ON THE RECORD The Importance Of Being Eager
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1951.
Police "A" Win Stanley Shield
is nothing more im- Cynthia is already in the first commenced last week-end, concluded before portant to success in sport, than) tem,
the
desire to do better, an engerntes to improve on one's belt every time out..
It
Only 10 of 63 girls who com-
American Na eagerness alona peled in the Was on that Cynthia Eager, who will ional AAU Championships for be 10 in November, has already the 400 Metres Free Style fitis at the end of July carned two trips to Manila. at Detroit She is due for a third soon and beat 5:49.8 for the distance. a longer one to Helsinki nexi year to the Olymple Gamics.
Copenhagen and Amsterdam, Irma Honolulu and Oakland.
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The performance plane will excite some interest, More in- teresting were come of the crests of
'his peen
·
The Stanley Shield Seven-A-Side Soccer Knock- Out Competition in which 56 teams took part and which an almost capaelly crowd on the Club ground yesterday, with Police "A" defeating Kit Chee "A" In the final to retain the Shield which they won last year.
In the Junior (Schools) Competition, Wah Yan AM defeated La Salle College by one goal to nil after extra time.
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ST. LEGER WINNER STAGGERED ALL
THE EXPERTS
London, Sept. 23.
Many of Britain's most famous owners and trainers were staggered as they watched M. Marcel Bonasac's coll, died at fall-Talma II, race home a ridiculously easy winner of, this
year's Doncaster St. Leger last weekend.
On conclusion pt the final The final of the Schoolboys The world over last year, ten game, trophies were presented Competition saw a dour struggle women, led by Anna-Maria by Mr N. B. Fraser of the between Wah You AM and La On Saturday, Cynthia swam Schultz of Argentina in 6:14.6, Hongkong Police, who was in-Salle,
0:20.2 for 400 Metres terned in Stanley Internment 440 Yards in 5 minutes 49-4/5 brat
•Weh Yan AM were definitely for 440 Yarda). Eva Camp during the Japanera Oc sirperior in deamwork, but Ls accends,
that (5:30.2 д performance
Skeley (Hungary) did 5:15.4,cupation and on whore Big Salle never gave up trying. will be noted with interest in
Schumacher foliand), tion the Stanley Shield compell-Wah Yan gained on early lend
Tholma 5:20.2,
existence. Kalamation was brought into (Hawaii), 5:21.4, Colette Thomas A bouquet of flowers was when they forced the La Salle presented to Mrs Fraser by Misa defence into conceding a corner, (France), 5:23.0.
a beach which was held until well Omar, daughter of Mr R. Minto the eccond half, when Wah Outstanding performances
the event have Omar, Secretary of the Heng-Yon themselves were forced to year in
give away a corner. the 6:15.3
Greta kong Football Assoolation. of
Whis the ecore More than $28.000 has been Anderson (Denmark), the 6:21.0
raised by way of gate money, time, the playing to extra time First, IL
a badly-paced of Barbara Hobelman (USA),
will be donated | was necessary and it was during .raco. I:
super-cager, the 5:23.3 of Evelyn Kawamoto The net
to the tional Red Cross this period that Wah Yith scored who sprinted Cynthia
Into a (Hawali), and the 6:22.0 for
or such other charities as the the winning goal, which was a big lead over the Arst few 440 Yards of Daphne Wilkin-
Council of the Hon
Hongkong Foot-header from a perfectly placed British record- lengths and it was an agonised son, the new
ball Association may deem Alt. croat from the right.
of
Nemulle were: South Yu Cheuk-yin expression that finally looked holder.
Quarter-finals. — 8. China “3” over the finish pole.
China, the Colony's most proforts and 3 corners. Sine "A" mising inside-left and Olymplegoals and 1 corner: Police A
3 goals and one corner: Games prospect, was the vic-and Forces 1: Eastern 3. Kit tim of a nasty tackle in the Kwong. Wah dh goals and 1 corner,
South China 3rd F4 Hest NA 3. game between
Semi-Fin/Police “A” 2*goala "" and Sing Too "A", He and corners, S. China "1" "2 goals received an injury which is and I corner: Kit Chee "A 2.
