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THE CHINÄ MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1958.
The Empire Games Story SPORTS PERSONALITIES
-TEST PLAYER INJURED- Arthur Milton Sustains
Broken Nose In Gents Versus Players Match After Scoring 101
London, July 17. Opening hat Arthur Milton of Gloucestershire, after scoring a fine echtury, was struck in the mouth by a ball when fielding and had to be carried off on a stretcher during the Gentle- men versus Players match at Lord's here| today.
jeam to wanterr
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Milton made virtually certain of piner England's wicket
Australa
hed the Payers inngs with a flue knock of 14), which fund tree homirs 40- inians and included nine fours.
When
The Players aleclared at 316 for five. Then riding claw to the withel, a way hit in the mouth by a blended stroke from Peter Richardson, Blood stream- ed from the wetend
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England's sails bowler Tony Lock" needed jus! wicket to be the first to claim after 100 wickets
Seaso Surrey, the county clampin had dismissed Chamorgan for 92 at the Oval, Surrey altid a first innings fead of 11.
Deadly Form
wickel
hire at Southampton, he was mussed when 72.
Milon was taken to hospital and an X-ray showed thai his
e was broken. He detrained.Router,
was not
HK Bowlers
Play Wales
Today
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THEIR HISTORY, SPIRIT
AND IDEALS
By ROBERT TAY
1
The Vith British Empire and Commonwealth Games officially open today at Cardiff and doubtless for the next sight days, the foats of the athlétic cream of 36 countries competing in the nine sporting events of this great festival will form the main interest of the sporting public not only from the Empire and Commonwealth nations but also from the whole world.
In the heat and excitement of active and keen competition and of prodigious individual achievements, it may some- times be forgotten that the Carhes are more than a test of, strength, stamina, speed and skill. Always in the background are the spirit and ideals of the Games.
Fodny us spproximately 1,000 competitors and their team oficials pledge at the Opening Ceremony to take part in these contests for the nnour of our Empire and Commonwealth and the glory
or sport," they wil undoubtedly also ascoclate such
with those #pledge
famous words of Baron De Coubertin "The important thing in ure is "Thu the triumpli but
Although officially the Games | the holding of the fourth Em- nre 28 yeatu old, the story pire Games at Auckland in retually dates na far back AS New Zealand.
Though New Zealand in remote and travel 60 years ago, five years before the Olympic Games were re- was costly, 12 countries took newed in 1880 after a lapse of part in the Meeting.
a full cycle The wheel mode m 1,500 years.
Empire Games when the fifth were held once more in Canada, this time in 1944 in Vancouver Prior to these Gemes the title changed from "Empire wa
Festival Of Empire
In August 1891, an Englisti- Astley Cooper man, named J. wrote to "The Times" and other
SELINA SILVA
A Champion
Bowler Who Has Risen To
Fame In Four
Short Years
By TONY MYATT
With on the publicity our lawn bowlers seem to be getting at the Empire Games Village in Cardiff, I thought it would be fitting this week to have you meet one of the leading lady exponents of the game here in Hongkong.
Selin Silva, has been on the f This year she has entered Selina said she used to prac-
pats and triples, the for hours lava bowls scene for only four the singles,
every day with short yours, but during this She is Rull in the running, but, the malo players. This way period hus risan to great heights when I asked what she thought she felt she could learn a lot
for herself what her chances are the modestly moro, and uchioved
trying to do declined to singwer.
"Does practice make a lot of others have been for seats.
Sellnn started phying bowls difference?" 1 enkod. "Well i Attractive Bowler because she liked to and wanted suppose it does, but then again her husband. a lot depends on how you feel," to....of coursė who is RED kpet bowler, the mid. Some days she could thing wrong, while at other times, she was way off she added. Not Słow
This attractive bowler was
| struggle. The essential thing is influential publications in Lee Games" to the "British Empire renk novice when she starid) prampled her a tile, she told play without doing a
tion to outlines and recommend and Commonwealth Games". <nit
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not to have conquered, but to bavu fought well."
Deeper Meanings
gower
on her now spectacular
me.
Came Naturally
and the
I asked, She
ganze
lot
Jan for what he called a "Pan- Britannic Festival". 11 was be Whatever, the title, however, carcer. But with the encourage- and help from whn Bret concelyed a scheme the spirit remained unchanged { ment, advice
olher enthusiasts she was soon After her first few tries on countries were repre- But the Empire and Com- for a British Empire Sportyd 24
to the green she found that the
"Don't you terms of athletic propelled along the road sented. In monwealth Games have even Festival.
game care tally" to her rather slow?" deeper meanings and values. Two yes later, his plan was achievement, nearly all previous success.
