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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1981.
YORKSHIRE STILL AT TOP
Despite failure to take any Murray Halberg breaks
point from drawn
match
against Surrey
London, July 25. Yorkshire, the County cricket champions, did not get a point from their match with Surrey which ended in a draw at Leeds to- day but they remain at the top of the table as Middlesex | were playing the Australians, and Hampshire, in third place, lost to Sussex.
Yorkshire
never
attempted
70, W. Watson 104 retired hurt). Northamptonshire 130 and -225 for seven (B. Reynolds 107, R. Subba Row 60), Leicestershire Folar points
At Hove: Sussex beat Hamp-|| At Leicenter: Match drawn. the most impossible task of shire by eight wickets. Hump- Lelvestershire 248 and 204 for
to win in 140 |shire 284 and 185 (R. Bell six thve declared (J. Von Gelovi secol 278
The refusal of Peter for 41). Sussex 270 for six de minutes
160 for two (A. May, the Surrey vaplain, to declared elor befuré mich nhnnyed some | Oakman 45, R, Langridge 73 ul the crowd, but May rightly not out), Sussex 14 points. delined to give Yorkshire, who had been completely outplayed on the first banings, the chance of 12 points whom he himself had ittle clonge of winning the impitch on a perfect batting piten,
Batted well
Al Cardiff: Glamorgan best
by Somerset
two wickets, Somerset 380 for ex declared!
At Cork: Match drawn, Scot-} and 87, Glamorgan 139 and 292 declared (J. Ailan 05 not out).
land 100 and 100 for alx 1 for eight (A. Jones 61, J. Pres-Ireland 235 and 13 for two. dee 513. Glamorgan 12 points,
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At Birmingham!
Match At Maidstone: Match drawn. drawn. Lancashire 231 und 318 Kent 377 for Ave declared
declared (G. Pullar 202 for ilve declared for eight
and
{R.
Harrington (85 not out) and Stay (40) batted well in the 05, fi. Barber 59, J. Bond 72 Prideaux 71 not out). Essex 229 morning, and after the depot out). Warwickshire 39, for and 308 for seven (M. Bear 43.
and nine declared and claration, Taylor (54)
112 for T. Bailey 84 not out, P. Phelon Close (51) shone for Vorle three (R. Hitchcock 53). War- 50 not out). Kent four points.-—- shire, who were 141 for tw wickshire four points,
at the close,
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Choucestershire cousted to aix-wicket vletury after na amazing collapse by Notting hamshire who lost half their second innings wickets for 15. Then Maurice 132 (90) not out) and Brian Wells put on 54 for the last wicket, and
reached Notis finally out.
After being 201 the #rst inntaks, forced an excellent
win over Somerset
148 all
behind on
Glamorgan two-wicket
at Cardiff
where they had been set to make 200, 21 was an exciting half- Anish. When the extra
Glamorgan hour was claimed
needed 34 runs with four wie-
kets in hand. Fust bowler
Briar Evans hi 30 in the critical period, including two sixes.
Collapsed
seven
Reuter.
JOFRE FAVOURED OVER
YAOITA IN TONIGHT'S
NON-TITLE FIGHT
Sao Paulo, July 25.
Boxing experts held out no hope for a victory by Japanese flyweight Sadao Yaoita when he meets world bantamweight champion Eder Jofre here tomorrow night.
MARATHON SWIM
to
of
Sports writers sold that the they climb into the ring for Derbyshire collapsed against Japanese is a worthy opponeyt their 10-round, non-title "fight. a Worcestershire combination for Jofre and he can fight hard The loyallies of sorno of pace and spin, and losing | and well, but all of them agreed the 14,000 fight fans who are their last seven wickels for that Jaire would be a heavy expected to watch the bout 68, were defeated by 185 runs. | favourite to beat Yaolla when will be Komewhat alvided, Bill Oates, whd lost
Jofre, the first Brazilian ever
win
world д
boxing title, is the pride of his countrymen. A good many of the spectators, however, wit be Japanese who have adopt- ed Brazil as their country, The Japanese fighter still was encountering excess weight wouble when the two boxer! ended their training today.
His
Shishi manager, Nakamura, was reported opposed 10 any list minute strenuous effort to cut down his Bghter's weight and Jofre's manager and futher, Aristide Jotre, sud that Yaolta's excess weight wasn't a problem.
partners while ranking an un- defeated 67, was the only bats- man to offer stern resistance.
