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THE CHINA 'MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH ́ ́21, 1961

Britain not doing enough to get support for Open Tennis Tournaments

Says JOHN COTTRELL

Here we go again. As happened last year, Britain's Lawn Tennis Asso- ciation has voted with an overwhelming majority in favour of Open Championships, especially an Open Wimbledon.

It can be presumed that Britain will have the support of the United States and France in their bid to end, the hypocritical amateur-pro- fessional apartheid. And once again there are high hopes that Wim- bledon's Doherty Gates will at last be open to the world's best players.

Britain's 1961 flat racing

season off to

historic start

Lincoln, Mar, 20. Britain's 1961 Hat racing staton got off to a historio start on the bleak Carholme here today-historio because over. night declaration of runners was in operallon for the first time in Britain.

out.

The

Splendid, Britain's lawn tennis authorities deserve the highest praise for making such a move when

their own meeting ot Wimbledon is the one great tournament which can make a huge profit without the help of the professionals.

But are the LTA doing enough?

they are determined to maintain strict amateurism.

Without the support of Aus- traila, it will be essential to win over some of the small countries, 11 is not enough to publicly sup port the proposal and hope other countries will follow suit. This is such a vital issue that Britain should send a roving ambassador around the smaller

Tournaments.

I suggest that they are nat that unless there is a well-countries to campaign for Open organised effort to canvasA the "floating votera", the proposal for open tournaments In Stockholm may be killed

in July just as it was in Paris Fast July.

Valuable lead

The system was a great sue-

In Slevicholm, the Inter- of a total of 246 runners national Lawn Tennis Feders- cess. declared for the flat meeting tion will again have the chance here and jumping programmes al le take the most realistic and one valuable decision in their 48 Ayr and Folkestone, only

furdler vents" dropped

existence- decision Brambling, owned by Lord which could revitalise a world- Joyce, was withdrawn from her wide sport which is steadily

at Ayr because, in her losing spectator appeal, trainer's explanation, she "went wrong."

TALC

APPRENTICES' RACE

was

an

75

Last year, the proposal gain- ed 134 votes in favour and against, thus falling to get the necessary two-thirds Tjority by only five votes the contri- bullon of just one of the minor tennis-playing nations,

THAT ELUSIVE CENTURY

Arsenal centre-forward Herd can hardly believe his eyes 35 Binckburn goalkeeper Leyland falls on the ball and blocks the shot that would have notched the Scot his hun- dredil League goa).

This was a thrilling incident In the drawn First Division match at Highbury, Lon- den last week. For two or three weeks, Herd has been seeking that clusive goal--Reuter photo.

THE BLARNEY

STONE SEVENS' IN RETROSPECT

By "PROP"

The Blarney Stone Seven-a-side rugby matches which were played off

Taiwan XV lose narrowly to Club 'A'

By NEL HAWKINS

SPRING DOUBLE CALLOVER

Pheidippides, Honeymoor join Bookmarker as Lincoln co-favourites

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London, Mar. 20.

A Victoria Club spokesman described tonight's betting on the Lincolnshire as "bits and pieces,"

Best backed No Saint was support-

ed to win £5,000 and closed at 33 to one.” The horse was not even quoted at the previous callover.

Bookmarker, a clear favourite last Thursday, was tonight joined by Pheldippides and Honey- moor as 12 to one co-favourites. Fulshaw Croes, backed to win £3,000 and Mustavon both shortened from 16 to one to 14 to one.

Merryman remained at 10 to. onc clear favourite for the Grand National, but Endanloch went out from 11 to one to 16 tu onc. Bandanlock did good cantering work today and "ap- peared to have fully recovered from a minor foot complaint.

Irish challenger Team Spirit is now second favourite at 14 to

onc

Another Irish runner, Mr What, the 1958 National winner, was backed to win £0,000 and shortened two point to 18 to one.