Kwong Wah 1.
Police "A" 2, Kit Chee likely to keep him out of the
"A"0. game for several weeks.
Thin game
WAS
At the 17 turns many curious All these outstanding perform-
pauses
Once were ingistered.
ances by the biggest fish of th:m
or twice it seemed that she was tall to not put into the shade the lingering at the starting end to 5:49.8 of Cynthia Eager. In an make sure whether it was 10 eight-lap 400 metres race against lengths or 12 lengths. 14 lengths the queen-pin of them all, Anna- cr 10 lengths she had alreadyMaria Schulz, she would be two-
thirds of a lap behind.
done.
Her lap-caller WAS almost
That is, in a 25-yard pool, she falling into the pool to get would be lapped once by the best closer to her ear. An average of them all in a 17-lap race and wastage of hell n second on each would be just passing the pole to turn she seemed resigned to the end of the 17th lap as being unhurried about them Marls would be touching it for makes It a total loss of 81⁄2 seconds on 17 turns, and that is a conservative estimate.
Without starting to calculate what the purely swimming side of her performance was actual- by
worth, her time of 5:49.8 was never beaten before 1930 in the British ASA Champion- ships when Miss M. K. Jeffery of Croydon did the distanc In 5:43.2
Motherwell's Nancy Riach won in 5:50 in 1946 and W09 acclaimed the mest promising swimmer Briatin ever produced. Next year came Cathie Gibson, who brought the record down to 6:23.2 in 1947 and Anished third to Anne Curtis and Karen Harup at the Wembley Empire Pool in the Olympic Games 1048 in 5:22.5 seconds.
of
Today Britain is not short of
There swimmers, good
Margaret Wellington
and
are P.
in
who were timed
5:38.2 and 5:39.5 in the semi-
Nielsen,
finals of the last Games.
In
last year's ASA Championships third place went at 5:37.5.
Cynthia's 5:40.9 for 440 Yards' is worth 5:45.8 for the 450 Metros. With only eight turns in a .50- metre pool, that would be worth) 5:413 on the reduced necessity fc: the Erger pauer at the turn, If the Eager pause was eliminated, It would be worth 3:37.8.
Anna
victory. The only other two women in the world who could lap Cynthia in a 25-yard pool are Eva Szekely and Greta Anderson.
•
scle the
The Eager show thunder from the 2:18.8 and the 2:10.4 in the 220 Yards Free Style by Chcong Kin-man and "Sonny"
Cynthia at 15-a-lap- behind the world's very best.
Monteiro. On these performances, they could have finished third In the British ASA and fourth Championships last year.
With Ng Nin breaking the 100 Only 10 wemen bia: 537.8 in Yards Breast Stroke record and the last Olympic Games, only 13 the Chinese YMCA team break- beat 8:40.8. Cynthia could haveing the 400 Yards Relay record, caslly made the semi-final It was a grand show. her Saturday's performante,
Empire
on
Games
The last 440 Yards title was won by Joan Harrison of South Africa in 5:20.4 with Margaret Wellington (Eng land) second in 5:33.7 and Denit
Australia third is No:ton of 5:33.8. In the Empire today,
But this column today is again Cynthia Eager's and it is, to say the least, remarkable that a 18 ar-old girl without any coach ing worthy of the name is touching upon world class. One can enly end on the note that she is, indeed, Eager with a capital E.
"RECORDER"
TODAY'S SPORT
TÉNNIS Kowloon Cricket Club Champlon-
ships:--
R. Q. Baker v Dantel. Chen (Court No. 4). I.. F. Stokes & K. Greene v F. Zimmern & C. Kole- wall (Court No. 1). Mine Bonber- nard Ming P. Ward (Court No. 3. Miss L. Coxall & Mrs J. Lawes
容 wna
close Schoothays Semi-Finale-La Salle
2 Kadoorie 0: St Joseph's 1. affair, with the former emerg-Wah Yas Abl 1 goat and I corner, two corners, Final - Wah YanAMLA lag victorious by
Sale B
the deams sharing four guria,
HQ Land Foreca, who were expected to offer stiff opposi- tion to Police "A", disappoint- ed badly by losing B-1.
were at one
The finalists:
Police "A"--Tanng Kal-wing. Lai Trank Bik- Yuen Yiu-Tam
Band, Au Chi THT, Wal, Leung Shun-ch! and Tam Yung-kan
|_ KR | Chee "A"--Cheung, Koon- hing, Lee Ping-nam, Luk Tat-hay,
Chu Kam ng Kwok Ying-kes and Lau Wing.
