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The Best Lesson Of The Games
THE
British Athletes Need More International Competition
For many weeks before
the Olympic Games at Hel- Says HAROLD
sinki was repeatedly ask- ed "How many gold medals
are our athletes going to
bring back?"
My Invariable answer was that, although in my opinion we were the nest taking to the grines track and field team ever, we might well return without any gold medals at all,
Since my return from flelsinki, the form the question takes is: "Aren't you terribly disappointed with what our athletes did at the games?" To that my answer inost
been: htt emphatically
"OL
on
disappointed
Course was disappointed accusions at the results. but was very seldom
with the athlete."
That is a real distinction. WITH 40 OTHERS
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It is true that we had no first places in any of the 24 men's and nine women's events, but of the 59 countries competing
a first place, 30 never gained never gained a place in the first With a thousand athletes, six. and the vast majority of them picked athletes, I really do think that it is quite unfair to casthinte our athletes, who, after all, did get no fewer than 20 places its execeded the first six, a total
only by the United States, who got 30, and Tussia win got 35.
The difference between the first and sixth place, while on the emotional skle t may seem cnormous, on the practical side Is very little indeed.
Of course we would have been thrilled had Roger Bannister run less than one second faster than he did.
But to think of a man as a less than fallure who falshes
une-half per cont behind the winner, runs over two seconds faster than he has ever run before, and also two seconds faster than any other Briton has ever run before, is ridiculous. These facts are given in no sense of compiseerity. I would not say that I was satisfied with what happened at Helsinki, but 1 do sus that, when a country can claim half-a-duzen athletes who beat the existing Olymple a third of record, that almost
did better their representatives performances in their events than any British athlete had in that
ever done
particular
event before (and this in an Olympic
which previous
#
records were beaten more than 200 times) there are good grounds for a limited amount of praise.
ANYTHING LEARNT?
Is there anything to be learnt which enn from these gumes help us in the future?
First, while I think that the athletes themselves and those who follow athletics closely had realised something of the world standard,
must somehow bring home to the British public that when they see British re- it does not cords being beaten
are all of
we
mean our athieles
world class.
ABRAHAMS
who
represented Great Britain in the Olymples of 1920, 1924 and 1028, In which year he was captain of the British Athletio jeans
anxiety
of
the
approaching ordeal, an anxiety heightened by much of the foolish boosting about their chances.
WHATEVER THAT MEANS
To Melbourne, four years hence, because of the 'disinner, we shall take a much smaller track and Held tearn; but if there was otre mistake made by the selectors, it was in sending to Helsinki a number of athletqs who, on a proper assesment of chances, could
have any hope of getting very thr
по
As the Olympics become more and inore specialized and the standard higier and higher, the entries will be restricted
are in the those who really running for premier positions.
to
If the emphuais on winning is to proceed unchecked, we had the games much better tand over to professional organisers.
CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1952.
Fourth Test Match
OPENING
SHEPPARD AND HUTTON SET UP BEST WICKET SCORE AGAINST INDIA
London, Aug. 14.
By dour, steady batting in the face of accurate defensive bowling, England scored 246 runs for the loss of two wickets those of her Captain, Len Hatton, and David Sheppard, on the first day of the fourth Test here today against the Indian tourists,
It was a day of triumph for Sheppard, the Cambridge University Captain, who, playing in his sixth Test, batted nearly the whole of the day for 119 and so nchieved his first century for England.
During his long innings of five hours and 50 minutes, he gave at least two chances, but the fact that he did not allow his mistakes to disturb his serenity and purposefulness, stamped him as a Test player of the right temperament,
was the beginning was to keep down. That is why only 28 runs were and leave the initia on the scoreboard at the end of the runs tive to the England batsmen, the first hour, and only 60 had and easy been scored by the luncheon in- with the pitch slow paced and with no really fast terval. bowler at his command.
