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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1950.
European games:
, FILIPUT, ITALY, WINS
400-METRE HURDLES; BRITAIN HEADS LIST
Brussels, August 27.
A. Filiput, of Italy, ran a beautiful race to win the man's 400 metros hurd- les final in the European Athletic Championships here today in the
record time of 51,9 sacs.
*********.......«««««««i | This time beat the record which he set up yester-
SALE OF TICKETS
FOR BIG SWEEP
Up to 5 pm, yesterday at most $10,000 tickets were sold
by the Hong Kong Jockey Club For the mammoth Kwangtung Handicap Cash Sweep which is to be run on Saturday, Octaber 7.
The winner of the winning ticket is asuured of at least HK$272,000.
The ticket sellers said that. cach day between 3,000 to 4.DCG tickets are sold but they expected a rush for the Cash Sweep tickets beginning to. wards the end at next, month until the day of the draw and calimuted that more than one million tickets will be sold.
Washbrook
: to tour Australia
day in the semi-finals by one-tenth of a second.
Hurdling gracefully. Fillpul won the race comfortably and war never worried. There was a-grod
place between) race for serond Litouev, of Russia, and Whittle, off Britain. The Russian just had the lear of the last juurdle and, run- ning ou strongly, took second plore.
There were about 35,600 spec- (tatura al the Stadium to watch: the concluding stages of the Championships, which consisted of 111 finals.
The weather was warm with e nice breeze and a shirt-sleeved crowd basked in the hot sun- shine.
Mrs. Fanny Blankers Koen, o' Holland, won the women's 200 metres to gain 'her third medal and repeat her Olymple perforia- ange in London in 1948.
There wa Htle in the race until they came to the final bend but the wonderful Dutch athlete was always in the van. Challeng ing her ware the Russians and the Eritish entrant. Miss Hall, who seemed to be going the beat of the challengers as they came down the straight.
Then Mre. Blongers-Koen cami: on the scene. Brillant as slid is. she did not seem to have hops. of poging back the leaders, but gradually as they neared the tape she reached them and the thre crack sprinters from Hollarit Russia and Britain appeared to break the tape together.
A photograph showed that Birs. Blinkers-Koen's great effort host just fulled with Britain the win- her by Inches,
Beth teams returned 47.4 sees.
Dorporate finish
The men's four by 100 metran relay produced another des. perale Anish with the Ruslan and French teams breaking thei tape almost simultaneously. This was, the last event of the Championships. This final should have be
bean run exrifer but it will be recalled that there WALL dispute over the first vemi-final, In which Britain, the Soviet Union and Belgium were concerned.
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In the throwing the javelin, the Olymple Champion,
Rauta-
1.
The Soviet Champion. Set-varra, of Finland, could only rhenova the holder of the title,
Anish th with '66.20 metres London,' August 27. rame with a forriñe burst, close Finland, however, Cyril Washbrook. the Lan-home, however.
gained th to take second title with, a winalug throw of cashire and England opening place with Miss Rall gaining third 126 metres by Hyyllinen.
is after all to tour place from another Russian girl, batsman,
Mulshina.
Australia and New Zealand with the MCC cricket team
this winter.
This was announced by
the MỤC. John Wher, Cambridge University and Middlesex fost bowler, has been lovited to com- plete the party. Dent Compton, of Middlesex, has been appointed vice-captain.
When Washbrook's came included aniang
the Art chosen last month, he announced that he would be unable to make the trip because of business com- mitments. Now he has come to an arrangement with the co-dire tors of the sports firm he has Joined in Manchester,
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Smooth running
Shenton did
Standings
BEWILDERED!
bo.
Gialkeeper Meintosh of Sheffield Wednesday, woars wildered expression as yet another Roy Bentley shot whistles towards him from the Chelses and. Chelsea, which had al- ready scored three goals, eventually won 4-5-(AP Photɔ).
Tigers
split with A's; Phillies win
New York, August 27, Detroit retained its slim load in the American
League race, splitting o not allow the Britain, ny winning eight Euro-
doublehoador with pean Athletics titles, gained more
the Philadelphia Athletics today. gold metinls than any of the other
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Championships here.
