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ATKINSON: NO BAN AT WEMBLEY Hill quits after Coventry board 'concern' show 30 The Daily Tilcgraph Wednesday May i 198 Last Night's Bo Hug BMUrWS BEST AS I LE DOUX BOWS IN THREE ROUNDS By DONALD SAUNDERS FRANK BRUNO unbeaten young heavyweight from Wandsworth earned his 15th and most impressive victory at Wembley Arena last night stopping Scott Le Doux veteran American after lmin 35secs of the third round Although Larry O'Connell the referee intervened because Le Doux had suffered a bad cut over his left By COLIN GIBSON JIMMY HILL the Coventry chairman was asked to resign by the club because the other directors were concerned for the club's welfare" and the tjaBflfllHlHn HP BaVaal' iBH IIP'Ik--' ttsS wKfm' jnaH y9aaBB eye there was no doubt that Bruno was aesnnea in response to his oppponent's per any case for decisive victory By DENIS LOWE JON ATKINSON Manchester i d's manager will not be barred from the Wembley touchline for the FA Cup final against Brighton despite his heated clash with Eric Read the Bristol referee during Monday's League match at Arsenal Mr Atkinson who protested about the referee's decision to send off Remi Moses United's midfield player and was himself ordered from the bench was concerned that an early appearance before an A disciplinary commission could affect his Wembley plans Possible punishments for Mr Atkinson include a ban from the touchline seats and from leading his team out at Wembley But the A yesterday pointed out that three weeks are normally required to organise a commission Awaiting report We do not expect the referee's report until Wednesday and Mr Atkinson will have seven days to reply to our letter requesting his version of events" said a Lancaster Gate spokesman "It normally takes three weeks to set up a hearing and that would take us well beyond the Cup final but we cannot decide on any action until we receive the report" If the A dec ide to act Mr Atkinson who left for Majorca with his first team squad yesterday on a four-day break may be charged with bringing the game into disrepute Like Brighton's Steve Foster Moses is banned from playing in the final after his Highbury dismissal for aiming a head butt at Peter Nicholas Two-match suspension Moses starts a two-match susnension for passing 31 discip sistent two-nstea attacK When he realised it was all over Watts shouted and gestured angrily and tried to cross the ring to resume the battle When Kaylor's manager Terry Lawless tried to guide him back to his corner the American continued to gesticulate Kaylor presumably worried that his manager was about to be punched then tried to force his way across the ring Fortunately Jimmy Tibbs the young Londoner's second and a confidence of the supporters in the leadership was eroded In a statement issued yesterday the club said that Iain Jamieson will as expected take over as chairman from Friday The statement added: Under Mr Hill's guidance there has been criticism of our innovations and subsidiary commercial developments Indisputably lack of playing success has crucially eroded support even goodwill and confidence in the leadership has seriously waned Disaffection has emerged from the difficulty of distinguishing between the media's national football figurehead and the leader Coventry's soccer public expect to fulfil the club's repeated intentions to provide a winning team "This has been partially evident in recent demonstrations directed at Jimmy Hill himself and from which the team cannot be insulated" Hill's regret Mr Hill chairman of the club for the last three years after being unpaid managing director for the previous five obviously regretted having to make the decision to step down He felt that Coventry's