THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1936.
LOVELOCK'S SUPERB AND THRILLING To Win One Of The Greatest Races Ever Run
GREATER AND
GREATER
OLYMPIC DEEDS
PHOTOGRAPH TO DECIDE WINNER OF WOMEN'S
80 METRES
Berlin, Aug. G.
Another Day of great achievements in the World Olympic
Ganics.. Records topple
Lovelock stupefies world with
an amazing performance in 1,500 metres.
"field" in history in record time
beats greatest Donald Finley, star British hurdler nosed out of victory in 400 metres final by record- A. C. K. Brown, breaking Forrest Towns of America England's leading quarter-miler qualifies for 400 metres final. Japan Joined by Roberts and Godfrey Rampling, compatriots.. marks up her first victory of the Games with a record Hop, Step and Jump.
OLYMPIC RESULTS SUMMARY
RECORDS STILL
TOPPLING
Berlin, August 65. Here is the latest summary of Jesults at Bar World Olympic Games as sent by United Press.
110 METRES HURDLES (SEMI FINALS)
Heat L-Forrest Towns (U.S.A.
41.1 seconds (new Olym- ple record)
Krick Lidman (Sweden) John Thornton. (Britain)
Heat 2-Donald (inlay (Britain)
14.5
Fred Pollard (U.S.A.) Lawrence' O'Conner (Canada)
HO METRES HURDLES (FINAL)
1. Forrest Towns (U.S.A.) 14.2
(tying official world's record)
2. Donald Finlay (Great Britain) -3.—Fred-Pollard-(U.S.A.).
400 METRES (QUARTERS-FINALS)
Ifrat
William Roberts (Britain) 47.7 seconds...
Smallwood
Harold
(U.S.A.)
Mario Lagzi (Italy)
05% Haberto po And t enth massailable records are going nverbenrsi every day and athletic fent- arez astonishing the warld na rach day events bring the end of the | Olympic Games nearer and nearer,
Easily the clmest race ever run by women in an Olympie contest was stem in the H0 metres final, when the first three finishers clocked 11.7 seconils to rgtrå) the existing Olymple record.
The result was a case of inches, i and photographs had to be used to determine the placings!
LOVELOCK RETIRING 7 Stewart Cameron, United Presn special correspondent, in deserthing the 1,500 metres Anal said Jack Love- lock, the New Zealander who recently twice kist mile race to S.C. Wooder
on the English runner, beat one of the greatest felds in history, includ
| ing his old rival Glen Cunningham.
the American flash.
EFFORT
Splendid ection study of Donald Finlay, (nearoa) camera) English champion hurdler, who, after winning his semi-final heat, finished second yesterday in the final of the 110 metre hurdles at the Olympic Gamer
HONGKONG-BORN MAN IS SUSPENSION OF JEFF
WORLD'S UNLUCKIEST
RUNNER
FRED WOLFF, EX-CHAMPION, KEPT OUT OF OLYMPICS BY INJURY
A Hongkong-born British champion athlete is described by Hylton Cleaver in the Evening Standard as the "unluckiest runner in the world."
He is Fred Wolff, who was born in
ten to be 14- ite hus become o
of
Cunningham finished second. Hongkong 26 years ago, but left the
at the age of eight feet behind Lovelock, and Colony
In England. himself shattered the existing re-eduented cord with a time of 3 mins, 18.4 mained there and seconds.
England's foremost quarter-mile run-
Furthermore Beccali the Italian! ners. and Phil Edwards the Canadian both bettered the existing Olympic
record.
Reuter, in referring to the great race, says that Lovelock dwelt about third for most of the way and then produced a characteristic electrifying finishing burst.
But his luck has been atrocious.
He should have been competing at the Berlin Olym- pies, and he
Was expected to
win
the A.A.A. chum- pionship quarter- mile last month. But, having cured
Lorclock is probably_retiring_at_a_knee trouble, hel the end of the season. it IN nounced.
