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26 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuw, Jin 10, 1978 26 Personal notices, Page 17 Classified ad index, Page 17 ran set to level series for Indians AUSTRALIA 131 AND 1-40 INDIA 8 (dec) 396 By BRIAN MOSSOP The Indians have settled the noose snugly around the Australians in the fourth cricket Test at the SCG. 9 loss and gleefully accepted the return catch from Dyson. Kim Hughes, promoted to three in ihe absence of Pclcr Toohcy, who is nursing a strained ankle ligament, lasted out the 27 minutes to stumps to remain unbeaten on seven, with Cosier not out 23. Today is the rest day. But with two days lo go and Australia 1-40, still 225 runs short of making India bat again, the position is next lo hopeless.

After losing the first two It was that man, Bhagwal Chandrasekhar, who tightened the noose, lied by the baiting of his Icain-matcs. when he caught John Dyson off his own bowling half an hour before stumps yesterday. Bjshcn Bcdi had declared India's first innings at 8-3 for a lead of 265 to set Australia a long uphill struggle to save the match. Struggle it proved. Dyson and Gary Cosier look 67 min-.

utcs to pul on 26 runs before Chandrrasckhar served up a full- TEST SCOREBOARD FOURTH TKST AUSTRALIA INDIA At the SCG AUSTRALIA 1st Innings 131 INDIA 1st Innings Connors is the noblest now From ROD HUMPHRIES NEW YOkX Monday. "I've-seen it from both sides of the mountain and I like Ihe view from the lop." So said James Scott Connors after he scaled back to the summit of tennis in Madison Square Garden yesterday, Connors became the master of Grand Prix tennis when ht climbed over Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to win $US 1 00,000, but a lot more in prestige, in taking the Colgate Masters final. After two-and-a-half hours of classic lennis Connors was able lo give Ihe Roman salute lo the ecstatic 17.150 spectators who had helped him along Ihe way. After losing Ihe second set wilhout holding one of his serves "and being down 2-0 in the last set, the cheering, chanting and stomping crowd helped to get the adrenalin When he hit a net-cord lo take Borg's serve lo level at 2-all he gave his first -Roman salule. The crowd knew he was on the way, Standing before his audience Connors received Ihe thumbs up when he said: "I don't think you'll ever sec belter tennis from me ever again." Connors Vilas and Connors Borg at Ihe Garden 78 will go down as two of the greatest matches since the blossoming of open tennis.

This week I have listened to a dozen different theories about whether this Masters or any other formula can really decide the No I player in the world. Borg won on the Wimbledon grass Vilas won Ihe US Open and French Open on clay and Connors won the two Grand Prix-type scries, the World Championship of Tennis in Dallas and Ihe Masters in New York. Both his victories were Ihe culmination of sustained performances over long periods. If nothing else, he is the most consistent performer on all surfaces in the world today. I listened to Connors pan Wimbledon in May last year when he won the WCT event.

He didn't think that they had moved wilh the times. In fact he didn't think he was more than a 50-50 chance of plaving. It is history now that Connors sat in Ihe penalty box of his own disrespect when he boycotted the Wimbledon Centenary presentation and ironi; callv lost to Borg in the final. But lhal and the fact that he has received some prodding in newspapers and magazines in this country stating that he was no longer Ihe tops have obviously stirred Connors. One of his most pertinent statements at the afler-malch press conference was: "I'm just preparing for Wimbledon right low." It was not said with any of the usual Connors brashness.

It was a low key statement full of Tho rwiraue Ausiralia's Dliaht in the fourth cricket Test at the SCG. Australian batsman Gary Runs Mins Lours GAVASKAR Kixon Thomson 49 142 5 CH HAN Mann Clark 42 167 6 AMARNATH Gannon Clark 9 41 I VISWANATH Thomson 194 I) MNGSAKKAK Kixon Cosier 4K 209 2 A MANKAD Thomson 16 22 2 KIRMANI Cosier 42 95 3 GHAVRI Serjeant Thomson 64 143 5 Pit AS ANA not out 2S 57 4 II BLDI not out I 3 Sundries (12 nb 9 Hi) 21 Tests narrowly. India have made few mistakes in their bid lo square Ihe series and leave the Adelaide Test, starting on January 28, as the decider. Thomson had put his heart into his bowling throughout the nine hours of the Indian first innings and deserved even heller than his 4-83 from 27 overs. He would have had it but for some appalling fielding errors on Sunday and a hefty helping of luck for the Indian batsmen who played, and missed an astonishing number of balls yesterday.

