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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1955.
BOUNDING Basque still ACTIVE
The "Bounding Basque", veteran Jean Boroira is still quite active in match tennis. In partnership with Robert Abdesselam he won the Doubles against Von Crumm. and Scholl in the Paris-Borlin match last month. Agence France-Presse
Photo.
First Round Of The Rugger Internationals This Afternoon
By "PAK LO”
The first big rugger games to take place this year are the local Internationals, which will be on the Police Recreation Club ground at Boundary Street this after-
Four teams have entered this year.
noon.
This year Wales are unable to field a full team as the Welch Regiment, who formed the greater part of the team last year, have now left the Colony. Instead Wales has combined with Ireland to produce a Welsh-Irish XV. Scotland and Eng- land will again be represented, and as the "Kaniere" is in port a New Zealand XV will be fielded in place of the Commonwealth who played last year.
The raw for this round is Welsh-frish versua New Zealand at 3.00 pm, and Scotland versta England at 4.15 pm.
pack in the loose Impressed in time with their terrific "go".
bered.
BANNISTER, ZAHARIAS, BELL
FOR ME THERE WERE A SPORTSMAN AND TWO SPORTSWOMEN OF 1954
Says DENNIS HART
Who's your fancy for the sports personality of 19547 Roger Bannister I expect. All over the world poils have been held to pick the Sportsman of the Year. All over the world one name has stood out- Roger Bannister.
It's not surprising. From the re corda angle, 1954 will for over be remem- bered as the four-minute Mile year. And the four-minute Mile belongs to the unassuming "Flying Doctor.”
!
to
Then there were hla memor-¡the year. The struggles behind able victories in the Empire those victories raise them Game's Mile at Vancouver over leven greater heights. John Landy end in the 1,500 Metres fn the European Cham- plonships at Berne.
So for sport, 1954, read Roger Bannister?
we
can
'NOT REALLY Not really, Sport is more than winning and breaking cords; Bannister hlinself that.
arc
DEATH SENTENCE
In April 1953. Babe Zaburles received a sports death sentence. The doctor told her cho had
cancer.
a
the
not help themselves-victims of infantile paralysis,
Marilyn is an instructor at a unique Toronto swimming clinic where special
water exercises
help pollo victims to recovery.
on the way
This year the clinic was foced He went on to say that they with bankruptcy. There seem- but to close bad discovered it early and thated nothing for it re-something could be done. But in down.
AT THE 11TH HOUR hard life of touring say's
world's sport's bournament cir-
Marilyn racked her brains to cuits, Babe Zaharias had learn- three
**** think of money-making schemes. ed to face facts. To her cancer One la
At the eleventh hour she con- that meant one thing-the end.
ceived the idea of entering for the Zaharies George "something", too.
the Lake Ontario race, the arst The wrestler she married Jeu 1938,
differently, thought
prize was £3,500. A mer of big proportions and bigger heart, he was
Babo would
win
So for me there Sportsmen of the Year, Bannister. He was shown off-the-field
ex-
however.
tilik sugh. And he convinced
Ploughing through the ley darkness of the early morning sho and coach Gug Ryder would chat about the pallents and how the money would help them. Th.ş gave her a new spirit to carry
The other two are women. Arst has been at the top of the tree these many years.
She is Mildred "Babe Didan ven rickson Zaharias.
top class convinced
and
Bube.
So Babe's tremendous de'er- mination furned
on. on cancer. Against this and the skill of surgeon Dr Robert Moore thu corker hadn't chance.
athlete. Bulger, bareball basketball player, the wonder of the age.
sports
The other steps into the lime- light for the first time. Sixteen- years-old, she la Marilyn Bell,
Toronto schoolgirl.
A
Winning the US. Women's Open Golf Championship and a gruelling 22-milo swimming race respectively, Babe Zaharias and Marilyn Bell chalked up two of the top performances of
Sports Diary
TODAY
Soccer
Senior Shield -St Joseph's v Army (Club); KMB v South China (CH), Doth matches commencing
at 3.5 p.m.
