THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1958,
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BRITAIN'S OLYMPIC HOPES
Ontrack and field, ina symnasiums, baths, in towns and villages up and dawa the pountry. Britain's top athletes_aro_preparing for a tili st the biggest geta kmateur mort has to pick na Olymple Gold Medal. What are their phanoss?
This series takes you into the drawing robim, mud shower baths, introcitets you to the men and women who hope for the honour of wearing the Unlam Jask on their truck raits in Melbourne paxi yaar." It falls the story of their rise to fame, their hopes and fears.
To TV Announcer Chataway,
Running
Is For Fun
Says ERIC NICHOLLS
The voice of the announcer was clear-out, pleasant, with perhaps
the slightest trace of an "Oxford" accent. But then prising For Chris Chataway was up at Oxford,
that is not sur-
Ja the track's
Flame-haired Chalaway, known to millions of teloviewers human dynamo, is screened regularly these days. He reads the news The Independent Television Authority.
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the Indian Civil Servico (Chris's The Middle El father' died in 1053] wiring
Chalawey had rocks and breaking records Und his Ule. thas just a pastune, a hobby to the job
Runzing is for fun.
bulletins for
of
Chris smokes about ten elgar- ottes a day, has the occasional driuk ("whisky with a dashi sodu, pleuse"). in fact be fiven the male of a young single willow
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Nine New Caps In England's Side Against Wales On Jan. 21
London, Jan. 9,
There are nine new caps in the England side to meet Wales in the Rugby Union International at Twickenham on Janaury 21.
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As a slivolbey „d Sherbourne, Chataway ran modestly. In those daya he
uptitudo skurwod mLLE for rugby and cricket.
But later, as an Army National Servic officer, Second Lieu- tenant Chatuway took more lo the Fauning Duck. And the Army wisely. wave him
up portunities
develop athletic utility one of Britain's brightest young
But even
though he became hopes. Chataway still looked on the whole thing at a sport for amateurs
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CHATAWAY
Boxing Is Second Most Popular Sport In Britain Today
London, Jan. 18.
Boxing, a sport which some would have banned, is the second most popular spert in Britain today.
That remarkable fact is disclosed by a nation-wide poll taken by the British morning newspaper the News Chronicle.
Cricket Just below before follow
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Despite
ques without saying that soccer football is far tunning Chiakiway prepares tur] and #was the most popular. Indeed for nearly half the Ja race mentally as well 0.9
nation it is the sport in which they take most interest. physically + Allison Butterfeld, Davies ani Jocpa- He has won his world record-
Lake's Und Woodward have found places.
place ming it is hardly to be com- breaking face agamat Vladimir Butterfeld
boxing uni
then pared Allison, consistently good for Kuts in his mind even
with Britain's rise in (Northnimpton): W . C. Davies Northumberland,
swinuning, held athle-thletics und In Harlequines).
all his name had been entered.
tennis, ice skating, Jackson three
trials this seaan, Ins (Coventry). M
That dies not
41 4 big horse racing and motor racing. Smith earned in place at fullback. event becomes an obsession, E, O Woodward was the one
There real worry curing sleepless nights.
in only the dgh-wing, and it is known shut the subjert out of his mind extrudaty to
to retain his place on Chatiway hay learned how to
three-quarter
and then pick it up again like Weish by the But weheid, who thopped out of Saturday's trial through injury,
recalled. but the chalee Davis un bis
partner in centre will probably
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Oxfont University). R. Jeep (Northampton), Sanders (Harlequins), E Evans (Captain) (Sale). CB. Jacobs (Northampton. R W 1. Mar- University, Currie (Oxford Univer- ity; D Roulants (Oxford University), A. Ashcroft (Water- loot, V. O. Roberts (Harlequins)
Last Saturday's A trial at Twickenhaju.
