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unusually lively Lord's wicket
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But strike back by taking two wickets for 42 after being all out for 206
Fast bowlers dominate County Cricket matches
London, June 22.
While fast bowlers were dominating the second Test match at Lord's today, pace men also had the upper hand in several of the English County Cricket matches.
At Edgbaston, Birmingham, scene of the first Test, the speed attacks of Warwickshire and Kent were in complete control of the proceedings. Kent's Dave Halfyarit had Derbyshire 333 for six, declared hostite 115-minute spell this (D. Čare 50, D. Moryan 60 not morning, claiming six for 29 and out. 3. Buxion 40 noi out), altogether eight for 00 as War- Derbyshire 14 points, wickshire struggled to tot 135.! The other two wickets went to Alan Brown, who opened the Kent attack with Tullyard.
Kent were kittled for 110, In their second innings, with the Warwickshire pace trio of Roland Thompson, John Ban-
later and Tom Cartwright eapturing all tho wickets. Thompson had figures of five for 67.
The Surrey spred attack of former Teri inan Peter Loader. Dave Gibson and Dave Syden- ham, wns also dominant Guildford, capturing all
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for 102.
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At Bristol: Yorkshire 155 and (D. Allen Bye for 4?). Gloucestershire 251 (J. Morti- nura 57, K. GBhouley Ave for 0), and 23 for two-leuter,
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Yorkshire.
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England's batsmen failed on an unusually lively wicket on the first day of the second Tost at Lord's here today, and they were all out for 206.
However, Freddie Trueman and Brian Statham, their fast bow- lers, struck back when Australia began their innings, and two wickets fell for only six runs. At the close Australia were 42 for two-164 behind England with, eight wickets to fall.
The pitch, which was expect-, clean bowled by Davidson. The
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FIRST DAY
ed to favour the batsmen, proved wall was lifting, but Subba Row TEST SCORES to have ilfe and pace, and the grew in confidence, and Dexter fast buwlerk were able to make played a handsome stroko the ball come through at varying two. In the first hour 30 runs heights.
were scored, and at 45 Dexter was nearly out when he turn- cd Misson to short-leg, but Lawry dropped the catch.
Alan Davidson, fast left-urm. bowled magnificently for Australia. le troubled all the batsmen and ended with an analysis of five for 42.
Itsunaz Subba Row. whin the England Innings, opoed baited weil for 48, but nin
wickets were down for 167 be tore Trucinan (25) and Statham (11 not out) added 30 in a #ghting last-wicket stand.
Bad shots
Row, Dexter out England toolted to be bulld ing up à good position unill Just before lunch when Subba Row was leg-before to the and then accurate Mackor. Dexter pushed an easy catch to McKenzie at square-leg. Three wickets had fallen for 87.
FIRST INNINGS England
G. Pullar b Davidson..... It. Subba Row lbw Mackay E. R. Dexter e McKenzie b
Misson
Grout M. C. Cowdrey e.
McKenzie
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ALAN DAVIDSON... hero of the day with bowling igures of five for 42.
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WIMBLEDON PREVIEW (2)
ROD LAVER CAN MAKE IT THIRD TIME LUCKY
By JOHN COTTRELL
48 There are 128 players in the Wimbledon Men's Singles and in my view only four of them can be regarded as outstanding challengers for the title three Australians, Neale Fraser, Rod Laver and Roy Emer- son, and one Italian, Nicola Pietrangeli.
b
27
10
17
P. B. H. May c Grout b
Davidson
K. F. Barrington e Mackay b
Davidson
C
12
18
In a second group I bracket in 1959. Olmedo, however, had|1-8, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
nhd
Schmidt
tome
4 Dennis Ralston, Chucke youth and strength on his side. Fraser, at 27 the veteran of the trio, has suffered most from McKinley and Ron
Arala can perform
the severe physical demands of giant-killing nots at Wimble such
Knee long campaigns. don this year," but I don't see trouble....two operations for him going all the way. Illa varicose
of veins....attacks modest reach is a handicap
cramp....all have interferred even for this fleet-footed, with his programme. hard-working performer.
