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THE CHINA MAIL,

MONDAY, JULY 24, 1961.

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SPORT

Tennis rebellion on the way?

By BRIAN GLANVILLE Stasis and stagnation till 1969 must be the conse

quence of the International Lawn Tennis- Federation's policy, in Stockholm, of reculer pour mieux sauter.

But then, when you have been postponing the in- evitable for a quarter of a century, a couple of years here or there may seem of small conse- quence. Half a loaf, after all, is better than no bread, even though the loaf be ștale.

The All-England Club have

"Oh, sure, but they don't cost anything. When an plsu-ron player signs up, he plans up because of dissatisfaction."

tentatively own a kite. How Then what of the lesser play. one hopes that they will have the courage of their convleitionsters, the Mike Davieses, who have turned professional with him, 1 The shainateur tennis set-up

asked? could not survive a determined France, rebellion by England, and America, the thres thalu champions of realism. In such a altuation, Austraila and the fron Curtain countries, neither of whose

bears mutives

much examination, would be forced to come to heel.

Diminishing value

to

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Meanwhile, when open tour- noments eventuaily come, Win- | biedon must not delude itself; if it wants the Kramer troupe, 11 will have to pay for it; the Prix

Enzo Forrail wasn't at Aintree last week, but his wifo was: the porpatual observer, "there to 100," as cha puts it, "not to talk." Her Husband faithfully reflos on har telephoned reporta. -"It makes mo so young to go motor racing," Signora Forrari says, "I like the speed, too, though I no longer driva a car."

A CAPTAIN'S MODESTY

Goncourt analogy doesn't con- "I haven't really hawled well," said lan Bedford, "I

vince Kramer, would advise them not to play on an expenses What price Wimbledon?

basin, because when do they isn't even a stepping-stone the Kramer professional eircus stop doing this? What happens it any mare: the way is blocked to they play In Great Britain, al nothing, and all but the daring second-rater. Wimbledun, When

Au- money in Jack Kraner announced they demand he wasn't interested in Rod La- tralia?" ver, he wasn't being arrogant: merely realistic.

fur

MAN

Afraid of a FIFA veto

On the Continent, they are worrying about whether this year's meetings of the European and South American Cup winners can take place; FIFA, they're afraid, may velo

don't think my figures are very good. Ah, How batting! Now that's different!

il. Now, that's serious!" When the Middlesex season started, he and Alan Moss had been in rivalry for number ten in the order. but, "I've done him easily now-I'm definitely bumping number nine!"

After that 75 not out against planship, "We're still a bad first- Boat race coaches Gloucester, he's "Lumping" bals-lonings side. I don't know why, good deal higher than I can't work it out. Stamina, ! Henley week, as nзual, has that. Indeed-though he'd never provided

suppose-our training methods; the opportunity for admit it himself he is in very both Oxford and Cambridge to rent danger of being branded on. Not quite based on the iron don't think they're for publica- aronge their Boat Race concher an all-rounder. For Finchley methods of Cerutty, running up for next year. Oxford almost last season, he tells me that lie certainly will be sticking to the used to bat at No. 3. original admirable "Juno" Ed- wards, whate

dunes."

Why they shout fear this obscure; as I explained in this column diatribe of Ernst Thommen, the many weeks ago, the

Swiss vice-president of FIFA against such matches, brought, him a swift and potent rebuke from Ble Stanley Rous

Last year, Real Madrid: drew the first ever of such matches Montevideo-and easily won the with Penarol of Uruguay, in return, in Madrid. This year, surprisingly, Penarol are there agala, having beaten the power- We looked down on a scent-ful Brazilian team, Palmeiras of instructionЯ to The Middlesex captain, back

ingly ridgeiras Lord's, where | Sao Paolo, on 2-1 aggregate in to county erickel and to county

the South interior leg-break bowling after 10 years Middlesex's first innings was

American Anal (1-0 in the gentler wilderness of club bravely and heintedly recover at home, -I away). Benfica, cricket, won't give himself an Ing. "Middlesex defence in depth their opponents, champlons

is striking back," sald Bedfort, | Portugal aid holders" of the tnch. His bowllax, in fact, has

10 when one proudly. "We discovered it be- Europene Cup, are remarkable been

Madrid. thinks of how long he's been fore the Continentale." out of the county game.

hls, crew resembled nothing so much as a protracted inonologue, with beneft of mi-

"I certainly don't want to be knocking ony Wimbledon cham- plon," said Kramer, who was once upon a time a Wimbledon champion himself, "but the pro- blem of economics comes into it nowadays. Previously he had a way of holding on to his reputa- tlon, and for a year or so he be considered to be a would drawing card because he hadn't been beaten by many people.crophone. Now we've turned to uper com- petition, and if he gets heaten by a forty-year-old man like Sc- gura. Itx valuc diminishes, therefore you can't talk in terms of big money. But I don't think it would be possible to explain that to a young Wimbledon champton."

The fight

decision explained

For Edwards, though unfor- tunato in the Boat Race this year, Henley represented yet an- other achievement. His Leander eight, brought three weeks before the regnita, together merely wing in its final order only on the Monday of Henley week. performed intracles. They defeat-

His weakness, if anything, lạ n crippling mudesty which for weeks prevented him from put- ling himself on. Had his players, usked, persuaded Liten?

1

ed Christopher Davidge's titanic "They've got at me on occasions, Molesey crew, then the formid-nd ben, of couran, they've got able Thomes crew, lusing, by a mere length to the Russians.

