SPORTRAIT
"Of course, those chaps are lucky, the weather doesn't Interfere with
their sport
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST
THE EMPIRE GAMES
CHEUNG KIN-MAN FIFTH
IN 110 YARDS FREE STYLE
FINAL
Vancouver, Aug. 2.
Cheung Kin-man of Hongkong finished fifth in the men's 110 Yards Free Style final in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games here today.
The event was won by Jon Hendricks of Australia in the new Games' record of 56.6 seconds. Cheung Kin-man's time was 59.9 seconds. Australians also took second and third places, with Cyrus Weld second in 58.5 seconds and Rex Aubrey third in 58.7 seconds. Fourth was George Parks of Canada la 59.1 seconds and sixth, Barrington Roper of Jamaica in 60.2 seconds.
Churning through the waler | Dark clouds cast shadows Wrestlers, weightlifters, foncers with the trace, power and speed over Empiro Village when
the and
bowlers were also in Games were resumed action, but Hongkong Team which earned him the title of Empire
track and flo'd "the human fish," Hendricks had here today England having an athleten had an idle day. a runaway win in spite of Aunometal points lead
over the went straight into the lend and next team, Australia,
ayed there.
Lundan Expreas Service.
Continues In
Winning Vein
self-confessed
turn. Hle
A crowd of less than 60 saw The clouds were necompanied the opening trials in the 4,000 The crowd increased during ing the scene from yesterday's in which the Cames record was a cold nip, completely chang-Metres Pursuit Cycling Event, [by The cycling trials,
brillant sunshine. The clouds twice broken by the English Shield headed the eight qual- Singapore, Aug 2
who riders, Norman Shiel and Peter for The tu 1 Hers
cyclists, quarter-Bals. worried were Eller! Fowler thought rain might make racing Brulberton, 4South Africa), in the second impossible.
benelling honvlly acronds
fastest time of five minutes 108
The viriting Kowloon Sports Chuli eontinuing ters winning steak in its tour of the Federation of Malaya. The bur men spoed 10 2-0 victory over the Net Semilton State X1 at Seremban tuwa on Sunchy
England,
the
distance runners on
bund
Shiel returned five minutes 10.4 seconds to beat the previous with Ronald Millen, from performances by hermark
of Лус minutes 10.3 another South African, third middle Latest Wild #ve minutes 182 Saturday, a polus total at seconds set by Cyril Cartwright strands.
today's resumption of 08, accord- (England) in Auckland in 1950. minutes Brotherton returned Kirwloan's laside left,
an unoffel bulation. were Peter ing (England), Bernard based Wing-k une, ginge the gror-Brotherton
distribution of 10, 13.2 seconds.-Reuter. on a int fol
Viktors the
and He Pusey (England), Hei Ritchie five, four, three, two and one
Zealan). Fot Ying-fan put them further ahead, (N:w
Murphy point seure fr
Arat sixt shortly before the interval 10% mida), and Joan Law (Aus- [Indshers in each event, Australia
all)-Reutor.
hd 47 med Capela was third
United Pres
Demander
Soccer Is No Joy-Ride
For These Boys
1.110-7900
0
By SAM
Second Division
LEITCH
❤
•
Graph shows
the 1859-5499/
milunge
6,000
1.000
taboo LES
If there were Soccer medals for mileage they would go. season after season, to the travel-stained players of Plymouth Argyle (Or should it be Plymouth Wanderers?)
Flymouth Any complaints about being are the Foolball Langue's top the must-fravelled einh in travellers with a
of Britain? milicage
"None" All that 11,000,
way just to
Nas. "New E1.1 the play 31% hours football (plus, pinyers take it badly of course, any away Cup ties).frat season. But there's really
Plymouth travel nearly four nothing to "
times
as the
lcoat-
Sity
Journeys:
Blackburn,
with 34.
Fetly
the
results **TY in the Jawn be
bowla vent when
in the sixth round of the Singles Alfred Thomas of Wal beal Jose
LAIZ of Hongkong, in the sixth round of the Doubles. Northern Jerland
(Percy Watson and William ftoshotham) beat Hong- breg (Este La fetell und 1, A. da Luz) 26-10.