Tat-men. Chan Chuen-kwok, John Watt Yan AM-Tommy Lun, Ng Neel Sung-kit, Ng Shue-sun,
A keen tussle was witnessed! Te Kamchung in the game between Eastern kwong. and Kit Chee "A". Eastern time leading by two goals, They failed to hold out, however, and allowed Kit Chee to equalise and force the corner which enabled them to enter the semi-finals,
The best gama of the after- noon was, without doubt, that between Kwong Wah and 23rd Field Regiment RA, which necessitated the playing of two periods of extra time before a decision
could be reached. Kwong Wah winning by a corrier.
Lasen-fook.
La Salle. Tung, On-hol, Lam Yuk- Hm, The Shut-chung. Chol Ching- ming. Stephen Xavier, Paul Wong, Tang Hen-yul.
Home Rugger Results
London, Sept. 22. The following were the res The game was played at a sults of Rugby Union and
23rd Field Rugby League sizzling pace with
games played Regiment leading Kwong Wah to-day: by two clear goals at one
stage.
In the
Wch were
It
that
RUGBY UNION semi-final, Kwong
Kit Guys Hospital 3, Blackheath defeated by
14, United Chee "A" by two goals to one. 12; London Irish
0: Old Portsmouth the Services obvious Was Kwong Wor players were Merchant Taylors 13, London: Richmond 18, OIA feeling the effects of the Scottish 9: strenuous match against 23rd Alleynians 5; St Mary's Hospital Field Regiment, as they failed 9, Harlequins 9: Aberavon 30, Weston-super-Mare 8; Aberül- to display the same dash and We
lary 8, Ebbu Vale 14; Alder- vigour.
Although they
were without shot Services 13,- Wasps--13; the services of Yu Cheuk-yin, Bath 25, Devonport Services 3: South China put up a determined Bedford 26, Metropolitan Police fight against Police "A" in the D.
In the paddock before the race, the French colt had excited. It needed the un- been very restless and divided attention of two grooms to pacify him and more than a few, wished they had not joined in the late scramble to back him.
poor-class Talma's price had tumbled to la crowd of stale, 701 from the overnight offer classic anmials.
But the fact remains that of 100 10 6. His 10-lengths'
the Festival of victory (many said it looked Britain, with
winner, Stakes ncarer 15) was the biggest Britain official margin for 99 years. Supreme Court, now retired, will with which to Then Rockwell, later to prove have nothing
great English sire, beat oppose him in next year's Cup Harbinger, also by 10 lengths, races if he remains in training. The only "hord luck story heard after Talma's win came from Jockey, Charlie Smirke, on the runner-up, the Begum Aga Khan's Fraise du Bols,
FOR THE RECORD
But for the record it was not the easiest Et. Leger win. Don John had 12 lengths to apare over his rivals in the Si. Leger of 1883. Talma's amazing win changed the Boussac luck with a vengeance, for the next day er at Longchamp the French o landed the French St. Leger by four lengths with Stymphale,
As
at Doncaster, the succe23- fut jockey was the brilliant Australian, Rac Johnstone,
HOPELESSLY SHUT IN
was Smirko Bald that ho hopelessly shut in until it was too late. He said that Fraise du Bois was fully 30 lengths be- hind Talma when he got clear but
he made up 20 of them.
doubtful, It is extremely
du Bola however, if Fraise would have beaten the Boussac colt even with a clear run,
Fraise du Bois is to join the British "team" for the mam- moth French prize, the Prix de at Long- Ace de Triomphe, champ next month. Talma will not be in the field.
