ON THE RECORD
LITHGOW
It Wasn't Cricket To The Fastest Woman On Earth
the
and
Marjorie Jackson, the fastest 19-foot jumper and an 11.0 There are woman on earth, also known as seconds, hurdler.
others almost as Lithgow Flash, Australia's quite a few
Gold promising. Olympic pride
The “Australian' WAAŬ does Medallist, does..not jump. She
14-year-olds not trown cricket doesn't play
either. She is a shy girl resigned to running 220 Yards. Any sign of
One turned god of suspension and
however, and there is autograph hunters.
at the Kowloon Cricket Club a
certificate is required yesterday
who told Marjorie med
up
on
that he would love, to have her before they race again, autograph to send to a friend of
1
The WAAU Est proud of its
Jacksons,
and Stricklands. The Men's AAU weren't
is In Shanghat.
He had hardly said "auto" inclined at first to believe the when Marjorie reached out and In one motion wrote her name times being retumed by for perhaps the 10,000th Ume.girls. They thought that She has lost count a long time time-keeping was faulty,
KUM.
the
・the
Australian women can clock
nocurately aJ
the
FunHors
nen can. They are even, per- haps, on the conservative side. At any rate, at Helsinki girls from Down Under faster than they did at home."
the ran
Majorle is very fast. Even Jce Close almost developed a crick in his neck trying to keep her in sight. Marjorle can sign ker name ELS fast as she can run. But she doesn't jump. Marjorie and Mrs Magee left She didn't jump when Willie this morning for Japan. They Davidson with a chortle turned will be passing through Hong-
und
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1952.;
Colony Swimming Championships
THREE MORE
RECORDS BROKEN
Records again fell on the second day of the heats of the Colony Swimming Championships at the Vic- toria Recreation Club yes- terday.
Cheung Kin-man added two more new records to the one he chalked up on Monday, Yesler- through the day, ho churned
water to set a new Colony re-
cord in the 880 yards Free
Style, when he bettered 'the old time by ten seconds, setting up
new time of len minutes 49.2 seconds. Cheung, who led all the way during the race, was never seriously threatened. Lam Kam- sing finished second. Ave lenallu behind. Cheung,
Cheung's other record was the 100 yards Back Stroke, when ne clipped 2.2 sees off the old record, winning his heat in 09.2 seconds.
Cynthia Eager. swimming powerfully throughout the wo- men's
220 yards Free Style, udded another new record to Monday, The one she broke an when she finished the course in'
2 minutes 40.2 seconds, seven seconds better than the old me,
The results follow:
afe's 800 yards Free Style (heat 1-1. Cheung Kin-man (Fortuna); 2. Lam Kam-ing (Fortuna); 3, Poon Sx-chuen (Chung Sing). Time: 10 mins 40.2 Rees (record).
Men's yards Free Style theat 21-1, Wang Long-hot (Fortuna); 2. Tang Yuk-ming: 3, Lam Kwan-ngar (CYMCA), Time: it min 25 sec.
Women's 50 yards Breast Stroke Cheat 1). Kwok Kam-nger (CYMCA 2, Wang Yuk-bing For Luna); 3. Chan Ying-ping. Thine: 30.4 bcck,
Women's yards Breast Stroke (Heat 21-1, Alice Cheng (Fortuna); 2. Ne
a. Claire Marchelli TEYMCA). Tune: 414 secs.
Women's 20 yards Breast Stroke (heat 3).1, Lam Hang-ong (lot Tn); 2. Ng Yuk-chuin (SCAAR: 3. Foo Shiu-chee (CYMCA), Time: 40.2 secs.
Women's 220 yards Free Style (heat 1). Vanessa Giles YMCA); 2. Kwok Ngen-hung (CYMCA). Time: 2 mths 49.8 secs.
Women's 210 yards Free Style fliest 1-1. Cynthia Eager (VHC); 2. Chan Chine-mi (Fortina); 3, Fung Ying: chee (CYMCA). Time: 1 mins 40,2 Becs record).
Men's 100 yards Back Stroke (heat 1)-1, Sum Kam-chka (Eastern AA); 2. Pau Koon-kul (CYMCA); 3. Cheung Ming-hang (CYMCA). Time: 00.0
десь.
Men's 100 yards Dack Stroke (heat 23.1, Cheung Kin-man (Fortuna): 2 Leung Wing-chee (Chung Sing). Time: 0.2 secs (record).
THE KINDEST
★A SEAT IN THE STALLS
THIS WILL BE HAILED AS THE MOST POIGNANT FILM-MOMENT OF HE YEAR
On a battlefield outside Madrid (the setting is the Spanish Civil War) a badly wounded Ava Gardher is dying in the arms of Gregory Peck,
It is a scene from Ernest Heming- way's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro, starring Peck, Gardner, and Susan
Hayward, which had premiere in New York recely.
world
I go out on a limb, writ Leonard Mosley, and forecast that "e Snows" will be sensationally sucesful, par ticularly for the playing ether of Gregory Peck and Ava Gager, a love team to set the cinemas at.
KEN SMITH Show
Talking
The £100,000 Fim
Nobody
Last week I saw a film;
never be shown. It is cartoon by Walt Disney called "The Sword And The Rogé,"
Will Se
I bet they it's scientific.