Prices at tonight's were:

LINCOLNSIORE

(Marchi 22)

12-1 Bookmarker,

Pheid!- ppides and Honeyinoor; 14-1 Fulshaw Cross, Mustavon and Torullo; 16-1 Norograh; 20-1 Great Faith and John's Court; 25-1 Bourbon, Tender Colt and Sanctum; 33-1 Blue Over, Small Slam on No Saint; 40-1 Arion and St Eloto; 59-1 Lone Star,

37

probables for

the National, 38 for the Lincoln

run over

London, Mar. 20. Thirtyseven probable runners Grand with Jockeys for the National Steeplechase, to be

four miles

and 850 yards at Aintree, Liverpool, on Saturday, March 25, are:

Reljef (B. Ponomarenke). Grifel

Prokhov), Merryman (D. Andi), Mr What {D. V. Dick), Oxo (M. Scudamore), (T. Brookshaw), Wyndburgh Taxidermist

Lawrence), O'Malley Point (P. A. Far- rell), Kilmore

Winter), (F. Imposant (R. Couetit), Team Spirit (G. Robinson), Hunter's Breeze (F. Carroll), Badonloch (5. Mellor), Floater (E. P Harty), Clover Bud (D. Mould), Frush Winds (no jockey yet), Bantry ordinated Club "M" side at 10-1 Merryman; 14-1 Team Brlan Ore (J. Guest),

(Sir W. Piggott-Brown), Boy the Hongkong Football Club Spirit; 15-1 Badahloch, Cun- Stadium last night.

Hunter's noble Lec,

Breeze Jenje (P. Taole), Double Crest This was a Bycly and enter and Mr What; 18-1 Oxo and (M. Hely-Hutchinson), Scottish ttaining game played through- Siracusa; 20-1 O'Malley Point: Flight (W. Rees). Wily Oriental Coffee out ca fast pace and pro- 25-1 Scottish Flight, Wyndburgh (P. G. Madden), irish

the viding, from spectators and Jonjo; 33-1 Kilmore; 40-1 (J. Magee), Jimuru (J. Leigh, point-of-view,

enjoyable Oscar Wilde. an

Oscar Wlide (R. E. Jenkins), Carrasco (P. Pieldford). Ernest spectacle more than an exhibi-

JE. East), Siracusa There will be a final Lincoln- (H J. tion of how the game of rugby be should be played.

(J. shire callover tomorrow night. Wilkinson), Penny Feather -Reuter,

(D. Lehane),

Cannoble Lo Nicholson), Nicolaus Silver (H Beasley), Fairpase

over the latter part of last week gave spectators ample opportunity a very fit and spirited team to enjoy some good open rugger, and some fine tactical play by the eventual winners, the Dragons.

A cold blustering wind blew over the Carholme. Traditimal- 1y, the opening rate of the itat Person

apprentices* handleap, and for half an hour-

The French took a valuable unill the second race was run-lead by publishing a pamphlet young Eric Alsion was Britain's

But at the time it was still felt that open Judged race to bring the ning open tournaments, year-ald Trollus home a 10 to tournaments would almost cer- one winner in a field of 23 ap-tainly have been sanctioned if a prentice-ridden horses. I was hittle more efort had been made Alston's second winner in his to influence

"don't know" the short carcer.

countries which abstained.

leading jockey. Be rode o enojjy / stating the views in favour of quarter movements whilst the cbviously they were going

won the fret

Troilus also race of the fat last year, rid- den on that occasion by A. Hi These two slicersses are the only victories he has seured.-China Matt Sprelat.

Tasmania all out for 147 against Australian team

Better chance?

Some experts believe that Arrater the proposal has a chance of success this year. I Remember

am not so sure.

ted eagerly. Willdne kick-

Rugger tacites the world over

Dragons had much the easier Dragons had a

system eut- The South and-dried

for their vary enormously.

game draw and came onto the eld African

stuck 1 looking reasonably fresh. "power play" is based against Recreio; they

fresi Wayfoung looked on a very fast, heavy pack, li and proved it. But what un- Welsh rugger on the other hand entertaining rugger they served start with but fell away badly

itsell Otl fla three- up 10 the spectators! Very prides

as the game progressed. A very La lcase puss

in their own twenty- Scots and the Irish rely on the

stop the Recreio boys frem five yards area gave Willams force of "national

the chance to pounce 01 an amazing

eventing any of their "qulck- | fervour"!

attacks In the wide-

opportunist try which and this they

Accepted то sightly less exalted open spaces, degree these turees were all at proceeded to do by keeping the ball as light as possible. Good work in this Blarney Stone

tactics,

for bui

the ail Tournament of 1968-81. Dra.

