Jonathan Sieff
DRAW FOR
MERDEKA
FOOTBALL
Kuala Lipur, July 28. The draw for the nine-nation Merdeka Anniversary Soccer Tournament, starting here August 5, was made today.
on
Malaya, champions for the last two years, and Korea, Asian Cup holders, were geded,
The nine teams were drawn in two sections as follows:
Vietnam, Group A: Korea, Indonesia, Hongkong, Singapore,
Group B: Malaya, Pekistan, Thailand, Japan.
Malays will play the opening match against Japan on Aug 5 followed by Thailand meeting Pakistan.
After this, two matches euch night will be played until the final on Aug. 14.--AP.
Late Olympic entry accepted
Rome, July 328. Pakistan will be allowed to Беги
a shooting team to the Rome Olympic Games, despite its late entry, the Organising Committee ruled today.
The committee decided to admit the Pakistan team after studying the recsona for the delay in entering and consulting the International: Shooting Federation-Reuter.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1960.
A PROMISE IS MADE
Jonathan Sieff
tells his
wife: I won't
race again
By PAUL TANFIELD
It was just a few hours after they announced that Jonathan Siøft, 25- year-old racing driver and Marks and Spencer költ, was finally off the danger list.
And his French-born wife, Nicole; tiptoed from the pale green private ward at Hammersmith Hospital, took off her surgical mask, and whispered: "Thank God. The worst is over at last. It is a miracle.
"We thought he had had it—mind." It leaves her free to but now the doctors say they visit the hospital at least twice think there will be no per a day. manent injury."
Mr. Blett has been in the hospțial, since his car àrkish-
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"I was always against Jona- than racing," she said. "When
he came round after the crash
ed at 100 miles an hour $! -he remembers none of it now month ago during practice fór the 24-hour Le Mans rask.,
He has had seven kidney operations. He is still in plas- ter. He has to lie on his late all the time. A nurse sits at his bedside all day. Only His wife, his mother, and his father are allowed to visit film.
'Always against'
"We have Axed up a televi slon and he listens to the radiu and reads a little," Mrs Sleft said.
"But that is all he can do at
moment. Lylig the
tiis 01 tummy all the time makes even eating an effort"
Mrs Sleft has sent Mark, her seven-month-old son to Monte Carlo to stay with her father take one worry off my
fortunately-he swore o colemn oath to me that he would never rack again.
Not easy
"I know he will keep his word. But li will not be may, Racing is in his blood. Even a week ago, when he was still on the danger list, he made them switch the radio on so he could listen to Silverstone." Str Reginald Watson Jones. one of the Queen's surgeons, will visit Mr Sieff to report on his progress
change his and plaster cast.
"Jonathan won't be able to walk for two or three months, y said Mrs Sieff. "But I'm happy Just to know he's going to get better.
"I only wish i hadn't taken. such a tragedy to make him give up the sport he loved."
Nitate Sleff (centre) witches husband Jonathan taken into hospital after his motor-racing crash at Le Mans last month.
He was flown home by chartered ambulance plome to Gatwick, Sussex, and then by helicopter to Ham- mersmith Hospital.
His wife and three specialists, including Sir Reginald Watson- Jones, the Queen's orthopaedic surgeon, flew from France with him:
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By Erme Bushmiller
I LEFT MY XYLOPHONE. OUT IN. THE
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MILESTONES OF SPORT
THE HURDLING LORD
By ARCHIE
QUICK
Page
Frank Lee gives umpires' viewpoint
1
'We
apply the laws
laid
of ticket as down by the MCC
By ARCHIE QUICK
Pity the poor cricket umpires.
Senior Test official Frank Lee has been telling me about the aftermath of the series of unfortun- ate incidents in the England versus South Africa Test matches, and showing me some of the abusive letters and cablegrams he has received. They are quite hair-raising.
"Sid Buller and the rest of, the South Africans have the us," said genial Frank, "only power of veto, it is like holding interpret and apply the Laws of a pistol at the other Test um- Chicket as Inid down by the plios and intimidating them." MCC.
"say emphatically that not one of our decisions this season has been contrary to the Laws of the game, although I would not like to say that it has given us any pleasure implementing
them.
Frank was also upset at the Press suggestion that since they received the MCC directive to "get tough,"
be- umpires are coming dictators,
"We have done nothing," be said, "outside the bounds of
what we have been told to do,
If decisions have seemed and Buller's reward for uphold- flogical and contrary to the ing those instructions is the bifids of sportsmanship
that sack."
is not the umpires, fault. It is the administrators who are
to blame for making the rules that way
"If we did not act according
Graceful as a gazelle, fair of features as a Scan-to those instructions we should dinavian god, Lord Burghley made a tremen-have an incompetency charge dous impact on the sporting world when he to face." burst upon it as a hurdling champion in the middle twenties.
