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THE BANNISTER · STORY
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1954.
TOO LIGHT TO MAKE THE BOAT CREW, HE TOOK TO RUNNING AS A PASTIME
February 1947. At the Iffley Road track, Oxford's freshmen are competing to sort out the wheat from the chaff of the University's new recruits, an interesting, but not spectacular event.
That, at least, is how it strikes one of the competitors. A mller, he looks the part, Eleven and a half stone of wiry muscle èked out sparingly over his 6 ft.
2 Ins. frame.
But, in truth.
Isn't he
ค
This is his Drat
runner at all.
race,
Je University ambitions.
Oxford from came to
College with (wo They were to gain the highest honoure 03 1 medical student and to stroke in the Bont Oxford to victory Itace.
The second has already been
They
Ihwarted.
told him Way too light ever to make the youth
Boat crew. An Active
he turned
to
pastin;e. But
running
for 1 Kalning second place in that first race docs
him not excite
unduty, With no rowing, medletne is now his whole life.
Seven years later. The scene is the salte Hey Road track. Founding it is the same miler, now with two degrees after his name, n classical running style, htt a string of great victorien
bis credit in the to
record booka.
No secund place this me. For the miller is Roger Bannin- ter; the Ume is Thursday, May , and the occasion that Arsi ever four-mbite mile.
Bul one thing has not changed his attitude, It is stil that of the young freshman setting off on his first tentative attempt to cover four laps,
athletes
the
The envy of
But what about all the pre- world over, medicine remains paration for the May 0 effort? his life's work. "Athletles" is, no! Three month's special training aven his favourite pastime, left no doubt that it was to be After gaining that position, a four-minute mile or bust. Io has been superseded by noun- that in keeping with one
looks down on records? taineering.
Maybe not. But it is in keep- Ing with another side of Bannis- ter's character-Individualism.
ing
Clubs,
months London ne
A champion'with a difference. this record-breaking hero, He- cords? Hero? The very words repel him. Only six II
addressing the Federation of "Y
Boys sald: "Moru people are becom- watchers instead of players. of The results In an element corruption creeping in, 4074 there is more 'tdollsing of the sportsman than is desirable. It is allen to the spirit of sport.” And "A great danger '' athletics is that we are be records than coming more pre-occupled with The sport | Itsolt"
with
|
who
A LONE WOLF
Bannister is essentially a lone woll. Jiv ilkes taking long walks-alone; he likes climbing And so ha mountains-alone.
has his own way of training. "I don't think It is necessary to have trainer; middle-distance running is quite
natural technique.“
runner, But
Such sentiments are all very well, for the average His opinions are his own. when
your country's you are chiet Olympic hope, the public
So in 1952. training for
Even' after his great run les to regard you as pubile May he said he regarded to
property. beating competitors more 1-
his portant than beating the clock. first Olymptes--he turned down hean invitation to represent Bel-
four at Wembley Most certainly.
In lain
he considered 1040 he made but two track earlier because
to take himself too young-advice came appearances, refusing
from all quarters.
Dose he
preaches?
practise what
of tirne from studying. His
decision meant turning down no extremely attractive trip New Zealand Games.
for the Empire
Bannister's Visit To U.S.
An Outstanding Success, House Of Commons Told
London, May 17.
The goodwill visit of Roger Bannister, Britain's crack miler, to the United States was an "outstanding success,' Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, told the House of Commous today,
A Socialist, Mr Emrys Hughes, had ridiculed the idea
of sending Bannister to appear on sponsored television to make money for a tobacco company, though he is a non-smoker."
Ankl
laughter, Mr Hughes nsked for ou assurance that when sponsored television came In Britain the Foreign Offer: would not bring over un Amer)- can athlete to "buost Scottish
which he whisky
nu! does drink."
added: "The visit has bren an outstanling suCTORS," China Mail Special.
years
So it was He did not fake it. that this most retiring of young men, who asked nothing ·More then to be allowed to enjoy bis} sport in his own way, became one of the most criticised men In Britain,
"He should train more. Flin more," was the cry.
For,
on some days, Bannister would not put in un appearance at all on the tr
When he did so,
It was seldom for more than hulf an hour.
But what the critics did not realise was that Bannister, on on nervous, rather than physical
extremely sensitive inan,
ruds
energy. Even minor races cause
exhaustion,
hin nervous anxiety and mental
season.
This opinion was
ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE
6.00 p.my EVENT 9. KONE MILE, IS.VG. F. DOLE (Univ.)"
