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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1958.
Great Sports Career Comes To An End
RUSSIA LOSES
LOSES GREATEST TRACK STAR WITH RETIREMENT OF V.
V. KUTS
By PETER UÉBERSAX
Frankfurt, Dec. 2.
When Vladimir "The Sailor" Kuts announced his retirement
this month, Russia not only lost its greatest track star. It lost a fine sportsman as well-a sportsman who was different from the unsmiling, sport-is-a-war type of Soviet athlete, Stomach ulcers have side-lined double Olympic champion Vladimir Kuts for good, a recent Moscow announcement said.
The end of his sports career came at 31-at an age when his idol Emil Zatopek had still many years of great run- ning ahead.
With his easy, etantie stride; the me always long for the seating defeats of their footballers, teams, swim- and his whip»p>l?\@/ blonde mopane lands beyond the horizon". tract; and field
He entered international sports mers, stiers und hockey players of her, "Ballo Kuts dominan
took a Kuts ed mternational distance run-comparatively late at the age may or may not
for an Rswer. aing for a hill three years
His world
Olympic
20%
at 25.
nurks for
1,000 Al
*
Just- In the Navy, he was a the
and boxer 10,000 above-average
befor
dis- couches overed his track talents.
Western In
experts 1902.
the first notizer his name for
when he clocked 14:39.2 T
Mily was for the 6,000 metres
minute outside the almost a world record which he net five учага Jaler, bu
a fine
per.. formance
International by standards, about
meires distances still stand But as he set his quals of records
year, and
Soviet every
decora likma uthorities heaped and titles on him, he remained can be described in one whu' brief phrase: A real nice chap. He was frank and relaxed in interviews even with Western reporters.
More than
He is the
who ever
aports he liked to talk about his hobbies --books and music only Soviet athlete shower! this correspondent ple tures of his wife and baby.
Memorable Battle
First World Record
He remained in the shadow of Olymplan Alexander Suvic Anurev-third in the 1902 Hel- sink: Olympics until 1953, when
the Soviet the vam
titles with mes of 14:02.2 and 29:49.4 for the two "classic" lung distance, Da 5.000 and 10,000 metres.
Kuts will be mostly remem- bered for his duel with Britain's Gordon Pirle
10,000 the metres race of the Melbourneerd recurd Olympics. It was a battle which
In 1954. Kuts SK! his Arst by winning the
3.000 metres 1le in the Eur
Kuls won in a fashion worthy Games in 13:50 0.
of the boxer which he used to
be in his younger days.
"Puff puff" Piric, Din as pole, unpredictable. but terrifie finisher
was then at the
17+
in uny
TOSH
height of his
1f hud beaten Kuts in
sensation!,
14 a few
record smashing months before
ת!
!
WAR 1 beginning
of the
end of Zatopek's reign and nobody seemed to regro! ปร more than Kuts himself.
Norway. He was h light follow
over
Kuis, whose
"I hate to do this to Emil". Kul said, "He's been my idul and teacher all these
years,"
be- Like Zatopek. Kuls was Lever in a type of training
Western which few
athletes 10 hove
ot energy the time
favourite
Although he frankly admitted medium bud and muscular that he hated it, Kuts ran a lime made him look somewhat daily average of 20 miles fu different troin
"average" training und, ever since the distance runner of Pirie's pro- Best signs of his ailment showed In 1965, he suspected that it was partions.
a result of never, never being towedy his conscience and craches-lu break training.
119
the
--
strufegy
Was in ne with
mistotary tactics gralding the lead at the gun
16 anned a gap quickly
$
s to winating h. ruce. from the front by simply step ping up his pâre every time an opponen frieri to close in from behind!
Bul
Crowd Roars
Quick Promotion
Canek promotion in the Navy, and a move, with his pretty from wife. jounist Leningrad to Moscow, where he entered the Naval Academy, nc-
companied Kuts' SUCCESSES sport.
In 1955, serious stomach
the Brat year
D!
Trouble, Kuts improved his 5,000 record
the the
Pe dopacely kept on There waU the Russia's heels
from rani 100,000 when
ان
a tremendous crowd Briton once even briefly over
took Kuts.
Buddenly. Kuts
uncorked
10
13:48.8 and beltered hly year- old Soviet 10,000 metres record to 29.00.2.
Then came the Olympic year.
