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Teams Pour Into London For 14th Olympiad
London, July 22.—International sportsmen and Olympic teams pour- ed into Britain by sea and air today, the athletes looking amazingly well and cager for training. All were in high spirits for the 14th Olympiad, all had a kind word to say about Britain and expressed delight at their welcome.
́ ́The "boss" of the arrivals was the octogenarian, M. Šlegfried Edstrom, President of the International Olympic Committee, who landed at Northolt Airport from Sweden accompanied by his daughter.
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M. Edstrom, røvered by, sportsmen the world over, greeted Lord Burghley, Chair man of the Olympic Organising Committee, with the words "I have come to boas every- one about."
landed here, we found
overy to arrive. A spokesman for the team M. Edstrom is. the President of wo the whole modern Olympiads move-Englishman, from the first airport expressed pleasure that their team ment and not merely of the London official down to the customs officer, was quartered in the same camp Games Committee. Ho belleves that of the greatest helpfulness, courtesy West Drayton, a western suburb of London as their friends, the com- charm." International rivalry.in sport, is one and
A plece of one of the Constella-petitors from Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, tlon's engines broke off, while the Rumania and the other European plane was refueling at Dakar, West countries, Africa, and caused the plane and lis occupants to be grounded for Ave
Olympic Flame
London,
July 22.
Rumours that the Duke of Edinburgh will be the man who will carry the Olymple torch on its last lap in the Wembley Stadium for the opening ceremony of the Olymple Games were cur- rént in London today...
the
All efforts to check them were unavalling, but many
that thought people choice might well be the husband of Princess Eliza- both, who is a sportsman of considerable prowess.
His Greek origin also pro- vides an
an apt link with the Olymple Games, which were Brat held in Greece in an- clent ilmes and reborn there in 1806.
the
The Organising Committee have purposely kept Identity of the Inst runner It was 4 secret, although known that he has already been chosen-Router.
Modena, Italy, July 22.- Former
athletes Olympics
watched the Olympic Flame during its two hour halt in the main square of this elty today,
A crowd of several thou- sand marched past the flame when was escorted by the oficial honour guard and re- presentatives of all locat The official sports clubs.
escort were guests of honour The at a luncheon here. escort
included American, and Greek
British, French
representatives.
Olympics athletes
Follluted the honour
who
rward are:
Gymnast Bragila Francesco
Loy: Bleycle
champion,
Fornassarl and
Francesco Forn
Footballer, August Bertoni.
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The Olympic flame has alrently travelled 1,000 kilo- soil and metres on Italian
has been relayed by over 700 Italian soldiers when it left this town al 14.30 along the ancient Roman-Emilian highway towards-Reggio. Emilla and Milan where will arrive tomorrow,-United Press.
of the best ways of keeping the peace of the world.
This is how the various
gents arrived:
BRAZIL
contin-
fencera Athletes, marksmen and touched down after they had been delayed by an engino defect in their Airlines Constellation, Brazilian
Santa Lieutenant Colonel Silvio Rosa, chief of the pentathlon team, did not think they would win in events but he hoped they their would be placed fairly high.
views of his He expressed the
when he sald: "As soon as party
hours.
-CANADA
U
The Maple Leaf team, 133-strong. had a perfect crossing in the liner Aquitania, and as soon as the docked at Southampton, Professor Nelson C. was ready at Hart, their onca to "We have competitors from every
except those on the consis province
manda's chances.
CHINA
China's Olymple soccer team was remarkably ft despite its long Journey when It arrived in London from Calcutta today, their arrival having been delayed by transport
mculties in
India.
They are losing no time In-getling) down to training for, after un" after- noon's rest, they will begin practice early tomorrow. Lee Wal-tong, the coach, said he hoped to friendly matches with some of the other competing teams, including the United States.
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he said, "and we hope some of them will get through to the finals."
Fred Rowell, a track and field
"At present, the strength of the oficial, thought they had a events better team in the middle others is unknown to us, but in a distance
than they had in the couple of days we should be able to stand, see fairly well
arrange particularly these friendly matches," he said,
The Chinese team 1s regarded one. It in- here as a formidable
of the Sing cludes six members Tao team which played here with
036 Gomes,
The Canadians think they have the best-looking girl compotitors in the Games. A chaperone put it down to the oct that in Canada we keep our athletes very feminine."
