THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1953.'
What Are Hongkong's Chances At The Asian Games?
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By “RECORDER”
The Council of the Hongkong Aateur Athletic Association met at Vistoria Recreation Club on Wednesday for little other purpose than to make an announcement that Hongkong athletes will be sent to the Asian Games,
A number of athletes were nominated for training, some rather surprising selections among them. This can be considered as primarily, a first list. To this list will be added other names when the new season starts,
Of the athleten nominated, the Prater number haven't the ghost of a chance-if their best performances to date are talen as a criterion-of reaching the
of naal
any event at - Asian Games.
They have been nominated breauer it is felt that they are o'shunily
capable of reaching onal status, Examples in the history of modern abound
lieties
52-second where Quarler Milers murprises them
elves by starting the new sea- -on in the 48-second class.
One example that comes readily to hand in that of Len $ກ 1,
finalists in one of the this year's AAA Championships at llome.
There are cases Innumerable too of little known athletes from far countric_who travelled to The last two Olympic Games ut London und Helsink and sud- discovered that, when confronted with the type of competition they had not ex-
enly
per enced at home, they pul rin much fas er
One such example Schan
́ence before..
class in the 100 Metres before the new reason is two or three months old,
Rafelgh
Leung, the HKAAA Chairman,
Mr and
the Blenkinsop, P 3. HKAAA Conch are both tremely keen on having Hong-
ON
ex-
of a
it
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Asian Games final. As for his Hop, Step and Jump, I think he could forget about that event for next season and concentrade on the Long Jump.
DECATHLON MEN
ame event,
the
that
THE LAWN BOWLS LEAGUE
TWO GOOD WINS AND ONE NEAR ONE FEATURED LAST WEEK'S MATCHES By "TOUCHER"
Two good wins and one excellent attempt at victory featured last Saturday's Lawn Bowls League matches.
In the First Division, Cralĝengower Cricket Club swooped down on Kowloon Bowling Green Club with a 5-0 vengeance, not only to atone for their first round defeat by the same margin by the Kowloon bowlers, but also to return into the running for the Championship.
reputed
scotte Was
coming an early 0-4 deflelt the, Craigenzower defeating went on to lead 7-4, 13-9 on the erolo by a wide margin, 16th head.
Lopes and his men fought back strongly to Almost draw even at 12-13 on the 17th head, only to see their opponents draw away of
the
4
Re-
In the Second Division, Rew grelo “A”, with only three more matches to go after today, aro asured of the Championship and the maly interest is whether they will be able to kævep their unbeaten record.
The mace for the Third Divi- slan, title continued in in- bensity among IRC, CCC and Recrelo during the week. •IRC's 5-0 win over PRC with the wook put them further ahead
Club.
the
words on my last week's com ments will not be out
place,
Page: 13
PINZA WINS
Sir Victor Sassoon's Pinza, ridden by Sir. Gordon Richards, repeated his Derby victory over the Queen's colt, Aureole, ridden by W. H. Carr, in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 18.- Reuterphoto,
Inst week by a 4-1 margin, but |onod again I was wrong,
1
To the KBGC bowlers my pre- diction of their winning appecret Hice a hoodoo" every time, and this tale, therefore: 1 nede forecasta 4-1 defeat for the enight bring the opposite result. The Indians, who will be the guests of Talicoo, should experi- ence Bittle difficulty in collecting maximum points, but may have to watch out for Taldoo's latest secret weapon x akip C. Melen- HKFC's top-riding sinkt skipped 1:30 who had tho better
never by Forrow last week,
Recreio "B" v. FC KDC v. KBGC
Third Division
FC v. POC Recreio v. PRC HKERC v. USRC IRC v. CCC KCC v. HRFC
Brudbury's rink had almost a clear run over that of McKelvie to win comfortably by 26–14;
Rennie Rosselet had a harder task in overcoming R. B. Robertson's rink by 21-18. The The purpose in ruming three kane represented In the 400 | candidates for the Decathlon à s
score was deadlocked at 13-13 1o. tio with their on the 15th head. Four singles aguin to 16-13 by the end Op- very little Metres Relay. Our main
and one five on the next fivo position at the Games will be ability in this event-whielt none d
the 20th head. A last attempt heads, successive
however, ond Palristan. Our or them has tried-and more to c
on the last head saw them able Ind
paved the way to the Cralgengo- with.
