1950-07-03 — Page 6

ARE THE WRONG GIRLS

PLAYING TENNIS?

Gusgio Moran's parents are not rich. There is no millionaire behind Ted Schroeder, who had to go out to work Drobuy's father was a in his 'Leens. groundsman. Jack Kramer's people were a long way from the social regis- ter. Pancho Segura was a ball boy. Geoff Brown, Sidwell, Sturgess are not from what is known as the leisured class.

to

So let's not cloud the lie by pretend ing that the reason for Britain's greatest-

wits due ever Wightman Cup disaster that standby excuse for everything else... dollaro.

Lack of steaks, and surfeit off wartime stress were the

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1950.

JEAN WALKER-tongue-out dè termination couldn't save her.

0 6

· •

6-0

-and all in thirty-one minutes

Everybody in big tennis has analysis. So it must be that we fa-some pet theory. Some say it is are getting the wrong types.

And I do not believe that the shionable excuse for our unre-bad coaching, lack of practice,

com-recent crop of tennis players, 1040. Others blanie inferiority lieved tennl defeats In But this in 1950-and still there, plex, too much "the game's the who produce blushes every ine La no sign of any British tennis thing, old boy" attitude, too - they come up against first-class revival. Su ne sigh of a bust the Bat-class opposition, Final opposition, is the best we can

weak tind nanong 50,000,000 people. ly, there's always that

We must look in the Lanen- opportunities! Are xce-limited

shire mills, in the factories of can advance Birninthom, any place at all. with a and boys There, girls which

of rising stars.

What do we say now? our tennis players, particularly through bad weather. the girl, being drawn from the But nobody

single reason wrong class?

FEW UPSETS AT WIMBLEDON

stands

Men's

Five Americans In

Singles Quarter-Finals

Wimbledon, July 1. Form has worked out so well in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships that seven of the first eight seeded players today reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles.

The exception was the Australian, John Bromwich, a former finalist whe could not match the brilliance of the American. Victor Seixns, seeded No. 12 who won 6-1, 7-6, 4-6 and 6-3.

Selxus gave a perfect exhibl- {Kovaleski to win 6-3, tion of serving, smashing and 6-4 and remove one volleying against which Brom-nierican challenges, wich could never get gains.

Minister,

Mr

were among

versus

the In-

6-3 and versus Sturgess, Putty

of the Talbert.

A enpactly crowd 011 watched an carried Centre Court Immaculate driving Queen Mary and the Prime the South African, Erie Sturgess,teresting men's doubles match which the French pair, Jean Clement Attlee, to n 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 win the large Centre over the ambidextrous Austra-Boraira and Bernard d'Estramnu. went down fighting to the Ans- Court crowd who watched this han. Geoff Brown.

trolians.

Rose and Mervyn match and another in which the

George Worthington, 6-3, 6-2 American, Bill Talbert, seeded

and 7-5. No. 2, beat another Australian. 34-year-old Adrian Quist, by 0-3, 6-3 and 0-2.

Threo reached

AN OMEN

Sturgess may take it 03 85 omen that Brown lins only been beaten at Wimbledon by the Americans oventual winner or the runner- other the last eight. Budge up. Patty was speedy and accurate Jaroslav Drobny, representing to beat A. C. Van Swol, of Hol- Erypt, beat 20-year-old Ke land, by C-, -41, B-6: Gardur

MeGictur, of Australia, by 6-3, Mulloy's accurate driving beat the erratic Australian, Billy Sidwell, by C-4, 6-3 nud 7-5, and Art Larson, the left-hander, smashed his way to a 6-1, 6-3 and 6-1 win over J. Molinari, of France.

ja powerful service with accu- 2nd 7-5. Drobny combined rate driving and avenged his defent in the Australian Cham- pionships early this year.

The quarter-final matches in Frank Sedgman, the young order of draw will be:

No. Australian and

1 seed. Sedgin versua Larsen, versus Mulloy, Seixas methodically wore down Fred Drobny

WIMBLEDON RESULTS

MEN'S SINGLES

Fourth Round

was

The combined ages of Borotra, playing in his 25th Wimbledon, double end d'Estramau, that of their young opponents, who reached the last eight.

