·MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL
1952.
EASY FOR THE FASTEST The Colony Athletic Championships
MAN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
The coming Malayan season may prove that Stephen Xavier is not the fastest man in Southeast Asia, but for the time being he can lay claim to that title against the best of the Philippines and Taiwan and here he demon- strates how very much faster he is than anyone in Hong- kong over the 200 Metres route at the Colony Champion. ships at Sookunpoo
Same 10 yards behind him, South China's Wong Man- * wan just nips W. L. McCall of King George V for second- place. Bobby Roach, second last year and fourth this time, is also in the picture. Photo by Ross Miller.
RIGHT: The judges, you may see in this snap of the finish of the 1,500 Metres, are really worried, but the photograph bears out that Joe MacMahon was the victor against Lt. McCord, though both were clocked in an iden- tleal new Championship best time of 4 minutes 28.6 seconds. Photo by Ross Miller.
the
BELOW RIGHT: This was the Agony Parade final of the Women's 200 Metres. Second from the left is Rita Hall, who finished second after starting with a pulled muscle that was on the verge of healing up when she...-- pulled it again. On the extreme left is Lam Kak-lan, who also pulled a muscle in this race, and finished third.
The most agonised expression, though, is on the face of winner Jennifer Hart, who must have coiled up all the spring in her system as she later equalled the Colony record in the High Jump, managing three inches more than she had ever done before in competition. — China Mail Photo.
PORTUGAL WINS INTERNATIONAL
By "GRANDSTAND"
The Softball season wound up yesterday when Portugal subdued Great Britain's bid for International honours as they emerged victorious 6-2 to retain the Honghong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd Shield, while China annexed the title by forfeit in the Women's Series when Portugal failed to turn out a full team.
In the men's section of the a briliant double-play in the current International Series, eight when Jock Brown feinted Portugal outhit Great Britain in throw to first base and caught-
well deserved
Sequeira G-2 Lionel Triumph. Vie Pedruco on the tween home and topped
for
plab for the victors toiled on
be-
Buzzy After the relay to
hád Becounted for the mound for, the whole of the Wade nine-inning stint and in addi-Sequeira, a lightning peg across
eraseti diamond tion to his achievement, also the
who attempted A belled out three hits to aid his Yvanovich
steal, The play brought
own cause.
the opening
score
to
DS
Carl
the
TOUGH ON THE JUDGES
THE AGONY- PARADE
COLONY CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARIES
Jack Brown and Kelly Silva-stands to their feet as they paid Netto shared the hill assign- tribute to a great play.
100 METRES Vic Podraco was the harp of ment for the losers, Brown
backt. Stephen Xavier (KSSA taking the first four and final the day when he turned Innings while Silva-Netto fed the challengers, for in addition 3 Wong Man-wan (SCAA) J. Quentin Almao (HXSSA) of to limiting the British side to thang Yat-hung ISCAA the
o "change. opposition
only four hits in nine innings, Eddie Loureiro (KSSA pace" pitch for three frames. Great Britain threatened
in he was responsible for three out. Fung Kat-lee (SSA) 200 METRES six blows, Les. Stephen Kavler (HKSSA) alanza but falled of his team's
Leonard Castro connected for two hits in 12. Wong Man wan (SCAA) .... Пауе
W. L. McCall (JKSSA)
Players were:
5. Quentin Almao (HIKYSAJ... Portugal:
Xavier, Shek Ka-lim (SCAA) Stephen who opened
400 METRÉS Junior buse;
Remedios, when opening batier 2nd
3rd. Lo Wing-chuen (KSSA) walk shortstop; Tony Osmund, Xavier drew
1. Coi, D. J. Bass (Army) 3. Leung Kam-20 (SCAA) and plifered second and third base; Spiky Guterres, centre-
Jose Guterres, Reno Spr. Lockwood Army? bases in quick succession, and field; came trotting over the plate as Sequeira, ledi-field; Vie Pedruco, Alex shortstop Leonard misjudged a pitcher; Lionel Sequelra,
Braga, right-field; Carl Yvano- pop-ily to short left-field,
vich,
1st
base: Frank Correa, catcher.
