WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
AMERICA'S WASHBOND
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1986.
RETURNS SECOND FASTEST TIME
IN OFFICIAL TRYOUT
By PETER UEBERSAX
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 23.
Bud Washbond (USA) whizzed down the One-Mile Olympic bobsled course in one minute, 22.91 seconds today to record the second fastest time in the official two-man tryouté for the Winter Games.
They'll be placed like the others, and may oven win a medal, but their late start on the (by then) rul-covered run will carry a tremendous handicap,
There was no danger of the top alina, UB, German, Aur- trian and Swiss teams being
from eliminated
the regular starting positions. In danger alt eday's
slow Fun wor trans
from Liechtenstein, Poland, Norway, Rumanio and Belgium.
The Russians are not unter-
ed in the bobaled events
"has never
crivon
second run counted towards the now driver Aggregate. It will be added to a bobsled " the clocking for tomorrow's second heals, and the slowest
The Italtan
Olympic Com- nve will be put into a group itice announced today that that makes its Olymple
runs the 500-moter speed skating after the other 20 have Anished time of 40.2 seconds set yester their ruce for the day,
day by Russia's Evgenyl Grishin he has high hopes, cannot He said
be submitted for re- however,
cognition as a world record.
two Gold medala -- In the men's and women's figure Tonight, the hard-hitting | skating and that's about it. Russian and US hockey teams
American hopes of winning will be meeting in an exhibi- ' the women's figure kating Con gatue of Bolzano, about 16 miles here
crown, badly julled whet, World
The committee ruled the clocking, made in a pre-Olympic meet on Lake Misuring, could not be submitted for recognition because the skaters were paired
from the Olympic site, Champion Penley Albright | arbitrarily and not by lots, as
ROCKEY MATCHES Kenne Tug) Wilson, pre- dent of the US Olymple Com- infitae, rotused toiny to predni how the US hockey team will
in Olympic competition until the results of tonight's maich ro in But he belloves that Russia and Canada will be the chief contenders for the hockey crown
Wilmowa, and the other Ameri-
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gashed her right leg in practics international skating rules pre- Just week, were revived yester- scribe, Grishla skated with lea- day when Miss Albright return-mate Yur! Sergeev. ed to the ice for her first work- out, and appeared frisky.
She reported her leg "feels good." She planned only an. other 30-minute workout today, but to resume two and three practice Desions a day to-
morrow.
MOUNTING TENSION
The swiftly mounting zenskou as spending day appriceles 10- culted in
Twas disputes, involving the US feminine toure skaters and the other Spanish bousled team,
wis Поще that Carol Heiss of Ozone Park, NY, and Curol Ала Onnaru of Fresno, MLSa Calif, virtually unbred
when she Allwright
appeared To her workout
The Spanisti bobsleddery wire ujuet et wurd that a new Silver was being sent to then, The
de Marquis
Portago, member of the team, sald the
Olympic Torch
Passes Venice To Winter Games
Venice, Jun
23
The Olympic torch, which will bum at the Seventh Winter lympic Games beginning ut Certum D'Ampezzo on Thursday, theived in Venice today bourd
military plane
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The torch was
time we set a record,
the Boup, grumbled Sergei Semubove, 1 member of the
Russian Olympic Comalttoe.- United Press.
GOALMOUTH TABLEAU
Trio forming a 'tableau' are Sunderland left-half Aitken (striped shirt), Chelsea inalde-left Stubbe and Sunderland goalkeeper Fraser, during an attack on the Sunderland goal in the First Division match at Stamford Bridge, London on January 14. The match ended in a two-all draw-Reuterphoto.
Russia Prepares For Wimbledon-But
Grass
Courts Will Be Handicap
By DENNIS
HART
It WAN
such
Australia and America, Davis Cup cosy arrangement. specialists. For eighteen years they have claimed exclusive rights on the final of this most international of all annual competitions,
giant tennis
With all other competitors regularly crushed by these two machines, it will take a new force to disturb the balance of power.