While providence smiled. Ihe Indians made Ihe most of things in a gritty show of defiance and sometime aggression. Ciundappa Viswanath (48) and Dilip Vengsarkar 123) carried Iheir fourlh-wickel partnership, worth 74 ovcrnighl, to 125 as they lifted Ihe score from 3-190 lo 241 before Ihe new ball look its loll. Thomson gave Viswanath a torrid lime, healing the tiny' balsman three times in his first over with Ihe arrival of Ihe new ball after 66 overs. Viswanalh.

who had posted his half-century in 122 minutes and pushed on lo 79 with some determined slrokcmaking. was helpless against Ihe I Oth ball Thomson shot at him. Il crashed through the defence off a good length to uproot the middle and off slumps and have India 4-241. Two overs later Thomson seni Ashok Mankad's leg stump cartwheeling as Ihe balsman drove wildly to get an inside edge. By lunch Gary Cosier had added Vengsarkar, caught by a diving Steve Ri.xon, off a leg glance lo Ihe first ball from Ihe medium-pacer for a subborn 48.

I.cg-spinncr Tony Mann, brought into the attack wilh Ihe second ball 15 overs old, received savage treatment from Ihe supposed Indian tail. His 20 overs cost 10lruns most of the damage being done by lefl-hander Karsan Ghavri who delighted in the flighted deliveries to hammer 64, his highest score from 10 Tests. Cosier Juries his head against the pitch as he ducks under a bouncer from Indian bowler Karsan Ghavri in the second innings. Fields man Bhagwat Chandrasekhar looks on. Cummings buys colt for $100,000 Trainer Bart Cnmmings paid a record $100,000 lor a yearling colt at the I Oth annual summer ycaring sales at' Newmarket Stables, Rand-wick, last In a spirited biddinjt duel, Cummings wore down several of Australia's biggest spenders for the colt by the champion Euro-pcan milcr Mount Hagcn out of the top producing mare Valour.

Mount Hagen, who stands at Ncwhavcn Park. Boorowa. sired yearlings in England before coming to Australia. After the sale. Cuminines admitted that he had not expected to sec the $100,000 figure reached at the sales.

He said that the colt was one of the best he had ever seen and was bred on outstanding lines on both sides. Cnmmings will syndicate the colt and he held no fears about recouping his record investment. Earlier in the night. Cum-mings had spent $178,000 on five other lots. (Australia's three lop trainers Tom Smith, Neville Hcgg and Cummings spent $538,000 to' secure a total of 16 lots.

Begs set a summer sale record when he paid $70,000 for a filly by Showdown out of Lady Simonc. The filly is a half-sister to Sydney's sprinting star Blazing Saddles. Bcgg made the purchase only 15 minutes after paying S52.O00 for a three-quarter brother to Oaklcigh Plate winner. Zephyr Bay, on behalf of the same client. Cummings also paid $.10,000 for a colt by Showdown and for the colt by Wilkes mil of the good producing mare High Cost.

Kight wickets (dec) for 396 lull: 97 (Ciavaskar) 102 (Chauhanl 116 (Amarnathl 241 IViswanalh) 261 (Mankad) 263 (Vcngsarkai 344 (Kirmani) 395 (Ghavri). Hailing time: 543 minutes. Overs: 101. Time to jettison the Bradman speed formula NSW go down in baseball HOWLING Thomson 27 8.3 4 Mann Clark 21 3 66 2 Simpson Gannon 20 4 65 0 Cosier 20 0 101 0 4 (I .34 0 9 I 26 2 BRISBANE. South held off a spirited New South AUSTRALIA 2nd innings Runs Wales side for a 2-1 win in the first niehi match of Ihe Claxlon Mins 67 96 27 Fours I 2 I Shield baseball scries at Perry 6 23 7 4 .1 DYSON and Cliaiidrasckliar COSIER not out HUGHLS not out (3nh lib) Park last night.