Britain; Ingmar Eriksen, left-
grounded out with Langenberg three times for Great Britain. E PLE. R. J. B. Rasch (RAF)
stranded on third,
It was Portugal
the scom
Stephring
HUNT ASSAULT
centre-fleld.
STRANGER-
5. Gnr. 11. Banks (Army)
800 METRES
4. Hung Chec-kee (SCAA); 3. Hung
Handley (Amy)..
Chee-yuen (BCAA): S/Sgt. E. |3.
HIGH JUMP
1.5 1. Victor Lai (Univerity)
Cpl. Chitrabahadur (Army) 143:2
L Bdr. Pawlowski (Army)
4. Gar. Brooks (Army)
Soka (Army)
THE OVERTRAINED OUTRAN THE UNTRAINED AND SOME RECORDS DID FALL
8. Sumason Lee (Unattached) 12:05
17
5:3
2. George Thumb (HKSSA)
5:4
6. Lau Kam-flu (SCAA).
100
11.0
2, Ling Bura (HKSSA) ....
HAMMER THROW
4. Spt. A. Walker (Army)
8:10:
5:13;
Mr. C. Heldford
(Army)
107:1
23.05. S/Sgt. E. Handley (Army)
POLE VAULT
23.01. F/5g1. K. E. Wake (RAF)
2. Sgt. P. Deadman (Army), 145) 5. RETA. C. Smyth (Army), 1. Chan Walam (HKSSA) .. 1. Gnr. R. C. Wall (Army)
LONG JUMP
53.6
2. Set. C. Small (Army) ........ 104:7
10:54 | 1. Sut. P. Deadman (Army) 103:0 0:84 F/Set . E. Wake (RAF) is20
5. APO H. Dempster
9:3
0:0
1:0
10: 6
20; 7
10: 7
(Royal Navy)
LADIES' EVENTS
100 METRES ·
1. Poon Ching-woon
(Unattached)
5. Fok Wing+shoung (SCAM) .. |s. Wong Yee-mon (BCAA)
342 | 1. 2/Lt, M. W. Wren 05.0
(Milacerlang. 20:11 46.0 2. Shek Wal-man (8CAA)..
20:3 $7.5 1. George Thumb (IKSSA) 20:34 2. Lam Kak-lan (SCAA)
4. Chan Wai-lain (KBSA) 10:103 | 3. Deborali Sturlbait (IKSSA)
4. Jennifer Hart (ÍKSSA). 1. Bat. J. MacMuhon (Army) 2:02.05. Dvr. Itumphrey (Artny) 2. a. M. MeCort (Milocarians 2:08.8 9.2/LA. T. G. Carpenter
(Blocarians) 2:09,3 3, Leung Kam-po (SCAA) ......... 4. Lee Shlu-chung (BCAA); 5. Cheung., S/Sgt. I. A. Wilson
(Army Chek-yin 19CAA); 5, Leung Yiu-fam
8. bis Chau-nam (BCAA) ** (SCAA).
D. Leung Wing-kin (SCAA) 1,300 METRES
10. J. Denson (SJFC) 2011, Li W, I. Kyle-Nilward' M. McCord (Milocarsana) 4:28.0
(Army) 4:30.0
*
5,000 METRES
1. Grir. E. Cobum (Army)
200 METRES
19: 6161. Jennifer Hort (KSSA) .... 19:12. Nita lieli RSSA) 18:11. Lam Kak-tan (SCAA). 4. Peon Ching-woon 20:101 (Unattached) 10:0
12. BIS WA (IIKESA)
HOP, STEP & JUMP | 1, 6gt. N.J. Healing (Army) 42: D 10:01.3 Chang Yat-hung (SCAA) 41: D BrBgt. Peter West (Army) 10:00.23. Shek Ka-lint (SCAA) 41:5 3. L/Bdr. R. Munson (Army) 17:41.8/Cpi, McKenzie (Any) -41:4 4. L/Cpl. C. Harding (Army); 5. Cin. Yam Walling (ECA)
Frank Taylor (Army); Chan King-yin (SCAA).
