FIRST CALLOVER
ON THE
*FA CUP
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1958.
Odds Against ANOTHER "MIRACLE MILE"? FA
SPRING DOUBLE Manchester U.
London, Feb.-24.
The first callavor on the "Spring Double" -- the Lincolnshire Handicap "re be run on March 26 and the...
Grand National Steeplechara on March 29 ➡was held at the Victoria | Club hero tonight. -
Lincolnshire
Prices wera:
100 to 8 Copenhagen, Elploma- the Bug und Sagebrush.
20 lot Langton Heath, Chier Barker, Dalton, Master Nicky. Amber Glass, op
Just Verdiet.
22 to 1 Persuader.
Peak and
25 to Nithules Nickleby, Babur, Colours, Magic Moment. Metury Fair, Corinthian, Wes! Marsh, Grant Rejret, Venus Slipper and River Line.
33 10 1 Who You, Abbots Fleuth.
Jackies Ruda, Lord Barket. Retain and Ricardus,
Grand National
10-1 Wyndburgh.
100-7 Tart Royal,
20-1 Glorious Twelfth, Goo- ander. Mr What. Quare Time, Mecand, Cofleste Master.
25-) Sydney Junies, Athenian. Byetler, Kari Sou, Lamber Rentlegvous, Hill, Pippykin.
Sentina, Tiberetta, Green Del and Spring Silver,
Brow kitp. 33-1 Longmead, Engle Lodge. Kerstin, Merg Throw and Sam Bowlborn.
40-1 E.S.U.
Business Light
Business on bulk racer WON very light though 27 horses were called for the Lincoln hire and 25 for the National.
Three horses shared favourit ism 1100-C for the Lincoln. They were the Newmarket traffed pair, Copenhagen and Diplomatic Bag, and the northern trained Sagebush. All won early in the season last year.
Now 13-2
London, Feb. 24. Ddds against, the now-born Manchester United side winning the English Football Association Cup were cut from 100-0 10 1-2 at tonight's Victoria Club vallover here.
The lighting spirit shown by
United youngsters in beat- Shomield Wednesday in the Cup Just week resulted in good support at the callover.
Manchester United are way to West Bromwich ist the gearter-final of The Cup next Saturday,
Wolverhampton Wanderers who took over the mantle of Cup favourites from United after the Munich disaster, were tománhl quoted at 5-2, hall a the Jatt post more than callover. They face a tough mutet at Bolton on Saturday.
THE ODDS
5-2 Wolverhampton derers.
Wan-
11-4 West Bromwich Albion. 4-1 Bolton
13-2 Manchester United.
100-0 Fulham.
100-7 Blackburn Hovers,
28-1 Liverpool,
66- Bristol Rovers. -Heuter,
Soviet Lifter Breaks World Record
Moscow, Feb. 24, The Soviet lightweight lifter, bent the L'orges Lubjana|cize", world record for bis eulegory
lifting Ly
kilogrammed 328 Tase News Agency said today.
The record was set in the Su- the speedy ty,vit changlunships at Rostov.
The former record had been who woo Diplomatic Bug. Lincoln on the first day of the held by the Soviet weightlifter 127.5 kilo- Kitabuldiany, with bensun lost your
grammes-France-Presse.
Of the trio the best backed horse Was
Best backed of all were the 20-1 chance, Langion Heath and Master Nicky, who always in demand.
were
Another which attracted at- tention was just year's winner. Babur, who was returned at 23-1.
National Favourite Second Rist year, Wyndburgh was well supparted at 10-1 as favourite for The Grand Na- tubal. He was followed by the 100-7 Hari Royal, who was niso well backed for last year's race
I fell in which
at the first 활동으로 있었지만,
Cullege Master was by far the best backed of the 20-1 chances.
.- Reuter.
Ed Oliver Wins Houston Tourney
GETTING READY
David Thomas, the young British golfer, new full time professional at the Sudbury Club and one of the finest young prospects in British golf, is now busy getting ready for his forthcoming tour of the United States. He hopes to leave at the end of this month, and return in May in time for the Dunlop Tournament at Wentworth. Thomas, 6ft 3ing and a powerful player, loured Australia last winter and then teamed up with Dai Rees to win fifth place in the Picture shows Canada Cup Tournament in Tokyo. Thomas in play at Sudbury, Central Press Photo.
