THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1980.
FIRST TEST AFTERMATH
Monte Carlo Rally organisers hope Frank Worrell
for bad weather
800 ENTHUSIASTS START FROM NINE COUNTRIES
ON JANUARY 18
Monte Carlo, Jan. 14. Monte Carlo Rally organisers are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping for bad weather from January 18 onwards to bring success to the world's biggest and annual motor rally, Some 800 enthusiasts, including
drivers,
and toughest
co-drivers and
"navigators", will take the road from starting points in
to
won le cup last year. Ordo in the favourite starting
has refuse point this year and
been The chosen by 07 competitors. nine différent routes are planned. so that all competitors have ap proximately the same distames to cover and an equal share of driving in mountain stew.
nine countries on the evening of January 18 and early on January 19 to drive 3.500 kilometres (2,200 miles) Monte Carlo, and the hoped-for honour of the Prince Rainier 1 Cup and a 12,000 new francs (E872) top prize.
and Miss Anne Winion who Experience las shown that On the contrary, entries are, nothing can spoil the rally sorativned" to prevent the total effectively as good weather. This becoming too large and to r
10 the organisers rarely happens. When it dues, so ble
tany
arrive in rose whom they colder not to competitor Monte Carl unpenalisest that be up to the standard which
" Monte Carlo" requires. much of the value of the com
This year, 345 cars are entered petition is lost.
by
countries, drivers from 20
Athens, starting from
Oslo, Warsaw, Lisbon, Glasgow, Paris, The one unpredictable factor Frankfurt, the Hague and Home. is the weather, which may easily Each car has a minimum crew of favour one route and condemn
competitors two and a maximum of four.
011 another to The liking of British motoring terrible tussle with the elements. sportsanen for diffult driving When the Bally was started, in
considered a great puts Britain at the head of the 1911, it was entry 1st this year, with 119 feat to cross France by car in competing ears. France follows mid-winter. Since then, better with 62, Germany has 31, roads and better rs have Sweden 20, Norway 22. Holland į forced the organisers to stiffen and Denmark 15 each, Portugal the regulations.
the
345 cars Jually the lot of crews is rain. fog, snow, slush,
temperature lec, and freezing
as they drive night and day to a rigid tame schedule, Oghting fatiguem thel winny (41 the Mediterranean.
This is what the enthusiast, like and the Rally has never needed glittering cash in ducements to persuade shotorists to take part.
NOTICE
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
7th Race Meeting 1959:60
First Day Owners are reminded that Declarations of starters and riders close at the Secretary's Office. Bappy Valley, ຄ 1 10.00 a.m. on-
Friday, 15th January, 1960
A. E. ARNOLD,
Secretary,
13th January, 1930,
10. Spain nine, Switzerland and Mountain drive
| five.
Czechoslovaktis six each. Phland Radi the United States Monaco tres each, Italy -arset Greece two each, Austria, Bel- gium, Finland and Ireland one each.
Nine routes
a
A husband, ringside seats
or a mink coat?
Salt Lake CB7, Jan, 13.
A fight promoter and turkler here
In't sure Jund what an Eng- lish girl wants most--a hire- band, ringside neats or a mink cont
A letter arrived recently signed J. Penelope Dearden, 50 Crespin Street, London, addressed to "Fleht promater Joe Dapler. Salt Lake,
1.5. A. Dpter said today. Dupler has mink ranches and for force in Colorado kad Utah and has promoted several fights in the Western United States,
Ele sald the letter asked whɛrther he world be interested In marrying a young, good look. Ing girl.
Dupier said thre`giri indicated this was the first time she had been able to get hold of an
that
American, The girl wrate
had The
obtained Duple's name and address by Trading stories about boxing In the London Daily New Who has the letter now? "My wife," Pupler said......AP.
criticised for go-slow tactics
By BRUNELL JONES
Bridgetown, Jan. 13.
address of a financially able West Indies and England cricketers leave here - today for Trinidad in the midst of a storm of criticism over the go-slow tactics employed by Frank Worrell on Tuesday and general dis- appointment over the way the first Test was allowed to end in a drab draw after four days of engrossing cricket.