Scotland (George Budget and Juhn Carswell beat Englund (Edwin Bateman
Τοπι Lirict Stewart),
Dull skles probably uffected the attendance at the open nic pool for the swimming today. only 2,000 being present at the start of the women's 110 Yards Back Stroke heats. And fewer than 60 people were present for the opening events in the cycling Tournament.
previous ricord of
10.8 seconds set
South
.1954.
"WE'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY
SOMEHOW OR THE
TOUR WILL BE A FINANCIAL FLOP
TRIP ROUND THE TEST
WICKET 1Adults 1/2 Kchildren
FISHING PARTIES
ARRANGED A
S.S.PAKISTAN
One Up To The Old
Girls Of Barnardo's
By GEORGE
WHITING
Most of the robust young men and women of week to run, jump, swim, etc., in the Empire Games relatives.
Vancouver this England In
were seen off by admiring
Mother has been ironing shirts and piping a proud eye....Dad has sprung the oil fiver as a prelude to throwing his weight about in the local.....little brothers have basked in reflected glory.
GRAND
MACAO
PRIX DETAILS
Over the week-end the organising committee for the forthcoming motor races in Mació met together with their Hon. Adviser to finalise the plans for the meeting. The following details can be taken as authoritative and de finite,
race in
There will be two events, the fast to be run on the afternoon of Saturday, October 80, and the second on the afternoon of Sunday, October 81.
Ro- for one hour, after the Saturday's event gularity-Speed Trial för stan- the afternoon. On Sunday, 31,. dard production; ears, and will | there will be a third and inst be run on the lines of the Eli- practice from 8.00 a.m. to 9.00 mination Trials 190d in thes.m. Those practices alone are, Monte Carlo ami Lisbon Ral- us a rule, well worth sering, iles.
and, altogether visitors to Macap
In this event the driver maket for the week-end will be well a preliminary tour of the cir- rehvärdèa. cult, and then four more Гаря
:
Arrangements have been made
fast as he can. The result a calculated per a formula when the cars to go in batches takes Into consideration tho on the Thursday and Fridny differences between his 3rd, 4th boats and they will, in Macau, under cover and and 8th laps and the 2nd lap, be stored
the drivers take and the difference between his guard until preliminary lab and a theoret-them over. cal #gure established for his
To lose class by the organisers. the minimum
and
points
80
A
it is hoped
to run speciat ot apeviat boals for spectators
no
gain a place, therefore, it is Inutes, and those hoping to go to the interest of the competitors Macau for the week-end to maintain not unly as fast urged to watch for special on- but, more nouncements regarding this and speed us they can importantly, as constant a spectable as many people as possiblo other plans being made to en- as possible.
here and in Macdo to see these cars will start in The car
unique ahd
races. groups based on their classes, Spectators will be admitted to
thrilling each car starting at 30 seconds the
goneral Broa of the Guia Interval from the next, and each
the Aral
smell
batch of cars wall finish their Circuit for 50 cents, but there will be special areas covering runs before next group points of infereal which will be starts. The
wif στους
more
the expensive. Since start at 2.30 pm, and it is ex-
this event pected that
will weather can reasonably be ex
pected to terminate by 3.00 p.m. approx. reminded that
fine, the public die
Whole the
of the The race will Onish In any case 204
48 minutes after the insi cor FOUR HOURS
has got away,
and
area is most picturesque ideal for picnicking. They pro
urged therefore do take lunch with them, as entry to ahu from On Sunday, the big race will the course ones the race has start at noon and will run for started will be restricted to one 4 hours. This event is for allur two footbridges. Soft drink, types of Card which wifi bo | stands will 'ontus for the thiràY. placed in one of two categories; onts.
COT.
the Orst, A. Is for Miandard pro- The Macao authorities aro duction cars conforming, to the making overy effort to ensurA catalogue specification and com- the success of the meeting and plotely unmodified; the second, the whole affair is being con- B, is for apors cars and specials. ducted with the greatest en- In 'B' the entrant le at liberty thusiast and efficiency.
THO to do anything he likes to in-organising committee
are faced. crease the performance of his with a tremendous task but are car. The organisers retain the proceeding with that job in a ! right however to make their most co-operative and scifiers ! own decision as to what con-manner. The affair has aroused stitutes a 'sports'
which
great local Interest and in far- term they will Interpret in the away Portugal they are dia spirit of the word rather than cussing the plans with keenness. the letter.