Jon,
THE KONRADS (15
A
t
Good Prospect That The World Record
May Be Broken Too
Be
By DEREK JOHN
London.
The "Miracle Mile".....that's what they called the mile event of the 1954 British Empire' Games in Vancouver." "It was preceded by a spate of forecasts of an epic battle between the two sub-four-minute milers, John Landy and Roger Bannister.
Those great milers did not disappoint.
1.
In a breath-taking duel they both broke the four-minute barrier, Bannister winning in 3 min. 58.8
sec.
At that time. 11 "Miracle Mile" indeed.
Now there is every that the 58
Was
British
holders-a title they have won eleven times.
At present she is ranked No. women's Among Amorlean singles players-second to Althea Gibson,
2
and
Cerruty, Couched by Percy A
the the
coached man who
record world
holder. chance termer
by Empire John Landy, Elliott trains
duurs Mile will make that "miracle" running up send seem like a second-rate conjur-plodding through heavy sund en ing trickt.
the beach, Australian experts the regard him as potentially greatest mller of all time.
Look what bas happened in the four-year Interval between The Empire Games, Eighteen teen have broken four minutes 10% the mile
on 35 occasions. Derek Ibbetson has recordexi the incredible time of 3 min. 37.2 sey, rod Hero Mott has run ulte world's fastest mile on greed it 3 min. 58.0 sec.
Another Breat Australian
20-year-old
Merv miler Lincoln.
He comes under the infignce of Franz magnetic Stampf who, was Barnistor's mentor when he first broke the four-minute mile, and he has broken four minutes in two con- secutive, races this year.
Empire mile *The
record,
And what about Britain's which first stood at 4 min. 14
While Elliott see.. has been broker. every time Derek Ibbotson? the Games have been held. And and Lincoln were running four- re- this time there is a good pro- minute miles In Australia
trotting In 0 spect that the world record maycently, he was
nine-mile
tace. Cross-country be broken too.
To world's fastest miler
uished 197th!
Who will be the next holder of the world record? My bet
is Herb Elliott of Australia, who, at 19, is the world's youngest sub-four-minute miler. He has broken four minutes in this three consecutive races
year.
15) KIDS
13
BLITZ SWIM RECORDS
JAVE you heard of the Don't Konrads Kids?
GEOFFREY ALLEN-
reports from Sydney
Now he is smashing adult Agures. His Intest: four world free-style records in four days the recent New South Wales State Championships.
the Allied bombs followed
But the refugee Konradses.
and family escaped harm
Swimming rived in Australia. came slowly to Itsa. She felt she in would never master the pool
Track Training
at
to
American tools is expected to lose the No. 2 men's singles player as well this year. I hear that Herble Flam plans to give competitive play to con- centrate on a business career.
Thik
up
Hongkong Soccer Fixtures For March 8-9
The following Hongkong Football Association League fixtures have been arranged for March :8-9: MARCH 8
IST DIVISION
Club v. Kwong Wah Club, 4 pm. Ret. R. Marden-White; Lines. W. Weavings and ́A, A James.
Jaitlines v. Sing Tao, Caroline HI, 4pm. Ret. Mak Yeung- fal; Lines. T. McLoughlin and 5. W. Campbell.
1
KMB v. Pollee. Boundary Bt. 4 p.m. Ret. K. W. Dalgety: Lines, F. J. Kirkham and, c. Brereton.
RESERVE DIVISION KMB v. Police, Boundary Bt, 2.30.p.m. Ret. F. R. Patient;
Moore Lines. J.
Whitmore.
und C., E.
2ND DIVISION Caroline Hill v. Tramways, Club, 2.30 p.m. Ref. P. Marison; Linies.
Chan
S. Y. Kwok,
Shiu-churn and
Aircraft 3
South China. Caroline Hill, 2.30 p.m. Ref. Lee Tak-kce:
Lines. Wong 1cing-
chung and George Jor.
Telephone v. C&W. B.V.. 2.30 pm. Ref. 1 Ping-pul; Lines. Digby Lambden.
Lee and J. W.
St Joseph's v. Takoo, 11.V., is a severe blow for 4 pm. Ror. Lak Tal-sim; Linc American tems (as already re-J. W. Lambden and Lee Sum.