were gons exhibited forward power, spectaters, unless they

biased, Recreio based their hopes on strongly

very boring fast three-quarter play, whilsi rugger! Dragons passed through

team which

round by every

entered to the next

nised and su brought along its fervent sup-point margin

some consolation for the defeat portera.

of the Club "A" side at the hands of Recrelo in the first

round.

a six-

ed a glorious conversion from the louetiline to add the neces sory potuts.

from Taiwan, the Chien Kuo Old Boys XV, were narrowly beaten by a somewhat uneo-

A DELIGHT

this

Wayfoong vaine back hard to

For the major part of the Dragons' line and after good game, other side could have work by Robertson, Scott side-left the field the winners and stepped through from twelly only by Ute strength and yards for a lovely try. Kennedy weight of the Club forward missed a relatively simple kick were the Taiwan team eventually as he hit the post, bul Dragons weakened and finally defeated, had charged 100 soon at the Outside the pack, the Chub had kick was taken again. Amid most of the ball but fallech to deep sßence Kennedy repeated make the most of it except on

#ind his previous effort and again too few ocensions RAF the ball bounced back!

they were

dangerous usual and a delight to watch.

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that the proposal failed last Boring rugger time despite the combined support of the four leading

After two evenings of some

Wayfoong I had beaten nations Britain. ne rugger tennis

the Tournament

Regiment RA (last France, Australia and

the entered its final stages with the Medium United States--who each have appearance

03 Saturday Year's winners) and the

-two games that they were the maximum voling power of evening of the Royal Signals iz.

"B" de battle in Blad to have behind their to and Club

the right to meet the Poller in this round. the Arst quarter-final. peeted the Club

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This time the advocates of Hobart, Mar. 20. Lell-arm spinner Ian Quick open. championships con by took five wickets for 48 here means rely on the support of today when Tasmania

were Australia, Curiously, this other dismissed for 147 on the second wist progressive country, the day of their match with the world's greatest nursery of male Australian cricket team which tennis stors, appears to be will tour Britain this aurainer. swinging away from the idea of

Facing an Australian XI open tourpaments.

total of 500, Tosmurtin. who

for

were 60

los! their

three overnight,

As ex- were

Turning point

then

as

GRANT NATIONAL (March 25)

UK soccer results

British

London, Mar. 20. Results of tonight's football matches were:

ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I

Blackburn

A.

Fiend R.

Biddlecombe), Tea

(M. Subarin Harrison), Roberts), Vivant (R. J. Hamby). April Queen (Captain P. Upton) and Kingstel (no juckey yet)- Router.

THE LINCOLN

London, Mar. 20. Three-horses-Powder Rock,

and Zanzibar

Wed-

Rosecroft Honey -have withdrawn from

Lincolnshire

nesday's

1 There are

Hand-

now 38 runners

to any further with-

cap.

2 subject

3 Derby County Division III

1

drawals which

before

3 Coventry

morning,

4 West Ham Division 11 Bristol Rovera 4 Southampton The Chien Kuo backs made Stoke City up in speed and determination what they possibly lacked in Newport.

had tactical knowledge and they pined more emphasis on possesion, rather than slightly

high forward) indiscriminate licking, they would more often Hibernian

the Club have over-tun fence.

Division IV York City 2 Southport

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

de-

Cellie

This seemed to be the turn- side

ing point, and it was very hard victorious, but n word for the When Fidler was awarded a luck on Kennedy who, with his Signals who put up a fine shows try in the corner, which to say place kicking had curried the with the limited resources al the least looked extremely Waytoong side through three

to other games! doubtful. their disposal.

and proceeded

himself kick the goal

things From this point the Dragons, Wayfeong, sensing victory, went all out for fooked black However, heavy pressure forced and after Wilkins had kicked a Police lato mistakes and Ken- splendid penalty goal, Macaulay

With constant harrassing by two fine penalty scored a try in the corner which goula to win the game for Way- went unconverted. The score

both teams, from the

heavy the odd point. foong by

The remained unchanged

and smothering acties of the Club the a pack and Robertson

quick boot of with Royal Warwick Regiment made although

did short work

the of the Royal scintillating run opened up the

visitors, the scoring not run high and the final taily Fusiliers Dragons defence, he lacked the Northumberland

of nine points (one try and of Cresswell's speed to capitalise on his break. mainly because

two penalties) to five points speed and so qualified to meel

д probably (one goal) Wayfoong

the in

semi-final

of the generat fair indication round.

run of the game.

