Herb Elliott
THE CHINĂ MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1960.
LYMPIC TORCH ????
I EXPECT 11
'GOLDS' FOR
AUSTRALIA
Every Olympic Games brings its share of upsets, but here is my forecast of the destination of 11 gold medals:~~~
ROWING. Singles Sculls: Stuart Mackenzie, second in 1956, four times Henley Dia- mond Sculls winner.
Jun
SWIMMING.-Men's 100 and 1,500 Metre Freestyle; Konrads. Proble
Konrads will swim the golden way
By BRUCE WELCH
Leading sports writer for the influential
Melbourne newspaper, The Age
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Get up to date for the opening of the XVII Olympiad at Rome on August 2
The Olympic Torch series is designed to show you what the rest of the world is doing
Australia, America, and Russia won most gold medals in the last Olympics. This time watch for a big chal lenge from Germany and Japan.
So a star sports com mentator from each of The above countries will enlighten you daily about bis athletes."
Today Bruce Welch sums up Australia. Look out for Kart Adolf Scherer on GERMANY Tomorrow.
The fleet-footed blondes and water babies who gained Australia 13 gold medals at Melbourne in 1956 Agoin spearhead Qur Olympic challenge at Rome. Some of them are past their best, but this time they have Twenty-two-year-old Elliott seven gold medals in the last two the backing of is still the world record-holder three of modern 30sec. sport's greatest discoveries.
and
for the 1,500 metres with 3min.
The cold, wintry conditions have hampered our team's pre-} parations and even our swim- ❘ mers have not been able to get the cx : training they in wanted.
Yet 1 again look to our team of 230 athletes to finish third behind America and Russia on the medals list.
Olympics.
A REPORT FROM THE IRON CURTAIN
Page
NO SUCH THING AS A PROFESSIONAL
ATHLETE IN
RUSSIA
They are all state-trained, state-supported sportsmen
Moscow, Aug. 14.
By WILL GRIMSLEY
(Will Grimsley of the Associated Press, one of America's outstanding sports spriters, has visited the Soviet Union to report on Russian preparatione for the Olympic Games os part of the AP's special prè÷Olympic sports coverage. Follow- itig is the last of a series of exclusive"articles" in which Grimsley describes the development and training of Soviet athletes).
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Mustachioed 'Albert Azaryan, they usually shrug and say with
Suppose that America sent a team to the Rome
Olympics this month which included Wilt 91, winner of a gymnastle gold a smile: Chamberlain and Paul Petit in basketball, medal at Melbourne, was for
"Oh, Yuri, why, he is a post- Floyd Patterson and Archie Moore in boxing years a blacksmith. Now he is
а post-gradinite stider graduate studentIgor and and Antoning Roces in wrestling.
Weight-lifter Alexi Medvedev Peter, ah, they're the same. One Visualise this and you get an idea of the kind of was a carpenter. Now he's a thousand roubles a
Jost-grad student drawing 1,000 AP. competition the Americans face in the Soviet roubles a month.
Union, a strong favourite again for overall team honours.
Glvi Kurtezia is a 30-year-old light-heavyweight wrestler. He turned coach for two yenus.
Here behind the Iron Curtain | professional American, sports Now he is back on the Olympic there is no such thing as a pro- can be only a sideline. Soon he team. The Russlary have found fessional athlete, in the sense must go on to greater respota simple answer to the problem the Americans know the term.sibility,
of professionalism. They just There are only sportsmen, They are state-trained and
For the Russian, sports offer ignore it. state-
of Prestige, security, a firm place Pat supported, although most and
them hold jobs. They have one in the Soviet way of life. There need to seek further. driving aim:
more is no honours and giery for the Soviet Sportsmen are the wast of the land. They keep competing until Their muscles sag and their re- flexes dull,
Betty Cuthbert Duggan, in the 100 and 200 metres, and Norman Thrower (80 metres hurdles) form a fonnidable trio. ·
BETTY CUTHBERT won both This sprints et Melbourne, your she has clocked 10.4 see. for the 100 yards and a world record 23.2ec. for the 120 yards.
