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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1960,
Lancs' cricket lead reduced
AUSTRALIANS GAIN ONLY FOUR
DENY USE OF
PEP PILLS
Brisbane, Ang, 9.
Mr Bill Holland, selector for
POINTS FROM DRAW WITH KENT
London, Aug. 9.
Australia's Olymple swimming The top four places in the English County
team. strongly denied today
that
Australian swimmers
used pep pills.
Commenting on British new-
paper and other overseas re-
ports, he said: "We do not use
Cricket Championship were unchanged after the series of matches which ended today.
anything that could be called a But Lancashire, who gained only four points for a
pep pill."
Mr Holland sald the only tablets the Australian swin- mers took were vitamin tablets. He said they were not drugs or stimulants and vitamins were used merely to make up,for losses caused by tremendous amounts of hard work,
Olymple coach, Arthur Cusack,
also denied the reports. "There
Hoisting of 87 nations' flags signals opening of Olympic season
Rome, Aug. 9, Some 1,200 flags of 87 nations, bright in the hot summer sun, went up on huge masts at Olympic installations and in front of the railway station here today to signal the opening of Olympic season.
The "Olymple road," inaugurat-
ed three days ago, was be
mile course with the Olympic rings and the Italian tricolor. The still-borne Olympic Vil- age was bustling with arrivals and some athletes were already
draw against Kent, Had their championship Bagged along its whole IC- lead over Yorkshire reduced. Lancashire now have an average of 7.68 points from 25 matches and Yorkshire have an average of 7.60 points from 25 matches. Yorkshire drew with the South African tourists today.
Although beaten by eight
are no pep pills used here," he wickets
said "They can go ahead and Sussex
by Northamptonshire, retained their third en average of 6.80
do any tests they like on my place with swimmers. I take a very dim {from 25 matches, Middlesex view of such allegations."
gained 14 points from their
Mr Cusack added that he had innings win over Surrey and seets no evidence of pep pills lifted their average slightly to being used, though he had been on the lookout for them or for signs of them.
Yesterday; Mr Wikko Ruuska, father of two girls who competed in the United States Olymple swimming trials was quoted in Indianapolis as saying that three leading West Coast swimming tearns had used pep pliis.
West Coast swimmers domin ated the American trials Detroit last week.-Reuter.
in
Only vitamins for Russians says official
The
Moscow, Aug. B. Soviet Union for- bids the use of pep pills or doping of any kind for athletes, Mr Nikolai Romanov, Chairman of the Central Council of the Union of Soviet Sporting Societies, told a press ference today.
con-
Answering a question on the Romanov use of pep pills, Bir
said: "We are against any kind
deal of talk about the use of
of doping. There was a great
{
these pills after the Winter
6.60 from 21 matches.
training
Today was not a special day and there were no particular ceremonics. But with the biggest Games in history only 16 days away, the Olympfe atmosphere was everywhere and everything was picking up momentum. The flags of the 87 competing
nations
raised were
this morning at all Olympic sites,
Hampshire completed A Portsmouth Cricket Week double when they Gloucestershire by 10 wickets. In the previous match they beat Middlesex by an'inningu. With Derek Shackleton taking ve for 41, Gloucestershire were all out for 170 despite a two and a half hour innings of 40 by Tom Gruvency. Roy Lancashire and England | Marshall and Jimmy Gray, with opening bataman Geoff Pullar a target of 72 to win, took only turned on the best innings of 32 minutes to make 79. the day with an unbesten Other teams. to gain outright
125. He
and Derbyshire was closely fol- wins were lowed by Warwickshire's Mike Glamorgan, Sanfth with 116 not out,
Best bowling
Worcestershire's N. Gifford had the best bowling perfom- ange, taking six for 32 to help his side to a 12-point win over lowly-placed Nottinghamshire.