For
the Hongkong motorist in The curs will ofto be divided particular and the Hongkong weighs until stands 5th 2in, But I know of one competitor board or a spring-board
in their categories into classes public in gonoral, this first motor stone, and wants to welch 8stased on the cubic capacity of race meet ever on the for
China) whom there
no the was 21. WAN
and the classes coast holds out great promise gathering of an intimate clan, "I never even wanted to dive, eib. A trim and tidy little lady their enginee
and I knewy nothing about but tough withal,
conform to the Le Mans class in the way of sport and specta- divors
up to 750, c.cs.; cular entertainment, and blavau, those fantastic things
cation...e. 781-1100: 1101-1600; 1501-can be sure of the whole-hear- 2000; 2001-3000 3001 and over ted support of her friendly The Atting of a supercharger neighbour. adds 40% to the capacity:
All very natural, all very proper. For are not these Empire Games a family affair?
relation?
Eunice
JUST FACTS "Now, for goodness sake
steadfastly
1719
bora
arkt
al
do
nine
she
the that
on
Three Defeats
For Hongkong
advised me to try diving-and mom boy decide the Won Silva, and, 165, Monk Lawn Bowlers
here I ain,”
RECORDS FALL
before no tamily huddle,
the Miss Juan Harrison,
take-off. There are neither kith Africa's Olymple Champion, set
do in the air," she told me.
There was that day when
hitting nor kin to care two hoots a now Empire Games record by
But I like trying most things broke three ribs happens when orphan her winning
heat of the women's 110 Yard's Back
Millar dives into the deep end once, so I went along to the bottom of the bath and for England out there in baths at Ilford to see, Utete to whom she landed flat Stroico event when the Empire
on her back from 38 feet and just Ог
The outright winner will be do we were swimming coach
a and
swim "ashore" the car Commonwealth Games British Columbia,
"managed to
which completes – the Barnardo as o biced the premises,
the Thero swimming was continued her count Dr
ho turned before passing out. was--and
greatest distance in the time. today.
There will be awards for the After out to be Cyril Laxton.
**Thero - WAS also this," said Miss Harrison MOES
clocked one
one work I could
swim the Miss M. pointing diffidently to winning cars in each category minute 10.1 seconds to beat the
width of the bath, but
Mr
a bump among the freckles, ots and in each class, with prices not put anything sloppy about Laxton dia non ebem to be very her left elbow. She broke that
for the runners-up., one minute
Ertry forins for both events by Judy Joy mo in the paper," said Davies of Australfa in 1950
enthusiastic, In fact he told me laft arm six weeks before the can be obtained, in Mincan, from (nuburn-haired Eunice, 13
I was never likely to be arty
wheera 1052 Olymple trials,
the Chairman, Mr. Carles H. da wallowed The record was also broken by
orangeade cod
at all as a slimmer. He small boy decided to take off in H.K, from Mr P. refused meat. at the next two in the heat, Lehore Fisher (Canada), Ofic minute our modest lunch together.
and
Green bath at the precies mo Kowloon. Entry for the Grind. Margaret 17.5 seconds,
Very well. No slop. Just Mets. minute McDowal, Scotland, one
Eunice Millar never saw her
Yes, there you are, MI ment that our Misa Millar wat Prix on Sunday is free, except for lale entries and for the
Vancouver, Aug. 2.“ 18.4 seconds.
in air-borne, father, just about remembers Millar diving for England
Saturday Regularify-Speed Trial
Hongkong's Singles and The second heat was won by
Van- her mother,
she the Empire Games thinics
FUNNY!
HK$20.00 with penalty for late Doubles representatives werd Jean Stewart, New Zealand, also
the Hill couver Forest
European In the good time of one minute
"The dem swelled up, but, chuhe Tunstable for Entries defeated. In the sixth and ("That's what
the Championships in Turin. 10.8 seconds, which beat the old
it says on the
Whin six months of that very foolishly, I took the sirup as follow
Theventh rounds of the lawn record. Second WAR Judith birth certificate') 20 years ago. as far
this Worst
determined ping off so that I could keep ca Entries. Close, September 11 bowls event of the British Symons, England, in one minutë For the first six years of her; 1949 start,
Entries travelled clubs, Bradford, Brad- Leeds, and Hull (350 miles ap 17.0 seconds, and third Maureen life she lived in an orphanage your miss was finishing fourth diving," she said. "Funny thing.
