THE OLYMPICS
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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1948.
Jamaicans Beat America's
Best In 400
Best Liked Competitors
London, August 5. Twa 1048 Olympic diving
champions
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Metre Metre Event
London, August 5.
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UNOFFICIAL
STANDINGS
London, Aug. 5. Unofficial team stundings with
48 events completed follow: The United States Sweden
France Hungary Australia
Finland
Donmure
Italy
Arthur Wint, the Jamaica giant with the winged foot, beat America's best today in the final of the men's Olympic 400 metres. His fellow countryman, Horb McKenley, came in second in what had been a tough duel between the United States and the British Commonwealth. Wint's time 46.2 seconds-equalled the Olympic record set by the American, W. Carr, at Los Angeles in 1932. nif Far Eastern parentues are the most, papular The minutes before the Tomorrow the competitors will competitors at thia year's starter got the six runners contest the secon! Balf of the Turkey
nway were tense, and twice Decathlon-110 #etres hurdles, Netherlands They fe Dr. Sammy Leappeals had to be made to the discus, pole vault, Javelin and whose parents were both hors in 67,000 spectators for less noise, 1,500 metres. Seoul and 23-year-old Mrs. Vie-
The shouting died away and la tocla Mario Draves whose hush of
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electrie tension the father was n Filijono and mother
rumers got off to a good start. in Louthon-born Englishwomne, McKenley was immediately up
Sameny,
24-yen-old Rust Sun-beskle Wind in next to no time. day and at Arbternt in the US. Round the Brst bend into Army Medical
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bark stretch, McKenley was out man months to serve before he front and appested to be win- Lettres to private practice, today | ning. won the tower diving title after "Wint, with his gigantic stelde coming third in the springboard -belleved to be the longest in even this werk in the Olympic the world-gave the impression Janol.
parents arrived that he was gaving himself. He pounded along taking only about one stride to the two of everyone else, and kept within two or three yards of lus fel. low Jamaican.
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Jinx Day
Britain Austria Jamaica
In may resurets today might Switzerland be called a Wembley Jinx day. the France's two caultles were Alexa
Norway Czechoslovnkin any, who withdrew from the Belgium 1,500 melres swimming because
Argentina of food poisoning, and Rafncl
Feri Pujazon, favourlie for the 3,000
Panama metres ateeplechar, who walked
Yugoslavia off in the sixth lap because of a
Mexico slitch due to an old liver com- Canada plaint.
Mrs. Diaves won the Olymple | Al the *urn after. the buck woman's springbird diving the stretch. Curroita, of Australia, two days ago and experts freely istemed to be jong better than predict that she will triumph in the others, with Me Whitfeld, Fraley's women's lowen dive USA, up close. which will make her a member of the very small select band of women who have won two Olyin- pie titles.
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Doctor Sammy A the crowd calt him has been gled in sever- during th Olympic swimming to render assistance in his professional empacity, Hi most seriotis case was when his team-inate Andpeson fell from the high tower during a diving exhibition this week and hud to retire from the competition. Lee told the Associated Press today that he would only get marries when
the right he "found woman".- Associated Press.
Record Holder In Shanghai
Shanghai, August 6. William A. Carr, holder of the Olymple 400 meties record of 40 seconds, and who is now a busineraman in Shanghai, today sent a cable to Arthur Wint, the Jamaican, congratulating him on his splendid wh in London yes-
McKenley was well up on his own, and rounding the last bend must have been at least Ave yards ahead of Wist.
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It was then that the former RAF ofeer began to increase his pace. Steadily, he crept up, and in comparison to that great stride. McKenley seemed to be making almost no progress.
Wint passed him about 15 yards from the tape and ''nereasing the gop at the Anish. Whitfeld hung on to gain third place by three yards from David Bolen, niso of America, with the Australian, Currotta, fairly close, and G. J. Gulda, the other American, a long way back in sixth place.