"76. X."D. GORDON:(ME}da]57/
58. T. NË MILLGA. (UnlV.),
1st.
3rd
(Achilles) VALKEINS)* (Alfaston) IEK"tachilles}"
HAYVONA OLLARTENE
Time 3 58:4
Collectors of athletic meeting' programmes at which world records are broken Roger Bannister certainly regard this as one of the most prized ones to have, has affixed his autograph to this programme following the first ever Mile run in under four minutes. — Express Photo.
The
British Amateur
Championship-The
Biggest Gamble In Golf
JOHN By DEREK
Middlesex And Yorkshire Both Score Their Third Successive Victories
1.
· London, May 17. Middlesex and Yorkshire, today both scored their third successive, victories in this season's county cricket, "both winning in two.days,
Playing at Lord's, Nottinghamshire wickets toppled before keen Middlesex bowling, and half the aide, was out for a total of 19. The situation was partly saved by a seventh wicket partnership between J. Kelly and R. Giles, who added 71 to the total.
Shafauddin
Deals Compton did not fold.M. Tompkin, c, Kardor.b. at Lord's today. He is having trouble with the knee which caused him to stand down for most of the 1950 season.
de
Yorkshire /convincingly feated Hampshire by 220 runs. Len
Palmer, el. Imtiaz Ahmed
b. Shajeuddin Jackson, lbw b
hajauddin
1
188
23
52
20
and
J.
ibw
7. Firth, lbw b Mohammad
Aslam Extras
20
0 20
Hutton set the pace in batting, including Galx three fours in a brief but, lively Innings of 27.
Bob Appleyard completed Hampshire's misfortunes by bringing off another masterly display of offspin bowling. This brought him seven wickets for
35
runs, six of which werd taken for 21 runs in eight overs He had a match analysis of 10 for 54.
G. A.Smithson, C. "%Wadar Hassan b. Schalauddin.
Mundes, not out.
Walsh,
Mohammad Asiam
Total (for a whis, declared).300 Fall of wickets: 1/20, 2/123, 3/199; 4/201; 5/333; 6/302; 7/389; 8/SÈD.
Bowling
0 M RW Mahmood Hussain 10 4 48 0 Maqsood Ahmed. 64 10.82 0 and Ghazall
Shajauddin Kardar
Sussex declared at their Satur- day total of 300 for nine Surrey, County Champions, then batted for the rest of the day. Despite the absence of Test star Poter May, they had scored 400 for nine at close of play.
The game was enlivened with
in
The British Amateur Golf Championship. Critics call it the biggest bright batting. Tom. Clark came gamble in golf. They are right. Ei ghteen-hole match-play is uncertain at the best of times. But with 300 players lumped into a draw, where the favourites are often jammed into on e section, it really is a gamble.
Yet, not even the severest critic will deny that it is a glorious gamble, onc that never falis to produce a winner of un disputed ability. Just look at the past few Stranahan. All are champions. Joe Carr, Harvie Ward, Dick Chupman, Frank names to remember.
HONGKONG MEMBERSHIP
IN AFC AWAITS
COUNCIL'S APPROVAL
".
Joe Carr, that sturdy Irish mon of the twinkling eyes who can still smile when left in the deepest of bunkers. He holds
the title.
His victory last year was one of the greatest Alps the British
game has received in years. It brough; back title from America for the first time since 1940.
the
At Muirßeld, Edinburgh, on May 24, Joe opens the defence honour when
under way.
LED BY-STRANAHAN The American assault, party is the tall, well-muscled Stranahan, the mii- He is
led by
in
800
whose
The Hongkong Football Association Council yester-of his hard-won
'Changyionship pets day deferred ratification of the Colony's membership in the 1934 the 16-nation' Asian Football Confederation following a Keeping the trophy in Britain sharp verbal duel, between the Council chairman, Mr Jack will be tremendous task. His Skinner and a member of the Council, Mr Leslie Channing. 304 challengers includes one of strangest-ever OVER CAS The Council decided to refer the minutes of the Con- the
America has "39 players; federation's inaugural meeting held recently at Manila rics, totalling 80 m all. and its draft Constitution to the Association's Manage-Austraila, 12; South Africa, 11
New Zealand, six; No running machine that ment Committee and await the latter's recommendations. Conda, 10;
India, four; Norway two; Frunce, turns out recorda automatically,
Earlier. Mr. Channing had bring an Australian team here two; and one each from Sweden, Bannister, like that great New Zealand miler, Jack Lovelock, charged that the Confederation, but I don't think they can teach Ceylon and Holland.
us anything about sportsman- of which Mr'Skittier 'is 'Vice- reaches his peak just once in a president to FIFA was "tain ship and fair play."
