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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1952,
THE GAMBOLS A
GOLIATHS FALL LIKE NINEPINS IN THE GREAT AMERICAN SCRAMBLE FOR A PASSAGE TO HELSINKI
WATCH OUT FOR A HUNGARIAN
SURPRISE
Budapest.
By "RECORDER"
No Olympic team is more difficult to squeeze into than that of the United States of America. There are some berths on it that are not too difficult and many a Swedish, British or German middle distance runner will miss Helsinki for the simple fact that he was born in the wrong country.
Odd Australians, South Africans and Chinese hop, step and jumpers, would. not have found it difficult to get a ticket on a Helsinki-bound plane were they Americans. American standards in this event are still the lowest of the low.
There are other events in which the Americans are not too strong, but an American Olympic berth is still just about the most difficult one to squeeze into and the 'David slays Goliath and then trips himself up in the excitement business is on again.
ed athlete of 26, placed third in to the mothere is a tougher the 100 Metres Free Stylo st
Olymples, since grind than usual. It is normal the London
States
for an when he has proved himself in the United the top man in Europe at this athlete to call it a day once he distance, having beaten his only coves college. worthy challenger, Alex Jany, of France, every time they have met,
In
was clocked at 1051 he 50.3 seconds for the 100 Metres. This was not only a Hungarian record, but also placed him first in the world ranking To prove that this performance was no fluke, Kadas went on beat the best swimmers in the Soviet Union and Alex Jony at Liege in the same year.
A Low who leave college a Harrison year or two bolore Olymple year | Attlesey fourth. and were so exceptionally good that they foot it is worth their while to train carry on.
.
men
One of the strongest challengers for an Olymple swimming title at Helsinki
who beat other great high | The three
the at Balley this year is Hungary's free-
It is the same every Olympic There are
United States, MacDonald the United in
States.hurdiers in the styler, Geza Kadas, who is
year
and the among them two men making n Coliseum Relays were Art Bragg, and Rod Richard. Europe's outstanding sprin-ecords keep falling ter today,
record-breakers are finally left comeback, both dinalists at the Dean Smith
to meet all Balley is unlikely at home nursing the wounds of last Olympic Games.
The result
at the sane Los three at Helsinki. Kodas, a handsome dark-hair-battle while somebody elso goes
Coliseum Relays
Andy Stanfeld, who pulled out an Angeles
a pulled Games.
which MacDonald
Bailey was of the same race with
has This time
not yet made a beaten into fourth place in the muscle, 100 Metres was Craig Dixon first, reappearance in competition. He last year and Jack Davis of the University of ran 220 yards around a full turn
California Southern
second, in 20.8 seconds
end long jumped 25 feet 9 inches. Dillard third
With Stanfield back, if he does comeback come back, there will also be Dillard is on the trail. He set the world record Charica Thomas, Thane Baker, In the High Hurdles in 1948 and Jim Golliday, Bob Work and with. HALF THE PROBLEM then missed an Olympic berth in Billy Mathis to contend
the event as he knocked over a All alx are in the 10.4 class for list.
There is a bigger crowd of hurdic
and fell headlong in the 100 Metres and the three con- repeat at ex-collegians in the debt for an final Olympic tryouts. He then querors of Mur Balloy may not
this time than scrambled into the 100 Metres, get a chance, to Olymple berth to
even If they That is qualified, and the rest is history. Helsinki
at capable of doing that. there has ever been.
for the He won only half the problem current crop of American college Wembley!
ANYBODY'S GUESS The Los Angeles Coliseum athletes, whose standard this time is exceptionally high only Relays may have settled the 400 Uncle Sam's representatives at in the Holf
Metres are Second, third Berlin in the 200 Mile, High Jump Moires berths. Pole Vault, Shot Put and Discus and fourth to Rhoden were Mal anybody's guess. Mine iz Charles Throw.
Whitfield, Ollie Matson and Walt Thomas, Walt McKibben and Thane Baker, Thomas has done Many ex-college athletes who McKibben.