In her very first year of But, she admitted she sill had replied with a fit "No" TIC Well worth quoting is an ex- Laken up with enthusiasm by records but one were improved bowling she won the Craigon an awful lot to team. Curdi, July 17.
the "Grand in Vancouver, Hongkong bawlers will play tract from the official document Richard Coombes,
Oricket Club singles To begin with she had no tressed, that it can be a
some people the Wales in the first session of the accompanying decision to Old Man" of Australian athletles
During this Meeting Wales title, The following year, sheechidence in her backhand, but, more tiring than Empire Ga bowl tourney hold the First Empire Gumes in of which he was Chairman for
the Sixth Empire lest the Club title but met with ds is usttally the case the gut-think it L
"Standing In the hot sun for here t* ?!
tomorrow. Canada: "It will be designed on-35 years. Coombes continually was alloted which
the Olympic medal' both in drew attention
to the
value Gomes-a unique honour in the even greater success when she kant knights of the bowling. urning.
that Wales is, the Arst won the Colony ladies' singles green came to the rescue, cor-hours on end is no joke," she sense consuetion and its which Empire Games" would
title. partnering jeeted her and she was soon added.
you Eric Liddell will meet Bernie general
bowling ke a champion. Williams, holder of 27 Welsh stern definition of the amateur, have, and war the Brst to rug-mall country and non-Dominion (and pairs pleased when
to be so honoured. will be very gest that they should be intro- international eaps, in the singles, But the Games
free from both the duced under that name, and in und Bob different, white Dr C. C. Ma,
EXCDESIVO stimulus rad the something like their present Gourlay in the pairs will be
babel of the international form. pposeif by Juck Lewis, who won hie Ars! cap a month ago, stadium. They should be zerrler will sub- and Will John, who has played and less stern, and
and was
stitute the stimulus of a novel an internationals In
pressure of captain of the Weith teman which adventure for the won the home international international rivalay," trophy last seaon.-Reuter
fell Twentythree during the day on a drying
Westelife. pitch it
Donnid Cark Derbyshires captain Bust Have been well Extex, whom he put in to bat, were out for 127 by tea. Lea Jackreu in ed? ; fan
FASUN wickets f
took
34.
seven
But then Essex. struck back to shoot out Derbyshire for 72, Trevor Bailey claiming right for 2 Balley to the rat clx at a personal cost of 12 runs with his lively, lifting deliveries. Tu R monumental Inkw Maria Young Gloucestershire, Scured against county leaders, Hamp-
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SURPRISE VICTORY
Budapest, July 17. Chu Cheng-taip,
China, scored a surprise win syr fud Laver, the Austettiion No. 8,
interuptional Down tennis fournmnent here today.
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Next Development
The next important develop- hent took place in 1023. In other words, the pluncers During the Olymple Games in and founders intended Tho
Amsterdam, the warmth of Empire Games to be a cheerful
friendship and Co- stimulating family gathering, operation among the British Em- und happy comradeship
Meeting revived the idea that a supplement and relieve the reperate Empire Games be held tungeness of athletic rivalry to cemem and develop thoge To this day no winning points | friendships. Modena, July 17.
The maka intiative was taken Ferrari engines are studying are awarded, and those ambi- tions and ideals still remain the
by M. M. Iltrson, manager blueprints of a Formula If car
of the Canadian Seame mou i with a year.
spirit of the Empire Games, engine. I was re-
How far the Games have uľ tremendous drive. When vented here today,
in Instilling these the spirit of Amsterdam becane Their search for a new design vanced was Inspired by the lappoint-ambions and ideals among the somewhat dimmed during the and Commonwealth ex few months, Robinson ment of Ferrari entries in the Empire.
A rear engine nations cannol better Prix D. Reins.
bohuself went to England and lustrated than by a review of secured a matted front, their history and progress.
New Design For with plenty of fun, laughter pre nations competing in that
Ferrari Car
Chu won 6-2, 4-2 tỷ reach the quarterinis of the men's singlese. they believe, could cut down evvist.-Heuter.
weight-France-Presse.