Prisons v. REME, Stanley? 1. ported. Vie Seixas, the No.
is also planning to concentrate P. Ref. B. W. Middleton. un his business career) and Lines. F. J. O'Brien and D. P.
Lat. met wenken American hopes of
3RD DIVISION Divis Cup final reaching the
RIL v. University, H.V., 2.30 bir year.
pm. Ref. Ng Chun-wing; Lines Eut from the long-term point Yu Loong-kh and Li Fook-on. of view 1 believe these depur- i Mercantile Y. Red Tution,
Malc
and
totes may strengthen American H.V., 4 pm. Ref. Teo Hon-kit;
It means that, Justru Lines. is. of relying on the veteran stars, Cheung Hon-kee. the Americans will be forced to pay their promisity youngsters
in major laternational events.
Berbic crew.gat
Hin-isong
MARCH 9
1ST DIVISION But
last the aver-
Kitches v. RAF, Club, 4 p.m. Flam, a 29-year-old enthusiastic Ibbotson seems
Californian, will be Ret. R. Gray; Lines. S. U. Woo liave seen the light. He says: massed most of all by the fans and Cheung Yan-sing. "No more
South cross-country racing
China V. Eastern, who like to watch delicate and fot this Jad.
The effort has precise stroke play na opposed Carollue Hill, 4 pm proved to me it is no use trying to the modern all-power game. Webb; Lines, F. Darbyshire und any more this season. It's track Flom is a training from now on."
muster of spin and Lee Kan-chi, court-cunning, and is at his best
court which is slow
ог
Rel. R.
RESERVE DIVISION
2.30 Army v CAA, Club, Ibbotson still does not known a whether he
p. Ref. Lu Ting Kal; Lines. will attempt the damp. Mile or the Three Miles at the When he is not winning tennis F. A. Barretto and Chan Mat- Empire Games in July. But it matches, Herbie is often win chong.
South Chian V. Eastern. may be significant that he plans onst TV quizzes. Last year he
2.30 p.m. Ref. to run in the 3,000 Meires in the won 16,000 dollars by answer- Caroline Hill, European Championships ing questions on big business on Tang King-hong; Lines. V. A. August.
U.S. televisions' "84.000 Dollar Wilson and D. P. Lal. 2ND DIVISION Question."
for
It is an ironic situation
from this cheerful chopple
he ran Last July Yorkshire. the fastest mile the word hus ever seen, but his time can still be broken before it is ratified Ds a world record.
Fast Bowler
"Yorkshire's
RAMC v. Navy, Navy, 4 pan. Ref. Y. C. Mak; Lines. Campbell and F. J. O'Brien,
RAF Sal Wan v. Gymnastic, V.. 4 p.m. Ref. R. Morrison; J. Moore and Wong Lines. King-chung.
War came and in 1944 when due to the phenomenal power the Red Army was advancing of their hearts.
Carlile has an instrument call- Mrs Konrads took the childre Worry, you soon will.
Germany. Her husbanded a heuriometer. It tells him followed Inter. Jon was then that St. Sin, 8st. 7lb. Ilse has Cardiff's £750,000 swim
three the most powerful heart of any two years old and Iisa
Freddie Trueman, pool comes into use for the
months.
girl swimmer he has tested. Empire Games next July,
big "Although Lisa is not a
ry fast bowler, may be the key Aure in England's Oght to re- Among the firs: cheers likely
girl, her heart is so powerful 10 shatter its pin-new walls will
lain Bhie Ashes against Australia that there is no limit to her en- his Bister
I it is ratifled-und that is this year.
3RD DIVISION That's the forecast be thuse for Jon and
durance," Carlile said.
AFS v. S & S Tumar; Navy. He collared the 880 yards and Hist Konrads, the phenomenal 800 metres in 0min. 17.7sec.; the
allega- by former South African captain 13, sa's not certain because of He adds that, at
who led the 2.30 pm. Ref, Tsang Nal-bun; Australian swim kids.