Մ where the Rest cuntly beat England by 30
in three, apparently, as been
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the next popularity difference betwem
eight sporty which like the order of Rudy to
lev Ushing.
hockey. bowis, golt, dog raeina, Rugby League and cycling.
ruther ummazing
on the con~
It is really that a sport like cycling, one of the most popular tinent, gets only 17th place both
Britain with only the per vent
Chataway re in with Bond Zotopek, the amazing Davies, Czech Laet Vidim Kut, who
the beaten, se probient for
if (one hace unaware that
Criticism
NEWCOMER
A newcomer on the left-wug Peter Jackson, a Tie bew
Korer tor Allis, vapeure,
Coventry this season. Jackson, Smith, Jeeps, Jacobstructured his akull two years Jackson Currie, Robbins and
ugo, but made u splendid ro-
very
Marquen. Ashcroft.
Only three of the aine England players who toured South Africa recerilly with the British Lions--
A
Way To Win
Football Pool
Cologne, Jan. 9 29-year-old unempingest man bay won US$165,000 IN Geim:
his
Keuter. football pool by pre-
dieting results by dlee throws.
Joannes Pschanka has been spend.c from 90 to 00 cents every week for the past seven
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of the nation Interested in it.
in
Bays This Russian, "I would suy Ithut Chataway hus more basic
Other sports surprisingly low sped Seentidly, he is of a mures
are truck und Held alhieties Beritas Temperament than the
10 which fails betsind both boxing bu
Those and swimming,
horse fucing Much which The s
comes only eighth word the Rugby Union anly 10th #rid wh an astered percentage uf six per cent only.
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BETTING ANGLE
the
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The reason for the huge per- centage in favour of soccer must be pardally due to foot- ball pools in which 50 per cent of the nation take part The simulates general interestin
the game
Indeed more women expressed interest in soccer than they did in figure skating which is quite remarkable
The poll showed that among
tea pot crut have no terest in sport Among women the percentage was understand ibly as high as 31 per cent- China Mall Special,
Dai Rees To
Play Exhibition
RUGBY UNION NOTES
:
SERVICE PLAYERS IN SCOTTISH XV; FRANCE'S RUN OF SUCCESS MAY END SOON
N. M. Campbell, the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot (Crookham) scrum-half, and-B. J. S. Michle, the Army second-row forward, will play for Scotland In the first of the season's Rugby Union International Champlonship matches against France at Murrayfield on January 14. It is a first cap for Campbell, who has also assisted Rosslyn Park, St. Mary's Hospital and London Scottish. Michie has already made seven International appearances.
Lea (Liverpool),
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(Hiekroek), JA (Dolphin). Wood owen), D Crowley (Cork Con- Shaw (Chstan()
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G. Vruglum.
W. Soyer, Bat P. G Yerranton,
Beardale and Y. Collard.
There is quite a Service flavour about this Scots XV, as K. R. Macdonald, the left-contre, turned out for the RAF during his National Service, I. A. A. MacGregor, the lock-forward and member of the strong Llanelly club side, is a flying officer, and H. F. McLeod was in the Army XV during the past two seasons.
Scotiand appear to have antive). EL axcollent chance of turning the N. J Henderson (North), A tabies at last on the Frenchman, S Quintan (Highdeld}; P. Goft P.S. Collingridge, J. A. Hankin, who have won the last Ave en- counters.
France Last your romped home by 15 clear points in Paris, but this time they will be without the legendary Jean Prat, hero of 36 Internationals, who was not included at his own
as he is not ft.' His + request
P.J brother Maurice, Roger Domee
ni WIB, und By-half Paris Andre Haget are all absent sa well, and the visitors look a most experimental combination.
The teanis will Hae up follows:-
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J A Brody (C. I. Y M. 9.1. Gurrth (Galwegians), Feddis (Landowne)
II
N
McCaruth (Gariyowen), and Lysaght (Birkenhead
Laughnire
Charlton Quoted Eight To One In FA Cup Callover
Charlton
of in
The Dablu-Dun 'mala line ralway runs under the towering new two-tier stand
London, Jan. 9. of the Irish Rugby Union head-
Athletic one quarters ground at Lansdowne severni London teams still Road, Dublin, which was opened (lie competition were Installed New Year's Eve with a new favourites for the Football sparkling eelebration match be- Asppelation cup tonight when a tween internationals of the four callover was held at the Victoria
Ther Club
the draw for the furth round had bean 82-
countries
Scotland: H W T Chisholm (Melrose); A. R. Smith (Cam- bridge University), A. Cameron (Glasgow High School F.P.). 3lacionali (Stewarts
and J S Swan The upper part of the stand, Inounced
MI L. Grant which has 0,500 seats, spans the es and N. M.