22 nations competing in the The Tigers lost the opener 3-4 when centrefielder Sam Chapman homered in the eighth with one man on base.
on
next
The Soviot Union weje best with six, but the Russians. narrowly topped
unofficial points tally bused on the frat six placings in all the finals.
Working on a basis of six points
Tar
first, five for a second down to ore for a sixth placing, the Soviet team scored 112 polite ngainst 108 by Britain and 107 by France.
fact that he was drawn in the outside fana to disturb him Br the men's 200 metres final. M decided to make every post a winning post and running ax
and ~ with tremely smoothly great power he (scored a com fortable triumph to give Brital har fifth gold medal and the with the Russians in respect of gold medals gaired. Bally, the French winner of the 100 metres title, took second place from Lammers of Holland. Moretti of Italy, who finished, fourth. stumbled and fall after the race and was carried away on a stret- cher with his left knee badly grazed. It looked as if he had been attacked by cramp,
There were 12 starters for thei at Adelaide and will miss only 1.800 metres a large field. Nan
Country the first two matches, which are
leading keville was
the Finn. normally regarded us practice
Britain Taipalle, at the end of the fro guines.
Jap with Slijkhuis, of, Holland, USSK
France lying third. and at the second lap was lead- Italy.. The Finn den took up the lead Holland ng Nankeville, followed by the Czechosloveklu
Icelandt Frenchman, Mabrouk.
The MCC has given him per- mission to fly out later so that he. can complete his busters affairs, He will meet the other 10 players
Waer, who is playing in the present nature against the West Indies at Lords, is a right arm
fust-medium bowler of consider- able promise. He won his Blue end County cap Inst, summer and has developed remarkably in R short while.
The four figures after the naine of each country in the list in- ilicate in order the number of gold, silver and bronze-medals and the total,
He is 23 and has taken 82 wie-title sprang ahval to the front, Norway
kets so far this summer. He has been elected captain of the Uni- versity side for the next season.
As they came down the last Sweden lap. the English holder of the Finland
Switzerland and held his lead for 700 metres. Then he went to the front again Austria and made a desperats bis to leave Yugoslavia the field. He was promptly chal-Turkey
The oppointment of lenged by the Frenchion and the Belgium
as vice-capicin of the tearing Buiclunan
touring team strengthens the
the England captaincy.
Those three were well ahead of
he make a success of his new ve was still in front 100
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In the nightcap, Art Houtteman
seventh recorded his
triumph from Detroit 8-1.
The Cleveland Indians blow⚫ 7-0 lead and were beaten by the Boston Red Sox 11-0, who re- fused to be counted out of the pennant ruce..
Clyde Vollmer's pinch hit grand alam home run climaxed a six Iun seventh inning when three consecutive Cleveland errors All- od the bases with two out,
Pinch-hitter Tommy Henrich 17 belted a long single to right feld 15 with the buses loaded and one Rout is the 10th inning to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory 6 over the Chicago White Sox.
The Second place Yankees cut Detroit's lend to one game.
The Washington Senators split a doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns.
The Senators won, the first game 18-0 behind Joe Haynes' five hit pitching, but the Browns bouneed
fest of the second contest 11-10. back to take the 10-loning slug-
Roy Coleman's triple with two
give the Browns
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
R Detroit (1st game) ... Philadelphla
Winning pitcher Beb loser Ray Herbert.
Detroit (2nd game)... 8 Philadelphin.... 1 Winning pitcher Art man, loser Lou Brissic.
Davis Cup:
4-1;
Refreshing
DRINK
Coca-Cola
by
Australia win trophy
Brown beats McGregor
Forest Hills, August 27.
