I ĮTRE. CHINA · MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1955.
THROUGH THE INVISIBLE WATER BARRIER
HE BROUGHT THE RECORD BACK TO THE FAMILY AND TO BRITAIN
The sleek turbo-jet boat speeds out over the calm, blue waters of Lake Ullswater. The man huddled over the controls says a quiet prayer as he opens the throttle. There is a sudden tightening in his throat as the speed builds up: 110 mph...116...120...
The controls become harder to handle, skidding threatens to tip, the boat on to Its back. The wheel is gripped more firmly as the speed increases. Now it's 130...140 ...150...160...170...190...200...its 202.32 miles per hour.
Bluebird has done it-smashed ; around the 200 miles the world water speed record, mark. cracked through the invisible water barrier that a boat meets Champion.
Donald
Campbell
on
hour liriously happy..
smiles a smile of
A mother part
con- Hor
is World gratulation, part relief. And a wito is de-husband, Donald's father, Sir Malcolm Campbell, died in the cause of speed.
Racegoers Are Worried Over The Starting
Of Races This Season
Says RICHARD BAERLEIN
Racegoers have been worried over the starting of races this season, and I do not think the starters themselves can have been entirely satisfied with their
work.
As
VICTORY SMILE
Sir Malcolm's dying wish was that von Donald should bring record title
the water speed
to Britain. Now he has ful- victory Alled that wish. The
smile flickers on his lips as he pushes goggles and helmet from a perspiration-tovered forehead those some goggles and helmet that Dad used to wear.
Three brave men hud died in previous attempts to beat the Italian Cham- water barrier.
plon Verga Marius vanished in ball of smoky flame when his speedboat blew up at 200 miles an hour last year! English aces and Sir Henry Cobb In long-distance races there are few complaints. John
Segrave were also killed ap- the horses are generally older and more experienced they
proaching the barrier. move into line easily, and the fields are not so large,
But jet-boat racing and succes The Derby, the Oaks, and the But to lose a length in sprint breaking to Donald. And Blue King George and Queen races can be disastrous. Losses bird is more than
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high Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot were in sprint races have on many powered speedboot. all perfect starts, and even if a occasions
considerably forerunner of a new form. of horse is a length behind the more than one length and the propulsion-which in the others at the jump-off in the form In some races has to be will revolutionise seo going. long-distance event It is entirely ignored.
perious,
HONGKONG LOSES
ESPLIN CUP
News has been received that Hongkong 1081 the Annual Esplin Cup match at Wanslead by 17-27,
Hongkong WDB repre- sented by G. C. Norman, C. Gough, A. L. G. East- man and J. B. Landolt.
In the three unofficial rinks, A. G. Cole's four went down by 15-17, but R. Brown's four were up by 21-17 and Phit Ed.
ward's four by 23-13.
Hongkong were
the
up on
total aggregate by 16 shots to 74.
Reg Higgins Out Of Rugby Union Team
not
Johannesburg, Aug. 7. Reg. Higgins, British Isles for ward who was injured during yesterday' Airal Rugby Union international between the Lions and South Africa at Ellis Park
was left behind in Johannesburg nursing' home to- day when the rest of the team left for Durban.
hero
5
been
ONLY THREE AWAY
on the water isn't just record
To
because
a
It is the
end
are Uke
DONALD CAMPBELL
Most Footballers Start At School But Not Peter
Cricket Was His Game
Says GEORGE WHITING
Sillett;
Peter, Sillett, of Nomansland, Southampton, Chelsea, Young England, England, and Great Britain, has promised himself a beanfeast when he plays right-back for the last-mentioned outfit against the Rest of Europe in Belfast on August 13. And all because of a Frenchman named Vincent.
STABILITY The Ave furlong Queen Mary
Donald ships
"IL
For was my first full inter-
Instance Stakes at Ascot this year had t
can't go much national match for England--- months ago, feld of 17 but only three of trains. They
they're tled to against France in Paris last another hit - and these got away. The student of faster
medium оп which they May," sald Sillett. "And what|bunging away in worked the for, having carefully
But if a ship could rise do I do? conclu- move. out the race, ands. his
when above the water and maintain slon completely shattered
I its stability by means of a foil such a start lakes place.
The starting of apprentice below the surface then a whole races also requires considerable new form of water travel would lightening. For some years now be opened up. starters have not given the apprentices the chances they deserve.
It is far better to start appren tices as they come in at the trot even if they are not quite in line.
It could be safer than flying! It would be faster than any- body at present dreams of?
