3,000 METRES IN 7:52.0
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1956,
NEW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Pirie Outruns All Three Hungarian Distance Aces To Break World Record
Stockholm, Sept, 4.
Gordon Pirie, 25-year-old paint salesman, shattered the 8,000 Metres record at Malmo (Southern Sweden) tonight with a time of 7 minutes 62.8 seconds.
He ran in a field which included the powerful Hungarian trio of Sandor iharus, with whom Pirie shared the record of 7:55,6, Istvan Rozsavolgýl and Laszlo Tabori.
But Pirie outstripped them all. Iharos was relegated to third place.
Second Ita seconds, which
"
After one false start the field minutes 53.4 also shattered set off at a hard pace with the of record, was Rozsavolgyi, lharon loading just in front of
captain, who | Pirie. 20-yr-old nemy
The 400 metres was passed in world 1,500 Metres se new record of 3 minutes 40.6 seconds 59 seconds and the whole field was close together ng the second
hed month.
Chess
Olympiad Third
Round Results
Paris, Sept. 4 Soven of the chess Olympiad games snatches, najsred yesterday, wery concluded in
lay began with Theros Just in front of Pirie and Tabor.
the
Soon after the half distance. third Hungarian, Roż-
by taking over third place on volg, came into the picture the heels of Pirie.
With 800 metres to go theros was still in the lend but Pirie begem to move up alongside on the straight
DOUR TUSSLE
and Pirte
100
As they came out of the bead near the end of the penultimate Lap Rozsavulgd started to move points, Chile 2.5 points (for two in front with Pirie just behind.
player). Ireland 1.Bharos suddenly seemed to points, india one point (for two ground and the ninth lap was a Moses mes played) Luxembourg one dour tumie between Rozsavölgyi while eight remained to be paint (vne game adjourned). Anished, Tang Buws geney 10-
Group Four porled
East Germany # points, The results of the concluded
Czechoslovakia 8 paints, Hun-made The matches
us follua. WVLC
gary 7 5
points, Belgium forged in front of Rozavolgys Netherlands Leat Ausia,
points, Rumania 8 points, and held on to win by Colombia, Hun- Humana beat
two games played), Greece
margin. Loth shattering gary beat the Philippines, West
points (for two games played, world record. Finland, LFRISURIS beat
iran 2 points, Philippines 3
المالية
the
Soviet Union drew with the Suar. Humuna drew with Chile and Israel beat France
Tuss agency gave the follow- lng classifications. to the tour
the latest KLoups alle.
round matches,
4-
the
10- completed
Group Olc
Soviet Union -- 10.6 points, Bulgaria 9.5 points,
solisla
EARLIER RESULTS
earlior Details of rstuned after adjournment, the Moscow
chess
3
Thou 70 metres (about 76 and half yards) from the tope Pirie effort and SUPTIME
the
Thanos Bnished third about 00 metres (85 and a half yards) behind his compatriot.
matches, LAN Olymplad
The official result was:
Gordon Pirie (Britain) 7 52.8 seconds (world
1. minutes ❘ were given as follows:
Second Round: Wen Germany | recorit). beat Finland by three to one, Ramanta beat Colombia by 2%
Istyny Rozsavolgyi (Hun- Hungary boof the gary) 7 minutes 33.4 (Hungarian Philippines by 34 to 4. The record). Netherlands
Austria by 214 10 0
ked!
2. Switzerland 7.3 points, Poland 8.5 points . (one game adjourned), Norway 3.8 points (one game, adjourned), Sweden 3.5 points (one gume udjourned), Puctiv
3.5 Rien points Jone gume adjourned), Sapr 2.5 points.
Group Two
Third
Round:
Soviet The Union beat the Saar by 3% to 1 Israel best France by 21⁄2 66 1. Chile beat Finland by Yugoslavia D.3 points, Isruel 21 16 14. Teeland boat Freland by 4 to 0. Czechoslovakia beat drew 2-2 journed), The Netherlands 75 Iraq 4 to 0. Hungary points (one game adjourned), with Colombla. Denmark 6 points (one game
8.5 points, (one
game
id-
3 Sandor harus (Hungary) 8 minites 5.8.
4. Laszlo Tabori (Hungary)
8 minutes 16,8.