Inet printers last season were faster do
the
to collect only two shots. wer rink's 21-10 victory, than there of any other Asan Decathlon standard at the Asian
The best game of this match netded two
Indian Recreation Club, who poultry as a team.
Games will not be high.
schoolboy bowlers in It Sevier cun match India's
The George Saunders, Ng Was the clash between the two R. Omar and Q. Adam, dropped highest Operate score of Patdistan's Sheung-kwai and Lau Kum-yit, Afarshall and 30c mdelt. The rock,
Colony
Alec skips, and Plato
two valuable points to Kowloon Lavy
Aziz Abditi
the anchor leg, could they brush up on their
while League-loading deadlocked, iwice the possibility exists of Hong-weaker
events, would stand
at 8-9 on the 10th head and Recreio maintained their five of Craigengewer who dropped a quad- kong getting away with a
every
prise again at 17-17 on the 18th head, with a 6-0 win over Police chance of being surprise
point lead over Craigcngowerpoint to Hongkong Football ruple Gold Medal. Xavier has winters. One or two good all- The 21st head was played
IRC still have acven more yet to experience good com-
matches to go after today.. Crai- rounders from the Hongkong with Marshall's rink enjoying a Recreation Club. petition and a inodern track and Chinese
Unit are likely 20-10 lead. A two by Landolt's With only five more matches
gangower Ex and Reencio six. ho s
two-tenths only
to be no later for the rink on the last head enabled to go after this afternoon's It looks as if the deciding match second slower than these two
them
will be that between IRC and to edge out their op-games, Recrolo still hold a com- an bor men and move consistent.
manding Saunders, In particular, has a ponents by 21-20.
position towards CCC this afternoon, Quite a few middle distance sound potential paints fetal/ to
Division First
Craigongower will-have 10 The other good win of the winning have been nominated
the runners
although start with in the two jumps and week was that of Hongkong Championship,
win at least by a 4-1 margin to shave and they will have to
the Shot Pul. He has the build to Cricket Club who repeated their chances of Craigengower or MC
remain in the running for the vlous best performances if they several stconds off their pro-
A 4-1 win for become a good Javelin and Dis first round performance by. winning it are now more within Championship, thrower. He should be able to surprisingly defeating Recreio the realm of possibility.
IRC practically assures them of are to go to Manila.
itia title. at a pace"" again in their over the hurdits at However
Recreio's remaining five__op Second Uio potentialities of, to over the
IN REPLY tees leisurely than that of Division match.. not
ponents are HKFC, KCC, CCC, Loc
Shu-cheng,
Before reviewing this week- Leung Kain-po
Largely responsible for their Taikoo and Kowloon Dock and and Frank Waller are consider some of the other competitors in At
end's matches, I feel that a few He ran the 400 Metres for the victory was the line performance with the exception of the CCC able und, if they get into the the Decathlon at Manlia. run
2:02 class for 800 Metres in arst time last season
of A Dixon, K. M. Almao, E. match-they should be able to Hongkong
without Wallworth and B. R. Davies average four points in the other November by
A correspondent has in the would be logical to assume that getting completely out of breath, whose 23-14 win over A.P. Ricel games.
correspondence column strongly they would be in the 1:57 class, but, of course, the prospect of Pereiro,
taken exception to the words ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE will further training by the die 1,500 Mercs to love Gutierrez and N.A. Belirto gave
state of their own thing else off may not appeal to them the two points on the time the Asian Gamba
Cralgengower will still have These words were, as seen in
ich I used last week. along-that is, in 1:57 class on
George,
has
aggregate. the- Ng Sheung-kwal
to face HKFC, Talkoo, Re-
tho QUITE A SCAREĮ a good track against good com-
later fair
creio, Kowloon Dock and IRC.