An-discovered just re-
cently
1 hat muscle high on his thigh bad still-
It was a good day for Britain. John Thornton renched the 110 metres anal, while A. C. K. Brown, W. Roberts and G. L Rampling entered the semi- nnals of the 100 metres.
The American, Forrrest TownS WON
Heat 2-Herman Barojack (Gerthe 110 metre hurdles semi-fital in
many), 49.2
Arthur Brown (Deltala) Bell Feliz (Canada)
Heat 3.—Archie Williams (U.S.A.)
14.1 seconds to beat the world's record
of 14.2 He subsequently equalled the recort in winning the final from Donald Finlay.
.
A United Preen massage says that when Earl Meadows the American, 48 seconds
went up to receive his medal for Juan Anderson (Argen-winning the Pole Vault, he was greet- el with mingled Applause und tina)
whistles the Intter being a German Wilfrid Learing (Canada) vorstion of the well-known "razz Hent 4-Juny Luvalle (U.S.A.) berry."
47.9 seconds
Pierre Swawinski (France)
Godfrey Rampling (Bri- (ada)
1,500 METRES FINAL
1.-Juck Lovelock (New Zealand)
3 min
seconds (new
47.8
Olympic and World record) *--Glce Cunningham (U.S.A.) 3-Lalgt Beccali (Italy)
Archio Sanromani (U.S.A.) 5-Phil Edwards' (Canada) 6-Jerry Cornes (Britain)
THROW JAVELIN FINAL 1-Gerhard Bloeck (Germany)
275 13/25 in. 2-Yrjo Nakanen (Finland) 3-Karle Toivonen (Finland) ~~*
WOMEN'S 80 METRE HURDLES
t-Trobionda Vaila (Italy) 2-Anny Staver (Germany) 3.-Elizabeth Taylor (Canada)
(All timed 11.7 acoonds to equal Olmyple record. Photographs had to determine the winner)" HOP, STEP AND JUMP TRIALS' 1.-Naoto Tojima (Japan) 51 ft. 8
95/64 Ins.
Z.-Jack Metcalfe (Australia) 3.--Masau Harada (Japan) 4-Heins Woellner (Germany) S-Kenchi Oshima (Japan)' G-Roland Romero (U.S.A.J
HOP, STEP AND JUMP FINAL
3/10 in. (World (record)
FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN
JOCKEY
INJURED
Sydney, N.S.W., July 20.
ened.
The result was! that he was un-j able to compete atj White City, A.G.K.
Brown, the sensa tional Universy
flash winning the 440 In
new record time, and he is also kept out of the Olymple team through the same trouble.
Fred Wol!!
Hylon Cleaver, in a special article, outlines Wolff's rise to prominence in the athletic world. This is what he Jays:
quarter.
in 1933 Wolf won the ITc has had no falr chance to win it again until this year when he had come back into his brightest form. Now, having cured knee trouble, a muscle high on his thigh has stiffen- 4.
BORN IN HONGKONG
Fred Wolff was born in Hongkong and lived there till he was ten year old. He came to England to school and went Shirley Hall, Watford, the preparatory school from which came the Rugby-playing Cridians, und R. L. Howland, the putter of weights. At Deaumont he got box- welter and Rugger Inf colours an
A. Knox, who, with 90 wins, to his colours as scrum-half. In 1920 he credit, inclusive of three dead heats, ran in the public school champlon- seemed certain to set a record-by rid-ships, And chose the huts. A yard
the first three men, ing 100 winners in a season on metro-covered
politan registered tracks, was Injured Wolff come fourth.
at Canterbury racecourse, Sydney, res
cently. It is unlikely that he will
and
He left school and went to Brussein.
ride again for sonic time. Knes In Belgium they run on the league went to the barrier for the first divi- principle, and he was persuaded to turn out for a club which was anxl- sion of the Maiden Handicap, un Artsman.
ous to secure promotion to the First so, greatly to The fleld included several fractions Division. They did horses. One of them All Brown, un- Wolff's cost. He ran the 100 metres seated his rider, J. Manning, while twice, the 400 twice, and the 200 in the relay all in one afternoon, - doing his preliminary, and caused
was flamed his heart, and had to give considerable delay before he was captured. Then at the barrier two up running. In 1030, back in Eng
Herts on the wing. In 1931, return- or three of the starters, including Our land, he played Rugger for West Promise, caused the field to be dis- ing to the track, he bent 3. Simpson organised on many occasions. Our at Stamford Bridge to win the L.A.C. Promise was seen to lash out from 440 yards challenge cup, and he also time to time.
won the 220 in the Kinnaird Cup..