ICELAND
it
where WC
we can
Vikings from Iceland, to Fumber of 22 came by air and theirolable success last year.
and
Dr. C. C. Yung, manager
in charge of the Chinese leader, Erlando Talsan, told Reuter delegate
the pre- belleves have always Olympic group. "The British people, held a leading position among the sent team to be stronger than tho Can Sing Tao XI. Certainly its record nation's sport. We Icelanders
is impres- never forget the British people's of the last few months and their support for all nations
is the
Since it left China on April 30, fight for democracy, which system of Government we the team has played 35 matches in established in Iceland 1,000
77 days against picked sides in Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Java ago."
end Calcutta.
CUBA
years
have
the
called up Cuban athletes Thames in glorious sunshine in the Cuban destroyer, Atomomacco, land at the Fort of London.
FRANCE
Lo
sive.
Of these, it won 25 games, drew Ave and lost five. Its form during the next few days will be closely by British watched, particularly
already have players who
ex-
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1948.
LOUIS
HANGS UP
GLOVES
Calling himself an "ex-boxer," Joe Louis, retiring as undefeated heavyweight champion, hands a pair of boxing gloves to Mike Jacobs, for whom he boxed for 13 years, at offices of 20th Century Sporting Club in New York City. Louis' left eye still shows effect of blows landed by Jersey Joe Walcott, AP Wirephoto.
Argentine
Limber
Fencers
Up
Olympic Centre, Richmond Park, July 22,-The Argentine Fencing team which won the South American championship in 1946, practised against an English team today in the exclusive London Fencing Club in Hanover Square, London.
The club, which has one of the best floors in Britain, invited the Argentines for a workout against some of the finest English swordsmen
AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COACH SAYS
Top Athletes Should Be Tough
By HAROLD PALMER
Jack Metcalfe, manager of the Australian athletes who have just flown here for the Olympic Games, belloves in his men being tough. "There is too much of the Iden both here and in Australla-of treating the 'star athlete like a delicate flower," he says.
That was the start of an argu- ment with the manager of the Bri tish tears, Mr Jack Crump.. 'I' was Just an interested listener.
Of course, the "Americans had to
be brought into the argument.
"People say they succeed because
A SELL-OUT
London, July 42-Promoter Jack
they specialise, anld, Mr Crump Solomons announced today that for "yel you have a crack sprinter like the
first time In British boxing
Harrison Dillard becoming an out-history, every ticket to an open-air standing hurdler." And more exam-fight has been sold before the date ples followed..
the
of the fight.
All 46,000 tickets for the world light-heavy weight to fight next between Gus Desnovich Monday
and Freddie Mills has been bought..
Experts predict that the fight will. bring in about £75,000,
Mr Crump pointed out, however, that
their numbers with
to drive Americans could afford their men hard. If the weaker fell by the wayside it did not matter.olomons said that the fight will Britain, with fewer natural stars, han to nurse them more carefully.
AND BAREFOOTED!
and hop-step-and-jump,
not be broadcast because the £250 fee offered by the British Broad- casting Corporation was "ridiculous."** -Associated Press.
Tour
De France
Mr. Metcalfe's point next, "When I was at my peak," he said, "I was competing in soven events on
the same day-high, broad (we call it 'long')
Meiz, France; July 22-Giovanni favellin, discus, shot and hurdles."
Italian National What really started the argument Corrieri, of the was the question of entries for the team, today won the 18th lap of the hop-step-and-jump, Mr. Crump was Tour de France from St. Asbourg: afraid Mr. Metcalfe might be asking to this western France city. too much of his young men for this event.
54. He was clocked at 6 hours minutes and 37 seconds for the 195 kilometre lap. Second was a Bel.. But if there are any Mr. Metcalfe gun, Constant Ockers with Bernard really does bring along the hard way Gauthier
of South-East OVERALL LEADERS
It is his hop-step-and-jump men. Regional team-United Press. Before they left Australia the two selections, Les, McKeand, 23-year-old and student, Sydney veterinary George Avery, Sydney "traffic cop" on also 23, were doing 40 feet cinders and barefoot, tool
French
The following are the omelal overall leaders in the Tour France:
Gino Bartell (Italy), Guy Lapeble (Central and Southwest France). Brik Schotte (Belgium), and Louis Bobet (France).-United Press.