run of 13 games without a win which has taken them to the edge of the relegation battle had little to do with his chairmanship Mr Hill said If the chairman is to be held responsible for playing success or failure or indeed monotonous competence Jimmy Hill chairman of Coventry for the last three years Scott Le Doux goes down from a Frank Bruno left hook at the end of the first round and must realise he is in for an unpleasant evening Mabbutt squeezes Spurs near Europe By A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 LAST-MINUTE goal by Gary Mabbutt drove Tottenham to the gateway of Europe and at the same time left Southampton's hopes of qualifying in ashes at the Dell last night VAN HIMST IS CONFIDENT "DENFICA'S second round victory over Lokeren of Belgium could count against them when they meet another Belgian side Ander-lect in the first leg of the UEFA Cup final in Brussels tonight Anderlecht's enthusiastic young trainer Paul Van Himst has had a lengthy chat with Robert Waseige the Lokeren manager on how to exploit Benfica's defence Van Himst who has steered Anderlecht to the top of the Belgian First Division since taking over in September is confident that his side can build a decisive lead for the second leg in Lisbon in two weeks' time Benfica hardly stand comparison with the side which graced five European Cup finals in the 1960s but are enjoying one of their best seasons for years ANDERLCHT (from) Munaron Hofknns Olsen Peruzovic Degroote Loano Friman Coeck Verrauterfin Vandenbergh Brylle Czerniatynski Degroef BENFICA (from) Bpnto: Pirtra Huinbcrto Coehlo Bastos Lopez rrrdnrico Vrloso Alvaro Schc-ll Alvrs Manuel Chalana Ncne Uiamantino Filipovic former proiessionai ngmer wa able to restrain him Shortly afterwards the Board of Control announced they had withheld 500 dollars of the American's purse which was believed to be about 10000 dollars The stewards are also considering an inquiry into both boxers' conduct Brawling continues The trouble started at the end of the first round when both continued punching for several seconds after the bell Mr Nathan eventually got them to return to their stools but had to battle his way between them early in the ceoond when they re-opened their brawling with fists heads and shoulders After Mr Nathan had lectured Watts both men took a firmer grip on their tempers Even so Kaylor obviously still fuming underneath fought with more aggression than usual and rather less skill and control This combination nevertheless gave him clear control of the contest and he was well on top when the end came Some of the crowd booed lustily though this may have been as much in protest at the American's behaviour as in disapproval of the referee's intervention Despite the controversy and the possibility of further action by the Board Kaylor has reason to restore their lead in the second half Southampton's dangerous front- 1 am prepared stand up and His long bludgeoning straight left had given him command of the contest from the opening seconds and by the time the referee had called a halt Le Doux was bleeding from the cut over the eye and from another wound on the left cheekbone He clearly had no answer to the accuracy and power of Bruno's punches and despite his commendable courage and long experience surely would have been dispatched before the 10 rounds had ended Some of the crowd thought Mr O'Connell had acted prematurely i and booed their disapproval but I did not share their opinion The cut was so serious that it required six stitches and in any case there was absolutely no point in the American con- Big forward step This is by far the most v-ninor-tant of Bruno's 15th quick Victories! Indeed last night he moved out of the novice ranks and took a firm