The Council inbeting also All- not basedted with semi-professionalism" solely on track experiences. In and questioned Mr Skinner's ed the Committee and Sub- his medical studies Bannister right to participate in the for- Committee bertha left vacant by Frank
mation of the Confederation the departure on home leave of fostire's acted as his own guinea-pig in
without the Council's 'striction. Mr L Young, as follows: devoted to two things; keeping enrrying out research in breath-
Mr Mr
Management, Mr J. A. Kear-at and lowering his golf figures. Skinner challenged Mr ing control and energy expendi-
He has been highly successful Channing to prove his allegation ney: Grounds, Mr A. Mullen; ture.
both. The world has few (Amongst other conclusions of semi-professionals and Mr Emergency. Pat George; Selec-
better
golfers hc established his Success Channing retorted he would do tlon, Mr A. Mullen; Benevolent fitter athletes, or
British title won the 38 when the minutes and the Fund, Mr Leslle Luf Govern- He has of leg, formula-length
war and m draft Constitution had been ment Stadium, Mr C. S. Wang. twice since the inches inside measurement, and 350
three-member Charity Funds runner-up on another occasion. Mr Hughes, who sits for a
a capacity for absorbing Ove circularised to the members of
Allocation Sub-Committer, was Council. the
Such is the luck of the draw Scottish constituency, said the
Return Match
Ires of oxygen a minute.) between
follows: Mers that Carto In his report to the 'Council selected as
plays another incident showed the dangers ul Shek- Jadies and the ladles of sponsored television -
on the formation of the AFC, KK-Ip, Capt. George, Mr Pat American, John P. McNeilly, in #con- the R.H.K.G.C. will be played
the fretiround is likely to moet Mr Skinner said: "The Con George. Being an individualist, how federation has no disciplinary At the start of the mosting Stranahan carton. Both are ever, criticism did not worry powers.
Its function is merely the new Council members, Me in the second quarter. him unthly. But le did set: 08 to promote football in Asio, co Jack E Hayward, (Follee) and
Indeed, Carr
have some may a spur. More than ever did no ordinate arrangements for visi- Mr Andy Mullen (Club) were collets Straahan. His soction Battles before the oven The Match will be played on
intend to win the handicap-strokes
Olympleting teams and exchange infor Introduced by Mr Skinner. to be taken 1,000 Metres and prove his mation."
for: the stiffest on the basis of of the diffe-
It includes another accusers wrong.
TEAM SELECTIONS. In reply to Mr Channing's ret Ladies with an L.G.U. rence. handicap will play off
But fate was against him. It
for clarification of the The following teams were crack % of
quest to stage
yesterday one Colony's status, Mr Skinner bald selected
by the Brusch that handicap. while those not was intended
final. Hongkong was not yet a mem- HKFA Selection Sub-Committeen entrants are having on LG.U. handicap will series of heats and the
Great Britain v China, Inter- national. Cup, on
on May 23 Thigwell, Granger, A
Wells, Armstro Frazer, Cunnon; Reeves, Gardner,
SHEK-O GOLF
The
troversial issue In Briloin, at Shek-C on Thursday, May
which the Labour Party 16 strongly opposing.
run
to
Bannister, the first man
mile in under four minutes, did not appear on the #ponsored programme because
jt
was thought It might en- danger his amateur slätus,
HOW INVITATION CAME
Brose,
20. Play will start at 0.30 a.m. and will be followed by lunch.
ACTED AB A SPUR
I
"promises: by.
fourth wicket down and batted for two and a half hours, scoring 101 not out, including 14
fours.
Peter Louder, last man in for His the day, was not out· 25. score included six fours, four of which were hit in one over.
Close of play scores were:
At Lord's: Middlesex Nottinghamshire by geven wickets, Nottinghamshire 111 and 148 (Kelly 61, Moss, right- : arm fast medium, four for 30.) Middlesex 155 and 100 for three.
Elahi
13
2 39 0
62
15 137 6
4 2 9 1
7 0.31 0 Mohammad Asiam.7.4 1 23 2 Pakistan, 2nd innings Hani Mohammad, hot out Alimuddin, not out
Extras
9
11
Total (for no wickets). 21
Router.
beat Britain Wins Davis Cup Tie With Brazil
At Westellff: Essex 300 and 60 for seven, Derbyshire 242.
