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ASIA'S STRONGEST OLYMPIC TEAM
WILL BE
THE KOREANS WILL FORMIDABLE AT LONDON
By "RECORDER"
A country that is, as yet, only half a country holds of all the Asiatic nations the brightest hopes for Olympic honours. This is Korea, known to her inhabitants as Chosan, the Land of the Morning Calm, whose team of 69, including officials, were arrivals in Hongkong yesterday afternoon by the ss. General Meigs of the American President Lincs.
Though repre- Members of the team are Koreans who live below the 38th parallel. sentatives of only half a nation, they include a half-dozen athletes whose performance, even in international competition, suggests them as high-rated possibles for Olympic Inurels.
BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
HENRY COTTON WINS
Best American Ties For 7th-9th
Edinburgh, July 2.-Henry Cotton, twice former win- ner of the title, and Great Britain's international captain, won the British open golf championship for the third time today with an aggregate of 284 for 72 holes on the Muir- fleld Course near here.
Having led by four strokes after two rounds, he had scores of 75 and 72 in the final 36 holes today and failed by only one stroke to equal the record low aggregate of 283 for the event.
WIMBLEDON
Falkenburg Takes Singles Crown
SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1948,
July Snow In
North Italy
Home, July
2-Tho weather
that July
bureau reported today snowfalls blanketed Northem Italian mountains for the first time in 50 years.
tho
Po
Pordoi
The areas most severely hit by the snows are Mt. Cusna in
overlooking the Appennines valley, the Faldarego, and mountain passes and the Marmolada mountain,
Violent storms destroyed wheat and fruft harvests in the Po valley of Rovigo region in the province
where complete fruit orchards were uprooted by heavy winds and hall- storms, The civil authorities in the same province reported heavy poul- losses from the hailstones which Kern Mas big as goose eggs."
try
were
The mayors of the three munici palities reported the damage to wheat in the Siena province in the region of Tuscany amounted to 200,000,000 ire or about $350,000. United Press.
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Among them is the winner of last year's Boston Marathon, lightly-
BRITISH bullt, ever-smiling Yun Bok Soo, first favourite for the Olymple Mura- thon. With him is Nom Sung Yong, GAMES TODAY. third in last year's Boston Mara-
*July the of the
London.
2. Probable thon
cream against
12 world's distance runners.
Olymple athleles of more than
competing In the yet two mure Marathon | countries are There are
pro-British Amateur Athletic Associa- though Games rules runners
three can scribe that only
score on championships being hold at points. One of these is Che Yun the White City Stadium, London, to-
boy. day and tomorrow. Chil. 20-year-old high school
This will be the Inst chance of who ran second to Sod in the recent Korean National Championship in a British athletes to, impress the selec- sensational 2 hours 27 minutes befors as Great Britain's Olympic team hind Soo's even more sensational 2 will be chosen immediately after the will be an~ hours 24 minutes, fastest ever though championships and no record is officially recognised for nounced next week. the Marathon owing to the variabi- lity of courses and up and downhill gradients.
Marathon running high
It is not in
The feature of the championship plone that the Koreans have has undoubtedly been the failure of hopes of Olympic firsls. In the hop, the Americans,
who, though small step and jump, Kim Wun Kwan, 30-
in number, were strong in repula-year-old teacher has done just over lion, and it was left to the young 52 feet, or just two feet better than anyone else in the world in the last de!***
long-jump Argentine champlon, Roberto
two years. He has also Vincenzo, to prove the most dan-
inches, good 25 feet of mark of the overseas players
for enough
Olympic place. -an Cerous
eight from Australia's Norman
team of 0 are On the
apart Von Nidn.
weight-lifters, each one of them good enough to finish in the point-scoring bracket at London. Several of them have already won laurels in interna- United occasional errors tional
competition in the States of America. A nation of
strong men-the team includes boxers and wrestlers weight-lifters-the
third as
well
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Three finals are being decided to- day, with the remainder of the pro- gramme being davoted to heats of various events, the finals of which
scheduled for tomorrow are Reuter.