Both Wint and McKenley had von their semi-finals,
Decathlon
the
Meanwhile,
Olymple Decathlon championship ten
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Poland
Among
ather European Ceylon casualties werd Greta Ander | Brazil son, of Denmark, who caught Spain stomach cramp in the middle
of a swimming event and war dragged out of the pool un- conscious, and. O. Slenerova, of Czechoslovakia, who fall in the women's 200 metren running heats and had to receive first
ald.
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JAPS CRACK RECORD IN "CONSOLATION OLYMPICS"
Tokyo, August G.
Two Japanese swimmers uno@elally bettered the world '1,500 metre free style record by, 20 seconds today In Japan's "consolation 'Olympics."
Konoshin Furuhashi and Shiro Hashlæume finished almost in a dead heat Par under the world mark of 18 minutes 60.8 seconds set in Tokyo 10 years ago by P. Amano. 'Amano was a spectator.
Furuhashi won by a stroke timed in 18 minutes 37 seconds. Hashizume was clocked in 18 minutes 37.8.
The occasion was an all-Japan swim meet at Melji Pool, bullt for the Olympics Japan never held in 1040. The mort was timed carefully to coincide the same event at the Lon den games. And today's performances seemed to vindicate Japanese.--Associated Press.
Pakistan Beat France
London, August 5. Pakistan, who hope to
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India in the final of the Olym pic hockey contest, went neater achieving that ambition
to-
night by n welt merited victory over France by three goals to one at Sudbury, a northwest 22' London suburb, in a Group C
eliminating round.
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Pakistan were definitely the masters in
the
second Half
though France gave them a few uxfoux moments in thirst period by taking the advantages of the heavy sodden ground.
The interval score was one all -Ariz scoring for Pakistan and Langlois for France but Darn mucie sure of
of winning by obtain- -United Press ning two gols to put Pakistan ahead three minutes after the interval and further ahead after 15 minutes of play.
In the semi-final, the Dutch In another eliminating round sprinter took another step to(Group B) at Sudbury tonight. ii wards the triple crown by easily lively Afghanistan side played winning and improving her time. [faster hockey than their heavier Over at
the Empire Pool, J.Striding out beautifully in effort-Swiss opponents but had to be Verdeur, USA, swimming the lers style, she finished in 24.3 content with a 1-1 draw, butterly stroke, broke the Olym-seconds,
Other preliminary rodi pie record for the 200
Miss A. Patterson and Miss hockey matches played today men's breast stroke tonight, win Mary Walker, of Great Britain, were: ning bis heat in two minutes 40 had a strong tussle for the two Belgium bent Denmark by two the 1980 mark set by Hamuro, of Patterson won, but a good five H. Niemegeerta and J. Klelbase: seconds-5 seconds better than other qualifying places, and Miss goals to one (scorers Belgium - Jupan
yards behind Mrs. Blankers Denmark-V. Loft), in Group C. Koen.
Great Britain beat the United States by 11 goata to nil (scorers: 'Gren: Britain-Borrell 4, Adelard 2 Peake, White and Reynolds), in Group B-Ruuter.
Davies, of Australia, made a gallant last Jap effort in heat four to snatch victory from K. Carter, also of the United States, but he just failed to accomplish Arat
place. Kuren Harip, 23-year-old Copenhagen
tonight furier. roke her own new Olympic re- cord in winning, the final of the women's 100 metres back stroke. She clipped her murk of one min- ute 15.5 seconds-established yesterday—by... second.
The race was so fast that the runner-up, Suzanne Zimmerman, of the United Strics, also bruke the 1936 record with her time of one minute 18 seconds.
A
Thrilling Tussio
Sweden Sweeps Field
Sweden
swept the board today in the Olymple 3,000 metres steeple chase, capturing the gold, silver and bronze medals,
T. Bjoestrad was the winner in nine minutes 4.6 seconds. E. Elmareter and G. Haestroem were second and third, respec- tively.
Open Pairs Lawn Bowls
In the Open Foirs Lawn Bowls The favourite for the title, Championship played yesterday Rafael Pujazon, of France, after at the Hong Kong Football Club. keeping up with the Swedea for C.S. Rosselet-und-T.A.-Mudar- hind in the sixth lap and ap most of the walk, dropped be-beat M B. Hasson and U.A.
