1961-12-27 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1961.

AUSTRALIA ALMOST DAVIS CUP Hat-tricks by teenagers

Frost, snow hit British sport

London, Dec. 26. Frost and snow again hit British sport heavily today, causing the postponement of abandonment of my rugagements

Only

Ragby of 14

could be

matches

League mat

played, and all but four of

programme of 28 Rugby Union games were cancell- ed. Soccer was less badly

affected, all but three the

46 Lnglish League matches being played.

Light race meetings were dor to he held. but only at Newton Abbot, Devon, escaped the weather.

--Reuter,

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CHAMPIONS AGAIN

Fraser, Emerson favoured to win today's

doubles and clinch issue

Melbourne, Dec. 26.

South Africa 80

for one in second Test

Johannesburg, Dec. 26. South Africa scored 80 for one wicket on a rain-shortened Brst day's play In the second unoMcial Test match against New Zealand here.

Play was halted twice during the morning. and it was im- possible to continue after lunch.

Scores were:

First innings

South Africa

DJ McGlew ibw Motz

J. Bankow nut out HB Waite not out

Neale Fraser and Roy Emerson were heavily favoured to beat the admittedly weaker Italians in the challenge round doubles match tomorrow, and thus keep the Davis Cup in Extras Australian hands for the tenth time in 12 years.

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The Fraser-Emerson Dalion, which has won the doubles match wo years running, will go into the second day of play with Australia holding a commanding lead over Italy in the 50th allenge round

Playing better

Emerson, 28, and Wimbledon champion Rod Layer, 23, scored comparatively easy victories

in today's opening round of the singles matches Emerson, making his first ap-

In the pearance

Davis Cup singles avercame

sháky start to beat Nicola Plet- rangeli, whe is also 28. 8-6. 6-4, 6-0

University of

Laver, the redheaded bune player, disposed year-old Orlapul Sirola 6-4, 6-3

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tomorrow's doubles play Fraser and Emerson Will meet the same two opponents--Piet - rangeli and Sirola whom they beat in four sets, 10-8, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 a year ago in the Davis Cup dual,

Even the Italian captain, Vanni Canepele, concedes thei buth Emerson and Fraser are playing better tennis this year than they did during the 1980 challenge round, Canepele alsı: concedes that Sirula, who has beer bothered with tennis elbow and lacks tournament competi. tion over the past few months. is not up to his best form

100 degrees heat

Doubles play is scheduled to begin on the parched Kooyong Centre Court at 0400 GMT.

Clear skies and temperatures topping today's 100 degrees are forecast.

B but

crowd con- sidersby sinalter than The 11,000 perspiring shirtsleeved fans who watched the opening round are expected tu by m hand

The Kooyong Stadium has a capanty for 12,000 fans-UPI.

HELD OVER

Owing to lack of space Num- pere's hockey writeup will ap pear in tomorrow's issue of the China Mail.

CHESS NEWS

by LEONARD BARDEN TWO men with a mission are

coming

from Russia

for

this year's annual Hastings New Year tournament One te world champion

Mikhai Botvinnik who has never forgotten his poot result at Hastings when he his first overseal played in tournament in 1934 Botzinnik has written that he falled at Hastings because he only striveć just before the event began

This year I expect at v arrive several days before. acclimatise himself, and try to show his superiority to the young players aspiring to the world

title.

Russia's other contender, Sak Flohr, in the only mau to havi won Hastings three years run ning. His record is in danger this year from Yugoslavia's top player Gligoric, winner in 1:50 and 1980. Can Flohr, recapture his pre-war sparkle? His prone- tess to short draws and drab play in recent years makes it unlikely.

With entries incomplete,

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looks as it Hastings this year will be a contest between Bot vinnit and Gligoricanless organiser Frank Rhoden is successful in getting US cham- pion Bobby Fischer to compete.,

Solution No. 6157: 1 Q-R3 ch, R-E7; 2 R-Q21, P-Kt? chi (2. RxQ; 5_R-QKIZ), R-R7: 4 R-Kti małej: 3 QXP ch, EXQ; 4 RXR, P-R6; 6 R-Et ch, K-RI: 6 R-18, K-RK-B2. P-17; 8 K-Kt31, K~18; 9 R-KKt8, P-RS(KL) ch: 10 K-B3, K-87: 11 R-QH18. and the Knight is lost.

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highlight Christmas English Soccer matches

There were thrills, goals and drama galore in the lsh First Division soccer programme today.

West Ham would have gone to the top of the table if they had won their morning match, but 35 it was the leaders, Burnley, beat Sheffield Wed- nesday 4-8 in the afternoon to open up a two points lead over their nearest rivals, Everton.

two Lending the way were teenagers, who both scored hat- tricks. John Byrom, Blackburn Rovers' 17-year-old inside-left, netted his three goals in a brilliant 18-minute spell which enabled Blackburn to beat West i Hum 3-2

League leaders

The Christmas holiday! Norbert matches Manchester United's

did nothing to clear Lawton lived up to his famous the position among the First surname by scoring three and Division's leading clubs: Now making two in a 0-3 win over six clubs are separated by Ave Nottingham Forest.

points with Burnley on 32, Everton

on 30. West Ham Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich all on 29 and Arsenal on 27.