11
Holmberg and Peter R. Illingworth b Misson Colin Cowdrey
J. T. Murray lbw Mackay
(United States); Jan-Erik Lund- Despite the help the bowlera Muy, who was making a return
{ quist Grout b got from the wicket, England's to Test matches after a long. A. FL. Lock
Davidson
(Sweden); Dobby Wilson (Bri- fell 10:001
tho lay-off due to illness and in- batting
(Chile); Ayala Jury, faced a heavy responsibl-F. S. Trueman b Davidson 25 in); Luin expected. Etandard
Ramanathan Krishnan (India) 3 Dexter and, Barrington were all lity, but their stand did not J. B. Statham not out. 10
prosper. Davidson trapped May
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and Manuel Santana (Spain) as 0out to bad shots.
players who enn cause plenty of Total
200 upsets but who lack either the class or the consistency to at- tain the highest peak in amateur lawn tennl
Results
New York, June 22.
uí today's Major
NATIONAL LEAGUE
of
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Pullar,
5
7
14
3
0
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14
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
12
11
for two in their second Innings St Louis
at the close tonight and must Cincinnati
bal tomorrow for the three
run they need for victory.
The man who did most of The damage was off-spinner
David Allen, who was drop- ted by England after playing in the first Test. He captured five Yorkshire wickets for 47 runs in just over 20 avrys. Yorkshire's Grip
the 121 Championship is new definitely no se firm. Only rain can now save them from their
defeat of the season.
scroud
Closing scores
Close of play scores in today's
matches were:
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At Guildford: Surrey 322 for five. declared an 80 for
Sussex 182 (H. Langridge 49).
At Westcliffe: Essex 349 and 203 for five (G. Smith 711, Not! tinghamshire 223 (J. Chy 46).
Cambridge At Taunton: University 200 for three declar- ed and 182 for six (E. Craig 82, R. Thomson 47). Somerset 205 for six declared (G., Atkinson 74. B. Roc UB, C. Greetham 03).
Northamp At Northampton: tonshire 220 and D1 for three. Glamorgan 315 for six declared (J. Pressdee 100, B. Hedges 134 not out),
At Hickley: Leicestershire 140 and 118 for four. Hampshire 310 H. Horton 134, D. Shackle- ton 42, J. Savage six for 66).
At Birmingham: Kent 212 and 140 (R, Thompson five for 57). Warwickshire 135 (D. Halfyard eight for 60), and 65 for five,
Hesults
were:
Results
in today's matches
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Davidson and McKenzie, who into touching one opened the bowling for Aus-off-stump and Grout held an trúlla, soon showed there was easy catch. May hit three fine plenty of pace in the pitch, and fours, but did little else during
nor Pullara stdy of half an hour. neither Subba Row
Pullar comfortable. looked should have been out in David son's fourth over, when Burge o dropped art easy catch at point.
But only 20 runs were on the 1 board when Pullar *was owl,
Y 3 -AP.
IMPRESSIVE AMERICAN.
VICTORIES IN LONDON TENNIS TOURNAMENT
London, June 22.
Sagging American tennis hopes received a big boost today as Chuck McKinley and Nancy Richey scored impressive victories over Aus- tralian opponents in the quarter-finals of the London Grass Court Tennis Championships at Queen's Club.
McKinley disposed of Aus- who is tralia's Roy Emerson, zeeded fourth for next week's Wimbledon Championships, 0-2, 5-7, 6-4. The stocky American, who is rated eighth for next
week's tournament, unrlicular strength returns, several the gallery with placements,
showed of service times amazing his accurate
Miss Richey, ranked third na- tionally among women bu: had unceded at Wimbledon,
more trouble In subduing Lesley Turner, the fourth wantin's seed for Wimbledon. The score was 0-3, -8, 0-2.
The battle of the teenagers
D. Dell (USA) best R. Laver Austrain), walkover.
C. McKinley (USA) beat 1, Emer- zon (Australia) G-2, 3-7, 0-4.
Hewitt (Australia) beat E.; Soriano (Argentina) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
R. Mark (Australia) best W. Bond (USA) 0-3, 6-2.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Quarter-finals
Ann Haydon (Britain) best Lehane Australia) 7-5, 7-5.
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N. Richey (USA) beat L. Turner Australia 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
M." Smith (Australia), best I. Schuurman (9. Africa) 6-4, 3-G.
C. Truman Eritat) Bentley tiritain) 6-4, 6-4.
MEN'S DOURKES
Quarter-Onalı
Fall of wickels: 1-20, 2-07, 3-87, 4-111, 5-115, 6-127, 7-150, 8-164, 9-167.
Bowling analysis
Ken Barringtou never looked comfortable, and had made only four runs when he edged David- son to Mackay at second slip. Davidson Cowdrey hit McKenzie for fours Mckenzie
Misson
Ile Mackay
of three consecutive balls, and was out of the fourth. could not get out of the way of a bumper and was caugh! at the wicket.
