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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1950.

Australian Tennis

Training Methods Worth Emulating Says VISCOUNT TEMPLEWOOD

London, Dec. 20.

A call to British lawn tennis to emulate Australian training methods was made here by Viscount Temple- wood, the President of the British Lawn Tennis Asso- ciation.

Addressing the Association's annual general meeting, he de- clared that there were two main factors in Australia's Davis Cup triumph over the United States.

They were the years of in- tensive training and the aggres sive quality of their play. "It was their attack that beat the Americans on their own tac- tics," he said. "I suggest that. it is upon these two factors that we. need to concentrate in Britain,"

Viscount Templewood · dis- closed that more than 2,000 trained teachers were now re- gularly teaching lawn tennis în schools and clubs throughout Britain,

"I am convinced that we shall see increasing good results from this wide effort to improve the general standard of tennis teach- ing and to extend the game to every class in the commu- nity," said the LTA President. -Reuter.

LARSEN OPTIMISTIC

Sydney,

Art Larsen, the American tennis champion, thinks that the United States can win back the Davis Cup next year. Besides himself, America has two other singles players, Budge Patty and Herbie Flamm, who should beat Australia's Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor, he said.

"I think the Cup would have still been ours if Patty had played," he said. Reuter.

Eispionsa Beats

Rosario For Orient Title

Manila, Dec, 20. Bonnie Eispinosa of the Philip. pines won the Oriental Feather- weight Championship from Tirso Del Rosario of Manila on Wednesday when he scored a fifth-round knockout in a

scheduled 10-round bout.

Eispinosa. :weighing 124 pounds, floored Rosario twice in the third round but there was no

count on both occasions.

It was a return match after Rosario won an unpopular deci- sion in the first title fight.- United Press,

Rugger Results

ARSENAL DEFENCE ALL AT SEA

From a corner by Mathews (Blackpool), Swindon, the Arsenal goalkeeper, misses the ball completely. Mortensen, the Blackpool centre-forward, also misses,

for Smith, the Arsenal left-back, to head the ball against his own goalpost, to rebound into play, while Mercer, the Arsenal Captain and left-half, guards the goál. The match, at Highbury, was drawn 4-4.

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A PHOTOGRAPHER'S EXPOSURE METER

COULD DECIDE POOR LIGHT APPEALS IN CRICKET

Says RAYMOND GLENDENNING

There is little doubt in my mind that England lost the first Test at Brisbane during the last hour's play of the third day when, despite ap- peals, play continued in dubious light.

What a different prospect we should have had if on the final morning seven wickets had been standing instead of only four.

Quite a few reporters and critics thought the light so bad that play should have been halted earlier.

And this prompts the thought that the umpires' job-always arduous-is made even more un- enviable by the burden of decid- ing just when play should finish.

NO GUIDANCE

On every ather point they get specific guidance from the Rule Book. On this most vital point their decision must always be subject to question. Yet all their verdicts could so easily be based on a cut and dried scienti-

posure

fic formula over which there could be no argument.

All we would have to do is to equip each umpire with an ex- meter such as photographers use to determine the exact strength of the light.

It shouldn't be difficult for the MCC and Australian Board of Control to get together and decide on a light strength, below

which play should not continue. This having been marked on the meter, the umpire would London, Dec. 20.

merely walk to the batsman's The following were the results position and at arm's length up the wicket of Rugby Union County Cham-paint the meter

towards the bowler and let the pionship games played today:

Hampshire 3, Kent 3 (played needle decide accordingly.

This method-fool-proof as I at Southampton).

operate Middlesex 6, Surrey 5 (played see it could

in all countries, and under all con- at Richmond), Reuter.

ditions.

THE GAMBOLS

Barry ∙Appleby

OUR POOLS LOSE OUR HORSE LOSES, THE (M.C.C. ARE IN TROUBLE AND ALLA

YOU CAN SAY IS "WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY NEW DRESS.

BETTING INFLUENCE

Does betting really affect Soccer performances?