Bluebird is the first step in that direction.
14
No parties for me occur again. Routine, pool,
He was telling me about it last week at Stamford Bridge, where last season's Championship glories were being celebrated in the heady and exotic atmosphere of sunshine, gold medals, champagne and a new coat of paini in the front office,
nine our last 21 matches. Enjoyed he was just every minute of it--except one."
söymel The hope "stift"
millions of Chelsea's Chelsea supporters will not need reserves. And now? Captain to be reminded of that porti- "I give away a penalty when of Young England, full England cular minute. For lesser breeds, am late in tackling their out international, picked for Great let it be recalled that Slott was side-left, Vincent. He turns two Britain, Championship medal for talking about the day he was complete somersaults, the referee Chelsea...the lot. Well, nearly called upon to take a penalty kick against Wolves, with ten blows up, and France score the the lot. winning goal from the spot. Sheer absent-mindedness cost minutes to go, with the score
to the Cup last season-0-8, with the
ChumTM League NO PARTIES
issue in the balance, could
happen to anyone but I plonship to play for understand manager Ted Drake and with a way
strong men turning away at Stamford and with my wife
arranging that it shall not their heads
Bridge.
TALKING POINT Most
footballers start at
Sillets size nine banged the but not Peter Sillett. Cricket was In this way they will make a
his
truly home, just even start then if the
at Downton School, ball well and game
with four previous new Salisbury, which must have as it had are released as they are inpes standing still in a perfect line.
to his father, who had signed to
of it, he has never NERVOUS
An agonising incident.
professional forms for Southamp-missed. too these altogether It is only human
powerful
and but the point of it is thet Mon on the same day as the afore-
And
now...the 22-year-old young
apprentices should be stocky to be happy in the con- Silloit now
chance to mentioned Ted Drake.
son of Charlie Slett plays full- highly nervous, and it is up to 9ned cockpit apace of Bluebird. make amends ta his country,
back for Great Britain against the starter to give them every He has the puckish humour of a
his conscience, his wide, and
ARGUMENTS
the Rest of Europe. It's quite consideration.
sports master.
anybody else who felt peeved Dad Was Charlic Sillett. a talking point down at The But once on the 'water Camp-over
that, penalty in
Wiltshire Paris. Remember him? Killed while Lamb" even on the structive improvement is not so bell is the calm craftsman. There For who will be playing at out-serving with the Royal Navy side. easy. When there is a really is no panic, no
-(London Express Service) nerves, no side-left for the Rest of Europe during the war. Rattling good bad start and it is the starter's visible misgiving Just a quice this month? Correct. Monsieur full-back in his day. Southam fault he should be fined and this determination not to lake Vincent. would appear in the Racing chances. After all you don't Calendar.
toy around with a £25,000 boat. It would
show that the I would be rather expensive steworde were not going to building another. stand for any inefficiency in this department.
1 more
that
To suggest a cure or a con-
"What England watching. And yet when you meet this that night. I was the most
34-year-old miserable man in the world. extraordinary
My wife and I dunk away Donald Campbell, you wouldn't
to. bo a man like a couple of criminals and imagino him interested in selence-or break-spent the ing records.
SOCCER SCANDAL
Another Italian First Division Team Relegated On Corruption Charges
Milan, Aug. 7..
Italy's highest football authority tonight ousted a second team from the First Division on sensational charges of corruption which have thrown the sport into the worst crisis of its history in Italy,
The National League relegated Catania, Sicily's only team in the First Division Championships, after investigat ing charges by a former Sceretary of the team that a referee accepted bribes of 1,500,000 lire (£802) to favour it in two matches which it won last season,
lop
This punishment came a few Football in Italy in big busi- days after similar action ness. Good players are "eold against another
division and bought” at huge prices. The club, Udinese, from Northeast public spends annually 3,000 Italy.
million Hiro (21,725,000 sterling) Udinese, runners-up in Milan to watch matches and 32,000 in last season's Championship million Itre (£18,400,000 ster- were relegated to the
ng) in football pool bets. Second Division
flouter. and four players of the 'Propatria team at Busto Arsizio near Milan ware barred for life from professional' football.
CRUCIAL MATCH
They were accused of having accopied money from Udinesë
in a crucial match two years
Only a few football fans and
reportera
were outside the
Bousfield Wins German Open Golf Title
Hamburg, Aug. 7. Ken Bousfield (Coambchi13),
League headquarters when the recent winner of the newly in- Commission announced its versional Championship, today won
stituted British Close Profes dict after an intensive two-day the German open title with a 72 hearing.