Splendid defensive batting by Trevor Bally, who was handl
by
badly-bruised i capped thumb saved the matel Fest Essex agatrast Kent at Maidstone, Essex were gel to gel 351 in 315 minutes and lost half the Hice for 125. Then John Taylor ark Paddy Phetun (50 not out) Rave Bailey splenel support, and a the close Bailey had bate three and a half hours
then 308 for seven,
Results
Results of matches were:
Essex were
Champion in the lead
Atlantic City, July 25. Herman Willense of Utrecht, Holland, held a lead of a malle after d1⁄2 hours in the water in the annual 25-mile maru- thon kwin Bround Absecon Istand today.
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After covering more thun mties, the 27-year-old defending champion was swimming easily,
but his closest compeliter, John cricke! Lavoursiere of Montreal, Canada, was beginning to feel the pres-
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At Kidderminster: Worcester sure. shire beat Dorbyshire by 185 Lacoursiere was runs. Worcestershire 200 and yards ahead of Clift Lumsden of
accant
A warm-up
n
world three miles record
Stockholm, July 25.
New Zealand' 28-year-old
Funner, Murray Halberg. tonight act a new world Aime for the three miles 13 When he clocked
minutes 10 seconds for The distance during 5,000 metres race at an international meeting here.
The Olympic 5,000 metres gold medallist' brilliant run clipped 0,5 seconds off the former warld record set up in 1050 by Austraila's Albort
thomas.
The record came during Hal- berg's announced attempt an the world 5,000 melres record. He was alded in the rave by Australian Dave Power
and New Zealander Barry Magee.
ALL SET
The irla broke dway from the field soon after the start, and at the 4,000-metre mack, Halberg was all set for 'a record-shattering run ke
had the same thine of 10 mins 50 secs as Kutz at that singo when Kutz broke the world 4,000-metre record.
MURRAY HALBERG
WORLD OF SPORT
Should
tennis be an Olympic event?
By JOHN COTTRELL
Should we have lawn tennis in the Olympic Games?
Much publicity has been given to the unsuccessful efforts of the West to "sell" open tournaments to the International Federation. But little has been said about the East's failure to have Olympic lawn tennis revived.
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For the second year in Bur- Strangely, the sport Wis Elliot. Soon this 23-year-old
student cession, the Russians have un-dropped from the Olymple pro-
of natural sclences successfully sought the Inclu- gramime after the 1924 Paris hopes to get down to serious
Legals in slon of lawn
the Games, when lawn tennis wasting in preparation for the Olymples. To many people, the highly successful attraction. Empire Games In Perth. He omission of
the this major sport Helen Wills Moody wan wants to win a gold medal on
ladies' inust seem sumewhat curious.
singles, whlic the home soll. American Vincent Ichards After all, lawn tenula was became the last Olympic men's one of the six original sports singles champion by defeating of the Brat modern Olympics Hour Cochet of France in A at Athens in 1898 and it was five-set thriller. The first Olymplo event which women were allowed to take part. '
Big international entry
for Malayan Open Tennis Championships
An
Kuala Lumpur, June 25. Thirty-two top ranking players from eight na- tions will compete in the men's singles event of the Malayan Open Tennis Championships to be staged here from Aug. 2 to 8. Pacer Power faded at the end i J. M. Jose, the national cham- of the race and Halberg, who plon of the Philippines and P. 5. started running after a serlaun Kumara, the
STYD Injury had ended his Career as a rugby player, raced on to a world record time of
18 mins 10' sees for the three miles.
He went on to complete the 5,000 metres in 19 miles 35.2 sees, only 0.2 second over the world record for that eveni set by Vladimer Kutz, of Russia, in October 1957.-AFP.
Horse that nobody
wanted' wins
Stewards' Cup
Goodwood, July 25. Skymaster--"a lovely horse that nobody wanted"-won the alx furlongs · Stewards" Cup, first big race of the Goodwood Meeling, here 10~ day.
Australian Juckey, Scoble Breasley sterred 100-7 shot Skymaster home ⚫rat in a photo-Anish from Deep Leap, narrowly benten into second place for the third year run- ning.
