TOMORROW'S BIG FIGHT
THE CHINA MAIL,
Terry Downes optimistic -but Paul Pender is rated a 7-4 favourite
London, July 9.
Torry Downes, the fighting Cockney who used to be in the U.S. Marines, said today that he and 12,000 yolling British box- ing fans botwcon them can beat American Paul Pondor and gain a share of the world middleweight title. Downes takes his second tilt at Pender's
Wembley Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.
Belgian wins Tour De France
14th stage
Perpignan, July 0. The brilliant French team kept Irt control of the Tour De France
cycling professional race today when the 76 yur- out tho 14th vivors fought stare.
On this flat Muntpellir- Perpignan 174 km (108 mile stretch the French team guard ed the pack with the devotion of Legionalres-ready to pounce on any bresknway ruler, they did un Ireland's Seamus Elliott at 60 xя.
But they could not half the Regional team rider Wankto from launching out on his own Overall at the 140 km mark,
"I know the crowd will give me a big cheer of encourage- ment," Duwnes sold. **Dolleve ano, it's good to know you've got friends around,'
Pender is recognised as world champion in New York, Massachusells and Europe, The rest of the. Valted Blates recogales Gene Fullmer of champlon.
Pender, unbeaten since 1952. stopped Downes in the seventh round at Boston, Massachusells, last January. The Briten had a cut aeress the bridge of his noss which needed 11 stitches.
Brittle hands Ever since. Downes has been toughening up
withi his nose bring
trealment
other and medical preparations.
Mennwille, Fender went to brittic work on his reputedly hands. He's got special peamis
lon from the British Boxing
Board of Control
to wear 60
feet of bandaging on them when
he fights Downes.
a
"I've had no trouble at
last with my hands since my come-back,"
safd. Pender "Since I've
Training In been London, they haven't bothered
race leader, and French team captain Jacques Anquetil sent speedy Jean Farrestler off to chase him. Soon the battle was on
the Belgian among
the Dutch rider me."
Regional
Pauwels,
Westdorp and Pleol.
the
crown
at London's
Bookles rato Ponder a 7-4 favourito. Most British sporlaj writers back him to win too. Frank Buller wrufe in the News of the World:
"Downes cuts caslly. und Pouder has a left with which he jabs and hooks, and it is. on sharp as
a surgeon's scalpel. That is where I can see Terry gelling into trouble."
£30,000 guarantee
Pender, 31. In six years older than Downes, Promoter Harry Levene has guaranteed alin à reported £30,000 to come and defend his crown in England.
Downes* cbare of the gate win or lose, will not be more than £10,000.
If Downes wins, he is com- milted to a return fight in Boston in September,
Downes said he will need luck to avoid being cut.
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1901.
SPORTING SAM
It will be
Palmer and
by Reg. Wootton
London Express Bervice.
New dates for
}
Player versus the rest Open Championships
in the British Open
Birkdale, July 9.
Arnold Palmer smacked a golf ball 300 yards down a practice fairway today and then mut- tered miserably: "My woods are not working right for the start of the British Open to morrow."
BISLEY SHOOT
OPENS TODAY
Bisley Camp, July 9, South Africa, because they have left the Commenwealth, have become ineligible for nost of the events at the 101st Prize Meeting of the National Rifle Association, which opens here tomorrow with more than 1,300.
Palmer and Gary Player of South Africa, the two top
bowls matches
must
or
The Hongkong Lawn Howis Association
Clint all nounced today postponed third round and Colony Open Rinka Open Triples matches from the July 2 and 0 fixtures
off be played Saturday, July 10 at greens originally allocated,
саглег by
mutual arrangement.
ph the
money winners on the American FASTEST 200m
Circuit this year, are standout favourites to win the glamour- tournament ous British Open that started 101 years ago.
