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FRIDAY JULY
1988
OLYMPICS MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO HELSINGFORS
JAPAN CANCELS PLANS FOR THE 1940 MEETING
FINLAND IS SAID TO BE READY TO TAKE OVER
Although no official announcement to this effect has been made, it is almost certain that Japan will relinquish her right to organise the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1940.
Members of the International Olympic Committee are not sur- prised. They recall that at the meeting of the Committee at Cairo it was pointed out to the Japanese delegate that participation of other nations depended on Japan giving, before the end of the summer of 1938, a guarantee that the Games would in fact take pince as scheduled.
Helsingfors has been suggested as the most likely place for the Games to be held in 1940. It is also stated that should Finland refuse to take over the Games at such short notice the Olympic Committee might address an invitation to England to do so.
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Berlin, July 14.
The decision taken by Japan to renounce organting the Olymple Games at Tokyo in 1040 has caused of the surprise to members International Olymple Committee, declared Dr. Diem, who was secret- áry of the Committee which pre- pared the Olympiad in Berlin in
Japan
1930.
Dr. Diem added that at the meeting of the International Olymple Com
It had mittee at Calro lust ring, been pointed out to The Japanese delegate that the participation of other nations depended on giving before the end of the summer of 1930 a guarantee that the Games would in fact t
t take place on scheduled. That the possibility of Japan being unable to furnish such guarantee had been envisaged by the International said Dr. Olympic Committee was, Diem, proved by the fact that the Committee decided that in this case Helsingfors would be substituted for Tokyo.
The
reason for the selection of Helsingfors was that Finnish athicles were among the best competitors at the 1936 Olympiad.
Japan's decision regarding the Olympic Games necessarily entailed abandonment of the Winter Olympiad at Supporo, which would probably according to Dr. Diem, be held at Holmenitol, in the neighbourhood of Oslo, in 1940.
Dr. Dien recalled that a similar situation prose In 1908 when Italy desisted from her right to organise the Olymple Games, which were consequently transferred to London.
The final decision in the maiter now rested with the governments in Helsingfors and Oslo, and might be expected very soon-Trans-Occan
REACTION IN LONDON
London, July 14.
Japan's decision not to organise the pinaple Games in Tokyo in 1040 has attracted much attention here.
In quarters connected with the British Olympic Committee, it is stated that the Finnish Government will probably be requested to au- thorise the 1940 meeting at Helsing- tors and that should Finland decline the International Olympic Committee might address an invitation to Eng- land. Trana-Ocean,
FINLAND READY?
Berlin, July 14.
A German member of the Inter- national Olympic Committee, Dr. Ritter von Halt, interviewed by the National-Socialist paper Der Angrif concerning Japon's decision not to the Olymple Gomes in
organise
Tokyo, said that Flaland had always Olymple been keen on having the meeting thero and would doubtless be glad of the opportunity of welcoming athletes and sportsmen from the whole world.
alter Immediately
the Berlin Olympiad, the Finland Government had declared its readiness to organisc the next meeting In the event of Japon finding herself unable to do so, on condition that (1) oficial mandate to Finland by the Inter- was given
Committee before national Olympic Orober 1, 1938,
(2) in this case und (2) an obligatory programme of games should alone be carried out and no
admitted. optional
competitions Ritter von Dr. von Hull said that under these circumstances he hud no due at to that a mandate would be given Finland and went on to express the conviction that if hostilities had not broken out in the Far East, Japan-
sports
all kinds had deve- of all where loped tremendously during the past 20 years-would inve organised the Games magnificently.
Dr. Halt added that he expected the next Winter Games would take place in Norway.--Trans-Ocean.
ITALY LUKEWARM
Rome, July 14. Suggestions that Japan relinquish the 1940 Olympic Games have been received in a lukewarm manner in Italy,
the
Players of the Liga Portuguesa who won the Third Division football championship dulcng the 1937-3B League season,
TOURISTS SUCCEED EASILY
Beat Warwickshire By An Innings
London, July 14. The Australian cricket touristy completed their fixture with War- wickshire in two days, winning by an innings and 3 runs.
After dismissing Warwickshire in the first innings for 179 runs, the Australlons declared at 300 for eight wickets, Don Bradman scored 135 in 160 minutes in a chanceless knock which included 14 boundary strokes. With Brown batting in stolid fashion for 215 minutes, the pair added 206 for the second wicket. Brown's Innings were seven fours
In
Hollies leg-breaks netted him five wickets which cost 130 runs.