Wong heart had a resistance to strain tons that he was paced-the Jack, Cheetham,
official The Latvian-born Konrads are 140 yards and 400 metres
recognition cannol bo Springboks with such success on Lines. 11. N. Tar and "new" Australjans, Five years in. 25.0sec.-in this one cilp-like Australia's natural "water for groater than that of many
August when given until next
their inst tours of England and Kam-tai, off bubles." a second
The
Watsons v. CMB, H.V., 2.30 International Amateur Australla. ago they were non-swimmers, Ping more than
It was after Then at the Wagga migrant
a similar test Athletic Federation Houston, Texas, Feb. 21.
meet splashing nervously at their first Australian Murray Rose's world
Cheetham says: "My impres-p.m. Ref. Ng Yu-wai; Ed (Porky) Oliver, a veteran
that Stockholm thirteen Jon camp
went down with of Jon Konrads' heart
months sian is that despite their success J. B. Haigh and Cheung Tang- brilliant mile polio. For weeks doctors feared Carlile said the Kids would soon after his who seldom practises, then a 5-dog-pandles in an inmigrant's time.
in South Africa the present sun. for dominate Australian and world London's White City! that he would be crippled
South China v. Kin. Godown, Aussies have a weakness against swimming.
H.V., 2.30 p.m. Ref. Wang Yuk- price.
chuan; Lines, Choy Wong-chuen "expect England to hold the and Chu Cho-shing. ramps though
Australla's im- Happy Valley v. CAT, HIV., proving left-arm fast bowler Ian 4 pm. Ref. Wong Wah-key: Mecklift may be a worry to the Lines
CAL
Kam-shing and English batsmen,
Hau Silc-wai.
Wayfoong PSA v. Dodwell, Ynu Wah-
under-par 67 today to win the $30,000
Houston Invitational
It is so different now.
For a
camp pool near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Golf Tournament with a 72-hole year Jon, aged 15, and Iisa, 13, have been rewriting the world total of 281.
The pudgy 224-pounder, win-swimming record books, ning his first tournament in two
They are still at 11. And they years, rose like a sleeping giant have not Anished yet by a long and swept past the field to over- chalk.
com.e
at
Senior Records Ilsa is already smashing senior life. cords. At the same champion-
she cracked the covery. ship meeting women's 800 yards and metres mark in 10min. 17.7sec.
Jon made a remarkable re- The family came to 800 Sydney where there was a kid- dies pool in their backyard.
Earlier Usa became the second woman in the world to break
Free Lesson the five minutes barrier for 440 a five-stroke lead held]" "They'll be invincible
when Anishing
The decisive step in their swim a close yards after yesterday's third round by | Cardiff and at the Rome
Wales Jimmy Demaret,
Olymples in 1960." Who says so second to Olympic champion careers came when the children Oliver's blazing Balsh, netting Forbes Curific, Australia's Olym-Lorraine Cropp in the State Joined & New South
championships. Hor time was amateur swimming association "Learn to Swim Free" squad at 4min. 58Kec.
North Sydney Olympic Pool,
un $1,300, pushed him one pic swim coach. stroke ahead of Jay Hebert of Figures bacis Corlie's bold Sanford. Florida, and Roberto į forecast,
de Vicenzo of Mexico City, who A year ago husky 11-STOR closed $1,282, and two strokes Jon's trail of junlar record ahead of the third-round leader wreckage saw himi hulled as the
sentimental favourite, greatest schoolboy swimmer Dunaret.-United Press,
and
་
il time.
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MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
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Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable prior to the Meeting from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's Building, Chater Road and Nathan Road, Kowloon, only on the written introduction of a Member, and on production of his 'Guest Record Card Members are limited to guests each Race Day, and will be responsible for all guests introduced by them.
Life has not been easy for the Konrads Kids. 11sa and Jon were born at Alga, Latvia. Their father was a dental technician, their mother a dentist.
AMERICAN ZONE DAVIS CUP DRAW
Melbourne, Feb, 24. The draw of the North sec- tion of the American Zone
men of 20.
Now do you believe they can rewrite those, record books? Look out for them at Cardiff.
New Zealand Cricket Team To
Tour England
to
Ibbotson's time was 3 min. 57.2 sec.. But many experts bellove that a time of 3 min. 30 sec. can be achieved,
ment
We may find, Oul ni. the British Empire Games in Cardiff July-or even :ooner if the young Australiano continue at their present rate of progress, Very Sad News
and
11
Lines.