ELLIOTT RATED PERFECT Squaw Valley
ATHLETIC SPECIMEN AFTER wants another
PHYSIOLOGICAL TESTS million
Sydney, Jan. 13.
Australian world mile champion, Herb Elliott, recently passed a series of physiological tests in Sydney with "lying colours."
Cartile
They were performed on him, tion of learning from them that at this Professor Frank Colton he is for from fatigued, or in an Memorial Laboratory under the event,aled condition.
of | sild today. impervision direction
swimming Olympic
coach, Forbes Carille.
The battery
Far from fatigued
of Lets To which Elliott submitted skin
included, among other things, his blood haemoglobin Jovel, an electro-cardiograph
welf
and a five-mile run on
motorised treadmill.
Elliott took all the tests **in
Carlile was able to tell hin that, physiologically, he was o perfect athlete' specimen.
dollars
West Indies officials, selectors,; posdbility that the longer West critics and foreign local Indies batted the belier the journalists have all removed chances of the wicket crumbling Worrell-who made 197 not out - that to West Italics spin- to complete his cycle of Test ners, particularly. Ramadhin, centuries in every venue in the would get England out in their West Indies from the pinnacle | recond innings. of heroism ho achieved when he piloted his team from 102 for three and have accused him of:
Ficating the captain's orders to go for the runs
Pinying for himself rather then his teniri,
Sacramento. Jan. 13. The organisers of the Olym on the last day,
pic Winter Games, which .take place here from February 18 to 28, today and nsked the State of Cali fornia for an additional million dollars to be used only if necessary to pay for the Games.
California Governor Edmund Brown is studyirut a request by well-the organisers to have the State Legislature convened in order for them to submit
every even
In fact, with further timed training, he has prospect of becoming an
rater champion then he position. already is, Carlile said.
Carlile, himself, la a Master of Science from the Sydney University, and considers thal Elliott Australia has an
In
his stride," and had the satisfar-athlete of extraordinary ability,
apart from the world domi has ance Her
schleved to date.
10 Drivers must
keep prescribed route once they enter France and are penalised for ! arriving late or early at any of The checkpoints. numerous average speed set for
most of Rally is less than. the
50 ilometres (30 miles) an hour, some of the mountain but in
The 90
Three princes, Jacques de Bourbon Parma, Pablo Meitor. nch and Maximilien Hohenlobections this is dimcult to main- and one count, Charles de Salle, in if there are snowstorms cr
ley roads. are among the competitors, ta
several previous other
winners: Sydney Allard Rally
Ronald Adams of Britain; and Maurice Gastonides of Holland; and Marcet Becquart, Guy Mousse and Jacques Feret of
France.
with
Britain and France between women's them provide nine teams for the "Coupe des and Britain's four Dames." teams include Miss Pat Moss
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
7TH RACE MEETING
Saturday 16th and Saturday 23rd January, 1960
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 15 RACES (8 races on the 1st Day and 7 races on the 2nd Day);
competitors to arrive at Monte Carlo with the fewest Denalty marks on the night of January 21 set off, after only one day's rest. for a new £50 kilometres (400 miles) mountain drive to weed out the winners,
All kinds of drivers with At1 kinde of temperamenta Carlo for the Manto
ranging from profes. sionals nald by the manufacturers to
amateur enthusiasts Whe enter "for
enter
Rally,
tan."
car
A big problem is sleep, which drivers must mulch while the co-driver takes the wheel. Some three or four-man crOWS save
tel for
ears
their best driver excludvely for the tricky Alpine sections.
The Rally provides an equally searching
and drivere and, together with the
much to help perfect the modern cir,
The First Belt will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race | Le Mans 24-hour race, bas done run at 2.00 pm. on both days.