Keat lost prestige at Old Trafford when they refued the Lancashire challenge to attempt to get 334 runs in 285 minutes on on easy-paced pitch. At the close they had scored 189 for two wickets. England captain Colin Cowdrey was 55 not out,
Baseball results
Results
Results in today's cricket matches were:
and 21
At the Oval: Middlesex beat Surrey by an innings runs." Mládlesex 284 for seven declared Surrey: 71 and 192 (A. Parsons 56 not out). Middle sex 14 points.
Worcestershire
Stadium and sports installations
especially from the nations entering large teams which required lengthy selections. Among those already training in Rome was India's lawn hockey team, which has won gold medals in all Olympics slace 1028.
| FIRST TIME IN OLYMPIC HISTORY POPE APPOINTS PRIEST TO CO-ORDINATE SPIRITUAL NEEDS
OF ALL ATHLETES
Rome, Aug. 9.
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games the Pope has appointed a priest to co- ordinate the spiritual needs, of competitors belonging to all creeds, during the Seventeenth Olympic Games which open here on August 25. an exclusive interview with AFP the appointed priest, "The Monseigneur Nicola Pavoni said here today: Olympic spirits very close to the Christian spirit and before his death Pope Pius XII had given con- siderable time and thought to this great reunion of the youth of today at the doorstep of the Vatican City"
In
were closed effective today fo everyone but accredited athic- tes and officials.
landing Rome's
ot Planes
Clampino Airport--the new airport of Fiumicro is not ready were pouring forth a steady Bow of athletes.
The first Olympic injuries al- One of them today carried 59
have ready
occurred. An
Looking out from his office With his clear brown eyes Japanese athletes and officials,
Indonesian cyclist, a Sudanese
to the rows of fluttering Olym-shining as he looked out of the basketball player and a boxer the largest single contingent to
the nearby from arrive in Rome so far.
Ghana bave injured pic flags with their five rings window towards themselves Athletes from at least 11 nations
while representing the five continents newly-built Olympic Village, he slightly
of the world the priest said said: "Sport should be the training. were already in Rome or in
that in addition to practical development of the human per- other Hallan elties - Naples
arrangements such as issuing sonality under the three essen- for the yachting events and
the hours of religious services tal aspects of the true Chris- Bologna for the basketball
in the many different churches tian: the personality, the family tournament. Registrations
individual athletes were still pouring in,
20
A Customs office started opera- tion today at the Olympic Village to handle, the luggage of athletes and spare them a wait at the airport Customs, of Rome for foreign competitors and the profession. In sport man and spectators the Homannust seek harmony much more
UFI.
Catholic Church would
strive than
to show the attitude, and re- semblance between the Chris-
tian spirit
Nationalist China envoy No additions to say of lie and the quite
IOC Chancellor's
premature
says 10C statement
Rome, Aug, 10.
Nationalist China's Ambassador to Rome says his country had not agreed to participate in the Rome Olympics under the name of Taiwan or Formosa.
British Olympic
swim team
of Pierre De Coubertin, the French founder of the modern Olympics.
Speech
record figures or formances."--AFP.
The
per-
VATICAN NEWSPAPER HITS BACK
Alming als better world through a closer understanding of its youth Coubertin sald London, Aug. 9. that the purpose of the Olym~ Britain's swimming officials; pie Games was not to win bus today rejected appeals to add to participate and that this
Vallen Elly, Aug. 9. two of the nation's brightest principle should be used by Valigan newspaper Today
man in every-day life.
struck" back at Bally Com stars, Graham Symonds and Margaret Edwards, to the Bri- During his blessing of Olympic
munist attacks on Roman ush Olymple team.
compellors at Saint Pierro Catholic Church efforts to give Square on August 24-the day
religious assistance to ́athletes "No further swimmers will be before the Olympics open-Pope during the Olympic Gampes, added to the team," chairman John XXIII will make a brief of selectors Harold Fern saldspeech giving the broad outlines L'Osservatore Romano sald firmly.
of his church's attitude to the Communists were "abandon- sport.
ing themselves to insinuations Monseigneur Pavoni said the and ponies on which, at hett
clxes
not speech will be based essentially at first view, ane
understand the motives." on the development of the in-
The Vatican newspaper then dividual's human personality,
in
At Worcester: beat Nottinghamshire by 217 runs. Worcestershire 147 and 335. Nottinghamshire 170 and 89 (N. Gifford six for 32).