step forward True Le Doux looking flabby at 16st 21b nearly half a stone heavier than his opponent is 34 and well past his best But he has mixed in good company including five world champions and learned his trade on the tough American circuit Bruno built his success on those long straight lefts but hurt the American with hooks and crosses Le Doux was on the floor from a left hook when the bell ended the first round He must have known then that his immediate future held only the prospect of pain and punishment "Bruno is one of the heaviest punchers I have ever met" he said I would put him in the top five alongside men like George Foreman and Ken Norton though it was the cut that beat me" Mark Kaylor the West Ham middleweight also retained his unbeaten record earning his 22nd consecutive victory by stopping Bobby Watts of the United States after 57 seconds of the fourth round of a turbulent battle Sid Nathan the referee called a halt when Watts was backed up against the ropes making no linary points and misses United's home matches against Swansea and Luton on Monday With Steve Coppell almost certain to miss Wembley after a knee operation and Moses ruled out United's team plans will have to be revised and several members of the squad are under treatment this week Arthur Albiston and Bryan Robson the captain may be fit to resume for Swansea's visit and Frank Stapleton is recovering from mild influenza But Arnold Muhren and Lou Macari may need another week's rest Southampton had to win to stay in contention for a A Cup place next season and this their first defeat in nine games left them to reflect ruefully on their lack of strike-power Their UEFA challenge was already faltering after five draws in six games and rampaging Spurs showed them the way to goal last night Extra skill Shilton had to produce class saves from Hoddle and Archibald before Brazil gave Spurs the tonic of a 12th-minute lead Southampton's hopes began to flicker again when a free-kick by Williams came back off Tottenham's defensive wall and Armstrong cracked in the equaliser with a fierce half-volley in the 25th minute Spurs with extra skill and experience invariably pulled the strings and O'Reilly Ferryman and Archibald all missed chances runners Moran and Wallace made little headway against a resolute Spurs defence and when Armstrong went off injured in the 65th minute Southampton lost an important cog in their midficld As the second half degenerated into a midfield scramble a draw looked the most likely result But Mabbutt had the last word Hoddle and Brazil opened up Southampton on the left and Mabbutt went on to fire a shot which Shilton could only knock out and back to him Mabbutt made no mistake with his second attempt Bobby Bobson the England manager watching from the stand must have been impressed by the early industry of Williams and Hoddle but both faded after the interval Southampton Shiltorsi Anboola Mills Williams Xlcholl Wright Holmes Pnrkett Moran Armstrong (lovle 65 min) Wallare Tottenham clemenre Himhton O'ReilK Roberts Miller Peirvnnn Mabbutt Archibald Galvin Hoddle Brazil be counted The crux of the matter is that Coventry have been in the First Division for 16 years a record only four other clubs have equalled In that time though we have not been able to win a major prize Avoiding relegation regularly has not satisfied the appetite of some supporters Fixed assets "Financially although the overdraft is £600000 the fixed assets including the Sky Blue Connexion a leisure complex covers that four-fold So the position is difficult but not desperate and many clubs would envy that balance sheet and breathing space" Mr Hill played for Brentford and Fulham between 1949 and 1960 and while with Fulham became chairman of