Protest Against Exclusion Of
Non-White Athletes In South
Africa's Games Team
Landen, July 17.
A group of 20 leading Brifisla
footballers, ericht ber
ส athletes today protested at the exclusion non-White athletes from the South
of
Rollei
African toum compeung at The British Empire Games at Cardin
who sportsmen,
luelute The
Stanley Matthews, England's
Rev D, Sheppard. former Test éricketer and Derek Iblon, the four-ialnute maller, made their protest In a letter to the 'Times.
GAMES
Helen Kwong.
GET OFF TO
FLYING START
New Record Set In Eliminating Heats
Cardiff, July 17. The Sixth British Empire and Commonwealth Games got off to a flying start this afternoon in Cardiff when eliminating rounds of the men's 100 and 440 yards track athletics were held in the Arms Park Stadium, Flying start is perhaps an inappropriate expression for there were three false starts in the very first race of the Games before the runners got under way.
After the unfortunate li The Nassau rummer hopes to stages by Alan Dunbar of Scot-
Dunbar Woil in qualification
Pakistan's run an even faster time in the land.
of
First Games Held Chulam Raziq, who was next rounds. He thinks he, can seronds flat, 1/10th of a second
It was decided then and there responsible for two of the if he improved on his staris. to hold the first Empire Games | "Blers,” Thomas Augustus Despite Robinson of the Bahamas sur- el Hamilton, Canadă. the immenseNERS the untier-prised everybody by not only taking, enthusiasm and deter-winning the first heat but by mination triumphed and at the setting up a new British all- Opening Ceremony, 11 countries were représented by 400 athletes Commonwealth
comers and British Empire and Cames record and 100 officials.
The 11 goud with
dir amazing time of 0.5 tries were Canada, England, Ire-seconds. land, Scotland, Wales, Austro- lia, Now Zealand South Everybody
The previous
British
all-
nhead of Tan,
"Docan't this bother asked. "I like the game very much and that is why I don't really mind," she answer- ed.
Selina is of the opinion that bowling in the Colony Is goin ing in popularity. There is a much wider Interest now, the felt, than when she first started playing, especially among the ladies.
One Ambition Beldes bowls, she also plays In Ebed game of badminton, tit.
this is just for relaxation.
Mahjong is also we of her
can find time away from her
our passtimes, when shu. chores as housewife and mother. Her one ambition now to bowls in International plot
games. At the rate she is going.
1 can see tho feilment of this in the not too distant future
Laker Flayed By Press For MCC Tour Decision
London, July 17.
Some people tonight expressed
A Formality doubts about the necuracy of the iming of Robinson. They bose
The only other entrant from their opinions on the fact that the Far East, Henry Kennedy- he got away comparatively slowly and did not appear to be Skipton of tiongkong was.
finished a poor fit and fast in mg at record breaking speed. expected, out of his depth and However. Robinson told the the heat in 10.4; won by Agence France-Presse he had
Jamnalea's Keith Gardener, in
fim-Laker's déclilört not to bad start Eapped A watching previously done a 0,5 although it 8.7. was
had been wind assisted.
toür Austraila shð New Africa, Newfoundised, Bermustia | Australia's "Hoctor Hogan, one
- Skiptone confidence- Kennedy
Zealand fater this your and Britist: 'Guiana,
of the favourites, in this beat
and he trailed all the way.
with the English cricker The 440 yards heats were
toam WAE widely cpi- well and Lindy Remigino of the and few of the atticus rań st
ticised by the British press United States, Eurone Me top speel. The fastest runner
hore today. Spence of
The Surrey and England off- The More Amazing Donald Hailey of Trinidad who was Malcolm C.
Incidentally witnessed Today's South Africa, who was push-
who, took Basil break bowler, to a 47.4. by double effort and young Peler. Radford about the red brick track made England's new sprint discovery. Ince of Trinidad and Tobago. record total of 8 wickeln in the or the same fun which fald the who set up the time last month. The hatter dise beat 48 seconds ralians in England two gears Olymples oval Robinson's Three runners, P. Williams of by One-tenth of a second, brilliant
(1030). J. Treloar of performance quickly Canada
Australia (1950) and M. dispelled them,
Agostini (1954) previously held tors. were alloled to England and The exploit of this 20-year-the Games record, also with The leiter stated: "We refolor were celebrated at the White old Michigan University student time of 9.0.