HUGE BUDGET
SURPLUS
Washington, July 2-Mr John
COMING TO THE
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MYSTERY, FALSE-LOVE
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WARNER BROS
Snyder, the United States Secretary VICHALI COMI HATES Bege of Surpants! of the Treasury, said today that the budget surplus for the fiscal year of 1948 was $0.419,409,843.81, by far the biggest in history.
Wimbledon, July 2-Staging one of the finest recoveries seen
Vincenzo halved his overnight ar- in a final for years, Bob Falken- burg, 22-year-old six feet two tears of six strokes by a sterling round of 72 in the morning, but Californian today won the men's then made those
Congress has directed the Trea- singles title at Wimbledon, beat afterwards to take 75 and again be
sury to take $3,000 million from this ing John Bromwich, of Austra-six strokes behind Colton.
gained with Von Nida and
as an advance credit against spend- lla, 7-5, 0-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.
two young British players, Charles
surplus and to put it on the books
Falkenburg staved off three suc- Ward and Jack Hargreaves,
This money has been placed to the cessive match-points in the nint l'olace behind Cotton' and Fred Daly, į Korcaris have unearthed a hammer- iar in the 1940 fiscal year,
credit of
recovery the European fame of the deciding set in which Preland's holder of the champion thrower. In Kang Whan, whose best hammer heave has gone out to just Bromwich led 5-3 and 40-love, and won four games in succession for ship.
He the needs of the programme arise.- a magnificent perfor-short of 175 feet, a very respectable programme and it will be spent as mance on the part of the Argen-distance by Olympic standards.
has been popular is also a member of the team now Reuter.
in Hongkong. tinian who visitor to the Blue Riband of Bri-
The team includes one girl, Miss discus-thrower. fish golf.
Daly was five strokes behind Pak Pong Sik, Colton who had set the pace from whose best mark is a little short of the time he broke the record in
other track-and-field arc There round-a feat yesterday's
ballers and footballers. The foot- which recalls his record achievemen on the squad, cyclists, basket- ments to spread eagle the field in 1934, when he won the title for the ballers are considered to be on a par with China's and will enter con- ndently their first round Arst time.
victory.
a
This was
second
130 feet.
game
of the
However, the match, which lasted over two hours, was not up to the standard expected of finalists, Each man suffered from a bad attack of "Wimbledon nerves" and consequent ly each played far below his best for the first four sets.
Inspired
by a neat alop-volley and two Bromwich errors, Falkenburg, who showed sign of cramp in his rocket-linnd, lev
levelled at 5-5, tool Bromwicht's service to love and
South America's other representa- against Mexico. Quished with a love service game, the winning shot being an ace,
Earlier in this set Falkenburg hadtive, Mario Gonzalez, the Amateur from Brazil, also scored well in an sallying tactics he had lopted the used in the semi-final.
The Duchess of Kent and packed Centre Court gallery, some of whom had queued up all night, match of contrasting styles in which the Californian's blistering service and net-rushing tactics triumphed over the Australian's renowned baseline defence
Falkenburg, after saving two set points
first set in
and winning the
The first American was John Bulla, it. threw away the second in which
Australian won who has twice finished second in the the ambidextrous in eight minutes. Bromwich, how- event. Today he was equal seventh ever, falled to hold a single cervice with England's Sam King and Alfred the third 01. but after Padgham, and Belgium's Flory van fame in
the Donck. seven strokes behind three-all had been called in fourth, he romped through the next winner-Reuter. three games to level nt two sets-all.
the dramatic
The financing of the team is
In the vicinity event wherein professionals general-estimated ly dominate.
US$200,000 and is all Korean, money having been raised lirough a national lottery.
kaw
Then came Beuter.
dinal-
COUNTY CRICKET
Edrich In Form
at
the
London, July 2-Bill Edrich's big hand in Middlesex's innings victory over Nottingham Tront Bridge may prove means of earning him a Test reprieve - critics here, have been clamouring for him to be dropped and his improved
He tled with Capt È. C. King sley, from the American Army in
the
of position
first Germany,
of 293. amateur with aggregates which was four strokes better than Frank Stranahun, America's holder of the British amateur title who was fancied in some quarters to win the open.
