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52 Tin Sydney Horning HtraH, Sat. Dec 29 1979 52 Classified indax, Page 29 Personal notices, Page 25 LENORE NICKLIN in.a.act HPW f'T Hana's new word is 'magnificent9 IM-mf fnnnlii afar in the Australian Open tennis championships. She beat NSW's Jenny Walker 6-1. 6-2. Then she went off to a practice court to work on her serve.

Mandlikova was nine years old when her father put a tennis racquet in her hands and told her the could become a champion. Father knew best. It was 44 degrees on the centre court at Kooyong and the St John Ambulance officers had to treat 150 of the spectators for heat exhaustion. Everywhere white Melbourne noses and shoulders were turning a bright red. Seventeen-year-old Hana Mandlikova adjusted her little Hiawatha headband and proceeded to make mincemeat of her first-round opponent CHAPPELL ANGRY Diabolical practice for Test MELBOURNE.

Shocking practice conditions have left the Australian cricket team under-prepared for the second Test against the West Indies, starting at the MCG today. Today she is being hailed as a future From BRIAN MOSSOP HANA MANDLIKOVA and finds that her forehand is better than her English Wimbledon winner. Next year perhaps, or the year after. She is the newest and brightest product of the Czech tennis factory that has already produced Regina Marsikova, Hana Strachanova, Renata Tomanova and the Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova, whom we wont talk about because she has defected and gone to live in the United States. Hana Mandlikova's English is not as good as her forehand.

"But I am learning new words all the lime, she said. The other day during a tense match in the NSW Building Society Classic, she used a very old word, but fortunately it was Czech and nobody needed to blush. She is a favourite with the crowd. Unlike American Tracy Austin she is never boring to watch. She is brave as well as brilliant; never stodgy, never frightened to put herself at risk.

"When she's hot she's unbelievable," one tennis writer said. "She is magnificent." Hotels and early nights She has been relentlessly groomed for ten. nis stardom. Her father, a champion runner who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres events at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, was determined that she would become an outstanding tennis player. He was the first of her four coaches and she rings him twice a week from hotel rooms around the world.

For two years she has competed on the international circuit United States, Britain, Sweden. Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany. It is a life of hotel rooms and tennis courts, of meals eaten in front of television with the radio turned up high, of early nights and early mornings of endless practice sessions with her coach. Vera Sukova, volleying words as well as balls back at her. Mrs Sukova.

Wimbledon singles runner-up lo Karen Suhman. of the US, in 1962, is friend, interpreter and watch-dog, as well as coach. Oo you sometimes get sick of the grind of it. I asked Mandlikova, who was wearing French ieans and blouse after just returning from a shopping expedition. "Yes.

for two days I sometimes get sick of it," she said. "For two hours she sometimes gets sick of il." Mrs Sukova corrected. Mandlikova says she is a good scholar; Mrs Sukova thinks otherwise. Mandlikova says she does not get nervous before a match; Mrs Sukova says yes, she does get nervous. She plays games to distract herself.

Last year's game was backgammon. And she is superstitious. She used to play in shorts, because whenever she played in skirts she would lose. But then they were saying in the newspapers-that she looked like a boy so she has changed to skirts and managed to win as well. She wears the same green and white headband every match because she thinks it brings her good luck.

Mandlikova says it hurts very much to lose, but the last time she cried about losing was when she was 12. "I think 1 must play all matches with the same face," she said. "It is very important that if I lose. I have the same face as if I win." "We sav 'poker face'." Mrs Sukova said. "You get up at 9." Mandlikova said.

"You must practice, you must play. You are tired. "Last year I wasn't on the computer rating. Some days I played three matches a day. Sometimes I played six matches before Ihe main draw.

Now I am 20 on the computer rating." She is richer loo, although not by so much. Her winnings, about $60,000 are paid to the Czechoslovakia Tennis Federation, which will hold her earnings until she turns 18 next February. There is some confusion about how much of her winnings she will then receive. The federation pays all her living costs, her taxes and her fares. In winning the 1100.000 Toyota Classic at Kooyong early this month her first major tennis title she received a cheque for $20,000 and a $7,000 Toyota car.

The car, it was decided, was a gift. It was hers. She drove it to the airport one day and and the 1 sold it. When someone asked her about "ihe car" she corrected them and said: "It is not the car, it is my car." Elton John and hi-fi This is her second visit to Australia. 1 asked her if Australia was as she expected.