FAT in their
So I rate Australio as certain to gain at least 11 gold medals, look to the incredible swimming kids Jon and fisa Konrads and distance runner Herb Ellott to star Men's Medley Relay:irst bid for Olympic tame,
Devitt term-John (freestyle), Terry Gathercole (breaststroke), Neville Hayes (butterly), John Monckton or David Theile (bachtstroke). All current or former world record holders.
Women's 100 Meiras Free style: Dawn Fraser, 22, worid record holder, 60.25cc., set in 110-yard winning Australian
title, February. Won this event in 1956.
Women's 400-Metre Freestyle: lisa Konrads,
Ian
Cycling, Tandem Browny, iron man of the win-
partner Geoff Smith, 17.
JON KONRADS, sill only 12, but the holder of seven world BETTY...SHE'S
records, must be hot favourite for the 400 und 1,500 moires freestyle evaILS.
He holds the world records
for both events, 4min, 15.9sec. for the 400 metres and 17min. 11see, for 1,500 metres.
ILṢA KONRADS, 16, must surely take the 400 metres free style. She holds the world re- cord with the wonderful time of 4min. 45.4sec.
ning 1956 combination, and new ELLIOTT..
HE'S SUPERBLY FIT
YACHTING.-Flying Dutch-
and
man Class: Rolly Tasker Lan Palmer, winners of world title in 1958.
ATHLETICS—Women's
100
and 200 Metres: Betty Cuthbert, Men's 1,500 Metres: Herb Ellioll
I also think we will pick up two or three more gold medals from the following rho place medallists at work.
ате
100-
SWIMMING. - Men's Meire Freestyle: Representa- tives fram-Current world re- cord holder, John Devitt, 23, winner Australian 110-Yard title, February, 55.45, 1958 gold metallist--Jon Henricks, and
Geoff Shipton, with 55.9 best for 110 yards.
Men's 400 and 1,500 Metres Freestyle; Murray Rose, 21, winner 1956, best times, 4-22.2
and 17-40.2.
Women's 100-Metre Butterfly: Dawn Frecer, won Australian
at the
HERB ELLIOTT, well known to British spectators for his great running
Empire Games, has completely regained tris fitness. His best time for the mile this year is 3min. 59.2sec., but he is confiders of trimming that to stride away from the Continental challengers in the 1,500 metres,
PRE-OLYMPIC BASKETBALL
Bologna, Aug. 15. Poland beat Greece by one point in their Pool D pre- Olymple basketbali tournament game here today,
The final score was 77 to.76, refecting a close game that was tied at the half-time, 30 to 36.
The Chinese Nationalist team from Formosa tonight defeated
110-Yard tile, Fubruary, 1-10.8. Sudan by 84-67. The squad Men's 4 x 200-Metre Free-trom Formosa was leading 37-32 1yle Relay: Probably Jon Fuse, Jon Konals, Murray Henrile, John Devitt,
Women's 4 x 100-Melre Free- style Relay: Probably Down Fras, isa Konrads, Lorraine Crapp, Alsa Colquhoun,
at half-time.
Czechoslovakia beat
leading 64-52 after half-time.
Spain 26-21 at
STANDINGS
Group A
in 02.2. Best last season, 63.0.
Belgium Canada Germany
Terry Gathercole, world re-
cord holder, 2-36.5. Empire
Men's 100 Metre Backstroke, -Divld Theile, 22, fourth-year medical student, won in 1956
haider 220 yards (2m 17.9s),
Spain
Group B
A. 10.4 GIRL
We Australians are jealous of our high place in world sport honour of being the and the most successful nation per head of population in 1956. Our 1980 fear will make a tremendous effort to retain their honour.