Tom Brown won the final match of the 1950 DavisTM
Cup challenge round, defeating Australia's Ken McGrogor, 9-11, 8-10, 11-9, 6-1, 6-4. Brown's comeback victory saved the United States from utter defeat in its losing 'attempt to de- fend the Davis Cup. Australia won the series by four matches to one, taking three singles and the doubles contest. After Frank Sedgman routed Torf Schroeder in the day's first match and McGregor started brilliantly
Brown against
It looked to 8,000 spectators as t the United States would take the
compared with only four tor the struggling · Schroeder: whoi double-faulted three times in dropping the opener,
Sedgmon, charging Schroeder worst beating in the 31-year his-with amazing sideline placements, tory of the Davis Cup.
bänke Schroeder's service in the But the 27-year old: Brown, third and soventh games of th Wimbledon finalist in 1947, came second set. He had 10 placements! roaring back to take the only in this set against one for Schroo United States victory. Meglory, Sedgman crashing through dor. The third set was the soma who had shown championship
form in trouncing Schroeder In Schroeder's delivery In the first straight sets on the opening day and seventh games to wind it up. fred 10 nees in the opening set. Illustrating the vast difference Не rammed through Brown's between the two. Sedgman had service in the 10th game then held 30 placements in the match com. his scrvled to win 11-9. In the pered with bat night for Schroe- second set he outsteadied
the car. Californian and Brown appeared
After the match, Schroeder had to be through as he double-faulted
way. his service in the 17th gamete to say except to congratu
on his fine play. Inte Sedgman to lose the set 10-8.
Then Brown storted a come. He said. "I just could not make back Suddenly he found the my shots behave. I never was able to take control." He was touch of a concert pianist as he then slicnt apparently sorry that Bred shots which caught the his exit from big time tennis was Australian flat-footed in the back.
#SK: inglorious. court. McGroger bruke Erown's first service in the third set and was all set to romp home In straight suts. But Brown batiled back gamely to draw even in the sixth game, then shook the Aus- tralian's composure with foretog tactics which carried hiin to win ning a break-llưough and a 11-3 victory..
Cup may stay in Australia for five years
Bydney, August 27. The next Davis Cúp chat- lenge round will probably be hald in Sydney in December next year, it was announced tonight by Mr. Bryan Fuilar, President of the New Bouth Waies Lawn Tennis Associa flor. tlart.
Mr.
Fuller sald. Australia should not be optimistic over her chances of retaining the Cup as the Americans hava several promising
youngsters But former
Australian. Davis Cup star Jack Draw ford Bald that the young Americans, good, as they are, Godamah not as good
or MaGregor. He said that Australia's chances of ratain” Ing the Cup for the next five yours are extremely good,- Associated Press.
Malayan Chinese beat HK side
two.
Singapore, August 20.
Chinese, The Malnyan couls down within 11 minutes, with great He said nothing about his tennis] stormed their way future but it was obvious that he courage and determination to B never again will play in the Davi 3-2 victory over Hong Kong Cun. He will hurry home to Chinese in their annual Interport California to return to his re- Ho Ho Cup soccer fixture et frigerator business. He even Gingapore's Jalan Besar stadium mentioned the intention to catch yesterday.
fast plane as he walked back to the club housD.
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Servico crumbles
Jack Kramer, his longtimo pal, McGregor was through" then, I was as downcast as Schroeder. his unerrleg backhand dissolve. told Schroeder, "He just did Ing and Cannonball service to you what you have been doing crumbling. Brown attacked like to others for years. But the Aus-
hungry cougar, "slamming | trallans are young,
They
are. Lull through the handsome Austra of enthusiasm and pep and caclt lan's deilvary in the fourth and shot and each game is the most sixth games for mm. easy 6-1 important thing in the world to win: Yet he tried gamely to them. But for you
The
game was packed with thrills, working up to a terrific climax when the Malayans got their winning goal 20 seconds from time.
Baroly a minute carlier, the Malayan goalkeeper had saved two scorching drives from point. - plank range,
Both Hong Kong's goals were scored by dashing 20-year-old and Tom Ko Po Keung, the skipper and
centre forward-Reuter.
come back by rallying to break Brown tennis is not like that any Brown's service In the sixth more. In your matches there were game of the final sat.
at least 15 Instances of indecision,
match between A Challenge It was a vain attempt, however, Hooper, us Brown broke right back with they can run, run, run, And that's the Flest. Division and Second
the difference.”