Open Rinks

Results

Rinks Results of the Open Championship matches played yesterday were:

AL KCC.-H. R. Plana. C A Notentia, C. Bastu, C. Pereira beat 5. M. Ruminhn, A. B. Kitchell, O. Madar, A. M. Wahall 33-11; 1.

R. Xavier, A.

¡E. C. Peters and Mrs V. Thomas Hemedias, C. C. Pereira beat A. N

(Britain) 6-2 and 7-5, Mrs T.

Kadle, E. R. Markar, A. I. Abbas,

O. R. Sacilek 30-13: ALA GUI Knight and Mien E. Sutton A. da Costa. M. Peretzn. | (Britnin) beat Mrs L. Byrne Basto lost to P. D. Angus, P. Ken

14-27 nedy, H. F. Shields. W. Williamson

At Knoc.-R. M. V. Ribeiro, I.. M. Alstron. A. A. Lopes, J. F. V.

A KFC.-E. Green Wood. A. I.. G. Eastman, W. C. Simpson: 1. Sykes beat D. M. A. Razack, M. A. Wahab, A., Razack. Ismail At

At CCC-S. Marvin, £. Pope, H.

Halford and Mrs P.23-18.

c. Pile, G. Willerton, W. Stellardy

Eric Sturgess (South Africa)'Connell (Britain) 7-5 and 6-4.Brukn, W. Cameria beat J. Rusady beat Geoff Brown (Australia)

Air D. Coutts and Misa P. 0-2, 3-0, 6-3 and 0-4. Fraak Sedgman (Australia) beat Fred Word (Britain) beat Mrs M.-17. Kovated (US1 by 6-3, 6-3 and Cooper and Miss P. Cowney G-4. Billy Talbert (US) bent (Britain) #-3 and 0-2. Adrian Quist (Australia) 6-3, 5- and 6-2.

natural eye for ball games, with abjetje Sgures and nature's gift of muscular tining, are surely being lost to the game.

None of the present British players is millionaire class. But they are nearly all Elris whose Parents or husbands can give them the leisure and the money Arnt- to do the

rounds of the clas tournaments.

The result is that entries for all

tourna jor tennis ments are members of the sub- stantial

that middle-cinza

is supposed to be disappearing.

Until we

the public comb parks and give poor youngsters chances while they are still young, English teams will ic- main enteckled.

our

Wher

"exclusive."

ENGLAND ELIMINATED FROM WORLD CUP SERIES

Spain, Sweden &

Brazil,

Uruguay

In The Final

Rio de Janeiro, July 2.

Brazil, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay are the four finalists for the Americans Win Jules Rimet World Soccer Cup serica. Italy, the holders, lost their grip on the Cup when losing to Sweden earlier in the sorics and England, who had been fancied to win their pool, suffered defeats at the hands of the United States and Spain and were eliminated.

Brazil got through after being held in an carller game by Switzerland, while Uruguay had the easiest of tasks as there were only two teams in their pool and they bent Bolivia by elght goals to nll.

Uruguay won the first World Cup competition in 1930. The final positions in the preliminary pools were as follows:

Pool "A"

Goals

Play

Won Drawn Lost

For Against 'Points

►

9

1

0

8

2

5

Yugoslavia

3

0

3

Switzerland

3

1

4

$

3

Mexico

3

Q

3

2

10

Brazil

Pool "B"

Spain England

United States Chile

Pool "C"

Sweden Italy Paraguay

Pool "D" Uruguay Bolivia

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

Rio de Janeiro, July 2 was universally tennis

The following were the re- our best

beatsuits of football matches play. America's best. But today ined today In the World Soccer California and many other parts Cup Championship:

of the world children play free-

two

Honla

Pool "A"

to one at Porto Switzerland led 2-0 at

ly on public courts with cheap Switzerland beat Mexico by j equipment provided.

