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ALL SET FOR THE OPENING OF THE SIXTEENTH OLYMPIC GAMES
Melbourne, Nov. 20.
The XVI Olympiad opens with a colourful ceremony on Thursday and despite world tensions which have cast a shadow over the Games, this is expected to be the greatest classic since World War II.
A crowd of 110,000, including visitors from all over the world, will pack the main studiam at the Melbourne cricket ground to attend the pageantry that pre- cedes the world's biggest athletic show. The opening ceremony is achesfiled to start at 8 p.m. on Thursday (0500 GMT).
WIV when the
received bv Avely
The Irit runner, Ron Delaney, who is one of the tow athletes to have run the Mile In under four minutes, only arrived in Melbourne last night.
The Duke of Edinburgh wit The tension from the conflicts omelate at the picturesque open-
in Egypt and Hungary resulted ing ceremony. The programme
in the withdrawal of five nations from the Gunes. But 80 coun- pili get under Duke
tries will be represented with a total of 4,085 athletes competing. the Americaði. Prens Brundage,
Delaney, who is down to run dent of the International Claros Or that number, 412 men and in the 800 and 1,500 Motres, was ple Committee, Prime Minister women represent Russia and 300 injured in Paris last July, when Robert G. Menzies of Australis, the United States.
his heel was badly lacerated by a silons an fellow-contestant's spikes dur and
The Russians Wilfted Kend-Hughes, Chairman
fact. but is nowning their chancesL Chigo Ink
he then had to give Although Communifter
they are hopeful of making a el better showing this time than 1 training for a month, Delaney
In 1952, when they competed in
Or Olympies since 1912. While the Gones promise du La crest niklenically, it was Houbtful whether they would
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the
Then, in a setting, fat you.. front fly intergatisical tab mal has threatened in de rute 10 Camis, the trachtlona) zereginy will proceed
Olympic Torch
Crosses Border Into Victoria
corevent at
PAREN 18.
Me
såld today that he had been able 10 train under excellent condi tions for the last week at Sen Francisco.
He said he was satisfied with hieve any degree of artistle bly form, and fell he was not far 14% than 36 hour: be-off his condition when he ran
the Mile in three but the opening, erremony.
miloute: at dudest, workinen
structing
50
stili were areouds, sinnet
Thanks to my extraonitory,
I parious Melbourne cricket finish he is hard to beat in the te queion Bnal sent in the tape if he is would be in good form. Delany mands a
Wint chance I 道 pruhig day.
rosand and I was shelber everything
pal
the
Trattle may be a poliem, too. 1 1500 Metres Championsh4). Das before the Carey opened
CHROMIK OFF FORM The Pulih long-distance run- he street loding to the malh
the other sports per Jerzy Chronik, although his
Melbourne, Nov 20
at und The Olymple, forehe
y tours were jamunt and poller health is a little improved, had the home fate of Games Phar bott havin
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a job of it to great difficulty today in keep- The up with his fellow country- Today, bui I want
Keep traffic moving. Myn
There are won que tion of Haiti, Kazimierz Zitty, during whether tie
and field trulibog. winter would ie the pack at ericket ground. It
than three weeks
$1
afterikqon a part of th Ceremony.
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ANJONĒTS?
The retay DE FILMY 1- pats verd through the agilvultural Puth counity of Wanggreatto, 68 dole north of here, al 8.30 5 to clay und at 840 Benallu
1.
Fli trainer, dan Mulak, an- nounced today that he will not Watake part in the 10,000 Metres. But he will be at the starting for the 3,000 Metres, and perhaps for the 3.000 Metres steepitchase
A GORÍ a select Dow who were line
hade to let 11 Hard x
was fou
RAINY WEATHER All the athletes have been exfi and
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During the Dinghy relay much had crtled the turk
a mule in naproximalt is sever
diniles. Along the route for runiers have entered allow oral temperatures but
every weather pattern from the
the wind and rain down the castern side of the continent.--- United Pres.
no ruit.
Hre
coun
After keeping to his room for veral days, the Polish Cham puben ans now recovered from his intestinal trouble, but he as lost several pounds in weight
He is also short on his train-
ON GORDON PIRIE
IT'S GOOD TO KNOW TUT IN
ONE RESPECT
TE OLYMPIC GAMES ARE PROCEEDING AS NORMAL. TICKET SPIYS ARE REPORTED
SELLING SWIMMING
TICKETS
FOR
£12
EACH.
