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THE CHINA' MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1960.
SPORTS PICTORIAL
ABOVE LEFT: F. R. Kermani of Kowloon Cricket Club who first won the Colony lawn bowls open singles title two years ago gained his second success in the event last Saturday the Anal by 21-18. Photo shows F. R. when he beat W. Chambers of Kowloon Dock In Kermani (left) and W. Chambers before the match.
ABOVE RIGHT: Some of the prize-winners at the Hongkong Life Guard's Afth annual From left they are: swimming gala at the Victoria Park swimming pool last Wednesday. Minnen Tang-Kwan-yuk, Doris Ki, Esther Kf (women's individust okampion) and Laa Wing- ring,China Mail photos,
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Herb Elliott, the Olymple clumplon, who was told by his doctor he was over-racing,
· can a floodlit mile in 3 mins 37 sees last week, and drew Britain's Gordon Pirió into his first four-minute mile.
'Elliott's millo, his 16th under four minutes aud the fastest in the world for two years. came as a shattering surprise to the 15,000 crowd. The previous evening, siling Elliott had confessed after fiulshing fourth in an 880-yard, roce that he had spola before the eyes and was suffering from a stomach upset. Yet ha sil!l döelded to run although his doctor suggested he needed a rest from the track.
An even greater surprise was to see Pirie, Britain's gold medal hope who failed so miserably over 8,000 and 10,000 metres in Rome, coming home in 3 mins 59.9 sees — the first four minute mlla of his 20-year career-then I rrepressibly stating: "I can run the mile faster
Photo shows Gordon Pirin (third in 3 mins 59.9 secs), Herb Elliott (firat in $ mins 57 ancs árid Rhodesla's Terry · Sullivan - (second in 3 mins 50,8 secs).—London Express photo.
he 1960 local socere season opened last Saturday with Tung Wah, use of the top favourites fur this year's first division honours, scoring an easy 4-1 win over the RAF, Photo shows RAF goalkeeper Bavis succeeding in stopping dangerous header by Tung Wob's Lo Kwok-la.—China Mall photo.
week in the match One that England didn't get last between England Under-23's and a Danish XI. Terry Paine bits u post with the Danish defence beaten. England's youngsters wen 3-1.
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