the Professional Footballers' Aarociation in 1957 He led the negotiations to end the maximum wage in 1961 and retired the same year to take over as manager of Coventry then in the Third Division STEWART FLOORS IPSWICH Ipswich 1 West Ham 2 WEST HAM thanks to a late Ray Stewart penalty goal kept their outside chances of qualifying for Europe alive at Ipswich tonight At the same time Ipswich's European ambitions were finally ended by this seventh home League defeat The best the East Anglians can hope for is a mid-table position West Ham were gifted two goals by a young and makeshift Ipswich side After only nine minutes a long clearance from Parkes bounced on the edge of the Ipswich penalty area and Cooper allowed Goddard to head the ball into the net In the 80th minute with no real danger threatening Gernon brought down Goddard just inside the penalty area and Stewart stepped up to blast home the spot-kick West Ham had soak up some heavy Ipswich pressure in the closing stages but hung on to keep those European hopes alive Brilliant save Ipswich equalised Goddard's goal in the 33rd minute with a brilliant effort from D'Avray their young South African striker only his second goal of the season With his back to goal D'Avray turned and hit a left-foot volley into the corner of the net Cooper made amends for his earlier error by coming to Ipswich's rescue either side of half-time First he turned over a close-range shot from Bonds and then in the 57th minute made a quite brilliant save from Stewart's header Ipswich too had their chances of regaining the lead notably in the 71st minute when Turner hit Parkes's outstretched legs from close range With both sides going flat out for a winner it was Gernon pressed into a makeshift central defensive role who made a vital mistake Ipswich Town Cooper Burley Barnes Parkin (Turner 55) Gernon Butcher Wark MrCall Mariner D'Avray O'Callaghan West Ham Utd Parkes Stewsrt Lampard Bonds Martin Devonshire Van der Elst Goddard Swindlehurst Dickens Pike HADLEY IN SWEDEN Tony Hadlev a defender with Southend today takes up a three-month playing contract with Trollhattan the Swedish Third Division club He will be given a free transfer when his Boots Hall contract expires in the summer PALACE DATE Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace will play their postponed Second Division match at Ayre-some Park next Tuesday night to be pleased with his win clearly the most important at least on paper of his 22 successes He had stepped up in class to meet Watts at short notice after Tony Subson the former European champion and recently an unsuccessful world title contender had withdrawn on Monday with a back injury 8rdt bantam: Ray Gllbody (Liverpool) bt Roy Somer (Holland) pts lOrdi heavyweight: Frank Bruno (Wandsworth) bt Scatt Le Doux (US) tpd 3rd 10 rdii Light-middle: Jimmy Cable (Orrfcgton) bt Nick Wilshire (Bristol) pts 6rd light-middle Robert Smith (St Ives) bt Rob Wada (Wolverhampon) ATLANTIC WEATHER-Noon May 3 European Soccer Aberdeen so hard says Di Stefano LFREDO DI STEFANO Real Madrid's cautious coach gives his side only a 50-50 chance of beating Aberdeen in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in Gothenburg next SO EASY FOR GILLINGHAM GilHngham 3 Bradford 0 Gillingham extended their unbeaten run to nine games with a fine display against a Bradford sade hit by injury Trevor Cherry Bradford's player-manager was forced to include young Fee at the heart of the defence after Jackson Low will move east and deepen Lows and will move east and fill High will move north-east and intensify absorbing High High will drift south-east and High north-east both declining suffered a broken nose on Saturday against Bournemouth Cascarino's ability to win balls