OLYMPIC ROUNDUP
AMERICAN FINALS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, JULY 12, 1948.
BY “RECORDER" TWO RESCUE JOBS FOR PAGE VERNON MORGAN SAYS
UPSET ONE CHAMPION AFTER ANOTHER
Champion after champion fell by the wayside as America's top, athletes vied with one another for Olympic berths at the final tryouts at Evanston, Illinois, over the weekend.
The list of those who fell out reads more impressively than that of those who made the team, To mention but a few-shot putter Charles Fonville, holder of the world record, high hurdler Harrison Dillard, also holder of the world; record, and high- jumper Bill Vessle, joint holder of the British high Jump record.
For the past two years, these, three had led the field in their respective special ties and their pictures were spinshed over the sports pages of American newspapers. The others who beat them at Evanston were not too far behind but have yet to set a record. They have still to do that, but, and the end of the trail was worth they made the team while Fonville the effort. and Vessio did not and Dillard Just managed to in an event ranks as his third favourite.
that
The three should finish two yards ahead of any opposition that the rest of the world can turn out,
A LOUD CHEER
The other two American hurdlers at London will be: Clyde Scott, National Collegiate Champion In Of the three high hurdlers who the University of California Los 13.7. seconds, and Craig Dixon, of beat Dillard, Bill Porter of North-Angeles, the Pacific Coast western, the winner in 13.9 seconds ference Champlon. Though Dixon's of the former Penn State, negro, and at Evanston, 'did it for the second best time to date is 14 seconds flat, time in eight days. He had tralled ho finished ahead of Scott at Evan-"Bamey" Ewell, now of the Shana- the Berea, Ohio, negro for two years ston..
Donald Finlay Will Lead British Olympic Team
The fact that no official appointment has been made for the captaincy of the British Olympic athletic team is due to doubts surrounding the fitness of Donald Finlay, one of Britain's wartime ace fighter pllots.
He has been troubled with a leg muscle strain but it is thought that he will have recovered in time for the London, Olympic Games. In that case he will certainly captain Britain's side. IIe is still considered one of the fastest high hurdlers in the world and won third place in the 110 metres final at the Los Angeles Olympiad in 1932, Four years later he came secont I feel confident also that Alan in the Berlin Olympic, finnl. "Should Paterson will he fall to
be challenging the pass the final tests for best in the Wembley arena although fitness, It is highly probable that he did not find his best form in the the honours of captaincy will be British high jump conferred on Bill Roberts who
championship. is He cleared only 6 ft. 2 ins. com- Britain's 400 metres representative,pared with his British record of of He was a meniber of Britain's 711 ins. last year. successful 1,600 metrès relay team al the 1938 Olymple Games and also in the Individual finished fourthi 400 metres relay Anal with a time of 46.8 seconds.
Whereas the British teum is not expected to sweep the board of
alhlettes honours, there is no doubt that the chosen team will be a
particularly powerful force during the proceedings.
A loud cheer must have gone up throughout America for the success C.4-A champion, Henry, Norwood han Catholic Club of Philadelphia.
Barney edged out Mel Patton in the 100 metres dash in world re- cord-equalling time and finished a yard behind Patton to turn in 20.8 seconds for the 200 metres arpund a turn, just a tenth of a second be- hind Jesse Owen's Olympic record.
A more popular victory could not be looked forward to. The Pennsyl- vania negro, a veteran as sprinters go, has been five years out of Col- legiate competition and for
tive long years has pluckily trailed to the tape younger men than himself.
Should
ho win at the
London Games--and it looks like he well might he will be the oldest sprint winner in the modern Olympic series. He was a top-flight sprinter as far back as 1930 and American national champion in 1941 when he ouiran Hal Davis.
Ewell must now be considered on
with
Lloyd LaBeach of Panama Olymple 100 metres. He should be as top favourite for the
in the first three as well at 200 Jamaica's Herb metres now that McKenley has announced that he is staying out of this race.
After pitching in the final faning of a New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game at the Yankee Stadium, Joe Page wards. off a youngster who attempts to make off with his uniform cap (on ground, left) as players leave the diamond after the game. The lad didn't get the hat and the Yanks won, 10 to 7-AP Wirephoto.
DAVIS CUP
Czechs And Swedes
In Zone
Zone Final
Stockholm, July 11.-Sweden today qualified to meet Czechoslovakin in the final of the European Zone of the Davis Cup tournament by defeating Great Britain in the semi-finals by four matches to one.
Tony Mottram of Great Britain was the only. British player to win when he beat Sweden's Torsten Johans- son by the score of 6-3, 6-2, 2-6 and 6-2.