National High Honed it was not until I went to 22, Penalty K140.00, 7
September Empire and Commonwealth ford City, Halifax, and Stock-proximately),
Pilchford, England,
at Liverpool, then was boarded in the This will be beaten next sea-
at Weston - MRbilsex Hospital this Championships
Late Entries R/S, September Games here today." port (3,100 miles).
All six qualified for the final
bgr bul London clubs like Arsenal son Middlesbrough's relegation
Mirs Lorraine Crapp 15-foster-mother in Sussex. Next super-Mare, and, if that is not that I learned that the arm find 22, Penalty HK81000,
"The entry for the G.F. ik In the axth round Jose de and Chelsea cover 6,800 miles, to the Second Division
a boarding school at diving precious near to glory, been broken." Above is a chart (based on this fixture will be a near-1,000 year-old world record brenket. move,
limited to 80 cars with 8 in re Luz of Hongcong lost to Alfred second Gold Bletchley, gained Australia's
and,
to I'd like to low What is. finally,
Tudy, the mye. Nothing serve and HB, entrants will be Thomas of Wales 21-20 White the graph In the FA Year mile round trip for the clubs.
Medal in swimming when she Eggar's Grammar School, nt
GOLD METAL
sloppy, she says. Šo we will asked to confirm, entries during Efle Liddell and Raoul da Luz Book) showing clubs whose
FOOTNOTE: Plymouth toured won the Anal of the women's Alton, Hants, till she was 17, .
pass quickly over the fact the week September 25 to of Hongkong went down to mileages top 6,000.
America in the
Pérey In 1951 came a gold modal that, when she returns front September 30, Inclusive, failing Northern Troland's close peason. 110 Yards Free Biyle,
Watson ng la magnificent Summer millenge
Bwuming nnothér
FORBIDDING
stil proudly worn for the Vancouver
And
Turin, Miss which they will be excluded and William Rosbotham 20-10. 12,000.
Miss
overtook Sardinia
Crapp
In the, seventh round Arthur Grant,
Southern Counties One Metre Millar will frequently be slip and the reserves admitted in **London Expřom Service).
17-year-old
Sounders of South Africa beas Springboard Championship. A plug out of the back door of order of application: Canadian
year liferind bit of Heartbreak the West End store
wherein
Jono da Luz 21-10 while in the GENÉBAL ARRANGEMENTS doubles to win by a foot.
South at Blackpool, where one mently she lives and works as a clerk.
Africa Boat point in *There
In the trials kept her out To do what? To coach the 0.000 cheered excitedly as the
The organisers are very cona Hongkong 29-10. nothing tough of the ww
Olymple team for crippled youngsters of Dr. Burcious of the expense involved Dixit results were. (seventh Canadian girl forged ahead, about it," he said, "Barnardo's Helsinki.
nardo's down at Woodford, In for HR entrants and efforts are roured): but Miss Crapp never became gave me a wonderful educa-
"I finished third, but they Essex. Bustered and smoothly raved tion, helped me to matriculate, 10 @ fine victory.
laid on everything a girl could picked the first, secol and Miss Crapp won in the new wish for in the way of sport, sixth," she told me. "I seemed The first meeting of the Land
record time of
to sense one dal
it was my unlucky Games The Annual General Meeting Forces Hockey Association will minute 5.6 seconds. This
gave me a good start. In bent life."
and Í tould not even bring. Amateur be held tomorrow (Wednesday) the one minute. 4. seconds
elf to go to thờ réceptiofi, Sport, bo morning at 10 o'clock at will
tho
heat on Saturday.
talnicy of the law teritis
the whining of a team,
How much do Plymouth spend on travelling during the season? "A colossal amount," says manager Jimmy Rue, The latest balance sheet isn't out yel, so we don't know the worst,"
HKAAA ANNUAL MEETING
ot the Hongkong
Athletic, Association
meins
LAND FORCES
HOCKEY MEETING
Barnardo's with
Д
I was prepared to sympathise, in the last 20 yards but the pale, pleasantly freckled
taco opposite began to look
A near capacity crowd ofle forbidding.
