FANTASTIC STRIDE-FOR-STRIDE RACE
THE CHINA MAJE, THURSDAY.
OCTOBER 18; 1954:
CHATAWAY OUTRUNS KUTS AND CLIPS FIVE SECONDS OFF
HIS WORLD RECORD
London, Oct. 13.
Chris Chataway, Oxford University graduate, set up a new world record for the 5,000 Metres of 13 minutes 51.6 seconds after one of the most memorable races in athletic history during the London-Moscow track and field meeting tonight,
Ile beat Vladimir Kuta, of Moscow, the holder of the European title, after a thrilling race in which the two men ran stride for stride, lop after lap, and thus gained revenge for his defeat during the European championships at Berne.
the Russian applied pressure bu!
of effort. "put out every ounce into my final burst on the post,” Sergey Pushnov, the Moscow came round the team manager, When they
said he hoped tax bend and into the straight that an England-USSR match
challengo could be arranged in mat his Chataway
next year. and pussed Kuts just before the then a by lesn post, winning
He nold moire.
Right from the start Kuts Chetaway Increased hin speed jumped inter the tend, with and kopi right on the Russian's Clacurway closer to him than lusheels, el der in the eval-shaped flood -
¡
Jint
2. they left
the rest of the seal behad and it developed stre a duel bolween the Russian
rule item
Every Lane Kats made burst
de by to shake Chataway off, su
Kuts
Was
Moscow
very
ON THE
SOCCER
INSIDE
time.
(Edited by Terence Elliott)
RAF
KMB
Airmen Put Up A Grand Fighting Performance
By I. M. MacTAVISH
Football is a man's game. · It is intended to be played hard, fast and tough, but when a player get his “It's” and "T's" confused the guine loses much of its natural appeal to the other players and spectators alike.
There is no more sorry sight than to see top-class
players deliberately shying away from the ball rather than risk injury......and there is nothing so distressing as having to watch a referes tolerating such circumstances in any game.
At
Another John Charles on the way up? Could be......and he's a Scot this Over the border they are hailing a 17-year-old schoolboy centre-half as a prospect in the "wonder boy" category. He is Douglas Baillie, weight 14 stone, height 6 ft. 2 ins. That even eclipses the John Charles physique.
But the Scots rank him as their top centre-half prospect on his playing ability. English clubs haven't been slow to take a peep. Credited with a watching brief on Baillie are Preston North End, Newcastle, Manchester City, and Leicester City.
Young Douglas was converted | Preston. But It will be tough phone with his leg in plostor to the centre-half Job
come and cracked down on any sug- by persuading Douglas to
Caroline Hill yesterday | forward line was A thing of Airdrieonian aftor 49-goal | south at this stogo.
geallon that he will not play the Royal Air Force confounded shreds and patches. burst in 18 matches nu a contre- Flashback to the Charles football again. The idea ciroul the critics by putting up t
VERDICT: This game open- fighting performance First in the queue- transfer request and the world pted quickly in Bradford fat-grand
record fee comes from Now-
by lowing the signing
the against the Champions.
ed on a bright note and proniseri castle Chairman Mr Stanley Valley-parade club of wing From the start the Airmen much but It deteriorated to a low
they from Albion showed
thot Seymour. At Loods last Satur-half-back Robb
caredjebb long before the finish, not day week he kept watch on the Rovers,
one whit for reputations. Rough piny has early shown It Birmingham full-backs
They got on with playing the salt
In Colony soccer this rewarded "Quite true," says the former game and they were nothing better than he has on
season. Already six players. his books. But he was taking Welsh International and Aston by gelting the first goal in the his first view of Charles in the Vila star, "that Robb arrives 23rd minute when MacLellan have recolved marching orders If the game is to make centre-half position, and the to in half-bock gap caused got his head do a cross ball and and Seymour opinion is: "At £40,- 000 Charles would be cheap. He's the best in the world."
forward.
grateful to Chataway for helping LRC TOURNEY
Chalaway Britain what mentator said was a fantastie and magnifluent race.”
hari Won for him break the Three Miles re-
Tikilo com- cord.
Sammy Lee Arriving Here-headed
On Friday
Atutionerna.
24 Mar
1
of
fot +
to
Kuts was delayed to getting
to the stadium by one of the
bos had for many years, so great war the interest aroused
mong British athletic fans.