paragraphs, petition. If so, they would be added ability of being
The hitherto unbeaten Second In order to
used to criticise the condition of overtake Recrclo worth sending to Manila for the sprinter and 400 Metres runner
Division Recreio "A" team they will have to beat them 5-0 the FRC green but rather as a good game should bo See CAN RUIN experience of racing in good and could develop good class-
compliment to their bowlers in between received quite scare from in the return match Decathlon class.
by
standards-}}}
and YOUR WORKI without a perfect Filipino Club. that even SECOND ON THE LIST the Hurdles and Long Jump. Filipino Club and although they inc by at least a 4-1 margad, green they had been able to`pro- performance last week, I won't] When your eyes acho, work suffers.
came out successful out of the in addition to averaging four yin holds second place on the come good
Distance runner Chan King-In the latter event he may be-
It fray,
not was
without a enough
points in the
duce bowlers who could hand be surprised if the Filipinos To soothe and strengthen them, bathe to ro
other three
Recreo their first defeat of the His castinity.
It seems almost
with eyes regularly with Optrex four points take back matches.
an to the longkang's second string.
season, Priority list for a trip
Lopes' rink,
Eye Lotion. It washes away who until impossible' task.
them, Ile looks good throwing is also good by Dether were the only undefeated Asian Games.
It was also a sort of exhorta- Indian Recreation
Club's tion to
Although last in the League dust, relieves eye muscles for the thal on his form
to other-bowlers in the table, cainion standards.
all the three divisions hope of winning the Champ-
the Lau Kam-yu is good in the rink in not the type
Hongkong Cricket makes eyes sparkle! Colony. of the League, met last season and
with their unship is almost as faded
who are
are not blessed with Club team have proved them-Doctors recommend it. of athlete to rest on his laurels. combination of Shot,
perfect greens not to be dis-selves to be the glant-kilters in We are very likely to see him Javelin and Pole Vault. He will first reverse when they lost to that of Craigengower.
by couraged that fact. L.A. Gutierrez, C.A.3. Pereira,
On the contrary, the IRC green be able to pull off the biggest the Second Division. Will they has Besa and Dr. V. Allenza by 13-16. fettle in this game. After over-
is due to the previous pensonhusty sme upset, of the season by defeating Allenza's men
Just only relaid and great credit the
season when it was Recreio "A" today? I'll leave answer to the HKCC their Lawn
Bowls
bowlers. Committee for the improvement.
The
Division Third
will That it still has not come up provide the feature game of the yet to the standard of the best week with the clash between greens in the Colony is evidenced the two top contenders for the by the fact that it has not been title, IRC and CCC. In the first Included as one of the venues
IRC boat Craigen the
Open Championship
gower on the latter's green by 4-1, but only by six shots on the aggregate. It should be a very close game this afternoon with either side capable of winning by a-4-1'margin."
Sinch Dhanoa. Indian 800
retres
Champion, who ran 2.0 for the 800 Metres Het inkl. He had never
han 1:55.8 for the dis- Another example is that of
White Duncan
of Ceylon, er-ap the 400 Metres at the Loniton Olymple
He was known as her an average low hurdler with a time of 53.0 seconds !
lie was also known # be approaching the
veteran sluge and was not considered very likely to improve,
While surprised the athletic world
at London by running
SECOAS
10 Roy Cochran in 51.
IMPORTANT FACTORS
year, a Taiwan runner
tracks.
on our
the
Comc
of
DS
Discus
Mario
Pereira, J. M.
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and beat
run the 10,000 Metres in under 35 minut
collect four points minutes before November.
As
at the
inches--a
his hurdling have to develop and pick up speed in the runs. in any case, sprint practice
was
an
Asian
to
were in
fine
29
in
They will have not only to
each
KCC, CCC, but also to rely on their remaining matches against PRC (twice). KBGC, HKFC,
SKIPS' TABLES
FIRST DIVISION
gomes.
of
P.