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

ANNUAL SOCCER MATCH

The Editorial Depart ment of the SCM Post, Ltd. beat the Business Depart- ment by three clear goals inthe annual football match for the Pearce Trophy at Southern Play- ground yesterday.

The winners led by two goals to nil at hälf. time. In the first five minutes, Frank Flachbeck scored the first goal, and shortly Cari before the interval, Myatt added another goal. In the second half, Thomas Chadd

scored the third From then on, the

dominated

goa). winners

play.

the

At a dizer party of the SCM Pust Sports Assocta- tion held at Cafe de China In the evening, Mrs T. G. N. Pearce, wife of the Managing Director, presen- ted the trophy to S. K. Khan, captain of the win- ning team.

Photo shows players and team officials before the

match with Mr T. G. N.

Pearce, the donor of the trophy and managing

director of the SCM Post Ltd in the centre of the back row.

Vardon Trophy

goes to

Arnold Palmer

Dunedin, Dec. 25. Arnold Palmer, the Western Open champion from Miami, won the 1981 Vardon Trophy as the golfer with the lowest scor- ing average

the PGA On tournament circuit.

year

WEEKEND SOFTBALL

Happy homecoming

It was another happy home- coming -for Firmy Greaves, playing for Tottenham in their London Derby game at Chelsea, the club he left to go to Milan at the end of last season.

À crowd of $2,000

Greaves give Spurs the

say

London, Dec. 26. Christmas holiday Eng-

the second half. Jimmy Robson got the first, and others fol- lowed froin John Connelly (2) and Jimmy McIlroy (penalty).

Liverpool, the Second Divi- sion leaders, had their lead cul from eight points to four over the Christmas holiday by Ley- ion Orient."

Liverpool lose.

Liverpool went down again today. 0-1 away to Rotherham, while Leyton won by the same margin at home against Swan- sea Town. With one game in band, Leyton are now in a posi- tion to overhaul the leaders a feat which seemed impossible a few days ago.

On a day of Second Division surprises, this section also pre- vided the outstanding goal- scoring performance. Bartle Thomas netted all four goals by which Scunthorpe beat Leeds

lead Portsmouth, winners of the after only three minutes, The First Division in 1949 and 1950,

the 200th goal was

scored by now have a three points lead at the 21-year-old England inside-the top of Division Three forward since he first played following their 4-1 over for the Chelsea senior side four Northampton. years ago.

Portsmouth were one of only 14 clubs to win both their Among the Greaves, lurking in the six- others

were Wrexham, the yard box, prodded his centre Fourth Division leaders, who In'o goal. Jones later scored won 5-1 away to Chesterfield.

Welsh winger Clift Jones broke away for Spurs and Christmas matches.

a second goal to give Spurs & 2-0 win.

Arsenal, once the top glamour side of England football, con- tinued their revival with 1-0 win over Pulham, the goal from centre-forward coming Mel Churies. The crowed of

bekow

Resulta of British Soccer matches played today were.

Arsenal

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Division

Bam

33,000, though brought the attendance Arsenal's two home holiday matches to close in 100,000.

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average,

Chelsea

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Everton

1

Ipswich

1

Manchester

Burnley, bidding for their second League Championship

Sheffield U.

West Bromwich

West Ham

in three years, crushed Sheffield Bristo Wednesday with four goals in Charlton

Indians overcome nine-run

deficit to force exciting

tie against University

By

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Leeds United Leyton Orient Newcastle U Norwich Preston Rotherham Waka

Sarmaley Brentford Coventry Halifax

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Notts County Peterborough Porbemouth Port Vale Reading Torquay... Watford

Accrington

Bradfont

Cerlisle

1 Fulham

1 Manchester C.

4 Wednesday

Aston Villa

Tottenham

Bolton

Leicester

6 Nott's Forest

2 Blackpool

Wolves

2. Blackburn

Division I

• Brighton and H.

Stoke City

2 Sunderland

1 Southampton

1

Sculthorpe

Swanees

• Middlesbrough

0

Plymouth Arg

1 Huddersfield

1 Liverpool

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13 Newport

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A do-or-die effort in the last inning as twilight fell over Tin Kwong-road ve

highlighted the weekend Junior Division softball matches as Johnny Chaves' Indians overcame a nine-run handicap to earn an exciting tie against the University team.

In the other Junior matches the Austers went down to the Saints in five short innings. The winners' Gerald Cox hit two home runs and team-mate Stan Larsen boosted his total number of four-baggers to seven as he hit out one between the out-fielders.