Taking issue with the Chaa-countries entered in Bologna, Worcestershire 12 points. Not-cellor of the International hoping to win one of the berths
Swimming organisations had tinghamshire four points,
Olympic Committee, Ambassa-stiil vacant in the main Olympic
sent a frantic plea to selectors dor Yu Tsune-chl insisted the basketball tournament. whole matter was still under Yu went to Bologna for a after a meeting
at Cardiff last
which discussion,
talk with William Jones, the Saturday
both Otto Mayer, IOC Chancellor, British Secretary-General of the Symonds and Miss Edwards de sald in Lausanne earlier that International Basketball Federa- lealed swimmers chosen
Chinese athletes | tion. Nationalist "must compete in the Olym- pies under the name of the territory from which they come... Taiwan or Formosa, Ambassador Yu said Mayer's statement was "premature."
At Leicester; Glamorgan heat Leicestershire by eight wickets. Leicestershire 74 and 262 (D. Kirby 87). Glamorgan 296 and 41 for Lwo. Glamorgan 14
Sheffield: Match AL
drawn. Yorkshire 198 and 140 for nine declared. South Africans 103 and 91 for four,
points, New York, Aug. 9. Today's baseball results in- cluded:
Olympics. We strictly forbid Washington
the use of them, but of course Kansas City we allow vitamins, as used by
other countries.”
The Soviet Union, which won 98 medals, including 37 gold, in
At Manchester: Match drawn. 2 Lancashire 249 and 257 for one declared (A. Wherton 85, G.
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the Melbourne Olympics in Chicago 1968, is making its biggest ever Pittsburgh bid this time and is sending a team of more than 300 athieles | St Louis
19 events in Philadelphia to take part in Rome.--Reuter,
draw
South Africans
with Yorkshire
Sheffield, Aug. 9.
Yorkshire's match with the South African touring cricketers faded into a draw on the third and
A
final day here today.
Yorkshire victory had
Springboks Adcock
Bowling Analysis
seemed on the cards at one
the stage, when were set 236 in 200 minutes to Pothecary win, But the tourists turned McKinnon down the challenge after losing Tayfield John Walte and Sid OʻLinn for |
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2
22 26 5 52
Assurances
Pullar 125 not out). Kent 178
The envoy said he and two and 189 for two (P. Richardson Olympic officials of Nationalist 84 not out, C. Cawdrey 55 not China were discussing the matter out). Lancashire four points. here with organisers of the At Portsmouth; Hampshire | Rome Olympic Games, Athasza- beat Gloucestershire by 10 dor Yu said some officinis in wickets, Gloucestershire 220 Rome had given assures that and 180
Chinese athletes (T. Graveney 40, D. Nationalist
ilve Shuckleton
for 41). would be allowed to partici- Hampshire 230 for eight de-pate as representatives of the clared and 73 for no widget, Republic of China..
Though the Games are still Hampshire 12 points,
weeks off, the more than two
was assuming some question urgency because a pre-Olympit basketball tournament is to open in Bologna on Saturday,
Nationalist China is one of 18
At Weston-Super-Mare; Match drawn. Warwickshire 241 and 247 for two declared, (W. Stewart 67 not out, ML Smith 116 not out). Somerset 247 and 161 for eight (A. Boig 44). Somerset two points,
Ai Leyton: Derbyshire beat Essex by 46 runs. Derbyshire 232 and 253 for nine declared
(C. Lee 92 not out, W. Green- anith Ave for 47). Essex 145 und 296 (G. Barker. 80, G. Smith 84. K.
U.S. Eastern
Tennis
Taylor 65). Championships
Derbyshire 12. points.
At Lord's: Royal Air Force beat the Army by 56 runs. 4 Royal Air Force 129 and 207 for six declared (H. Langridge 273, B. Ree 43, J. Hardstaff 78, not out), Army 161 and secondly 179,-Reuter.