that at the Games, athletes | City in London in 1934. This time) was all the more amazing tn of many races, of whom many Will represent Afclean and Aslan poopfes, will live to tether in equailty and fellow- ship. "We are unhappy thus
there
The Anal and all-important but Robinson came from be- comers record of 9.6 seconds was ael at Hamilton was the decision hind to win easily three-tenths shared by four runners; Ed Con- more or less just a formellty of a representative coure that of a second ahead of Högan, similar tortings should be held every four years, in between the Olympic Games and that a lish Empire Games Federation should be formed. So the expert- best-known soccer player, the Olympic Declaration mental period was over, crowned They said the declaration of the with success, and the Empire Olympic Games laid down Gumes were placed on a per- that no discrimination should manent basis. be allowed
The second Empire Games of grounds ON colour, religion or polities,
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hould be one team from which non-While athletes will by excluded.
Policy Deplored
If there
were any
there were 16 teams from the view of the fact that he only Dominions and Colonies, the arrived in Cardiff last night, newcomers being Hongkong, India, Jamaica, Rhodesia and Trinidad.
All-Time Record
Best Time
↓
Aus-
A
ago, announced yesterday that All the four Aslan competl he was unable to make the four
Daljit Singh
and Milka for "personal reasons."
Writing in the Landamm Dally Singh of india, Jorts Mod Telegraph today, E. W. Swanton Yaqub of Pakistan and Abdul
says: "Many people will feel Rahim of Malaya, qualified for
that a professlohnt erlekcter who the second round,"
has obtained a dabatantial Of the Far Eastern sprinters Mika Singh told AFP that he nancial position in life as Robinson in an interview with engaged this afternoon, Polis-Wai riot very happy with his result of due game, Including a the Agence France-Presse said Lan's Abduh Kalla put up by far winning time of 40.9, which is large taxfree benent, is under a he did not even know he had to the best time. He returned 99 natural enough, considering he strong moral obligation, which has to be set against domestic run today-the heats had been seconds, but could obviously hus, recorded 48.3 in Delhi. The third Empire Games brought forward owing to the have bettered this if he hol However, he said he regarded convenience." were held in Sydeny in 1939. large number of entries. "I was
wanted to, He was content to today's effort as a mero train
SCURVY WAY Fifteen, Domiulens and Colentes suh (sir) surprised yeah, when make sure of qualifying and Ing rue and hopes to approach sent teama. ft was in this they told me, commenied the kept looking round at his oppon- his best lines later on.
The London Daily Express Meeting that an Australian girl coloured athlete.
The stabolh way in which the perfckel writer, Fat Marthall, five gold Decima Moore, won
The winner of the heat, Gor-heats were run off in quick comments:
It seems medals, a record which may
ever. Those events his time. "I did not feel 1 don Day, a last minute entry, succession, the announcing and pretty scurvy way to treat a- stand for were the two sprints, the long was going that fast," he said. "I was credited with the game time general organisation this after-game which has hauled him up noon should dispel the gloomy from a junior clerk into super- expected logan to be closer and as the Aklan Games champion.
of the "Dismal tax class, Poor thake to the jump, and both relays.
The only other qualider from forecasts The second World War in- when I did not see him I cased up
contributed to his "We deplore that this poiler of erupted the holding of the at the finish. The track felt the Far East in the short sprint Jimmies" who were aghast when fans who
was Tan Eng-yeon of Singapote, i the principality was chosen 10 C12,000 aterling benefit." it was not until an- pretty good but I must work on
Crawford White, writing in apartheid should be extended Games
that the spiritmy starts got away very badly who got off to a very good start organise the games, - France-
Chronicle. even into international sport."other 12 years
The London News but was overhauled in the Anal Presse. of the Gomes was revived with today."
asket. "What is our cricket -China Mall Special.
coming to? and points out that only o fortright ago, Lakeṛ said that he would be prepared to make the tour if invited.
LESS OF A BLOW
"The South
African Athletle and Sports Associations (with the exception of table-tenpis) do not permit an African, an Indian or a coloured person to become members.
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Mon from writers..., regard' Laker's decisión as less of a blow than that, by York- chiré's Tent spinner“, Jotipny Wardle, who carlier this week, Balf family reasons wouldĺ provent; him" from making the
Wardle has been England' | most successful, spinner: pri res cent - overreas totirus htt generally, conildirred "that he would be möhé dángmate than Laker on the hot, dry. Aultra- lian Wickbla Chine Mail