W. D. L. F. A. U. D. Pts,
J. S. Landolt (CCC) J.-A. Luz (Ree)
10
B 0 1 221 174 47
J. F. V. Ribeira (Rec)
10
8. 1 1 248 150 02
10
6--2-2-220-150-00-
R. S. Gouring (KDC)
10
C. R. Rosselet (CCC)
of A. M. Omar (Inc)
E.
Games final-but his next best European paresented at the R. B. Robertson (KBGC)
effort with the discus is short of
feet.
110
med Tan Eng-log won the Philippines Championship at 400 Metres in a surprisingly fast 48.0 accorals. He had run 31 seconds for the distance in Taiwan, but er Chan Wal-chuen looks good will aid him considerably in his
performances go, throw confronted with the experience
for No. 3
place on of running on a modern cinder
the priority throwing. track that at Manila's
list, also we must emphasise Rizal
THE QUESTION Memorial Stadium where
moment. He is a pos- The question remains that Asian Games will be held-he sible finalist in all three throw-
ing found that he could run nearly | 18 events the Shot,
Discus apparently there is Javelin and there 14 seconds faster and that and
are Games ruling that competitors without any real opposition.
some who funcy his potentiall-ust be Asians. It remains
be seen whether the interpreta- Nearly all the Taiwan athletes the's in the Hammer Throw, an
tion of Asian in this rule actual- who competed at Manlin last event which he bas still to try
ly suggests that his hand at,
competitors year were considerably faster
must be of Aslan parentage. than they were on any Talwan former, and is just as likely to He is an inconsistent per
At the last Asian Games New Delhi, at Icast two com throw the Javelin-130 feet as -It-is-quite-logical-to-assUINC
He that Hongkong's athletes
170,
haldy the Colony pelitors of European parentage
Singapore and, similarly intproved
on Discus Throw record at 128 feet represented conditions
bellave. one of the Indonesian distance almost should be foster than they are
also with tracks
certain of a place in the Asian competitors wicked
J. E, Noronha (Ree) bends, uneven surfaces and oc-
W. M. McCall (KDC) India was esional potholes or slithery, badly drained patches that put
Olympic Games in London by J. McKelvie (KBGC) off his stride.
However, Wai-chuen is al-
at least one English polles A, R. Kitchell (IRC) runner off
Madar (KCC) More important than that, must completely uncoached and officer and Ceylon bus athletes F, O. Madar
Caucasian by race if A. E. Pearson (KDC) who are Duncan could gain a considerable num- while Sohan Singh,
ber of While and Tan Eng-tong were
feet In any of the throw- Aslan by nationality.
A. K. Minu (IRC) mature athletes, most of Hong- technique. He did not have too large
ing events
The Israeli team will be with improved
G. C. Nouman (KBGC) mixture of athictes of B. W. Bradbury (CCC) Long's nominees for the Games good a past season also for the boil Hebrew and European
and schoolgirls e schoolbo with their peak days still well for most
reason that he was held back blood, some of them probably
ahend of them.
the latter part of it more European than Semitic. with a sprained ankle.
The meaning of the
term-
A. A. Lopes (Rec. "A") Chang Yat-hung is likelier to Asian in the rule, us far as I earn a berth for himself on the Hongkong trom 49, a sprinter of the country competing and 15 H. A. Ozerlo (Roc. "B")
can see it; refers to citizenship. A. Daneberg (Rec. "A")
is N. A. Delirao (Rec. "D") than as a hurdler. In any case, aime
particularly st
of excluding if he goes he will compete in both personnel of the armed forces of J. J. Basto (Rec. "B"
A. F. events. His hurdling did not several European countries (plus C. A. Coelho (PC)
Gomes (Rec. "")" improve last season and he got Fijiang and East Africans) who over the barrier into the bad habit of stumbling form a larg
a large part of the athletle co
C. Colfoward (KCC)
(KDC) population of Southeast Asia J. A. Tibble (KCC) of the new athletic season.
rather than hurdling over them. He would, and Japan.
A. M.
M. Rumjahn (IRC) One has only to look back to
In my opinion, do well to tele tha Three Hs as proof of that, up the top. Step and Jump-an
1. S. Silva (FC) Their improvement in season was nothing short of Colony record-holder-again.
event at which he was once the
phenomenal.