Mr
William
Jofre will be seeking his 39th professional ring victory tralay's
frish-owner 28th knockout when he fights Kelly bought Skymaster just months after a ip-off Yeoite, who is Far Eastern fly- ja tew weight champion and a strong from his daughter. "There is a conlender for
world lovely three-year-old in Eng- land that nobody wants," she told him. 41 professional fights and drawn only three.
tite
339 for ve declared. Derby-Toronto, Canada, ane! Greta weight title. Jofre has lost none shire 180 and 171 (1. Hall 47, W. | Anderson of Los Alaraltos, of Oates 67 not out). Worcester, California, shire 12 points.
Mias Anderson and Lurnsden
A1 Leeds Match drawn. Sur- were matching stroke for stroke rey 304 for six declared and 152 in third position. Tom Park of for four declared (K. Barrington Long Beach, California. whoi
US noi out, P. May 40). Yorkshire held third throughout the first; 209 for eight declared and 141 half of the race, was fourth but for two (K. Taylor 54, B. Close gradually dropping back.
01 nut uut). Surrey four points,
All the 13 starters were still
over three
A Notinghami Gloucester- in the water. They were atrung shire beat Nottinghamshire by out
six
railes
wickets. Nottinghamshire Willense to the fast swimmer,
Mr Kelly took his daughter's For Jatre tomorrow night's advice, and today Skymaster but will be a warm-up for wan Mr Kelly the £3,000 prize.
ls next title defence.
Jofre The horse
also gave Jockey
will leave Bas Pauto on July Breasley his seventh win in his 29 for Caracas where he will just 12 outings. Light. Venezuelan Kamion Arian, whe already hax
bozten Yaoilu,
The Jupartes: Bghter
will
from $5,000 for the fight, while Jofre will get one-third of the 353 for six declared and 140. Miss Aloma Keen of Montreal, gate, which expected is to come Gloucestershire 327 and 177 for the youngest contestant si 18. to cut $21.000.-AP. four (D. Carpenter 71), Glou- AP cestershire 12 points. Notting- hamshire four points.
NEW!
bronztan
THE SUMTAK LOTION THAY PROJECTS EVEN
ARIES SWELMARINOI
SYMPATHY
away third of 22
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Today, it can be argued that lawn tennis is far more worthy of a place in the Gamics than games like hockey and football which, as team sports, are less. in keeping with the traditions of the Olympics.
His other ambitions? Ile has said he would like to row for Cambridge and have a try At
the marathon,
Same again
Tough on Russians It's 23 years since Beltsin
last won the Walker Cup, that one-sided biennial amateur golf competition against the United States. Don't expect any chadge, this year.
But those against a revivel reply that amateur lawn tennis already has a world champion- ship in the form of the Davis Cup and that no Olympic four- nament could compare with the Wimbledon Championships which have the best organisa-
nations meet in tion and facilities in the world. Scatlie on September 1 and the There is also the fact that the strength of the American team International programme is so in emphasised by the fact that crowded that Olymple lawn two of the world's best amateur tennis would almost certainly golfers-Billy Joe Patton and clash with one of the annual Harvie Ward--have been chosen major championships or Davis as reserves.
Jose will partner his country-Cup matches.
Ampon in the men's
It is tough on the Russians. of doubles champion
while Kumara
Their lawn will
tennis is at an Ceylan, are top seeds. Other partner Ferdinands of Ceylon.
early stage of development, players are: Hitoshi Hirose the Hirose will have Joe Furufa of
just as it was in other coun- third ranking Japanese player Japan as his partner in the
tries when tanals was on the Olympic' agenda; and Feliseimo Ampon, à former | men's doubles. British Hard Court champion.
HK lawn bowlers
lose in England
London, July 25, The Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association team was benten 71-50 in the second match of their tour of England by the Crouch Hill Bowling club here today.
Rink scores were: Mills, Scott, Shields, Arliss (Hongkong) 12; Crouch Hill 25,
Pope,
Myer, Rose, Cavanagh (Hongkong) 20; Crouch Hill 25.
Estall, Pinell, Ben- nett, Lonsdale (Hong- kong) 18; Crouch Hill 21-Reuler.
South Africans
ineligible for
Empire. titles
London, July 25.