น He limbered up for his Mel-
sprint which had to be seen to tourne triumphs by smashing be believed. I looked as if Zatopek's 10,000 metres record Piric had suddenly switched with a fabulous 28 30.4 Supl, 11 off his power. But he had not at Moscow-11 --not yet Kuts Was Just stands.
running that much faster.
mark that utili
Lutst
year, his ailment
cept Kuts immediately gained 18
Pirie him off the tracks until August, yards. This was when faded. lic almost walked the But in a last great performance Kuts at Rome on October 13.
last two lups, finishing a shot- tered, completely demoralised recaptured the 5,000 metres re- cloth
crowd. Fresh as a daisy. trotted on for a full lap ng bla opponents struggled home
one
cord from Pirie clocking 10.95.0
rement
This correspondent, bering the often overtrained and sometimes visibly suffering Kuts of the last two years. thinks that the great runner was an example of the fact that Russia is now paying the price for having whipped through, ul almost any price, a crash pro- Gramine in sports.
Kuts. the 5-0 defeat of the Russian
footballers in London, the
lous of hockey, and And aking titles are the reaction. --- UFJ
AT ELSTREE Judy Grinham Gives Up
Far from the 'pludits of the crowds, Judy is seen here at the Elstree studios of Associated British when she went along to discuss the possibility of
a role as the P.T. Instructress in the new Alm, "Girls in Arms". Making her at home in the new surroundings is still-photographer Frank
Central Press Photo.
NBA BLASTS BOXING TITLE
FAILING DEFEND THEIR CROWNS Announces Ratings For November
CHAMPIONS FOR
TO
Milwaukee, Dec. 3.
The National Boxing Association today blasted division title holders for failing to defend their crowns after being forced to name Spider Webb the November boxer-of-the-month for winning the only major bout of the period.
Graveney And
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Archie Moore,
The fallure of boxing char: Sonny Liston, ons to defend their tiles is immensely. boxing hurting Every division suffers when its choinpion is inactive," Fred J.
champion. Tuny Anthony, Harold John- son, Yron Durelle, Erie Schopp
Mike Hol, Sonny Hay, Billy
Bowdry, Ryan, Jesse Roque Maravilla, and Willi Hopener.
Laker Top MCC Sudy, Chairman of the NBA ner
Tour Averages
Tom
tour
Dec. 3
the heads
Brisbane Graveney MCC
batting averages with 03.33 in abre innings and isleading scorer with 500 cas and a highest Innings of 177 not out.
AR
Peter May, with four runs
nex1 with fewer, comen average of $2.
Jim Laker, with 23 wickel for 328 runs, tops the bowling with an average of 14.17, but hia Surrey colleague. Tony Lock, has taken most wickets, 25 at 19.4.
The average to date a
AN 140 2.00
rutlag crammittee, sala.
Suddy said the "top tight WDS SO buxing competition scarce in November" that Webb automatically got the bozer-of- the-month award for beating Joey Gardello,
Seventh To Third
Webb moved from seventh to third in the middleweight ranks Giardello for his victory, and dropped from third to fourth. In the only other major change, Carlos Oriiz stepped up to No. 1 In the lightweight division, to Kenny Lane dropped and No. 3 for
showing his poor against Lahori Godih.
Dommy Ursula, the Phillp- pines' flyweight boxer, who is 10 meet world champion Pa:- cual Perez of the Argentine for the world crown in Manila December 16, was rated eighth In the list of challengers for Perez's title, Thailand's Kingpetch
given pinec.
WHE
Ponie top
MIDDLEWEIGHT Ray Robinson, champion. Car- Fullher, Basilio, Gene men Spider Webb, Joey Glardello, Gustav Bcholz, Joey Cambra, Holly Mims, Charles Homez, Tiger Armstrong,
Ace Jones.
and
WELTERWEIGHT
Поп Virgil Akins, champion. Jordan, Vince Martinez, Suger Del Hart, Ralph Dupas, Flanagan, Gaspar Ortega, Ignac Logart, Mickey Crawford, and
Johnny
Van George Barnica.
Rensburg,
LIGHTWEIGHT
Carlos Joy Brown, champion, Ortiz, Dufllo Lot, Kenny Lane, Johnny Busso, Paoli Rosi, Willie Towel, Dave Charnley, Mario Techlatto, Paulie Armstead, and Len Mattews.
Finsh
FEWTHERWEIGHT Hogan Kid Basney, champion. Davey Moore, Paul Jorgensen, Elordic, In the bantamweight cate- Cherif Hamia, gory, the Filipinos, Leo Espinosu Ricardo Moreno, Harold Gomes. and Al
Asuncion were respec- Sergio Caprari, Gracieux Lam- tively ranked third and eighth pert, the Chestnut, and Jesus in the 1st of challengers for Santemerla
BATTING
Kuts crossed the anist Kriling and waving
1in feat.
Then came a string of de-
T
to
the
frat in the Sao Paulo, M. Cowdrey Brazil New Year's Eve race,t. Subba Row
Craveney W B3 11. May
1 NO R {x1 A D 3 000 177 83.33
t
373 100 40.02
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204
$337,71
he
and conflicting reports on condition and future plans.