Here was a competitor in the true Corinthian mould, a dis- tinguished member of the peer. age and the crowds loved
Although 1928 was his great year I remember more clearly his equalling the world ro- cord for the 440 yards burdies In July 1927 when he won the AAA title in 54,2 secs.
Double victories
Lord Burghley, David to all who knew him, had fared in-
said:
I am pretty certain, though, that none of the recent hap
Frank penings will intimidate Lee when next he has awkward decision to make.
an
Chesterfield Cup probables
No question Regarding the Jackie McGlew run-out incident, Lee
There is
no question that he was out. As he left the wicket of 1924 when he was only 19 him differently in the Paris Olympics and Colin Cowdrey made to cai morrow's Chesterfield Cup to be
back McGlew said '1 BM years old. He had become an out; I am out! international before be gainer his Half-Blue vest, but he eliminated in the first round,
li we had not given him ous was then the implication would have
been
wać that Alan Moss
London, July 28. There are 18 probables for to-
run over one mile two furlongs at Goodwood (1410 GMT),
They are, with weights and jockeys:
Rocky Royale, nine store one
Between then and July 1927. guilty of unfair tactics when he pound, W. H. Carr, Dominate, baulsed McGlew. The batsman 8:12, D. Smith, Admiral's Lark, however, he had done great was not intentionally impeded, 8:12. E. Smith; Dalrialatan, 8.10. things, among them three double so he was out; As for the sug-L. Piggott, His Story, 8:0, P. victories in the Oxford
versus gellon which has been made in Powell; Running Blue, 8:6, E. Cambridge sports at 120 yards print by Godfrey Evans that Larkin Orthology, 8:0, W. and 220 yards hurdles. He had Cowdrey could have withdrawn Elliott, Robber Prince, 8:6, J. also taken three AAA cham- the appeal, that he could not do. Lindley, Panche Calyan, 8:4, J. pionships at 440 yards,
Once the appeal had been made Mercer; Pundour,
8:3. A.
He was joint holder for only seven hours, for that same afternoon in the United States the
American negro Johnny
It is generally agreed that this and we had given our decision Breasley; Door Gallows, 8:3, W, it was out of Cowdrey's hands, Snah: Kirane, 7:13, no Jockey Gibson accomplished 52.6 secs low hurdles event, combining as
yot; Caught Out, 7:12, T. and after. 15 years that record it does a quarter of a mile of as I have said before."
Lee was Incensed that Stringer; William F 7:11. was still in the books. Then racing plus the effort of clear-
Buller has been aropped from including 10 pounds extra), T. Harrison Dillard broke it. ing the obstacles, is the most
the Test Panel of umpires, Carter: Jeanne Michelle, 7:ii, P. strenuous of all track events, but Burghley (and Robert Tis- fearlessly, and, although I know Reuter.
"He did an unpalatable duty Tulk; Coronella 7:5, R. Elliott- dall at the Los Angeles Games in 1932) were the only Briti- shers to break the American monopoly of this particular race.
Sheaffer's
SWISSAIR
Ah! That Food! That Service! That Saristair!
SWISSAR
Y OF SWAYZELAND
PEM
Ben For Men
That world class ract of his at Stamford Bridge in 1927 set the tempo for y subsequent career.
THE BOLD NEW Series of triumphs
PEX DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN
Just the weather for Rowntree's JELLIES
As always-
Was
Nobody could hold him, and 1928 was a series of triumphs for His Lordship. 1928 Olymple Year in Europe and the AAA Championships held just prior tracted all the world athletes. There had never been such a gathering before-or since-but "David" had trouble in taking his own pet hurdle event, although his fel- low Canlab, Tom Livingstone- Learmonth gallantly chased him hoine.
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A month later, Lord Burghley way fated to win the Olympic Gold Medal for the 400 metres hurdles hd new Games record ume of 53.4 secs Just in front of two United States representa- tives.
Lord Burghley became Mem- ber of Parliament for Peter- borough and is the only instance of an M.P. running in the Olym- pics while still sifting!
He became the Marquess of Exeter upon the death of his father and now, badly crippled with arthritis, at the age of 55, he devotes Ble athletic energies to the administrative side of the sport as President. of Inter- national Amateur Athletic Federalion, Vice-President of the International Olympic Com- mittee, President of the Amateur Athletic Association and Presi- dent of the British Amateur Athletic Board-Banews Ser- vice,
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