6. Roger Dunkley (Britain) B minules 20,2.
adjourned), Mongolia 3.5 points. level with the Argentine, both ed wonderful few weeks for
points
Austitu
3
played),
two having
Scotland
matches points
Group Three reeland 10 points (one game adjourned). West Germany 9.5 points, Argentine 8 points (for iwo matches played), England ntot yet known, Finland 5.5
eight
GREAT SEASON
Tonight's performance crown- In group three, England was
polnis. Franco-Pirte. On June 19 he broke the 2 Pressc.
Metres world 5,000
record in wit 13 (Norway) In the fourth round of the Bergen remi-finals, France was leading utes 36.8 seconds and later
Trondheim Scotland by one and a half nt in,
equalled the 3,000 Matres record. taif time,
Burstein of France defeated Thomson and Muffant drew with Fathurst,
his career three minutes 43.7 AL
local 8 pjn.
time, two seconds in Amsterdam and then hours before the close of the back home at Croydon he ran day's play, 13 games bad bern his fastest ever Mile-4 minutes ompleted in the fourth Tound 22 seconds. ---Reuter, of the semi-annis,
Royal Artillery 40 Infantry Div. Motor Cycle Trial
The Royal Artillery 40 In fantry Division Motor Cycle Trial will be held on Friday next, 7th September, 1966.
The course, which consists of three circuits each of approxi- und mately ten miles, starts Anishes at Far East Farm.
OTHER RESULTS
The results were:
Keres
ist Group
and
(Soviet
and
Geller beat Dworzynski U Sapiro (Poland). Keress won is first game at the 11th move.
2nd Group Czorniak, Aloni and Oren Kramer, Bou- and (Israci) meester and Van Steenis (Hol- land) all drew.
Lauren
(Denmark) Hobatsch (Austria).
Before June was out he had run the fastest 1,500 Metres of
CRICKET
A Surprisingly Good Show By Zanzibar
their
Zanzibar, Sept, 4. Zanzibar put 11D a surpri- aingly good show when 1wo-day match sgains the beat Pakistan Cricket Writers Club
began here today.
Winning thỏ tome, they batted Mutant (France) and Fair first and kept the Pakistanis in burtst (Scotland) draw.
the field until ten-time, collect Ing 214 Tuis,
the
Burstein (France) Thomson (Scotland).
Far East Farm is situated ot the 21% Mile Stone on
be Castle Peak Road and will
Kowloon for signposted from the benent of any people who would like to watch the trial.
The first
riders will three leave at 9.45 8.m, one to each circuit and thereafter in batches of three at one minute intervals antil all the field of 94 riders has left. Each rider will return to For Best Form between the different circuits.
beat
As the crowd at Cardiff, Wales, cheers, the arm of 22-year-old Welsh- born Joe Erskine is held aloft to Indicale he is the new British Heavyweight Champion, a title earned after outpointing 29-year-old Johnny Williams, also of Wales.
Erskine suffered a cut over the right eye in the fight--which meant post- poning his scheduled match against Henry Cooper. Shelved, too, is a contem plated British Empire Championship fight with Joe Bygraves,
RUGGER
Will Of
Germany And Italy Make Short Tours
This Year
Britain
By GEORGE WILLIAMS
London, Sept. 5.
Britain turns, rather thankfully, to the comparative quiet of a domestic season while planning goes on behind the scenes for the 1957-58 tour of the Australians und the South Africans' visit in 1961-2.
The In 1957-58 there will be 16 representative matches on 12 Saturdays. international fixtures have been published well in advance; but several clubs would have liked them earlier to help their own arrangements, and they hope this will be done before the South African tour.
Germany and Italy will make] have no short tours of Britain this year. Germany, an unknown quantity, will play four matches in eight dayn
to cause
na
one, it secÌNS, could really take his place.