Dispute on Test TV coverage settled
London, Jan. 13.
A dispute which prevented British televiewers from seeing excerpts from Test. matches between England and the West Indies has been settled, the British Broadcasting Corporation announced today.
BBC and Independent. Tele- vision News cameramen were barred from televising the first Tesi Bridgetown, Barbados, rester
day.
match which ended
The reason was a disagree- ment with Mr Edrie Connor. West Indian actor-singer, who tras exclusive rights for filming the matches.
because of small amount
the
"He has a good heart which, comparatively of body he has to CRITY, is able to push his his circulatory blood through passages with 3 minimum nemount of effort. This adds up of athletic to a high degree efflelency.
Under weight
their pro-
NOT SELLING WELL
The organisers declared that tickets for the Winter Games are not selling strongly and that they are atruld they will be unable to pay certain bills If the number of spectators falls below the expected. The organisers in particular stressed the fact that nowstorin *** bad weather could slow ticket sales.
The State of Califomin has already furnished eight million dollars for the games, while the Federal Government has contri- buted three millions, the State of Nevada 500,000 and private parties one and a half million.
Pointers
Desplie the disappoint. ments of the last day, thn Test here provided a number of important pointers for England and West Indies selectors,
The fat bowling problem has Robbing the spectators
now been solved för West Indies to of an opportunity
by Wesley Hall and Charita on the
Watson, with whom Charles some exciting play last day.
English commentators, B. W. Griffith the Barbados bus con- Swanton, Rex Alston and Ronducior is likely to be associated in the second Test in Trinidad Roberts declared they were
Englund's disappointed in Worrell's attl next month, while
ametics about her batting
tade.
Disagreed
Swanton on Tuesday night said he could not understand Worrell's refusal to carry out Alexander's orders to push the score along. He said Alexander was woving frantically from the pavilion, gesturing to Worrell to hit out so the England would be made match.
to fight to, gave the
Reports that Worrell and the skipper disagreed about what tactles should be employed on the last day could not be con firmed, teen in circles close to the West Indies selection com- mittee, froth Worl and Alexander who shared the same
room.
But I understand Worrell's for not hunting reasons for more runs than the 18 he made and between Monday night The Olympic Commission is lunchtime on Tuesday included his height of 6 Feet 11 inches, counting on 383,000 spectators mental and physical fatigue, the he is a litle under weight, but yesterday ticket purchasers tight bowling and fielding by
Englarid team and but he nevertheless is an ideal had only reached 112,640, AFP, tho and
"At hi present weight of 10 stones 3 pounds
and
for
marvellous
of type physical human being. "The function of OUT laboratory in which my wife, Ursula, assists me she Lo A
Lest
University graduate in physical education is to try to assess
chom the potential of sports
and axertain whether pious, they are under any degree of strain..
"We like to
people But today, the BBC said the regularly and, theroby, help "misunderstanding“ which had them, physiologically, to mould
with Mr Connor over their sporting futures, arisen free bocest for news had been "in Herb's case, we submitted huppily resolved in accordance him
to a full series of testa with International practice. Ac-
over a period of 1% to 2 hours. credited news cameramen would
This
condition. physical ing Tests-China Mall Special came through them with flying
colours."-China Mail Special.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandre House will close at 11.45 | Flaborate equipment be allowed access to the remain. They embraced all phases of
a.m. on bath days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
In one recent Rally, one com- petitor, backed by a manufac-
Alin carried a turer
camera underneath the car to make
record of the
ס
be-
admission badge, which must be No Person without an prominently displayed throughout the meeting, will be admitted.
Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable permanent during office hours from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices, at Queen's haviour of the suspension under Building, Chater Road, 5, D'Aguilar Street, King's Road, North the Point, and 382, Nathan Road, only on the written introduction pertenced. of a Member.