June
RICHT LET N A LORRY
PREET!
Pssst!
(Pssst!
Pist
RMUYETT.
Comes Out
To Walk With
IT'S JUST ONE OF THE ODDITIES OF o'clock
OLYMPIC PREVIEW.
Any Big Blow-Up During The Games Will Not Come From The Contenders
Says W, CAPEL KIRBY
Paris, 1024 Boxer bitten in the ring by a Frenchman... Amsterdam, 1988 Water - polo free-for-all' fight between two teams, Britain and Holland...Los Angeles, 1982 - Nurmi suspended on éve of Games for "shamateurism”....
..Berlin, 1986-Revolver drawn in Austria v. Peru soccer match...London, 1948-British relay team dis- qualified after winning. Helsinki, 1952-Boxer wrecks showers; police called in to quell basketball. riot.
All this causes me lo wonder what lies ahend tomorrow at Melbourne, because nøver in the history of the Games movement has the world political situation called for so much tact and diplomacy on the part of organisers and participants.
tournament.
That also gods for any other of the Olymple 'close-combat events, but my prediction is that any tug blow-up during the Games will be touched off by spectators the Melbourne public rather than the conten- dere.
I have overheard prophecies a javelin can be despatched to concerning the trouble likely to grester distances when thrown develop it Hustla and Hungary decus fashion--twirl and twirl Bichald Flash In the water-polb about--than by the straight-
forward
method recognised throughout the ye
the danger of trouble is only minimised, not eliminate, in because other countries have
Javelin throwers
tried out the new style and
that krgue there is nothing la the rules to
doing prevent Melbourne,
Having watched the new style Spain's withdrawal from the at close quarters, i can only say Gomes has at least mirintisedil is a highly dangerous business, the chances of a first-class row and, for the safety of the Mul- over their recent discovery thatbourne Stadium crowds, should be held at Sydney unless every- ody can be issued with shields!
OF
RECENT DIBOUVÉRY
Of Purdah Raymond
strictly for men only, stat at | meals.
And a simple dinner in But if the house- | a moderate restaurant chats wives can't drink in public they over £1. con cajoy the thrills of gamb Food prices are rocketing and
sales
are booming THE NO-MAN BAN IN OLYMPIC VILLAGE. They throng the Giant zouventr
a model Lottery building where, in the Most popular line is middle of the morning's chop boomerang (price 80%.). ping, they buy sweepstake deforte tronk ds. to £5 for prices
Some Japanere athletes visit- up to £210,000.
ed a chain store yesterday and bought plates decorated
Melbourne.
| ing, which is why he will rot
ruit in the 10,000 Metres.
Zinsay has been showing Astonishing form and catching the eye of the experts.
The Polish trainer :aid: **ife in farm and should do well Personally Competitions degins on Thurs-in the 3,000 Metres. equatorial heat of the worth day night when Korea moola; ecnalder him a very ercat The Games official show.
Repubice of China In the champion. He is the only mah open. B
basketball in the world who at the age of ed me a smalt red dise he 21 has run the 5,000 Metres in had in his hand, and said: 13 minutes 580 The fight - uk will be
to lose seconds, which "If I were
that the was his performance at Brussels badge I'd be sacked from detudex on Friday when Hals
the irigh Jump, on October 17.
the Olympic Village." In the training baths, the Women's Discus
and
Japanese continue to be amongst Meues run will be held
those who arouse the greatest Truck and held will hold the
ediniration from the spectators, centre of the stage for eight days while basketball
continues and the Australians and Amer!- Swim cats spend their time perfecting This Games,
delalls the finiert
of a form already ionos Impeccable- United Press and France-Presse,
KEENAN TO FICHT FILIPINO
IN MANILA
Mallu, Nov. 21
10,000
The Best Ranpire Bantum-thinghout weight Champion, Peter Kee- ring does not start until Thurs-
was
it
will engage top-ranking Philippine bimtanweight Al- fredo Asuncion in a 10-round battle here on December 15,
announced by Narcio Sangle last night.
promoter Fighting in
the supporting card are two Japanese bantan- Üle-hulder Saburo weights, Qiki and Masakasu Ottuko.