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South Africans
23
0
only eight runs to the lively D. J. McGlew not out .... pace of Mike Cowan. Then, J. H. E. Waite c Turner b with only 26 runs up in an hour,
they also lost Ponhecery
Cowan
and S. O'Linn e Binks b Cowan
McLean with the total at 47. J. E. Pothecary b Turner
On a rain-affected wicket, į
R. A. McLean Binks
Turner
Springbok captain Jackle P. R. Carlstein not out
McGlew and Peter Carlstein
played carefully to 31 for four
by the close after Yorkshire's firel
ngsinst victory Springboks since 1961 seemed Dassible,
the
4-47.
McGlew, farely attempting to 50 score, batted two hours
minutes for 28.
Close
Earlier, Yorkshire, 98
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Sports Diary
TO-DAY Tconds Men's "C" Division league fland between CRC (1) and CCC (2) at HKCC, 6.30 pm.
Bow's 1st Division: PC v
Taikoo
Meeting
soptation meeting at CAAF Bldg., p.m.
TO-MORROW Golf
South Orange, Aug, 9. The men's seedings held up solidly, but the women's took a beating today in second round action of the Eastern Grass Court Tennis Championships at Orange Lawn Tennis Club.
Hard and Darlene
Janet Hopps, the two top U.S. stars in the tournament and ranked Now. 2 and 5 nationally, both bowed to 17-year-old foes. Miss Hard bowed to Nancy Richey, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Carole Caldwell beat Miss Hopps, 6-2, 7-5.
'Not correct'
A spokesman for the Bologna organisers said on Tuesday the Chinese team would be referred to as the Talwan squad.
Rome
for
Henry Dixon, president of the Amateur Bwimming Association and Alt Price, former Olympic with selectors to put the pair on team manager, both pleaded
the tearn.
athletes
Insisting on the development suggested that the Communists of the individual rother than were worried about the importance of * large coming to Rome from the Com- country capable of taking the munist world. Lon's share
shared between the United, States and the Soviet Unio medis, which certainly will be
who represent the communlat
of the
means and not an end".
Olympic
Ya mid this was not cor- rect, that no decision Was
But later, selectors announced and capitalist camps of the made in Bologna and that the another name for the diving world, the suntanned athletic- whole matter hinged on the team-Peter Squires, British looking priest energetically talks in Rome,
springboard diving champlon-insisted that sport WON A The controversy may be AP, thrashed out when the Interna- tional Olympic Committee meets in Rome, starting on Aug, 19.
Russia is expected to demand exit of the Nationalists in fav- our of the Chinese Communists, who do not belong to the com- mittee and are not entered in the Rome Games-AP.
HK nominates seven for
Asian All-Stars soccer team
Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 9. The Asian Football Confedera-
ilon
the today announced names of 57 players from 12
which countries from
the Aslan All-Stars soccer team to Lour Europe will be selected,
These namés were submitted by member countries for inclu- sion in trial matches to select the All-Stars team.
Ал AFC official said be nominations had been received from Indonesia, Israel, Thailand and Iran.
Maria
Wimbledon champion
Bueno loses to Sandra Reynolds
́Hamburg, Aug. 9. Sandra Reynolds of South Africa beat Wimbledon champion Maria Bueno of Brazil today 7-5, 8-6 to win the women's singles title of the German tennis championships.
“Often athletes,...,- including some from countries doeninal- ed by communiam, make the sign of the crom before and after a game," L'Osservatore said in an editorial.
CARTOONS
For more than a week the Communist organ L/Unita hos carried daily attacks on the Roman Catholic Church. It charged that the Vatican, un- der the guise of giving athletes religious education, piauned to spread anti-Communist and pro-Western progaganda.
The charge was picked up by Moscow Radio.