T. E alley
10
262 7: 34.57
C. A. Mikon
14 ) 433 110 37.80
97 15 32.43
P. E THOMrdson 12 13
301 03 31.70
A. Swelstan
119 12 20.15
J. B. Statham
4 1
66 27 72.00
retirement, hia Announcing beating Pirie again in the 2,000 Kuts--who was elected "sporisa A. Lock metres.
is 1950 and F. B. Tyson This
Pirieron of the year"
34 12 6.30 editors in J. C. Leker
Also, balled W. Watson 7 and J. B. Mortimore 9.
F. S. Themman
102 03 7.00
J. Loader...
15 11 15.00
旮
44 12.00
4 D
12 8.25
occasionally
per
BOWLING
M
by one, completely exhausted.
Five days later, Kuts
wak Sportsman Of Your
hin second Olympic title by
No Politics
R W
the
held Crown! world Franco's Alphonse Halmi
by
· BANTAMWEIGHT Alphonse Halimi, champion.
Bdcerto,
In the featherweight division, Piero Rollo, Marlo Dagata, Lev Flasch Elorde of the Philip Espinosa, Jose Toluco Lopez, pines is listed as fourth challen- Kihoah! Miura, Joe
Zut
world title of Marvel Armenteros Al Asun- the Nigeria's Hogan "Kid” Bassey.
clon, Boots Monroe, and Peter Keeton.
The Ratings
Following are the ratings HEAVYWEIGHT
FLYWEIGHT
Buckingham.
Althea Gibson Hollywood Bound
New York, Dec. 2. American negro tennis player ·
Althea Gibson, who has de- elded to give up competitions for at least a year, indicated on leaving New York to fam in Hollywood today that she might give up tennis for ever.
Miss Gibson, who is the world
Swimming For The Films
By PAT BESFORD
Judy Grinham, at 19 the greatest swimmer Britain has ever had, has announced that she is giving up international swimtning for films. Judy, Olympic, European, and Empire back-stroke champion and world record-holder, is waiting to sign a contract with Associated British to appear in Girls in Arms.
19
Before the announcement she, For Judy, her decision is a was determined that she was tremendous gamble. She
keep her going
amateur giving up swimming for this,
and if mms don't succeed. status-and swim for Britain.
Later she decided: "I'm going is left with nothing. to give up big-time for good."
swiraming
This is what Judy told her parents at Nenden, N.W. "I to well at filming my swimming
I shall will stiffer.
not have ime to train as hard us I like and I wouldn't like to take part In the big stuff unless could H the job properly."
So Different
Her father told me: "I'm the only one in the family who isn't
this. about
has happy
Judy been in international swimming for quite a while and done reall well.
"This Bim world is so different as a father ! from sport, arid
May
to myself: is it going to change Judy.
I
"I think it is a big decision, wouldn't affect what she
decides to do, but whether it will happiness."
1 do worry bring her
World Cycling Record Broken
Again In China
Paris, Dec. 2.
A 21-year-old rétúrned over- student today number one woman playersens Chinese
and the reigning Wimbledon clocked 2 hrs 14 mins 20.0 secs champion, cald It Wag
too in an 100 kilometres (unpticed) Lake a Anal mad cycling race in Canton to early now to
De decision on her tennis career break the official world record
by Italy's M. As this would depend on her, created film projects, the pubheation Benedetti in Milan in 1942, nr of her book and her career as 2 hrs 20 mins 44.8 secs. Radio
Peking reported. a skriger. She said that she
port
בן!
D few
還
might take
Huang Chin-chu, who is exhibition! melches next year but would student at the Returned Chinese Students School Canton, is not play any important the 13th Chinese to break this In the past six tournament or championship
world record during the 1059 season.
weeks. The first Chinese
10
who covered the In Hollywond, she will act in a break the Italian's record was
Aim directed by John Ford on 11 Yu-Li
distance in 2 hra 12 mins 18,9 the American civil war -
recs in 'Peking.--France-Presse. France-PreASE.
India
Task
Of
Three Golds
stic
It was in 1943 that she won her first national title.
Her
great year was 1960, when, in Melbourne, the 'be- first British.pwimmer came the for 32 years 'to win an Olympic utle.
This year she added the Kin-
in Cardi gold medal pire and the European gold medal in Budapest to her typic one-a feat never achieved by nn athlete in any sport before.
She also broke the world record for 100 mètres and 110 yards backstroke. We called her a golden girl, and after Budapest the world called her golden too.
First Scene Yesterday
Judy year-old
London, Dec. 2.
Grinham, Britain's. 10- Olympic swimming turned to ime, star who has played her first seene-before the cameras today.Roger.