The second chapter was a field; Bimbi Ablong, 2nd base; bank for the British side as Gerry van Langenberg, 3rd base; 1. Sgt. J.P. MacMahon (Army) they called to solve Pedruce's Dave Leonard, shortstop; Buzzy 3. Cin. Frank Taylor (Army) "smoke-balls, but Portugal un- Wade, catcher; Jock Brown, Kelly 14, unr, Hodgson-(Army); * 8. L/Cpl.
leashed n bunt assault and, Silva-Notto, pitcher; George 1. Hatcher (Army). alded by three errors, nudged Saunders, M, Cooper, right-feld;; threo rúng `nerost,
Umbo Mose, 1st base; Los Castro, Britain scored the first run when Eriksen singled and after
THAN FICTION. he had worked his way to third
The facts behind the failure tuse on a wild pitch, he sneaked
of the Portuguese ladies team home as 'catcher Correo care-
team are still a full' To to field returned the bal Zesaly
doubt an ox" obscure, and no Podruco
The fifth frame found Briplanation will be submitted at a
liter
date. The game tain drawing nearer
to the
however, forfeited to China Zoaders as Les Castro dug a hit
according to the rules under out of his bag of tricks and scored George Saunders ahead which the Series. Is conducted,t. Army "B" (L1. D.A. Woolley,
-*pf_him.
**
to
400 METRES RELAY
1. BCAA "A" (Shek Ko-ilm, Lee Cluu-kit, Chang Yat-hung and Wong Man wan)
„VIKĖSA "A"
3. Royal Air Force
45.7
49.7
Army: B. SCAA "A"; 8. 1KSSÄ
5. Yeung Chce-kit (BCAA) .. 8. Woo May-hing (Unattached)
́400 METRES BELAY
§ 1. Georgísná
Gennifer Hart. Deborah Huribatt. Hilary Hale and Bhirley Winterton)
By "RECORDER"
The Colony Athletic Championships at Sookunpoo, started aver the week-end of April 5-6 and concluded on Saturday, produced surprises innumerable, quite a few records and many very disappointing per- formances.
Inconsistency in performance is common even to the world's best athletes, and the slow times in the men's sprints at Sonkuppon are not difficult to explain. A comparison of Independent timing with the official times and a study of photographs of the finishes do not suggest that the official timekeepers were wrong.
There was only one definite error and that was in the final of the Ladies' 200 both winner and runner-up in 29.1 Metres, in which the time-keepers caught seconds when a photograph of the finish shows that a good two yards separated them.
Lam Kak-lan was unoficially ranking list In the High Hurdles, timed in 20.4 seconds In third Pole Vault, Discus Throw and place, which suggests that Bila Hammer Throw, all technique Hall who won second place by events. At the Championships, a foot at most, could not have however, he was content with a been faster than 29.9.
second place in the Pole Vault The answer to the generally and a third in the Hammer.
standard
Other all-rounders are S/Sgt. of performance at the Championships, excepting H. A. Wilson (Royal Engineers), in the Long the few who were in form-Lo who ranks high Wing-chuen,
uen, Bass, MacMahon, Jump, Hop, Step & Jump, Shot McCord, Coburn, Chang Yat-Put and Discus Throw and Dvr. hung, Shek Wai-man,
George R. Humphreys (RASC), who Chan Wai chuen, ranks in the Long Jump. Douglas, Fothergill, Poon Ching-Step & Jump and Shot Put.
Kak-len, Deborah woon, Lam
FROM GOOD TO WORSE Hart, Rita Hurlbatt, Jennifer Her ASCSgt Healing
Thumb,
Hop,
RECORD ROLL
New Colony records and Championship bests accom- plished at the Colony Athletic Championships at Sookunpoo over the. Inst two week-ends were:
800 Metres-Sgt J. P. Mac-
(Hongkon Signat fo the fact that the others were hop, stopped
under conditions that giment), 2 minutes 2 seconds. overtrained or did very nearly no Inches
came near to breaking other 5,000 Metres Cnr E. Coburn training.
(45 Field Regiment. RA), 10 Of those listed above, it may people's necks on the first day; minutes 3.5 seconds.