After some jostling Knox drew out of the line and collapsed in
the
saddle. The clerk of the course (Mr.
JUST MISSED 1932 OLYMPICS
the alter race cracked a bone in his i ankle which prevented his running ainst Italy; from that time on he has had nothing but trouble."
Pulled muscles have alternated with cartilage trouble, a weak knee, and the removal of tonsils. He could
DICKSON
Big Loss To British Boxing
London, July 15.
Mystery Of Wooderson At Olympics
ENGLAND'S BEST MILER IS NOT.
MENTIONED
Wooder-
What has happened to S. C. Wanderson, England' champion miler? Twice last year Hon heat Jack Lovelock who yester- day won the 1,500 meteen at the World Olymples. He repeated the performance in the A.A.A. cham- plonships at White City last month. selected to the
Wooderson was present Great Britain in the 1,600 metres, at Berlin, and was expected to bp ons of the leading contestähis.
But Wooderson's, name didn't even appear among the heat qualifiers and he certainly did not rim in the final yesterday.
After be ind beaten Lovelock by a yurt in the time of 4 mins, 15 Rees at. White City last month, Wouterson, according to Arthur Simmons of the Daily Boprene, limped on to the grass centre. But later on he was seen in he walking all right.
Woolerson's time of 4.15 does not compare very favourably with any of the returns in the 1,500 metres hents. The worst was 410 and the other three winners clocked well under four minutes, This suggests that Wonder son ran but was unplaced.
WHAT CHINA'S FOOTBALLERS WILL BE UP
The decision of the Southern Council of the British Boxing AGAINST
Board of Control to suspend for an indefinite period the licence held by Jeff Dickson Sports Promotions, Ltd., is generally regard- ed as the biggest blow professional fighting in Britain has suffered for many years, writes Trevor Wignall in the Daily Express.
The company was originally formed by Jeff Dickson, whose name it
carries,
Ever since Dickson came to London in 1929 i have, as a newspaper man,
not even play for Beaumont Old Bora en closely associated with him. He in the Seven-a-side Rugger Tourna-faced the greatest diinculties when he ment, although his two brothers did. first leased the Albert Hall, and ever 1931 arrived. Another Olympic since that time he has been compeiled
Another championship. He
to surmount obstacles, was running better than ever. 16
Mr. Dickson and the In seven out tens of thousands the Southern Counties quarter and company paid
your.
in the Inter-Counties he came second of pounds to British boxers, and in addition the amounts they contribut-
to Godfrey Rampling. It seemed that
he must this time at least be in theed us entertainment tax represented a first three quarter-milers for England fortune.
of their Though some -and-for-Berlin-He-is-26-and-ean Albert tatt night-did-not-meet-with-
scarcely hope to last till 1940.
popular approval, it is my view that He lives at Bushey and plays golf; he and his company did more to keep
big fighting on other persons,
ut Bushey Hull,
TATE ROUTS HANTS
TAKES 7 FOR 19
SUSSEX, WIN BY
INNINGS
London, Aug. 6
the map than any
PROMISE BROKEN
STORANTESCOMANDAUDEILUKIDZ ZATWIEN JA
Alec Growder Takes 6 For 33
Two former Hongkong cric- keters are performing creditably with bat and ball in Singapore cricket. Last week Alec Growder, B.K.C.C._right-hand erstwhile
Blow spin howler, playing for Singapore Cricket Club agains Ceylon Sports Club tnuk 6 wickets -for-33,-while-Pat O'Neil-Dunne. one-time K.C.C. all-rounder, hit up 21 for the S.C.C. in the same match which was left drawn,
MESSİBLUSALOONABAKAN VEĽA HEADRE
He has told me repeatedly that BRITISH SPORTS AND
practically in whole of their promo- tions in the last two years were nuncial failures, but I think it is true to state that Mr. Dickson's real troubles started when he attempted
GAMES ASSOCIATION
to build a huge studium at West- Over £18,000 Raised For
minster some years ago.