As the hell went for the last worst trafic jams West London 100 metres, Kuls made desperate cffort bee more shake the Briton Ipost. The Chatway. how- his place, and 08 Gay entered the straight with less than 100 metres to go, they raw neck to neck.
pro-med
Slowly but surely Chatoway over the world record ht -winning i linider, and on they were about the tape Chataway Cupport of He forth to reuch An exhibitions by forged ahead of his struggling Alemi Sammy Lee, when Olvin real to break the tape less that Teng Chanpon, 1 the metre in front for a new
wie announced) werkt record. Now a Pool
The
¡F! the meeting of Hongkong Amateur Swimming Associatina held the Bed Room of the world South China Morning Post last Kuts Toght
Th evenda will feature the
tor Cheung Ki-mis the 100 yrs Free Style and Backstroke, and to make these events more intercaling, bott
handienp races.
lk
0.000 previous
Motros record, established by during the European
| Championships at Berne, but not ver rutiled, was 19 minutes 58.6 seconds. His time today was 13
muutes 51.8 scronds.
¦
ENDS WITH
A SOCIAL
.. sow
manager Peter Jackson,
by my injury. And It is true I nodded 14 smartly into the back progress then every referee must will be kept out of the game of the net. for some time,
--Lendon Expron Servic#).
WEIT
take a strong line and weed out those players who adopt unixir not allow the
me
of the in- censure
At this stage the RAF could be easily have been two or even tactics and will to three goals up and they were true ball player to exploit his
giving the Busmen a hot handful, skill... How soversl
eldents here I believe that if they had
puzzled gone on pinying as they they might well have maintained watched the their lead until the interval but Toth, who had already been gratulations to Szeto spoken to by the referen for a his dangerous tackle or Szeto Yiu, goaded into retallation, once again offended.
REME Win Time
"But even if it can only **TOO HAZARDOUS” NORRIS IN FORM
next season, I fully intend Prizes for the Colony
Professional football is "out" | play again." The British
Ladies' Tennis Champion- distance runner.
for Peter and David Jackson, the ships, the Ladies' Recreation 17-year-old twin sons of Wrex- Ken Norris, put up one of best performances of the even Club Championship and ham ing by winning the 10,000 Metres in 29 miru. 35.4 acconds other tennis tournaments who mode their Lengue debut redoubtable organised by the LRC were for the Weish club last Satur- and beating the
day week-on father's orders! Alexander Anutriyev, ex-Soviet presented to the winners 10,000 Matres Champlon.
associated Manazor Jackson, and runners-up yesterday.
with Stoke City for 26 years as player, chief seout and assistunt manager, has toki his boys: "It is uitogether too hazardous. You must make certain of a future career outside football"
Left-half David is articled to
Norris ran the fastest 10,000 Metres ever run by a Briton in this country.
There were no outstanding upsets except that some of the Russian girls did not produce their beat. European oprini Champion Irina Turova could only Ďaish second to her com- patriot, Vero Krepkina, in the by Krepkina 100 metres won in 12 seconds.
KUTS SETS FIRST
Though beaten by Cholaway, Nadezhda Konyayeva, the Kats, a tough blond former anilor world record javelin thrower, Mujo Bunny Lee is due to and now a student, had thecould only finish second to her wives the Colony at 5.15 satisfaction of breaking the colleague, Virve Roulald, while min Friday, and after three world Three Miles record during the young English girl, Joan huy's the le
spent in resting and the 6.000 Metres race today with practice will perform at the
a time of 13 minutes 27 seconds New Ritz Pool on Tuesday. De-
-eight-tenths of a second faster Joler ID
than the figures he established The Kai conumences at 3 p.m. at Berne. and will THE
about 8p.fu. be two exhibi- and there wi
famous Olympic Dan Ly
the
1st
Ch the dny following hky p
He got a great rour when this
www announced
Scrivens, accomplished one of the outstanding performances of the evening in winning the 200 Metres in 24.6 seconds, with Maria Itkir, the European 200 Metres Champions, third,
Gordon Pirie, the noted British distatwo mutuer, made his return The meeting, a match between to the track after a lay-off of Loudon and Moscow, which the more than three months, winrang the Colony, Major Russians won by 103 points to a special Two Miles race in B Suruan. will be the guest of 57, also yielded a third world minutes 54.8 seconds. He covered
Liluyov of beyout the HKASA ut recent-Yurty
Moscow
440 Yards to be held Hardles in 51.3 seconds
doing the Close Dinner
This The Kam Lind Restaurant, and beat the 51.0 seconds put up by arrangements are being made to show some of his personal
the American, C. H. Moore, on the sume ground in 1952. films and for him to give a short talk on the finer points of div.
i
men's
ptacl
the first mile in four minutes
19.4 seconds, Reuter.