Otaki a week ago lost to the Philippines Arab Junior while Otsuko detented Frisco cepcion --France-Presse.
Con-
day,
Nov. 21
PUBLIC HOLIDAY Thursday, opening day of th
Olymptud, Games of the 10th given to Melbourne by Jurity
April vole la of one 1949, will be a holiday here,
making before
F
ma-
The thletes their final preparations entering the lists. Everywhere rual "polishing-up" is going
on
But one contestant today was busy getting to know the track.
LAST MINUTE CHOICE
Just 48 hours before the sprinters were due to leave for Melbourne, 19-year-old Daye Segal was. told that he had been put into the British Olympic team in place of Mike Ruddy...
The decision was taken by the Brit marmger, Mr Jack Crump, after Roddy | yards 16 Segal in a relay race, then Hilmar while competing in the 200 Metren difi ple team's idléh ngùlåst · Oxford MB Universities nt. Brighton,
Segal, a Lending Aircraftaman Föreb, Lind bedi kodolair In «Erakhire
SHEFFIELD SHIELD
tit
by HARRY CARPENTER
Austeda is proud of its Shortly after I saw him tushinge; but you wcullin't think that badge at the sentry on the so, for it is tucked away off the gate, step inside the 122. wie main road without a signpost
enter fence, and La-which
"No Man' to guide you to it. "The wp- I
what athletes car
proach roacis, mostly unpaved call the women's quar
and potholed, don't encourage ters, where no male thay trezd
motorists. exopt die official bushfices.
I've see sprinter Jung Faul walking and in hand with her husbatiti,
BEING HURRIED
Queensland Beat through the mahs part of the which many
bits to
West Australia
On 1st Innings
Shefeld, Brisbane, Nov. 20.
were
village. She "burch" to theet him--he's not allowed beyurich that fence.
fencer Raymond, That reflects the haste with of Melbourne's preparations leave Olympic
made, Even today final touches are still being put to the new slands in Olymple Stadium.
Olympic Village is really a town with nearly 8,000 inhabi-
Cemas the
BEING CRAMMED The holes are crammed with viditing journalists, many of whom are paying as much as room without £5 a day for
the Cymple rings and a sogne of Melbourne. On the back of the plates was the inscription "Made in Japaik”
(COFTRIGHT)
LET US REMEMBER..
theni
It
at
Cordon Pirie of Great Britain Hos again talked himself into the headlines, by comparing a Syd- rtay athletics arena to a rubbish- dump.
he
on the
My unly hope is tut doesn't expres any views the situation in Europe or Middle East while in residence at the Olympic village, and that something outstanding he does in the Cranios to justify all his putspoken remarks, which have not exactly been the essence of tact.
RUSSIAN RIVAL
We know Pile to be a law with unto himself He is also so un-
his in
training orthodox methods that some of my ne- quaintances have been discuss- ing the odds on the possibili.
of him breaking down be
is fore his
event.
This first Umed for
on pm.
the evening
Friday. Novem- ber 23, when he 13 due
It Was The Game That Made Us, Says
Matthews Stanley
of
to match, the pace, stamina and. tactics of his old Russieh rivai Vladimir Ruts.
British team manager Jack Crump cliet one good example of the "Galloping Gordon's dis-
He tells me restart of advice. that when Pirin had his ocula- tion jates the medico advised him against engaging in strenuous activity for a day or so, Gordon's reaction was to run half-a-dozen fast "quarter" that evening and finish up with a five miles jog-
wat to cool tants competitori, officials, and | shop is dressed for the decision.
A brilliant stand for the afinstall After
save
To handle the village's treats
the organisation is on a mam moth scale. Before the infipic Flame is stuffed out of Decem ber 8 the village kitchens will have served, over halt a million, hot mails, trom curry to chaw him from spley goulash to steal and two vez.
draty
In Melbourne belt the Olym pic fever is at its height. Every Tonight, the lights go up
hinations covering is city thousands more motorists to Jain the already busy streets, and the police and conaleting whether so ban cars from central streets during the Camas,
wicket between Ken. Meuleman bright-painted buglow will (126) their captain, and Barry house almost 1,000 Melbourne | LABŠKA. There Shepherd (173), nineteen-year- Carfiilies. old left handler, did not Western Australia here today when they lost their Shefeld Shield match on the first inn ings against Queensland,
Western Australia were all out for 883, 24 ruta behind the Queensland total of 389, Western Australia made a great fight back after their first four wickets had been lost for 45 na
Queensland scored 18 for one wicket In their second Maning before stumps were drawn.