Maison, an would have normally packed up
All American 20.3 on a straightaway this year return to Budapest with a gold after three years of inter- football player, recently carried and Baker 20.0.
a good bet on his medal. (Hungary's
McKibben is collegiate athletics find thenthis 200-pound frame around 440 Caik upset the world's best to selves now in the United States Yards in 48.9 seconda Whitfield record. in competition more than win the 100 Maires Free Style Army, Navy, Air Force and is a
certainty, consistent at be his times. One has only to
on at the Berlin Olymples.)
tween 46.6 and 47.3 seconds, and remember Barney Ewell who During his recent Olymple
never turned in exceptional times McKibben has a better record in nev All four of these institutions the event than any training Kadas regularly clock.
other but was always a chest behind for the of Uncle Sam's not only grant Americans.
the winner. He made the last ed around 58 seconds 100
American Olympic team and motres without severely sufficient leure for the pursuit
danced with joy when he broke of athletics. extending himself,
They go further and the Pentagon,
zeems, is determined to grab as many
The same Relays produced the tape. Unfortunately for him some of the most amazing shot Dillard, in the outsio
Jim Fuchs helped him break Olympic berths as it can.
Looking
through six pulting yet seen. back months' worth of the New York won at 57 feet 3 Inches. Parry photo finish decided in Tillard's
second' at 56:6 favour. Times sports pages one can only O'Brien was
STEADILY IMPROVING Since that time Kodos hos steadily improved, and his cur- rent form indicates that he will one of the favourites
be
to
Ferenc
1
Recently be clocked this time in bitter cold weather with - strong wind blowing. This per formance
is considered alone an outstanding pointer to his
chances when he competes the Olymple Games next month,
United Press.
BREAKFAST COULD
SINK THEM
Menu For HK Swimmers At Helsinki
en-
will take cla- Finland borate precautions to sure that competitors at the Helsinki Olympic Games do not go hungry.
Hero is
a cample of a day's menu:
Breakfast coffee, chocolate, cocoa, milk, butter, white bread,
cheese, coffee rolla,
oatmeal porridge, cereals, Jams, mar- malade, honey, bolled and fried eggs, fried bacon, smoked ham, fresh fruit and juices.
Lunch-Hors d'euvres, butter, meat broth, bread (toasted), ples, two hot courses (one grilled meat and the other mixed course), salads preserved fruit.
and
Marine Corps.
the 100 Metros
-BIX OVER 55. FEET
were
lanc,
it and the
but note the exceptionally high Darrow Hooper third of 55:94
and Otis Chandler fourth at whitheld to start off with. He
standard in the regional Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine 547. Corps tryouts.
at
years.
ears.
SIMPLE REASON
But, of
news
There was no
Helsinki.
the
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PHEW! I'M OUT OF BREATH I CAN'T PLAY ANY MORE
Barry Appleby
AUNTIC GAYE'S A GOOD SPORT (ON'T. CUE ?
THE AMATEUR GOLE CHAMPIONSHIP
LITY SHỰC ONLY A DIEL)
Four In A Row For
The
Americans
For the fourth time since the war, the English Amateur Golf Championship has been won by an American. Twenty-six-year-old Harvie Ward, who works in Atlanta, home town of the immortal Bobby Jones had the satisfaction of winning the Cup on his first visit to England.
1
Throughout the Championship, played at Prestwick, he proved himself the best player and his victory over another American, Frank Stranahan, in the final was fully deserved.
by and when and although would win Stranahan, who had an carly, happy advantage scare in the third round, when Stranahan got one back im-Strenahan was bunkered from his round drive at the 3int, Ward played he was taken to the 20th green mediately the second
green to win the hole, the match by Yorkshire's Joe Gont, showed started he again struck trouble a superb iron shot to the motraw only occasional glimpses of the to lose three in succession.