So Babe came back.
heating
а
In July last year once move the name Mildred Zaharias was listed among the competitors for the U.S. Women's Open. Once maro the name Mildred Zaharias finished at the top of the list against the amazing score of 201-twelve stakes in front of the fold, which included great players like Louise Suggs, Puity Berg and Betty Dodd,
THAT WASN'T ALL
And that Isn't All Babe Zaharias has done last year.
After
her
Babe's operation only thought was to gut back to Chisholm as the wing forwards.
Koli. Her nurse, Sister Maric On paper this looks the best
Junior Shield-Little Sai Wan Daniels, know this only too well. Hata, who led the forwards pack of the day, but the threes Anny (Clubl: South Chins v SugKindly, but firmly, she told last ume, is again there, as 13 are not quite so impressive. In- Tro (CH). Both matenca commencing Babe she should be thankful for Taui whose speed in the three-gall is playing in the centre for at a p.m.
the
progress already made, and Division 2 "B"-Dairy Farmi せ a change, and whether he will
Telephone; Solicitore V Tramways, that others were far worse off. settle down as well in that pod-Heppy Valley 3.30 p.m. Jardines Sister Daniels went on to sug- ter line will be well remem
line The three
good, and
tion
remaths to be seen. Inglis CME, BAMC vC & W. Happy Valler gest that Babe and Betty Dodd,
bui think p
torious as a harmonica and a Rainger, who had the fault of in outside Stone,
guitar team, might amuse the kicking ahead when he got the Ingali would have
torians (KP) 1,30 pm. ball, has been improving tremen-
other side.
They did. This entertaining dudy of late, and should be an
do notoriam "B" (BS) 2.30 p.m. Recreio England, while they
AV KGVB (88) 341 m; helped Babe's recovery. She had Poet. f the whole I think the
pack, have an Dorians "A v Gremilns (KP1 3.64 something else to think about. New Zealand threes will get have so strong more of the bail
from the for- excellent three line, particularly pm
Babe took to talking to the swards them will the Weish-Irish, on the right wing where Hewit
patients personally about can- the turning of the Navy is inside Edwardstof
She told them that in the policeard this could be
cer, too. the Army. In front of them are
First Division--itserelo V KCC cancer wasn't a death sentence, PRC v CCC; Navy v Army. that if they were willing to have she had under- Prev CCC: Navy Army: Scorpions the operation
Army South. Second Division-KCC v Recrelo: gone they could be cured. IRC v DBS,
As of course, all the usua! player's have NOW switched teins & is very hard to plek out the wines in each game, In the first Panse the Welsh- Irish XV have a very good ther
ne with plenty of speed. Lloyd of the Navy being on one wing whilst ipekburn of the Army Is on the other.
in front of them they have th Two ter player.
been better
Hockey
inside inglls, with Stone on the Ladies' League. -Service Vic-other patients.
tea in Marsh and Lloyd. The point of the Bain threes, tww- the two best halves in the
forwards are fairly heavy with plenty of speel in the back line
He worth of the Navy is then should heaton, on bryond Hargroves they have no outstanding lincou-
forward.
The New Zealand tearn have already been seen in actiuni ta b
and the only Navy tekin changes are langer of the Club: In the centre three po ition and Penman, alto of the Club, in the front row of the terwards.
The New Zealand team will again be packing 3-4-1 against the Welsh-Irish 3-2-3.
Whether this will give them an advantage is a moot point but the
VISTAVISION
THE
WEEK-END
GAMBOLS
DINNER'S READY, GEORGE 90 AND WASH YOUR HANDS, DEAR
OU DRAR. IVE PUT BALT IN] The PubbÍNG INSTEAD OF
I WILL NOT BE TREATED LIKE A CHILD
The Weigh-Irish ever, are the more Impressive, win the Rame for Dheir side. Whatever the result t will be a very evenly matched game with no quarter naked or given.
In the
Walker,
a newcomeT
Lo
AULD ENEMIES The sorond game brings two famed "auld together the enemies" and once again there is to to choose between the two Afteens.
Scottish team Dyer comes in at full back and tho Army, who has arrived with a good reputation, takes his place
serum hall in Turville.