Di Mr N. Strange, President remaining the Australian LTA, is opposed EQVen

Birst innings wickels for 78 to Open Tournaments. And I They followed on, and when fear he may have the support of; bad light brought about 113) early close, had scared 147 for three.

In the follow-on pare bowler Ron Grunt took a wicket with his sixth ball without a run being scored, and claimed a second vietim at 19.-China Mail Special.

Thailand-Ceylon Davis Cup Tie

Thailand hopes in

their

Colombo, Mar. 20.

kept allve their Drst round

Eastern Zone Davis Cup Ge against Ceylon here by winning the first of today's Anal singles.

tw

Sithrupan Karolak, Thailand, beal Bernard

of

Pinto,

In the last singles.

Seri

WAS

The

jo-

his Association.

Sports goods Orm in Australia have spent as much as £100,000 lawn tennis. Yet a year on Colonel Blimps who rule the Australian gane proclaim that

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

(3099) Can you solve this miniature problem? White is to play and mate in three moves.

London Express Servlet.

of Ceylon 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 0-1 o

level the contest at two-ell,

Charachinda, of Thailand, led

G. N. Pereiru, of Ceylon 4-3. G-4, 8-0, 7-7. when play called off for the day. match will be continued morrow-Reuter.

THE GAMBOLS

6OCLOCK

BUT OF COURSE SKS ONLY HAD A BLUE DRESS

7OCLOCK

Barry App

Botvinnik in s kleked

advantageous

position

Moscow, Mar. 20. Former world chess champion Mikhail Botvinnik had a decl- sive advantage over current Tahl when champlon Mikhail their third match in the World ad- Championship serles was journed today after 42 moves Tass Agency reported.

Anti-climax

So Dragons won the 1960-61 Blarney Stone Sevens and con- gratulations to them,

WRS

UNLUCKY

Division I

1 Dundee

1

Raith Rovers

March 11

IRISH CUP

(Both matches postponed from

Second round replay

pistillery

3 Crusadera

(Distillery quelled to

0

1

meet

Glenavon in the semi-final).

leuter.

Sports Diary

Annual

TODAY Badminton

ง

1

must be made

tomorrow

GMT 1100

The 33 horses with

and weights are:

jockeys

Welsh Rake (E. Larkin, nine slone five pounds), Right of Way (H. J. Greenaway, 8.3), Sanctum (R. Court, 0.3), Honeymcor (D. Smith 9.1). Fulshaw Cross (G. (M. J. Lewis 0.13), Arlon

Murray, 8.12), Great Faith (E. Eldin, 8.10), and No Saint (T. Gosling, 8.10), Pheidippides (L. H. Piggott, 8.9), Small Slam (W.

Bookmarker 0.8),

(V. 8.7), Abernicky Mitchell, 0.7). Mustavon (J.

Carr,

Lindley,

Sime, B.G), Lone Star (D. Keith, (W, Elilott, 8.4), Don't Leak

(P. Robinson,

3.3) Berton

8. Right Guy (G. Littlewood

8.6)

at

The teams in the Anal were:

Open championshiya Dragons: D'Eath, Berrecloth,

Talkoo Club 7.30pm Dragons did not have things Hanson-Abbott, Wilkins, Ma-

BOLCOT all their own way in the Brak caulay, Willloms, Bedford.

Management For sheer determination

HKFA the semi-final. Club "B" put up a

meeting, Sports-road 6 pm. visitors were perhaps unlucky

Hockey very hard fight before going

Wayfoong I: Watson', Scoth not to score

often and Men's International series: Malaya out by three points awarded] Kennedy, Robertson, Menzies, several times deserved a luck Paklaton v Ireland (KP) 8.30 pin.

Wales (Kai Tak) 0.30 pm; for & try well taken by Pile, Tait.

ter bounce which was all that was needed to put them over Club the line.

D'Eath,

Tomorrow

mt the

the side from the

more

Nerun

Terullo (E Hide).