We have more world cham- plons and record-holders than a
any stage in history and if the Games were in Melbourne again
or
summer season, I would con-
dently expect 20 gold medals. Our swimmers won eight "golds" in 1956 and they should again BR
Dair women athletes have collected
14
way
DUGGAN surprised Betty to win the Australien 100 yards title in 10.6sce, and there will still be a challenge from the 1958 Empire Gmes dual champion Marlene Matthews.
hurdles record at 10.6sec.
Union,
to win
More mature
The Soviet athletes, har -- dened
by and conditioned years of intense training, are on the whole, much mare mature than the American stars they face from the other side of the Atlantic.
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Lazlo Papp of Hungary won three Olympic gold medals as s boxer. In a western country. he would have been signed by pro promoters before he got to his second Olympits,
Full attention
Post-graduates
Most of the star athletes are post-graduates regardless of age or previons schooling. As such, they draw a stipend which is belter than the
of salary
most factory workers, doctors of lawyers, The stipend is money in the pocket. There are other areas of revenue, including expenses.
The Russians realise their sportsmen are, in
effect, sub- sidiked. Yet they know they operate within the letter of the law. They dely the inter-
do anything about it.
That is natural. When
The Soviet system enables fighter like Patterson, i tormer star athletes to devote their NORMA THROWEƐ, bronze Oympic champion, raches cer- full attention to sports without tignal Olympic Commitee to
security, There edallist in 1956, still cotain stature, he turns protes-concern over
top basketball players, swim-gian athletes were subsidised
There is nothing wrong with holder of the world 60 metres sinal. The same lures entice have been complaints that Rus
mers and divers. This meals but the system has passed top giving a stipend to our post-
taken by Olympic scrutiny. Apart from swimming and their places must
graduate students," said Kon- "In Communism), athletics we
every stantin Andrianov, chairman of ar newer, younger talent, should make
thing is impression in rowing, cycling,
government- the Soviet Olympic Committee. controlled," says Avery Bruin- "Americans give scholarships to and yachting
dare, American president
of their
football players-what is International Olympia the difference?" Committer. "What can we do about ii?"
We have hopes in hockey, equestrian, and pentathion, but lack of international experience will handloop our enters in
other sports,
This is all confusing to the Russians, who are unfamiliar with such problems.
"I don't understand why you
keep sending new athletes into the Olympics," said one Russlan
ahletic star. "It seems it would be much better if you used the sportsmen on the team before,
the
When ล Soviet athleis reaches international stature, it
a
Andrianov is asking that the 100 write more realistic amateur law,
The Russian athletes them -
TOMORROW: Certainly they should profit by a common practies to make selves take the sitation in good
GERMANY
Four D. Jones JONES SITS FOR
BY MADDOCKS
IS THAT ME?
BUT THAT'S NOT
MY HAT.
VINCENT AND HAS
HIS PORTRAIT PRINTED
NO, THERE'S
NO FEELING
IN THAT TRIANGULAR THING OF
YOURS
FERDINAND
3
NANCY
Group C
Yugoslavia
Group D
Poland
3
2
Switzerland Greece
- AP.
Men's 100 Metre Breaststroke. Thailand
Games champion 1958. Best Czechoslovakia this your, 2.43.
Women's Medley ·Relay. - Taiwan Dawn Fraser (freestyle), Rose-Surinam intry Lassig (breaststroke), Sudan Both world record holders. Gergajmia Becicett (back- stroke). Jan Andrew (butter-Hungary fly).
Austria Women's Breaststroke.-Rose- mary Lessig, 2-55.7 test, will Britain
fimprove. Bronze medallist.
Men's 200 Metre Butterfly. Neville Hayes, 16, world record Israc
Also place medals likely in
women's 100-metre freestyle Austraila from Ilsa Konrads: women's 400-metre freestyle, Dawn
Fraser; men's 100 more back- stroke, John Monckton.
*
title 52ft 11in, wind-assisted best 5311 in.