"The first time they go out To Swim In Water
NOW A PAID COACH The Idea is that this event is bard on the feet, so Mr Metcalfe rrakes sure his men harden their teet. they got bilsters, but gradually giva the feet callouses form and the armour plate they require." Gomez Zamudio, ten Romulo
Our best man is Dennis Watts, manager, said that he was pleased
the way the Argentines who will not be able to compete in handled themselves against the first the Games because he has signed a
to since contract become a paid AAA stur opposition they had
He can do about 471, but No reaching England.
Boft. lin. and done Avery has kept.
So what hope McKeand 4011; Sin. have we here?
French yachtsmen have joined the perienced the quality of some of AMERICAN FLAG with
is near
Somo
members. its
the
seventy overseas yachtsmen from 10
Tomorrow,
entire Chinese countries already staying at Tor- quay, the Devon beauty spot, which contingent will move from Uxbridge of the more plc- camp to permanent quarters. In a school ncar Wembley Stadium, turesque scenery in Britain.
where the main events will take, PERU Thirty-three Peruvions chattered place-Reuter. gally as they stepped off their plane
at Londoh airport. Most of them
POLAND
LUXEMBOURG
at Uxbridge, by seven amelals, were the van-to the Olympic camp guard of the East European teams about 12 miles west--Reuter.
⠀ RAISED AT
UXBRIDGE
Uxbridge
score was couch.
Ar- and
The question of getting sultable competition is worrying our visitors, especially those who have come from the other side of the world and will therefore bo competing out of their normal season.
Fit To Drink
Empire Pool, Wembley, July 22- Every drop of the 700,000 gallons of water in which Olympic athletes will swim and dive, is fit to drink, the Olympic Swimming Organisers claimed today.
An official.at this beautiful 200ft by soft pool; filled with water now for the first time since before the for bacteria at frequent war, said that the water was tested
regular
After the last test, we filled some glasses from the pool and gave them to several of the Argentine swimmers, the official said. They drank it and said it was excellent."
Water lows constantly through filters and is heated to a permanent of 73. degrees temperature Fahrenheit-Unlted Press,
Olymple circles count the Argen
strongest tina team as one of the Olympic Centre, entered in the fencing event. Three
intervals. are Olymple July 22.-The United States of the 17-man team
this velerans. Manuel Torrente was on London, July 22-Luxembourg's flog was rafsed here.
the were surprised to see the sun shin-Olympic team of 23 arrived at Dover ing. They had thought it always on the Ostend boat tonight and later morning in a 10.30 am. cerche Florete team that went to
Their rained in England. Reuter.
travelled to London,
trala mony attended by all members semi-finals in Berlin in 1930. Antonio Villamil fought for brought them into the metropolis at
penting in both the Berlin team.
Raoul Olympics. Amsterdam Ten Follah athletes, accompanied a late hour and they had to proceed of the United States Olympic
A parade formed up beside the Saucedo represented his country at main huts, facing a row of flagmasts Berlin and at Los Angeles. bearing the flags of nations already
and the Torrente is on the Florete team quartered in this camp, Olymple. Standard on a higher this year and will also fence Indivi- dually-Villamil and Saucedo are on centrat mast.
the Espada team and will also be In a ceremony lasting 20 minutes, individual fencers. the Organising Committee Chate
Gomez Zamudio said that his team man, Lord Burghley, Mrs Lewis Douglas, wife of the United States should reach the finals..
The Only One-Man Team
In The March Past
Richmond Park Olympic Camp, July 22-Singapore's 26-year-old jumper, Lloyd one-man Olympic team, the Valberg, a fireman, will march alone in the grand Olympic parade at Wembley Stadium on July 29.
So far as is known, he will be the only man to do so. There are two other one-man competing teams →→
with a banner and a placard bear- ing the words "Singapore."
...
Peruvian Swims Gibraltar. Straits
22-The Tarifa,
Spain, July
Straits the Peruvian distance swimmer, Daniel Carpio, has swum
In of Gibraltar
8 hours, from African North to the Gibraltar mainland.
Last summer, Carpio swam English Channel.
CZECHS WIN VOLLEYBALL
Prague, July 22-The United Slates volley ball team, after an the unbroken series of 11 victories during their tour of Europe; met- the with their first reverse here tonight,
1-2 to Czechoslovakia.- losing
The last swimmer to cross Gibraltar Stralis was Miss McEwen Gleitz in 1928-United Press.