Up to two days ago I'd have said no but after hearing an argumen

One

Man

Against

The Field To Save

Track

Cycling

chance

There's one game which has had a better than any other since the war of putting itself into the position of a front-line spectator sport in England. I'm referring to track cycling, which happens to be blessed with a real world champion.

Yet, right now, far from going forward, there are moves afoot which could tear it apart and park it amongst the also-ran pastimes for good and all. Herne Hill track, the London show-place of the sport, has cracked so badly that the least that will be necessary ensure racing there next summer will be complete resur- facing.

to

It's âve years since it had a | elephant" and that they couldn't new top dressing and, while all care less if the NCU gave up serious-minded cyclists are con- the lease and called it a day. cerned about it, I feel that their | That,' to me, is sheer provincial worry would not have been stupidity, and if they were to half so great had the NCU in- press their case to a successful formed them that at the time conclusion they would be It was relaid the contractors ac-sounding the death-knell of ually said it wouldn't last more track cycling at a time when han five years.

there are more registered riders than ever before. that the president of the NCU at this time is a provincial man, Manchester's Bert Anderson, so

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In my view it is fortunate

WILL TAKE CHEAPEST I can tell you that estimates tre being sought for patching

esurfacing

the complete between Jack Crump--in helaying of the track, and that that he hears just what is being

hey will be considered veek. But while the cheapest said. It's equally fortunate that he happens to be anything but provincial minded,

capacity as a Chelsea fan and not AAA team manager-and Dailly Duncan, Luton Town manager, I'm not so sure.”

Dally naturally stood up for his players and even if some of them, despite the laws, do have a flutter in the wife's name" soccer is British professional completely tree from "cooked results."

A chorus of

this

Commonwealth

Forced To Fight For Every Run

Calcutta, Dec. 20.

More than 20,000 people watched India's young aspirants for big honours- an Indian Universities XI- make the Commonwealth cricketers fight for every run today.

The tourists, when stumps were drawn, had scored 265 runs for the loss of five wickets.

Heavy dew had softened the Eden Garden's wicket, but it played dry throughout the day, apart from short periods before and after lunch, when an occa- sional ball popped up,

Nevertheless,

the Common- wealth were never fully at home and many of the runs came off the edge of the bat.

Only when Leslie Ames was at the wicket later in the day did the bat really master the ball..

The

Universities jacked variety in their attack, and there was no genuine. leg. spinner. Most of the others sent and Irani, the captain, probably down medium-paced deliveries handicapped by having to ring the changes frequently, shifted the bowlers from end to end.-

Reuter.

Sheffield Shield Victory For

W. Australia

Perth, Dec. 20. Western Australia won. their Sheffield Shield cricket match against Queensland here today by 19 runs.

a thrilling

Spectators saw last half hour, when Queens- land, needing 229 runs in their to win, were second innings dismissed for 209 runs with 16 minutes left.

of the three courses is the one nost likely to be adopted,

In Olympics year he proved ollowed by a complete rebuild-

that he would never accept The final scoreboard read: ng 12 months hence, there's a

Australia 257 growing body of opinion in the "No" for an answer when it Western

and provinces which feels that any should be "Yes." I know him 260. Queensland 289 and 209. money spent on Herne Hills that he will do so again, and winner of the Shield, added 722 well enough to feel confident Western Australia, formaer wasted.

protest is that, regardless of the opposi runs to their overnight score of Jack, Crump pointed out the anticipated from the Manchester, tion, he will drive through to 238 runs for eight wickets but their victory average spectator's view. "T" Liverpool and North Lancashire his ultimate objective a Herne the key men in he says, "you have your home centres of the NCU because they Hill as a real cycling show were Price, the fast lefthand team down as a banker and at feel

the Fallowfield, piece. It would probably cost bowler, who halftime they go in two down Coventry, Derby and Halesowen 25,000, but if Bert Anderson wickets for 49 runs in Queen's you'll find that during the rest tracks should get what money struck in that direction I'd back land's second knock, and

him against the field. of the game players are being is going for improvements.

Gill, who ably supported with four wickets unfairly barracked by people Some of them go so far as to

Reuter. talking through their pockets say that Herne Hill is a "white

that

HAROLD MAYES

- claimed five