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IRISH, LEAGUE

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4 Linfield,"

0 Bangor

vs Portadown (Potponed)

?Crusaders Coleraine

-Reuter.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD

Mackay, Fisher

line In their second game of the as plate umpire Cox called Lorr base

score Robert week the Austers beat SCAA 'out'

Guterres from second base the 11-6 while in the other 'double- In the Indians turn at bat game took a dramatic turn as Olaes and header in the Junior Division Robert

Robert the Indians were now in with a the Antelopes registered Guterres were easy outs but change to tie up the ball game double victory. They accounted Goodair walked Bernadino and for they were now only four

in the Vianna to put two runners on runs behind. for the Overseas 11-4 first game on Sunday afternoon base. The chance to score went However, Vianna was tagged and then went on to continue abagging when Lamberto Diesta by

Chien first-baseman

and the match by shutting out the was caught out in left-feld. Goudair forced Lamberto Deste same Chinese boys 7-0.

'outs on the close the inning. Ding, with two

The seventh and last inning scoreboard, an error by the out- The undergraduates from field allowed Frank Wong to get say the Indians playing good Pokfulam surprised the fans on base. A steal, a fielding defensive softball, as they held with a three-run splurge in choice and a hit off Leung Pak- the opposition scoreless and in the first inning as the Univer-leung's bat pushed Wong over their last turn at bat they threw sily opened the batting. Jojo the plate for the University to everything they had into the Marques walked Frank Wong-lead 4-0 before Goodair popped game in an endeavour to save it. A steal and two wild pitches up for the third out. later, Wong had reached the Michael Figueiredo managed plate and the University were to score for the, Indians in the оде, гив up.

bottom half of this inning to

In the top of the second in- and Jojo Marques to pop up to avert Queensland

Three-run splurge

Unnerved

collapse

Left-hander. Ken Mackay scored

Adelaide, Dec. 28.

19 not out for Queensland against Bouth Australia on the third day of their Sheffield Shield match here. Queensland, 283 for seven In

A walk to Fred Diesta Je proved costly for the University. their second innings at close of Palmer had an

Tang Kwong-hon was tossed lower the margin to 1-4. average of

The third inning was a blank Figueiredo promptly laid down a play, led by 295 runs. G9.850 strokes for 89 rounds this out, then Leung Pak-leung also one for both sides and in the beat bunt to advance Junior to Scores were: Queensland 125 as ht competed in 25 got a walk off Marques and this top of the fourth the University second. Then Felix Asome hit and 25 for seven the Mackay 89 noi out, F. Trimble 54, D. tournaments, wirining five, Els was followed by another walk took advantage of some fielding (8.beauty, the ball hugging the Sincock alx for 109); South errors and bunched these to third base line for a well-taken Australia 313 (L Favell 127, I. Bill Casper Jr finished second loose a handful of wild pitches gether with four hits off Henry home run and it was now 10-11! Dansie 39).

Vianna who had now replaced Pitcher Goodair was visibly Mackay, who made 97 in the 70.02 average, Art Wall for both Leung and Goodair to Marques on the mound, to ruD

pair of unearned runs.

norved by this and to show It he walked the next batter today in putting on 137 in 116 Drst innings, scored brightly up, the speedy Olaes, who soon minutes for the seventh wicket expressed his appreciation by with fast-bowler Barry Fisher, stealing second.

average was the lowest Sam Snead's 68.23 in 1950.

xlrice

to John Goodair. Marques could not and the strike zone and let

with

EX

Jr. was

The standings WETE

Jay Hebr with 70.697 and score

fourth with 70.742. Stephen Lo was thrown out at up their tally to 10 runs as six first base, then Edwin Williams and the University supporters runners stepped over home plate "rounded over the weekend by walked but Lorr locked over sat back, anticipating an easy the PGA which has its head-third strike without swinging victory. quorlers here---UPI:

and the inning came to a close

This stand-saved. Queensland 16 was 2-10 a moment later

A wild pitch put Olaes on from threatened collapse) When pa Fellx. Asome ran all the third and with note way Mackay and Fisher came to- way home from second base excitement ran high. Goodnir geller, abc wickets, had fallen on Robert Olaes hit, the ball added to this tension by making for 135 runs all of them to falling just beyond the reach Guterres pop up and snaring David Sincock, a left-arm spin

Barry Appldy

BUT IT MAKES A MUCH. MORE. INTERESTING

STORY

Cooking Problem Solved

BELLY ZAVARA HAM Bernadino's easy fly as the latter bowler NOVADS

fäfted to connect squarely,

Sincock, who, finished - Dibe-run

in the top. of the The next Batter up, Vianna hit six for 100 had conceded

54 runs at that 8th ne Stephen Lo's hit push the ball to Dennis Wong at Mall Special. ed Tang home from third base third Wong charged the for the scoreboard, to now read picked it up and with University 11, Malans 2 and a wild relay to first and

Alles off the first bake this stage the Altuation 100 nes tallled the run which put

Losed

pretty grim for the Indians.

the Indian

eleventh run instead the

sumpite Cox had

RUGBY RESULTS

ume call it an official tie as I was played toda klow getting too dark to see any more. UGBY LEAGUE "It would be unfair to single Hall Kingston Bovers: 10,

Dame or mention as both nines -

out any individual front, either,

the contributed their share to mak ut- Inj “1) grand entertabintént ali"

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