Charlton drawn at home to for more Camp-tire ruitway Une ball (RAMC): #F McLeod
100 yard. al height of Third Division team were quoted (Hawick). IKO MacEwen fifty feet Spectstars reach 4 odds of eight to one while (Loxton
TEL.1
concrete tunnels
Sunderland favourites at the last callover remained on the nine to (Gado), EJ S. Michie (Army), built under the line JW Y Kemp
The (Glasgow
work wis enried ou ne mark School PP).
Greenwood during the ten months beteren !
Sunderland have (Dunfermline), ΙΛΑ.
Minternational matches and with match
In
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the fourth
away round
Gregor (Llanelly and RAF) and out any interference to railway net inst year's giant illers,
A. Robson (Hawick).
de
traffe
Uhr St
York City, who were quoted at France: Vannier (Racing Club
200 to 1 to win the trophy RAF XV
Most teams were at shorter Paris); Dupuy (Tarbes). Boniface- {Mont de
an ex- Marsan).
The leading Rugby League jodds than previously, Steiner (Paris University Club), players, M Sullivan, the posted happening now that so- and Rose (Beziers); Bouquel dersfield and Great Britain other round has been played A not- (Vienne) and Dufou
Site Hire-arter, B Howard, thee the inst callover. (Racing Club
Paris);
Helens Domenech
Villa centre three.
is Aston able exception (Brive), Vigles
the parlously 40 to 1 buị tonight (Menterrana), quarter, and W Seyers.
Their next op- 40 lo one. (Cognac). Bienes
Chevallier Wigan hooker, are included in
be Arsenal Gr (Monterrand). Rucarers (Per-the latest Royal Air Force XV. ponens will The team, Buien
lo meet Swanico, Bedford depending on a replay TABEL),
(Bayunne). Čalaya" (Borrilz)
Birtwhistle, and Carrera
D. G. and the betting toik evidently Sinonen.19, E. (Vichy).
McKeating.reguid this as a foregone con- B. Howart and M. Sullivan; Jelusion for Arsenal who are al T.R Beatson and G. Temple | 100 to 8 whereas
1000 to one.
FINAL IRISH TRIAL
Ireland wurt last year's wooden spoonists, only succeed-
With
ja
England Perez Favoured
in drawing and losing all their other matches. but if they can find a first-clas full-back and wing three- quarters, might well" müke strong challenge this winter.
Teams
final Irista
for the
Trial, to be played at Rayguhit o January 14, ure:-
Whites: J McKelvey (Queen's University), R. Roche (Gal- weglans), A‚J.F. O'Reilly (Ow
J
Matches In India Donoghue (Betive)
Belvedere), C Pedlow (Queen's University). JT
Gaston (Monkstown); W
Ky (North), A.A Mulligan (Cam- bridge University); C. Fogan
R. Roc (Moseley),
(London Irish), P. P. Lawlor (Clontarf), T.E. Reki London, Jan. 9. (London Irish), A. H. Kennedy
(South Herts), Collegians),
S Ritchle
Dai
to
Hoes British Ryder Cup Captain and (London Irish), and M. Cun- Кеп Bousfield (Coombe Hill)ningham (Cork Conal[tution). Britists match play and close Champion, Jure dying Karachi from London today.