Airlines' Losses
the
London, July 2-The Government the urgent will shortly consider problem of the State Civil Airlines, Avhich incurred a £10,000,000
loss
begun
as
It will not be the first time that nt Korean athletics have competed the Olympic Games, seven Koreans
been
of the members having Japanese Olympic team in Berlin in 1938. It will be the first time, how- ever, that Korea competes in the Games an independent nation.
Manager of the team is Dr II. P. Korean President of the Chung.
The team, who expect to be here Amateur Athletle Association. about four days before leaving by air for London, are staying at the Peninsula Hotel. They will go out the for
tomorrow practite Caroline Hill Stadium.
NOTICE
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Cine-
Cameras, 8 & 16 mm, Projectors
In the first year of operation.
Authoritative quarters, however, and Sound-Projectors and acces- tonight discredited reports that series, will be on display in the Investigation had already under the direction of Mr Hugh Gloucester Arcade from Monday, Dalton, the Chancellor of the Duchy July 5th, to Sunday, July 18th.
Chan- of Lancaster and formerly cellor of the Exchequer. Reuter.
QUIZ ANSWERS
are
form both with bat. and ball 1. Because then the trees may give him that extra little more free from sap, sounder and of bit of confidence which means richer so much.
Against
clean Nottingham, he bowled four batsmen in the Arst
colour. 2. By squaring one side and
six. 3. multiplying by White hot. 4. London, England. 5. "Ziy meaning words German
book. Battle," the title of Hitler's
moon. The names the
innings for 25, his second spell with Arch. 7. At
to
the new ball bringing three wickets were given by early observers for 12 in seven overs. Ho then dark markings on the moon's sur- opened the innings with his captain, face. 8, Bullards and fishing. (Act F. G. Mann, and they put on 163 in fac
2. Scene 5). 9. Give you a
parting.
two and half hours, Edrich's share being 77, including 11 fours, before 10. The bulls are speculators who try to force prices up: bears are those who try to force them down,
he played on.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
''At Westcliff: Yorkshire beat Es- Eax by Boven wickets.
Essex 232
and 192, Yorkshire 287 and 130 for
three.
·CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS Solution of yesterday's puzzle- Across: 1 and 5, Nevertheless; 0,
At Southampton: Hampshire beat Enclosed: 8, Troopers: 9, Sign; 10, Leicestershire by 207 ruhs. Hamp-Trees; 12, Ceg: 15. Ait; 18, Examine; shire 210 and 201. Leicestershire 191 10, Ere: 21, Tanner; 22, Lone; 23,
Belt; 24, Sty; 25, Dearer. and 103 (Harman three for 11).
At Tunbridge Wells: Kent drew
Down: 1, Nows reels; 2, Entice; 3.
with Northamptonshire Kent 477 for Elongated: 4, Root; 5, See 1 Across; three declared. Northamptonshire 2977, Sprain; 11, Steel; 13, Oxen; 14, and 237 for two (Oldfield not out Image; 10, Inner; 17, Sort; 20, Rot.
Solution to Skeleton Crossword on
100),
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At Pontyprid. Combined Services beat Glamorgan by 00 runs. bland Services 305 and 174 for seven declared. Glamorgan 147 and 200 (Watidus 50).
At Worthing Sumex beat Derby- shire by 21 runs. Sussex 359 and 102 (Blake 62, Popo six for 65), Derbyshire 228 and 272 (Alderman 121, Cornford six for 87).
At Besitol: Gloucestershire beat Warwickshire by eight runs, Glou- cestershiro 178 and 332 (Allen 140, Pritchard five for 104), Warwick- shire 271 and #31 (Donnelly 73, Cook Ave for 48, Goddard five for 110)-- Beuter.
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