Division Lawn Bowls teams of slamming corner placements. held Sedgman, too, had little to say the Hong Kong Football Club his own service after being down largely because the captain, Hurry will be played tomorrow on the 0-40, then roared back through Hopman, does not like his players Hong Kong Football Club greent 3 McGregor's service by storming to talk to newsmen. Franke did beginning at 4.30 Houlte-the net to fiulah off the Austro- comment. "I was playing well.
Bau..6-4. -
Schroeder
12 0 11 11
3
Frank Press. Earlier in The day Cleveland
Sedgman scored a straight not Boston ...
Winning pitcher Chuck Stobbs, 6-2, 6-2, which gave the Austra
victory over Ted Schroeder, 8-2. loser Al Benton. Chicago New York
2 1
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jjans a 4-0 lead.
The 22-year old Sedgman toyed with veterum Schroeder as ho
Winning pitcher Allie Reynolds, blasted the 1942 national cham- loser Bob Cain.
pion in straight sets.
SL Louis (1st game).. 0 Washington
Winning pitcher Joe loser Al Widmar.
B
In the three sets it took him to 3 subdue the American Davis Cup 8 12 0 nice, Sedgman lost service but Haynes, once while breaking through Schroeder bree straight times. In the opening sot in the third, fifth 15 3 and seventh games, losing bis de
livery for the only time in the Winning pitcher Dick Starr, match in the sixth game, *. loser Mickey Hatria.
St. Louis (2nd game) 11 Washington
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Chicago
Poland, Greece, Spain. Rumania, view trendy held la many quar- ters that he is being groomed for the field and it was certain that Denmark, Luxemburg and Portu-
Should one nt them would win. Nanke- gat nil falled to gain a metal.
The Anal placings were (un- duties he may lead Eagland! metres from home and again arf Gifcial based on the following on in the 10th scored Roy, Sievers |
50-metres mark. Here, how scale scule: first-8 points; second against South Africa here nex®) ever, he was clearly finished and points; Afth-2 points: sixth the winning run in the last con- St. Louls
- points: third-4 points; fourth from frat base 1 point:
summer.
The complete party chosen for the tour is:
F.I. Brown (Northamptonshire)
enptain,
1.T. Simpson (Notta)
T.E. Bailey (Essex),
J.G. Dewes (Middlesex),
A.V, Bedsor (Surrey),
T.G. Evans (Kent);
W.E. Heilles (Warwickshire),
D.V.P. Wright (Kend),
W.G.A. Parkhouse (Glamorgan)
L., Hution (Yorkshire).
D.C.S. Compton (Middlesex),
D.B. Close (Yorkshire),
D.S. Sheppard (Cambridge Unt
versity and Bussex)
A.J. McIntyre (Surrey),
R. Berry (Lancashire).
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C. Washbrook (Lancashire),
JJ. Warr (Cambridge Univer-
alty and Middlesex)-touter.
U.S. BOXER KO's GERMAN
Bonn, August 27, Al Ifoosman, Americon Negro heavyweight boxer from Ban Francisco, tonight knocked out German Norbert Saplon of Ger-
the
went back head Mobrouk got past the tirli
Englishman but immediately the Soviet Russia. Dutchman came with a fine burat Britain.
to win a splendid race in record France time. Magrouk Plowed down Sweden, near: the pust and was almost Italy
Finland
parsed by Naokeville.
The 400 metres was covered in Holland
18 sees the 000 notres in 2 min. Czechoslovakia 1. ser. and the kilometre in 3 Iceland
mis, 32.0 roca
Narway Switzerland
Hot pace There were 18 starters for Yugoslavia the 3,000-metres steeplechase. Belgiuni
112 points. 108 points 107 points. hpoints, QB
points,
52 points. 47 points
30 points.
20 points:]
29 points
16 points. 13 poin
points.
test.