Thui force. I forecast, la on who can boust a regular Job. the way. It will come from He lo an aelor with the Moscow Russla
Arts Theatre, and acting comes
OLYMPIC GAMES
IOC Meet In
Secret To Discuss
Television Rights
is extremely unlikely" that the US will match is per
omatice winning four
Gold nedila in the 1052 Games. tidy Eugenio Bionu.
date-devil who set
1:23.30
today'
lit yesterday up run, recorded Tas-
The solid's
full by Muyar Salvatore Reizdin and carried Mont was timed in
Cortina D'Ampezzo, 1.22.50 in the second run.
the capital's mrport ALL
Jan 23. The times recorded in today's
Force men stood Kuntu over t The International Olympic second
and Jun
tomorrow'suring the night
Committee hopes to obtain this second run, will be added fo
the aircraft touched year juridical recognition of When form RD aggregnic clocking
for down at the Lido, the flame was "sport international" to "unite each of the 25 sleds entered in e
taken by a former Italian Ski the notions and abolish: trontiers be two-man competition. The Champion
Adriano Quarlert, by means of an Olymple ideal Ave slowest lenma will start who with other athletes
COTE common to all,” last when the official Olympic eyed it by gondola through
These the canás of Venier
heats begin on Friday. Ave will have to use cut-up track
and will have virtually no chance to record a fast time,
THIRD FASTEST
of Une
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The Soviet Union is getting | Arst-(London Express Service down seriously to tennis, Soon they plan to enter the interna- tional sphere. It may well be th Wimbledon, 1957, wi
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Sergei Andreyev, Russian
Champion and member of the
famous Moscow Spartak Sports Club, walking on to the Centre Court, and a Russian team rom- peting in the Davis Cup.
They will come well prepared. Like other
Russia countries, knows that top class lawn tenuis, is a highly competitive business and her
full slate players get backing.
"MASTERS OF TENNIS"
are
for
Why Macao
Match
Was Cancelled
COM-
Macno, Jan. 24, Referring to the Press confer- jence given by the members of the Weiner Sportklub in Winner House in Hongkong in which it Court Paul Thươu Đi Level, Thirty-seven Russian players A motor boat took the torch | President of the Organising hold the title of USSR Master was denied that the Austrians from the outskirts of the city Committee
Winter of Sport: 11
Honoured would be playing in Macao on to the mainland, where World Games, told
January the 51st annual Masters
24, the Committee of of Sport.
General the Football Association issued Champton roller skater Alberta meeting of the 100 here it has guidance in coaching is provid-the Vianello carried it from the hoped this would be
following obtained ed by the tennis section of the munique yesterday.
official Umberto della Costa of Italy shore to the town of Mestre.— by mesna
of an international Soviet Committee
Sport
"The Macao Football Associa- made the third fastest clocking | Reuter,
convention for the protection of and Culture.
tion wishes to make it clear that during today's second heat
Olympic emblems.
The game is now spreading the Internationale Sport Сеп- It would "achieve once and to the schools,
trale (the promoters of the tour for all in this particular period What sort of players are the
of the Weiner Sportklub) in Russians? the same four-yearly truce that
They are a mixed letter to the Macao Football As in other
times enabled the bunch. Some
favour all-out sociation dated September 27, people of ancient Greece to attack In Low Hood fashion;
IL three-match proposta under the shield others, the all-court game meet in
peace
0 series to be played in
Масло of the Olympiads, despite their practised by Ken Rosewall
the tour of the Weiner constant quarrels," he nid.
What the Russians will have som
obvious reasons
1:23.48.
Tizene gap between the who haye boeo
Helapa,
practising un tiro
course
days, and the challenging Americans is getting narrower every day.
The Yanica emphasised tensons
sledders
anong
the
the tob-
Sports Diary
Preliminary today by deciding to speelal guard over their
case of accidents,"
sleds Ilian sled-bandlers dropped Washbond's sled six feet
the
onto
round today while running
it down the ramp at the end of
the track.
The
handling
Kallan who
was
Shooting
ut
Boxing
Boxing
At Kal Tak ranges
Colony Open
ground, pan.
the sled ripped his arm in trying to stop it rud- ning over the ramp, so I don't think he let it go intentionally, Wishbond Bald. "But now that ship, semi-finala, at Southern Play shouding them close, we take any chances on Icaving the sleds alone."
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themselves
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HUTTON'S OUT!
But He Has Played His Into Cricket History
Way
And Cricketing Hearts
Says ALEX BANNISTER
So Len Hutton, the great cricketer, has lost his long struggle with the demon bowler illness. On January 17, Hutton's melancholy announcement of his retire. ment must have saddened countless admirers for from his native Yorkshire and the shores of England.
