THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1961.
BOOKS AND SPORT
OLYMPIC FLAME MAY BE
TAKEN TO TOKYO OVER
THE ANCIENT SILK ROAD
Tokyo. Japanese officials want to bring the Olympic torch from Athens to Tokyo for the 1964 Olympic Games along the ancient Silk Road which crosses China.
The 6,200-mile route was proposed by Mr Michio Ito, a Japanese theatrical producer, who will arrange the opening and closing ceremonies for the Tokyo Games.
the
of
Japanese Ofeials Olympic Committee say that the Silk Road route, at this stage of preparatlouis, is still mainly just an idea. No decision on whether it is possible to carry the flame
and oft
would
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Desert, Taklamakau: Desert.
The route as it crossed the Taklamakar: Desert to Turfan,
How to become champions -and successful duffers
By CHARLES STEPHEN
How has the United States produced so many world champion athletes? One secret of their success is that, unlike most other countries, they scientifically select many of their potential star performers.
Champions moy be born i rather than made. But how many hors champions come to realise their full potential? All too often, great stars of athletics discover their capabilities by chonce rather than design,
Not so in the United States. There, most colleges and Uni-
select athletes studying their physique as well us performance and a student of ù certain build will often be
the and Professor Yajiro Sakato, of Shizuoka University, whu fed an inal expedition to the Pamirs descend
year, have been invited by the
Riveversities then pus Organising Committee to
their options on the best route for the flume.
down into Aust in China. From here, the torch could be carried
vla to Pekle! then Kanchow, Kather
overland from the Mehterran
will be renched. ean to Tokyo until June. In the mean time. they will continue to relevant information,
The biggest problem, they think, will be to get permis- China sion from Communist which, at present, is not a member of the International Olymple Committee,
If the Silk Road route proves Impracticable, alternate
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by
Nun and Games preparations recommended to concentrate an
across to Pyongyang in North Korer, Senul, in South Koren, and across the Korean Straits to Kyushu, in southern Japan. The last stage. of the route
torch bring the wouk! through Japon to Tokyo.
up
A Japan will be the first Aston country to set as host to the Care, some offietals con- the lane should sidered that pass through as many neigh- bouring Asian countries as pos sible. To do this, and use the Silk Road route as well, would
routes Used by Marco Polo cen enrrying the flame south
will be considered taking the torch down along the Red Sea from the Mediterranean, neroas the Indian Ocean then up the shores of the Pacific Ocean, through a score of Asian coun itles.
It has been calculated that runners' would need a ver bring the torch along the Sk Road. Most of the running would have to be done at night
lo escape 11 temperatures: during the day.
The route
Mr Michlo Ita suggested that the torch could be car- ried by horses, camels, jeeps across even helicopters and
in the more rugged terrain
In some areas, Central Asia.
Itto Southeast Asia to include auch Countries us Thailand, Bama and Vietnam.
are
a certain event.
While there
always mafnhle exceptions, a very definite link exists between
British-bred
coll wins at
New York's
·
100
있었다
certain physical types certain athlette events. Now two
American athletics experts, Jesse Morlen- sea and John Cooper, discuss such ways of selecting formers in a beautifully pro- duced coaching book-Tynck and Field: For Coach uncl Athlete" (Prentice-Hall Inter- national Inc. 30s.),
Points
par-
Here are some of the points help which may they make
to decide pil some youngsters which event to concentrate:
440 yards-"The extremely focky, short INviduals ure not usually successful....most Guccessful perfonners are thin,
800
wiry, and of average height,"
yards Tall, long- tegged runners with
good 880 speed may become
men'
1964 opening meeting at a
in Tokyo, the Olymple Or- ganising Committee has select- ed 16 sites for the 18 events on the programme for the Gaines. Plans for
marathon, cycling and eques-
had 1rian events
not been finalised by
All February,
and
New York, Mar. 20. Merry Ruler, a British-bred col, fook the lead at the head uf the homestretch today went on to capture the $28,500 Swift Stakes
as the earliest, New York ever opened at
racing season the Aqueduct.
ection."
дустаке
Mlle--"The ideal miler is slightly built individual wiss lause striding, running
Long-distance "Participants ATE nonnaly the smaller
unners n the track team."
ous emount of research remains to be done before such psyclin- togical ideas could be reasonably upplied to the selection of top athletes.
Slace ninety-nine people out of a hundred have no pro- spect of becoming a champion of any kind, there will per- haps be wider readership for the work of another American, Henry McLemore, who given advice on "How to Be a Successful Duffer."