From then on it was only a and the championship. golt which has won him the title twice since the war.
question of how many Ward (London, Express Service) -
Throughout the Championship he kept spraying his tee shots and
made some 20 although he markable recoveries he left him- self too much to do on the greens In the final 30 holes. --
FIRST STRAFACI
WAS
First of the Americans to coma Frank Into prominence Strafaci of New York, six times winner of the Metropolitan tille. Ho played the first six holes at Prestwick in four under bogey and Henri Lamaze, the French himself four Champion found down. Using his wedge with deadly effect, Strafaci kept rolling two shots into one and although bravely tho Lamaze fought struggle ended on the 16th green.
County Cricket
MORE THAN 40 NATIONS AT- WIMBLEDON
London, June 10.
More than 40 nations, probably the greatest num ber in the history of the event, will be represented at the Wimbledon Lawn Tonnis Championships which begin' on Jane 23.
All the world's leading players are competing, with the United States and Au- tralia making the strongest overseas challenge fix the
Kingica
men's
Among the thirteen Americans entered are
the holder, Dick Savili, Art Tony Trubert, Larsen,
Herbie Flam anti Budge
Patty.
Australia bas eloven entries, including · Frank Bedgman, Ken McGregor (finalist Inst. year) and Mervyn Ross.Menter.
SURREY ARE MAKING A TREMENDOUS BID TO WIN
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
London, June 10.
Surrey are making a tremendous bid to win the English, Cricket Championship.
County
This extremely well-balanced side, under the leadership of Stuart Surridge, ́have won six matches and taken first innings points in the other two to gain 80
points out of a possible. 96.
With a third of the scason nearly gone, Surrey are setting a much faster pace than early leaders in previous years,
Wall
Blair's hour of triumph was, 22. however, short-lived for, worn out by his exertions, be made kla exit in the quarter-final to Joe Carr of Ireland 'who played well but not well enough to get the botter of Frank Stranahan in the next round.
CLOSEST SHAVE
Meanwhile, in the top half of
"Faster Than
Bill Johnston"
the diray, Ward had been making Is The Verdict
his way nearer and nearer the Championship with some first- class golf.
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By Harold Mayes gained their first success.--Reu-
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CLOSE OF FLAX SCORES London, June 10, The following are the results of County cricket matches con- cluded today:
248 for Ave declared. Northamp
and 183 for seven.
tonshire 358 for seven declared
At Chesterfield - Derbyshire beat Yorkshire by 81 runs. Derbyshire 247 and 232 for. three declared (Willat not out 130 and 260 Yorkshire (Watson 91, Rhodes four for
Mankad Is Released For Tests
London, June 10, Vinoo Mankad, Hasling- At Manchester-Lancashire den's Indian professional,
Worcestershire beat
by ar
Another overseas entrant to
was D. T. Doblo of Kenya. He feel the power of the Americans was drawn against the powerful In the 800 Metres there is Mal Hobart Manley whose length of the tees was deciding factor in later a match which ended at the 14th.. won at Wembley and
Bill Edrich declared to set only six equalled. Sydney course,
Wooderson's
Warwickshire, the winners last. One by one the British entrants Even odd 31-year-olds, who Americans have beaton 55 feet in world record in the Half Mile.
anticipating
allaway at the corresponding stage. five hours and 10 minutes. would have been limiting their the ovent, this year and they all He hasn't run an 800 Metres yet dropped out, but just when we send only 8 points tucked Kent to get 356 runs to win in Incidentally, Warwickshire have Kent made a great bid for the athletic activity to bowling alleys want to go to Holsinki. Sixteen this season but his past record is, were
and they enough to tick him off as ú
American semi-final along came been completely eclipsed this runs, but they were all eat in the had they not found themselves have beaten 51 feet
Scotland's Major Blair with two year, thoangh possessing prac air trips to foreign certainty.
10th minute of extra time. the Army, are burning up capitals. in
also like the
Kent's Brian Ednich, brother There are just 18 others who devastating rounds which distically the same playing stait. tracks for all they
are worth.