Sovjet The
EMPIRE RECORD
London. Oct. 13.
Yuriy athlete
Moscow gained comfortable | Lituyey set a new world record victories 10 both
in the 440 Yards Hurdies in the the London versus beating
Moscow
track Women's CVLIES, Sole of lickrta have been pro- ceeding tishly, ta there are
Louden men by 18 events to five meet at the White City Stadium and 103 points 10 37, and the here tonight. will come available nt Wing On Co., Ltd.. H.K. Sports
Shop. women by seven events to three Gloucester Arende, Club Lys and 58 points 32.
tano. Southern Playground and
Chataway said afterwards that PAA Sales Offer in the Penin-he was determined not to be sula Hotel.
"left" by Kuts as he had been at Berne, when he concentrated his attention on Zatopek.
Lituyey was clocked in 51.3 seconds, which bent the record of $1.5 seconds set by the United Staley athlete, Charles Moore, høre In 1953.
Mra R. R. Todd, former Colony Lady Tennis Champlon, distributed the awards,
be
Trial From
RAF Sai Wan
After a two weeks lull, during which two Novice evenis
were
the net. a harrow
escaped and others who game.. for it was oh so blatantly obvious. Con- Men and mates for refusing to be
Mac-
THE TEAMS From the free kick the ball was swung into the RAF penalty
RAF: Sherkey; Hodkinson, area and there was Lee Tal-tal MoKay; Toth, Londer, Steker;
Troberne, Alexander, waiting to push it into the net.
Lellan, Carter, McManus, Mrs H. M. Prophet, Chairman
A couple of minutes later Tash tried a loose siiding tackle of the Committee of the LBC
KMB: — Wal Fat-kim; Hung congratulated the winners, and
held, big-time cycle racing came on Szeto Man, but the inside Hing-yuk, Chan Kor-oau Tong extended
and inside left back with to an accountant, encouragement
ever so neatly sum, Lau Tim, Szoto Yiu; Leo a bang when the right jumped those who had falled to capture Peter is training to
an REME C.C scored an over- over his outstretched legs, wen: Shlu-fsi, Szeto Man, Tong Yee- any prizes. She remarked upon architect.
whelming victory in the "Hilty" on to outstrip the defence and kit, Lee Tal-fai Mok Chun-wah.
into ball the keenness shown by the Club
25 Miles Time Tria! held on crack the
side members !n the tournaments.
Sunday Oct. 10, beating their This gave his and the increased numbor of Sheffield United are now greas rivals, the BAF Sal Wap Interval lead that they did not
In a players taking part in the Com-using old Billy Gillespie
team by nearly 20 minutes. deserve on the balance of play. First petitions. She thanked all those scouting capacity. Billy
After the turnabout play got to make the always who contributed
good
7 Judge of
steadily more scrappy and unin- player, and one of the greatest
teresting. tournaments such a success,
tacticians of all times on the The distribution of prizes was Beld. followed by n'cocktalf party.
Prior to the social event, the Anal of the Inter-Hong Tennis Championship was played and M. Heenan and J. Pakenham Walsh (Legal Department) bo- came the champions, beating E. E. Story and Au Kam-moon (Cable and Wireless)
0-2 and 6-3.
ព
was
"B"
Toner,
Sheffield United's utility player who refused to sign again when the
"docked" club
his summer wages, is now with Guildford.
The course Was a gruelling ope, including the stiff climbs on both sides of Route 1, and the hill from Tai Po to Sha Tin Aj hard wind added to the diff- culties of the riders, in spite of which they all remarked on the sporting nature of the course and asked for further events over the same roads.