Rumjahn by 21 sh
shote to 18 shots. peared to be in trouble, for he In the other encounter
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at the Craigergower Cricket Club, C. Dowman and H.A Lammert heat ho the Association football A.W. Hircook and A. Jullet by 24 alay-offs, the favoured Swedish shots to 23 chois.
At
held his side ansi then walked off the track, a dalected figure.
Fo
team overwhelmed Korea by 12 | E.J.
rols to 0, while Great Britain
Kowloor Bowling Green Stiva and J. F.V.
beat France by 1 to 0, Denmark Ribeiro beat C. Lam and J.N.
cat Italy by 3 to 9, and Yugo- | Wong_37-7. slavia defeated Turkey, 3;to I.
Soccer Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals is as follows:
Aug. 10--Denmark vs. Sweden (at Wembley Stadium).
Aug. 11-Great Britain VS. Yugoslavia (at Wembley Sta-
vents-was a tremendous battle or supremacy, with the he Argentinian, E. Kistenmacher, 'eading_at the half-way stage, after live event. were concluded
oday. *
Kistenmacher, was only
Thrill followed thrill in the phead points
of France's
first round of the women's 40: Heinrich with a total of 3,807 out metres, Victory in hest No. -terday.
of a
went to Karen Harup, Denmark a possible 3.000, He told Reuter, however, that,
Close behind were three Am-after an exciting struggle will
Curtis, he had fully preted bis 1032 ericans R. Mathias, F. Simmons Anne
USA, and C and I Mondschein.
France, with the tearter-) Thomas, murk to be bettered.
Mr. Carr, who is here as China Competition was close through ship changing sex times.
big struggle for manager of the American Input and in the high jump no
Olymple stirance Company said he thought fewer than four competitors lied gold medals was forecast by the Wint was the logical winner bewith Heinrich for: first place with opening of the rowing events at cause he had reserved
height of 1.86 metres. himself a
today.. Henley for this event and unlike the other
First heats of the single sculls Poland scored a double success showed that one of the toughest Jamaican. Herb McKenley,
-E. Damezk tied with Kisten- and the American, Malvin Whitfield, macher in the long jump with battles will be between Mervyn had not exerted himself in pre- 7.08 metres, and Gichutto won
Wood, Australia, and winner of dium). vious races. Reuter,
he shot-put with:14.53 metrek.
the Henley Dlamano Sculls this The athletic part of the Olym- yeur, John Kelly, the American plc Games is now nearing its end, whose father won the event in and there are only two more 1920, Jean Sepherlades, the days in which the track and field French champion, and Antony evente will hold sway before giv- Rowe, Britain. All won their ing way, to other events, such as races casily.
gymnastics.' Wood had the fastest time with Tomorrow there will be
the seven minutes 24.0 seconds, but dual of the 1,500 metres, i in which his chief rival, Kelly, was not the Swedish champion, Lennart pressed and showed impressive Strand, is favoured to win, Mrs. Blankers-Koen, meanwhile, is ex- The fastest time in the fours,pected to win her third, gold. with cox was registered by the medal in the final of the women's United States in the fourth heat. 200 metres.-Heuter.
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INDIANS SLIMLY
FIRST PLACE
HOLD
New York, August 5.
The Cleveland Indians got only three hits today, but it was enough to defeat the Washington Sena-` tors and keep their slim hold on first place in the American Loogue.' Catelier Jim Hegan's 10th the major league double play and 11th homers and ang by record for a single game, by pitcher Gene Bearden gave the turning in six twin killings. tribe the margin of a 3-0 vic- tory. The Cleveland Infeld came within one of equalling
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Aussies Had To Fight For
Runs
Birminghom, August 5,
The Philadelphin Athletes swept 0 doubleheader from Chicago to gain a second place the with New York, two percent nge paints behind Cleveland, Just four hits won the first
game 3-0 for Philadelphin. The Athletes took the second game 7-4.
The New York Yankees
winning streak to Ave beating Detroit 2-1.
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Allie Reynolds got credit for his lith victory by scattering alx |hite, but fireman Joe Page retir- ed the last two Tigers in the the tying run on ninth, with third.
