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THE GRIFFIN CONTROVERSY
Don't fall for their
bluffing says Australian writer
Melbourne, July 3.
CHINA
MONDAY,
Boxing is
dangerous
far less
than
many
other sports
London, July 5.
sporta, socording to the Medios) Fren, '1 Постан
weekly.
"Don't fall for their bluffing" Melbourne Herald Boxing is far less dangerous than many other
cricket writer John Priestley said in a story which discusses the South African deci- sion not to howl Geoff Griffin on the remainder of its English tour.
"Griffin's career has been sacrificed and the South African Cricket Association humilated with one end in view:
"I try to bluff Australia into toeing the line and not bring Ian Meckiff to England txt year."
Priestley said he wondered whether the leading officials of English cricket were pleased with themselves in forcing Gelfin out all cricket for tour and probably ended his скрег
the
He said they had placed the South African Cricket Associa- tion in an impossible position.
"Hypocritical'
Referring to the departure to England on Sunday of chairman of the Australian Board of Cricket Control, Mr W. J. Dow- ling, and Sir Donald Bradman
to attend the Imperial Cricket Conference, Priestley said: "They are
two strong men, which is well.
"Because they must not yield an inch of Australia's position regarding Meckiff.
Neither man bellever Meckif throws the ball,
Sir Donald to see that Benaud can use the left-handed Vic
when
and where he toriań pleases in England next year."— China Mail Special
Yankees
"If we are to abolish boxing, let us do so be-
cause we may regard it an unworthy or brutal, but not because of the relatively re- mote risk that somebody, may get hurt,” the paper said in an editorial.
"Nobody
would 'pretend for a moment that anything like the same number of fatul soeldents occur in boxing as in bathing" or swimming, but there is no outery, so für zs we are sware, sgainst the latter."
If boxing was to be banned because of an occasional unfortunate accident, logically, many other sports would also have to ba abolished
stretch
Fastest men's secret
power by Dr Roger Bannister
Another article pointed out that boxing injuries, The secret of a champion runner was described to
ranked eighth in frequency imuses, sports injuries.
Skling came first in the Injury table, followed s
by fox-tmnting, motorcycle. Tilakng, make racing, rugby football, association football and athleticn..
Three per cont
The author, Mr D. J. L. Blonetelt, s mediosi
officer of the Amateur one ociation,
that in 4,350 contests held under the Ausploes of the London Amsalear” Boxfar Association in 1957-58; 137 injuries were reported --- about three per cent. Out of 300 consecutive injulfes Klinated at the Middlesex Hospital's Athletió” “Clinic, only eight were due to boxing, →→ China MaLL Special
baseball
A.L. lead to three
to three games
New York, July 3.
The New York Yankees opened a three-game lead on the rest of the Amerit
can League today when Cletis Boyer and Mickey Mantle each hit three-run homers in a 7-6 and 6-2. double-match sweep against the Detroit Tigers.
The two victories stretched the Yankees winning streak to six games and ran their record to 23 wins in the last 28 con- tests.
frittered
It marked the fourth and fifth straight setbacks for the slumping Tigers who
way leads in both the opener and the night game.
Mantle brought the Yankees from behind in the fifth inning Jess of the second game when he
Priestley said the English campaign against Griffin had been blatantly hypocritical, "Supported by the responsible cricket writers, the MOO through its umpires has "thrown" Griffin to the wolves to clear the way for similar action against. Meckiḥ,"
Tony Lock's case
"Much pious nonscase has been written in England about preserving the laws of game and such-lite.
the
"It wasn't written in 1953, when Tony Lock won the Ashes for England
"But now Lock is an accepted 'chucker. He was told last season to 'change his action or else'."
Priestley asks:
"Does that mean umpires in 1953 were incompetent or dis- honest in allowing Lock to trans- gress while bowling England to victory over. Australia?"
▾
Priestley said Meckiff was
a'key weapon in the Austra-
Isa attack. a test match
winner so
proved in Mel-
bourne two years ago.
"It's up to Mr Dowling and
German Derby
winner
Hamburg, July 3.
The Roseler Stable's Alarich, ridden by P. Kuchs, won the £8,500 German Derby here to- day,
Kaiseradler was second and Wiener Walzer third.
Alarich (Mangon Alma Mater) won comfortably by two and a half lengths from Kaiseradier, who beat Wiener Walzer by # short bead for sexxed place. There were 14 runners-Reuter.
FRASER LOSES TO MACKAY
Scheveningen, July Neale Fraser, the Australiam left-hander who yesterday won the Wimbledon men's singles. title, was beaten in straight sets by Barry Mackay, of the United States, In an exhibition, lawn tennis match here in Holland today.
Mackay, who was seeded No. Z behind Fraser at Wimbledon, MOB: 0-3, 6-4-Reuter,
Second place
opener when he induced Juilo lo hit into a double Beoquer play with one out and the bares Cleveland loaded in the seventh inning. Washington Woodle held and Harvey Kuenn homered in a four-run, fifth in- Cleveland ning tribe uprising, Jim Lemon Washington and Billy. Gardner homered for the Senators.