Italian athletic officials said they
Going in again, Warwickshire wete over were reluctant to take Games
short notice all out for 118, O'Reilly taking four at such United Press.
for 33.
MATCH DRAWN
ENGLAND OR FINLAND
London, July 14. Lord Aberdare, a member of the International Olympics Congress. said in the event of a Japanese con-
cellation the event will be held in England or Finland despite the sbert
notice.-Uniter Press.
Hongkong Third In Kolapore Cup
His Excellency the Governor has received a cable from Lon- don stating that Hongkong was placed third in the Junior Kola- pore Cup at the Bisley Rifle Meeting held yesterday.
The Hongkong team scored 548, while Jamaica, winners of the competition totalled 551.
The Hongkong marksmen were: Messrs, Holmes, Russell, Pellow and Rybot.
Canadians Carry Off Kolapore Cup
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London, July 14.
BOXERS LEAVE MANILA
Ban On Stadium Starts Exodus
of the
Joe
'HOW TO BEAT THESE ENGLISHMEN!'-BY WENDELL BILL
Players Who Have Impressed Australian Cricketers
So much has been written by English scribes on "How to Beat These Australians" that it is a refreshing change to read an article by an Aus- tralian on "llow to Beat These Englishmen! The writer is Wendell Bill, former opening bat for New South Wales and now in England as special cricket correspondent for Australian newspapers.
It has been my pleasure and privilege during the past month to tour England with the visiting Australian cricket team and possibly no better method than this could be evolved to accurately gauge the strength and standard of the game in this country and at the same time form an idea as to the quality and class of its new players.
more CX-
My tour to date has convinced me that Englund is approaching an era in the erleket firmament when many new pluyera wil be deputed,
of the with several perienced, to uphold the well-being of this country's cricket in the Test sphere, and challenge the hitherto of the Austra- triumphant march lion invaders. Particularly
with the quality and pressed classiness of the batsmanship shown by Edrich, Yardley, and Compton, all of the younger school, and pre- diel very bright and distinguished futures
have
bern im-
for these young players. Probably the former is destined to become the greater batsman of the three as far as ru -getting is con- fur sheer beauty and cerned, but
case
of stroke execution Yardley must rank as the greater player. It Is a
fact that on the Australian's tour to dute no
more impressive innings has been played against
and
ycars
Wright is not mentioned in this Manila, July 11. The departure of Cris Pineda, them than that by, Yardley at Cam- artiole, but this is not surprising as
at champion featherweight
his 67 represented he was hardly mentioned by any ece, particularly in the art writer before his scioction. Orient, Jose Villanueva, and Velasco for Hawaii and the Pacific of onside play. With a minimum Coast this week will just about effort he was able to place many a
In this champions boundary of all
direction, even be, most certainly, one of England's strip the Islands
when experlonec .his matured and leading scrappers in the various from such an expert in the bowling leading batsmen
and powers boxing divisions. This trio of scrap-sphere as W. J. O'Reilly. Possessing has
to steadied his slight Impetuositles. pers, according to announcements, style and polish Yardley should go are sailing on July 14 with Narcisun from success to success as he His fielding, too, is a sheer delight greatly impressed my Aus- Sangle to see if they can make a could not, as yet, have reached his
tralian
then, compartriots. Well, living through their chosen vocation full height in his batting powers,
these being only
three players are certainly 22 years of age. of fisticufts in the States.
mightily impressed our visitors from the most outstanding seen to date of boxers The "exodus"
began overseas. Edrich is of a different on lur tour, and all three are cer- some time back
when a ban was school, being dour and solid, but as zain to meet their friendly rivals
Rizal imposed on the use
aa such. His
to come, Aghing out batemanship the Bisley on the Kolapore Cup at Memorial Tennis Stadium for pro- bo opening batsman is expected to from the Antipodes many times in the meeting to-day, totalling fessional boxing bouts. That bon against the Australian team in the many stirring contests on the crie- 1,110 points against Great Britain's
Other players who have im- Glamorgan drew with a team led 1,105, India's 1,100, South Rhodesia's came Ake a bomshell in local boxing M.C.C. fixture at Lords was ranked ket deld.