He invited the batsmen to get themselves
but out,
Hutton
Hutton's innings of 80 marked with restraint, and--he was no doubt influenced by tho thought that this was his last for FL full dress opportunity rehearsal before the Australian tourists come to England next
It has been suggested that our athletes cannot
hope, if they
educate remain true amateurs-whatever The more we can that phrase really means to people to feel, not that winning compete against State-subsidieedis unimportant but that taking athletes from other countries, Ipart is more important, the more able to preserve still feel that of the thousand shall we be
that athletes at Helsinki 75 per cent what is really worth while,
WOS in the best appreciation by all of an achleve- at least competed spirit of non-professional sport, ment by a human being, whether und I
reason why we he comes from one's own country should change our standards. or not.
Second, we must have more International competition, and, incidentally
Britain a Great team would certainly not be
team outclassed by any Europe, Russlá not excepted. Our athletes do not gel quite enough high-class competition.
On the mental
in
side I think some of them do not do them selves justice; through lack of experience in high-class com* petition.
see no
FIRST TO BEAT
50 FEET
Galina Zybina of Russia, winner of the Women's Shot Put at the Olympic Games at Helsinki. She was the first woman to beat 50 feet with the eight-pound shot. Her new world and Olympic record of 50 feet 11⁄2 inches beat the old Olymple record by exactly five feet. Central Press Photo,
Great Day For British Golfers In 2nd Round
Of Lotus Tourney
Hertfordshire, Aug. 14. British professional golfers had a great day in the second round of the Lotus £15.000 tournament here to- day, and Bobby Locke, South Africa's holder of the British open title, was unable to increase his advantage.
Yesterday's first round, when Locke beat the west course record with 63, found the South African threo I think many of our athletes strokes ahead of players there and five in front of the train too much and do not use
best on the more difficult high course. racing enough
the as part training. Several of them must have felt athletics through the
Benson.
first four hours of the toy occupied by Hutton und Sheppard gathering 145 runs, before Hutton fell victim to a
brilliant catch at Fuliey by Phadkar of Ramchand, Shep- pard had then made 56.
This wit
knows fully well the technique for such circumstances, and has eet an example for Sheppard to follow.
the best England Setback Tests Partnership for all the i
against India,
the
Then in the next hour and 50 minutes, Sheppard and the left- handed Ikin doubled the rate of
ng and added 116 for
wicket. Sheppard, after achieving his tenth century of the season, noticeably tired, gave his easlest chance when he wp3 103 Manjrekar dropping him off Mankad's bowling.
The
five minutes remaining, mistimed a ball from the per sistent Divecha and before.
For
Yorkshire In
County League
IMPRESSIVE SPELL
No Indian bowler played his part botter than Mankad, Dur- in the inst hour before lunch, he completely scaled up the pavilion end by bowling 13 his left-arm slows for overs of 12 maidens and only one run. It spell of WES an impressive magnificent bowling.
Hazare handled the bowling skilfully and with imagination on a pitch from which the ball always came through at a com- fortable pace for the batemen
A shirt-sleeved crowd basked in the sunshine, and for the keen students amon
amongst them, there the Inscinating 1403 always London, Aug. - 14. struggle between batsmen taking Yorkshire's slender hopes of no risks and finding an answer
Surrey, catching
run-away for the defensive bowling of the lenders in the English County highest class. championship, received a get- Only after tea did those who back inday, when they conceded enjoy free, unrestrained bate- first innings points in their manship find anything to arouse match against Hampshire today. their enthusiasm,
partner- Hution scored chiefly
last wicket Only
with
SHEPPARD OUT
Cambridge
University Captain began to hit out, but with the approach of the end of the day's play, became careful
little or nip of 33 by Vie Cannings and drives and an occasional stroke, again. With
Ralph Prouton pus Hampshire which tucked the ball away to ahead, Yorkshire finished the the leg side. Sheppard varied day 13 runs behind with all off drives with powerful drives their second innings wicke's in in the region of mid-on.
Following Hutton's demissal, hand, but Harry Halliday will take Tuo further part in the Sheppard dominated the play match because of form chest and Ikin showed himself con-
tent to padlock the other end. ligaments.
THE SCOREBOARD England 1st Innings
Phadkar C Ramchand
leg
He had hit nine fours and revealed many classic strokes.