LUnita also has carried al- most daily cartoons trying to ridicule "religious assistance to athletes." One, called the "Diving Priests," showed two priests diving into the water with an
Olympic swimmer. Asher dived, they held a towel over
her body to supplement the
meagre covering supplied by her bathing suit,
Olymple officials and Vatican circles had, informally denied
Miss Bueno left the court in 130-all with the Brazilian girl the Communist changes in the
tears after her defeat in a one-serving.
past but the editorial in Out of step for a mornent, Miss hour battle against the South
L'Osservatore constituted the Africam girl whom she had Bueno lost her service and Mas first real reply from the Vatican beaten in the Wimbledon final. Reynolds won the set. With the AP
Miss Bueno later explained | heel sching more and more, Miss she had been handicapped by Bueno weakened visibly and lost an inflamed heel tendon that the match and title bid to the caused her much pain.
South African.
Painful heel
Nicola Pieirangell of Haly won the men's singles tille, defeating Jan Erik Lundquist of Sweden 6-8, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, The sure, deep-hitting Italian beat Lundquist in 85 minutes of hard play.
Mixed doubles
BASKETBALL WIN FOR GREECE
Athens, Aug. §. The Greek national basket- ball team defeated the Filipino team 78 points to B2 after lead- ing 39-34 at half-time here today.
..
The first match between the
In spite of her painful heel, India heads the list with the Brazilian girl showed a of tennis nine nominations followed by brilliant display Korea and Vietnam with eight with well-placed smashes, Ane Total (for four wkts) 91
The men's play was on the each, Hongkong and Pakistan baseline drives and stops.
Yet, several of Miss Reynolds at routine side. Australian cham seven each, Formosa Ave, Burma
unanswered Japan three, Malaya, precise lobs went Wicketfalls:
1-4, 2-8; $-39, KBGC 5.30 p.m.
here, four, Third Divion: HERC V KBGC, pion Rod Laver, No.
In the third and last contest two national beams was won by defeated John Hammill of South Singapore and Ceylon two each simply because her opponen!
could not run after them. of the tournament, Sandra Rey- Greece yesterday by the score and the Philippines one, Africa, 8-6, 6-3, The No. 2 Bowling Analysis
Hongkong Chinese Football As-seed, Ron Holmberg of the US.
In the first set, Miss The first of a series of trials
Bueno nolds and Jan Vermaak of South of 83 to 68-AFF. OMR
for selection of the All-Stars was irritated by what appeared Africa won the mixed doubles 14
breezed past William Hoogs, Jr,
of the referee titk, defeating the Australian-
·U.S. B-1, 6-3. Australian Bob team will be played here on a misjudgment
Two sides from nine who ruled valid a backhand German combination of Edda Children's Golf! Medal Compell-Mark, No. 3 in the draw, trim- Monday.
Don Candy 7-5, tion at Deep Water Hay, 8 am med Martin Releen, U.S., 8-7, countries currently competing in drive by Miss Reynolds which Buding and
Mecing
0-3 and Mike Franks U.S., the the Merdeka Aaniversary Soccer Miss Bueno and many spectators 6-2.
The 31-year-old Candy, Hongkong Badminton Association meeting. 31, St George's Blog, 6.90 No, 4 seed, ousted J. Woolven Tournament will be named on thought had gone out. Miss
Bueno was leading then 5-4 at mally, a strong doubles player, of Britain, 6-3, 6-4—AP. Saturday for the match-AP.
appeared to be the weakest of the four. After the first set, he and Mies Buding were no match for the well-coordinated Reynolds-Vermask tean.
for Cowen seven overnight in their second Illingworth innings, declared at their lunch D. Wilson score of 149 for nine after ral Ter
had stopped play
This, with their first innings
108;
gave them a formidable
advantage over the Springbooks,
who needed to make amends
for a first innings 103..
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Final scores
FIRST INNINGS Yorkshire: 198
South Africana: 109 SECOND INNINGS
(Overnight 93 for seven)
W. Wilson not out
D. Wilson b Pothecary cere
1
J. G. Blades e sub & Pothe-
eary
M. J. Cowan pot out
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Delany to run for Ireland
Dublin, Aug. 10, Ron Delany, winner of the 3,500 metres at the 1958 Olymple Games, is named for the 800 and 1,500 metres in the Republic of Ireland a team for the Rome Olymples,
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