They will spend nearly month playing exhibition matches there, and in Norw Deihl, Bombay, Calcutta other centres,
Out the track I have just un The forwards have undergone high an opinion of him. We met
uvertiaui. Complete
Only
art
Dr White City race at Miniquen and Hobbins of
reception given at
High the Soviet
th On
scele, to the Saturday's England pack have Embassy in London, and I was astonishment
ul many, 1$ 100- six unpressed renaming
which actually by his aulesty and skating.
rates players have all been picked friendliness.
abay.
horses In spite of trom the Rest. This includes
Next autumn the entire trout row,
Chre will have the betting angle of the latter, Sanders
#stend-la uding the
course Evans and Jacobs,
H moral in Is safe to say that Evans, who has not played for six weeks leave for the Olympic dve veris ego the order would
country slace 1954, has Games. But just to show to what have been
very different. Not been given the leadership of the lengths he will go to emphasise because
of the general popu forwards and
team that his job comes first, and to possib
larity of the sports with the uphold the traditions and spirit oss!
mit possible exception of athletles of amateur athletles so dear to which Dr Roger Bannister and him, Chetaway will not take any mole but because in those days others have done much to pro- additional summer teave.
Instead he will
Rees said, "It there was no television and less
is my fourth be working
trip to that part of the world. overtime to make up for his trip sport on radio.
it will be Ken's first, I do not high place because of the TV which
Figure skating must take its know of any competitions in but if screen
play, popular tee shows.
there are.
we thell naturally cufer."
Few if any more peopic skate these days than used to do. Its popularly with women earned it its high value.
CURRIE CUP
yeats un football pools within Western Provinceto Melbourne.
ever woning
This anything.
he predicted 12 correct Championship results by throw- ing dice and alling in the num- ber of
points for each team according to the numbers coming up on the dice.
Pichanti, still stunned
by
bis success, thinks he wants to
build a house
end his
Retains Their
100% Record
Joluannesburg, Jan. 9.
A fighting Innings of 98 by
for his mother Erroll Draper failed to save Do future parents-in-lawinnings defeat for Griqualand and hopes to murry
soon. West in their Curries Cup "B" France-Prosse.
section match against Rhodesia today at Kimberley.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Griqualand had followed on 278 runs behind and lost by an Innings and 51 runs.
In another "3" section match at East London Border beat North Eastern Transvaal before lunch by six wickets,
As from 6th January 1956,
Summarised Boores: Admission Badges to the At Kimberley: Rhodesia 483 Members Enclosure on Race (Don Connel Jones 71, J Bald days are obtainable from the win 65, P Mansell 184).
Griqualand West 205 (Mansell Club's Cash Sweep Ofice, at 4/08) and 227 (B. Draper £8). Queen's Building, Chater At East London: North Eastern Rond, and NOT from the Transvaal 243 (R. Richardson Secretary's offico at Alexandra 68) and 103, House,
Border 256 (T. Geach 88) and 162/4.
Admission Badges at $10.00 Western Province retained each per day are obtainable section "A" of the competition their hundred per cent record in only on the written introduc. when at Cape Town. They bakt tion of a Member, who will be the Champions, Natal by 69 runs responsible for all visitors with 17 minutes to spare. ›
introduced by him. Payment have all four matches played.
To date Western Province must be in cash, and cannot be chargeablo to Members accounts.
That is indeed, Chris Chata
the man of whom experts way. once said: "he'll never make Champion. hu legs aren't long enough." - London Express Service.
(COPYRIGHT)
IP AND TSAI
BEATEN IN
DOUBLES FINAL
and
The
How more
We гап
and
P.
Blues:
Berkory (Lansdowne); M. Martell (Bec-
J
MCC TOURIST
Brian Close
95 Not Out
even
To Retain World
Flyweight Title
Buenos Aires, Jan. 9 Although Leo Expiness of the Philippines and Flyweight af Champion Pascual Perez
do not Argentina
met untu Wednesday night, boxing fans today to buy began lining up tickets to the first World title fight ever to be held in Buenos Alrey,
Bedford are
The full odds quoted tonight --
WETE
8 against Chariton
Sunderland.
to
100 to 8 West Bromwich Al- blon
100 tv
7 Portsmouth. casite And Bolton
100
New-
to 8 Manchester City, Arenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Luton Town and Everton
20 to 1 Blackpool, Tottenham and Birmingham
83 to Cardiff City.
40 to
Shefeld United
50 to 1 Liverpool, Fudders - Deld and Bristol Rovers.