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He writes: "A true duller always will be a duffer. Lessons from professionals do him lite good. He will curry that loop in his buckswing, that flyswatter service, to his grave.
The library shelves of the nation are over-rum with learn- ed books on how to become a champion by improving your ร้oงาว,
The real Juffer bas tie form and couldn't improve if he did
'Too old'
"As fer becoming a champion Champions you can't fool us, are harder to make than trees, To begin with, they must have great natural ability and early start.
a caravan of trucks would be needed to follow the runners with water, to provide them food and medical supplies.
the suk
are expected other facilities Marco Polo, used the
completed
Pole vault--"Rope climbers, between to be Road in the 19th century during
parollet specialiste And March and October of 1863, his excursiors into Central Asin,
plans for longest and richest Outlining the
Kymnastics apparatus per- He took four years to open the
village.
Committer
formers in general are a sourco le route between Rome and Olymple
a potential performers,” Peleng Later, the development oficials say that the quarters be able to accommodate
Discs "Boys with Professor Hko Matsuda, of
long of sea transport made it obsolete. will
female male and 1,500
A crowd of 44,119 turned out Waseda University in Tokyo,
Mr Ito inks that the fact 0.500
arms and considerable weight. athletes. Plans include such under blue skies with tem-should That the leading of
tu 0120
bc encouraged oki SUK Japan's
Rund, which
post office, bank, peratures in the mid-40's. They attempt this event." authorities 1511 Central Asimis ove linked East and West, and services as a
customs office, are department, iw merry ruler stave off a hisic
not been used for aries at War clinic, motion
to thess Many picture theatre closing rush by Mrs Samuel Le rules
exceptions coma to mind, but since ancient thnes, Is
symbolic
Frank's Stan The Man. Four of the peaceful Olymple spirit, and press centre,
athletics tracks,
generally they are a fair guide. Okinawa was the first of the practice grounds for jumping, Slan
However, I feel the authors are "Mosi The Man, named
Aly-casting islands in the Pacific to ask to
treading on thin ice when they learned the rudiments by cast- throwing and putting the shot, Laseball player Stan Muuial, be included in the relay route five football felds, five hotkey was half a length
To link cuck chind the
psychological ing into the goldfish bowl from the one is brought up the Heide, three swimming pools, winner Lut 24 angths in front
factors to certain events.
their bassinels. Anyone who is Pactic. Mr Masaji Tabata, the
gymnasia, 25 small of the third horse, Leonard P.
For example, of the 880 yards old enough to read is too old to mayor of Naha, Okinawa > gymnasia
they write: "Boys who are not | start becoming a champion,“ and 18 volleyball Sasso's Clobeniaster, to capital, made the request
inclined extremely Socially practice courts will surround the Organising athletes' quarters. Japan's Olympic
came here
trac
has
and APPORTaphy, the roule as follows: From Greece,
the Turch would cross the Mediterranese Teheran, then over a highway desert, the
to Bugdad and continue east
OUPONS
Middle East 11 welts and 10 Sambakand, an East-West trading
pi elines,
important
centre.
The route would then cross! Committee when he the difficult 15,000-foot Puur in February. Plateau to Kushgar med desvend j cestward between the Tienshen Mountains which stretch from the Pumir Platesu to the Clo
diretor
Dr Hiteshi Kiara, of the Nations) Hereditary Research Institute who visited the Mille East a few years ago
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+tYmir champlon horseshar plicher probably started pitch- ing pory shoes when he st wore three-cornered pants, and your gulf champlon undoubtedly could put backspin on his milk bottle.
experts.
for may be successful. A boy whe McLemore makes his witty likes to play team games has a observations in "Esquire's The harder time adjusting to running distance races than one who has the opposite traits."
Globemaster, purchased
was yearling, $80,000
of 1901, making his first start and was the 3 to 2 favourite. He took third place by a neek Farm's Jets May over the Nonerist Pat,-AP.
Oleints say that Japan's plat for the Olympic sites will be submitted to the International Olymple Committee when it mects in Athens In Reuter.
Four D. Jones THE MAJOR BLOWS HIS POP ALL
BY MADDOCKS
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YOU SHALL, BOTH
SUFFER, EGAD? YOU
SHALL SUFFER
DON'T LOOK NOW BUT HE'S GOING TO
BLOW HIS TOP
VEAH, DIG THAT CRAZY WAR-DANCE, MAN
ME BLOOD
IS UP
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BEFORE YOU DO SOME-MARIEU
THING YOU MAY
REGRET
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