Ikin, who had begun rather shaldly, was batting assuredly In the closing overs, and finished with a score of 63 not out, and he will resume tomorrow with Peter May, not out zem,
partner.
The
Hutton
b.
BEST ALL-ROUNDER
Add
490
Best all-rounder among the women at the Olympic Games was Yvette Williams of New Zealand. She won the Long Jump with a new Olympic record mark of 20 feet Inches, placed sixth in the Shot Put with 44 feet 9 inches (a new. British Empire record) and 10th in the Discus Throw with 182 feet 9 inches.
Central Press Photo,
Tulyar Favourite But Gay Time Attracting Most Money For The Leger
London, Aug. 14.
The Aga Khan's Tulyar, biggest money winner. In. British racing history, is a seven-to-four favourite for the Saint Leger at Doncaster on September 13, but queen Elizabeth's Gay Time at seven-to-two is attracting most Sheppard lbw, b. Divecha 110 money in the ante-post betting. Ikin not out May 'not out
Hampshire's Top scorer was Leo Harrison, who hit his third century of the season after being as missed when 11 and 83.
like Yorkshire Surrey, who were severely handicapped by the calls of Test cricket, were struggling to avoid defeat by
Warwick- the 1951 champions,
the hard work of shire. All Surroy's depleted attack, sup-{
by fine fielding, failed to-Reuter. por prevent Warwickshire from tak Ing command of the match.
Indians bowled well and Belded effectively throughout the day, but without a really fest pacemun, they were com pelled to rely mainly on de- fensive bowling.
There was no doubting that Hazare's main objective from
Revised Concept Of Amateurism
Advocated
Paris, Aug. 14. M. Andre Massard, newly elected Vice President of the International Olympics Com-
By slow batting they built- steadily on their first innings lead of 102 and eventually declared, setting Surrey to score 350 win in 330 minutes. In the
inst ten minutes Surrey's open- ing bats made 13 without loss.
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Total for two wickets .. 201 1/143 2/281. Fall of wickets
Channel Swim
Season Opens
With 5 Attempts
Folkestone, Aug. 14.
The Aga Khan's three-year-old, winner this senson of the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park and the King George Sixth and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, has twice cared of Gay Time.
It would have been a great- In the Denby he beat him three-quarters of a length, and triumph for British racing for in the rich Ascot race finished the Queen's colours to be borne a neck ahead of him. But the fo vietoy at the headquarters opinion is held in some quarters of the sport in France.
shelter
A victory would have made that Gay Time is bred of staying
lines than Tutyar, and up amply for the many success- will at last have his revenge in ful French raids in Britain the St Leger, which is run over since the war-Reuter.
the
one mile, six furlongs. Gay Time, who was
racecourse
he
SPORTS ROUND-
UP
By ALL-ROUNDER TENNIS
per
owned After gaining a Orst innings lead of 70, Gloucestershire last
by Mrs James Rank unli their advantage through feeble
FACES bought recently by the British
Stud National batting in the second innings
and against Leicestershire. They were Five swimmers entered the leased to the Queen, is by the stallion Rockfella shot out for 87 in two hours and Engilsh Channel tonight to try to American 10 minutes.
Fine spin bowling cross it as the Channel swimming out of Daring Miss, a Felicita- raittee has called for a revised on a responsive-pitch-by-Vic season started.
on mare, The staying blood. definition of amateurlam
to Jackson and Jack Walsh upset Bob Paysour, 24-year-old fire in his pedigree has been borne solve the problem of "state Gloucestershire,
man from the United States, led out by his CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES off by entering the water at Cup formances.
1. Tloczynsid, former Polish French
sports chairmen at a meet 185 for Ave (Brown 83).