Last-wicket stand
Ray Hingworth and John Murray held up the Austra- Jans' progress for a while, but the sternest resistance came and from Freddie Trueman Brian Statham in their fight- ing last-wicket stand of 39, Davidson was Australia's hero, but he owed much to his pace-
McKenzie
and Frank
Misson, senmer Ken Mackay,
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42
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26
7 81
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12
3 24
Australia
32
W. Lawry not out
C. C. McDonald b Statham R. B. Simpson c Illingworth
Truemnя
K. N. Harvey not out
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Total (for two wickets)
42
Fail of wickets: 1-5, 2-6.
Bowling to date
Slathom
bowling colleagues. Graham Trueman and McKenzie, in his first Test, got Cowarey, and did better thon his figures of one for 81 sugges in Statham's second over Colin
the important wicket
si
England struck back quickly.
McDonald played back defen- sively and was bowled by a ball
Jote. that whipped
This save Stafham his 200th Test wicket.
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Assured of a 7,000 crowd
Tokyo, June 22,
Promoters of the Kingpetch Seki world flyweight boxing title match today said 60 per cent of the tickets had already been sold.
Thailand's Pone Kingpetch will meet Japan's 19-year-old inseuthpaw. Mitiunori Sekl, here
on June 27, at the covered
Arena which Kokugikan Samo hns d seating capacity for 12,000-Reyter.
Australia were then five for a single later, one, and only Bobby Simpson, promoted the order because of his ex- perlener as an opener, touched a lifting ball from Trueman and Ingworth. In Have a catch
the gully.
201 Lawry, joined captain, Neil Harvey,
R. opportunity of making
L. Ayala (Chilet sand R., Krishnan (India) beat 1. Laver and It. Mark
At Worcester: Worcestershire brat Oxford University, by an Innings and nine runs. Oxford saw Miss Richey race through (Australia. walkover. University 53 and bo (C. the fest set and the first two N. Gibson and D. Phillips-Moore Drybrough 50). Worcestershire games of the second set before (Australia) 173 for seven declared.
faltering and Josing six games Mukherjee Radio) 6-2, 6-3.
brat P. Lal and J,
an
by the Just no scoring
runs
strokes. He had some fortunate escapes, but with the field in
attacking position, came freely. The filth ball of the last OVC hit Lnway painful blow on the hand," but he survived, and at the close was 32 out of a total of 42 for
R. Emerson and N. Fraser (Aus- | kwaz,----Ruuter,
At Chesterfield: Derbyshire in a row to her powerful Australia) best W. Jacques (Australia) beat Lancashire by an inningstralian opponent. Miss Turner and A. Palafox (Mexico) C-3, 6-4 and 141 runs. Lancashire 60 had trouble with her service the entire match and double-faulted several times.
and 123 (T. Eyre five for 40). throughout
WOTAN
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The day was black for Aus- tralin DS 19-year old Jau Lehane also met defeat, falling to Britain's Ann Haydon, 7-5, 1-3.
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Eurlier In the day i disclosed that Australia's No. 2
I. Hewitt and F. Stolle (Australian bert Chuck Mckinley and D. Halston (USA) 3-0. 13-18, 6-3.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Quarter-Ghats
"K. Hanize and B. Montt (USA) beat E. Dudia (Australia) and af. Gerson (S. Africa) 0-4, 4-6, 0-3.
Stunt and 1 Hutchings" (s. Africa) Beat L. Pericoll and ង Lazzarino (Italy) 0-1, 0.4.
Ans Haydon and Christine Truman (Britain) beat M. Hellyer (Australia)
player, Rod Laver was suffer and Mrs Y. Sukova (Czechoslovakia) ing from influenza. As a result | 0-1, H.
Laver was forced to default his quarter-final match to American Don Dell.-UPL
Results
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Quarter-finals
Javorsky and Mrs V. Bukova (Czech) beat N. Gibson and Mrs N. Gibson (Australia) -1, 0-1.
It rows (Australia) and E. Buding W. Germany, beat Mike Sangster and Defrde Calt (Britain) 0-7, 1-12. -APP.
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By LEONARD BARDEN
Not, 'vintage crop'
Let's face it -- this is not a vintage Wimbledon crop and
yet the strong possibility of another
all-Australian final
does not excite the imagina- tion, so often have these three Australians met over the past few years.