Walter Davis of Texas A & M, have beaten 1:53.5
Middlesex are closely tracking of the Middlesex skipper, was 113). this season posed of last year's winner, Dick
Chapman,
tho Names are re-appearing in these
and
reigning Surrey. Their exciting win over undefeated for 65 runs, cleared 6 feet 10 and the best bets are Ted ormed
services moets that have recently
American champion, Billy Max-Kent by 46 runs at Lord's today Lancashire, too, are making * -48).
was their sirih in eight games determined,
They challenge... been forgotten--for-more-than inches. It was announced by the Whooler of Iowa (1:51.7) and
agencies that he had Jack Barnes For
Occidental
and brought their points total to whipped Worcestershire by an "At Lord's -- Bidatcsex beat There have been 15
Middlesex The great devil take the-cleared 6 feet 1134 inches for a (1:53.4).
Innings and 138 rima today for Kent by 40 runs. than men faster
Barnes' this
their most convinding win of 171 and 305 for seven declared. hindmost race is
The now world record. on. Champlons keep dropping out
clear that season, but Barnes has. the best
the season. They are now third, Kent 120 and 319 (Hearn 80, He actually did
competitive record after Whit- one by one, overtrained, burned
28 points behind Surroy with Brian Edrich, not out, 63, Sime two matches in hand.
Ave for 98).-Reuter. out, nursing pulled muscles, groin height but records are hard to feld.
get. The take-off area was sur-
America's three in Injuries, strains, hamstring
Worcestershire lost their four veyed and its highest point was
Metres, 1,500
once
remaining wickets today in less achilles heels.
found to be an inch higher than 500
American strong
ore even!,
99 than
balk an hour, Brian Though the in anybody's guess. Prob- its lowest point:
Statham claiming three of them steel tape measured 8 feet 11 bly Warren Druetzler, Don
for 15 runs with the new ball. Some fall out for the simple inches from the lowest part of Gehrmann and Joe LaPierre, not is likely to run reason that once peak form is the bar's sag to the terra firma one of whom
Yorkshire and Leicestershire hit it cannot lost more than a point exactly perpendicularly
lost their first matches of the season, while lowly BussUK week or two in top, flight com- beneath it, the required condi- himself into the 12-man final at petition. A
case is tions had not been met. sample
guarantee that
EXACTLY. NIL Meredith Gourdine, who Jast
off from the
His closest shave came in the your long jumped 25 feet 9 inches Davis had taken
America's chances in the dis-
second round when he was held "Faster than Bin John and did the Low Hurdles in lowest point of the take-off aren
Their best and the record is not yet his. tance runs are nll.
to one hole by F. G. Dewar, ston," is the verdict of under 23 seconds.
are normally soundly beaton on
one of the strong Scottish entry Australian skipper Lindsay At the ICAAAA Championships
Davis may yet fail to get to visits to England.
once he began to And his Charles Moore is the probablech Ward quickly forged ahead Hassett on 23-year-old John Randall's Island he was Helsinki. Eight other Americans
In the 400
and looked a likely winner from Cordner, of Victoria, a left- second to a 23.7-seconds winner have cleared 0 feet 7 inches this Olymple Champion
arm bowler who may well In the Low Hurdles, third to a season and three at least of them Metres Hurdles. His 30.9 seconds the second day.
can play for India in the feet 10 inches in
fastest time In 14.5 winner in the High Hurdies have cleared
is the second and second in the Long Jump practice. The three Charles history and he has run the full
His only serious spot of bother take the place of Ray Lind- innings and 138 ruse, Lancashire. at 24 feet 1 lucb. In the indoor Holding, J. Lewis "Poppa" Hall Quarter Mile In 47 seconds, of
came in the Anal where
be wall in next year's Aussie 471 for seven declared, Worces three remaining cricket tershire 143 and 180 (Statham Tests without any condi momentarily lost his nerve on side in England if the Aus- four for 43, Lomax four for 40). tions attached, the Club season he cleared 25 feet 14 and Arnold Betton could edge the flat.. inches, but he hasn't been near out Davis in the final tryouts. In the
Triple Jump, the the fort glassy greens after tralian Board of Control sixteen Americans have Javelin Throw, the distance runs. three-putting at the third and
A1 Hove Buser beat Committee decided tonight. Dinner-Bread, clear or thick that since.