Phillies win
The St. Louis Cardinals feasted
- an attack' that Included four home
Two of the homers was from
R H E
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3. B 2
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Sizzling drives
Handling. Bchroeder's alezling drives with little difficulty, Sedg», ** man had 41- first-set- placomants
Sports in brief
:
was not. United Rinks will be chosen at thứn
ground.
SPORTS GOSSIP
With the Lawn Bowls season fast approaching its end, the race for the three divisions of the Lawn Bowls League has reached a very in- teresting stage.
In the First Division, Indian Recreation Club; who had taken a very commanding league early in the season, have faltered very badly. dur- ing the last five days. On Thursday they lost to Club de Recreio "White" by four points to one and on Saturday they wen down five points to nil against Kowloon Dock at Hunghom.
The little Yuggutav. P. Segedin, Poland and Austria five points on Brooklyn Dodger pitcher with nody, loser Herman Wehmeler,
each. who won' i tha' British „alšie të July, as a hot paca and at the Turkey and Denmark-four points runs, a triple and three doubles. New York (and game) 1
Cincinnati
*80 halfway stage led from Sonders vienot
: bạch.
Winning pitcher Hourle Fox, thred, points, outfelder Stan Musial's bat.',,:~ 'loser: Sheldon Jpnes.--Associated swimmer to build a house have won gamé "after 3 game.1: Younger cricketers of the India}}| harp, of Sweder, the pair being Portugal well ahead of the field,
one point..
The Boaton Braves took both | Pross Stokken of Narway, was then Greece, Spain-and · Rumania-nil|| lving 10th. Begedin had" shaken | poluils--Reuter.
off the Swede with two laps to co
at which point the Norwegian had
mnegri Into sixth place,
With a lap to go, the Czech, Roudny, camo on the scene. The Yugoslav Ind at the bell from Roudny, Blomster of Finland.
Luxembourg
BASKETBALL POSTPONED
GOLF NEWS
4 1 Winning pitcher Bubba Church. Brooklyn
3 8 .13 14 09
Club de Recreio "Blue," who, to be in that position. He has Winning pitcher Lloyd Boyer,"
have been trailing behind the beaton: two. Arst class bowlers in loser Carl.Erskine.
Bingapore, August 28. The Hong Kong table tennis Indians for gulto a long frie, Charlie Gough and C. Dowman. Boston (1st game)
have now taken the lead and, He will be meeting W; Cameron 7-14 tourists Wingeun Tiger Sport- fudging by their performance, In the final Pittsburgh **
final some time this work The Philadelphia Phinies in
Ing Association-pained on casy there is nothing to stop them Winning pitcher Max Surkent, victory over the Tiger Sporting from winning the championship: Plans have been drawn creased their League load over
sup loser Bill Werle. Brooklyn in the National League
Association, "of Singapore,' winff-
The Portuguese boys have shown for the construction of a "true by five full games as they do Boston (2nd garne)
ing by five games to nil, In 'thelr
themselves to be excellent bow- pitch" composition practice wice feated the Chleage. Cuba 6-1 in Pittsburgh.
second match here last night. ... 1 D .0
lers while the Indians, good naket for members of the Indian the first game of
double-
`Winning · pitcher Norman Roy,
The tourists will meet North they are, have several weak Recreation Club at Sookunpoo, header before the second gamo) loser Mol Queen.
Malaya_tonight.---Router,.