There are half-back problems to be faced in England, Scot land and Wales, with the Welsh But main interest will be in difficulty likely
Universities much controversy as it did last the South African
in season. who open a two-month tour December
The question Ls
whether Players 1 centre Pat Mon- Ontiwyn Bracc the Oxford tial and forwards 'Butch' Loch- University captain and Welsti лег,
Dawie Ackermann and serum half, is a good partner James Starke, made a fine im- for another Individualist like pression Wirce the combined fly-half Cliff Morgun, or should Stellenbosch and Capetown Uni- the steadier Rex Wills (1980 vergities visited Britain that sea- British Lion) be recalled.
son,
STRONGER OPPOSITION
That side, who bent two formidable clubs, Conventry and Newport, surprised many with their strength. As a result, several of the Universities for tures this season will be against Present "Past and
University sides
them to play to enable stronger opposition
They will probably again meet several of the British Isles team who toured South Africa in 1055. The four home countries
Three Colts Are Leading Candidates For The Title Of Season's Top Juvenile
London, Sept. 5:
Out of some confusing two-year-old running ́in England this season three colts have appeared as leading candidates for the title of top Juvenile,
They are American owner Mr Harry F. Guggenheim's Red God, Mrs R. Macdonald-Buchanan's Military Law and Mrs Elefe Foster's Eudnerion.
Forest Hills Results
On form so fur.
Red Cod looks thest likely to end the #OLON with the crown. The hardsone chestout, bred in the United States by Nesrullah but at Spring Run, has run only twice mad won only once, but his singla victory was scoredi over the highest opposition.
In capturing the valuable Richmond Stakes at Goldwood carlier
August
beat he Skindles Hotel and Messmate, the US Tennis Championships: who up to then had been vicing Men's Singles (Second Round)
Neale Fruser, Australia, de- for the mantle of top two-year-
feated Johan Kupferberger,
old
in
Skindles
Forest Hills, New York,
Sept. Results of today's matches in
Hole) owned by South bookmaker Mr Fred Blocknál | 7-8.
Africa, 0-3, 7-5, 6-8,
Dind trained in Ireland by Women's Singles (Third Round) Paddy Prendergast, had pre- Louis Brough, US, defeated viously won the New Stakes at Rosa Maria Hayes, Mexico, 6-3, Royal Ascot, beating the B-1. hitherto undefeated coit Ennis. Shirley Bloomer, England de
Mexsmate had boon a run-feated Diane Woolton 0-9, 0-0. away winner
Shirley of the Coventry
Fry defeated Mary Stokes at the Royal moeting. Ann Michell 0-2, 6-2.. with Red
only Margaret Osborne Dupon! Afth, nearly six lengths behind.defeated Donna Floyd 6-3, 0-2.
In the
God himself
IMPROVEMENT
six wecks
Singica (Third Round)
Men's
Hamilton
feated Bil
20-2, 6-2,
between 3-2,
Arcot and Goodwood Red God
Richardson, US, de- Quillian, UB, 4-6,
Ken Rosewati, Austriis, de-
made tremendous Improvement.feated Art Larsen, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2;
Running on gamely over the Richmond Stakes six furlongs, Robert Heard, Canada, 9-11,
this
of
Hugh Stewart, US, defeated
0-11, 6-4, 6-4.
0-2,
Vie Seixas defeated Louds Ayala, Chile.
Torben Ulrich, Denmark, de
Naido Key Cuba, 8-3. 6-4, 6-1.
Dick Saviti defeated
0-1 0-2, 6-3,
he beat Skindies Hotel by half a length, with Mesaria ter ume a length and a half behind him in third place.
racecourse record The Military Law is similar to Red feated God's two races, one victory. After finishing third at Royal Ascot or his debut, he came out In July to beat a class field in Sandown Pack's nationa breeders Produce Stakes, worth £6,722 to the winner He has not run since,
fis
OWNLOT
Euchemon, beaten only once
five his previous
races. anulated Red God by defeating Skindles Hotel As Cusfly 재 Eudemon did, but the Ameri- can-bred colt ran a little green Ha in his Goodwood victory. Ad hus been pleasing his trainer, Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort, in his work at Freemason Lodge.
the
Cross
Garrido,
Tim
Abé Segal, South Africa, de- feated Ulf Schmidt, Sweden, 6-8, 9-7, 6-7, 7-8.
Roy Emerson, Australle, de- Icated Herb Elám 0-1, 6-1, 3-0, 7-8.
Ashley Cooper, Australia, dom feated Myron Franks US, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.--United Press.