"I expect this winter's rest to revive Brian Statham, who han ... 4 pm. Ret. been consistently over-bawled, hing; Lines. Lal Kin-chung and And with Trueman and Peter Lau Kim-ming Lunder
possibly Frank
SENIOR SHIELD Brough, Miss Louise
four Tyson If he regains itness, plus Wimbledon times
Champion Trevor Bailey as a support, the In connection with the Senior
Shick tells me she may never play on Englishmen should be too strong Challenge Wellington, Feb, 24.
Semi-Inals for the Australians." This
to be played on Five players who have not the Centre Court again. coach Frank
for Now will, be very sad newn previously reprosented
Cheetham continues: "I do not Zealand have been included in thousands who have
think pin bowling will be vital the cricket team to tour England her at Wimbledon,
England's this year.
change their
about
They made progress and thele parents took them to an up-and- coming couch, Doa Talbot, a pro- tege of Olympic Guthrie...
Jon's other sport is tennis. He Is at Sydney Technical College and pinns to be an architect. He swin's four to four-and-a-half miles daily in training,
The team, announced today,
admired
scheduled
Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2, all concerned are request to note the changes in the timpa of kick-off of the following matches; not
MARCH 1 Sentor-Sing Tao V. KMB, Boundary St, kick off, ni 4 p.m. (instead of 3.30 pm).
MARCH 2
and I do not think
wllt At 34. Miss Brough is think-selectors
ideas is John Alabaster (Otago) ageding of retiring altogether from traditional The thumbnail altch of Ilan 27, Bob Blair, (Wellington) 25, championship lawn tennis. Shu taiting too many spin howlers to
hos recently announced her Australla. is that she swims from three to Jack Darey (Cantebury) 21. engagement to Dr Alan Clapp, "I think if England were to three and a half miles a day. | Noel Harford (Central Districts) dentist who lives hear her home tour South Africa again now likes jazz and rock 'n' roll, the 27, John Hayes (Auckland) 31, in Beverly Hills, California. they should win just as easily as cinema, plays hockey for her Tony MacGibbon Canterbury)
the Australlans.” school, collects stamps us well as 33. Trevor Mcale (Wellingor) "I think it is time I settled
These views deserve as much world records.
29, Laurie Miller (Wellington) down," says Miss Brough, who
many Kitchee v. South China, HK Davis Cup was made here to-High School, favourite subjects Petrie (Northern Districts) 30, Africa.
She is at Marrickville Girl34, Alex Moir (Otago) 38, Ele now on her way to South attention as those of.
"This may be my last critics who have never visited Stadium, kick off at 4 p.m.
cheerfully (inglead of 3.30 p.m.) day.
-chemistry, French, In the first round, Israel is and science. Amblilon: to be Reid, captain,. (Otago) 29, John mind yel."
history, Bill Playle (Auckland) 19. John tour. I have not made up my Australia. yet are
predicting heavy English defeats British West Indies passed by.
by the Australians. Miss Brough has a remarkable come a schoolteacher. Pet hate: Sparling (Auckland) 19, Bert play Argentin. The
held She has
The majority United States is pitted against
of the South homework.
Sutcliffe (Otago) 34, John Ward tennis recond. Venzuela, and Cuba takes on
No Diet
(Contebury) 18, Henry Cave, eleven Wimbledon titles, and in African cricket public, now deep Rugby Union Match
winning the singies in depressed self-criticism, can- vice captain, (Central District) 1955, by
not.seem Canada.
title for the fourth time, she
realise that, their Diet? It hasn't one.
She 35.
experts who country's defeat is as much due The newcomers are Darcy and confounded the
maintained that } champion to the Springboks own, slump loves steak and mashed potatoes,
drinks plenty of milk and ten, Playle (right handed balamen)
as to the improvement of the and cals the house put of fruit. Sparling, an all-rounder who never comes back,
Aussies an the ilvely Olymple coach Forbes Carlile, bowls off-spinners,... Word She has also played in more opportunism. ot 22-year-old the back-room boy of Australian (Wicketkeeper)..., and Media than 20 Wightman Cup_matches | captain lan Craig, Konrads Kids' secret is mainly Special. swimming, contends that the (opening batsman)-China Mail and she and Mrs, Du Pont
(London Express Service), the
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