International cricket is measurably the poorer, and our own chances of retaining the “Ashes,” so hardly won by Hutton's team, must be wenkened,
fast theories. Perhaps this was England, and his name is writ- so, but his reply could not have ten large and imperishably on been more effective--just look at | ericket's roll of fame, the results he obtained. Results Perhaps the Board of Control speak louder than the words of | may sec at to utilize his long the pavilion critics. Hutton was experience by making him
selector for the Australian Tests right so many times.
this summer. NO DOUBTS Hu believed in long-term stand strategy and he
liked to plan
If, as Hutton says, his doctors cannot guarantee freedom from currence of lumbago, he has done wisely to arrive at a de- luite décblon.
EXACTING Bl cricket is very exacting and, at least, knowing the worst we know where we Hutton passes the reins of Eng-well in advance. For instance, lond's leadership to Peter May, he insisted
on youth and an attack based on speed in Aus-
the Surrey amateur, who was "caretaker" captain in all five traliu last winter.
Texts against South Africa last
He never had season, when Hutton wag i
about
the To many Hutton symbolised even though
of of his
doubts any ultimate outcome, all the native doggedness, dour-after the debacle in Brisbane, many of us did ness,
determination and
own ability as a batsman Yorkshire, To those who there can be no argument. If relished the cavaller approach Denis Compton was England's of an A. P. F. Chapman he most brilliant player, Hutton
their idea), but there
was teelmically the greatest. Wis до denying he
He had astonishing powers of extremely successful,
concentration and selection, as
was not
WAS
In fact he not only recovered was demonstrated when he the "Ashes" after 20 years of made his record individual Test Australian dominance: hold
score of 384 against Australia at them in Australia last winter:
the Oval in 1938. but drew the series against the powerful West Indians ofter being badly beaten in the first
two Testa
Que
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Colony Boxing Championships
Results of preliminary bouts of the Colony Boxing Champion- ships at Southorn Playground. Wanchal, yesterday were:
Mann
(RN) bt. lilingworth (MN) or points.
Abdul Wahid (RN) dt. Ple Tilson (Army) on a KO.
Leggerton (Army) bt. Wanu (RN) on a KO.
Dawsui (RAF) on points.
Parks (Army)
Grout
bt.
Mus
Baufort
Hodge
ut. Jones
Then during the war he met with an accident in an Army gymnasium which left him with his left atın
1) L. (Armo and a half In fact Hutton never lost a Inches shorter than the right.
Hang-Yuen (unattached) on series and he will enter cricket With that tremendous handi-
points. history 03 one of England's cap which left him sleepless
(Army) bl Gildea Riley most successful skippers. with pain for many a night after (Army) on points,
There should have been much a long innings, he had to faco
Bowering (Ariny) bl. O'Cunior more cricket left in Hutton. the brilliant post-war Australian
(RN) on points.
Smith
UL (RN) cannot help feeling he was the speed attack of Ray Lindwall victim of much
points. prejudice and and Keith Miller. As Huttons (Array) of unfair critician. On top of
of the often said, he could not imagine heavy responsibility of leading a better combination.
side he virtually carried the ONLY MANNERISM batting for series after series.
Now, alas, he is aut for good. Su his
critics were not No longer shall satisfied. They charged him glorious cover-drive or the ner. with
foliure
of
Smyus. (Army) other vous lug at the peak of his cap batimen
Hutton, they walled, would not allow them to play their natural games, He killed their stroke play and initiative, SAME BATSMEN
the
Yet the same batsmen falled precisely the same way under other skippers,
I am quite certain that though he would seldom speak about it, Len telt keenly the pinpricits of rumour and the thinly veiled hostility he found in some quer. 1678.
All hastened the deterioration of his hearth. What was behind Perhaps o Trace of the
thi57
Bouthern contempt for Northern caution; & legacy of the days when a paid captain was un- thinkable:
inevitable
Jealousy
bis only mannerism.
we ace
his
(Army) on points.
Tomlinson (Army) (Army) on a KO.
Edwards (Army) (RAF) Q
bl. Currington
bt,
Arden
concession to
He played a great and noble ine;ings both for Yorkshire and
MONTE CARLO RALLY
British Cars
Take Five Out
Of Six Prizes
Monile Carlo, Jan.