Ambassador, Avery Brundage, Pre- He expected the most dangerous aldent of the American Olympia Committee, and the camp.com-competition from France and Italy mandant. H. A. Adams, addressed in the Florete and Espada categorict,
and from Hungary in the sabre, the assembled athletes.
Professor Roberto Larraz;" one of.
fencing the "Argentine's foremost coaches, who has attended every Olympics since 1924, daid: that the COUNTY CRICKET Argentine team this year was the best he has over coached.
He said that the floor at Wem- the Olymple fencing bley where
a "second home," welcomed the competition will be held was one of
the best. ho had seen.
Argentina also brought
Camp commandant Adams, sрcak- Both Lloyd Valberg and Malta's ing arst, told the Americans they to prove that Panama and Malla, but in these representative, Nestor Jacnon, a 23- now had a chance
year-old accountant who has en-"Americans are the nest sportsmen cases they have managers who pre- sumably will march in the parade tered for the 100 metres, have been in the world,"
gathered into the happiest little in-
Lord Burghley, who said he had with them.
Lloyd has, however, a big prob-ternational family in camp by the come to regard the United States as lem. It is how to manage himself ex-Olympic runner, G. Brant Little,
of the seven-man Ceylones
Ceylonese team.
squad to Britain. All of them move-against the Mrs Douglas told them they should strong protests. of Brant Lille 10 take advantage of this opportunity women fencers who will participate the Wembley County School in the to net as goodwill ambassadors for in the Fioreic competition. northwest corner
of London on the United States. Sunday,
They have come to appreciate
Brundage, who spoke "last," said he Richmond Park camp a great deal hoped the whole team would be as
and. during their siny there
are sportsmanlike throughout the. Games thus far on the reluctant to leave such a beautiful as they had been, spot and one so well suited to them journey to London. for tmining.
AMERICAN VAULTER BREAKS OLYMPIC RECORD FOUR TIMES London, July 22.-Olympic athletes who have already settled in at their camps in London have got down to serious training and one of the Americans, at any rate, has, in his very first day, surpassed an Olympic record. He is Richmond Moorcom, the 27- London Metropolitan Tolice by eight
vaulter, goals to two, year-old American pole who, in a preview of what can be expected of him at Wembley next bers week, cleared 14 feet 4 inches four times against a high wind in train ing at the Uxbridge Olympic camp. The leap is three-quarters of an inch better than the Olymple record held by E. Meadows, also of the United States, set up at the Olympic
1930: And Games in
Meercom
the
athletes.
Among the guests was Sharman Douglas, the American Ambassador's New daughter, dressed in a green Look dress.
The ceremony originally had been scheduled for the camp cinema with but the weather today was
brief visit outside to raise the dog, beautiful that the ceremony moved outside.
BACK TO WORK
我想
Brant Little told Reuter's corres- mem-pondent, Noel Buckley, today that The South African team
Shore, Vanheerden, Daphne in a world championship where just are, that little extra counted for. .50 Robb and Walker Reyneke,
of other much, the disturbing effects of a with the representatives Empire Olympic compelitors, taking change of camp a week before the part tonight in a London club cham-event might upset the form of his plonship,
suburb of Out in the western
Nevertheless, he is confident of West Drayton, where mainly Euro- pean and South American athletes good results and is, particularly hope- are in camp, the Brazilians really ful of victory for the Ceylon bantam weight, Albert Pereira. Brant Little
The formal opening of the 1040 jumped in his track sult,
down to it, got
ono wook Like Moorcom, practically
The athlete, Geraldo de Oliveira, added: "Jacnon is the fastest run-
away Thursday, and the order of whole of the American team spent and 20-year-old Madame Continho ner off his mark that I have seen Olymple Games la just the afternoon limbering up, as did da Silva Tvare, the swimmer, began and Valberg is on top of his form the day is "back to work" for mem- in-training within 24 hours of their e, in turn, 'will make the high jump bers of the huge American squad. the newly-arrived Jamaicans,
competition keen." cluding Herb McKenley, who re-arrival in England.