It is within my knowledge that be|
rge sums of money
Jubilee Trust Fund
their respective by Nominated countries, the following comprise Great Britain's Soccer team for the Berlin Olympiad.
Goal
H. 1. C. Hill (Yorkshire Ama- teurs), L. T. Huddle (Tho Casuals).
Backu
G. G. Holmes (Ilford), G. Roy- lance (Yorkshire Amateurs), R. P. Fulion (Belfast Celtic). Stoker W. Peart (R.N.).
B.
Half-backs
Joy (Casuals). J. Gardiner (Queen's Park), Lance Corp).. 8. Eastham (Army), T. IL. Leck (Moor Green), I Fielding"(B.N:),J/~Sut- elife (Corinthians).
Forwards
J. M. Dodds (Queen's Park), B. A. Clements and F. Riley (Casuals), L. C. Finch (Barnet), M. Edelston (Fulham), T. J. Gibbs (Cliftonville), J. R. Kyle (Queen's Park), E. D. R.. Shearer' (Corin- (Queen's thlans), J. Crawlord Park), A. C. I. C. Brown (B.A.F.).
It will, no doubt, be possible to pick a fairly strong cleven from these 22 players, but not one in any degree of the amateur teprezentative strength of Great Britain.
large was promised when the project was originally made known,
but unfortunately for him Farmed on March 22, 1935, the promises these
were not fulfilled British Sports and Games Asocia Huddle, judging by his great dis- Thanks to a spritely century by when the cash was required. The tion has already raised the sum of play in the Amateur Cup final, is at Ilarry Parks, and some effective bow. scheme fell through, and Mr. Dickson 218,764 9a 96. for King George's the zenith of his goalkeeping career, ling by Maurice Tate, Sussex to-day made no secret of the fact that his Jubilee Trust. Every class of sport and Holmes and the Irish veteran, finished off lampshire in quick time private banking account had been has been associated with this success. Fulton, will make a strong partner-
Football has contributed £12,086 79. ship at back. to win their county cricket match.by severely affected. an anings and 80 runs.
In March of this year he suddenly 104., cricket £2,238 Es. 11, golf
Joy and the Scotsmon, Gardiner, Sussex batted first and aggregated sailed for America, and from the Iner; £1,390 2. d., and the Rugby League
21,087 16s Dd. The Rugby Union, are strong and experienced half- 323, - Parka lending the way with a in which he travelled he sent me
of bricks, but they cannot be expected to ex-apart from sending a donation note which stated that he was X 1,000 direct to the Trust, have landed turn out in all the games, and the tending his sctivities, and that 12749 138, to the Games Association, other men In the middle line are hoped a new idea he had developed and lawn tennis £135, in addition to hardly up to this class of football. would do more than re-establish him. His proposal was to hold a -world's
An astonishing omission is E. championship fight at one of the New
who proved his perlenced fellow, York baseball parks, but the opposi-val at Wembley the Association re- Tunnington, a powerfully-bullt ex- tion he met with was so great thatceived £683 15s.
ability to play well with a light ball The committee have agreed that on hard grounds by the big part he he had to drop It.
the Association should remain in ex played in Islington Corinthians' re- istence as a permanent body, to be
knock of 107 not oul..
Hampshire were helpless against Tate, who bowled in an inspired man ger to take 7 for 19.
Hampshire were dismissed for 91, and, following-on, were again account ed for, this time the score being, 146.
-Renter.