But the ease' against a revival Ampon la one of the four is overwhelming. The Russians players to be seeded in the should jump in the deep end by mixed doubles in which he will joining in the Davis Cup com- partner bis sister Desiderio, petition and this will grently the Asian Games hadler angles help to raise the standard of runner-up. Hiroshi will have their star players. the Asian Garnes ladies' cham- plon R. Miyagi as his partner.
Triple-title holder
Too polite!
The two
The selectors, it seems, believe they have ten better players In which case Britain's golfers will be magsacrod.
But I don't believe that all the American Walker men
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are unbeatable, though they are good enough to make sure of retaining the trophy, Outstanding man in the team Jack Nicklaus, almost in the class of the top American pro- fessionals,
After Dai Rees' great ekort In the British Open, finishing runner-up one paint behind the incomparable Arnold Palmer: and Dave Thomas's third place In the French Open, there will be higher hopes for Britain
Jose and Kumara wlli, how- ever, have to be content with having two Malayans as their It's not often that one can against the United States in the
partners. Jose will partner Mrs former Malayan champion Gladys
Loke Chua while Kumara will have Mes Marthay Young as his partner,
criticise a top sporting Ryder Cup for professionals at
atar for being too polite, Royal Lytham and St. Annes Ju hut I do so in the case of October. Herbert James Elliott,
the
Cambridge under-
graduate better known as PENNSYLVANIA hustlin' Herb, world's greatest miler.
Taking part in the champion- ships are Miss D. Appiah, India's No. 1 player and triple champion of Ceylon. Mrs Pur- veen Nasir Ahmad, Pakistan's women's champion, Miss R. Without proper training, he Miyagi of Japan Miss D. Am has been competing in races for pon of the Philippines and Mrs which, by his standards, he is Sanguan Suchaitakul of That quite unconditioned all be- land, the holder of the Malayan cause he is too good mannered women's triple j title.
to decline long-standing invita-
This year's championships | Hons. win for the Brht time seo top ranking Aslan women tennis players in action.--AFP.
Danish race cyclist admits taking dope
Copenhagen, July 25. South African boxers are no Dan Nielsen, a 27-year-old top longer eligible to fight for Bri-Danish bleycle rider who earler tish Empire and Commonwealth this month was found in posses-
sion of pup-pille before a boxing.ition.
rood race, today admitted that he had takon dope on several occasion! and charged that most Danish road racers cat pilla,
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Haverford, July 26,
The top seeded American and
men's
It does no one any good foreign players, Chuck MA when Herb ruca as he did in Kindey of the US. and Bob Brighton recently and finishes Mark of Australia, reached the seventh in a field of
round of the Dinerond half-milers. Certainly it does singles event in the $2nd
Pennsylvania not help Ellloth
Tennis Lawn While he 19 missing the Championships today by winning intense, body-racking training in straight
nt Merion that Percy Cerulty introduced, in Cricket Club. petuol competition Herb in having
suta
McKinley, a member time than
of the and when he was running 17 sub-U.S. Davis Cup team,
runner-up in the Wimbledon Champlonship to Rod Laver of Australia
scored a 6-3, 0-1 victory over Leo Fentriss, the U.S.
of
a tougher
four minute miles.
When he won the mile in the Cambridge University Trials this season-in 4 mins. 9.0 secs-it seemed to take more out of him then winning that Olympic 1,500
Laver is
not defending the metres gold medal in Rome.
Pennsylvania Championships This decision was reached by As Skymaster and Dear Leap,
lost year. Out of condition, Herb had singles thile he won the 8-1 favourite, raced for the
His Davis Cup team-mate, Mark, a unanimous vole at a meeting
to drive himself to the limit line, Breasley urged just that of the British
scored a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Commonwealth
wia by a bare fifth of a second lefthander James Shaffer of the little bit extin from his mount
and Empire Championshipa"
from 19-year-old Martin Heath. US. to get home by the narrowest
commitice here today, and ful- In the first spot test mode on Later, after more serious train- of margins with 10-1
racers here since then, he had less trouble winning lows South Africa's withdrawal rood chance
The top-seeded foreign entry Klondyke Bila further two from the British Commonwealth. Olympics fast summer when the mile for Cambridge in 4 for the women's singles, Edda
Knud Enemark Jonsen, a young mins 7.2 secs.