Trackmen, weight-lifters, mon and cently lowered his own world re- Madame Silva Tyere in the South Valberg himself is determined to cord for the 440 yards to 40 seconds. American champion for the 400 do his best as much in the hope of women swimmers and all others
metres freestyle distance.
encouraging, his fellow athletes in were back in training, trying to Brazilian trainers are confident Singapore as in the wish to win. He regain the sharp edge of condition The Egypilar soccer players, who of the prowess of Geraldo de Oll said today: "I have learnt much they might have lost in a week
from Mr Brant Little and the lessons aboard ship, have two teams, are in first-class veira, who is the South American
I have learned hord I will take back
of the: various hop, step and teams condition. One of the
has champlon for tha
with me to Singapore-Reutor. beaten a picked
coaches, however, was sharply con- side from the Jump-Reuter.!
ficting Some prdered their charges to buckle down to the toughest kind
athletes,
EGYPTIAN SOCCER TEAM
SPORTING SAM:
PREPRODUCE ALL By Reg. Wootton
064
The attitude
Faltraining" advised
three
--Gomez' Zamudio said that every member of the team was in perfect condition-United Press.
Tickets Sold Out
Londón, July 22--The Olympic Games office re- all ported today that tickets had been sold for the finals in swimming on August 7 and boxing on
: August 13, the first sell outs in any Olympic events,
Associated Press.
Reuter.
DERBYSHIRE IN POOR POSITION AGAINST ESSEX
London, July 22-Len Hutton, pleased with his own form in the Fourth Test at Leeds, heard the good news during the luncheon interval that his county, Yorkshire, had made their highest total of the summer at. Northamp- ton. Sellers and Lester put on 135 for the seventh wicket without being separated before Sellers declared at 451.
Another county to surpass their previous best scoro of the season were Essex, with 466 against Derbyshire, the championship table leaders, who at the close seemed well on the way to an innings' defeat.
Ray Smith, who rattled up a whirlwind century for Easex, was also in form with the ball, taking four Derby- shire first innings wickets for 58.
A contributor to the big Sussex 135, Oakes 119, James. Langridge. scoro against Nottinghamshire was 08).
Warwickshire
At Birmingham:
C. Oakes, who made his first con- tury of the season; reaching three 173 and 117 for 5; Surrey-- 199 figures with the help of two sixes and 13 fours.
Was Leslie centurion Another Ames, of Kent, who made his third hundred and the highest score of the season against Somerset He hit 15 boundaries in his 123.
ISRAELI TEAM LIMITED TO TWO WOMEN
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES Tel-Aviv July 22-Israeli
The close of play scores were: cided not to withdraw any At Colchester: Essex 448 (Vigar sports organisations today de- athletes from the Jewish Army 94, R. Smith 112); Derbyshire 204
B6) and 111. for 5, to allow them to compete in the (P. Smith 9 for 00, X. Smith 4 for Olympic Games..
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At Maidstone: Somerset :230 and
At Cardlif: Leicestershiro 149 and As a result, only a token team of
184(Mincer 5 for 50), Glamorgan two women athletes will go to the 139 Jackson 5 for 70) and 27 for gottheir land logs back stain Games. They nko Frida Begzon one tak
discus Lichtblock,
champion of The men's swimming coach. Bob Palestine and Raya Brenstein, fave Kipsuth, sald: None of my boys in champion. in really good, shapo, but Iom driving hard to get them in trim a fantat possible. We are not persing up a single second of train ing time and I think we will reach the peak before games start
The Paleating Football Association has cabled the Olympic Commitice that it is unable to send a team. Most players are in the Israeli mill- tary forces.
At the other extreme, track.coach The Israeli athletes will wear the Dean Cromwell, threatened severe blue and white colours of Ziontum punishment for any of his men he but what flag will bo raised over caught, working too hard, United the Olympiad to represent Israel regter not known,Associated Press, 1987
90 for 2, Kent 435 (Ames 123, Valentine 87),
App
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At Northampton: Yorkahiro 451 Sellors 73 not out) Northampton- for 6 declared (Lester 60 not out, YOUR DOCTOR --YE-T-^?] ahiro-162 (Nutter 51 not out) and (Squirós 80, Pritchard" '8
Hollies for 62),” 34 for 3.4
for
At Nottingham Nottinghamshire At-Worcester Worcestershire 310,
E 118 and 00 for no wicket: Busson and #1 for 3; Middlesex 429 (1. 488 for 7 declared (John Langridge | Compton 01)-Rout