Half and
In
MacMahon,
out to 42 feet 9
be said that Lo Wing-chuen, Five more attempts were allowed 400 Metres Relay ---- South
on Saturday and Lam Kallan in this event
China Athletic Association Deborah and Jennifer did well Healing's figures read-404.htm Lee
Д no
Chiu-kit, despite the fact that they were 39:84, 39:44, 38:1 and
Chong Yat-huing and Wang overtrained. They may have jump.
and Hongkong done much
Of the Colony's ten 41-footers Man-wan), better 12 they
School Sports Association In the event, only four managed weren't..
that mark at the Colony Cham-Fung Kat-tee, Eddie Loureiro, and Stephen pionships, Shek Ka-lim and Quentin Almao The greatest upset of the McKenzie accomplishing their Xavier), 45.7 seconds.
110 Metres High Hurdles Championships was, of course, best of the season 20-footers Chang Yat-hung (SCAA), 16.7 Gnr. E. Coburn's victory over Of the Colony's
THE SUPERLATIVES
S/Sgt. Peter West in the 5,000 in the Long Jump, only three seconds.
Ladies: 100 Metres -Pron Metres.
Next to it were the went over 20 feet on Saturday. victory of Army "E" in the 1,000 Wren was a complote newcomer Ching-woon Metres Relay and Chang Yat-to local
over
Lt. 3. 0.
(Pul To Girls' and Lam Kak-jan (French Convent School and Thumb managed
South China Alhletic Associ
on). 13.4 seconds. Chan Wai-chuen finally wonder 200 Metres-Jeaniter
and athletics, Shek Wal-man (School)
hung's victory Cave in the High Hurdles. their best ever.
The most unbelievable per- formance was Jennifer Hart's 48 Discus Throw title in open
feet 5 inches in the High Jump, competition, but fell some 50 Hart (King George V School), which was genuine enough. She feet short of his best in the 20.1 seconds. has never gone over 42 in com-Javelin petition or 4:4 in practice before and just missed at 4:0.
The greatest individual per- formance WA8
MacMahon's double
Ladies 400 Metres Relay-t Georgians
(Jennifer Hart, De- SOME OTHER SURPRISES borah Hurlbatt, Illary Hale and
Winterton), On the first leg of the Ladies' Shirley
45,5
either
the 800 outran the Colony joint record! in . and 1,500 Metres runs plus holder, Lam Kak-lan, who had Hart (King George V School),
winning anchor leg in the 1,800 pulled a muscle in the 200 Metres 4 fect 5
inches (equalling
run again.
Joe 400 Metres Relay, Jennifer Harties' High Jump Jennifer
recard).
Metres Relay or Jennifer Hart's final, but not badly enough to Co CHAMPIONSMP BESTS
5.
victories in the 200 Metres and High Jump, second place in the Stephen Xavier was finally 100 Metres Stephen Xavier Long Jump and fourth in theploped by Wong Man-wan en (La Salle College) and Wong 100 Metres.
the anchor leg of the 400 Metres Man-wan (SCAA), 11 seconds, MacMahon's potentialities in Relay. Earlier, Wong Man-wan (equalling
remain to be had proved that he will be com-
1,500 onship beat. the 400.Metres
J. P. Mac- He is one of the best petition yet for Xavier seen.
by Mahen (Hongkong Signal Be- corner-takers in the Colony and running him to a near dead-hent giment), and Lt M. N. should be able to come under 54 in 11 seconds in the semi-final McCord (1 Royal Ulster Rifles seconds. He is also a fairly of the 100 Metres, both equalling and Milocarians), 4 minutey 28.0
Jackson Luce'a good long-jumper.
Championship seconds. Jennifer Hart discovered only best time set last year.
Long Jump-2/Lt M. W. recently that she can also put Joan Atherton, after Just Wren (Milocaçions), 20 feet 11
29 feet, and having been run out of the 100 inches. the shot nearly may well have been in the first and 200 Metres finals, took fifth Hon, Step & Jump-Sgt R. four in all five girls events had place in the Long Jump and then 3. Hesling (Royal Army Ser- she entered the Shot as well. second in the High Jump, vice Corps), 42 feet 9 inched.