OVER
BOISTEROUS
Round Of Gutierrez Shield
On
Saturday
For this state of affairs Toth must take a heavy share of the taotles which drove one or two rez International Shield Com blame for his over boisterous The first round of the dutter**
of the KMB forwards to seck petition swings into play on physical safety by getting wide Saturday with six matches on af the ball as quickly as both Island and Mainland growns, The entries this year number 14 countries, and the best of
Through not signing he lost close upon £200 in wages while
4 by 1-0, he was idle, and now, by going
out of Lengle football, he may
Toricit three years accrued In the Club Mixed Doubles | share of beneût. Championship E. Saubolle and Miss Phillip defeated Dr Smart and Mrs Scholes
PRIZE-WINNERS
The following were the prize winners:-
Colony Lodios" Singles Champion-
ner Up: Mrs M. Chow,
hip Winner: Mrs K, H. Ip: Hua- Ledior Doubles Chempion. hip Winners: M1 and hip.-- Miru M. Yang; Runners Up: Márs, M, Chow and Miss U. Khoo.
Colony Mixed Doubles Champion ship-Winners: Mr and Mrs K. H. Punner Up: E, Thai and Mrs M. Chow,
Colony Ladies Plate --Winner: Mrs M. Pepperell; Runner Up: Bar
M. Ramchand.
Champion-
Club Ladies' Bingos Runner Up: Mrs D. Kile.
Club Men's Bingles Champion- ship-Winner: E. Bauboile; Run
Lituyev ran a fine race and [never looked in any difficulty as The ast
set a new record, but the best "It was a touch and go affair feature from the British point Winner Miss A. FRUP: coming into the home straight."of view, was the way the London be sold. He felt very tired as
man, Harry Kane, stuck grimly on the Russian's tail to set a new English native (and British Empire) record.
Kuts Trying Again
Week
Next
Maj. Lee is on his way back pfter a tour of The Far альт Middle East, and after this visit will be returning to the States,
HOI TIN SUSPENDED
Amongst other Items on the agenda, the meeting voted that Hol Tin S.C. be suspended for a period of 45 days dating from: September 20. The decision to suspend the Club was reached when Hol Tin failed, to submit a satisfactory apology to both the Association and Umpire J. Kearney for refusing to play at the Anal of the Water Polo Championship on the rounds that they did not like the umpire selected to officiate at the game. |
The Association had demanded written apologies from the club mir Kuts, hopes to win back concerned to Mr Kearney and to the world record for the the HKASA and received # reply which in the opinion of 5,000 Metres, taken from. Brilain's Chris him by Was
Chataway, in the Moscow- London athletic meet here The following, is the pro- gramme arranged in conjuction last night, at a meeting in with the Diving Exhibitions: Prague next week.
Men's 100 yards Free-Style ' {]Lan- dicap). Choung khi Hồng Trung Wing Chee, Won Shlü Ming, 7. C
the Executive Committec unsatisfactory.
Artwood,
Men's 100 yarda Thutterfly Stroke (andicap) Wong Yuk Buig, Poon Situ Ches, Lam Hang Tong, Cheung King Wah, Wong Kar Yank
London, Oct. 14. The Soviet runner, Vladi-]
Kuts la' to make his next world record-breaking allempt bgainst none other
than the
a
Kane also managed to split the formidable Ružsion pair' of Lituyev and Yulin, the intter not seeming very happy with the conditions, Yulin is the reigning European 400 Metres Hurdles Champion having upset Lavoured Lituyev at Berne.
Liluyev was followed home by Kane in 51.8 seconds, with Yulin third in 61.8-United Press,
for
LIBERATION SHIELD MATCH ON SUNDAY
the
ner Up: C. A. Braun.
Club Ladior Doubles Champion- ship-Winner: Mrs D. Kite and Miss A. Philip: Runnars Up: Mrs J. Scholes and Mrs M. i,
Club Men's Doubles Champion- ship.--Winners: E. Gaubolie and G. A. Braun; Runners Up: M. Heenan and 7. J. Osuid.
It
A great battle was fought out between the two leading REME riders, Hurford snatching a
seconds triumph from Rylance,
however, is understood, that he will be free to returti to a League club if one wants
him.
•
possible.