X-
Bobsled record
beaten
again
trying conditions
Many competitors carry elaborate Equipment to help Cortina Dampezzo, Jan. 13. them. including meters which show average speed at a glance, A second Italian four-man
bobsled team set a the Tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in,compasses, devices to keep advance tun: the No. 1 Boy (Tel, 72811).
track record on the Olym-
ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.
NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard will be admifted to the Club's premises during the
Meeting
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay | the requisite fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission.
MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be available in the RESTAURANT.
CASH SWEEPS
Through Cash Sweep Tickets at $16.00 each for the 1st Day and $14.00 each for the 2nd Day and $30.00 each for both days may be obtained from the Cush Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), S, D'Agullar Street and 382, Nathan Road, Kow Toon, during Office hours.
Tickets reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00 am. on Friday, 15th January, 1960, will be said and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.
Special Cash Sweep Tickets at $2.00 each on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 13th February, 1980 may be obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Omeer
The office hours of the Club's Cash Sweep Offices are 23°
follows:
Queen's Building, (Chater Road) and 5,' D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong on
Weck-days, Mondays to Fridays
Saturday, 9th January
Saturday, 16th and
Saturday, 23rd January
am. to 5 p.m.
a.m. to 12.30 a.m.
9 am to 11 a.m.
King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong and 382, Nathan Road,
Kowloon on:-
Week-days, Mondays to Fridays
Saturday, 9th January ..................
Saturday, 16th and
Saturday, 23rd January
Hong Kong, 9th Tamalers, 1000
10 am, to RM.
9 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.
Dam to 11 am.
By Order of the Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
***** SeurularY.
end
windscreen clear of ETICW "luxuries." such 23 electric razors and electric kettles.
Ac-
cessories have sometimes gone to the extual of a built-in tollet to avoid the need for unschedul- ed stops.
new
He
Another win for lisa Konrads
Sydney, Jan. 13.
the
Russia. U.S. will vie
for main honours in
Olympic weightlifting
Moscow, Jan. 13.
It will be a battle between the Soviet Union and the United States for the weightlifting medals of the Rome Olympics, Jacob Kuchenko the Soviet weightlifting coach told the Soviet Tass Agency today.
The coach gave a slight edge, heavyweight
champion,
to his own team as to the out-taice gold medals," come of the battle because the Soviets have some solid reserves behind their top men Vladimir Stogov, Victor Buchulev, Rudolf Pluckfelder and Yuri Vlassov.
Their moet Atmerican
be Charics
will
have been solved to Geoff Pullar, Ken Barrington and Tod Dexter-AP.
FA CUP SHOCK
Rotherham hold Arsenal to a draw
London, Jan. 13. The biggest shock of the four evening FA Cup re- plays today was in London, where First Division Arsenal, 100 to 8 chances in the betting, were held to a draw by 100 to 1 out- siders Rotherham United, from Division Two.
Araenol were a goal in front at half-time through makle-left Jimmy Bloomfield, but outside- right Barry Wester levelled for Rotherham in the second half.
The teams played 30 minutes extra time
but the result was suit 1-1.
The second replay will take place in Sheffield next Monday evening.
over
TREMENDOUS VICTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers scored a tremendous 4-2 victory
Newcastle United
afler leading 3-2 at half-time. The match was played at a very fast pace in spite of the icy snow, with Walves making a fine re- covery after being a goal down in the ninth minute.
Jim Murrey, Norman. Deeley, Ron Flowers and Joe Home scored for Wolves. and Len White and George Eastham for Newenstio.
Third Division Bury were Kuchenko plans to match within six minutes of defeating against Martin his youngster First Division Bolton Wander- Vital Delgan who halers at Bolton, Bury lod 2-1 un- ready totalled 465 kilo Bay Parry equalised for the Wanderers in the 84th minute, STARLINDS.
In the 30 minutes of cxtra time, Bollon scored two more gools to Anlah 4-2 wingora.