After two costly errors earlier,
stop
Vern Stephena ro-
deemed himself by driving in the winning run for Boston for an 8-7 triumph over Saint Louis,
Right. felder Gene Hermanski's three home runs more than balanced the Dodgers' six errors ns Brooklyn defeated Chicago 6-4 is the first game of a scha❤ duled National League double- header.
Rain postponed the second
porno.
The victory moved the Dodgers info seront place by 0000 over the rain-died Saint Louis Car- dinals, (Only day game in the National League).
Scores:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington Cleveland
R. H. E.
0.00
(Winning pitcher Gene Bearden)
0.0 0
| Philadelphia (iat game) 3 4 0
Chicago *********
(Winning pitcher Joe Coleman) Philadelphia (2nd.gume) 73 Chicago
8 2
2 7 0 10 0. (Winning plicher Allie Raynalde)
B.10.3 7 61
Winning pitcher Curl Babelb)
New York Detroll Boston Saint Louis
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Finding Eric Hollies, Warwickshire's 36-year-old fog break bowler, in great form with the ball today
· on a responsive pitch, the Australians had to fight for runs in compiling a first innings score of 254 in reply to the County's 138. By the close (Winning pitcher' Tax Bushaon)^(-),” of play they had taken three Warwickshire Chiengo second innings' wickets for 90. Hollies stoked strong claims to a place in the fifth-Associated Press.
Test by taking eight of the tourists' wickets for 107-more wickets than any other bowler has claimed against the visitors this season.
Lindsay Hassett, who battled **admirably for two and a half
hours in scoring 68, and Ray
Today's Fixtures Lindwall, with a hard hit 15-
saw their side through a dan- gerous period, putting on, 70 The following are today's Lawn for the seventh wicket. Bowls fixtures--
K.B.G.C.
FIRST DIVISION
де K.D.R.C. Recrolo v H.K.F.C... I.R.C.
y K.C.C.
BECOND DIVISION
V K.B.G.C.
v H.K.C.C.
C.C.C. Recreio H.K.F.C.
V
and L.J.
1. Sykes, and
F. Greenwood beat V.C. Dixon Coombes 23-14.
Prison O.C.
Barton Wins Race
For Double
London, August 5. Dismissing M. R. Barton, of Surrey, ot Chesterfield today, George Pope, the Derbyshire all-rounder, became the first cricketar this season"to com- plate the double of a thousand runs and hun- dred wickets.
Brooklyn
(Winning pitcher Erskina)
8 80
WIN BY NINE WICKETS
Birmingham, August 6.
The Australian tourists do- feated Warwickshire by nine wickets in their match which concluded here today,
Scores:-
1 ́Innings
WARWICKSHIRE
Warwickshire scored, slowly in their second innings after losing a wicket with only three on the board, and when stumps
were drawn they were still 26 runs bo- | hind with seven wickets to fail.
After lunch Hollies, who had Taylor, e McCool, b Lindwall bowldd
morning, missed
Thompson, c and b McCool.. 85 Hassett's stumps by a hair's Ord, b Bill Johnston.. broadth with als
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third
which went for two byos.
2nd Innings
*138
24
ball, Donnelly, c and b McCool
Dollary, run out... This was an unusual expert-Kattar, b Bull Johnston ... 16 ence for Hassett, whose judgment
against spin was generally, perdsley, a Johnson, b McCool 9
not out
fect. At 231, with the stand beCannings, b Bill Johnston tween Hassett and Lindwall Pritchard, e. Bradman, worth 70 in 60 minutes, Hollies Jahnston ...
took his fifth wicket by getting Hollies, e Loxton, b McCool Hassett leg before. Batting two
and a half hours for 68, Hassett
Extra
Total:
AUSTRALIA
had seen the Australians through a trying time against a keen al- tack
In his next over, Hollies digtet Inpinge
missed Lindwall und Saggers in 2nd Irinings (for one) ed for the last mun, Bill Johns Morris, not out three bails, and he also account-Brown, Lb.w., 5 Hollier ton bringing his tally of wickets Bradman, not out... to 'eight, the, most, taken in an Innings by any onn bowler
He won the race for the feat with several others who against the Australians this sen- were nearing the double figures, including Jo He bowled 43.5 overs and Bailey, the Hampshire lefthander, and Kenneth conceded 107 runs. Cranston, Lancashire's captain.