"I know it is always here hot and it is far from home," she said "Thirty-six hours." She is looking forward to catching a plane on Thursday and taking herself and her Elton John records and her new $1200 hi-fi set back to Prague. She will go home earlier if she is beaten early in the tournament, but nobody is putting any bets on lhat. She has won three out of her four tournaments in Australia this month she will more than likely make it four out of Mrs Sukova just hopes she doesn't lose her concentration. "We are working on it to keep it all the time," Mrs Sukova said. Probably Comes will go and lanky paceman Colin Croft will be 12th man.

Australia's choice of a 12th man. a job which seemed certain to go to Bright, now appears somewhat clouded, with the strong possibility of both Bright and leg-spinner Jim Higgs play-ins. If that happens, Toohcy could find himself with the drinks ioh. But Ihe fact that Ihe balling line-up would be seriously weakened will almost force Ihe With Ihe first Test drawn and only two remaining, both teams arc eager for a win here lo ensure they cannot lose Ihe series, omission of Bright. The teams are: AUSTRALIA! Grfl S.PO.II (cartalnl.

Kim Huohes (vlee-captain). Julicn Wr itr. Bruce L.lrd. Allan Border. Pater Toohev.

Rodney Maris. Oennit Lille. Rodney Hoen- Geoff OvmeKk. Jim Higgi, Rev Bright 12th man to be named WEST INDIES: Gordon Gimidll. Desmond Havncs.

Vivian Riehardl. Kelhcharran. Cllve Llovd (caotain). Lawrence Derek Perry. Dervdc Murrav (vicc-cantain).

Andv Rohertl, Joel Garner. Michael Holding. Colin Crolt. Larry Gomes On. to he committed ard 12th man to be named.

umpires Mick Harvey (Qj and Tony Craft-r (S) Playing, hours: 11 am-1 Ben: 1.40 Dm. 3 40 Pm 4 Dm.S pm. TELEVISION: Channel 9 10.S0 am-1 pm. 1.30-6 pm. Ian happell cracks 138 not out Page 5 1 Melbourne nets after Hie Australians had been forced to just go through the motions in their final work-out "These have been the lowest of a low standard of practice conditions we have encountered here for a few sears." said Chap-pell.

"It is the same for both learns, but that does not make it right. "Ideauy. we should be able to have a final session in which bowlers and batsmen go flat out. Bui the way things were today we could have lost two spinners in the day." The last reference was to left-arm spinner Kay Bright, who was struck sharply on the right hand bv a ball that flew up olf the wicket in the nets. It was just one of several incidents in which players were hit on the hands and about the hodv and which almost cost Peter Toohev his place in the Australian side.

Toohcy. struck on the right fool on 1 hursday bv a "shooter" from part-time howler Bruce I and. suffered no more than bruising. But he admitted that he had doubts on Thursday nighKahoul whether he would he able to play. ('happcH's opinion of the pilch lor the second lest was barely milder than his condemnation of the practice pitches.

"Ihe lest wicket area is as bad as I've ever seen here." he said. 'To read reports about how it has played and to sec it doesn't fill me with a great deal of confidence. "It look, pretty certain lhat there will he a result. Bui. psychologically, it is not a good wav lo go inio a Test." Chappell's concern was mirrored bv Ihe West Indies who.

despite having a fullv fit squad from which lo rick a team, chose to name 13 plavcrs. including opening batsman Larry Gomes. Derek Pi'rry. the onlv specialist spinner in th: parly, has been brought into the team at the expense of all-rounder Collis Kins. The West Indian exercise is perhaps a poll- way of saying that Ihcv arc vmpletcly in Ihe dark about ibV stale of the wicket and thai they will wail until Ihcv have seen it this morning before settling on a side.

Lillee gets a caution From BRIAN MOSSOP MELBOURNE. The Australian Cricket Board appears to have dinihlc standards in its dealings with players in relation to behaviour. Ian uas suspended for ihree weeks for abusive language and then icccived a six-week suspended sentence on a misconduct charge from the South Australian match against England. Yesterday. however.

the Board's executive committee soft-pedalled in deciding only to censure Dennis l.illee over the aluminium hat affair of the first Test against England in Perth. Lillee was handed a letter from the hoard containing a sever reprimand. Mr Huh Parish, the hoard's chairman, admitted: "It has no el (eel on the placr other than to make known to him the board's displeasuic." Mr Parish said there had been noihing in any of the reports studied hy the cvecutivc commiitce to indicate that I dice had disputed an umpire's decision. The umpires. Max O'C'onncll and Don sVescr.

said thev had not seen illee throw his bat delaying play for nine minutes. Many people did. both nt the ground and on television, and iilce's action and the Board's reaction will do nothing to help smarten the image of the game. "The Board is always concerned by behaviour on the field and I believe appropriate action has been taken," Mr Parish said. The Board also announced yesterday a tentative program for the Pakistan tour, which will include four Tests in eight matches.