in the air was equalled by his skill on the ground and only McManus in Bradford's goal prevented the Gillingham striker scoring earlier Back-header Gillingham went into a 32nd minute lead when Mehmet half-volleyed a Duncan cross into the net Their second goal came from a Mehmet corner Cascarino cleverly back-heading the ball into the net for his 17th goal of the season The nearest City came to scoring in the first half was when McCall sw his fierce snap shot well saved by Hillyard Gillingham maintained their pressure in the second half and went further ahead in the 61st minute through Johnson City's problems continued to the end and defender Podd who had been booked for a foul in the first half was sent off for dissent Gillingham: Hillyard Sharpe Adams Sitton Wefltherley Handford Johnson Duncan Horrlx Mehmet Cascarino Bradford City: McManus Podd Watson McCll Fee Cherry Cavener Abbott Ellis Mellor Chapman BRITISH ISLES rnncsACT rnD I runt-UMji rvn 0 66 19 i Locarno Aiaocio 1 64 18 54 12 63 17 4K NOON MAY London Angls Alfredo di Stefano gives Real a 50-50 chance (14) eJi I sw Paddy McMahon and Toyota Tigre who will lead the British team at the Spanish International Show Olympic candidates in stern Barcelona test By ALAN SMITH JTTVE of Britain's young Olympic hopefuls led by the experienced professional Paddy McMahon will face a crucial test at the Spanish International Show in Luxmbrg 46 8 Luxor 104 40 Madrid 63 17 Majorca 68 20 Malaga 66 19 Malta 68 20 Manchstr 50 10 Melborne 61 16 Mexico 82 28 Miami 82 28 Milan 68 20 Montreal 58 14 Moscow 57 14 Munich 55 13 Nairobi 75 24 Naples 66 19 Newcastle 45 7 Delhi 95 35 New York 71 22 Nice 66 19 World Cup Soccer MEXICO SAYS HAVELANGE Though Joao Havelange president of I A has indicated in Rio de Janeiro that the 1986 World Cup will probably be held in Mexico Canada and the United States are still attempting to persuade FIFA officials otherwise Speaking on Brazilian television Mr Havelange said he could not see the competition being cancelled in Mexico because of the country's economic problems The level of competence will be high in both the organisation and on the financial and economic side" he added Meanwhile Canadian cabinet ministers and FIFA officials officials have been meeting this week to discuss the North Americans' case It is believed that Harrv Cavan senior vice-president of FIFA and Sepp Blatter the general secretary were also there to rectify earlier bad manners" In the United States two former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Cyrus Vance have agreed to act as envoys for the US Soccer Federation at I A's executive meeting in Stockholm on May 20 1 Barcelona on May 20-24 i BETTY UBER week writes Colin Gibson Di Stefano has watched Aberdeen in several of their recent League matches and describes the game against Celtic as one of the roughest I've ever seen" He went on: I have never seen so much violent play in a game nor have I seen so much kicking in British football I am sure Aberdeen will not be allowed to employ this style in a European final Aberdeen played a hard game so hard in fact that at times it bordered on the edge of the rules You can say violent if you want though people may criticise me for saying so" However di Stefano did see some entertaining and for Real some worrying features in Aberdeen's play: The team moves so very well because they are well prepared physically When they are in possession it is difficult to get the ball away from them In defence thev are superb with a brilliant sweeper" Strachan best He said: "The attack goes like mad but of course we only saw them at home We will now go away and study the videos of how they played against Bayern and Waterschei" Di Stefano singled out Gordon Strachan