The bookies rate Palmer a 5-2 shot
3-1. and Flayer These are almost fantastical- Ey short odds in a field of 369 golfers from 10 countries,
'Worried'
WOMEN'S MEDLEY SWIM
a new
Tokyo, July 10. Miss Donna De Varona of
set the United States world best time in the womon's, 200 metres Individual medley event by covoring the distance Palmer rounded off his prac-in two minutes 37.2 seconds an entry, office with a par 72-but had today at Tenrl.
some reservations about the way he was playing, "My put- tine is alright," he said, "but I'm worried about my woods."
"But, remember, Ponder cutt too," he said. "He had a pretty nd eye in his last night against
However, after a full turn- Carmen Baslile.
"Don't underrate Paul Pen-out by the Commonwealth last year for the Centenary Meeling, der. I certally don't. He's a
Dominion luid Colonial smart boxer with n left jab that must
Associations are not attending hurts. He can box better than this year. Only Canada, which most Bghters I've met. And like
never nuisses a Bisley Shoot, Downes commented: "For all Americans, knows how
hus sent a full team. man Who has broken his fug it out when he has to."A South African team will be
AP.
arriving Inter in the week and will consist entirely pistol shots.
During the Baal sprint West- hands. Perder hits good."
dorp crashed and Pouwels shot ahead to win in 4 hours 21 minutes 42 seconds.
Anquet nished wasgundingly will the pack and retained ats Ann
grip on the overall leader's yellow sweater,
1 day pored a threat to the English team. Apart from Elliott the remaining members, Brian Robinson and Ken Laidlaw had
a hard day Anishing 71 and 75 (lost) in the stage classification. French Regional rider Holbach retired today.
Tomorrow the riders move on to Toulouse for the 200 kms 18th stage of the Tour ---AFP.
Shamrock Rovers
lose to Espanol
in U.S. League
Kent's best side
for 30 years, says Leslie Ames
corner.
By ARCHIE QUICK
to
A revival of Kent county cricket is just round the Who says so? Leslie Ames, the great England Test wicketkeeper-batsman and now
Kent's team manager.
The county have been in the doldrums since the War, but Ames prophesies that the present side is "the beat for thirty years.'
19
New York, July 0.
This Gillingham-born man's to walt until the end of the The Espanol team of Bar-only tument is that there are so season before he makes any de- celona, Spain, gained ah easy many
Former "foreigners" in it. By cision about football. 4-1 victory over the Shamrock this be means that fast bowler England and Charlton Athletic Rovers of Ireland in their 16- David Sayer comes from Essex, centre-half, he is expecting to ternational Soccer League match Peter Richardson from Hereford sign for a non-League club, pro- before
abot 10,000 spectatore (via Worcestershire). Stuart bably Grovesend. in the Polo Grounds Stadium 1 Leary from South Africa, Roger Leslie
that Arcs guessed here today. Espanol led at Prideaux from Middlesex. Alan Middlesex might win the Cham- halftime 2-0.
Brown from Nottingham. David plonship this
season, but
that Erpanol dominated play Halfyard from Middlesex (via Yorkshire would put up G throughout
match. They Surroy)
Colin and
Cowdrey mighty hard sight to retain it. were alded considerably by the from India.
"They have so many top-class dazzling play of Brazilian-
He also considered reserves." born centre-forward Aluisio Francisco Da Luz, who scored
that there would have to be two of the goals,
changes in In addition,
the England Test team, and the Rovers gave away two own-
that, Kent's Duvid goals to boost the Espanol total he told me, "but it has resulted
Sayer was as good a "quickie" as any of thent. in an embarrassment of riches
Lo four.
the
The victory boosted Espanol
Both
1
total of five points (Địch,
Dukla is leading
section with a points AP,
the second total of seven
Tribute "The best bit of work I have was to persuade Reger done Prideaux not to go to Somerset,"
of
them
to a te for second place with among opening hals. We have. Concordia of Montreal in the In fact, got Ave International League standings. Richardson, Phebey, Prideaux, and Wilson--and come- teams arc behind the Dixon League leading Dukla of body has to be unlucky." Czechoslovakia side, with
fle paid tribute here to the sportmanakip of Arthur "He is the county's Pheber. vice-captain, ynt rarely plays
Cowdrey
available. When Colin is in a Test match Arthur comes in And la automailo captain. Yet be never complains, although ot thirty-ulx he must know he is not many more seasons
Jad with
Thebey 10," '£6,700 benellt last summer. The most improved player in
NEW!