The characteristic inter-
passing of the KMB inside trio Saturday's clashes should be with the excellent time of
disappeared almost completely seen at Cox's Fath when Port hour 16 minutes and 37 seconds and their third goal, scored by gal and Scotland meet.
who young Loo Shiu-fal, was due to Gower, RAF Sal Wan,
Another fing game will result had a few days previously taken loose covering by the FLAP do from the tie between China and the N.T. Road Circuit Record fenders and not to good leading-England at Recreio. of the from Hurford, took third place up work.
others, likely winners dre Owing to in 1-10-30.
amis- The last 20 minutes of the Malaya, Pakistan and Bwitzer.. Chester's
young calculation by the timekeeper, game must talented
the land. The Philippines v Aus-- rank among goalkeeper Bobby Jones dis ho wos credited with n 1-16-38, located a bone in
The ball was with the advantage. If any to his thumb which was corrected, to his ob-cappiest seen at Caroline Hill tralia match should be close,
in a long time. (WD recently when at least
vious disappointment, on a re given plenty of boot and salled Dick Bara, Senior clubs were on the point check.
gally about from one set of de Canada and Ireland have both. of offering a fat cheque for his
fonders to the other at as high transfer.
a level as possible.
drawn byes, and are therefore not engaged this week. There Was still plenty "The following pre the team
the frequent RAF
IMPRESSIVE LIST
re
VARIABLE GEARS USED AB of the leading Anishara variable gears, with the
A
of
on
of
Portugal - E, M. Alarcoun,
J. A. Luz, R. F. Luz, C. E. Fresco y Scotland - M. S. McKay, (C. Maclennan, W. M, McCall, J. McKelvic at KCC.
That was bad luck for Jones, who is in the RAF at Kirkham, used
selections: danger in of Wilkinson, exception for Southport, for whom Jones solc played and was due to receive RAF Sai Wan, who twiddied raids, however, and twice Wai his 77 nxad to return & One Fat-kim had to show his worth 4 percentage of any fee ceived--and for Chester.
1-19-10 for fourth place. Mi-to keep the esger airmen from Ugan completed the REME CC. scoring again, team by getting into fifth post-
One important point came out tion in 1-19-30; first class It's an impressive list-Black-
of this game and it should. lie to emulate Aston ride. He promises pool, Sheffield United,
Philippines-Dr V. N. Allen- good news to many right-bucks. Villa, Middlesbrough,
his pre ok Chun-wah New- the achievements
can be played zà, CA. Coelho, W, C. Ogley, hilly crout of a game,.. and played R. Bav /Australia,— GT carle, Preston, Leeds, Rother decessor, Butis,
out fairly and squarely,
Lastle, ham, and Fulham. All have cults.
AJ, Kew, E./J. Liddou, watched 22-year-old. Accrington
Hodkinson, the RAF rightCB. Rousefell. At K.D.C Some very good first rides Stanley centre-half John Ryden wire put up by Rutledge, RAF back, big and strong, stuck to Malaya M. Y. Adal, A. HV this season.
Sal Wan, and the two now the midget winger like a limpel. Scomin, M. B. Hassan, 6. Yueur REME boys, Skinner and Mok has seldom been matched v Wales W. Rees, S.. Boycott, the BCAA as well as he was here and T. O. Morgan, L. M. S. Lloyd to really bite. "No approach Cooper. Two of
were unfor- there was never a hint of doubt-At HKFC, Club Mixed Doubles Champlon has been made for the player," representatives
to.80 off..courge and fui tactics in Hodkinson's play,
Pakistan M Razack, M. and said manager Waller Galbraith.tunate Miss Philip; Runner Up: Dr Smart "We know clubs have watched finish up with a "DNF" against Loader worked hard at centre-Abbas, A. R. Razacija Ap M.
him but that's us for us it has their names.
half and while his distribution Omar v Iran. PBill Timekeepeer for this highly was not in the same class as his RK Payri, P.1, Ragi, MU popular event was Capt. Lord, resourceful defending he put in Divečha. Ad
of the REME, a grand, ofternoon's work). with Webley
Hongkon Turn Maghall- acting Awards were presented by Mrs Bloke hind a good game of toft J. Chubb E. Whitmore, wife of the RAF Sei half and up front Markellsh land. En Roulet, in Clacidi Alexaukr and MacMarkis Ald E. B. Roamlet, J. B. Lasdott Wan Secretary. Etul
scouts
At KBGC. the English clamour for talent over the
Results: 1. Hurford (REME
This was not one. 6) the China Trande. border. A Stoke City director C.C.) 1-18-37, - R... - Rylanca: | has
been watching Cowden (REME C.O.), 3. Gower (HAT Birman's better games. They had Wong, R. TYEW
back "as v England beeth left-winger Harry Young, Sad: Wan), 4. Wilkinson ICRAP wealchemic at
ahip.-Winners: E. Baubolle
and Mrs Scholor.