as Aberdeen's best player He makes the whole side tick Mark McGhee is a born fighter He is unpolished a rough and tough rpan with a terrible surge He is the typical British tank in the role he plays Two other players who caught my eve were winger Peter Weir and goalkeeper Jim Leighton I studied the team as a whole not individually though They play 4-2-4 but when they attack they involve six players They have style and don't leave openings" he added If they were to leave an opening Real have in Santillana the man to punish them He has scored eight goals in the competition so far and demonstrated his finishing ability at international level against Eire last week With Uli Stielike and Johnny Metgod they have two foreign players of the highest calibre and will be aiming to win the trophy for the first time Their only other appearance in the final was in 1971 when they lost in a replay to Chelsea Di Stefano had hoped already to have the Spanish League trophy in the Barnabeu Stadium silver collection but on Sunday were surprisingly beaten 1-0 bv lowly Valencia and Bilbao snatched the title by beating Las Palmas 5-1 FINAL POSITIONS Oporto 59 15 DIES AT Oslo 77 55 13 54 12 75 24 70 21 Paris Peking Perth WARM FRONT -A COLD FRONT OCCLUDED FRONT -A- 52 11 Akrotiri 72 22 Alexndria 81 27 Algiers 70 21 Amstrdm 48 9 Athens 75 24 Bahrain 84 29 Barbados 1 8(i 30 Barcelna (iti 19 Beirut 75 24 Belfast i 54 12 Berlin 57 14 Bermuda 75 24 Biarritz h8 20 Birmghm 52 1 1 Blackpool 50 10 Bordeaux 63 17 Boston 81 27 Boulogne 50 10 Bristol 55 13 Brussels 48 9 Budapest 66 19 Aires 66 19 Cairo 99 37 Cape Tn 68 20 Cardifl 57 14 Casahlnca 64 18 Cologne 52 11 Cofcnhgn 45 7 Chicago 50 10 Cnrful 70 21 Dallas 79 26 Denver 52 11 Dublin 54 12 Dubrvnik 66 19 Fdinbrgh 46 8 Faro 66 19 Florence 70 21 Frankfurt 52 11 Funchal 64 18 Geneva 59 15 Gibraltar 66 19 Glasgow 50 10 Guernsey 50 10 Helsinki 48 9 Hongkong 77 25 IniMbrck 59 15 Inverness 45 7 of Man 52 11 Istanbul 66 19 Jeddah 93 34 Jersev 50 10 John' big 73 23 Karachi 90 32 Palmas 66 19 Lisbon 63 17 Prague Issued at 630 pm Black circles show temperatures expected in Fahrenheit The equivalent temperature in Centigrade is given alongside in brackets Arrows indicate wind direction and speed in mph Pressures in millibars and inches YESTERDAY'S RESULTS DIVISION I Ipswich U) 1 West Ham (1) 2 D'Avray Goddard Stewart (pen) So ton (1) 1 Tottenhm (1) 2 Armstrong Brazil Mabbutt DIVISION II Carlisle (1) 2 Cambridge (1) 2 Bobson Sinton Bobson Christie Shrwsbury (0) 1 Burnley (0) 2 Bates Phelan 3537 Donovan DIVISION III Gillinehm (2) 3 Bradford (0) 0 Mehmet Cascarino Johnson 2716 Reykjavik 45 7 Rhodes 73 23 de Jan 77 25 Rivadh 91 33 Rome 68 20 Sa'lzburg 50 10 Frisc 57 14 Santiago 61 16 Paulo 84 29 Seoi! 73 23 Singapore 90 32 Strasburg 57 14 Storkhlm 48 9 Svdncv 72 22 Tangier 68 20 Tenerife 66 19 Toronto 48 9 Tokyo 72 22 Tunis 72 22 Valencia 77 25 Vancver 55 13 Venice 64 18 Vienna 61 16 Warsaw 57 14 Washngtn 81 27 Wel'Hngtn 52 11 Zurich 52 11 This is an additional fixture to the British team's original schedule to make up for not sending a side to Rome this week McMahon will take Toyota Tigre who looked to be returning to top form when jumping a fine round for just one mistake on soft ground he hated in the Kerrygold Championship at Hick-stead last Sunday Kelly Brown and Foxlight also put up a first-class performance in the Championship to reach the jump-off and eventually finish fourth Foxlight and Gary Gillespie's Goldfink could make up into Olympic horses but they and the others need experience before a clear judgment can be made about their chances Team manager Ronnie Massar-ella is anxious to give them and the other amateurs as much mileage as possible and he should be allowed to do so