23
on polate. Nevin (RAF) bt. McCommack
(RAF) on a disqualification.
Childs (RN) bt. Stenson (RN) on polnis,
Hardman (Army) bt. Fenwick (Army) mi polots.
TONIGHTS CARD
Opl Flynn (Army) vs. SAP Richards (Army).
SAC Said (RAF) Dunsford (RN).
VG
AB
LAC Hughes (RAF) yə, Cpl Hardman (Army).
L/B Mclver (Army) vs. LAC Duff (RAF).
Lightweight Gar. Hills (Army) VH More (RN).
EM
L/C Jones (Army) vẽ. SAC
British cars swept the Acid in Anderson-Dixon (RAF). the lost competition of the 1958) LAC Gordon (RAF) vs. AB Monte Carlo rally when they Isaacs (RN). took five of the six prizes in the safety and comfort
add a little of the for the successful man. And of course Len is
soaked in the theories And
traditions of Yorkshire cricket, and
once a leading today. player said to me he did not "bubble" as a captain.
Bdr. Dwyer (Army) vs. L/C events Meigh (Ariny).
Light Welitr
A standard vanguard driven AB Abdul-Wahkt (RN) vs. FS
VS,
It was a fitting description. Holland, won the British Royal
by Maurice Gatsonides, of | Mam (RAF). Hutton nevertheless had many Automobile
Cf. Leggerton (Army) unexpected qualities. He de-Trophy
Club Challenge Bdr. Parks (Army), veloped into an excellent after-best safety and comfort devices Haynes (RN).
for the car with the Bdr. Grani (Army) v9, AB dinner speaker, showing a rare
taking into account its position sense of humour,
Some Bay Hutton had xa-well as Brst prize in the safety Bowering (Army).
in the general classification as tions and too many hard and
Attractive Offer To Dai Dower For Title Fight
category
Welterweighi Cpl. Roberts (RAF) vs. Tpr
Cpl. Turner (RAF) 78. AB
Light Middle
The vanguard was fitted with | Smith (RN),
safety
straps for driver and passenger, special ow matting
a
L/C Northridge · (Any) va.
AB Philips
to prevent the car from skidding, LAC Scott (NAF)
folding passenger seat, a special Swedish device for keep Burr (RAF). ing the correct average speed
(RN) vs. SAC
L/C Brows (Army) vs. LAG
(RAF) Bantamweight
and a cinecamera mounted in- Glasgow side the wind
Milco
screens. Couper, St Alban's
TODAY Boxing Colony open boxing championships,
IOC The
Bcssion,
which
to learn is to adapt their game rvunda
Southori Playground, 7 p.m.
opened today.
gets down to when playing on gross courts. Macao Football Association was business tomorrow. Meeting in They play mainly on clay and not in a position to accept three
Speedy Morales (Unnit) ve, Johannesburg, Jan. 23, Colony Bisley, Services section at secret, it will discuss television sand Kat Tok ranges.
hard courts which are games in Macao and suggested
Mr Cyril Baynes, Secretary of the comfort category for the Nevin (RAF),
caroge owner, won first prize in Tpr Smyth (Army). Betauth
rights for Olympic events, the slower than grass. They will that
Cpl. Holland (Army) vs. Bag the Transvaal National Sporting second year running. Colony Squash championship
bo played uf At question amaicurism, und also need regular International her a single match Victoria Court, o pin
Club, said today that his club Fencing
the problem of its own dwindi- competition generally to sharpen
He has won Ave first prizes "On January 13, 1986, the pro-
had made "an attractive offer" for comfort or safety in this Police RAF at Central Polos ing Baances.
China Mail up their game.
moters through Mr Fred Krah, to Dai Dower (Wales) to de- rally since the war. Station, pu
Special.