Mustralians have
taken no
As a result Fraser has suffer- number of defeats since Ayala, fitter than ever, stilled a strikes me as being the most last year's Wimbledon-against dangerous challenger outside Pierre Darmon (France), two- (Australia), the Big Four. He has fairly fisted Bob Howe regularly cuched the fourth Bob Hewitt (Australia), Iyo
Ron Pimental (Venezuela), round and has caused plenty of
States), (Unlied
(Spain) and Озати Ishiguro
red faces among the seeding Holmberg
committee,
Manuel Samtana this month (Japan),
Not at peak form
win His most sensational came in 1957 when, unseeded, ho dismissed No. 3 sced Ham Richardson in the first round. The previous year, unseeded, he Too much significance can be defeated No. 7 seed Kurt attached to such defeats for the Nielsen, and in 1959 he reached | Australians are renowned for the last eight, going out to the casing up lesser tournaments ultimate champion Olmedo, and reserving their big guns for the major occasion, The men's singles finals and while No U.S. challengers fact
that remalis, however, Nealo Fraser had no grass court For once I cannot see the tennis between last December Americans providing the major and mid-June and that he' challenge to Australians at not yet back to his peak, Wimbledon. Ralston, unseeded winner
fewer than eleven of the twelve places in the last six Wimbledon
on
with Rafael Osuna (Mexico) of last year's Wimbledon men's doubles, has tremendous promise which, at
10, he has yet to full.
Temperamental
15
In the circumstances, I can» withstand not favour him to the challengo of younger and Atter men to retain his hard- won Wimbledon title.
this is a superb achievement for one nation, indeed unique in modern times, there is no deny- ing that it makes for menotony. Monopolies are bad for sport and the Australians' supremacy has equally taken much of the attraction out of the Davis Cup.
Their
stranglehold the world's major grass court com- petitions and the Davis Cup is
Nor can I favour Pietrangell, remarkable when one considers
Charlos
of such a refined that in The
the The path past nine years "Chuck" McKinley has they have sacrificed three whole build and power game of artist is trught with perlis test Davis Cup, teams to the profes Tony Traberi-but not the same in Wimbledon's rugged
endurance .03 well LH slonal ranks with the departure control Big-serving Ron Helm-of of Sedgman and MeGregor, berg has yet to impress at skill. His game, which allows for small
margin Hoad and Rosewall, and Hose, Wimbledon where last year he
can Cooper and Anderson.
bring glorious went out in the first round to error
connoisseur for the Nielsen.
moments
but it is
to sustain so hard day alter day against wirelent- ing power play.
Help from Kramer
with the
But
ΠΟΤΕ rocently Jack Kramer's flourishes cheque book have worked in amateur favour of Australia's tennis. By removing the threat of Peruvian-born Alex Olmedo, 1059 Wimbledon champion, he left the way clear for the Aus- tralians to monopolise the Centre Court again.
Wilson, who gave champion Ashley Cooper ħils narrowest escape in 1959, can be inspired to the greatest helghis and the Australiaru would do well lo respect him. Alas this elusive
corres Inspiration caroly
03 more than one or two days of the Wimbledon fortnight.
D
Though Pietrangell reached semi- last year's Wimbledon Anale,
had his he has also sudden deaths, going out in of 1957 and the first rounds 1039 to Krishnan and Buchholz
On respectively,
the latter occasions he was No. 8 sood.
Krishman of India is essen- tially a hard court player and, Also his failure against the Last season three world-class despite his superbly graceful | Australims on grass is inescap- Although the Gluoco Piano is
"Butch" Buch- style and economy of effort, his | able. Laver beat him in five sets players-Ehrl outmoded among masters, who
holz, Barry Mackay and Andrea gome cannot withstand the at the Inst Wimbledon, and again consider It too drawish, 1t5
| Gimine-locked like
brand of in tho Davia providing ercent Australian
Cup, though niceties stili trip up inexperi-
Aus power tennis on the lightning Pietrangell did then score enced amateurs, licze is an tough opposition to the
tralians,
Buchholz Wimbledon grass. Similarly, the win over a below-peak Fraser, Indeed, example from an American
(Fellner
defeating wizardry of Santana, now charn- postal
of game
v fatemed ecrtala
until he pion of France, is basically re- Bancroft). I P-K, P-K4; 2 Fraser at Wimbledon
served for the slow hard courts. B-84: 4 P-83. K-B3; 5
French coach for K-83, KQB3; 3 B-B4. was stricken with cramp.