even if this means upsetting some of the top professionals Team for Barcelona (May 20-24) Paddy McMahon (Toyota Tigre) Jane Sarneant (Ladies Man) Kellv Brown (Foxlisht) Gary Gillespie (Goldfink): Peter Richardson (Rye Hill) and Michael Whitaker (Amanda) BOWLS SUSSEX FOURS CH'SHIP CEast-hounr): Semi-finals: Robinson Jewell Prince Jewell (Preston) 21 Buckman A Knapp Holli-man Hayward (Crawley) 13 I Miller Menday Moses (Preston) wo Gibbons Lewis Ovett Havward (Preston) ser Final: Jewell 21 Miller 14 yesterday TODAY'S SOCCER PROGRAMME Kick-off 730 unless stated UEFA CUP FINAL 1st Leg Anderlecht Benfica 61 DIVISION II Barnsley Newcastle DIVISION IV Peterborough Blackpool SCOTTISH LGE Prem Div Dundee Rangers FOOTBALL COMB Norwich Soutnampion Oxtord Arsenal Tottenham brislol (2) Reading Chelsea 1215) MIDWEEK LGE CUP Portsmouth Gillingliam (2) MIDLAND INTERMEDIATE LGE CUP Group Bromwich Stoke (1130 am) CENTRAL LGE Div Hudders- field Bury Newcastle Blackpool (7) Sheff Utd Leeds Wolves Sheff Wed (7) Div 11 (7): Bolton Man City Bradford Wigan (715) Port Vale Sunderland Preston Derby ALLIANCE PREM LGE Boston Utd Barrow Dagenham Bath VV'ealdstone Kettering Worcester Telford SOUTHERN LGE Prem Div: Dartford Alvechurch Fareham Watcrlooville Welling Chelmsord SER VOW ARM ISTHMIAN LGE Prem Div Harrow Boro Stanford Tooting Bognor Div II: Lctchworth Eastb-ourn Utd SOUTHERN JNR FLOODLIT CUP Final 2nd leg: Watford QPR (ls( leg: 0-3) SOMERSET PREM CUP Final 2nd leg: Frome launton JUBILEE CUP Heron (R Navy) SEME Bordon (Army) (Veovilton 2 OTHER SOCCER SCOTTISH LGE Prem Div: Hibs 0 Aberdeen 0 FOOTBALL COMB Palace 3 Millwall 2 Leicester 2 QPR 2 Swindon 2 Birmingham 0 Ham 0 Luton 6 Rrading 0 Charlton 3 SER VOW ARM ISTMIAN LGE Prem Div Sutton 3 Bromley 0 Div I Hampton 1 Boreham Wood 1 MIDWEEK LGE CUP Section A Brentford 3 Wimbledon 1 SE COUNTIES LGE Div Chelsea 1 Arsenal 2 CENTRAL LGE Div Blacknool 0 Everton Liverpool 6 Coventry 2 Stoke 2 Sheff Wed 3 Div Hi Chesterfield 1 Rotherham 2 Postponed: Burnley Oldham SNOOKER ENGLISH AMAT CH'SHIP Southern comp 1st Rd (Fareham): Watson (Hants) bt Eady (Northants) 8-4 SPEEDWAY BRITISH LGE CUP Leicester 42 (C Cook 9 Courtney 9) Belle Vue 36 (C Martin 12) NAT LGE Cravford 54 (B Thomas 15) Weymouth 42 CM Veates 15 Cros 13) Sun ill's Fart si Andrvvs Dunbar I nnnouth Scarboro' 01 06 By A Special Correspondent Betty Uber one of the great players and badminton personalities of the '30s and donor of the Uber Cup the trophy struck for the Women's International Team Championships has died aged 77 in Bournemouth Hants Mrs Tiber made 37 international appearances for England between 1926 and 1951 and had the outstanding record of winning her first 50 successive matches in these events She won the All-England Single Championship one in 1931 the Doubles title four times and the Mixed Doubles title eight times seven successively from 1930 to 1936 three with her husband Bertie Uber and four with Donald Hume Mrs Uber's speed of movement and anticipation were phenomenal and she possessed a sixth sense which made her almost impossible to out-manoeuvre Despite being for a long time the best woman player of her generation she remained modest and charming to all That in many ways is a reputation we shall remember with even greater admiration than her tangible playing record Betty Uber was also a com-petenti-fciwn tennis player representing her county for many years and competing in the Wimbledon Charnciorhips In her younger days she had many successes on the hockey field Other obituaries P14 Cromer 1 0 Gorlcston 11 LowrMoit Clacton 05 South Folkestone 01 HaMinqs 21 Fastbrne 46 Worthing 3-8 Key cloudy fair rain sunny Temperatures (F C) lunchtime generally Asterisk indicates previous day's reading Speedway