Although shortstop Slevcn Neville was able lo come home a smart double play ended the As the Indian cricket team's first innings score mounted steadily to a winning total of 8-396 declared in the fourth Test at the SCG yesterday, the Australian attack presented a frightening inadequacy that must have been embarrassing to the selectors. To his great credit. Jeff Thomson bowled himself almost to a standstill and was still giving his job everything he had left right up to the Indian closure. Our three selectors will have to settle down lo some constructive thought before Ihey come to liuht wilh iheir team for the fifth lest, which looks certain to decide the scries. The time has come to jettison innings td make it sale lor aouln Australia.

The South Auslralians scored their iwo runs in. the first and I 2 One wicket for 40 Fall: 26 (Dyson) BOWLING Ghavri 6 2 15 0 Chandrasekhar Amarnalh 4 3 6 0 Prasanna Bed! 3 1 7 0 Balling lime: 96 minutes. Overs: 19. Crowd: 11.918. Gate takings: $18,366.

third innings wilh most of the work done by third baseman David Mundy and outfielder Garv Coward. Earlier ihe holders. Western Australia, got back into the win nine list with a good batting display to beat Victoria 8-6 al Perry Park yesterday. Scores: WA eight runs, ten hits, one error, defeated Victoria should be bemoaning the dearth of English leg-spinners. Yorkshire have never been known this century lo have a leg-spinner in their side.

It their opinion is changing, it looks good lo me. West Australian Tony Mann can spin the ball effectively. He got his leg break and his wrong'un to move quite inipres-sively. off the pilch, but his command of direction bordered on irresponsibility at the SCG yesterday. Nol lhal 1 blame him.

Opportunities to settle in and enjoy the prolonged match-practice so necessary lo foster self-confidence have nol oflcn come his way when the emphasis has been consistently on speed. If two leg spinners arc difficult to find, Ihe selectors should feel free lo go for an off-spin-ncr to make out. I would settle for anything lhal looked like spin in the hope, of pulling the right rein for just once in a while. In ihe short lime Australia had available yesterday afternoon to pursue their colossal balling job. India's iwo spinners.

Bhagwal Chandrasekhar and Bishcn Bcdi, both produced challenging situations with some astonishing irregularities in bounce. It is a long, lough and well nish hopeless job that the Australians -face tomorrow, but here ihcy have a magniliccn: opportunity to produce a memorable fight back. 1 wish Ihcm luck. six runs, seven nils, one error: SA iwo runs, three hits, nb errors, defeated NSW one run, four hits, three A competent spinner, preferably two. of them, musl be encouraged wilhout delay.

Nobody expects to have a good leg-spinner plucked out of the hat. A plan should he formulated immediately, and pursued with, lo repair the appalling damage that has been done lo our cricket reputation by general disregard of strength. It was refreshing lo read Geoff Boycott's comments in his Sun-Herald column last Sunday when he wrolc of the purging qualities of a young Pakistani leg-break bowler who humbled Ihe visiting English team in the second Test at Hyderabad, Pakistan. It was an incredible situation I thought thai a Yorkshire cap-lain Yorkshire of all places the ridiculous idea of going into a Test with three speed bowlers. Australian selectors hae clung steadfastly to the three-pronged speed attack devised by Sir Donald Bradman, who introduced it on his undefeated lour of England in 1948.

It was so successful that il has never been questioned since as a formal selection policy. Bradman's team, however, had Kay Lindwall, Keith Miller and Bill Johnston lo do the job. And I believe that no team, before or since, has ever had ihe good fortune lo possess such outstanding speed bowlers. It would be a definite step in the right direction if ihe plan were lo be abandoned immediately not only at the top level, but Ihroughoul all the Shcllicld Shield learns and those leading up to them. fU-' fcwir gmt -AOS-TOP BEETS Indies rout World XI PERTH.

I he WSC West Indians enhanced their reputation as the world's best limited-over cricketers when they thrashed the WSC World XI by eight wickets in a one-day International Cup match at Gloucester Park yesterday. They routed the World XI for. 130 and then careered lo victory with 19.5 overs lo spare. This vfctory and their win by six wickets with 15.6 overs lo spare against Ihe WSC Australians on Saturday showed that Ihcy would start hot favourites for Ihe $10,000 winner-take-all final of the International Cup in Sydney next month. After opener Roy Fredericks was out to the first ball of the innings Gordon Grecnidgc and Viv Richards pummelled Ihe World XI attack.