National League
In the National League, Del hit his 19th homer of the sea-Crandall's bases-fined single in son with Art Ditmar and Roger the 14th inning today gave Mil Marts on base,
waukee a 4-3 victory over St Louis and snapped the Braves' four-game losing streak. Ditmar limited the Tigers to Milwaukee, salvaging the last fifth straight of the four-game series with St six hits for his victory and seventh at the sea-Louis, closed within 3-1/3 games of the first-place Pirates Son;
who lost 2-6 to Los Angeles.
Cleveland moved, into second place pest Baltimore by scoring a double victory over Washing- hon by 5-2, and 11-5.
Johnny Kilppstein rescued Jim
ninth Perry's
victory in the
Four D. Jones BY MADDOCKS
FERDINAND.
NANCY
Results
Results of today's games are:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
LOOK TAKE ATIP FROM ME, TREAT 'EM AS EQUAL·
OR YOU'VE
SIGHTSEEING EXCURSION
NANCY-WHY DO
YOU PLAY THAT Y AWFUL RECORD ?
BECAUSE I DIG IT.
NONSENSE THE POOR DEAR
NEEDS.A REST
ROWBOATS
FOR BINY'i
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(1st game)
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5 9
0.
26
1
(2nd game)
11 16
(lat game)
Detroit New-York
Chicago Baltimore
9
7 11-
0
(11 innings)
2
Kansas City Boston
NATIONAL San Francisco". Philadelphia
5 10
2
:
2 7 0
13 14 LEAGUE
1
11 · 14
5 10
Los Angeles Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
Milwaukee St Louis
6 13
$ 11
1
7 11
(14 innings)
8
12"
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YOU DARLING BOYS\ HAVE WORKED SO HARD-NOWALL HAVE AN APPLE,
LATER
WHERE
BURY MY RECORD
I DIG DID YOU
Another great victory
for Sheshoon
Paris, July 3. Sheshoon, the Aga Khan's Ascot Gold Cúp winner, scored a six lengths vic tory today in the £21,500 Grand Prix De Saint- Cloud.
recently by the man who a the world's first four-minute mile, Dr Roger Bannister. He said it is MENTAL power
y tapping this mental source the champion: takes more out
of himself than he knew he possessed.
Said Dr Bannister: "This is normal summer range, 68 to 88 the secret of phletics success
"Some potential athletes never succeed in epping this mental source, But its dis covery is at the root of most great athletic performances
The quarter-mile would be run in 44 seconds the mile t three minutes 47 seconds the three miler in 12 minutes. 17 seconds the high Jump might reach seven feet four and a half inches: and the long jurisp 27 feet two and' u 'hálf.
inches. think myself the Improve "This seems a pity, becausements will be only fractional. I we de expeel the ~ Ofympio | isik the limit of human capabi Games to test running ability ty has been nearly reached.". rather than ・・・ withstanding heat."
runners likely to be affected are those in the 10,000 metres and marathon, and the 50 kilometre walkers.
Lower times
* '
We annator trick. Wie zacet- ing, a Belish Medical A billion study at Turquay, on
contribuiform lo spock ing efficiency, that Rouse's heat can slow runters in this Year's Olympic Games there. And he described a test on
Sir Adolphe Abrahams, medi- three distance runners Stan cal officer to the Brish Olympic Endon; · Martin Himan, and team, sald the old idea that diet. Arere Opentia of, Kenya. They had something to do with ram in a high temperature and athletic prowess was outdated. then a lower one...
Breaking point
Two of the three reached breaking point after 40 minutes at the higher temperature, and the third was glad to stop."
Brought up by Australian jockey George Moore with a splendidly-judged
from run
halfway up the straight, he
left his rivals powerless in the
last turiong with his tremendour
finishing pace.
Mme Jean Couturie's
Tiepoletto, with Roger Poincelet
At the lower temperature, they all felt, able to go indefinitely
is!
It seems this problem likely to be faced in Rome It
stay at the temperatures
Sports Diary
TO-DAY
Tennis
Men's "A" Division: CCC v KCC/
up, was second, a short neck SCAA V CRC ahead of third-placed Maletaim, owned
Ferdinand
M. by Bemard and ridden by Francois Bonni
There were nine runners in the one mile 4 furlongs race. Sheshoon (Precipitation1-
2 Noorani) paid just over 2 10 1
on the parimutuel. Dividends,
0 to a stake of one new franc,
2 were: Win, 3.10; Places, 1.50,
2.00, 3.60 Reuter.
OH NO NO NO
NO
NO NO
NO
STOP IT, LADS..
TAKE NOT OME NIBBLE OF THAT THERE
FRUIT, ABANDON ALL APPLES
By Ernie Bushmiller
IF YOU REALLY WANT T DIG IT
Bowls
Ist Division: KDC ✈ HXTC.
Colony
TO-MORROW
Bowle
› - Championship:
Open
round matches et Singles second HRCC, HKFC, KBGC, Recreto, KCG, PRC. IR HDC.
Water-Polo Senior Divisi HK Rest y Hol Tin, Victoria Pool, 7:pan.
Junior Division: Brigade v Chung Sing, Victoria Pool, 8 Dan...*
Ladies "B" DIVINDAN ERC: (a) v CRC) Urban CHY, ERC. (1);
Sheaffer's
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