As for

at me on occasions to take my- self off"

Cambridge, my col- His surprising success with the league, Sir Herbert Thompson, |, bat had, he admitted, given him tells me that he saw "Iloger confidener-this, in a rare, irony- Nicholson-the-Cambridge-Presi~_free_nsement....As_for_the_chams.

dent, closeted—if that can be the correct verb for a meeting In the Leander garden for over an hour with David Jennens, the 'most distinguished of all post- Why has everyone been so war Cambridge strokes, Ken-

unkind

sym-eth Payne, pathetic fellow, Paul Pender7

10 that

Having seen the anti-climactic fight, having spoken to Pender beforehand and to M: John Cronin afterwards, I am con- vinced, first that Pender was weakened by what Mr Cronin called "D catarrt situation," secondly that he retired be- cause he had to, thirdly, that his health wasn't used as an unreasonable excuse. "It had an effect," as Cronin put it to me. "but it appears you Bre offering this by way of di EXCLIBD, The doctor wouldn't give him an injection, but he dil give an antibloite of same kind and we Just hoped it would clear up completely."

Finley Best and Haruld Rickelt, taking time off from his burdens as chairman of

the regatte." Sir Herbert is pretty sure that this, bolt terms of personnel and chronology, will be the Cambridge team.

Chess News

Solution No. 6069: I R-B3 chi. PXR; à Q—K7 ch, K——- KII: 3 Q-18 ch, K—B1; 4 B- 7 ch, K-K1; 5 B—Q6 div. ch.. Qi; & Q~17 ch. KB1; 7 --87 mate.

London Express Service.

Italy, Sweden in

European zone Davis Cup final

London, July 23, -

John Cronin is to Paul Fender Italy and Sweden will be the finalists in the

to

what Floyd Patterɛon: guide, philoso-

Julius November is

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pher and... lawyer,

For all that, I was not Mr Cronin who ordered the Downea fight to be stopped, as has been wrongly alleged, but Al Lacey,

European Zone of the Davis Cup Inter- national Tennis Tournament for the second straight year.

Today Sweden's tennis sters, Italy. Fausto Gardini of Italy. completed 4-1 victory over swept through France's Jean-

the velcran trainer. "The thing | Britain in the semi-final #1 Noel Grinda, 10-8, 6-2, 7-5. think which determined, hira Boostad und Italy, who yealer-

more than anything,” sold Cron- day had made sure of defeating

in,

"id that Paul Heted In-{ Früher in Paris, Brished with o coherently between the rounds, į 4-1 winning morgin.

He was up on a cloud you know. This type of talk that thate' no talk.

Ponder had to win

in heartbroken young man today," said Mr Cronin, lylis, crew-cut, in spectacles, vest.ahu panta against bed- elothes striped in the patent of yellow pantel, a Coca Cola in his fat. "I was 'amazed at some of the suspiciousness in the minis of some of the

The Swedes reached the final again despite the loss of their top star Kurt Nielson, who since last year has turki ed professional. Ulf Schmidt and Jan Erik Lundqulsi stw their team through against Britain's Bobby Wilson and Mike Hangster.

This gave Italy the scni- finale, 4 to ---AP.

Full results

Complete results of the twe fles were:

J.

Bweden 4-England 1

E Lundquist (Sweden) best R. K. Witròn 0-4, 8-3, 5–7, G-4;

U. Schmidt (Sweden) beat M. J. Sangster 0-2, 6-4, 8-0.

It wax Sweden's fourth straight Davis Cup win over midt (Sweden)

Britain.

J. E. Lundquist and U. Sch- lost to n. K. Wilson and J. A. Pickard 3-0, |

U, Schmidt beat R. K. Wilson 4-7, 6-0, 0-4.

JE Lundquist beat M. J Sangster 6-4, 0-4, 6-2.

Preda, who Four years running 6-1 1-0 6-0

thought that this perhaps wan fought with a consideration of

Italy's

inly 4 Francs i

success was another the return back in Boston. Well, triumph for Nicola Pietrangell nothing is farther, from the and Orlando Sirota, who have truth. You see, Haul's program- now taken their country to this me called for his

successfully zone final four years fig a row, i dofending his › 11!lo nghitirtį kasi year the Italiane upset the

1. letrangell (Italy) beat Downra.

United States before fosinta to Pierre Darmon 4-7, 6-2, 6-4, 3-0,

6-2, **Then,

Australia in the challenge (firml). done 15

. Gardini (Tinly) bent Gérard defested Fernandez on August 8, round. Afterwards, Pietrangell arrangemente had long been relesed Kramer's offera to turn Pilet 2-0, 6-3, 6-2, 0-9. made that their next fight would professional so that he could go O. Birola and N. Pietrangell be with each other that bout, en playing for counity în | (Italy) bent Jeat Noel Chilida Onancially apokking, would be the Davis Cup.compeiliion.

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and Pierro Darmon 4-0, 0-3, 0«4, { ++]

Zo a. Merlo (Italy) last to

the greatest night for either of The winners of the European, 7-5, them. It was the fight of the Ainorfean and ¦ Asian year, whort of a heavyweight; must fight it out to decide who | Jacques Renevand 5-5, 0-0, 0-4, championship of the world fight" will challenge Australia for the 5-7, 8-0.

And now it will have to WINE | CURL

Chedihi (finly) beat Joan- probably until after the middle In Parts in the final match of Noel Grinds 10-8, 4-3, 1-8. →→

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