Д
':
LUCKY FELLOW÷
ytar
Ralph
SINGLES
held this evening at the Con- Conference Room 61 Headquar established by Miss Grant in a unibe, Included hockrieg, cáp-| the teamìs, I Export I eflød al riundred yards would kill me'); Trade has very kindly “offered (Wales): 21-20:00
ference Room, Baureation Deters. Hongkong-Kowloon Gar- partment, commencing at Grison. All units are, invited to o'clock.
send representatives,
minton cup, and the breaking
(Northern
(Southern
being made to get the freight rate for cars still further. duced. It is anticipated that
Robert Laing (Scotland) beat' this will bb successful. Hote! Jack Fairburn There is not much more I can accommodation is being reserved Rhodesia) 21-16, Hay about Einico Millar and here again the personne
Hodges. except that she is still no great travelling with his will Rodda) belired. This
bpices as a swimmer
obtain special rates The Motor I'm one of the weepy that she does not know whether to provide free service facili
John Lanford (Canada) beat Miss Grant's time today was one minulo 6.3 seconds,
there was no weeping she can cook and that a young ties during the race itself and Glyn Boside (Australia) 21-18. James Firrett (New Zealand)! Miss Joan Harrison, South of school records for the long this year, Our Eunice misted fellow called John could be any spare parts that night be Africa's Olymple Champion, a high jumps. Pretty nearly second to the hated Anh Long lucky when he gets round to used will be charged at cost. It beat Stanley Lees (England)
asking the old, oki question.
for a 21-8. was third in otio
is hoped to arrange minute 8.2, everything, in fact except in the Blackpool trinisand
to Detane fuel to be availably.
-DOUBLÉS swimming and diving.
WHE
Taket pill routed, I reckon drivers. Altogether it is hoped Seventeen-year-old Marton
NO SWIMMER
Golf told to get her-
for kit for Van Barnardo's The following at the Colony Roc,
Canada best Austrálie 24-15,2 of New Zealand,
did a pretty good that the original estimate was Most divers I ever beard of couver and Turin. One up to job when they launched
Scotland Lawn
boat Northern Bowls Opch Singles fourth: Maggi Fetzer, 14-year began getting wet when the the old girls that the right Muse Miller on the bathwaters to 50 per cont
buf expenses will be reduced by 30
Rhollesis 10-18.00 South African, was fifth were about 10, butt, not IS PRECIOUS Championship matches scheduled old
the barth?) bf Barnardo'ál
of the world. Ittle Natalle Myburght, remarkable
Here's one who
two chief.. Northern Ireland beat South Apart from thé for today.
NON-SMOKER thing about
will be P. Hughes
at (South c. Gongh
Africa), at 13 th the Millar girl is that she had
rooting for her out events, there will be practices ern Rhodesia 18-13.39 Toctotaller, non - smoking, | there in Vancouver,
for the Grand Prix on Satur- competitor in the ECC; A. M. dmát v A, LO youngest
Hardly ever heard of a high nonfinéat÷enflag Mina Millar
---(London Expresa Service)- day 30, at 7.30-8.30 am and 11-20 Reuter as 1/2 Eastman at HKFC: G. A Gomes, wàs sixth,
A A
Jon Hendricks, - 18-year-old both Sydney Student, gåtnéd, another
men's won the
WATER
USE IT
TODAY'S BOWLS epide
H. Brown
1. Wira, H.
ana
WISELY At KEGCA Bacheo VE swimming media for Australla
Howarth, F. R. Kernani v when he
C. Shrimpson, C. Thompson v A 110 Yards Free Style final in
Campbell all a Recreio.
Headache
the record time of 88.6 seconds.
clipped three-tenths of a
F THE Y the rebord be acti
Baturday, A
Australia also took second and Gyrun J. Weld,
rind 58.7
THE CAMBOLS
GAYE, WE'VE GOT THIRTYATW) POUNDS IN THE BANK MOTE/ THAN'I THOBOSIT WE HAD ST.
Barry Asetel
TAR, SOUTHA:OF FRANG
FOR
BETTER
FROZEN
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Barrington