But to revert to the English classic, quita a few racing writers have discounted Talma's win, stating that his time for the race was only three-ofths
of a second better the slowest St Leger than (Book
1927) Law in
Another unpleasant faol de- since
rived from the St Leger is that 1900.
would Zucchero's going
poor display does not pay much compliment to the Others said that he was vir- chance of Sage in the Arc tually the only fresh horse the- race (ho had only run two races before, both of which he.won) and that he defeated
yielding
Mantly account for that.
in de care
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TALMA 11 IS_LED_IN
M. Marcel Boussac of France leading in his vic torious colt, Talma II, Rae Johnstone up, after the St. Leger stakes at Doncaster-Reuterphoto.
HOCKEY RESULTS Italy Wins European The following were results of Bridge Championships yesterday's hockey matches!
Chamossaire cal! Le.
in five consecutive unbeaten
this search outings in Britain beat. Zucchero by four lengths in match race at Newbury early in 1st Division, --Thunderboli August, and ideas that he would beat Royal Navy "A" 3-2.
Friendly, Royal Air Force absence of Supreme Court may now have to be revised. Reuter. beat Royal Navy "B" 1-0.
KCC Win The prove a goedt Ars: string in the
Liberation Shield
- KCC wers 70 shots up in two previous matches and yes- terday they won by 18 shots,
The annual competition was started four years ago and since then the Shield had been won by the two clubs alterna- Lively, "^
Kowloon Cricket Club won the lawn bowls Liberation Shield for the second time in her azmi-final and were rather Bristol 18, London Hospital the past four years by beating- unlucky to lose by one corner11; Cardiff 12. British Lions Kowloon Bowling Green Club after sharing four goals.
(Tourists) 14: Coventry 11, yesterday.
Wan THE FINAL
Nuneaton 3; Glamorgan derers 28, Mountain Asia · 0; The final game between Pollec Gloucester 11, Neath 11; Head- "A" and Kit Chee "A" Zaid to
ingley
8, Manchester · 11; come up to expectations, the Moseley 17, Old Paulines 3; later losing by thece clear goals. Newport 21, Swansea 8; New-
3, Cross There was no doubt about the bridge
Кеуз 0; Who
Northampton 27, Notts 0; Old superiority of the Police,
victory Edwardians. 3, Old Blies 12; Penzance fully deserved their which was all the more meriton Plymouth Albion 6, ous by reason of the fact
and Newlyn 11. since the start of the Competi-
H. ditting, 1, Shirazes, W. J. Stroud tion this year they had not
3: Cheltenham
Howard, C. Thomas (K.C.C.): drew been conceded a chance the Taunton 10, Bridgwater and
with JW Bellamy, T. Wien, C. favourites being South China "B". Albion 3; Torquay Athletic 3, Willcox, E. Greenwoon, 18-15
c. R. Chee
ee "A" and Kowloon Malor Exeter 6; Waterloo 5, Leicester M. Snell, L. Horses, Bus.
Acade- Gala 12, Glasgow
Hasselot, ha. N. Hakuson beat L. C. Kit Chec "A" started off in
Heriot's Former Harris, A. J. Roberts, A. Spary, promising style, with Kwok Pupils 3, Hawick 10; H0thead D. Trail 29-165. Ying-kee taking the ball down High School Former Pupils. 0, the right and then crossing it Watsonians 8: Sale 3, Birken- A. Tibble, W. Marshatiany lost to into the goalmouth. There was head Park 6; Maester 14, Kit Chee player in Pontypridd 0; Pontypool D. position, however, and the Police Lanelly 5.
KM
no other
wenz
able to clear their lines.
Police then took up the run- ning and following an attack on
Picris
RUGBY LEAGUE
the Kit Chce geol, were award, New Zealand Tour:-Hallfax
હતું.
a penalty. Yuen Yiu-lam
Miss It, While de Mire 2. Norfolk made no mistakes with the spot
(Court No. 3). Mrs E. Tebbuts kick.
A. Augestad v Mies Mi Fisher & 7..) * A. Fisher (Court No. 8).
Chiness Recreation Club
Hardcourt
Open
18, New Zealand 12.
Lengue: Batley 29, Doncas- ter 9; Belle Vue Rangers 0, Leigh 18; Cardiff 12, Bradford
52; perately, bub their efforts lacked Northern
Featherstone cohesion.