And that. I submit, is how Alegre. they and their Ted Schroeders, half-time.

-(London Express Service?

Sportsman's Diary

CDITED BY:

Pool "B": Spain beat England by 1-0, and so go into the final pool, The two teams were level in a roulless Arst half. The Home was played at Rio.

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30 YEARS AT Sweden led

WIMBLEDON

Chile beat the United States to two at by three goals Recife. No goals were scored by either side in the drst halt. Pool "C": Italy brat Paraguay by two to nil at Sao Paulo

in this pool and to enter the have qualided Rnal pool.

The Italian team led Para- guay by one goal to nil at half- time.

Pool "D":

Bolivia by Uruguay beat Mr Stanley Hellings, represen- eight goals to nil at Belo Hori Iative of n well-known sports zonte, and so qualified for the firm whose cheery personality final pool. Uruguay led Bolivia has been part and parcel of 4-0 at half-time As these are British tournaments for nearly the only teams competing in this pool, the winners automatically years.

the Anal pool.- Mr Hellings, on leave from pass into

Router. rubber

the cast, Planting in took a temporary job 1921 and has stayed in lawn tennis ever since.

One of the best known om- cials in Lawn tennis has gone into partial retirement. He is

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record sur- passes that of any other pres-

ent official.

will be the nt which he info court.

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Inter-Varsity

Athletics

London, July -1.

A combined Princeton and Cornell team from the United States defeated Ox- ford and Cambridge uni- versities by seven events to (six in an athletics match at the White City here to day.

The Americans had the ad- vantage in the field events, of which they won

three out of faur, while Oxford and Cam- bridge were superlor on the track, taking five of the nine races.

Oxford provided four winners, including Roger Banidster, who took the mile in 4 minutes and 13 seconds.

Cornell had five winners, W.

S. Ashbaugh achieveing a double with the high jump and 120 yards hurdles.

Princeton and Cornell now

lead by a wins

lo four with one drawn in the series which

started in 1021-Reuter.

Punish

Hampshire's Bowing

Southampton, July 1.

The West Indies trounced the Hampshire attack on the opening day of their match here, scoring 539 runs for four wickets in their first innings.

Everton Weekes hit 216 not out, his fourth double century of the tour, his runs including 35 fours.

Roy Marshall, the reservo įlimed shot off Hill, which sent) runs

smartly batsman, scored opening

133 the ball sailing over the square- caught at deep mid-on for 58 with two sizes and 10 leg boundary, rung

after the fourth wicket fours.

Rac, taking his time, put stand had realised 155 runs in Together this pair put on power into his chota At 89 an hour and three-quarters 130 runs for the third wicket. runs, after being missed weekes and Walcott (68) added balls earlier, Roe was bowled.

tho 125 for the fourth stand, and unfinished Bfth wicket partner- ship

Walcott

was

runa

Iwo

BEST SCORE

35

Weekes, absolutely untrou- bled. reached

his fourth double century of the tour out of 325 runs in three hours and minutes, having hit -28 fours.

between Weekca

And Christiani (45 not out) had Marshall and Trestrail stayed realised 125 runs in 65 minutes until lunch when Marshall had With Christiani alon hitting

easily parsed his by the close of play.

previous hard, the pair added 125 runs Marshall, with elegant drl-highest inning of the tour.

Shackleton, ving and late cutting, claimed

Ilis

Derck

never

for the unfinished fifth wicket the partnership by the close, when

looked

12 runs in 85 minutes when the promising fast-medium bowler, the score was 530 runs for the West Indies scored 110 runs for had an accurate spell of eight loss of four wickets.

an easy paced overs, two maldens, 17 runs, no

wicket, but

THE SCOREBOARD one wicket on wicket by the lunch interval

He hit one six and five faurs.} troublerome.

six came from

a well-

By the ien interval the West Indies had made 329 runs! for the loss of three wickets. Trestrail left, ni 124 clean-bowled by Dare shaping for a cut.