WORLD AMATEUR
BILLIARDS
Defending
Cleary,
of
Calcutta, Dec. 2.
Champion
Tom
Australu
beat
Maung Hman, al Burma, by L.- 95 points to 1,348 In the world amateur billiards championship here 'tonight.
Cleary, who has how won two
the and fost
matchin onu series, had a best break of 324. itman has lost all three of his matches so far. Reuter.
Facing Uphill On Last Day Test Match
Bombay, Dec. 2.
India is 'facing an uphill task at the end of the penultimate day of the
first Test match against the West Indies when the home team has to make 281 runs with eight wickets in hand to avert defeat or force a draw.
time, ald not even try to beat him- 1937 by UPI spurts he was content running second. Europe said he will puede his
career and
The West Indies, continuing in matches so far played in What this correspondent 1ked Navy
their unfinished knock declared at, ---
was restrained best about Kuts triumph was advise young Soviet runders.
Sobers, who Hl advice, no doubt, will be
45 minutes before lunch when The way he took it.
A sought after, for Kuta was the Baker. 14833021 14.17
for four in his knock to get a hundred Pascual Perez, champion. they made 323 runs
opened out and scored a sixer symbol of Russin's rise in inter-Loader 14.5 14 214 13 16.50
Pone Kingprich, Ramon Arias, wickets. #3 IT 206 12 17.00 rational sports, and his retire-J. D. Blatham
Floyd Patterson, champion. Young Martin,
to square leg with the new ball Sadao Yoits, with a sudd, 10. A. R. Luck 170.7 24 40 20 10.40
F. 8. Trumman 6 12 200
IRESIDE
Johansson,
Brian Roman Caltsyud, Marlo Deleon, Sobers, the stylish left-hander in the second over of the day, Although Soviet officials had ment coincided
difficult-to-explain Soviet do F. IL Tym 14 10 200 444.00 spared no efforts to present. him
10 217 4 54.25 London, Zora Folley, Nino Carlos Miranda, Dommy Urus, of the visiting team remained Butcher also remained unbeaten na genuine product of the cline in sports in the past year Belley Be T. W. Graveney 13
12.00 Valdez, Willie Pastrone, Eddie Atsushi Fukumoto, and Johnny unbeaten with 142 runs, thus with 64 runs to his credit.
The humo. team, going in for bowled Alro
Machen, Henry
Roy Caldwell.-U.FI, and France-making his fourth Test century 10-30-0, 1. B. Mertimore 20-0-04-0.
l'and also compleiing 500 runs the second time began cautious- and Presse.
ly but lust their opetier, Narl Contractor, with the score at 27 when he was run out beautifully by Gilchrist.
"superior" system, Kuts did not
For 80.
Soviet sputte officiall: looking
102
Milton C. A.
try to make political hay of his into the reuson for the succeed--China Mall Special. victorien.
"The medals are for my little kon", he pointedly told report- ers. And the brushed mide with contemptous smile suggestions Irom Communist reporters that Pirle had tried to playṛ foul by running too close to: him arki exposing him to the danger of being apiked.
Kubs, a Ukrainian, Joined the ited Navy because landlubbers
Sports Diary
TODAY
¿Terste Pro Tennis Exhibition at IDCCC. Starting at 220 p.m
LARA, Dyla
Fonseca Cup Limangun Volunteer Corp Hongangg Volimoper dnes Corpe, Rustado,pa tau prin.
THE GAMBOLS
Cooper,
Mike Dejohn,
•
Gr. Barry Appleby
IT KNEW
GENIVA
DRIVES
THE MAIN
FRACTURED AND THE BELTS BROMÉN
2,000th Run
and Cortune
the pitch with
the 'home- 'still playing oney,
side can hope to draw.
But if the vicitors thow - provement in slip fielding and back up the effort of their pace-bowlers, the West Indies seris-France-Presse. can win the first Test of the
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN Budden death in the follow ingigante la dealt out by TLAG United Blates master Horowita in maitanecas, dispĒKS.
PHP M
Polly Umrigar, skipper of the team Joined the ranks of the great when he scored hii 2,000th run' Teat terlen when he was greeted by the visitors as well
KB3; P4PXP: URE... as érikket enthusiasts.
When Umricar appeared, to KB, P-CH-3.kterietary have been well settled with d rubs to his credit, he was york-21;DISTELE, CUIDAM
11. ch 1, KxB; Manjrekar, the stroke Resigns,
td by Gilchrist soon after trai
player, of the home team Jolandgestion No. 6523: Pankaj Toy and both remained (threat unbeaten at the close of play : Por Q
Fend 54 and 17 runs respectively.
The first hours play to- or PXát; Ar wutabrids - The Egiano'a