But they have already proved in a letter to the Macao Football fend his British Empire Fly-
learners in Association,
His belge Austin with green J.C. Fenton's XI quick TOMORROW
that the weight boxing title here against upholstery was fitted with many staterl Bbooting
International
Russia's Olympic sport.
footballers Welner Sportklub would be the new South African Cham-gadgets, including wipers on the Hongkong Bisley, Bervices section | Committee started its 31st reached world elsas in half a
pion, Dennis Adams. annual meeting with a squabble dozen seasons, and within nine played here on January 24 (their
headlamps, special torches to t To Play DBS that Mr Baynus said that although on the driver's head, leaving when today
of taking up ice hockey only date available) and Austrian years coclegation announced it planned Russia won the World Cham- the Macao Football Association negotiations were proceeding for hands free to do debear is his should immediately contact Mr
On Sunday Pascual. Perez (Argentina) to self-heating tins of soup and plonship. an all-out campaign to take the ont lawn tennis players are Rudolf Pavlik, the leader of the Dower in Britain, the fight was each rear wheel, to drop in the defend his World title against boxes containing sand, above 1900 Winter Games away from all set to emulate them.
touring team, accepting their
Tho following have been, Squaw Valley, Callfomia,
Purists The dashing Italians were the
bewalling the entry offer and terms. The
Macao
not yet definite and his club road to prevent skidding.
Invited to play for J.C. Fenton's The Austrian announcement of an official Number One target of all the 25
state-sponsored Football Association did like hoped to get in first
with its Second prize in the comfort XI against the Diocesan Boy split the body into two factions side into lawn tennis may likewise,
category-wont to Frederick School at the School, ground pa teams which started eliminations La Salle College Annual Ahl-pro-Squaw Valley and pro- to digest this fact:
Moot at Boundary Street, 2 p.m.
"Only a last-minute change in
The date had been left open Vivian (Britain) in his reen Sunday at 1.30 p.m.: today to split entries in two
Innsbruck, Austria. hoot
Russia's
to sult Dower and his manager. MG. It was fitted with hot leading their
fight to Salgon scheduled
J. C. Fenton, F. Findlay, A. groups. Foreign teamna grumbled _HK___Bisley. Bervices
Adams won the South African and Section at European Winter sporte cen-players, five times Champion of made the gume impossible,
cold water tanks, an Zim because the home-based Italians Kal Tak Pangea,
tres never have been very happy the USSR, is Nikolal zero on received from Mr Favlik outpointed the holder, Gerry and kettle, and two radios, one chand, -Ho
The Macao Football Associa-sional fight last Friday when he hot water bottles, electric razor Hung, F. Kerman, Ea
title in only his fourth profes, [aluminium wash basin, chemica; mere, L. C. Kolewall, M. G.
Laing, N. Lo,
M. C. with the committee's 1955 cholte full-time player or "shama. of the California resort as the tour"?
a cable, regretting that the game Jooste,China Mall Spacial. site for the 1980 Games.
Nikolat is one of the few could "not be played
short for the
wave," the other for Mr Fenton's Includes two. United Fross."'"
tannis Champions in the world above reason"--France-Presse,
medium and long wayt, ex-Interporters, N Scottish Beuter.
International and quite a few who have played in the First- Division this season, and it will be interesting to see how
them.
Basketball
FARELY Basketball Champlon THURSDAY
shipa.
Athletio
Table Tennia were permitted extra - early Entries cinse for non-CALLEDON practice on the run.
Competitions.
Roztas
In today's test each Crow Colony Boxing Championship at made two runs, but only the Southern Playground, 7 p.m.
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Barry App tabs
offer.
So Tender
and
Rare Appearance By Sir Donald Bradman At The Oval
Adelaide, Jan, 23
Tasty
FRANCIS MILLENDE
GREAT NORTHERN
FANCY RED SOCKEYE
SALMON STEAK
Gala Agente
SWIRE & MACLARES.
Sir Donald Bradman today made one of his (ware" appear.” roces as a batamen since his rou:
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The rapidly improving school XI, under the keen leadership of J: T. Hung. Se an excellent Belding side and in Hung and
Perfaendall they?, havÉS DUN
bowlers with contr
He batted for 20 rninutes at ibikre Anot: following up"
the nets at the Ovad ground hours
bere where Bouth astralien. Tants to famalla today.
rather diab *** record this season le "dute la no from |_ M#21=menture to their fallurg their
cricketers were coaching fundars Tairtyzother rides all finish, sucess with the ball
Bratman bowed the hundreded in a large pack with the same an encouragement to the onlookers that he is still time an Bent, be winner, ka
posator bateman, but he had to Poland's Adam ¿WiRAJOWYŻ
auf short his practice thick | was gebond and East Germany.
.