Welsh International forward
dangerous
Tho
thai would
coach predicted Ime many world records would be Berger and Tommy Kono bat broken at Ram, including the toy Veron, who was sent off although
record won heavyweight
or 513. the
opponents Vinel.
bud
Копо
in the Blackburn-
vid
scored two goals for Blackburn the now record would be be- when they won the replay 4-1 weep 540 and 650 kgs.-AFP tonight.
pie run with 1 min 18.07| Ilsa Konrads won the 100 secs here today.
yards freestyle title ht the New South Wales several world titles he would kys held by America's Paul Sunderland draw fast Goturday, be up against 22-year-old Anderson. He estimated that swimming championships
Alexandre Kury007. here tonight, beating Olympic gold medallist This top young Soviet muscle Lorraine Crapp by twoman had equalled Kono's three
Olympic-movement total of 430 yards.
kilogrammes for the world re of 02.8 cord lightweight division Miss Konrads' time
seconds was a State record, beaten Ko's world beating the previous/mark by recurd. six-tenths of a second,
During unometal trairing for the world championships to be. held here on January 30 and But gadgets, however use- 31 the team of Alberto Righin, ful, are not enough to win Liga Merlo, and Ferruccio Dalla the Rally, and victory means Torre led by Sergio Zardini a rood car and good drivers. flashed down the run at 81.306 France 25 won the jast kilometres an hour,
Only
another two, in 1958 and 1959,
yesterday The Rally
conclude Italian team led by world cham- contests with a read safety and comfort pion Eugenio Monti set up the emmpetition and a manoeuvring track record of 1 min. 16.62 and speed test on January 21xes. Monti's cam clocked 1 The following day, will come the min 16.44 sees today to better prize giving and gala dinner for their own record but trail be compelltons carry black hind the new record, which
The two-man world cham- ties and evening dress in their luggage as they fight against the ionships will be held on the weather on the lonx saw track on January 23 and Winter drive to Monte Carlo-Iteuter. 24.--AFP.
THE GAMBOLS
I MUST HAVE
IT HERE
SOMEWHERE
LET ME THNÍKE
Earlier
and smatch
Sports Diary
TO-DAY Table Teunis in the championships, The coach said that Poland,
Presentation of "Beville" Chup of 15-year-old Mic Konrads Japan, Bulgaria, Italy Britain Post Ofice Recreation Club, 8.30 clocked four minutes 45.4 and Ireland also have to be pr
Badminton seconds in the final of the 440 considered. "It is probable that
Executive Ordenitis meeting of yarda freestyle, setting a Poland's Marian Zelinski, holder Hongtang Bedminton Association. world record for this distance of the world featherweight | St George's Blog. 300 p.m. and for the slightly shorter match record, and Britom's
Servicm Section; Colung Elder at 400 metres.-Reuter.
mkkies Tax ranges, 1.25 min. Louis Martin, world
by Barry Appleby
AH! ¿ REMEMBER! ILEST MY MONEY KT BOMB
DIDN'T WANT IT TO-SPOIL, THE SHAPE.
OF MY NEW BLAD
Wiley
GAS FOR JOY
RESULTS
Results of today's English Football Association Cup third round repinys are:
Arsenal 1, Rotherham U, 1. (After extra time --- score at 90 minutes also 1-1 Winners at home to Brighton).
Binckwarn 4 Sunderland 1. (Winners at bone to Black- pool).
Bolton Wanderers 4, Bury 2. (After extra time -- acore at 00 minutes 2-2. Winners away to West Bromwich Albion).
Wolverhampton 4, Newcastle U. 2. (Winners at hotne to Charlton Athletic).---Reuter,
Jack Brabham to retire in two or three years
Jack
Sydney, Jan, 13. Brabham, Australia's
world champion racing driver, sold tonight he would refire in "two or thres yours,"
Speaking it a civic reception bere, Bisbham said: "I do not think there le any spe
limit with motor racky-t just deponds ces whether you, tool you can still do it"-fouter,