McKenley recently in a press In- terview predicted that LaBeach Britain's pole vault representative, would beat Patton at 200 meires F. R. Webster, finished sixth in the though he fancied the USC sprinter last Olymple Games at Berlin. He for the shorter distance. has high hopes of again attaining Ewell win the 100 and Patton the Should
would put him in the forefront of will have failed heights of about 19 ft. 8 ins. This 200, the world's "Tastest buman" this year's Olymple pole vaulters.
to provide his coach, Dean Cromwell, with the Jack Holden, who has been chosen only University of Southern Call- for the marathon, is rated as Bri-fornia Olympic first. Inin's strongest hope for the
A surprise of the Evanston finals
London, July 11-Darlo Ambro- was the sensational double
sine of Italy, on a Binelli, won the Ohio State's Malvin Whitfield
250 cc class in the International the 400 and 600 metres, Though motor cycling meeting held In
THE WOMEN
In the
men's
events. Great expectations are also Surprise may be expressed be-held that Dunenn Clark will be cause the name of E McDonald leading figure among the hammer Bailey, Britain's sprint record throwers. holder, appears only in the 100 inctres. This decision was made so that he may give of his best in the event he prefers following inter- ruption of his, tròining this summer owing to a leg muscle strain. He Jas made such progress in recent weeks that he is expected to chal- lenge the world's best athletes for the coveted short sprint laurcis.
ANOTHER SPRINT HOPE
have 4 bly say in the destination of honours, in both, the 100 and 200 metres events,
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women's competitions, particularly strong representation will be forthcoming from Mrs Winifred Jordan in the 100 metres and Miss Sylvia Cheeseman in the 200 metres. Both are capable of winning their respectivo events.
of
America is short this year of crack quarter-milers, there was a minimum of Ollie Matson and Dave Bolen to beat plus a round half-dozen more in the 47.5 second class,
MOTOR
RACES
Switzerland today in which more than 60 competitors from seven na- tions were entered.
Lennart Bergelin, Sweden, beat Geoffrey Paish by 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2.-United Press.
AT MILAN
Milan, July 11.-Czechoslovakia eliminated Italy in the semi-final of the European Zong of the Davis Cup today when Jaroslav Drobny beat Marcello del Bello by 11-0, 6-3 and 6~2.
AUSTRALIAN TOUR SHOULD INSPIRE YOUNG BLOOD
London, July 11. The present Australian cricket tour Is almost sure, to be good for the English game, for the keen play, and, in particular, the hostility of the pace, affack and its support from lively field, 'cannot fail to inspire many youngsters,
One advantage that, will have been gained. Is that England's esta`lished batsmen, who have too little practice against really aggressive and good bowling, will have benefitted by getting as big a sight, of the bowling of the Australians Lindwall, Miller and Johnston, as possible. The fents of these three
may Patsy, says at the time: "I am prove the English younger not afraid of fast bowling. generation that fast bowling is always ready to have a go at it, I am worthwhile after all, and further but I can't resist making a hook inspiration in this direction comes shot, so I must protect myself in In an article, conned in the newly case anything goes wrong. published "Wisden" for 1948, by C. J. Kortright, of Easex, probably the fastest English bowler ever.
guard will be as common as pads "The day may come when a bead- and batting.gloves."--Reuter.
THE WELSH London-The sight of a fresh
Kortright, urging upon the younger generation of pace men the value of attacking the stumps and pitching the ball well up to the nome-Glamorgan-at the top of the batamen, stresses that there is no County cricket championship table, "magic" about "fast bowling.
Practice, and still more practice, to acquire accuracy, and the neces sary physiquè, is, his theme :
is an encouraging. sign that "thla position, is no longer the monopoly of a select few.
The
remarkable success of the Welsh county has been welcomed
Bowling with, the seam" and everywhere. Splendidly led by Wil- wing bowling is not so important fred Wooler, whose fame as a rugby
as getting as firm; a grip as possi. cen for Wales
HEAVY WICKET
TODAY
London, July 11-Eng- land's already bright chance. of beating Australia in the third Test increased mate- rially through the heavy rain which fell at Maches- ter this morning.
This was followed by showers in the afternoon, so that a wet pitch seemed certain for the start of play tomorrow.
England will begin 316 runs ahead with seven second innings wickets in hand. Reuter.
already
Glamorgan are Ideally
with a blend of youth and experience.
Glamorgan havo amazed
many followers of the game, for last sCR-
But they only finished ninth, and, at this time last year were fourth from the bolten
only
Perhaps the most improved player in the team is. W., E. Jones, the litle left-hander who has. com- pleted his 1,000 runs of the season carlier than any other batsman in the county's history.