Policemen posted around the stein Course here of 279.
holes aggregate on the Fallceri building to guard against in- cidents had been within.wa. There were o demonstrations during the day.
He finished two strokes ahead of Syd Scott (Carlisle) lender at the end of 30 holes and Alfonso Artgelini (Italy) who Irate Udincso fons had tied for second place with 261. threatened to march on Milan-Reuter.
last week but stayed at home in the end.
Italian newspapers have been giving the scandal pride of place on their front pages. Many of them have published leading articles on the casca of two teams and rumours involving other top teams.
SPORT FRAUDS
Sports Diary
TODAY Water Polo Knockout competition at Victoria Pool, Army v South China,
Bowis Opon Pairs (Third Round)' Matches at KBGC, Recrolo, Inc. Members of Catania's manage- | HKFC, CCC.
Football ment threatened earlier today that if their club was demoted of the HKFA, Sports Road, # p.m.
meating Management Committee they would "blow the top off the whole business, dragging in five or six other teams. "
At the same time the 'Govern- ment was reported to be com sidering action to clean up the football tangle. It was reported that the Italian Olymple Com- mittee urged the Government to legialation quickly introduce
make "port which would
He is so ordinary. He looke bar we coming in the quietest been a source of doubtful prido penalty shots for Chelsen. Come frauda" a criminal offence.
ANOTHER BLUEBIRD
find."
bbs
A
d, a village pub`on"
ton captain, Kept The THE LOT.
at And
it the
Sillett story the
border, 12 miles trond runs true to form our tall, dark Southampton. One half of the and just-handsome-enough her bar in Hampshire, the other In will not have to seek aduce in Wiltshire. Good for trade-and any Belfast bars. For things
"Kad me out on
Some years ago I suggested In October, 1951 another have a way of turning out right guts.
"Dad did his best with me," that the Jockey Club should run Bluebird broke up under Camp for this pleasant young six-footer pays 20 Peter.
Barya a school for young starters and bell. Now the wrecked craft's with the burg of Hampshire in the village green for hours, try- a large number of lotters came propeller
everywhere his voice and the thump. of sing to make me kick with my left from people who wished to try Donald goes as a reminder that mule in his right foot.
foot Afraid I cheated, though, their hand.
death. Turks round the corner
Used my right foot whenever Dad ANTICIPATION
should he relax.
turned his back."
Higgins is suffering from a It is all very well to perfect
badly torn knee ligament and the judging end of a according to
口
doctor
goca
An insecure nut, a loose wird.
Meals On Wheels In Circuit Of Britain Cycle Race
think
OPEN RINKS AND PAIRS RESULTS
The following are the results of Open Rinks and Pairs Lawn Bowls
Championship matches played yesterday:
B. Douglas, W. B. McHardy..J. B. Baxter, and R. B. Marahall beat C. 6. 8. M. Rezario, E. G. Barrow. Hussain And F: Tan 24-22.
W. J. Howard, R. Elans, F. Lee and
race with a slack bolt-any of these could
BOOT TROUBLE But .talent will out, Three who cameras and other apparatus, mark the first step on the examined him will have to re-but what is the use if half the quickening path that ends in
his father's death, years after main in Johannesburg for treat-horses do not get away? Start- tragedy.
14-year-old Peter fluffed a youth ment for about three weeks. ing requires quick anticipation But from this man with the
trist at centre-forward for Wilt-k. Neves just to J. Hoosen, A. He is not expected to rejoin and the confidence the lcc-cool brain, from this prac-
of
shire, took a turn at right-back. nu. 1. Ali and A. M. Omer
14-25, tical joker who can ace the
and got the the team before they return from Jockeys themselves,
G. F. Sautos, L. Silva, R. Tay and sido It is a difficult problem for the funny
of anything, give
Problem for the promoters of for Nomansland, Cape Town for the third Test in
Souza, C C. Pereira and C. generously and love animals the 1,088 miles Circult of Britain surprise of his life while chang-P. K. Lau beat A. F. Pereira, 8. E. month.
doubt that the present. standard
D. Robinson, wet Saturday afternoon. Arthur It is not yet known when of starting must be improved- "Every job has its risks. Yorkshire joiner Higgins will be fit to play again. and quickly,
It's just that mine seldom gives lendor for six of the nine days, Holt, scouting for Southampton, 49 hours 16 minutes 31 saw enough promise under the
Ridedale and R. Trall 25-10.- China Mall Special.