At Dover-Middlesex 100 and Gris Nez. at noon GMT,
But it la premature to ques. Davis Cup player, is a man who Kent several hours later four others tion Tulsar's stamina.
to Bred by refuses
acknowledge the ing here M. Massard, who 244 (Sairrelf
Last-week he not out 87, Frog began the attempt-three from the Aga Khan's St Leger winner, passing years. won the individual epce title at
at 50,
six for 62). MOES
the English side. 1030 Olympic
Tohran out of Neocracy, bo won the Northumberland slagles Games
They Derby At
Derbyshire 182
Nenteo, he too has abundance of title exactly 20 years after his Antwerp,
sald,
"the conception
Claud 97 (Watkins 3 for
Now 41 the Bone, Algeria, slaying power. in his pedigree, arst succ 21.
of years showed all his of amatcuriam must be revised Shepherd 3 for 28). Glamorgan police, who started from Cape and has not so far belled it in age Tłoczynski for sports in general and for 130 (Rhodes 4 for 25).
old aktiil in beating the young Blanc Nez, near Calala, at 1845
running. GMT, Miss Elna Andersen the Olympic Games In par- ticular.
The fact that Gay Time has Australian Don Tregonning 7-8, Sweden,
And who look off
afterwards ho off from St 1915 GMT.
near to him in the past 7-5. Margaret's Bay at
the
At Cheltenham — Gloucester- 274 and t 97 (Jackson 5 for 25).
were Sergeant
of
and
Noel
got
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The position of state athletes scestershire 204 (Smiths Jennie James at 1045 may be due to Tulyar's dispost-announced that he would return will constitute the main question son 57. Palmer 52, Mortimore MT and Phillip Mickman at/tion: He is a lazy horse, and next year to defend his ille, with foreign sporting leaders at
the
French
Today when all players had returned 68. after going out in with completed nausealed
worse thara round over cach, 21, only a stroice a Jong Locke, though, doing a magnif- the British tournament record of
rent 67 for the wonderful total for nine holes.-Reuter...
US Decline
Soviet
Invitation
New York, Aug. 14, The United States declined un Invitation to send a team to take part in volleyball chem- on Aug. pionships at Moscow 17-29 because it was unable to assemble a team in time,
+
7 for 58) and four for flo
wicloct.
the Olymple concept 301 (G. Edrich 162, Tribe 6 for
AL Northampton-Lancashire again late tonight,
3
a
SOCCER
Drake
that we shall have to discuss
Both Miss Jamesonly does what is asked of hun, 2000 GMT.
but so far that has been abun- future meetings,"
and Mickman are Britons, and
Ted Drake, Chelsea's now At Weston-Super - Mare— M. Massard was elected a yico
they and Miss Anderson
daptly sufficient. were
manager it quickly making his and 220 they
DANGER TO BOTH motorboats. president of the I.O.C. to replace Nottinghamshire 149
by Mr Avery Brundago of the
for three (Giles 53, Stocks 63, accompanied
A danger to both these is Mr Presence felt at Stamford Bridge. Last week he signed his first United States, who has been Herdstaff not qut G5). Somerset from Dover.
T. H. Farr's Childe Harold, new player, 28-year-old John ате Several other swimmers elected President of the Com- 170.
At Scarborough - Yorkshire expected to attempt the cross big. Imprestive looking colt by McNichol, Brighton and Hove in- the French sire Marsyas, side-forward and capeNichol mitice,
According to sources close to 270 and eleven for no wicket.ing within the next 24 hours.
recently beat the Epsom Oaks
was fra Ned Bainic, 56-year-old Scot,
Arat impressed by 294 Paris meeting, many leading Hampshire
(Rogera 91,
proposes a double crossing from Winner, Frieze, over a mile and when ́hà sảw.' him play for Wardle five for
a half, sportsmen share M. Harrison 101.