Bading, national champion of Under the rules of the com- Donirh" "eyclist, collapsed and Since then Herb has stuck to Germany and recent winner of millee only British citizen, died, Nielsen was searched im- half-miling. For he knows that the U.S. Clay Court tile, made Apart from those who backed resident. In the Commonwealth,mediately before a big race on over the classic distance there first appearance in tha Skymaster, all sympathy was can contest a title,
July 2. He threw a small box would be a real danger of his tournament by defeating. Carol for gallant Deep Leup, ridden
into some bushes al the roadside, losing that fabulous record of Southmayd, a junior player of by Greville Starkey. Last year rently holding an Empire and
The only South African cur- but race offcials later found .
never having been beaten in a Washington, DC., 0-1, 6-4.—-AP. Deep Leap was beaten by a
Commonwealth title is Nyweight The box contained some small die race he was 14.
But don't think we have seen Jucques Guillet, of France,hort head and the year fore
Dennis Adams and today's | pills which were sent
to tho
Inst of by a neck, gala, Won the world individual epee
the great meeting declared the flyweight Jaboratory for examination. Last. If at the World Fencing The
night the Goodwood title vacant.
laboratory analysis Championships here tonight.
was published. The 'päls each Meeting is spend only to Royal
Three contenders were named Guittet won six bouts out of Accct on the English fat racing for the vacant title Johnny contaibed ten milligrams of neven in the fimal pool.
Jaboratory calendar in the value of its Caldwell, the British champion, Diphetamine, the Sweden's Hans
Lagerwall prizes, the class of geld it at who also holds the European stated. was oond with five wins and irnets and as a social occasion. Tamas Gabor, ul Jungary, finished third with four wing- Today's big crowd included Reuter
| Queen Elizabeth.---siteutær,
Sports Diary
TODAY BOWL.A
Int Division: XCC v Talkoo, 8.30
pms,
Division: Stanley Club V USRC. 5.30 pm.
SWIMMING
Girl Ouides Assen, annuel
TMCA POLOMORROW
MEETING Counell meeting of the Siongkong Chinese Football Association, Tal Tung Restaurant, pin.
BOWLĄ
1st Division: Ferrela "Blue" v Recreio "White", 5.30 pm
Men's Open Fair fourth round matches KFC, KCC, Recreio, KCC, PRC.
THE GAMBOLS
IKIDEL
GORNS
I'M SO HAPPY-
ITS A LOVELY
DRESS
YES, ITS PERFECT
WORLD EPEE TITLE FOR FRENCHMAN
Turin, July 25.
starters..
four-day
by Barry Appleby
ITS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL
No
version of the world bantami. Ulle, Canada's 'Lloyd weight Gordon, and Australia's Jackle Bruce, Reuler.
GAS IS TOPS
SAYS MR. THERM
167
Danish bicyclo Jeaders will discuss the case 'next Friday, and Nielsen faces suspension for life.-AP.
Flash Elorde to defend
Orient title
Tokyo, July 20.
Japan's lightweight boxing champion Teruo Kosaka “will challenge the world and Orient
Herb
CHESS
By LEONARD BARDEN
lightweight boxing tile-holder, Hore in a position from a Flash Elorde, of the Philippines | Hungarian championship
DRAW FOR MERDEKA
CUP SOCCER
Kuala Lumpur, July 25. The draw for Maloya's fourth Independence Anniversary Suc ce Tournament which begins hefe en August 2 was made today.
Nino nailons-India, Indonesia, Malaya, Singapore, Hongkonst Thaliond, 'Kris. 'lopod nhà Vietnam--will vid for the Mor deka Cup, donated by Malaya's Prime Minister, Tun Adul Rafiman.
Malaya, Joint-holder of the Trophy la keeded in group "A” and will play against "Japan, Vietnam, India, while Kores,
for la Orient Ughtweight. game. Black to move and win. the other joint-þolder, Will crown' an September 2 It * Bolution Na, 6019 : 1 KC-B7 1, play against Singapore Indo- Manila, It was announced here | A--M(4) 2_X-97, 8-Bahnegie, tongkang, and Thalland today by Mr Kosake's manager. -15, 2-20, B-B4 Group
The 12-round title boat ja tó
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transponga). ↑ KUQE PURIS Both Malaya and Korea are
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