Richards scored a superb 51 and Grcenidge a magnificent unbeaten 75. El Khan gets junior rider By ALAN SPEERS Trainer Dcs Lake has substituted youth for experience at Randwick tomorrow in the hope of ending cosily galloper El Khan's maiden status. Lake has given his nephew Stephen Lake, the mount on El Khan in the Gordons Bay Handicap, 2000m, in which the gelding is at 5-1. Lake lakes over from Peter Cook, one of a number of senior riders who have been unable lo get El Khan first past Ihe post. Il is a bold move by Dcs Lake, a former op-line jockey, who has been frustrated by El Khan's run of minor placings.

Stephen. 16, has exceeded his uncle's expectations in his short career in Ihe saddle. He ranks as one of Sydney's most improved junior riders wilh five winners in the metropolitan area in the current season. El Khan, still learning to race after 14 starts including the "no race" at Canterbury on December 14 is not an easy horse lo ride. But Randwick's long wider stretches will suit the Khalekan four-year-old much better than Canterbury, where he was third (with Cook aboard) on December 21.

Lake's 3kg allowance will bring El Khan into Ihe race wilh a handy 46kg, a drop of 6kg on his Canterbury impost. Peter Cook was not long without a mount in the Gordons Bay Handicap. He will ride the 50-1 outsider Sand And Storm. Cook gained the ride last night on last-start winner Effective System (10-1) in the Clovclly Welter, taking over from Ihe suspended Ron Quinton. In other important riding moves: Peter Cuddihy, riding in good form, was booked for Ihe speedy Dingnitas filly Parisian (Camp Cove Handicap).

Felix Bay (The Corso Handicap) Superzan (Gordons Bay) and Free Enterprise (Welter). Trainer Les Bridge decided last night to use apprentice Jim Marshall on Major Palace in the Second Seaview Handicap, 1.600m, offsetting Ihe gelding's steep weight rise (6kg) for his win at Randwick a week ago. Malcolm Johnston, planning to increase his lead in Ihe jockey's premiership in Ron Quintun's absence, has rides in six of the seven races. a VIC Thefunniest British comedy for Michelle has competition many years. menning, Biorn Borg has held that mountain al Ihe Mecca of tennis for the past two years.

I think J. S. Connors is determined to stop a third I record that has not been emulated since Fred Perry in the 1930s. Connors was all power and aggression against Borg who admitted lo not attacking enough. But he also said that when Jimmy begins his charge you have to be ahead to beat litm.

Connors's charge was as swift as it was dramatic. Borg, who had lost the first set on service break, started to mix his baseline play in Ihe second scl, keeping the ball low lo Connors's vulnerable low forehand which he tends lo flick into the net. more times than he would like. Connors lost his rhythm and found himself down 5-1 before he knew what was happening. He lost the final 12-minute game after he and Borg parried and thrust for three game points each.

Trailing 0-2 in the deciding set. Connors had to make his charge or die in Ihe effort. The break came in the fourth game when Borg had 40-15 for a 3-1 lead. Connors gambled and won wilh an aggressive, approach (hat ended in a net-cord and the Roman salute that the beginning of the end the Swede. This was Colgate's first Grand Prix.

It was a great success and New York can look forward to the next Iwo Masters in the Garden. to set records 1 MELBOURNE. New South Wales' world record swimmer Michelle Ford will clash again with top Dutch swimmers Annclies Maas and Enith Brigitha in the KB In-lernationaf Games at the Olympic Pool here today. Miss Ford, who set a world record for the 800 mclrcs in Brisbane last week, takes on the two Dutch girls in the 400 mclrcs and 100 metres events. The chances of a record 400 metres swim are increased bv Ihe presence of Tracey Wick-ham, of Queensland, the Australian record-holder.

Miss Wickham and Michelle Dc Vrics, of Sydney, help make up a strong field in the 100 metres. Miss Brigitha is the world's second fastest 100 metres Parinov is a specialist in the middle-distance event. Knust was a member of the West German team that finished second in the 4 200 metres event in last year's European championships. Knust and his compatriot Andreas Schmidt again clash with the Russians in- the 100 metres freestyle. Schmidt won a gold medal in the European championships 4 100 metres event last year.