In addition to being a natural, free scoring bat, who imparts tre- mendous power into his strokes, Jones is a brilliant fleidsman, Ho too, is well-known for his rugby prowess.
Many sound judges of cricket bellove that if he could curb a pro- pensity to flash his bat at the rising delivery on or near his off stump, Jones would follow in the footsteps of J. C. Clay, Maurico Turnbull and other notablo Welshmen who have
ble on the ball. One point Kort.played for England.-Reuter. right makes which should be borne in the minds of
TOURISTS RETURN every cricketer is: "Every player in any side should
Southampton--Sixteca impose an unwritten law on him- and six officials of the Liverpool players self to field well even if he can do Football Club in the English first little else."
division have arrived back in England This is always a first principle States and Canada in which they. after a six-week tour of the United in Australian Test teams, but the samo cannot be said about every
won all 11 matches played. England player,
Mr S. R. Williams, Club Chairman,; and the fact re sald that as a result of American ra
deld distions, players had put on in weight of the opposing Reuter.
Drobny's win today gave Czecho-mains that lapses in the Ambrosine covered the
00 kilo-slovakia the right to mee Sweden in hearten the bowlers, while boosting an average of half a stone each.- metres in 55 minutes 51 seconds at the final. an average speed of 07,005 kilo- metres per hour.
in onc
the confidence batsmen.
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A FANTASTIC DOUBLE To have taken the 800 metres on
Czechoslovakia won the first two top of this is a fantastic accomplish-
singles on Friday, while Italy gain- Old Trafford has not always been The British rider, M. Whitworth, ed the doubles on Saturday.-United a ground of Test stocks for England, ment in season when 1.50 to 1:52- half-milers run into dozen and
won the 350 ec class, covering the Press.
in fact, the historie ground has seen The outstanding British woman more. Among others, Whiifleld had 100 kilometres
hour, six PATTY WINS PARIS TOURNEY country against Australia, yet, for some fine achievements by the home hope is, however, Maureen Gardner to outrun Tarver Perkins, Johnny minutes 31 seconds, averaging GR.4 Alistair McCorquodale, Britain's for the 80 metres hurdles. She re- Fulton, Dave Bolen, Bill Clifford, kilometres per hour-Reuter.
Paris, July 11-Budge Patty, the been
one reason or another, no Test has 22-year-old outstanding running cently set up a world record of 11.2 Bob Chambers and Thelmo Knowles,
Anished discovery of the year, should also seconds for this event. Her coach any one of whom would have been. Brussels, July 11-A Stalledbras, Paris International Invitation Lawn by an innings and 80 runs against,
New York, July 11.Today's young Californian, today
since 1005. Then won the England scored a resounding victory Major League baseball scores were: expects her to be even faster, in the impressive at London.
British, racing car driver, died in Tennis tournament, beating Marcel the Australlans. Olymple Games.
The winning time a relatively hospital today from a fractured skull Bernard, the French No 1, 0/4, 6/1,
AMERICAN LEAGUE' poor 1 minute 30.6 seconds-adds to received Mrs Tyler
when his Aston (Dorothy Odam my theory that when there is too crashed during the Belgian 24-hours and Garros Stadium.
Martin in the men's singles final at the Ro Manchester's unenviable reputation finished second in the high jump much class in feld, especially at 800 Grand Prix at Prancorchamps last
for bad weather was upheld in 1990 in the Berlin Olymples 12 years ago metres, the
hedging
Cleveland nnd 1938 when not a ball was bow. for position night.
The new Wimbledon champlons, led, but on the last occasion that an St. Louis (nightcap) with a height of 5 ft. 3 in. In re kills of possibility of a cent weeks she has consistently
record time.
John Bromwich and Frunk Sedgman, England-Australla Test Heavy rain had made conditions of Australia, won the men's doubics, tested at Old Trafford, in 1934, the Boston Red The situation at London where
Cleveland was This establishes her, been leaping 8 ft. 4 ins. and more. Whitfield will
have to
treacherous for the competitors In favourites for Olympic honours at gathered together at a single Gardes
race the the gruelling event, which was burg and Patty.. the finest assembly of half-milers ever ending this afternoon. among
beating the Americans, Bob Falken-sun shono unceasingly throughout the Philadelphia
3/2, 0/4 in the four days of play, and the heat should be, unfortunately, similar.
The matches
proved troublesome even for the Boston (nightcap). The British co-drivers, J. Horsfall Whoever chooses to set a cracking and L. Johnson, returned the fastest sets, but were cut to the best of three
originally visitors from "Down Under."