ENGLAND ARE STRONGER By JOHN GATES Superior strength at reserve could be the factor in England's favour when they meet the United States in the third speedway Test at Poole tonight With the countries having won a match apiece England call upon three Poole riders in Michael Lee at No 1 with John Davis and Kevin Smith as the reserves Wally Mawdsley the England team manager says he will not hesitate to use either Davis or Smith if any of his first choice riders do not reproduce their customary form ENGLAND Lee (Poole) le-sup (Wimbledon) Collin (Belle Vue capt) Carter 'Halifax) Morton (Belle Vue) Wigg (Cradley Hth) Reserves: Davis (Poole) Smith (Poole) UNITED STATES Schwartz (Reading capt) Cook (imatt) S'qalos (Inswich) King (Cradly Hth) Moran (Sheffield) Moran (unatt) the 24 hours to 6 pm Max Rain Temps cither ins (day) 01 7 48 9 Rain 033 45 7 Riin 019 45 7 Dull 0 01 48 9 Cloudy 012 50 10 Briuht 15 46 8 Rain Oll 50 10 Rain 008 48 9 Shower 001 52 11 cloudy 001 54 12 Showers 54 12 Cloudy 002 54 12 Sunnv 004 55 13 Brluht 002 55 13 Briqht 55 13 Briqnt 55 13 Cloudy 002 55 13 Cloudy 0 02 55 13 Briqht 55 13 Sunnv 001 54 12 Briqht 55 13 Briqht 57 14 Cloudy 55 13 Sunnv 54 12 Briqht 019 55 13 Briqht 57 14 Sunnv 57 14 Sunnv 55 13 Sunnv 003 55 13 Sunnv 004 57 14 Clondv 005 57 14 Briqht 002 57 14 Briqht 55 13 Sunny 011 52 1 1 Sunny 002 50 10 Sunny 006- 54 12 Dull 004 54 12 Sunny 001 46 8 Briqht 46 8 loudy 006 45 7 Rain 0 15 46 8 Rain 038 46 Cloudy LONDON READINGS Max temp (7 am to 7 pm1 55F (13C) min temp (7 pm to 7 am) 46F 8C) rainfall: 0 02 inch sunshine: 0-8 hour In Britain yesterday warmest Middle Wallop Hants 59F (15C) coldest Aviemore 43F 7C) wettest Aberdeen 0-38 inch sunniest Tiree Cardiff Airport 11-3 hours IoiorCycling FOREIGN RIDERS IN COMMAND Domination by foreign riders increased as the International Scottish Six-Day motor-cycle trial neared the halfway stage Last night's leader board showed the top six places occupied by overseas competitors With only one observed section still to be attempted the 30th in yesterday's route Eddy Lejeune (Belgium) and Toni Gorgot (Spain) were level on 25 penalty marks LEADER BOARD A Gorgot (350 Montesa) Spain 26 marks lost 1 Lejeune (360 Honda) Belgium 28 2: Galeazzi (320 SWM) Italy 31 Si Michaud (320 SWM) France 32 4: TOO TlHtl Frjnr 5: Southsea 25 Ryde Sandown 48 Shanklin 44 Bournemth 46 Poole 50 Swanane 8-0 Weymouth 43 Fxmouth 38 Teiqnrnth 75 Torquay 72 Falmouth 60 Penzance 79 Irrsr-v 20 Guernsey 39 West Newquay 57 Tenby 100 Colwyn 107 Southport 95 Morecambe 30 Douqlas 93 Scotland Stornoway 47 Lerwick 0-9 Wick GOLF WELSH RUGBY UWON PRO-AM (St Pierre Cherctow): 65 TK Ray (T Ahton) 68 Evans (Telnnhrnouth) 70 Chadwck (Ins-yvich): Blenkarne (S Wilts): Coles (Dunlop Spts) Jagger (Selby) A Pts Ath Bilbao 34 22 6 6 71 36 50 Real Madrid 34 20 9 5 57 25 49 Atl Madrid 34 20 6 8 56 38 46 Barcelona 34 17 10 7 60 29 44 Sevilla 34 15 12 7 44 31 42 Zaragoza 34 17 6 11 59 39 40 Real Sociedad 34 12 12 10 29 27 36 Gijon 34 9 15 10 31 32 33 Esp Barcelona 34 13 6 15 45 47 32 Malaga 34 10 10 14 37 48 30 Betis 34 9 12 13 42 45 30 Yalladolid 34 9 11 14 34 51 29 Salamanca 34 10 6 18 31 47 28 Osasuna 34 10 6 18 39 54 26 Valencia 34 9 7 18 42 56 25 Las Palmas 34 7 11 16 32 55 25 Celta 34 9 6 19 27 56 24 Santander 34 9 5 20 44 63 23 Champions: Omonla Lighting up time 858 pm to 456 am Sun rises 528 am Sets 828 pm Moon rises 240 am Sets 1044 am CYCLING High water at: London Bridge 78 am 1204ft): 714 om (198ft) LAWN twiNIS WORLI T5AM CT-p (Diifeldorf) Kew Zealand led France 1-0 Spain lead West Germany 1-0 TOUR OF SPAIN Stage 14 (Laflos De Enol-Leon 121-8 miles): Hernandez 5hr lOmin 3 sec Overall: A Pino Dover 410 am (174ft) 442 pm (174ft) Kinlos Burgat (240 Fntic) France 34 6- Aberdeen.