Congratulations To Johnny Longden From Sir Gordon
probably be even and will better before the season is out. who Oxford and Cambridge Univer- Red God was to have run in elties team--which also includes the Gimcrack, but met with a two of England's best "dis- slight mishap. He is not con
overleg" last stacon, forwards sidered likely to be sort for the
London, Sept. dipo The former World Champion John Currie and Peter Robbins. Champarte Stakes at the Don-
caster St Lezer meeting, and Jockey, Sir Gordon Richards of They were among nine
his next England, sent a cablegram today How will probably have "caps" whom England intro-muting in
Middle Park to Johnny Loogden of the duced at the start of last season Stakes at Newmarket in Octo United States which read: "Well done, heartiest congratulations," The English policy of youth and bor
set for great The question of which is the Sie Gordon was congratulating experience looked achievements but all the potch better will probably still be a English-born Longden on pase
city
forwards and matter of conjecture at the end ng his world record of riding
was wasted of the season,
but most critles 2,870 winners at the Del Mar three against Wales and France by a are inclined to give Red God the track in California yesterday. hck of cohesion at half-back.
Es also voted Ho
"I'm glad he emigrated from generally as superior to Military England when he was only two, England still seem to
have Law.
for if he had stayed here I the better nucleus for a team
might never have been "Cham- than the other countries who
plon Jockey," said Sir Gordon talent point to their
but will probably have to do a lot In South of shuffling to find balanced Combined sides.-China Mali Special.
Brace had all Britain. talking last season because of his dash- ing, bul unorthodox, play.
BEST DISCOVERIES
at present with the
He i America
can
in the
quarters
HORSE RACING
Backers Looking For Likely Outsiders At St Leger Callover
London, Sept. 4.
vote.
"DAÈK" COLT
This tableau might well be today,
colt who is uptet by a "dark"
The 52-year-old Sir Gordon, waiting in the wings for his first who retired from riding two appearance on G COUTBOAd- ministrator, who cost da Ameri- ago after 34 years in the
Lake saddle to
up trainingK can owner, Mrs Elizabeth Arden hoses, and the
40-year-old Graham, the big sum of 10,000 Longden are friends. Both were guineas sterling is a foal, in sons of miniera, Sir Gordon's 1984.
father having worked in Great things are expected of Shropshire and Johnny's father Administrator, a son of spe
speedy
in Yorkshire. Fair Trial cut of Monsoon, who "If my record had to be in a companion of Red God's in beaten, who better than by a Captain Boyd-Rochfort's stable Yorkshireman?" asked Sir
Among these elite of the two- Gordon,United Press,
year-old worid, Red. God looks the most likely sort to malos up
into a classic colt naxt year Good Neighbour.
Nasrullah, his size, is one of the leading young stallions 10-
will also be watching these Bri- tish "Lions" closely. Several understandably lost their for after the tour, and have now to regain it if they are to get back
their national sides. Into
It was significant Inst season. how "Old Lions" stole the light from some of the 1955 tourists veterans such as forwards Vic Itoberia
Rees very young and keen side, operas (Wingarden 1 marted off with 40 run
Jackse
Kyle, and Welsh wing opening partnership. A young threequarter Ken Jones who, at Arab lad, 14-year-old Harmidi, 34, gained his 43rd international This followed a good mie and No interest was shown in Guineas and Oaks) and has in Filipino Club in the return game
a half gallop at Newmarket Hornbeam (5-1) or High Veldt d had no fear of the pace of cap, a British record
All were in the British Isles during the weekend. He was a (11-2). bearm or the spin of Zulfiqar team who toured Australasia-Derby dalture but the Epsom
3rd Group Olafsson and Moller (Iceland) and Unzicker and Darga (West Germany) drawn.
and
4h Group
Thibauk (Belgium) Velandia (Colombia),
Dunkelblum (Belgium) are Sanchez (Colombia) drew. of the hazarde {Three
Bely (Hungary) and Chooch siltale right beside the road any many of the others are (Rumania) drew
Prins (Netherlands) withth easy walking distance,
aerial photo-Jugder (Mongolia).
The Netherlands beat Mon- of the course will a available at the start point for gola three games to one.
A map and an
graph
Dny spectators who are interest
and made 27 runs,
tho
o
After his departure, tollawing batsmen showed courage that
In good
beat
stood.