England to France and back
Beighton against Reading, the Massard's opinion that it is time 83).
review
trainer. His
Billy Dutton, club he had previously managed. Phil Rising, a jaweller who said after his defeat of Frieze He is a scheming type of player fali out the enormous 107) and five for no wicket. Last year, swam from France to that they did not know in the and could be just the right
er-England the Unica and countries sal 7 for a
83).
tempt from England as soon as Winney of his last four races, he Bentley
CRICKET of Eastern Europe, where state
finished, taking is improving all the time, and At Eastbourne - Sussex 170 Paysour hus
the By time 155 for three (Cox 62, over Paysour's boat and pilot may surprise the supporters | Sussex opening båtkinañ recently enable them to devote and subsidies
Leger is John Langridge,: 62-year-old themselves entirely to spot, Doggart not out 72). Worcester for the return trip.
four declared At 3.30 tomorrow morning, of Tulyer and Gay Time scored hip 30,000th sun is frat compared with the spare time shine 450 for athletes of other nations,
It is a pity that Gay Tinie class cricket. He did so in the parti (Kenyon 108,
to enter the Richardson 12, five Exyptians plan to at has not been, entered for the match against Hampshire. His culark! Britain und France. Bird 116). Under tropical heat Italian Apart from these "national- At Coventry Warwickshire temp
tempt the northward swim, The Prix de l'Arc, de Triomphe at elder brother, James Longridge So hot was the scoring that and foreign tennis stars strugised athletes, the problem of 170 and 247 for seven declared Egypilans are Heims el Marahi, Longchamp In October. With achieved this mile-stone-last only players with totals of 144 | gled on the courts of this regular army officers and off (Gardner not out.104) Surrey aged 24, Sald Yamin, aged 23, French class at a lower cbb season and so they have com- or better qualified for the final popular seaside
pleted family achlovament resort in the clals in sporting institutes raust 74 (Grove four for 29, Bannister Bakr Soliman, need 20, Hassan than in any year since the war 36 holes to be played on the third day matches of an inter- be considered, French sporting four for 27), and is for no Radl, aged 29, and Yousef he must have stood a wonder which is unique, high course tomorrow.
national tennis tournament. lenders maintained, Rouler, wicket---Reuter. Ant- Today's results were: .. Gianni Herlg,
Italy, bont Owen Wills, South Africa 6-3, 6-4.
Wed by athletes in Northamptonshire 223
(Tatter intends to make his at- iMikie kst how good ko was to 470 5 25
of 130, found himself only two strokes ahead of Arthur Lees at the day's close, with Harry Brad- shaw one sirolie behind Lees and then a number of British profes- sionals, who were shooting in the late 60's today, among others who had totals betier than 140.
INT'L TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
Viareggio, Italy, Aug. 14.
D. Rudduck of Royal werp, with consistent 72's for each couse, is a vitor apart from Locke to go forward, but Brian Wilkes of South Allen, Glenn Merlo, Italy bent for the Belgian Milan Brunovic, ex-Yugbalay, runner
few days ago, fall- 0-4 end 0-4. open title ed to get through with hin The office of Harold Taggregate of 148.
The invitation was extenacit by the volleyball association of the Soviet Union,
-
Up
Friermood, President of the Outstanding achievements to
THE GAMBOLS
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Jarosla Drobny, ex-Czech, beat Vanni Canapele, Italy, 041, ,6-1.
Milan Matous, Independent, 0-2, 64
ex-Pole,
U.S. volleyball association, said day were, the equalling of Gianna Cucell, Italy, boat a letter had been cent to Locke's west courte recond by Moscow advising that a team Arthur Lees and Eddie Whit could not be dispatched on combe and the equalling of the Way Somoneeliy, much short notice,
high course record of 05 by beat Mario Belardinell, 7-5, Harry Bradshaw, Ireland's great 0-3.
However, the Russians were galler, who a few years ago lost Irving Dorfman of the US. told that the US, hoped to be an open championship replay beat Visulau Moham represented in the tournament to Locke
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BOXING Jersey Joo Walcott may defend.
world heavyweight titlo against Rocky, Marciano in Now York noxt month. Negotiations have been opened by Mr. Jim Norris, President of the Interna- tional Boxing'club.
CYCLING
Reg Harris, world, professional cycle sprint champion will de fend his fitlo for the fourth auccessivo year at the World Championships to be staged in Paris on August 28. Opposing Harris will be R. Mockridge, the Australian who's won the 1,000 metres Ume trial at the Olympic. Games. Another British: re- presentative 'will bo :: Cyri Bardsley who has been training under Hürria for the past j rioriths,"
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