Philadelphia,. planned for the best five advantage pace from the gun will not have
Chicago enough left to last the second quar-average time of the race in winning as the Americans had to leave for the seemed likely, and 1,307 runs were New York
In these conditions; a result never Detroit ter. Whoever doesn't will
the 1,500 to 2,000 be
ce class at an Netherlands-Reuter.
scored for hedged in a nine-man
a total of 20 finalists average speed, of, 135,937 kilometres
wickets. Washington field. It ia high
England, for whom Hendren and time that the 800 per hour,--Reuter, metres, like the 400 and the shorter
Leyland both made centuries, do- clared at 127 for nine wickets, to sprints, be run in lanes. high-jumpers at
which Australia replied with 491. There was surprise among the Institute's
Evanston. Verts McGrew
and CLA'S
George
Slanich, who Arst and second, Jumped 24 Inches higher than they have ever
Neither can Britain" be ruled out of the reckoning in the 800 metres, In the recent British open championships, H. J. Parlett. 23-year-old London art student, proved that he must be ranked among the world's best athletes for this distance.
He won a brilliant triumph over the Olympic favourites Douglas
Wembley.
Harris, who is New Zealand's record ANN CURTIS IN
holder and was the fastest half mile runner in the world, and over Arthur
Wint, the tall, long-striding captain
of Jamaica's Olympic team.
TOP. FORM Detroit, July 11-America's Bill Nankeville, by his British leading woman swimming star, open mile success, also suggested Miss Ann Curtis, to-day became that he will be testing the best top United States contender for of the competitors in the Olym- Olympic swimming honoure. pic 1,600 metres final. colours should figure prominently as well in, the 110 metres hurdles Anat if Donald Finlay can recapture lis best form in time for the Games. YOUNGEST MEMBER OF TEAM
Britain's
Rice Joe Louis Is Still
The Champion
In winning the women's 400-meter done in competition to clear 6 feet freestyle, the queenly champion, 84 inches. Dwight Miss Curtis, beat the record, break Illinois
Joe Birrell, who is a member of Britain's team for this race, is only 10 years old. He has been selected on his remarkable performance in Miss Curtis also holds the United winning the the British 110 yards States record of 5:21.3. Miss Brenda hurdles championship final in 15-1 Helser and Mrs Nancy Merki Less seconds. It was only his second were second and third respectively. appearance in a senior competition. Miss Helser timed in 5:27.7 and Lees He is still at school and will be clocked 5:31.4.-United Press. the youngest member of Britain's Olympic team.
Greene explains that Joe will be champion until he notifies the NBA of his formal retirement.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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'A' DANGEROUS GAME London, July 11-Is cricket be- Cincinnati coming a dangerous
Tho St. Louis game? and 40 injuries to Denis Compton and Philadelphla
Sydney Barnes in the current Test Boston people to ask the question. match at Old Trafford are causing
It was his second successive tap from Toulouse to Mon Pellir yes victory since he won the ninth lap terday.
-United
HOW THEY STAND National League
Those who play would answer at once that cricket is no more Second was Fermo Camelli
dangerous nowadays than it has of ever been, Mishaps the international team, followed by likely to occur on the village green Pittsburgh...
are just. ns Boston Paul Neri, also of the international
carefully prepared county St Louis squad.
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Philadelphia,
Paterson, New Jersey, July 11- Eddleman of Joe Louis is still the world's heavy- ing the time she set on Saturday in Olyinple berths a host of 6:7 men, says he has retired, the National took third to nose out of weight champion oven, though he The qualifying heats. She distanced seven other finalists in Vessic, Les Steers and Ton Scofield. J. Greene says.
out among them Charles Hanger, Bill Boxing Associations. President, Abe 5:22.5, almost four second faster than the Olymple record set in Michigan's Charles Fonville, who Berlin, 1936.
has been consistent throughout. the season with the 16-1b. shot over 50 feet, failed to quality at 54 feet, 3% inches for the Olympic team.
"Since we have not received any Belgium, fifth, Andre Brule, of the cricketers who take Failing along with him were Norm Wasser of Illinois, who has done communication from. Jou that he is Paris team, sixth, Roger Lambrecht, class games protect themselves from over 64 feet, and Stanley Lampert of omcially retiring we must still re- International, team, seventh, Marcel Injury when they know they will New York University, whose best cognise him as champion," Greene Dupont, of Belgian Juniors, eighth, have to face quick bowiers, especial heave this year was an inch short, of comments. WATER POLO
Pierre Tambilla, international team, ly those who can make the ball fly. Cleveland 50 feet.