Mystery is that no one seeme
Club Ladies Singles Handicap Winner: Mes G. Maluen; Hunner Up: | gone." Mrs if. M. Prophet.
| Club" = "Men's Kingies Handlead - Fulham manager' Frank Wingar; C. Widmer: Runner Up: G. Osborne saw Ryden below torre against Scunthorpe, He said: "I'll be back for another look
P. Nprion.
Club Led Double Handicap
Wingeret Mim 2. Lawrends and áru E. Flour: Runners Up: Mru 26. Pronu and Mrs F, Simon.
Club Men's_Doubles Handicap. Winners: Dr J. Gray and Dr Lalt Runners Up: H... W. Wheeler, & U.
TIRON.
B
NYEJP, C. Puq,
winner Mixed Doubles Handles a 5ft 6in. opportunist, Port Sai Wan), 6. Milligan (REME contre, Szotos xlu had a Norman, WC, si
mouth scout Hugh Bone was CC). 6. Poole... (RAF Kal grand kine "and" stood Elliott. At Reorelo Runners Up Dr Gmy and Mas Bar not Imprewed with Kyr United
Backing Tak)
•Inter-long.--Winners: M. Hernin
right-half Wohn-Traynor,
Lee Tai- and V. Pakenham-Walais, (Leggi. De-
Up front the brothe Wishing Team: REMCCC partment) Bunnēm ...-Up: p.
Mitigan) | fai and Leg Shipdal played well Ivor Powell, Bradford City (Hurford, Rylance, Story and Au Kam-moon (Cable player-manager, hobbled to the 3-87-48,
the Interval and Wipulose) (57)
The following are the solec-C. Hobby, tions from Kowloon Bowling Green and Kowloon Cricket Club the final match of the Liberation Shield, which is to take plapo on Sunday, ot Aarstin Road commencing at 8 pm.. Czech double Olymple_winner,
KBGC mll Zatopek, Sergei Pushinov,
AM, Buchanan, y." Fronola, manager of the Moscow team it. Goodman, W. C. Simpson (ap)
7. C. B. Black, 14. C. Parker, said here last night.
||atughes. F. McKelvin (skip); G. After the sensational 5,000 Gordon, f. F. Shield, Matros event, ia, which both sheAlec Harvey. - (skjp)!)
E. J. B. Dakir. Men's 100 yards Butterfly Siriks winner, Chataway, and the 2, 2. Purvis app Tong Cheung Bhing, Lam wanbeaten-by-a-yard, Kuts 'lowerpd. C. B. Rounsets]} Nair. 8. E. Carvalho, J. C.AR- Wood-Tang Ham Wing the latter world record,
Diving Exhibition by Sammy Lee (Part 1) 'necoespanied by leading locsi diver.
Women's lod yards Back' Biroké (Handicap) Fung Ying, Chee, Chan Bin Yor,- Kwok Ngan Hung, Chung
the Trail fakipii. British Champion said that he trupit Jr a New
Askew, . lewa was not certain of victory until A. Campbell, 30 yards away from the tape, .. W. Tindall, "25.
Before calling for a miprema
6 X 1leneji) (25-1/3 900) ima effort to, pam his Soviet rival,
Style Relay Water Pola Committen
va The Rest of JIKASA Offene ChatOway
maid he felt very
followay.
Reserve. Ar
THE GAMBOLS
ANY
BOLE
Redorvos: "JEN
Ribeiro: (Portugal), A, Bachod (Malgys),
All emer to commence 3:30 pm, sharp.
Men's 100 yds Breast Stroke (Plan4 tired,
Bun, Chlupul Kuen, STB. Carjack-
Women's 100 yde)
ho
the