKFC, KBDC, Recreo, PRC, HKcc, had become adamant was Pakistan or England

Cloud on

Men's Open Paire inatches

KCC, INC. 8.20 p.m.

Australian

tennis horizon

By JOHN COTTRELL

Once again Australian men reign supreme in the world of Another Kalian, Imerio, Massignan, book second place,

amateur lawn tennis. For the eighth time in ten years only a length behind. Massignan they hold the Davis Cup. Now, for the fourth time in had been ahead at the top of the two. passes, the 2,111-metre five years, they have provided the Wimbledon champion. Vares and Izoard.

2,300-metre How do they do it? How do they maintain their supremacy when in one decade they have lost such stars

irs as Sedgman, McGregor, Hoad, Rosewall, Cooper, Anderson and Rose to the professional ranks?

the

Both Italians covered the leg in 05:29:09.

Belgium's Joseph Planckaert was third, 21 seconds behind, in

as

the same time

Marcel Rohrbach, France, who placed fourth

Italy's Gastone Nencini kept the yellow jersey of overall leadership and now seems prac- tically assured of overall victory ends in Paris, when the Tour next Simadhy.--AP.

How has a country with a ten and sporting rifles, bought in million population produced duty-free ports and sold in players who, year after year, countries where they bring good defeat the best from the United | prices." States, population 150 million, Follard also describes the full

Britain, and

population 55 influence of the

Australian million?

sports goods firms, whose execu These are questioris which fives are guides, counsellors and many people have asked. And friends to the players.... "ready now at last we are given some to steer players through patches really full answers by Aus of poor form, comforting them in "Advantage Receiver" (Mulis ill, or a player falls in love, let 18s).

ready with financial help for The answer

hard-pressed players from hum- Writes Pollard: "The answer ble homes.!! to the puzzle lay in a frame- work of co-operation between Australian amateur tennis i8- sociations, Harry Hopman and the Australian sports goods industry."

Malaya accepts tralian sportswriter Jack Pollard when a member of their family

SEAP Games

invitation

...

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..

Amateur tennis is certainly big business in Australia. But can this set-up' last?

Reduced subsidy

f

Mathers said that from recent events it was obvious the MCC determited to stamp out the "nefarious practices" ist have allegedly crept into Test cricket.

stralied

relations we have- come to a nasty. Hesa during the South African födr of England" he said, and that the "baniakment" of the 'young' mal bowler birinin was

the result

"It is quite obvious the MCC gave its wink to Test umpire Byd Buller to throw-ball this: bowler," Mathers said. - China Mah Special.

Ampon heads foreign challenge in Malayan tennis tournament

Kunle Tampur Juny 12.

Fulpino-killer Felissimo Amon Hendir the. Bet of Asian Maren Tennis Championships

stars due to take part in the

at Pening on July 28-31

Other lending contenders clude, Japda's Dairis "Cuppe Pollard concludes: "Until more Atsushi Miyadd ond ma Australians begin to play lawn shiguro, Theland's SEAP Games charnpics. Suditspan tennis the Arms are unlikely to return to their former ex Karalak, India's number, two Penditure and until more philan player, Premio Lall; South thropists like Mr Bob Mitchell Vietnam stars Vo Van Bay, and can be found, Australia will ye Ven. Thanh; and Hongkong have a very tough time holding layers Michael Lo and 1 Tbs. world supremacy

Hayh

Fascinating

Ampon is cometdered tup, sendi over view of nis, victory

Although I do not always agree with his views, there India's Ramanathan Krishnen in is no denying that Mr the recent Davis Cup Astani Zone Pollard has written a fascinat semi-finals-

ing book which explores far

below, the glamorous surface of the - wonderful world of lawn tennis; a book packed Kuala Lumpur, July 12.

with facts, arð „delightful Malaya tonight accepted

anecdotes about the big per- Bonalities of the game.... Burma's invitation to take. part

"In 1955, the sports Erms took in the second Southeast Asia

a long hard look at their indus- My favourite story here con- Feninsula Games to be held in

He tells us that the sports try and decided that their sub-

cerns that' incredible veteran Rangoon from April 22 to 27 500ds firms spent £100,000 asidies had not brought in any Gardhar Mulloy who in 1946 year on promotion in the peak more business. Fewer people volunteered to umpire a match next year,

years of 1952 and 1953, much played tennis in Australia in Australia and showed, in au- Announcing this tonight, the of it on helping players to cun 1955 than in 1935 and hundreds thoritative style, how the job Malayan Federation Olympic tinue tournament tennis, Council said Malayan teams receive expert coaching, and repair through lack of use

of courts were falling into dis-

should ideally be done would compete. In athletics, play exhibitions, without dipping "So the sports goods Arms Everything went splendidly badminton, basketball, hockey, into their own pockets,

heavily reduced their subsidy to until the first ball change cante shooting, football, tennis,

aspiring amateur players due. Then he said: "Ballboys, yolleyball, weightlifting and

Towards the end of 1958 let us now have some mote cycling.

came another development which of those wonderful Spalding may further lessen the sports halls."

The Council also appointed' à. Bever-member committee to investigate the possibilities of Malaya organising the third or fourth SEAP Games at Koala Lumpur.

ald

"Between them, the sports

goods firms and the association made it impossible for a youngs ter of promise to elude their conveyor belts.

goods firms' willingness to sub Says Pollard: "There was no The players on sports goods sidise, young players: Dunlop further doubt about which, fri Arms payrolls do not make bought a controlling interest in employed Malloy, and officials fortunes. The best salary paid Slazengers and this virtually who diellike sorald commercialisin so far has bekk. £2,000 year. narrowed the sports goods busier, intruding like this never invited) But the firms pay good bonuses. hess in Australia to two major Malloy, a fine

Umpire to

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDER

The announcement

for tournament wing, good ex- firms. Whatever the future officiate again, Malaya woult, take part in the pensce, and there is plenty of holds, it is certain Dunlop won't in Australia, you see, they fourth. Asian Games in Jakarta sideline trading in cameras, contribute a subsidy equal to don't approve of breaking the 19550latfor In 1962 and the elglit Olympic. motor cars, binoculars, watches, the combined sumis expended rules of amateur tennis. They Games in Tokyo" in 1964 record players and trandstor under the old set-up by Dunlop | just belleve in twisting hem

radios, and even in fishing rods and Slazenger.

THE CAMBOLO

Barry Ass