Bowler Lancs Routs Somerset

fourth

tour 40

his

runs,

when

WEST INDIES 1st Innings Rae, u. Hi Marshall, b. Shackleton Trestrail, b. Dare Weekes, not out Walcott c. Dare b. Hill Christiani, not out

28

135

10

58

Marshall and Weekes flogged the Hampshire attack in a land which reailsed 130 runs in 80 minutes before Mor- shall fell bowled by Shackleton with the new ball at 283 runs when trying a pull,

In three and a half hours be

Extras

Total (for 4)

130

Fall of wickets: 1-89, 2-124, 3-2603 and 4-410-Reuter.

made 135, including two sixes ALL 10 WICKETS

A runner.

Walcott hurt

A

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FOR PEPPER

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London, July 1. Just over three hours and in- Budge Patty (US) beat A. C.

This means he has put into

Briau Statham, 20-year-old cluded 11 fours.

The only. other century Van Swol (Netherlands) 8-0. and Mrs J. White (Britain) 7-5

court, and persuaded people to Lancashire fast-medium bowler, 6-4, 0-0. Jaroslav Drobny and 7-5.

umpire, something like 150,000

first-class maker in County cricket today and 10 fours. playing his Men M. Buch and Miss Nancy

matches.

the Sumerset was C. S. Elliott, of Derbyshire. Weekes, cutting, driving and | routed (Egypt) beat Ken McGregor

game,

reached runs in vertoning beautifully,

Manchester. July 1. (Australia) 6-3, 6-2 and 7-5. Chaffee (US) beat Mrs P. Gardineiro beat K. M. RumJahn, A. R.

Mr Hellings is now on a per- batsmen at Dath today during He made 158 A. Iahman, M. . Hasan. U. A. (Bri-tumaan 31-11; G. A. Guterres, C

of 1.2 overs hours and 40 minutes of batting is century out of 186 IR US sion but intends to caury on his

Cecil Pepper, Australian leg- Art Larsen (US) beat Jeanner and Miss J. Morgan

a dramatic spell

Notla and lalt 10 first gainst

minutes, and was still there at break bowler

who is a pre- Molinari (France) 6-1, 6-3 and tain) 8-0 and 6-4. Miss Gussie Marques A. Noronha, J

work during the tournament Hong Chay, S.

which brought him the

boundaries.

ten with 125 runs to his credit, fessional to Burnley, the Lan- Leonard. J. W. Leonard. ATE. 6-1. Gardnar Mulloy (US) beat Moran and Mrs P. Todd (US) Noronha lost to C

simmer.

ive wickets for five runs. Bill Sidwell (Australia)

took 6-4, heat Mrs G. Walter and Misa G.

cophire League club, today Cuates 16-19. 1-3, 6-8

THE MEMORY LINGERS

RAY SMITH'S BEST

including 18 fours. the ball sharply and

in Moylog

After toa Ray Smith, of Essex, secured live long

10 wickets in an Innings for Black Ascots 6-1 and 7-5. Vie Seixas (US)Woodgate (Britain) 6-3, beat John Bromwich (Australia) Pat Rodgers (Britain) beat

Ming

Andrews and

off the pitch that had

his best bowling figures of the thigh muscle and used Willams the second time in a month. punters' memories and 105p away

under the covers,

Richton He dismissed Sll be drove C-1, 7-5, 4-6 and 6-3.

senson at Lords today when he as casy will be remembered for many sweated W. Mra

ilme personal cost of 48 runs. Three years for the number of "Hot Stathom with his Hvely

accurately took five Middlesex wickets for powerfully, and for Only action bowled favourites which failed.

runs, He look

out-paced Weekes. A few balls weeks ago he captured oli ten he hit the stumpe

Drs wickets against Accrington. --- Double that

the bat, and the Palestine Tambara.