Russell)

Hayes),

Statfold British

LA J. Legionnaire (R. J. Henderson)- Committee all 7.13. Tender Colt (K. Glover 7.12), Blue Over (A. Klimscha, 7.10). John's Court (B. Lze, 7.10), Charbon (8. Jones, 79). Penates (K. Temple Nidd, 7.7). Sy Elmo (D. W. Morris, 7.7), Sale St George's School anavol Inter- | Time (T. Carter, 1.4), Nerograph House pthletics, Rourslary-streef, Army ground. 2.15 um.

TOMORROW

Colony Boys Rugby

Football Club of Taiwan, start- ing at 7.00 pm.

Botvinnik who usually needs In the other semi-final War- Stadium the President's XV

and Wayfoons will uppose mure time in deliberating moves wick Regiment thon his younger opponent, seemed to be battling to furned the tables on the cham- pointless draw when suddenly Chlen Kuo Old plan today. Tall was definitely Watson, matching Cresswell for pressed for time most observers pace, caught the latter near his wn line. The ball went loosa and Watson gained the touch- moves today down. The actual manner in The first eight were identical to those played which the ball happened

felt.

10

in

In the first match last week. cross the Warwick line was At the ninth move, however, it some doubt from the stand, but brzame ekar that Botvinniks the referee awarded a try", and was employing a new offensive Kennedy kicked a good goal for pattern. He took the ad the wininng store. vantage at this point and main- tained it until the end of the game-AFP.

The President's XV is:

On the other hand the Club played a sound defensive game and were able to rely on the when strength of their pack needed,

The match

tomorrow night between the Chien Kuo Old Weavillo (RAP), A. Xavier

Boys' Team and the President's (Recreio), Low (RAF), Fidler XV should be well worth a (Pollos), M. Xavier (Hcercio), visit to the Stadium. Johnstone (Police), Wilkins (RAF), Kelll (Club), Bali (Police), Babington (Police), Anthony (RAF), Cheetham Roberts (Police), Dixon (RAF), B. Smith (Club).

The final was something of an } (Police), asti-chlinux.

Boy Barry Appleby

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Record

Athletics

Badmincom Senior championlupe matches at Regret, 7.30 pm.

Meeting Executive Committee of long Amateur Swimming Associa tion, Club Lusitana. 6.30 pm.

Ilong-

Tennis Colony Gram Court Doubles semi- final, HKCC, & pro.

Hockey

Men's Int'i serica: Commonwealth

Holland (CC) 5.30 pm

(R. P. Ellott, 7.3), Talk Down (R. Reader 7.2), Huneycomb Rock (N. McIntosh 7.2), Prince Winter (D. Greening), Infatuated (D. Ward), and Fuel (F. N. Coorge) 6.12, Barney's Star Violet (P. Fovall, 0.11), Apri

East (D.

6.0), Duffryn (R. Swindlehurst, 0.7), and Brigg Fair (A. Carson, 0.7). -- Chiba Mail Special,

62.5m audience for

Patterson-Johansson fight

New York, Mar, 20.

A total of 621⁄41⁄2 million persons listened to the radio broadcast

velt during World War II al- tracted larger audiences.

nf tho Floyd Patterson-Pautoy' såld the projection on

Ingemar Johansson heavy- weight boxing champlonaliņ bout last Monday, the Ameri- CAN Broadcasting Company aunounced today.

The network claimed the nons---

ber was a news, sporis and- entertainment record for radio

audiences.

Robert B. Pauley, ABO Vice- President, Bald only certain spetches by tho. lato U.ß. Tre- sident Franklin Delano Rooid-

the tillo match was based on A special 100-city report covering the United States and Canada, Ho sald the Dalt was broadcast station frs America

Die largosi

Canada,

on 550 and stazion COININOTOIA) broedesat in ABC's dislary.

Uneup

+for+ $

The previous record -In Gjuris and" obtertaimeni, sudlarides was not with the Ergadīćası of the

Then

ABC

Pauley said. elaimed a listening audienco of 61 million. Pauley sald ABC Radio-paid a record su for the radio Og}[#, estimating the total package at over $400,000.-- AR.

INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON

**Nottingham, Mar. 20. England beat Scotland

7-2 second Patterson in a Badminton International Johangapu Ogbi tant; Jung, here tonight,Reuter.