60 to Aston Villu and Loi-
Rover
Both fighters completed their vester
100 to Blackburn trilag today.
and Stoke. Perez, a small
m among the small men of his Division, has been training at the San Lorenzo football stadium and, trouble had always, making the 112-pound limit of his category and his right hand Brems
recovered completely from the jury suffered in his match with another Filipino boxer, Danny Kid, on October
150 to 1 West Ham and Pul- ham.
200 to 1 York City.
its
22.
по
Espinosa, taller than Porez and Bantam Champion of the Far East, has, been training In
250 to 1 Barnsley.
Buty Middlesbrough, Leyton Orient
art Port Vale.
508 to 1 Rotherham, Kull City and Doncaster Rovers.
1,000 101 Southend
Swindon-Router.
United
Scunthorpe, Bedford Town and
the gymnasium in the basement FARELF Boxing
Championships
Hyderabad, Jan. 9.
of the Luna Park stadium. He The MCC touring side took has become accustomed fo the the honours of a one-day cricket Argentine climate, since he has Buenos Aires since match against a Pir Pagaro XI been in The players are due back in here today declaring at 235 for September and will be in per-
Elimination rounds, for the London on February 8
FARELP Indiviqual Boxing and then claiming five fact condition for this night. France-Pressc.
| wickets of the opposition for 88.
Championships. Land Force The Argentine Champion bas Hongkong, will be held, aa Hurricane-hitting touring fought
once since he January 1, 19 and 19 repes. play, knocked out the former World | lively, at the Queen, Elfabeth. II. left Champion, Japanese Yoshio Yuib Centro, in, Kowloon.
Boxing will take place on
WORLD BRIDGE
Paris, Jan. D
batsmen featured the
Brian Close, Yorkshire's
SUMMARISED SCORES:
only
Boxing too owes its popularity to the screen and radio. It can hardly be because of the oxcel-
hand opening bot, scoring 95 not Shiraf, in Д return match in lenco of its boxery and its
out, while Donald Carr, ceptain Tokyo on May 20. He defeated standard Indeed Britain today probably has
Franco was leading the United of the MCC side, hit 70 before Danny Kid. Espinosa has fought Jay 12 at 2 pm, and 6.80 boxers than it has had for some of the fourth session in
fewer colourful States by 49 points at the end lunch and was stumped when two bouts in Buenos Aires. He pan for all preliminary rounds, time.
Paris hitting out.
outpointed the Argentine Fly-maty 13 at 6 pm. for the today of the Contract Bridge
Alberta Brengi, on semi-finals and on January 18 Saigon, Jan. 8. Quite why swimming gets World Championship.
October 10 and the Argentine for all the finals, Felicissimo Ampon of the preference over truck and fold
Up to a maximum 'br firoo Philippines won the Man's is hard to say because both When play
MCC 235 for seven declared Chempion, Roberto Castro, last started today,
boxers in every weight class Singles in the international lawn | #porta
odds get considerable pro- France was leading by andy aine (D. B. Close B3 not out, D. B November.
lightly favour will be selected totro to Sinza- tennis tournament yesterday, de-] minence on television and points. During the day, France
Perez, who will defend his i pore for the FARELY CLE eating his countryman, F. Doyro, though the country has done notched up 73 points against Pir Pagaro 88 for five-grown for the second time-lonchips to be held there in
well internationally in swim-America's 39.--France-Presse.
United Press. In the Vietnam team of Tich and Bay Doubles, the South
Tsai of Hongkong 6-7, 6-3, 6-8. beat Ip Koon-hung and Edwin
France-PrESPO
6-4, 6-3.
England To Meet Sweden On May 16
Bummarised Socres:
London, Jan. 'D. This year's European tour by Western Province: 401 (Han England football team will Roy 148, A Pithog 101, H Tay Include matches against Sweden Beta 5/170) and 203/9 declared in Stockholm on May '10 and (Tayield
against West Germany in Berlin Natal: 9/101).
(L Koch 99, Twy, on May 142 It will be the first fold 64, V. Liddia 5/135) "and | time that a full England tekin Secretary. 208 (R Molaan 74. Liddle 8/99), him. Slayed in: Germany " since
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