Kib Chee fought back des-
Rovers 10, Hunslet 17; Hull 9. Wakefield. Trinity 20; Keighley
Championships, COLT! mencing 6.30 pm L. Holmes ✓ V. T. Wang (5mgles); S.-W. Wong and_lu_Tak-cheuk v Beata Bick and Shortly before the interval, C. C. Kao, L. C. Kotewell and S. Yuen Yiu-lam put Police further 23 Castleford; Leeds 29,
ahead with a fine effort which Huddersfield
C. Fenton v Chan Yeh and L Sta; K. C. Dao and W. T. Leo v
15; Rochdale
1. C. A. and Y. 1, Lan (Down gave Cheung Koon-bing no Hornets 31, Liverpool 'City, B.
Ladies Recreation Club Champion- ships, commencing 5 p.m.
Mrs W..D. Cooper & Mics 2.J. Blagter v Mrs Mary Chow & Dire Joan Wong Sze (Colony Ladies Dobi- |bles serni-finals),
Mr & Mrs Ip Koon-chung v Nor-
Doubles; somi-Anata).
chance.
Salford 30, Hull Kingston Crossing over two goals in ur-Rovers 11; St Helen's 10, Bar- rzars, Khi Chee made a detor- row 3; Warrington 20, Swinton mined bid to reduce the arrears, 17; Whitehaven 20, Brumley 7:
but their efforts proved file widnes 0, Oldham 0: Wlan againas a rock-like defence. Workington Town 12; York 14,
The Police seemed content to Dewsbury 12 Rester
men to feed tilefna) (Corest on their laurels and resorted
OLUB TOURNAMENTS
W.J.D. Cooper v. 5. - Saul; Comdr. Cook v. 2 Zuslufų A. ¡P. Jessen & R. Torp #▼. C.
Housing Mrs C. Buckey *' MN A... Clutchison: : Mex 1. Powell & 'Mrs 7. Risboyd_v_Mrs
De Prophet & Mies G: M., Mag-
MEETINGS SNO
Amateur Athletic Sports Tadora- tion and Olympto Committee of Comenttex
to a defensive game. The Kit
Chee forwards we presented France Wins Military Wifby" several posing oppor- tunities, but laced were fiktered. Athletic Meeting sway through, inaccurate - shoot- Ing and "alowassa on the ball."/
#tutora fie anal whilele, Paisie
Rome, Sept 23. Franco today- won the 1941. bro way and a neat moves Europead Multery Ahletics mem onded with Au Chirin Championship: hosting with a beautiful trods
BÜHOOLBOYS: TOURNEY.
the Bohou
feliminated.
French team,, "repeatin ctory/cal-thès“, khamplo
of yesterday's The results match, were: ta
II. Ridsdale, A. C. Tribble, J.
E. W. Sinmana. 3. Tindoll.” *. Purvis, B. Robertson, 18-20.
W. Colledge, 9. A.'any, G. Lee, F. Goodwin lost to A. Bank, P, Flugher, J. Crighton, W. c. simp son, 23-07-1
W. 11tichina, E, 11. P. White,
1. Blapleton, W..N. Davidson lost: 16. A. M. Buchanan, E. . B. Baker, Francis, A, E. Eliot, 10-19.
V. C. Labrum, W. Baker, G. Ladd, J. Landolt beat A. Bailey, E. W. Rurton, .. Dinnen, C. G Norman, 22-10. -
`_A. V. Lopes, D. Rossolet, H. B Capeil, 2. Ci Fincher best A. Hut- ton, A. Volckaert, R. Wiggington, Au Marshall, .25-38. 20
P. R. Kirmani, 3. Tang, J. N. Wang, W. Hong Sling, Josy to Shaw, F. C. Clemu, T. Bickor, W Diccall, 13-20.
KCC Draw With Gen. Hospital
In a friendly cricket match. yesterday, KCC drow with Sird General HospiteLERAETAREN 41 Batting dras, KCC knocked up 109. for hind's wickaja and dex clareda: K. Girsene mored 20 not, out and J-Barrow contributed,
rrrr
Venice, Sept. 23, Italy today won the open event of the 1951 European Bridge,
while Britain Championships carried off the women's title Reuter
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