bronztan
THE BUNIAN LOTION THAT PROTECTS EVEN
AFTER SWIMÁZKO
Charity match
There a suggestion that the Australian cricketers he asked to delay their departure by a week so that, three two- day matches could be played between them, England and a of West ready-made team Indlan cricketers who playing In the Lancashiro League for the benefit of Bither clarity or the funds of the struggling county clubs.
150
The
ball over the proctice ground previous world best time of
And few tans say anything but ( 2:40.2.
Theto
official
Suggestion to end cricket bumpers'
London, July 9.
A suggestion to end "bumpers," the fast bowlers" shock weapon in cricket, by giving the bat- ting side six runs for each one bowled, is contained in a report to 'MCC by the 1,100- strong Cricket Society, a group of British cricket enthusiasts.
The Society appeals for an end to auch violence "before some-
one in killed."
"The bumper, pitched short and designed to y at the bats- man's body, enn maim or kil" says the Society.
Not cricket
Portuguese Cup champions
'Oporto, July 9.
01
Leixoes deleated Oporto Club 2-0 nt Das Antas Stadium 62- "It is our opinion that fore 50,000 spectators luday deliberate attempt to intiml-win the Portuguese Soccer Cup date the batsman by trying to Championship. Half-time score Inflict physical Injury upon was 0-0.
him is not cricket and is a blot upon the game."
define what is
The Cricket Society point out that cricket laws condemn per- sistent bumpers and laid down severe penalties but they did not meant by per- aistent. The bowler must not bowl ten bumpers in succession but may bowl ten bumpers in ten overn surely even more dangerous."
The match was watched by President Anterico Tomaz,
Favoured Oporto was caught by surprise by a faster opponent which dominated the slluation completely in the second halt fer excellent defensive tactics in the first.
The new champions now meet Chaux-De-Fonds of Switzerland for the first round of the Euro- The Society's report goes on! "The bowler who bowls 10 pean Soccer Cup Champion-
in a row bumperd
could be ship-AP prohibited from bowling again in the innings. The bowling of 10 bumpers in 10 regarded as legitimate and even amusing. It in difficult to sze the logic of this."
overs is
Umpire's discretion
The Society rays the chances four of death or serious injury were She swam against a
slight but it seemed odd that in member Japanese relay team,
14-year-old American, game Hike cricket any bowler even the slightest swimming in a Junior High should take An admiring crowd of about School Goodwill meeting herc, risk. 100 watched Palmer crack the improved by three seconds her
Is no
"Put at its lowest there is a the colossal power and accuracy record for this event.
slight risk of serious and part- in his drives. He hit the bali ng
cularly unplansant Injury...and Miss De Varona's time was though he hated it.
also 2.8 seconds faster than the bumpers arouse feelings in the combined time of the Japanes which are better absent."
crowd of ange of gloating swimmers selected from Naru, Western Japan,"
Suggesting the six-run penalty. the Society says that Miss De Varona and
tarce the bumper was not easily defin- other American Junior High ed though everyone could School swimmers also captured cognise one and it should be four other first places before a left to the umpire to decido crowd of 3,500 in the 50-metre whether one had been bowled Terul pool here.-AP.
Reuter.
Dyon Player, who
has QUEEN'S PRIZE practised with Palmer over the Among the privately-entered : 6,344-yards Birkdale links lii. competitors are two from New | tered
sand dunes with
and Zealand,
from Iwo
Nigeria, clumps of gorse, said: "Arnie's
the three from Kenya and a small really hot at
moment, nent. party from Uganda.
fron He's dropping the putts The programme starts with all distances. And when he's evenly mainly for Service on als putting no man on earth marksmen, although many of can live with him in a chom- the civilian rifle clubs will be plonship." seen in zilon. More advanced
That was the consensus of Service rife shooling comes towards the end of the weeks, tournament. Henry Cotton, the expert opinion on the eve of the leading up to the Queen's old English maestro and three Prize contest, which is fired in Umes winner of the champion- three stages on July 19, 21 and ship, said: "Palmer's great skill 22. Last year's Queen's Prize fles in his fighting qualities and
of golden putting_touch." Columbia, 19 again in the this way:
"The Championship
winner. Set G. Westling.