Cycling 1,000 metres sprint: Ron Baensch, all-round theck
ATHLETICS. Women's 80 champion, Lutored by late
Metre Hurdles. Normt Thrower. Russell Mockridge's coach, Jack
Men's 10,000 XXères; Dave Fitzgerald.
pon, best six miles Wm 52.8s.: better than 1958 eight which Allan Lawrence, Bronze medal was third. Won Australian Uitle
in imla 54C. 1st 1956..
-
Men's 6,000 Mejra; Albert BOXING. Light heavy Thanas, world two and three- weltht: Tony Madigan, 1958 mile and 13m 32.49 three miles Empire champion
mile record holder, ran 3m 58.8s
last searon. Lawrence also
PENTATHLON. Team's
medal hope with US indoor besi tally 13,799 points.
three-mile 'record, 13m 28.4s.
Women's Long Jump; Sylvia Mitchell, 20ft 4in best.
Women's High Jump: Helen
CANOEING-Kayak Singles; Phillp Coles, did 4min 85sge
on 1958 Olymple course (win- ning time 1958; 4-12,8).
Frith, 5ft 8in., Empire record Kayak puits; Barry Stuart- Dopis Green, 3-46.8 on 1958
holder.
Men's Hop, Step and Jump:course (3,40.8)-benda Exe John "Baguley, “win Australión Diels Service,
Power, 31, 1958 Engire Games
six mile and manathan cham-
ROWING.-Eights: Crew
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CLUNK
SO I DECIDED TO CHANGE IT ON DEAR IKABOD IS ABOUT
NANCY---WANT TO BUY A RAFFLE TICKET ?--- ONLY A PENNY
THE PRIZE IS A CLOTHES DRYER
BRICK BRADFORD
is
BRICK AND ENGINEE WHER MOVE THE SECTION OF SPACE PLATFORM WITH THE SOME ATTACHED TO IT INTO THE AIR LOCK.
O.K.
TUL HOLD ITI YOU OPEN THE OUTER DOOR!
the experience."
Ideally, that is so. Practically. it is impossible. To the non-
CLUNK
CLUNK
IS THAT YOU
HELLO
IKARZOD
HEY, NANCY.**
him a post-graduate student in physical culture. As sich, he is paid 800 to 1,000 rubles (£35 to £45 a month),
YETH, AND I'VE GONE AND DONE IT AGAIN!
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
YOU WON
пре
IT'S RELEASED! AS SOON AS TAS POOR VIS OPEN I'LL HELD" YOU DUMP IT!
OUR SAFETY LINES ARE FASTENEDY LETS GIVE THIS THINS A RIDE!
ERNIE
By Paul Norris
Humour,
When they are nailed dowTI on the subject of occupation,
SWBLAD
month."
BRIAN HEWSON
Britain adds
Brian Hewson,
Arthur Rowe to
Sheaffer's Olympic team
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Just the weather for Rowntree's JELLIES
As always-
ILFORD
Best
Brian
London, Aug. 15.
Hewson, the Injured European 1,500 metres cham- pion, was today 'added to the Brlish Olymple track and field team as an 800-metre
runner.
Hewson had been ordered by the British team authorities to run on Saturday in a meeting at the White City Stadium despite the fact the tall athlete had an Injured calf muscle. Hewson ran fith in a field of five but turned in two even-paced laps in the 800 metres to finish in
1:50,1.
The command appearance order to Hewson evoked a storm of complaint from British sports writers who expressed belief Hewson was good enough for the team anyway and should not be forced to risk the danger serious leg injury in an unneces- sary race,
Also added today to the Bri- tish Olympic track team was another European champion, shot putter Arthur Rowe,
Others named to fill out the squad to 45 men and 18 women were!
Men: Britain Kent-Smith 1,500 metres: Robert Birrell, 110 hur dles; Chris Goudge, 400 metres hurdles; M. J. Palmer, 3,000 metres steeplechase; A. Johnson, (50 kilometre walk.
Women: F.. M. Slaap, higir Jump: P. A. Nulting, 80 metres hurdles H. J. Hiscock, 200 metrés and 4 x 100 metres relay; E. A. Jenner, 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres rday.—AP.
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