"Diabolical" was captain Greg C'happell's description of the Picture by ANTON CERMAK and enjoying an ice cream Hana Mandlikova relaxing off court GOOCH'S 115 IN TEST BID Warwick caves in to searing heat From ALAN CLARKSON MELBOURNE. Kim Warwick's dream of making the final of the $400,000 Marlboro Australian Open evaporated under Melbourne's searing heat and John Sadri's 130 mph service at Kooyong yesterday. ENGLAND QUEENSLAND at Th Gaboa ENGLAND 111 Innlnal. 0 RANDALL Langlev Hacker, mann LARKINS Lantjley Schull.r GOOCH Gask.ll (tub) Rackermann WILLEY Phillips Rackermann 1 BOTHAM Parkevr Hohnt GOWER Phillips Schtiller TAYLOR Hahns Cosier EMBUREY Schuller STEVENSON not out DILLEY not out Sundries (4b 31b Ivr 4nb) light vrktt for bright spots in another shaky balling display by England. Emburcy also is likely lo win a Test spot through his innings, his first half-century in a first class match.

England's disappointments were Wayne Larkins, Randall's opening partner, who managed only five, captain Ian Bolham, who was out for 21. and David Gowcr, who scored three. There was little excuse for the failure of Larkins, Randall, Bolham and Gowcr because Queensland fielded only a makeshift side due to injuries caught at short leg for his third duck in his last five innings. Gooch baited until the first over after lea when he was out, caught by substitute fieldsman Mark Gaskcll from the bowling of paceman Carl Rackcmann. Ironically, Gooch is likely lo replace the out-of-form Randall as Geoff Boycott's opening partner for the second Test ngainst Australia starting in Sydney on January 4.

Gooch's century and an unexpected 50 from off spinner John Emburcy. who joined the touring team only yesterday as a replacement for Ihe injured Geoff Miller, were the only BRISBANE. Essex batsman Graham Ciorxh probably won back his Test place yesterday with a hard-hitting century that helped England reach a respectable 8-2lJ2 at stumps on the first day of their four-day cricket match against Queensland. Gooch, 26. who lost his position for the first Test against Australia nearly two weeks ago, hit 115, including 17 fours and one six.

He came to the wicket in the first over of the match after opener Derek Randall was (Larkins) 83 148 (Gower) (Taylor) 283 Fall: 0 (Ranriall) (Willcv) 120 (Botham 194 (Gooch) 253 (Emburev). Warwick, in command of the third set was virtually the be- einning of the end for Warwick. BOWLING: Rack.rmann match when he took the first two sets and led 2-0 in the third, suffered heat distress, lost his scnuner Z3-Z-50-! Cosier 8-3-14-1 Broad S-t-22-0. BATTING TIME: 3S0 mini. Pm (2337 Asian Beau tipped to firm in Perth His big test will come in the next round in which he will meet the winner of the Colin Diblcy-Tony Roche match.

American Sherwood Stewart moved to within one match of winning an extra $30,000. Stewart came to Australia to play in the doubles events to earn enough points to take him into first place in the Colgate bonus pool. He was second, on 604 points, and needed 10 to bypass countryman John McEnroe. Second place on the bonus pool is worth $60,000 and first $90,000. Stewart and Hank Pfister won their first-round match yesterday.

Another win would give Stewart the extra $30,000, which probably would make his doubles match one of the richest played in Australia. Mary's upset win caps "lousy year" Page 51 Warwick simply did not have the energy to match Sadri's improving form. Sadri. on the other hand, sensed the Australian's tiredness and that his opponent was in desperate trouble. Super-fit Sadri knew that if he could hang in he had a strong chance of winning.

"I have seen Kim throw matches before and I had to keep the pressure on him and stay close," he said. But there was no question of Warwick throwing the match: the heat was the winner. Quietly making his way through the scries is former national champion Mark Ed-mondson, who beat Warren Maher in straight sets 7-6 6-4 6-4. The big Australian Davis Cup player is in fine form. I 'V' 9 Wf lit tennis momentum and went down in five gruelling sets 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 9-7.

"I knew if I got through that match I could have made the final," a distressed Warwick said after the match. He said dizziness midway through the third set caused him to lose the authoritative grip he then had on the game. This effect of intensive heat is a problem that has plagued Warwick since he had hepatitis six years ago. When he has dizzy spells he loses concentration and the rhythm of his game. With the on-courl temperature well above 40 degrees Warwick looked like a punch-drunk boxer from half-way through the third set.