The laiter will mits Henderson as these two have played together for many years, but ho and Walker should ecmbine well enough. The pack is very heavy and with Russell as hooker should be capable of getting the greater thare of the ball from the set scrums,
front
of
In Slack und Chisholm they have two good lineout forwards, and they also have Petrie and
Colony, namely Brentford and
Parkinson,
These four could win the game for England, and most probably will, but if the Scottish forwards can got together, and take a leaf frem their compatriots at home, with forward rushes they might their easily turn the game in favour,
For this game England start the favourites,
will but they have a tough time of it before they leave the field.
Somehow in these games the reaches excitement Invariably fever pitch, and there are always plenty of spectators to cheer on their respective countries. These are two matches which I can to all heartily reecommend
rugger fans.
Interport Trials Pool Happy Valley at 3 p.m.
Cricket
TOMORROW
Boccer
Rectalo V
Ground
Senior Shield. Club * CAA (Club); Eastern v Kitchen (CH)
matches commencing at 3.43
She gave them faith, Babe has now fully recovered. But wherever she plays on the tournament circuit she visits the wspitals. Calmly and openly she talks to cancer sufferers about. Junior Shield. Eastern v Road- their disease that was once hers. works (Club): Kitches V KMB (CI) She tells them they can pull Beth matches commencing at 2 pm through, just as George Zaharias
Both p.m.
Dlv, 1 "A". Western Talkoo (Skp) 2.30 p.m.; CAA v Kong Wah told (B5) .30 p.m.: Police v Club" (195) | through.
D.M.
Irer
would sha
Div. Rediffusion v Hollandia COMPLETE UNKNOWN'
(Navy) 2.30 p.m.; RILKowloon Godown (Navy) 4 p.m.
Hockey
pull
Before September 10, 1954, Marilyn Bell was a complete unknown in the sports world.
SUM
EX world-wide
Div. 1-Anny v Recrele "A" (5kp 4 p.m.; IN "A" y Nav Bharat ph (KP) p.m. Dutch HC v Army By the evening of September "p" (8kp) 2.30 p.m.
10 Pho who may
Div. Police v Knights Police) celebrity. For those of you
11.; HKHC y Sookunpots" (8kp) have trouble picking out your IN "E" V NAV BARTRE "
In the first (KP) 2,30 p.m. respective teams,
wil ber Interport Hockey Practice 11 a.m.schoolgirl, game New Zealand wearing black, jerseys, and the Boundary Street. Welsh-Irish ród jerseys, whilst in the second gume Scotland will be wearing blue jerseys, and England white jerseys.
by Barry Appleby
STOP HEN-PECKING ME. GAVE
DID YOU LIKE THE
PUDDING DEAR P
VERY NICE
I'LL WASH MY HANDS BECAUSE I WANT TO
Oh well, why bother? - George doesn't notice what her eating
Cricket
Div. 2-Army v IRC "A",
Golf
Junior Championships Semi-finals..
Don't 'Gamble' on results!
Merilyn Bell, 16-year-old had conquered the ley Laka Ontario, the first swimmer ever to do 60.
Battling for 40 miles through the darkness, sho had matched her frall five-foot frame against the six-foot waves, and, won.
It was the most gruelling swim over completed. There were four in the race, including Florence Chadwick, the ex- perienced
channel
Only Marilyn Bell Immer
Why did sho enter the race?: For personal glory, or honour of her country? Neither of these. Marilyn Bail. suffered
journey to help those who could
When the light the tortures of that temptestuous
is tricky
When the subject|
is difficult.
When you want
a really good photograph
Capture
with
Canon
FANS
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PAI CHOON FAN, PTY.
When she sloshed ashore at Toronto she received a fantastic welcome. A quarter of a million people were there, all cheering their hearts out; rockets zoomed and flashed; thousands of car booters blared. It was like a chorus of the world's biggest fair grounds.
And with gifts of money, clothes, furniture, radios, tele- vision sets, watches and hosts of of other things that first prize
£3,500 swelled to over 220,000 The prize and the welcome were for a great sporting per- formance. They were turned to something for greater.
-(Condon "Express Service.)
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