-(London Express Service) a second chance."
to sign him on amateur C. da Silva, A. A. Gutterres, C. 7. seconds, was fooding the 70-odd mud
Remedios and L. F. Xavier lost to crack amateur cyclists of Britain forms.
AR, A Rehman, K. M. Rum)shn, selected from an entry of 180. First time out with Southamp M. V. Ribeiro and U. A. Rum-
Since the competitors had to ton's League side, against Cardiff Jahr 17-21.
Sillett Insisted on playing and A. E. Eliot beat J, H. 10. feed en route whilst still pedal- City, Ing their way round Britain, the in the boots that hed dene duty sions, D. 1. Bickford, K. A. Furrow, traditional roast and veg had to in the village, split one of them and Gardner 30-14.
Pretoria towards the end of the | Jockey Club but there is no children, a typical comment|ycle race won by 27-year-old} ing his pants behind the goal one Pareo 18-15.
was:
National Came
Service.....
J. S. Victor, A. V. Lopes, R. O Laurel C. R. Raselel beat R. M. Hetherington, W. Hart-Baker, II.
"W. Chambers, H." Morrison,' W.
be waived for the more con- asunder after 20 minutes, con- and 4. Guterres Nort venient meal in the saddle large-tinued in his excks, and got told and 3. Noronha lost to R,
Liddell, P. K. Kavanagh, P. Hughes and J. McKelvie 18-20," y comprising energy-forming off for his pains, sweet stuff easily consumed.
D. C. Symons, B. Ramchand, They were issued with a total barman in the officers' mess at Madar and 8. Kermaní best Szeto of
A. It. Beatriz 21-10. 3,200 oranges, 1,800 pears, Andover...captain of the RAF Sun R. O. Baker, C. C. Ma and
in
Open Pazin - 1,000 bananas, 000 bars of team...and then Chelsea, chocolate, 1,000 glucose tablets, August 1933. Southampton, they R. Marshall and G. T. Graham 3,200 pinta of fruit juice, 140 lbs any, got £12,000 for him, after beat Wong Yan and B. Leonard 24-2. of fruit-cake, 160 lbs of choose, Bilett. had said no to Sheffield
80 lbs of sultanas and, according
to somebody's court,
pieces of lump sugar.
10,000
likewise to Preston SOUTH CHINA
and ditto
to
Only Argument. frank about his tailings of the le
LOSES TO QUEENSLAND
Bilabonte, Aug. 7.
suffered their
Joining manager, Drake, his father's old team-mate, won - a dream come true, but Billett, as
difdent about his story-book subetases, tells no eple tale of South Ch
carly days at Stamford Arst defeat in 12 mobeles on Bridge.
thuria Australian soccer tour when they were beaten by, three 3oI arrived full of beans and gone to two by Queensland, at
Ipswich to-day," On Saturday, the U.S. Navy bacon. Nearly 14 stone. Half paw
On The Diamond
No bortball game was played. during the week-end. *
DROPPED
did not show up on time, and trained. Played in Hæ; first With the exception of" (wo the South China team League games, then players,
Ight, too, was the same which beat Al-
{{the 'game; was posipotzed:
Che: Sunday – both? Gläntallarid | dypp Ovériska Rada did not Isich), out
Quite anlulsion: tralla 5-0 in the first. Tust yet A
into
ebay
You tarday waynald, button by
Two goals in the first ein
TOMORROW Howla __Open___Pairs 'matches at KBQC, HRFC KỘC, Recreio, and IRC.
Football Meeting of interport
Sub-Com-
mitice al Sports Road 5.30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. Talwan Girls Boftball feam arrive.
THURSDAY- nowis
KBO Open Singles matches et HKFC, Recreio, CCC and IRC,
Jack & Daphne Barker
London's sophisticated charmers
Parisian Grill
NIGHTLY Reservations Telephones 27880
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Van Heusen
PHOTOGRAPHS
by our Staff Photographers
D.O,B.A. Dinner
Referees Dinner " U.N.. Association. Endeavourers Play
·Swis's National Day. Ladies Recreation Club International Work Camp' Manufacturers Union Dinner! Apllchau Kaitong Ceremonies, Cocktail Party on Board President Wilson Royal Naval Dockyard Sports Association Jaycee's Tour of Gold & Silver Exchange Liberation Shield Lawn Bowl
Munsang College Speech Day
Morrison Memorial Servic
Arrival of US Airmi
B.O.A.C. COCKE THE PAC
Hong Kong Chinës.
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By the French
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