Only cleared
this Marathon, Steeplechase, the two then inissing from 18 inches at pursue their normal line somerset by 55 rus 0 feet inches also do.
Ohair. Sussex Mr J. Ashworth, the The same meet soup, boiled or fried fish, meat,
walks and the Hammer Throw the short fith.
about players who have 19 und 145. Somerset 183 and man, said, "We have considered game, poultry, salads, veget-monstrated what can happen season in competition.
Bob Richards and Don Laz there are many easy berths on
taken part in league cricket | 118 (James three for 24, Oale the further request. from Mr ables, desserts and fresh fruit, when some 24 Quarter-Miles
Many had expected Stranahan
man three for 29); Tacos beat team, and havo decided without Sumptuous fare in the 40-second class struggle have cleared 15 feet in the Pole the American team. Despite this
Gupta, Manager of the touring Quite a few wise Americans to celle this lafter putt, but all's in England.
At Kluckor: which the Finns are providing, for six places in the final. Eight Vault this season and they are
No wonder Warwickshire are almost certain of a trip to aro quietly training for these fair in love and war and Ward
Leicestershire by 107 many
rune dissent to grant our teams will bring their men bent own national dishes.
them cannes Lingel Helsinki. Four others-Donald evenis, One is Wait Ashbaugh, proved the right of his opponent's interested in this young man heats, among them James Lingel
who intends coming to Britain, Essex 338 for nine declared and his relcase without three weeks Cooper, Dick Coleman, George who has run the High Hurdles in decision to make him hole out.
Mankad will "naiss eller had run a "quarter" in cleared 14 feet 4 inches and eight stopped to 47 feet 10 5/8 Inchise having all sorts of dificulty from Italions will
but has not yet decided whether 164 for nine déclared, Leicester Mattes and Jack Rowen-have 142 seconds. He recently hop,
Stranahan, however, was it will be for cricket or business, shire 210 and 175.
Haslingden ganica, arranging for a substituto-likely Talking of pace men, I'm told the too and Ward was given the that Cuan McCarthy, the tall
hers of the Indian touring side. to bo Barwate or Shinde, mem- In the final, Lingel finished more have cleared 14 feet. Three That is nothing to an Australian, sixth, beaten by Ave men, not bad run-ups by Richards or Lez but for Ashbaugh it is a certain
African now breathing space to effect a ro- blond South a'single one of whom has beaten
and they may stay at home while Olympic berth.:
covery. He was one up at the Cambridge, is a virtual curtainty someone else goes. 47.9 seconds this season.
Europe is full of good ninth and only a 10-yard puit for dio Gents v. Players match, BATTLE OF THE GIANTS Decathlon men in Olympic year. by Stranahan at the home green so that our men get a real sight fast bowling before the None of them is likely to stop prevented him going into lunch of But the real Battle of the Bob Mathias and Bob Richards three up.
Aussies como, :” Seton Hall College, an Australian who made the Inst Olymple 400 Giants will be in the Discus from winning the
gold
and sliver Two holes, was nevertheless a Motres Chal; fell out with a Throw. In the first soccer match of hamstring injury. Elire's Jimmy 183:54: Fortune Gordien, 181:10:
The deld: Sim Innes, medals in this event. their current tour, which was Reardon, running for Villanova, Jim Dillon; 171:44; Charles in great form of
Mathias, particularly, has been The late.
DICK CHAPMAN the South played on June 7,
Darrow Hooper, 171:0
High
in 14.5 seconds and Hurdles Wembley, did not even ret
of 108 fect f WINS FRENCH. Polleo.
smell-in.