One hour before the close of ed to have a look at and decido ply the following games where to go and see the sport, been completed:
The last rider in expected to
return
to Far Eart Farm be- 2.80 and -3.00. pa. Spectators will be very wel
tween
come,
Canada Name Two Cyclists For Melbourne
Montreal; Sept. 4. Cycllet Jim Davies, Jr and Fred Marrior were walerted today to represent Canada at the forthcoming Olympic Games at Melbourne," Austesilia. Two more members of the team have util2 to be announced,
The selection démé
:eight=lap
course. Henry
race and Morets
„Davies, winger thetre sprint forced out £38
1st Group
had
Pla (Porto Rico) beat Lind- blom (Norway).
Talmalloy (Soviet Union) bent Gromek (Poland). Blau (Switzerland) Benkner (Saar).
2nd Group
Keraklajic
Matanovic,
beat
und
Millė (Yugoslavia); bbat Jougder, Motho and Tomourbátor
(Mongolia).
Smiltiner (Israel) and Van Stecnia (Holland),drew.
(France) Boutteville MacGowan (Scotland).
bees
Zulfiqar bowling unrelieved under is very hot sun proved to be the best bowler with six for 49-France-Presse.
Sports Diary
TODAY
Annual Swimming, Gala' óf. 8. cop at Victoria Pool, 2.30 pitn
Junior Championship, Springboard fancy, diving, si LRC, 8 pm..
Tennis.
LRC Tennis Championship: Torony Tadles Doubles,
Mixers. Doubles, Club Ledion
City Ladies (Handicap) ad,Cabb. bien's
Doubles.
2nd Group
(Argentina) beat dames Anduma..
Olymples
·Deadline for entries for Olympia
Bolbachan
ond
TOMORROW
Booom?': Honglong. fát; Hongkong litadium,
Colon
Backers appeared to be looking for likely outsiders last night Leger Chala. Test backed horrer a lover held at the victoria white ainuding in England, En supported to win £10,000.
six years ago.
Kyle may well be in Ireland's Course did not seem to suit him. team again this season, for they Space Ship (49–1) finished up
to odds of 20-1,
NO RELATION
Rotherham United captained by Horace
CLOSING PRICES
Closing prices were: 3-1 Pont Lovin
5-1 Hartbeam, 11-2 Veldt.
High
Shield Match got four classic winners
On Sunday cluding, the dual classio victors Never Say Die (Derby and St The following players have Legen) and
Musidora (1,000 been selected to represent the
reputation
his
since of the above Shield to be held
going to the United States, main- on Sunday, 9th September at 4,
C. M. Rozario, Miss M. Coelho, Rull, C. A. Coelho (Skip). A. de Britto, Mrs M M. Menow, but the Nasrullah blood Rozario, F Francis, ⠀ F. J. should
give him stamina as well Rodrigues (Skip).
The way
"A" Santos, horo as the six furlongs of the
Castilho Hated
ly through the great successes p.m... of his son Noshua.
Red God's dom. | M.. Spring Run. is by the American sprinter
名.
16-2 Talgo. B-1 Cambremer, 100-8 Vezelay Richmond Stakes suggests that Neves (Skip) 100-7 French Blege and Court he will not be lacking in saying Command.
Mrs
M
M.
F. Rozario, VA
Mre
Rink:
(Sidp).
Among the shorter priced hores most support came for Cambremor, who will camy the were colours of Ralph Strassburger,
M. A. Rahman, Williams Insrent of Montavel. He was in 1950-1, their second team was supported to win £5,000 sterling
Bozário; 20-1 Induna and. Idlo Rocks, power in his second season Williams, and was at B-1 after being 100-840-1 Cash and Courage and the colts classies of 1957, and skippered by Danny
Red God is entered for all Silva (Skip) President's thee third team by Ken Wildet week..
Space Ship. lams and their fourth tear by
“Bertmikl” paespitom dan bie TERCE Franco, Mies Bobby Williams. And 1Fiona
pected to ruin, with distinction | Curroem) Dr 06-1 Sacre Bleu and Nimbley. | In ni Joset the
Reserves: C. $2,000, Guinens and Reuter.
Derby, China „Mail Special.
J. Coolfo,
WDA
no relationship ench or any of thentl
Pont Levia remained favourite between nt 3-1 after attmeling Wilo at-
tention when opening at 9-42)
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