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JAPAN PREPARES FOR
1940 OLYMPIAD
SIMPLICITY WILL BE
THE KEYNOTE
LAVISH SCALE BY GERMANY DEPRECATED
(By Leslie Avery)
New York, October 22. SIMPLICITY, with no attempt to match Ger- many's lavish display, will be the keynote of the 1940 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Dr. Jigoro Kano, original Japanese member of the Inter- national Olympic Committee and head of the Japanese Amateur Athletic Association, said to-day.
Lient. Davies, above, ie à fine all-round spörtamen und' bas al- ready been seen out for the Navy both cricket and hockey matches.
*
LAWN BOWLS FINALS
Aitkenhead Shield Encounter
DINNER AT THE K.C.C.-
LIGHT PRELIMINARY
TRIALS NO USE
WEBSTER OUTSTANDING
IN
PERFORMER
D. O. FINLAY'S BAD LUCK.
London, October 7.
(By J. E. Lovelock)
the second part of my review of the athletics
..
season I deal first with the marathon, in which we find the history of 1932 largely repeating it- self. Then Sam Ferris finished second to Zubala in the Olympic event. This time E. Harper was runner-up to E Sou, of Japan. Yet in the AAA. event, Harper was again only second to D. McNab Robertson, who in Berlin could not "Germany went too far in many things. set a bad example)
finish in the first six, while earlier still in the for future Olympics," Kano, who is 76, said. "Japan will drawį
Polytechnic marathon he was a mere fourth be a middle course not too extravagant and yet not too simple. We
The curtain will be ring down hind A. J. Norris, Lalande and D. McLeod will try to bring the Olympics down to a level where future host on lawn bowls in Hong Kong for nations will not aim at trying to outdo their predecessors." the season after to-day's Aitken-Wright.
Kane, who was influential in bringing the 1940 games to Japan, head Shield match between Bong I cannot help feeling that throughout the middle and long arrived from Berlin recently. He will sail for Japan on October Kong and Kewicon, which will be distances, from the half-mile to the marathon, the general form 29 from San Francisco and arrive in Yokohama on November 24 played at the Kowloon Bowling shows that the man who is fighting fit too early is racing stale to help preparations which already have begun for the Inter-Green Club, the game to be fol- by the time the big events arrive and that he who progresses national Athletic Carnival four years hence.
lowed by the annual dinner at steadily and hastens slowly is most amply repaid later for his Japan will spend perhaps the Kowloon Cricket Club, at the restraint $5,000,000 for the games which end of which the prizes won dur- Timing in training must be as exact as timing in racing. will be centred at Mill Santing the year will be distributed. That this does not hold to the same extent in the shorter dis A spot similar to Central Parki
of Tokyo. The match will start promptly tances and hurdles is exemplified by the consistency of men like the outskirts There the present track and at 2.30 p.m. and altogether 12 rinks Sweeney and D. 0. Finlay. (Continued from Page 2)
field, swimming and baseball will be seen in action. The teams It was most unfortunate for, įstadiums either will be enlarged are very evenly matched and althe latter that in F. Towns, of Australia could very well door rebuilt for the games. good game should be seen. There USA.. he met a phenomenally with a medium-pace off-spin bowl- Temporary Structure may be one or two changes in the fast and beautifully polished er of the Hugh Trumble or M. A. An Olympic village, which line-up of the rinks, which have hurdler, for Finlay's time in Noble type. That no one of the will be a temporary structure been selected as follows:- right quality is in sight is the rather than permanent military HONG KONG view of most cricketers. But under barracks such as in Berlin, will ¡C. Summons Don Bradman. A. J. Ryan (South be constructed
house H. Westlake Australia). who bowls slow approximately 3,000 athletes. L. A. Collyer mediam to medium with an off The money for the games will. Hollidge (skip) spin to a leg field, or H. J. Plant come from the government, the, (Victoria) might all the bilety of Tokyo and private con-A-Paul though neither has yet done any-tributions. thing outstanding in first-class Experts were sent to Berlin W. H. B. Muskett cricket. Ryan and Plant are bet-land they with the aid of some ter batsmen than the other bowl-foreign help, will plan the en- ers, Plant being a left-hander intire layout.
Steamship comA. M. Omar clined to go for the bowling' --: panies, railroads and hotels. Logan` somewhat crude in style, yet effec-owners will be asked to make. Basa (ship) tive
substantial cuts in their rates
GRIMMETT IS PAST HIS BEST
On
to
A. Webster
J. F. Lunny
KOWLOON
Rink 1
A. M. Calman
C. H. Baxto
R. Morrison
C. & Silva (skip)
Rink 2
W. W. Hirst J. & Dinner
B. G. Craig
A. Eyde-Lay
(skip)
(skip)
Rink 3
A E. Person
T. Coleman
J. M. Jack
J. S. Riddell
F. Ward, a former Sydney bowl-so as to enable athletes and LCR Sous er of the slow leg-break type. guests to visit Tokyo from all S Carter. about the speed of Grimmett, and nations.
turning them from the leg com-1
Kano said there would be po manda fair to good length, and is attempt to propagandise Japan about the best under-study to such as was the case in Ger- Grimmett on last season's form. Ward is an ardent cricketer, fairi a smart bat (right hand) and Geld. Last Season he captured wickets match after match for
South Australia, bowling to his Seld, with Bradman almost genius in placing the field for his against the different batsmen.