Scorts:
L
389 (1. Bofze 105,
Ourohith 93. A. Pien 4 for
09), and 18 for ond.
Westerh
far and 15 (3) Meulcition 125, B. Shepherd 173. L. Frecinait U for 184, P. Lind-
wall 2 for 43)-Rhutet.
SWAYTHLING CUP
Victor Barna Appointed Captain
London, Nov. 20, Victor Barna, five times World Singles Champion, has been up- pointed non-playing captain of England's Swaythling Cup table tennis fun for the World
Championship In Stokholm next March.
Tommy Sansol Middle will be non-playiba ciptalh. the Women's Gorbillon team, Chime Mai2 18pwein)
Henricks Clocks
Out at the Village transport is short and an appeal hus Kuno opi to motisha baking theth to help competitors who have to vit the trening grounds miles away. No thember of the publia cần| Britain's team is well equipped topt the village, but braids with a fleet, of a dozen, Englida cather Odiside, the guarded on-cars; but officials have told the pha này do Himpid competitors "No Joy-riding. of the world's greatest duties. The village is mine miles from
the city, if enough to discour BEING TRAFFED
Heaven help any competito
Even so, Gordon Pirie is Bri-
md Britons can laice come int the knowledge that other great
Many of my football colleagues have written books about the game, and I suppose they will go main hope at Melbourne, on writing them. I'm all for it I've written two myself-and I feel that we can do a lot of good by putting our experiences and ideas into print.
But why do people keep on attacking foot dit nil the time? This "knocking" eráze seems to have seeped right into our national sport.
I know that the game now is ton. Nat Lofthouse, and Jimmy not half as good as that before Mullen are examples
I know all these things, but the war, that defensive football his túlkun out the thritis, mid surely football is no where thath know there are thany things any other sphore of life? inside the mpana that could be remedied.
Olympic performers have been as outspoken and unorthodox is
the former paint salesman
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As the gaine grows, there must be changes. Things that are wrong must be righled,
but The game munerative for the star players wil net improve-
It can be wonderfully re-coptimal etters ge too many inants.
freded is a get- For of the gels, the the top Babu to paste tingent who can makerill, there's my pucket, and those infer that shades feel at hopean Ruble wom
at the
nafiahal trips,
grievances, reat and Hardes of children trap them a weleothe touch of ficina
Escal theatre, There they cal at the wall and queue upced an old and popular friend, thrice for many
Imaginary. We have the medium But it is a bread-line the joins committee of the
Summer League: Rewong. Wh Hichard Heathe (Me Pastry).
Un the lower Fingers Union and the League Bester Chips in
Inter-dchool Night fle is United in Mel-grades, with the constant fear
Lesquer! Benid // Ahe. Caundian girls are riýafs |
The bury," se hich are of insecurity and what will. I don't think football in hair Dividen at Rings Park 4.13 pun.
happen when they ham2. upas bad as it is painted. their bedte:
for autographs.
the flags of all nation in heute. kylashing colour about the place They are wearing vivid tartan
contrast to the soms i
Who
hat
BRIGHT PRISONERS
nothing but their ter tracksuits, thanks to their Seventeen prisoners in Dart Siry tale om Boldest moer: 2401 sat, for a tetelles
Meiseurtles with 1 3,000 *ximination
by the Hunters exlies, máy, ciuften Deren County perilin fund to equip Hungary & passed-four of this rid, 100 rhen and women, with walking- Dercent; marka, did the overala But clothes
averago was 90 per cent,
THEIR FUTURE, Even the stars have, this fear pad some mic line that this future in Ebcutt by starting businesses. While playing or tal- Ing up Jobe out de football
Tolm Final | Bert Wal
It has done a lot for many players, le fond given us a career, and a pleasant and thrilling one ut that. Could we have, doba bettor elevberete Ad
Les tð remeinbar that 16ðiball findagi “We didn't, enako
Aten's
TOMORROW
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TISK Tahnia Kurubaah Table Tenni chamoish- ise Final at TriCA. 6.20 p.m.
FRIDAY.
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