Devlin To
Make Tour Of Malaya
FAMOUS BADMINTON PLAYER
LOST ON FIGHTS
the £1,000 forwarded direct to the Trust. From the Ice Hockey Carni-
GUN
sion that large sums were made out collection of furkls for King George's Among the forwards, ton, Clements
at
Most people are under the impres- the means of approaching the varicent victories in Holland. Another is sports organisations for the the old England captain, J. C. Burns. and Edelston strike me as being of the fights he and the company or Jubilee Trust and such other funds ganised. This is not nearly true. as from time to time may be formed rather immature for this class of
Those at the Albert Hall that were Agreeably profitable could almost be in the interesting report of the first football. It must be remembered year's work of the Association it is that these amateurs may be called counted on the fingers, and the largest stated that a Festival of Youth will upon to oppose the actual Belgian amount he ever mhdc for himself be organised next year. and will team that defeated our professional was fullowing the short contest Wimbledon between Phil Scott and the late William Lawrence Stribling. Jeff Dickson was an active member of the Board of Control from the moment when he composed his differ- considerable time, money had been enees with them, and it needs to be lost owing to lack of support of the remembered that when he first ar-bouts that had been arranged, and -rived in London he was refused that the company's indebtedness to "himself was several hundreds of permit to promote,
pounds.
form part of the Caronation cele might lust May. brations.
H.K.F.A. COUNCIL MEETING
A Meeting of the Council of the Hongkong Football Association will be held at the Sports Club on. Mon- day, August 17, 1036, at 5.30 p.m.
Arrangements for the Malayan
His financial backer and co-director lour of the famous badminton pro-
The company had no matches in fessional J. F. Devlin, have now been of Jeff Dickson Sports Promotions, completed. The fee payable to Mr. Ltd., In the last few years was Com-view, and it was questionable whether Devlin is being shared by the Singn-mander E. W. B. Leake, who, it will it would continue to operate.
Selangor, Peralt and Penang as- be recalled, made an unsuccessful at- and Devin will give lec-tempt to resuscitate the National enclation. tures and exhibition, games at each Sporting Club. In 1932 he went for the 220 yards
of these centres. The first pinee to H. J. Luckey) was nearby, and pre-
be visited will be Singapore, where vented, Knox from falling to the championships and
Devlin is due to arrive by air on Last night Commander Leake Aug. 11.
authorised the statement that he re- The following is a provisional Ax-garded the suspension as rather dras of people consulted that some step ture of his Malayan tour: Singapore: tie, particularly na the commitments would be taken that would prevent Aug. 11, 12, 13 and 14. Kunla that had been met by Jeff Dickson the disappearance of a concern which at Happy Valley from July 12 to 26 22. Sports Promotions, Ltd., ran into well admittedly has done its best to cater has been won by H. Jusserand, The
over £100,000. He added that for alto the boxing public,
come fourth.
-Naoto Tajima (Japan) 52 (4, 5 ground, Ambulance officials took the Had he been third he would have injured rider to the casualty-room. Kone to Los Angeles. In 1933, too Knox fractured a small bone above late for Olympic honours, he won the the left ankle and was admitted to quarter-mile championship, after drst hospital. Artman was brought back winning the Southern Counties 220- and putting up records In the Herts
Masao Harada' (Japan)
Jack Motcalfe (Australis) 4-teins Wasliner (Germany) 5 Roland Romero (USA). Bench! Oshima" (Japan)
to the enclosure, and 3. Donkin was County 220 and quarter. He ran, too, Lacured as his ridor. He inished
against France and Germany, and in
second,
Lumpur: Aug. 19, 20 21 and Penang:-Aug-23, 24, 25-and. 20..
"DRASTIC!-
No business was being done yester day at the offices near Charing Cross- road, but when it was made public that the stewards of the Board of: Control would have to review the decision of the Southern Council the wish was expressed by the majority.
ECLECTIC POOL. Happy Valley Golf Result
The Eclectic Pool Competition held
runner-up was D., S. Edward
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