West Germany's '1977 European butterfly champion Michael Kraus features in another clash between Germany and Russia when he swims over 200 metres against Sergei Koro-laev. THE HULK The comic book frccstyler and is number four in Ihe 200, metres. In Brisbane on Friday nighl, she broke Shane Gould's 100 mclrcs record by 0.31 seconds. In the 200 metres, she snipped 1.33 seconds off Miss Wickham's national record. West Germany's Gerald Mor-ken, the world 100 mclrcs brcaststrokc champion, looks set to win that event here.

His world mark is almost five seconds inside the Australian record. His main challenger will be. another German, J.urgen Bruhn. Russian frccstyler Valentin Parinov and West Germany's Peter Knust clash in the 400 metres. Schoolgirl's swim record BRISBANE.

Brisbane schoolgirl Lisa Curry. 15, set a national women's open 200 metres individual medley record during the State swimming championships at the Valley Pool here last night. Lisa clocked 2 min 22.40s to shave seven hundredths of a second off Judy Hudson's previous record, set in February 1976 at Ihe Montreal Games trials in Sydney. I 3 marvel super heroes come to life. Denise to miss games clash TO BE 100m.

which looms as the best women's event of. the scries. By JIM WEBSTER The KB International Famous Qld bowler dies BRISBANE. Former Sheffield Shield fast bowler Eddie Gilbert, 69, Ihe first Aboriginal cricketer lo represent Queensland, died at Wolslon Park Hospital yesterday. Gilbert, who played the first of his 19 Sheffield Shield matches for Queensland in 1931-32, is best remembered for MOST ED Melbourne Cup to be 'devalued' MELBOURNE.

The Melbourne Cup is likely to drop to Australia's third richest race this year. The Victoria Racing Club treasurer, Mr Ken Cox, said yesterday that the club could not afford to boost the stake of Australia's traditionally richest race. The Western Australian Turf Club is planning a $200,000 Australian Derby next year and is considering seriously a $200,000 Penh Cup, Mr Cox said. Mr Cox, who saw his filly Show Ego win the recent Australian Derby in Perth; said the VRC would run at an estimated $100,000 loss this year. MB and intcrnalional stars taking part in the scries.

NaTracott has Ihe rare tunity to defeat the two reigning Olympic sprint winners in he space of only a few months. In November he beat Trinidad's Olympic 100m champion Hascly Crawford twice in the same day in Brisbane. However, Narracott might find and Panamanian Guy Abrahams, who was fifth in the Olympic 100m final, difficult to top in the Melbourne and Sydney races. Abrahams led Ihe youngster for 130m of their 200m dash in Brisbane last Sunday only to fade near the finish. He later withdrew from Ihe 100m with leg cramps.

dismissing Sir Donald Bradman Competing arc Olympic champion Anncgrct Richtcr (West Germany), the- great Ircna Szcwinska (Poland), Racl-ene Boyle and Debbie Wells. Still, she has proved her present superiority over Raclenc and Debbie by defeating them over 100m and 200m in Brisbane. Meanwhile, Olympic 200m champion Don Quarrie arrived in Sydney yesterday' to do battle with Queensland's brilliant teenager, Paul Narra- The 26-year-old Jamaican flew straight to Melbourne, where he linked up with Ihe other six Olympic champions Games have lost Dcnisc Rob-, crtson, one of their brightest drawcards. Demise, who won both sprints at the opening meeting in Brisbane on Sunday, is entering a Melbourne hospital today for an operation on Thursday. She will not compete again until late next month.

The loss of Denise takes much of the sheen from the sprint events at the KB Games in Melbourne on Thursday night and Sydney on Monday night, the latter sponsored by The Sun. Denise was Ausiralia's strong hope in Melbourne in the twice Tor a duck in 1931 and for 31 in 1936. Apart from his Shield appear The Untouchables' man back in a new series. LOT 547: Yearling Colt, brother to ELKALYIM. WILLIAM INGLIS NEWMARKET SUMMER SALE Wednesday, January 11 ances, Gilbert also played for Queensland against the West Indies, South Africa and England.

Gilbert's Shield bowling figures read: 514.7 overs, 41 maidens, 2172 runs, 73 wickets at an average of 29.75. i 1.1.