Eastbourne, Sussex,
May 17.
At Gloucester: Glamorgan 176 and 290 for four declared (Parkhouse ́89, Watkins 88, Britain beat Brazil by Jones not out 72.) Gloucester four matches to one to win Shite BO (Watkins, left arm the Davis Cup European medium, seven for 29) and ten Zone second round tie hers for no wicket.
today. At Hove: Sussex 380 for nine declared. Surrey 400 for nine Britain led 2-1 on Satur- (Fielcher 75, Erle Bedser 3.day, and won the two singles Clark not out 101.)
today.. * At* Bradford: Yorkshire beát Hampshire by 228 runs. York- shire 195 and 194 ton wight, de- clared. Hampshire 72 and 89 (Appleyard, right-arm medium Gerald Oakley best Bob oftbreak, seven for 35, True-Falkenburg 0-1, 6-7, 6-2, 4-8, mon, right-orm fast, three for 6-4. aix.)
PAKISTAN TOUR
Leicester, May 17. A fluent innings of 180-the highest af his career-by Maurice Tompkin helped Leices- twahiru gain a strong position against the touring Pakiston cricketers on the second day of their match here.
.
Results were:
Tony, Mottram beat Armando Vieira 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
Britain will now meet. Bel glum, last year's European Zone winners, at Scarborough, York- shire, on June 10, 11 and 12-
Reuter.
ITALY 'QUALIFIES
Madrid, May 17. Italy qualified...for the third round' of the Davis Cup (Euro- -pean Zone) » Iawn tennis com- It was the first century of the petition today when they, won tour against the Pakistan and it the doubles to gain a winning enabled Leicestershire to de-3-0 lead over Spain. clemn
A
their first innings with They will now meet Sweden a load of 100 runs. They stated in the third round. 389 for eight declared. In reply to the Pakistan first innings, Italy won the opming singles yesterday and in today's match. tourists had made 21, for no Bello beat Carlos Ferrer total of 198. By the close, the anni Cocell and Marcello Del and wicket in their second innings. Jaime Bartoli 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4.
Tompkin started: slowly, but-Reuter. finished with a succession
in the tbook mamy Fisks in the later These include A. part of his winnings and was
compemerican, F. Strafacl, and ích DEC H do Lamke That le not all. Some of the glorious drives and pulla.- 'He
play off their Shek-O handicap. A last-minute change put in an ber of the Confederation and for representative matches same bitke curent” English missed at 1. 157... Altogether holl 5-0 In: their second round, Davis
additional
The following is the draw:- Bannister's
the
Lau
Montdorff, Luxembourg.
May 17, Denmark.. beat Lustembourg
Cup (European Zone) (dawn Champion B Millward.
and the man he batted five and three-quarter fanmis die here today, They meet receeded;?
hours, and hitom five and, 18 Hungary in the third round. Another bla
in that fours.
The Danes, who yesterday-led section is.
winner, of
3-0, won both singles today to The Pakistan attack today complete the le
nome
4. Kyle,
1
More than anything else that and that' of 'two 'other' 'Council her. Thomas; rastrves, McLaren, the title in 1930. wonderful run on May 6. Ban Lealle Iuly to participato in the Dowding, Hughes, v›MneDanald, -mei Kyle the tournament. is ja j
his formation of the Cowenition
Telling the Iause how the
of round
heuls, would not be-unless the Com- invitation to Bannister
carefully-balanced fell råtified it, Mr Lloyd spid;
was thrown training schedule
-RIGHT DEFENDED Mrs D. B. Sinclair v. Mrs A. off key. He was beaten into *The British Information S. Mitchell; Mrs A. W. Dawson-
Mr Skinner defended his right fourth place in the final. Service was asked by the pro- Grove v. Mrs J Wal; Mrs F. ducer of a programme to trans- D. Hunter v. Mrs A. B. Cole failure helped produce
members, Messrs C. K. Wod stid mit on Invitation to Mr'Bannis- man; Mrs S. M. Backe v. Mrs ter to appear on television. The J. B. Mackie, Mrg J. F. Har-
nister Foreign Office were glad to ask rington v. Mrs F. G. Harrison; methods, right. Mr Bannister to accept
this Mrs J. A. H. Saunders v. Mrs ↑30000 invitation as it was felt nothing. R. Collis; Mrs J. Byington v. What next, now that he has but good
Anglo-American Mrs M. van der Touw; Mrs R. done so? Will he carry on run-
ning? relations would result.
a. Taplin v. Mrs Hayes, Mrs
That is a question no-one can J. R. Gregg v. Mra M. Reeves, "At the time, it was thought Mrs H. Barton v. Mrs R. R..answer. Not even
to
determined to prove
"We are your duly representatives and at all times! we can act in that capacity to further the interests of the Colony."