1,098, Guernsey's 1,986 and Jersey's circles as it deprived, local pro- by the visiting players as being the
of the
decent and second in quality encountered on pressed me with their ability in the only
the lour, as it could be readily seen matches seen to date are Gregory here was an ideal opening) (Surrey), Gibb (Cambridge),' 'Coo- In the Junior Kolapore Cup, big time bouts. The bon, cut short that Jamaica won with a total of
slow but certain recovery player, buxing's
a real successor to either per
(Worcestershire), and
Smith Hobbs or Sutcliffe. Edrich had a (Middlesex). 1 have amitted Bab points. Nigeria and Gold Coast tied from one of it's perlodie slumps. for second place with 540 each, while fact, there were several outstanding keen eye and keeps well over the Wyott who is undoubtedly one of boxers from the Coast and Hawali ball on all occasions, being always
ays England's soundest and best Hongkong was third with 548, Sudan fourth with 540, Burma fifth with brought to Manila to help the game in a position to glide or hook short players, but his ability is
with 520 and along, but some of these boys did deliveries, whatever the case might known and therefore only passing 545, Ceylon sixth
not
have a chance to show be, and he drives with considerable reference need be made. Gregory, scheduled to be held at the end of Malaya seventh with 513,-Reuter,
their wares because of the ban.
power. To record the feat of scor too, is on experienced player of 1839.
over 1,000 Ing
in runs
Gibb is the first first to leave
standing, but Among the
irst many years sta was Little Pancho, clever month of the cricket season here is quite a new recruit and a
a good one country
a wonderful feat and a true indica- at that. Apart from keeping very brother of the immortal Pancho tion that here is rcal champion well indeed at Cambridge, his bal- Villa, the Filipino to hold & who will make a big name for him- ting was most solid, and he had the world title.
Isatisfaction of batting through the present in Honolulu, preparatory to sell in the international arena.
University's
by Sir Julien Cahn,
Glamorgan hit up 217 and 97 Cor ore, while Sir Julien's team scored 384, of which C. S. Dempster, the Leicester captain made 124 110t out.
Reuter,
HELSINGFORS WILLING
Helsingfors, July 14. That Helsingors is willing to take over the 1040 Olympic Games trom
San Francisco Exposition officials Tokyo is shown by the fact that city have also sent a message to the In- officials have already planned to make a bid for the event.-Unitedternational Committee requesting the 1940 Olympics to be held in San Francisco.
Press,
AMERICAN BIDS
New York, July 14. Mr. Grover Whalen has announced American that he is asking the Olymples Committee of the A.A.U. to secure the Olymple Games for tho New York World's Fair alte regard- less of the fact that the Fair ia
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If their request is complied with, It is likely that the Exposition will be extended to 1840-United Press,
SITE NOT SETTLED
London, July 15. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Count Baillet- Latour, who at present is sojourning here, declared yesterday that he has not yet been, officially informed of the Japanese decision not to organise the Olympic games of 1940.
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Semi-Finals Reached In Pro Tourney
Prominent Golfers Eliminated
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Little Pancho is at
another invasion of the rings on the was also impressed by his brilliant entire innings in his the
Pacific Coast.
BACK IN SINGAPORE
Young Aldo, conqueror of Andre Shelaft in Shanghai, has returned to Singapore where he has done quite a bit of scrapping these past three or four years.
DASHING type
He emphasised that the games will in the American Professional Golf holder of the flyweight title which in cricket opinion, quite matured some
well
Australians,
felding, and I feel sure that in the fixture against very near future he will be mak-carrying his bat at the finish. One Ing his presence felt in more ways can conceivably see him as a possi than one in Test cricket.
ble England iceeper in the not too distant future.
Cooper greatly im- pressed my Australian friends with Compton is of the dashing type his style and stroke production, but ng far as I could judge, having a strange to say he has not performed a player wide repertoire of strokes which he outstandingly since. But
with his natural glits must even Shawnee-on-Delaware, July 14. Star Frisco signed up
hc with an immediately brings into play once
"come good" and I expect Following the results of the Australian promoter and left for arrives at the wickets, but is not tually
big things from this lad of quarter-final matches played to-day Kangaroo land last month. He was yet, in
technique to be thrown only 22 years.
arena.. Sam was previously held by Little Pan-Into the "Test" are
Possibly 011 account be postponed or Association's
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POWERFUL SIDE omitted for a further four years but Snead will meet Fail Hines
the and tho and by Little Dado who is also season's play against
visiting
these the International Olympic Committee Henry Plcard will play Paul Runyan in the States, punching beaks for a Australian team will bring his bat-
living. will convene immediately to decide in the semi-finals.
ting into the right perspective, but above, to add to those stalwarts upon the new sile.