Japanese fencers
Paris, June 22. French fencing-master Michel Pecheux, the 1938 epee world amateur title winner, will go to Japan shortly for a two- month stay us conch for the Japanese Fencing Federation.
Pecheux, currently fencing teacher of the Racing Club De France here, will coach the Japanese national selection os
well as young hopes, according to his contract, signed here today. He is to leave Parly by air for Tokyo on July 3.— AFP.
by Barry Appleby
EXIT
Barry Bepfile
The 'Big Four'
Favourites
So Laver and Emerson, aro Kirame has since removed The Swedes Lundquist and my favourites. They have net PQ4, PXP: 6 PXP, B-Kt5 all three from the amateur Schmidt may cause some upacts ch; 7 K-BJ, Castles 7 (7
many times over the past year as well as Denmark's in the seeding. Like Wilson, they and, with the scores Just Kix KP is the only good moverunka here; 8 P-KS 1. Kt KS; Kurt Nielson (twice Wimbledon can turn on tremendous power about even Here is little to Castles, Ktxxt: 10 Pxkt, finalist), Mike Davies (Britain) tennis but they have yet to choose between them.
austain it day in and day out BXP: 11 K-1151, BXR; 12 und Robert Haillet (France). Q-RS, P-KR3; 13 KixP. RxKt: 1QXR ch. K-R1: 15 B--KK15 Resigns, for 1 15... QXB: 10 Q-KB mate, or 15 FXB; 18 Q-15 mate, Solution No. 6052: 1 Q-N3 (watting), xXQP: 2 QXKIP, or 1... BxBP: 2 Q-B3, or i ...R-Q5; 2 Q13, or i K-05; 2. Kl-Kte. « Star
of King's pattern" theme escape squares,
1
London prean Service.
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Now only one tennis glant presents a major obstacle be- tween Australia and another Wimbledon xingles title - the barly, artistle Nicola Piotra zell, who defeated Laver In the Italian final ibia seABOIL. -
So the Big Four remain. Can the Australians stay on top? There are algns that the
Australian relentless
tennia
- machine is beginning to creak
Petrangell was all set to turn after the fantastic strain placed professional jast December. Jupon it. Then, Rushed with Italy's the Davis success in reaching Cup Challenge Round, he had second thoughts. The amateur opposition wasn't so tough after ail-why he might even win Wimbledon himself.
Shrewd campaigner
Bot 23-year-old Laver, Wimbledon runner-up for the past two years, has often re- vealed that rare genius for of finding hidden reserves energy and sklli ai a tlmne of crisis and for that reason I Lake klm to be third time moky na Wimbledon men's eing los final.
absint Finally,
noto on In the past iwo
frlands. This year, Fraser will. JORIN Fraser, Laver' and Emerson
Wimbledors be 10 only pasi have carried 鄒 burden -
champton in the mor's aingles equalled In ionals history, Beld, for after years of hard Whon regaining the Davis Cup
endeavour those great In: 1959 they played as many
favourites, Drobny und "Pulty, as divo Cup Hes --- In Mexico, are giving the event a miles. Canada, Cuba, Italy and India Somehow Wimbledon will not -- within seven weeks.
seem the samo ---- though tha Then there has been the non-elegant Fatty'will still grace the Similar thoughts prompted stop golive trollfir tour of doubles events; and, of courve, dynamic Hifio Ials Ayain, of tournaments, on a scale un-02-year-old Jean' Horatra, naw Chilo to abandon, his usual Euro-approached by any other, na President of the French - Inter- pean tour this year—be heal|tional team, and the successful national Tennis Federation, will Pietrangell and Fraser to win defence of the Davis Cup. It is fight on in the doubles, the Italian itle In 1959 and a measure of their strength that
¡And onco #gain, mà the fold splash out $400 on a stay in all the major gehe court meets
weaker, than ever, Los Angeles, training with themes of lest year were fought comen big boys, Pancho Conzaics and out between left-handere Fraser before, there is the cooling
and Layer.
*** hope that next month's ¿Inter- Segura.
This year Emerson has come, national Federation mesting will Ayala Jaa browd tennis into the top reckoning by wing make this the last of the all- campaigner, Training with the ning the Australian Chippino amatour Wimbledon Champion- Jocomparable profcesiónnis was, shop Traser han to withdraw ships and open the Doherty Gaten the way Alex Olmedo tuned up with knee trouble and in the to the professionals who have for his successfuă Wimbledon bid'ansi Emerson defestod Lavor the ten best playeri îIn the world.
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