His legs were rubbery and he had trouble to maintain the concentration necessary at critical points. An hour after the match he was still distressed. He sat in the shade sipping hot tea. with five spoonfuls of sugar, in a bid to regain his energy. During the match, he sipped glucose at every changeover and rubbed ice on the back of his neck.

Sadri's service break in the From FRANK BIRD PERTH. Bookmakers who see today's $150,000 Railway Stakes at Ascot as a thrcc-horse race expect local sprinter Asian Beau to firm to 5-4 favouritism. Son O'Biscay is a likely strong second favourite at 2-1 aflcr winning his Inst seven starts and Embassadora is rated 7-2 third favourite in the 1. 500-metre event. But Sydney jockey Malcolm Johnston, who will ride Embasadora, cannot see the Victorian mare being beaten.

"She was disappointed for a run last Saturday in the l.ce-Stcerc Stakes aflcr suffering interference and I thought she fought on well to be second to Asian Rcau." Johnston said last night. "She has beaten Asian Beau and 1 think she can do it again." On December 8, Embasadora beat Asian Beau by a length and a half at Ascot over 1200m, carrying J3.5kg. She has 49.5 today. Last Saturday. Asian Beau beat Embasadora by five lengths.

Asian Beau will be making his last appearance in Perth for his owner, Mr Joe Williams, a Perth businessman, before his expected sale to Tom Smith on Monday for $450,000. If jockey Graeme Webster snr can boot Asian Beau home he will earn Mr Williams a WA Turf Club bonus of $100,000 for taking out Ihe sprint treble of the Winlcrbotlom Slakes, Lee-Stecrc Stakes and Railway Stakes. The Beau Sovereign four-year-old has raced 1.1 times for II wins. Tom Smilh sees the Railway Stakes as a match between Asian Beau and Embassadora. My selections are: Asian Btau 11 Son O'Biscay 2: Hakim Boy 3.

The market Is 2-1 Asian Beau. 5-2 Son O'Biscay, 7-2 Embassadora. 6-1 Tsumaml, Latin Saint. 14-1 Ace In Action. Grey Saoohlre.

20-1 Micron. Hakim Boy, Persian Holiday, 25 upwards others. Big Test stand saves Pakistani wicket partnership, steering Pakistan out of trouble with a first-inings total of 249. But India came back strongly in the second innings with an undefeated opening partnership of 79 between skipper Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Chauhan. The match will resume to- KANPUR, Friday.

Wasim Raja hit a brilliant 94 not out to help Pakistan take a first-innings lead of 87 over India on the third day of the fourth cricket Test here. Raja and tailcnder Iqbal Qasim were together for nearly two hours for an 83-run eighth- to see SILLS, USA COUNTRY CLUB FOR SOUTH COAST house and accommodation on more than 50 hectares opening on lo the beach," Mr Rowcll said. "Magnificent coastal scenery, a conlrolled-flow lake of 2.5 hectares, a lagoon and bordering bushland are additional features. "This is, destined lo become the heart of social life for the people of Tura Beach but open to all." The estate, with a 3km ocean frontage, comprises 1200 building allotments. Foriy per cent of the total area has been set aside us public open space on which recreational facilities will be developed.

JIM WEBSTER Mr I.cs Rowcll, development group manager of Jennings Industries Ltd, announced yesterday that work on Ihe first stage of the counlry club project, to cost SI million, would slart in Ihe New Year. "The country club will have Ihe championship course, tennis courts, bowling green, swimming pool, a two-storey club A championship golf links will be built on Ihe NSW south coast. This will.be the firsl slage of a country club development on the 400-hectarc Tura Beach estate, at Mcrimbula. Thomson, Wolvcridge and Associates, of which Peter Thomson is a partner, have designed the course. aHYYU Ma- I aaeaaal Mfjp HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HAGAR THE By Dik Browne WHAT HAPPEbJeD 8 MoTHlrJs-- AM ESYPTIArJ POCTOB I ME JUST L'y-i HIM omEMmsiamomm TO HASAR? tnrim rW Hockey off MELBOURNE.

A tight sporting schedule has prevented the Australian hockey team from making one of their planned international tours next month. The national team's Pakistan tour at Karachi from January 3-11 is definitely going ahead but due lo time commitments the Indian lour which was to begin on January 13, has been ruled out. Friday afternoons Bill Casey. Friday night Johnny Tapp with Talk-BacK and the Trots from Harold Park. Saturday-Racing.

And all the Big Cricket Action. SUMMER SPORT IT'S ON 2GB oSiNTg-r- (nllUjlLl llgi.