Westminister, British Cotton summed up the field Canadian team and will be boils down to Falmer and Player trying to win the prize for successive year, a feat which the event began a century ago.
has never been achieved since
~AFP.
Chess News
By LEONARD BARDEN
IKHAIL BOTVINNIK 13
'ing chess history by regaining ing the world title for the second time.
In the vital 18th game of his match with the holder Mikinil Tal. Tal played listlessly with the white pieces and was gmund down by Botvinnik's accurate strategy.
notvinnick
now needs only one point from the last six games to take the match, and he may well score the neocisáry win in tonight's ganie,
The result has been a shock to admirers of Tel's brilliant attacking style which has hardly been seen in this match.
against the rest,"
Top challengers
*
The only golförs given chance by the bookies and the experis of upsetting favourites were Peter Thom- son another four time-winner, and defending champion Kei Narle. Both are from Au#- traila.
Horse racing and Rock 'N' Roll
don't mix!
Birmingham, July 0. Horse racing and Rock 'N' Roll do not mix, Birmingham magistrates have decided,
Thoy refused an application by Birmingham Rocccourse for allcence to play music between rates
tomorrow night's meeting.
The Chairman, Mr Francis Ingram, said: "We do not con- Elder a re-
racecour
a suitable venue for a form of entertain- ment which will attruct targe numbers of people under the side of 18."-China Mall Special,
American League favoured
to win tomorrow's first
All-Star baseball
game
San Francisco, July 9.
the two The American League is favoured in Tuesday's All-Star baseball game because of the left-handed power of Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, Norm Cash and company and the fact that the wind blows towards the right field at Candlestick Park.
The latest betting odds as the To minimise this left-handed The American League,
practice power, golfers hit their Inst
Manager Danny Mur-managed by Paul Richards of #hots the Championship course-tough of Pittsburgh and the Na-Baltimore because of the re- was closed for the day--wero: Lona! League is expected to tirement of Casey Stengel, the
Palmer 5-4: Player 3-1; pitch
He has Pennant winner in 1030, Is southpaw. Thomson 0-1: Nagle and Ber-three- Sandy Koufax of Los anxious to recapture prestige nard Hunt, British Ryder Cup Angeles, 40-year-old Warren with a victory. The National star, 10-1; Peter Alliss, another Spahn of Milwaukee and Mike has won nine of the last 13 British Ryder Cupper, 12-1; MeCormick of the hometown games and also has captured Christy O'Connor, the Irishman San Francisco Giants,
who could become the upset man in the field if gales spring up, 14-1.
Three others were bracketed nr 16-1-lefthander Bob Chorles (New Zealand), Harold Hen- Africa), and Ro- ming. (South berto De Vicenzo, (Mexico).
Now Tal will have to play with the other tille contenders in next year's candidates tourna- - AP. ment.
Solution No. GGGI: I R—Bỉ ch, K-R2; 2 QxP thi, PxQ; 3 KI-BG ch, I—112; 4 R-Kti mate.
Landon Express Service.
Ames thought that if the idea WALKING RECORD
matured the game would have to be played at the seaside to catch tho holiday crowds, and he thought Folkestone would be the
Laver beaten by Krishnan
The Hague, July 9.
champion Rod
Wimbledon
Narbonne, July 10. Laver, of Australia, was beaten French champion walker
by India's Ramonathan Krish- Pierre Gilbert Labbe yester- the train, according to Ames, istical place, He also told me
day broke du endurance walk-on in an exhibition match at Derek Ufton. "His wicketkeep-that a new indoor school is to
Scheveningen today. Krishnan Ing record having walked won 0-4, 4-8, 10-8. Ing has improved so much," said be built at Canterbury, and that 154 hours without sleeping.