Moss, Bennett.. Toaru manager, Andy Mullen.
comeback
was moderate, but one hearten-T. Ulrich beat. G.Wertheim bld
big found- | Ing feature was the bowling of 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 and K. Nielsen, beat, Into
JBruen, Playling company.
his flest match,” he
RSS NA ay
v Combined met go. He will find himself the slow left-hander Shajduddio. Vrangosch 6-3, 6-1, 6-2-Butar
Match, on May Armstrong, Wells, Frazer, Santos (emp-
・of the
1937
no difficulty over Mr Bangle Coombs; Mrs M. L. Neale v medical degree. If he qualifies, ther, the: Colony would bener Thomas. Team manager. British
This year he takes his naill had the anal say in whe Dowding: Toth, Higgins, Gard his enign Receiving bye
HUNGARIAN (EAM
nad
INDIA THROUGH.
Vienna, Aday: 17: Rain prevented the completion of the last two angles matches in the Davis Cup European Zone second round to today between Austela and India, bet pats. Tompkin and Smithaốn put on 132 for the ith wicket Both India had gained a winning both teams agreed to leave this -Haythe final score, easily the best bowler.
Leicester declared when Aslam| “Naresh - Kuriar, India, took two "' wickets,) both "leg Jeading Franz Salko, by, two sets betong, with, successive balista.com today.suhan.zain: stopped
Pakistan avälded (ifrouble in]] play-Reuter,
Mrs P. Hawkins; Mrs S. Mason - If this is the caso he may foreclean be another came clation Council yesterday decided Mikhand,lond of the 145 Scote 1011m ton ShijaERLINE, MITO, was).load of three matches to nii ̧
Lille in 1940, and showed the ability to maintain are a good length for long periods Ri Sweeny, Champion,
to spin the ball appreciably. similar attempts making tala), Paton, Moes, Loader, Fal- He reiterated that the Council coner, Gilbey; reserves, Taylor,
Sweeny faces a tough, start to The other six bowlers tried,
amely looking dangerous Paras in the...
round,
he meets hafauddin took Ave for: 137 in ter's amateur atatue Would Mrs L. Goldman; Mrs E. Hut-o seems likely, he may
a member of the Confederation Fl-L6 Hides.
Walker Cup. captain 02 oversees crise from his undertaking a temeler v. Mrs 5. S. Gordon: a
have The Council dealston; to, refer
Arthur Duncan in the second. visit from which bo himself Mrs P. Morrison v. Mr P. no: time oven for his limited the matter to the Managemen
Hia Brisen also has a bye. would receive no personal gula. Laroche, Mrs J. Säibemaker v. training programme.
against W. M. Committed followed a concuin
The Hongkong Football Asso-first match v. Mrs. E, Leitch; Mrs F.give up running altogether, "I member, Mr K. K.
1. Ip. Springer v. Mr D. Hung,
·wouldn't worry me," "he says.
found out the reaction" of scattered throughout the draw Earlier, Mr. Skinner had taken the Hongkong
London presa Servida) Police
to the pro- Players
exception to Me Channing letted visit of Hungary national On the other hand, qulie out of the blue, another seemingly claim that Australian footballers soccer team to HongKong. unimportant meeting 'may find
con telli ussportsmanship and. The Djurgardens manager, Mr In the afternoon there ·willä itseis-front-page-news-with-the | fair play, something that the daybaret," Finn.“offered to bo pick-up games and swim announcement "Roger Bannister European teams can f."
“Hungariany and the ming for those who would like | has: broken the barrier again."
Mr Skinner, retorted; "I'm Suzdish. AIK, teams, for matches Just as anxious you are there at the end of the year.
"Attor arrangements, had been made for Mr Bannister's Journey, some doubt arose on the, grounds that his appearance there was to be on a sponsored | named first, "programme," "Mr" "Lloyd said.
The rules on status varied from sport to sport and appear
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