All eight Anished in the time of Louls told newspapermen of his 6 hours 55 minutes and 40 seconds. I do not see how any European
Philadelphia The Hague, July 11-Six pools shot-pulter can creep into the first retirement plans immediately after
Various types of padding are worn New York the world record for the five miles will be formed
for the Olympic three,
Louls Bobet, 22-year-old French-
for the shins, the chest and some Boston: In recent weeks, must be considered water-polo
Neither Huseby of Iceland, defeating contender tournament,
Jersey Joo man, continued to wear the yellow times the elbows. it was the European champion, nor Ronald Walcott last
Delroll closa. aspirant for
month-Associated Jersey of the overall leader for the. the 10,000 announced here today.
Washington metres' walking title.
Nilsson of Sweden, the best two in Press,
race after 10 days of racing-United opening batsman, now following the Chicago
Jack Fingleton, former Australian St Louis. The six seeded nations chosen. by
Europe, can come near 54 feet.
Press. the International Swimming Federa- Americans seem likely to do well in
For the first time ever,
present tour as a pressman, used re- tion are Italy, Belgium, Sweden, the Javelin throw. Martin Diles,
inforced padding in the form of a Hungary, France and The Nether- Dr Steve Seymour and Bob Likens:
Jacket, and thigh guards when ho lands.
London. There -is- intense
faced Harold Larwood during the are all in the,230 feet class and the speculation whether Britain will at
first Test at Sydney in the so-called Great Britain had a right to be Kieswetter will come in for some champion following the retirement Finns, Swedes and Czechoslovakia's Inst haven world heavyweight
"bodyline" tour of 1932-33. "Leeded", due to her performance stern competition. In the European water polo chath-
of Joe Louls, with many enthusiasts plonships at Monte Carlo, but it is Gil Dodds's muscle Injury, which pointing to the fact that in understood here she voluntarily keeps him out of the Games and tournament to unearth a new cham- yielded her right. in favour of virtually promises Sweden a one- plon, Bruce Woodcock should be France since France was. considered two-three sweep in the 1,500 inetres given a chance."
Harry Churcher, who has broken
"Biny Applely
MORTE" BOX
RACES
tho WOODCOCK SHOULD BE
GIVEN A CHANCE
to be a stronger water polo nation, was to some extent compensated, for
by Don Gelirmann's, 3:52 win.
There will probably be two pools
nny
Americans do not hold a high This is hardly good enough to opinion of British heavyweights, a fact that was revealed when the
of three countries each and four of touch the Swedes but it may give National Boxing Association left four countries each. The draw will Gehrmann sixth place. take place in London on July 10-
Whoever
failed to make the team, out Woodcock's name in listing the Reuter.
Amerien's Games squad is still a 12 ranking contenders for Louis'. top-notch one and the chances of crown.
BASKETBALL
Singapore, July Olymple basketbali
Sweden nosing the United States out! But if they consider, recalling what of the aggregale, now that Trelour the British champion did to Gus 11-China's and MacDonald Halley can hardly be Lesnevich two years ago, Woodcock team defeated counted on to keep down American should figurò in a contest for the an all-Singaporeelde by 01 to 33 points in the two aprints, are small heavyweight championship of the „Saturday night.---Associated Press, indeed.
world-leuter.
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FILIPINO, TOUR Shanghai, July 12 The all- conquering Terminal Red Sox base- ball team, which yesterday after- Ils colleagues were also said to win at the expense of the Shanthat noon chalked up its sixth straight have taken adequate measures of Amateurs, whom they) trounced by protection.
14 runs to three, will probably con- clude their triumphant visit tomor were not alone row with a return game
The Australians
in deciding that they would need United States Army. 00:
more than a bat to avoid
that
Injury
against Larwood's, bowling. How the
The Army All-Stars have given many followers of the game recall and closest game, last Monday, losing Filipino visitors their hardest Patsy. Hendren, the great only by 2 to. 1. England batsman, devleed tective cap to wear when facing Amateursona of the strongest apro-In", "yesterday's game against the Larwood and Bowes In the
tum-baseball teams in Shanghal-overy. mer of 19337
member of the Terminal Red Sox Amateurs were outclassed crossed the plate at least once, The in every Enclaian collected two
Tho cap, an ordinary cricket one, wan strengthened with rubber. padding and at. the "aldes Hendren attached the peaks of two old caps doubles, Raymundo ono-two-bagger! also strengthened, with rubber to and a triple, Cuenca one. triple, and guard his earn S
Briones one double-Reutatii