Bogarin Bali
Although it is primarily In-Street stockbits, other people worth £100,000 that will tended for America, I have been and cars, he a ride on the assured: "We will be delighted roller coaster Coney Island, where a scle kil's him with cony. Ato let the BBC have
is taking a What is."The Sword And The radium white Rose" all about? It's a slice of ride." gay and sparkling court life in the early days of Henry VIII's this cartoon, reign, adapted from the 54-year- But for
goes into old American classic by Edwin which later-
not Caskoden, and set against the storage, you would
the Tower of London and Green-pearance of brities in cach have seen-in Coronation background of Windsor Castle, is the one-te guest up-
other's films. Techni-
wich. colour film costing £500,000 and starring Richard Todd, Singing "Monster" Glynis Johna and James Robertson Justice also call- ed "The Sword And The
year-an all-live
TOTE IN THE WORLD Rose."
Sydney, Sept. 30. The totalisator at the ball from Norman-Hart-Baker kong on their way back at the nets into the pavillon and the World's Fastest Feminine Balaklava race track, South. then give Hong-Australia, went wrong one kong more of a charice to meet day recently and the tote
went broke, "RECORDER"
it fell with a thud almost at her feat. Without turning a huir she said
It wasn't quite
Human will
ilke something that sounded] her in person. ce, but Wille sald he just
resist turning one from All Set For The
Norman Hart-Baker.
Majorie doesn't Jump because rather old- her coach, who is fashioned on the subject, believes that she should do nothing, but run. The
a job persuaalian WAAŬ had}
the guardian
of the Jet-propelled Jackson to let her run 200 metres. In Japan, Marjorie may be persuaded to run 400 metres.
World Series
Opening Game
The tote paid strange divi- dends. For example;
New York, Sept. 30.
and the Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees took their Anal workouts today then sald that they were in good shape for the opening
game in the World Series at Brooklyn's Ebbetis field at 6. p.m. GMT on Wednesday.
right-hander Joo Rookie
for Brooklyn Black will start
Allie winner and 20-gome Reynolds for the Yankees. Marjorie could hurdle and jump Most
Invour the experts Blankers- as Fanny
Yankees to win their fourth
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The cartoon took three months to design but it will knock £100,000 off the finished cost of the picture Walt Disney's third excursion into "live" Alms.
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It's also hand with the script. We not
"It has been dozing in ice in will do a wo also Ilnes
an underwater canyon outside next year. learn our movements!"
And this new method is not New York harbour for a few straight World Champlonship dends declared would be hon- the only novelty that Disney is million years. An atomic explo- because they have superior
oured by his company-Asso-bringing to the studios. In con- sion (don't ask questions, read cracks the lee and the elated Press.
Junction with the shooting of the on) pitching. The teams are about
nim he is making a 30-minute monster paddles towards she even in defensive ability and
"trailer" for TV, Besides showing skyscrapers.
"After knocking the speed.
shots from the film, it will take
About, devouring
Mra E. F. Magee, Hon. Secre- tary of the Australian WAAU, who is accompanying Marjorie on her trip to Japan, told me
that
most of the yesterday ladies who run
Australian women's
that athletics think
well
Косп
But Marjorie doesn't know and doesn't care to find out. It'
improbable that je not could clear 18 feet the very frat time she tried the long jump,
The Dodgers have never won but she has never tried-not the World Series. The Yankees even as a girl. Morjorie's
sub-junior record have done so. The Dodgers have in Australia was not impressive.met the Yankees three times A half-dozen Australian girls previously, in 1941, have run faster than Marjorie's 1940.-United Press.
11.6 seconds for 100 yards at the Age of 14. Of the lot, only out of the Martone Matthews, running through injury for a whole scanon now, is the only one who can' possibly nutran her today.
Said Marjorie, "I only run".
As Marjorie stepped over the grass measuring out 130 yards she disappeared into the distance
1947 and
All-India Rugby
Tournament
Colombo, Sept. 30,
and Bombay Gymkhana
Calcutta FC today the
at such a rate that she was at the qualified for the semi-finals
introduced Marjorie to
columist. Marjorie smiled,
this here,
South Australian Manager of Automatic Totalisators Limited, J.
told reporters the by a mistake in setting up the machine but all divi
Promate dividends were only learn
.our
Leslie Ames Made the viewer pehind the scenes.
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London, Sept.. 30.
Leslie Ames. Test team selector and former England wicketkeeper, was made a life member of the Kent County Cricket Club today. He recently retired from his job as Kent's chief coach.
Somerset County Cricket Club will be without thren of their regular bowlers at the start of the 1959 #eskon.
other and of the field in of the All-India Rugby twinkling of an eye. The next Tournament being held ..moment Mrs. Magee turned and
The other semi-finalists are
Hazell, the slow left-arm Mrs Magee said, "Marjorie is All-Ceylon, the title holders for
last three
was not re-engaged; years, and bowler, not quite so shy, as she used to the
Redman has quit his job to take be" looked from Marjorie to Singaporo RU.
Mrs Today. Bombay beat Madras up a business career; and E. P. Mia Magee at these words. Magee did not elaborate, I looked Presidency by nine points (one Robinton, the off break bowler back at Marjorie. She was at the try, two penalty goals), to three who came from Yorkshire, in so slow to "accept other end of the field skirting the (one penalty goal). Calcutta 1950, war сарбаке раж
second terms that the club withdrew. Ceylon's eliminated, patch.
the string," the Barbarians, by its offer. Robinson was Mrs Magee told me some in-three points (one penalty goal) County's chief, wicket taker
during the past two seasons, teresting facts about Australia's to mil,
semi-finals," Calcutta Juniors and sub-juniors. The In, the current drop is one of the best FC will play Singapore RU - Somerset are hoping to sign in years Erica Willib, for ex-marrow and Bombay Gymkhana under a special registration T. emple Jumped 17 feet 10% will play All-Ceylon on Thurs Wall, the Derbyshire:fast inches at Just over 14 years of day. The final wili; he played, medium amateur bowler, —
Associated Pros. ago two years ago and is tiowa on SaturdayRouter 23 day
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