To King-chan was out for Europeans and North Africans.
THE CHANCES Stephen Xavier is, of course, Hongkong's best bet for a place in the first three in the Asian Games. That is, he is the best bet at the moment, Anyone of, half-a-dozen other athletes may suddenly develop beyond al expectation in the early months
Two of them-Rita Hall and most of the latter part of Deborah Hurlbattare leaving season with Hongkong before the end ねず
the year, The third, Jennifer Hart, may not be eligible.
eimed
In the last list of Ind
Indo-China
7 0 3 210 187 ·32
13 223 185 38
6 0 1 152 104
104 48
505 241 182 50 AAA TA 130 21 50 3 170 139 31
025I 120
50
4.170 175 4-170 175 4 186 10 * 186 188
404 183 145 4 0 5 190 178
& 0 3.145 135
4 0 3 140 140
4
06.197 200
SECOND DIVISION
record-holders issued, for exam J. Crighton (KBGC) ple, there was only one Asian, no opposed to quite a
fow
10
A
240 150
8 0 1 223 141 8 0 3 212 198 104
7 0 3 226
41
704 220 220
0 1 4 234 222
6 0 3 201 152
5 0 3 164 150
4 0 3 100 133
4 0 4 105 140
4 0.2 118 118
4. 0 5 175 178
0 4 147 167
THIRD DIVISION
10
4 0.2.275 100 109
10
8 0.2 229 140 83
the In any case, the HKAAA has 0. R. Sadick,IRC) pulled hamstring yet to be notified of this part- S. Lenard (CCC) and it is problematical whether cular Asian clause and the case D. L. Edwards (USRC) he will recover from that may you be
the presented to umelently to go into intensive organisers of the Games that AA. dos Remedios (Ree)
(and Te is longkong
India,
Ceylon
citizena
A.
TRY
Lam Kak-lan-last season ng training by September.
C. W. Iam (KCC) Singapore, in my
Y. Adal (IRC) opinion. overtrainct. For
Indonesia, M. Y. Ad a growing girl, she was taking and looks good for 23.
near 22 feet In the Long Jump Pakistan and Vietnam) have Guterres (Res) her training passions too
A. Rozario (Rec) of A seriously. Lynn Ramsay, our His hitch-kick action is near many bona fide
A. R. Razack (IRC) other hope in the women's perfect and I should any that European blood.
R. (CCC) Even Iran has n national A. W. Hircock. sprint department, la a natural what he needs most of all to-
(POC) runner who... should Improve wards becoming 23-footer is a record-holder in the Javelin V. A. Neves (FC) without even trying. Joyce weight training course to develop Throw called Youra Abdoulin. A. Steven (USRC), Cotton is only beginning to dis- his abdominal muscles.
That may be an Iranian name, | G. 1. Shaw (POC) and cover her potentialitica
Even a performance short of 23 but It is also a typically J. H. Xavier (CCC) the 13-second feet will easily place him in the Russian one.
S. Ramchand (KCC) may run into
POP
Root of the trouble
863 240 205.
# 0 3 217 180
7 0 3 202 103
6 0 2 210 117 102
60 2160
03
0 0 3 20R 141
# 0 1 162 110
3 104 177
8.0 3-100 10
3 182 177
6 0 3 188
6
0.5 227 242
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THIS AFTERNOON Interest in the First Division ay games this afternoon will be centred in the two matches-in which Recreio and IRC will be playing. Craigongower, the other contender for the Chem-
das drawn a bye,
8/2
Sarroca
10 Pasien will be at home to the i
unpredictable Kowloon Bowling Green Club squad, who lost to Craigengormer by 1-0 last week. I predicted that they would have the better of Craigengower
of
In the second division a very
Recreio "B"
After their fine
encounter
TODAY'S GAMES First Division
Talkoo v. IRC HKFC v. KCC- PRC v. KDC
Recreio v. KBGC
Second Division KCC v. IRC-
HKCC v. Recreio "A"
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