Ward's Good Figures
meny.
physically, and in that case, will be in the reckoning.
Rink 4
W. I Walker S. J. Houghton F. E. W. Haynes L. Jack A. W. Grimmitt G. EL Sherrik
finishing second at Berlin was one-fifth of a second faster than Sarling's winning time in 1932, when Finlay was third. Fin-
lay's 14.4 this year equalled the warded for the steadiness and per- previous Olympic record, yet it fect timing of his efforts. was not good enough, for the A. A. Cooper was unfortunate standard in these more techni-jin not being able to represent his cal events has so improved in country owing to there being no the short space of four years.
suitable event for him, for in a shorter event he should have been very well placed.
Thornton's Shewing
One is tempted to gloss over our
Of the other hurdlers, J. St. L. Thornton showed by his splendid relative failure in the field events.
F. Cullen (skip)-effort to gain th place in Berlin but it is useless avoiding the fact that his Varsity, record of 1932 that other nations regard these as scarcely deserved all the comment of equal importance to the track att- it created at the time, while A. G.jevents. Whatever our own Pilbrow justified the faith that tude, we must realise that, proper- hisly executed and correctly and tact- Oxford has always had in
fully managed they can prove as strength and fighting spirit
F. V. Scopes, of Wrekin, winner interesting. if not as thrilling, as of the Public Schools event, is by any other part of a meeting, and far the most polished of the our public is not alow to show its younger performers, but T. L appreciation of a good performTM Lockton, the junior champion, has ance neatly done. chances of big improvement.
(skip)
Kink 5
(xicip)
Hoosen
S. M. Banjahu
S. A. Bright B. S. Rogers
(M. Y. Ada)
A. R. Dallab
(skip) -
M. J. Henderson
A. M. Holland.
(skip)
- Rink 6
Two other young bowlers com-E. J. Edwards ing on in Sydney are T. Caldwell & Robertson
I. Enesell (off and leg break at slow medium. Rodger pace) and L. J. O'Brien (right-
1. A. Luz
C. A. Lopes
J. J. Basto
(skip)
F. A. M. da Silva
(skip) Rink 7
LA. Gutierrez W. Greig
J. S. Landolt V. N. Atienza 3. Orem W. E. Hollands || H ̈A. Alves
*13. Waid
S. Pollock
A. A. Remedios
(skip)
Pink 3
hand fast). As so few first-clase matches are played each season In his first season for his new they may not be heard from. State Ward, among other performe
Remarkable Fields...an and 4 ances, secured 4 for 127
Alan McGilvray, the all-rounder for 62 against the MC.C., 6 for 127 and 3 for 57 against N. She captained, New South Wales. last season in the absence of the f? Wales; 5 for 74, 4 for 72, 2 for 77 international players is a remark-W. Cunningham, and 0 for 29 against Victoria; and 3 for 35 and 6 for 47 against able fieldaman close in, anyatere, C. Chalmers Tasmania. He is not so good as steady fighting left-hand hats- Man with ne great variety of
P. E. Knight bowler as Grimmett.
2 steady
J. Gellatley Though he has played in Bris-scoring strokes, and bane, Melbourne and Adelaide, right-hand medium pace bowler, Costes, Ward is actually a Sydney cricket-ather easy on the best wickets out J. F. McGowan Jer, and not unseasoned. His dis-
The first Test-eleven may come) trict club was St. George, with
from Brown, Fingleton, Bradman, G. Perkins first which Bradmen known, and
became
bere.
(skip)
(skip)
J. E. Noronha L. J. Silva
F. L. Soares
Quarter Mile Tale
Webster Outstanding
specta
· The education of the
The tale of the quarter-mile is as necessary as is that of the hurdles is not so happy, for in the competitor and the official, if our absence of F. A. R. Hunter, whose field events are ever to rise to the strength and speed secured his standard that would enable us to position, and in the failure of 2 hold our own with other nations.
-the K. Brown, J. Sheffield woD
The outstanding performer of championship and represented us the season was undoubtedly C. E. well and faithfully in Berlin.
}Webster, who must be warmly ad- One whose performances tend to mired for the patience and work be overlooked, - however, is 1. P. which enable him continually to Dowell, who put up the fastest in-add yet a little more to his height, (skip) dividual time in his heats of the in the pole vault. The acquisition ¡AAA. but who had not the of technique is slow work, how- strength to last out three gruelling ever, and more and more coaching rounds. His day, however, will and big competition are necessary come when the strength of extra to bring out of our men what I years is added to his pace and believe their physique and ability Istyle
contain.