At 418 Reuter. Eclipse and Peter Flower pro times and had his other victim wickets in 13 overs for eight passed

would have bad bye come at 359 runs. runs and he ved to be winging favourkes. out leg-before. There

however,

even better figures had there not eight co second favourites

developed a fine eighth wicket winning

stand between 40-year-old Jim Miss Louise Brough and Mrs

help relieve the agony.

t is not only at Ascot where Slace joining Lancashire two Simy and 17-year-old Fred Tit- W. Dupont (US) beat Mrs It.

odds-on favourites

have failed months ago on the recommen- mus, the oldest and youngest McKelvie and Miss J. Stork (Britain) 6-0 and 6-0. Mrs Rita

London, July 1. this year. They have been can dation of his Royal Air Force members of the Middlesex rifle.

after the sistantly unsuccessful The British Chess Federation

through commanding officer. Anderson (US) and Miss Joan

out

The only completion of his national ser- had Curry

(Britain) Bent Miss P. announced today that it

Statham has been handled for the Trabert (US) bent P. Hare and Hermsen end Mra L. Schmier submitted five names to the In- bright spots H. F. Walton Dritain) 6-4, 6-2 (Netherlands) 0-2 and 8-3.

so far, were the Spring Double ternational Chess Federation as J. Drobny (Egypt) and 6-2.

and the Epsom Derby Meeting. Miss Eyre and Mrs It Philips eligible for the title of Internn-

tola and Erle Sturgess (South

Due book-makter where (Britain) beat Mrs E. Dawson- tional master.

the 24 Africa) beat J. Marnes and 11. Scott and

They

he lost on 23 Miss C. Wilford

George A.

races run. Hessen (Norway) 0-1, 6-3 and (Britain) 6-0, 0-3 and 7-3. Miss Thomas, C. H. O'D. Alexander, The whole relationship be

Mervyn Rose 0-3,

and George Shitley Fry and Miss Doris Hart N. E, Atking, W. Winter and II. Worthington (Australia) beat (US) beat Miss M. Barnett and Golombek.--Reuter, Jend Borotra oud Bernard Mrs II. Rihbany (US)·G-1 and d'Estramot (France) 6-3, 0-2 0-2. and 7-0.

MEN'S DOUBLES Third Round

Budge Patty (US) and Tony

WOMEN'S SINGLES Fourth Round

Third Round

MIXED DOUBLES Third Round

Keraldo Welss (Argentine)

BRITAIN'S FIVE CHESS MASTERS

Arc

Sir

me

the

werc.

Statham's final Agures were 15 overs, six maidens, 10 runs and five wickets,

Punter by the club.

runs.

son,

for

wicket.

CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES The close of play scores were: Al Shefeldt: Yorkshire 271 (Yardley 104), Surrey to bat.

At Lords: Middlesex 156 (n. has produced rapid pro- for, bowling mostly in

Smith, right-arm fast-medium, GTCAS

40). Essex 130 for six for short spells, Slatham had be- four

ໂ011. fore this Kame taken Championship wickets for 51

Derbyshire 302 At Bikesion: backer and bookmaker tween

(Elliot 158, Dawkes 56, Jep- fast-medium, right-arm may be summed up by what a bookmaker told me: I do not Yorkshire ðarraCKING ve for 80). Notts to bat.

Wor- mind whether I win or lose at

At Tunbridge Wells: The rare sound of a York-

(Kenyon 60, E. Aly Khan Purchases any particular meeting. But so

far at the end of the year my shire crowd barracking York rester 321

shire batsmen occurred at Cooper 67, Dews 58, Outschporn Sandwich Stud accountant has always told me

today. Norman 51. Wright, right-arm medium

Yorkshire and the I have shown a proni. I should Sheffield

08). Kent to Yardley

and leg-break, six be amazed if he ever has

England captain, and the left-13 for no

72 At

Somerset tell me differently."

hander, Vic Wilson, upset spec-

BAU

right-arm inst- intors by their cautious play (Statham, alter Yorkshire had lost four medium, five for 18). Lan

against cashire 270 for five (Washbrook for 07 Surrey, who are running neck 01, G. Edrich 83). wickets

At Coventry: Leicestershire the slud. The deal is one of the 0-1. and

FOR MARSHALL and nock with Yorkshire for

03). (Palmer

Warwick- 265 the Championship honours. H. Wilton and Mrs L. Schmier biggest in bloodstock for many

Iyears.