Mathias, 100:7.
would qualify him on any Inches All seven could reach 175 test olymple team but the American CHAMPIONSHIP India's Dattu Phadkar, to play EVEN BETTER
against an England Xi. at one on a a lucky throw and could stop | one. He does clgbt other events unlucky woll, and, most of these betler
Paris, June 10; of the Festival matches?
of the Organising Committee of pay Haslingden reasonable com- The ICAAAA Hair-Mule was at 150 feet on three
Dick Chapman, of Fincturst, And since bonuses have crept the Helsinks Olympic Games, said penuntion it they would release else except Even better. Seven, men beat throwe, 1 could well happen than anyonu minute 38.5 seconds in the cats. that Hooper, Doyle and Mathias Ilchárds.
N.C. held hilsecond French into cricket, offer mano incen here today that he was hopeful Mankad had been declined By the time the final came the will Bulsh one-two-three in the
amateur golf iltle today, but it tive to men who do weil against about all-German representation with thanks,"
come-from-behind them
in the Gomes next month. There are still no certainties required a
The Chairman sold that it next day, they had had it. The final tryouts.
The final tryouts To
1948 had mill the final tryouts are over rally to turn back young Billy Did I my bonuses? Well, I'm on Frenchell, who arrived was a fine gesture and had winner was Lon Spurrier of the University of Callfornia in
the a
large field of 165-footers: An and charley horses have in the Maxwell, of Odessa, Texas, told that a Labasable business here yesterday, had talk with appreciated or bald, "We.ht modest time of
man telegraphed an offer of a the East German Olymple: Sports minuto 4 1
Amy
Szentative named past run certainties for Olympic
41-year-old - Chapman, WG William 84.3 seconda
got into the Championships off their feet. generally
There is nothing like com- who lost, his British amateurs cost aplece to the Red Committee In East Berlin his that It is
RETORS lo by Olymple seam with 158 feet.
players they beat the afternoon to last, mouth to Harvie allBurton was back with 101 feet polition to bring the track field statisticians that
the best interests of crickety not Senior: Chun Hink Ching Wing Deck Android habet no one in the moons only tryouts, the Pur best, but the towers of Ward, farman et a apples or strong bice side as Lordy, to to part in to War dotem that what we have done by
to someone named hectic as in the United States in sub-par golf in the afternoon
He said the hoped for "corerete luat locally but internationally.! VRC v Tamer 7 pm. Ar holder in the High Hurdles. In was becana
results" tomorrow. Reuters clated Prosn, Vouth China 130 p.m.um und -13,5 seconds, is the greatest filmh Jim Cookos-garis /. 102 foot-04 | Clympie year and it mbws, the round to defeat Maxwell, 6 and then could well be the reason 'pro-Olymple trials, "WOME
Aluth Shaghape played as the hurdler the world has yet seen. Inches.
best: down, Xuropean YMCA,, Kowloon.
The
provide of Cornell who
seconds.
cases of spaghetti and macaroni,
and the French will send barrels
of wine. London Express Servico.
SOUTH CHINA'S SOCCER TOUR
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In one of the toughest heats of the event, Morris Curolta of
China, XI-drow 1-1 with Hanol/ who was a semi-finalist at E DICK Doyle, 100;7; Bob Discus Throw
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In their second game on Juns at Hanol, the South China team scored an over whelming 7-1 victory over a Combined Army side,
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Mohammed
McCarthy, Warwickshire's New Zealander Tom Pritchard, and
which
played the game a bit
shire-Hampshire match drawn. At Nottingham Nottingham Hampshire, 323 for nine declared and 193 for one. Nottingham-
ro 477 for four declared. At Birmingham Warwick shire-Northamptonshire match drawn. Warwickshire 810 and
EAST GERMANS MAY AGREE
Berlin, June 10...
“GENEROUS". J
Mankad said, if ambivery. pleased. It is a nice gesture on the part of the Club to release me, especially at this
stugo when they are fighting for the They have been championship.
to me through-
Bir Herbert
generous
Marrett, President of Glamorgan Welsh Industrialet, to
Baron Erik FredSell, President CC and
Antworth hope our members and 7 the