F. V. V. Ribeiro
Rick 9
J. Eevie M. Ferguson J. Watson J. Fraser
Rink 19
(skip)
EL Overy
R. EL. E. Marks
C. J. Tacchi
A. Spary
with which W. J.Cabe, Darling Robinson, Chip"¡w. Gil O'Reilly is now associated. Ward Perfield, Oldfield, O'Reilly, Grim- W. Hair (skip) is a trife better bataman than the mett, Ebeling, McCormick and
Fleetwood-Smith recognised Test bowlers.
E. White, a very tall young Sidney left-hander, is a Test possi- ible, though be would be much bet- ter suited by English conditions. He delivers over the wicket mixes; the pace keeps an length, and flights and spins a
immaculate
(skip)
AE Silkstone
Handicaps For Valley Races
Jumpers' Injuries -
S: E West and E. K. L Kennedy
Injury likewise' ruined
.
K S
Tommy Evenson, second to lo Hollo in the 1932 Olympic Steeplechase, proved himself still (skip) the leading exponent in England, proved the best of the high jump- (Continued at Foot of Next Col) but he was unable in Berlin to reels, and it was unfortunate that produce his best form. In fact, injury prevented the former show none of our steeplechasers has yet acquired the technique of theiring his best form at Berlin. Continental rivals. Not until they Duncan's representative chance in realise that their event is a spe the long jump and took toll of EL: cialised track rate and not merely Boyce in the Olympic hop, step alternative to cross-count and jump. There must be more running can they hope for inter than mere coincidence in these national success in this age of con misfortunes to our three leading centration.
jumpers, and one cannot help sug- gesting that too great competitive It was in the 50-kilometre walk, stiain under heightened - nervous
little. As a rule be, is a trifle Saturday's Race Meeting at om (140), Victoria Hall (140), and faster than Verity. He has a good faster ball and a yorker. On a wicket helping him he is very diffealt: on a true que, steady and not easy to punish ta med
The following are the handicaps, The Tiger (168), Tybe (140), -Valor-
What A. Chance (140). the Valley:
Surrey Handicap-“A” Class-
Cantala Bancap "B" Glass One Mile
Biz Purlongs Cossack's Beauty (145), Gladiator Blandford - (160), Double Finesse (146), Herod (155), King's Warden (150), Honey (147). Perfect Day (161) Oak Bay (151), Soldier of Bri-(143), Racing Heart (142), Saucy
Face (150) tain (163), and Wild Life (158).
Snowy
In The First Test?
Whitlock's Consistency
Nullah Nullah Handicap "A" CIERS-Streamline (ES) (159); and; however, that Britain secured her tension may play havoc in a body
· Six PurlongS
A product of the Sydney Church Australian Boy (140), Bobrisk Star
of England Grammar School, he (140); Derby. Day (149), and Vixen
is a son of A. B. S. White, a very Tor (152) Handicap. "D" Class
able bateman, who played for Newi
Norfolk
Five Furlongit
Sussex Handicap
highest individual success. E. Anot strengthened by enough basic Whitlock for years, now has de-work
Seven Furlongs Balios (149), Blue Ribbon (162), monatrated his consistency on the Cassius (148); Eberry Idol (163), road, and in Berlin he was re- Emergency Chi (186), Estorer (161),
Beriot (140),
0), Humber (168), King's
South Wales years ago. White Celebration Time (140), Donovan (Parade (261), Old Star (161), Popu junior is a sound field, solid rather (168) Gold Sovereign (161), Mou-lar Star (150), Rugby Star (156), than brilliant, and a solid though a View (145), Night View (168), and Shamrockc: (160),000 (5)// not versatile batsman.
Sylvandale (185), **
Handicap Hugh Chilvens, the leg-break (142).
Sefolk
Burgemaster (140).
-Rink 11
G. S. Graver KM Omar
E. W. Lines F. A Cheesman 1. G. GM ga
STATUE TO HAWAIIAN SWIMMER
#ALANKAZEBRZU bowler, looked a Test certainty and Handicap, “ON CLARGEM Five Furlongs cade 13. M. Crmar skip) R. Duncan : (skip)}sized bronze statue at Waikid
Kayamally Elde
Top Floor,
Honolulu, October 22. Local sportsmen plan to erect a life-
Beach to Duke P. Kahazamoku, Hawaiian awinner of two Olym- pác Games generation ago. Duke is no
now high theriff of Hono (skip) Inla
two years ago when he rivaled Sex Harings(150), Copper Idel (LU), Diogenes posa de Pink 12.
Great Eat (140), High Honour (156) Den (155), Double Chance A Stevenson A. S. Russell Grimmett. He has since fallen (140), Jungle Jim (161), King's (140), Gold Coin (158) Marry Doer 13. A Fraser TW. Car
way. It looked a question of Bounty (161), Miracle (140) Mono(146), Pride of Tsingtao. (150), Rac-K. S. Robertson B. R Philips: health so, he may come again plane, ti47), New Star (140), Bousing Boy (155) Spinɛway (168), Wa-B. E. Manghen.
(skip) this summer, as he is quite fit sean (140) Soldier af Peace (145), debridge (161), and Zero (151).
S. Randle