I do not consider so well equip- wnuse
him
ablilty and skil are well Clover Henry, lightweight cham-ped for the big occasions us Edrich, Imown, England should be able to plon of the Orlent, also left last
touch of his natural form quite a powerful side to take month for Hawail for a brief stop-
will assert itself during the the field in the Test series, and one over before proceeding to the Const summer and reveal him ព the incidentally that should take no end for a bid at the world's lightweight finished artist, but as yet he lacks of beating. I have not yet seen that finishing touch so essential to Hution, of Yorkshire, but there is ensure great success in the inter- no doubt he must be an exception- national encounters. But he will) (Continued on Page 9.)
Finland, he explained, does not have the exclusive claim to the
games since they are allotted to citles and not to countries. The International, Committee will therefore consider the offers from all cities desirous of presenting the games when it meets! in the near future-Trans-Ocean.
JAPANESE REGRETS
day
Tokyo, July 15. Count Michimosa Soyeshima of the Japanese Olymple Committee aald to
"We regret the cancellation of the Clympic Games but this step is in- evitable under the circumstances.
"I hope that Japan will play host In 1948 Games."
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General Ugoki, the Japanese Foreign Minister, and "In the event of the Cabinet Anally deciding to cancel the Games, measures will be taken to avoid foreign countries misunder- standing the Japanese attitudo."
General Ugaki was in favour of holding the Exposition at a later date under the name of "World Peuce Exposition."-United Press.
JAPAN NOT COMPETING
Tokyo, July 14. The Domei nows agency under- stands that the Welfare Ministry, which controls all sport in Japan, will not permit Japanese athletes to next Olymplad Irrespective of where it is going to
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The following were the results:' Snead beat J. Foulls 8 and 7. Hines beat Bryon Nelson 2 and 1. Picard beat Gene Sarazen 3 and 2. Runyan beat Horton Smith 4 ond 3-Reuter.
TO COMPLETE PROGRAMME
crown.
Kid
Moro, one of the cleverest little scrappers ever to put on a glove here, is still around but there is litle chance of seeing him in nc- tion. Moro journeyed all the way from Hawall to battle Andre She- Kowloon Cricket Club "B" team luff but he was caught in the midst will complete their mixed doubles of the stadium ban and promoterial tennis league programme to-day fotrigue and so was not able to 8ght when they visit Causeway Bay to in Manila. He fought once in Cebu pppose Chinese
winners of the competition.
Recreation Club, but he is planning to return to Hono- July where he is light and welter- weight champion.
The K.C.C. pairs will be: S, A. Gray and Mrs. Clark, A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. Sweeney, E. Blum and Miss V. Bradbury.
CALL-OVER FOR STEWARDS CUP
London, July 14. The following is the call-over for the Stewards Cup:
190/0 Ambrose Light (t. and o.) 100/0 Gunboat (0) 100/7 Bold Ben (0) 100/8 Old Reliance (o); 18/1 (t) 100/6. Ipsden (0)
Novertheless plans are being made 100/0 Harmachis (6) for a Japan-wide athletic meet in 10070 Davy Doolittló (0) -3040, the same year of the Olympics -100/0, MIXiuro (0)
United Press.
100/0 Firozoporo (0)
Young Frisco, middleweight and light-heavyweight champion of All- Indin, is also around but he too was caught by the ban and will have to go back to Singapore I he expects to continue curning his living with
flsts,
The ban on the Rizal Memorial Tennis Stadium, has caused soveral of the provincial stadiums to reopen but as yet they all lack the proper accommodations and the funds to
stage big time bouts. Only Baguid, Cebu and Bacolod have stadiums big enough to make big time bouts pay.
100/0 Lohengrin (0)
20/1 The Drummer (0) 20/1 Carnival Boy (0) 20/1 Moody (0) 20/1 Ramtapa, (o)
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