Most Improved athlete of the equalling the winning height Hammer Throw-D/Major C. year is undoubtedly Deborah Last
Taui Shul-may, secondoidford ( Middlesex Regt), Hurlbutt, who 12 months last
ago
· year. Tell out at 3 feet 11107 feet 3 inches.
in inches.
had only one athletic victory to
Ladies' “Shot Put in May Wu her credit the Junior Girls' 50 The men did very poorly by (Pul To Girls' School), 48 feet Yards Skipping Race at King the High Jump, though the girls 6 inches. George V School. Three months found conditions suitable BEST OF WIE SEASON ago her best long jump was 12 enough. Victor Lal won at 5:5, The following performances fest B4 Inches and today she ja mark beaten this season by accomplished. at the Colony needs both hands to carry all three of the others in the com-Championships w her trophies.
Jennifer Hart ran with no success at the last Colony Chom-
THE NEWCOMERS
27
petition.
AGÒNY PARADE
from noxt
also the best marks for the current gea-
son:
800 Metres in '2 mins., 2 secs.
plonships, but she was still good omcials of the HKATFA ware Sg. J. P. MacMahon,
5,000 Metres in. 78 mins. 3.5 enough to compete. Little Lam almost decided after the Girls' Kak-Jan is also a Colony Cham-200 Matres final that the event Recs.Gnr. E. Cabura, i plonship
would be scrapped veteran, though
400 Metres Hurdles in $1.0 Analist in any event last year.
year's Championships. The seconds. Collaco. agony parade at the finish was Shot Put of 37 feet 1935 in- too intense.
ches-Chan Wal-chun. King
School's George
134 Ladies 100 Metres in The winner, Jennifer Hart, Quentin Alman and W. L. had to do some very fast running asconds-Fact Ching-woon and McCall placed third in the 200 to victory, but that did not stop Lam Kak-Jan. Metres and 200
200 Matres in 29.1 Ladies' Metres her from getting second place in respectively and have arrived in the Long Jump later in the after-Brconds Tenniter Hart: the local top rank, targely as a noon and later than that she Ladies' High Jump of 4 feet 5 result of much of the class in found enough spring to jump an inches Jennifer Hart (equalling. 13.44 13.4 these two events
nearly two inches two other jumps of the spon having taken inch 157 | things much too easily in be higher than she has ever done height), 138 tween
meets } before.
Rita Holl, accond, 10 they competed in. Bobby Tanch
may have dono better if he Kalk-lan,
third, os
1:2
13.8
the invitational
and
and Lam
well
BEST EVER T
· SCHOOLBOYS
400 Metres in 680 seconds 20.1 hadn't been nursing a football Yeung Chee-kit, afth, were all Lo Wing-chuen (La Gale Cal 20. injury.
running with pulled ouscles irge). Col. D. J. Bass, second in the lover the last few yards and they Army Championships at Bound would have been Spartans, in 30.3y Street in the 40 Yards in deed, if they ran smiling through
56.2 seconds, another arrival the tape. in the front rank
294
29
200
400 Metres Hurdles In B1.3 seconds. Collaco (La Salle College).
10
Shot Put (18 ha) of 37, feet inches-Chan Welchion
For anyone who wants to sqe He ran his heat of the 400 Metres in 544 these, there are on file with me (Pui Ching School) 68.8 seconds und placed second in the pictures of agonised expressloris
Anal in 54.2.
2. South China (Lam Kok-lan, Wang Yeo-man, Yok Wing-
heung and Yeung Chook) 555
10
Lt. T. G. Carpenter (Milocarians) and 7.6/Bgt. H.A. Wilson
3017
(Army).
38: 7.
12, Joan Atherton (EYMCA)
3. Pul Ta Girls' School:
HIGH JUMP
Yin Iching (HKSSA). 54151, Jennifer Hart (HKSSA.... D. Cnc. Mynott (Army....