New Haven, Conn., July 1. Mrs Thelma Long (Australia) (Netherlands) beat. Guillo Cac-

Both players took the John Marshail, Yale win-

Gloucestershire At Brisfol: Until 1947, the stud belonged

Yardley and Mrs Joy Moliram (Britain); cla

good part and when Chringshire 40 for one. his eighth beat Mrs R. Dowdeswell and and Mrs Annalisa Bossi

0-3 and 6-4. Ken to Lord Rosebery. No price hua ming star, posled

free style world record today. broke a spell of Inactivity by 373 (Emmalt 67, T. Graveney Middleton

McGregor (Australia) and Mis been disclosed. (Britain)

and his He sped over the 500-yani straight driving for four, he 60, Rimell six for 100). Cam Prince Aly, Khan 0-2, 6-3, Ma C. Harrison and Shirley Fry (US) beat C. Car-

12 dropped his bat and led the bridge University 18 for no in five minutes Course Miss K-Turkey (Britain) beat mang): (Philippines) and Miss father, the Aga Khan, have vast

Glamorgan Kellering: Yardley went on to completa Miss Gem Hoafing and Mrs F. Gem Hoaning (Britain) 6-2 and interests in the thoroughbred seconds, cutting more than four barrackers in their applause.

(Parkhouse 02, record set in Industry in England, zeconds off the Martin Davis (Britain) 0-2 and 6-0. John Bromwich (Austra breeding

at 1035 by Jack Mindles the his first century of the season 389 for nine and it, but this le 4-3.

lia) and Men C. Harrison (Bri- Trance

Club

and was out for 104 runs in a Pleass 06 not out), Northamp Mia Dorothy Read and Miss tain) beat M. Matous and Mrs the first Newmarket mud owned New York Athletle

gallant innings which lasted tonshire to bat-Reuter, United Press, B. Rosenquest (US) bent. Mrs M. Matous 6-2 and 6-1-Reuter. I by Prince Aly KhánReuser.

Miles Dorla Hart (US) beat and Miss Dorothy Head (US)

London, July 1. Miss N. Chaffee (US)

Prince Aly Khan has bought by 6-2 hent G. Oakley and Misa and 6-2. Birs Fat Todd (US) Kempa (Britain) 0-3 and 6-2. the 150-acre Sandwich Stud at beat Mrs Alex McKelvie (Bri-Sumant Misra ant Mrs C. Car-Cheveley, near Newmarket, in- tain) 0-1 and 0-2.

gin (India) beat V. Canapele cluding the and Miss L. Manfredi (Italy) mares, yearlings and foals at ANOTHER RECORD

Mias

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Second Round

0-3

70 thoroughbred

irs

wickel. At

County Cricket Standings

London, July 2,

The positions in the English County cricket championships up to and including matches which ended on June 30, arer

P W I 13 Tied No Ist inn. let inn. Pta

Warwickshire

Yorkshire Lancashire

Surrey

Northamptonabire

Hampshire

Gloucester tra

Somerset

Worcester

Glamorgan

Middlesex

Sussex Derbyshire Leicestershire FAJCX Kent

Nottinghamshir

K. Simpson (Notts)

Deci- lead in

in match

sion match lost dawni

0

BATTING AVERAGES:

E. Weekes (West Indies)

Dawes (Cambridge)

3. Hardstuff (Notta)

G. Cox (Sumex) (

C. Walcott (West Indies)

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Highest Average

243 1.0.

Innings Not Out -Runs

1.361 1/238

304 11.0.

1,24

8.50

140 7.0.

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103 no.

718

101 n...

BOWLING AVERAGES:

- Overs Maidėms

Runs Wickets Average

100

28

J. Laker (Surrey)

14415

181

1,037

3. Wardle (Yorkalites) W. Hallies Warwickshire) Hamadhin (West Indies) R. Barry (Lanomshire)

11.4

1.3

1343

R. Tallersali (Lancashire)

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