Iloy Emerson Lealle, "that we are not missing he himself will conduct, on Labbe started on July 3 ot Qodfrey Evans. I stilt say Intensive search for young talent 12.10 pm local time and stop beat Luis though that Godfrey retired too during the winter months by ped yesterday at 10.10 pm 0-3. Laver $oon. Ufton's batting has bu-setting up classes at the various thus breaking his former re-o beat Emerson and Krishnan come so much better too." Ulton | centres which possess Indoor cord or 121 hours 17 minutes 0-3, 6-4 in a doubles match.-
Reuter. himself told me that he is going facilities.
60 seconds-AFP.
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WITH GAS
Opening pitcher
Koufax probably is the best
five of the last seven World Sertes. However, the American sti has a 10-13 edge in All- Star play.
The leams will play their
U.S. baseball results
Resulta
League
bet on his fine first half record second 1901 game in Boston on cluded: although Spahn is closing in July 31. on the 300-win mark
Home run production at
the
New York, July 9.
of today's Major baseball matches in-
AMERICAN
LEAGUE
R H E
0 4
0 12
could Lo the sentimental Candlestick Park has doubled choice. McCormick has been this year after the trying ex- treated roughly in recent pertences of 1960 when only 80
Kansas City starts
Baltimore were hit all season, An inner Whitey Ford of Now York, fence cut the distance some, 25 Minnesota the outstanding pitcher of the feet in left entre and 18 feet Washington year with his gaudy, 10-2 record. In right centre although la almost a sure thing to start fout the distances, 330 feet, for the American League. The remain the same,
Chicago chunky left-hander has been ineffective
National Leaguers have been | Cleveland in All-Star games battling the wind here for two with 0-2 record for
five years
but they still lose an occacionai ball appearances. In fact, he is the
in left field Chiengo only American Leager to lox where the currents are tricky. Cleveland two. The National's starting Orlando Cepeda of the Giants ineup is heavy on right-handed should know how to handle the power hilting into the wind. Job for he plays left in, the Boston
park most of the time. It will New York be
New experience
New York's Yogi Berra,
kely successor.
Heatwave at the Detroit's Rocky Colavito
ball park
San Francisco, July 9. Some 50 baseball fans wore overcome by heat today at noainning
rund cool
windy Candlestick Park thrring the St Louis-Glanta game. All re- quired first and treatment.
The temperature soared into the high eightles. Most of those stricken were elderly.
Capacity crowd
(First game)
12
3 14 1
(Second game)
12
8 11
(First game)
08
for And
(Second game)
his Boston
9
*
New York
30 2
(First gamo)
Los Angeles
0
sold Detrult
1
(Becond game)
3
12
0 D
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(First game)
All seat have beca for the game, San Francisco's first All-Star show, That Means a capacity crowd of Los Angeles
42,300. about
Stengel will Detroit throw out the first ball.
An is the cake every year, of the pitchers were many Even the umpires Freed, B4)
In regular shirt sleeves-for the first time working today.
Lengue
That games. In the memory of San Frantino mean much, baseball fanı-AP.
Macao Grand Prix
8 12
9 10
4. 14
Philadelphiu docan't
6' 10 for their All-Star Chicago
# 13 3 olitika are restricted lo three (called aftor & innings, darkriess) innings. Font was knocked out in the seventh inning yesterday.
(Bocond game)* Koufax Was chared in the Philadelphia fourth on Friday night.
Chicago Maeno, July 10..
Of the 10 starters, excluding Plitsburgh annual Macho Grand plichers, picked by the players, Milwauken Frix motor race will be held on coaches and managers in each St Louis Nov. It was · offelally · An- | Lengis, the only man' who has nounced.
not been playing every day Ban Francisco This year's wirinlng purwa of recently to Eddie Mathews of Cincinnati **$5,000 El be the me Mwaukee who has been out Los Angeles tist of last yeKU~UPL
with a lag injury-AX's
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