10. Ma' Chau-nam (BCAA). 361 33 Laung Pik-kay Unattached
DISCUS TIRÓW,-
3. Dr. Tawlowsk! (Army)-00310-
4. Tai Shui may (BCAA)
1. Deborah Hurlbast
3, Yong Shik (Unattached) ..
Discus Throw of 103 feet* on the faces of Ng Yeen-tok and inches-Chan Wai-chuen
Ching School) Lo Wing-churn finally broke Feon Ching-woon, winning the 50.4 into the magical (locally) 536, 400 Metres and the Ladles 100 winning the 400 Metres Onal in other masts, and even one of
"DEST: EVER BY : SCHOOLGIRLS
100 Meires "13.4 recuudam after a heat in 54. Olympic Champion Arthur Wint, Foon Ching-woonSENA
43 63.6 Bucopo may have been with the most agonized Girl' School) and «
a challenger to both if it wasn't pression in the world, winning lan (French for his first 400 in under 69a-460 Metres rum seconds in the 800 Metres race It may just be as which preceded the 400,
4
Louna
3:11
Chan Wat-chuen "(SCAA).103; D:
LONG JUMP
D/MJr. G. Holdford
(Army)!!
(JULSBA)
14:0
Gur. C., E. Cunningham (Army)
2. Jenalfer fart (IIKKSA)
-08:0
4. For Wing-shong, (8CÁA)
B. APO 1. Dempster
14
3:43.2
(Royal Navy) « punks** 2500 Cant. W... Desenek.
LADBY). 10.77.8/5l. HA, Wilson (Army) 8. Wat Kee-viu (University) 9. 2/14. G. . Chadwick
(Army)
5. Joan Atherton (EYMCA) 13:11
6. Na Shoung-kwal (BCAA) 13:3
13:3
$58
A. The Bo-ying (Unattached)
13: 0.
04:7
9. Chan Yin-inla
1,800 METRES MELAY Sgt. WJ. Wright, Pie. Laing Irrespective of whether it was and Sgt. J.P. MacMahon) Portugal drew further ahead tesiro en China's part to accept 2. Amy "A" ****
3. HKSSA "A". in the sixth
Carlos or not. when
110 METRES HURDLES This bring out a stranger Xvanovich
for a connected
Lt. 3.0, Cavo (Milosartane) than fiction position in which Chang Yat-hung (SCAA)*.. Freak hit over first base to chase China has won the series with-13. Bet. A Walker (Army) home two runs,
pltching a ball, for A. Collace (KBSA)
400 METRES HURDLES There was no further, scaring out even Although the dosers, fought bacis they qualified for the Finnis
had 1A Collneo (10CSSA)
7.970. C. Randail (Royal Navy) tamely up to the last out, and after Great Belt,
Ddamn. J. McKschafs (Army) The folding kém of the Hay bras congeded a walkover,
10. Sammy Yon
JAVELIN THROW LEL. 8, I. Fothergili
"(Army)
1. Lyn larra (RKASA)
(linaitached). God, 13:0
10., That Sożyśng (BCAA)
*SHOT PUT
1: May Wu LUnaitschod),
17. Valurig Milott (Unattach 13. Lee PalikES" (RGAA)
20:0
24:0
23:34
·well to He abolish the men's runs from 200
equalling the mark set by.
Girl' School) BUT
the Oblanit." School
set by Juns Bull (Dięco-
1941.
had also run a heat of the 400 metres up and the women's from High Jump of 4 to 5 inches 50 metres up if the argumentJennifer Hart (King George
earlier in the afternoon.
"In the field events, the surprise hoids.
winners were 2/Lt, M; W. Wren School, boy the King Georgo V#School), ¿quailleur the i
rums at all distances record of 4 feet 3 other by
in the Long Jump and Lt. 8. H. from 100 Yards up should have Julja Tingay King Gu Fothergill in the Javelin Throw. been scrapped years ago, as; dt school) Caroling
A Prize for verentility could alone agony porades at the finish January this year and used not be offered to anybody else in every tace, complete collapses by Valerie Jillalt exprha, Learge But Sgt. P. Deadman at are the rule rather than the School) de Eponists. Wilts, who has made the season's ception..