States in the third heat of the sailed by Dr. A. Oswald, a 10-blow to the championship table (Pince 117 not out, kin 60 not Surrey, however, dealt a not out); Lancashire 280 for 2 pairs without cox, has an excol-year-old lawyer, won today's tice leaders hopes of lent chance in this event.
ultimate out).
Women Collapse =
In the women's track and field events at Wembley, two girls collapsed in one-irest of the wo»
men's - 200 metres flat, an event included for the first time in the Games. I
In the Olympic yachting events honours, by winning the match In three hours, three minutes 40 seconds, over the 55.0 mile course, by 167 runs.
Conado, handicapped by being
Extras
Total (for one)
Lindwall
DOWLING
0. M
12
39,
27.5 0:56
Poor Start
B. Johnston
shire made a poor start against
Facing a lead of 116, Warwick-Loxton
McCool Lindwall and Bill Johnsion, both Ian Johnson of whom found some life in D
Byes 16, Leg-byes Pritchard At Canterbury: Kent 300 for pitch which the ball was inclined declared and 14 for 3; Notting-to
Canning
come through at varying Holite
stern at the start, had to return started Derby on the downward
low Tel player, Jim laker, hic 0E. and start agains
forced over; the line, by yachts Alre Bedser, who with his falhamshire 326 (Kecton 109, Stockseth only three runs, scored,
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full length slip catch by McCool M. Leg-byos 1-Reuter. Af Worcester Worcestershire disposed of Taylor. Cautious The Canadian cruft, which was path yesterday, completed their fir treperied to have retired, discomfiture today by claiming 223 and 72 for 3: Hampshire 310 battl finished eighth Associated Press, alx of their season
Thompson and Ord batting by (Perks 6 for 73). Innings'
prevented any further loss-be- fore, ton, whidi was taken at 89) At Ebbw Vale: Gloucestershire for one, but the score wa
score was pro- The champion
148 (Watkins 4 for 27); Glamor-gressing only very slowly, county, Middle- ex; pls scored a two-day vie an 03 for 4.
Thompson In particular played The Committee of the by an innings and 90 runs: Bims, (ory, bating Northamptonshire AL
on the defensive, and had. Weston-Super-Mare: ten to his credit of the lateral action of the Hong Kong Fest
grimly
ball Club will be arranging: fix- 740 and 145 (James Somersht of Middlesex, put last night to Langridge 8 for 61); Sussex 235.
Ord, who had batted with en- turer for, the rasen, shortly, BI- W play out the last few minutes, (Wellard, d. for, 80) and no runs
terprise, WRE bowled by,, fore this can be done it is. shooter from Bill Johnston tial for the Committee to have, without addition to his Intars idea of the number o {\val?ncoraj and with Pennelly available.
Five and a half yards from the
O. Sienerova, Czecho rlovakia, collapsed from sheer
London, Aur.-5] fatigue and rolled over on
Groups B and D standings in dirt track. She was passed by the Olympic basketball prelimu
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J. A. King, Australlo, who won
place by
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lapsed
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8. 1. 241134 stayed today, to complote is enfor no wicket.min 3123.131 fury, and then the Tent bowler, 29 30 31 Jack Young, rattled, the North At Northampton:: Middlesex 22177 121 amptonantes butsman, buck to the Northamptonshire by an in- 3710177 Hovillón to the tune of sevennlig äril 99 runs Northamp
tonshire 218 and pa: (Young:7 for Say Middlesex 408 for. 8 drelst-/
The close of play scores were: ed (Robertson 400, alms 101 Ro-
skying, a caluri entah të amar members, and intou Cool, bowling for the first Ume bere, who wish to pl**** In the match, thrpsman were season are requested gut, for 47 whan rain hold up the Coastores "play" for 15 minutes Naval Bwire) and sonic: al Vafterwards with
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