links in their team. Added to T'ho new wicket will be ready ended in a 4-4 tie, when it was New York (let game) 11 172
this, they could not alroply. And I for use sometime In Beptember Alexandria, August 27, called on account of darkness
the right bowler In the right and should prove to be of fre Cincinnati
Ir 2 The Egyptian government, to berth t
valuable assistance to members Winning pitcher Monte Ken-day awarded £5,000 euch to Kowloon Dock Club who for of the Club who play cricket,
Hassan Abdel Rehim, winner of the Inat two years have been the recent Daily Mall cross Test in the First Division League, 1. Channel swim, and Marel have done very well- this, season veteran interport cricketer will A. A. "Arthur" Ramjahn," the Hamad, who was thad,"
Under the leadership of veteran The money will allow each. Victor Rambay, the Dock Club once again bb coaching the Cabinet announcement said Very few bowlers realise the with his coaching, some of the
Recreation Club this HERSC Associated Press. Demon
strength of the Dock team, but Thoro promising younger, erlei on Saturday they' certainly Brussels, August 37. showed their prowess, when the their game and aid the club ketorsti! will surely") improve-la The International Amateur casily accounted for the Indian considerably in League, matches, Athletic Federation's 22nd Con-Recreation Club, Not that the Polders today decided, to recognise Indians were playing bad boyle, 430 Harrison Dillard or the United but it was the Dock team, play-
eccond round 45020 States, as world record holder ing brilliant bowls that gave
Shield Lawn Bow, 47010 for the 200 meters hurdle) and them a very creditable win, wedi gories will be played tomorrow, 74 40003 Emilu Zatopek of Czechoslovakia |
Auberton Day, at the Kowloot 074417 (for the 10,000 meters) Asso In the replay for the Club de Cricket Club between: The Kore 74 398 ciated. Prem
Recreio Lawn Bowls Memorial log Bowling Groan Club,
Kowloon Cricket Cli
[Club Cup.the rinit : skippered b by vetoren TF da Luz with B. Mime these two teams YeRibeiro 3. Bouza, and L. Austin Road, Kowloon A. Retario beat a zink skippered Green Club won by by his brother J. Aria Lus, with However tomorrow's SEA AYUNoodL) 0. AN Guterres and bol playedpur Cox's Kalidon; August 28. FAH: Easto, by 29 shots to 145 the home team should "Middlesex, were all out for 211 H. Brown, thas reached the their feal laninge Just before Final of the Police Recreation funch at Lords today," and brithe | Club Lawn: Boyle Singles: cham- lutorval vafest Indies; had made (pionship. Itown has beony play, ( för nu Wigketa in reply-Toy- dur very consistent bowl" his Šreson and thoroughly: deserved
ends of a twin bill from the cellar. The following are the standinga dwelling Pittsburgh Pirates..."
in the major leagues: They won the opener 7-3 with
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a four run blost in the 19th, They got four homers, including loft feldor, Ralph Kiner's 40th of the Detroit
New York season. ·
Cleveland The Braves collected two | Boston
contest, Washington:
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Duo to rainfall last night's| and Stokken. Two hundred me- basketball match which was to tres from home the Czech chal. be played between, the Shanghai lenged with a terrifle burst and "La Girls Team and, the South homers in the second won comfortably from the tiring Ching Girls Basketball Tearn which they took 1-1 Chicago many in the third round of Segedin, Blomster (and
was postponed to this evening. Stokken. scheduled alght round bout ** Also" winging, his fight' in the.
a desperate finish to There was a diddleweight bracket was Burl the woman's 400 metres relay. Charity of New York. His Car The Brillab team on the outsid
the lead man opponent Robert Lume, wore always disputing
the next ve up with broken hand in with the Russians in the fourth, round of a scheduled | Inna.. eight round ouLANTE TRIANAE as they come to the last leg during the weekend, wus
Raigret, Grab how was ex- Britali wan couple of yards A. D) Duty (19), with total in the mu
on Max Schingling, ahead of the Russigns and Mian of 35 points...
unded by Youlds went off a great speed and The competition for next hilfer to alvinesa
ing and medito bo-holding the Rur-week-end, will bevina, quailtying confest (612 nd snapethel
Kan Khampion, Bischunova round for-the-
The Cincinnati teda and New Philadelphia York Giants split their doublo St. header.
The Giants downed the Rods 1161
under a 17-hit deluge in the Philadelphia the Stapleford opener. Right fielder Don Muster Brooklyn 'BuyLojila Mr non led the attack, -
New York Howie Fordyuched a nest, fouri Chicago
“Reds the second | Cine
Competitions, played at: Sunitha "andi shird, baantân. Han dr Boston
WEST INDIES vs.
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