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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1948.
SPORTS FEATURES
GAMES PROSPECTS
By "RECORDER"
An Olympic Classic
METRIC HALF AT LONDON WILL BE
THE RACE OF THE CENTURY
The classic of the London Olympic Games will be the 800 metres run. This will assemble the fastest field not only in Olympic history, but in the whole history of modern athletics as well. The winner could very well be an Englishman-Harry John Parlett.
Parlett's rise to the rank of the fastest British-we may say the fastest Empire half-miler, seeing that he beat both New Zealand's Douglas Harris and Jamaica's Arthur Wint at the AAA Championships-has been a steady rather than a spectacular one.
It is this steady quality about Parlett that will be invaluable to him on the great day at Wembley when he toes the line with the world's best.
Jamaican Herb McKenley's in-
The real dark horse of the race; strength and speed, his victory at vincibility over 400
will be America's Mal Whitfield, the Berlin. metres and Swedish strength in the 1,500 metres Ohio State negro who wishes 10 that could allow them to take all emulate Jesse Owens's track doublo six places in the final of the "Metric al the Berlin Games but at two Mile" if more than three entries longer distances-the 400 and 000
were permitted, has resulted in a concentration among the world's best middle-distance runners in this event.
metres,
QUITE A "DOUBLE" Though Whitfield's "doublo" in the Thus, France's Morcol Hansenne, American Olymple Tryout Anals at who has class in the 1,000 metres, Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinols, and Denmark's Neils 1folst-Socren- was accomplished in what may, by sen, who has as much at 400 metres, modern standards, be considered are both concentrating on the in"relatively poor" times of 40.0 and termediate distance.
With Sweden's trio of Rune Gustafsson, the European chum- pion, Olle Ljunggren and I. Bengts son, these runners comprise the Continental European challenge, i formidable enough in itself,
But add to this lot Harris and Wint, America's trio of Mal Whit- field, Herb Barten and Bob Cham. bers,' Australia's 13!11 Ramsey, Holland's First de Ruyter "and Finland's Bebbe Störskrubb and the semi-finalists will have to run to Olympic record time to qualify.
THE SOUTH AMERICANS
The South Americans who at Berlin, surprised by producing finalist in Argentina's "Juan Carlos Anderson, are outclassed by this feld, but not to a too great extent.
Adan Torres and
Argentina's
Peru's Antero Mongrut were not: too badly beaten in South America last year by the Swedish and Ame- rican stars, Ljunngren and Whit- feld, and will race the semi-Qualists into a 1:51 clocking at a miniraum.
The Anal should be A ragged affair, with nine tired runners lining up, and the winner will be not the fleetest runner of them all but the cogiest racer. If I were asked to name him, I will say Purlett. That is, if the speed of one of the semi- finals does not climinate him.
He concedes about two seconds to a round half-dozen of the entries but he has proved that he can beat them on cheer tactics, The half- mile, which is not run in lanes, but
remem
1:50,0 seconds, it must be bered that he beat a very respect able field at the shorter distance and
the clanstest American one in hlatory
In the longer one.
All this be accomplished within the space of one afternoon with an 800-metres hent thrown in. The negro boy, if he lacks the reputation of some of his
has, apparently, the heart of a Hon and it was just this quality that gave Woodruff, then tin inexperienced
depending simply
runner
adversarics
The
on
THE ENTRIES
GRUELLING RACE
Starting off on the Tour de France" these cyclists pass the Arc de Triomphe on the first lap of a 26-day grind over some of the toughest roads in the world through the
Alps and Pyrenees.
1:40.9 SEE TEE'S SERIES ON
1:49.3
Here are the entries for the Olym
with ple 800 metres
their best performance:
1:40.3 Marcel Hansenne, France ... Douglas Harris, New Zealand. 1:40.0 Nells Holst-Soerensen, Den-..
mork Bebbe Storskrubb, Finland
Wint, Jamaica Arthur Rune Gustafsson, Sweden
Sweden Olle Ljunggren,
Sweden..... 1. Bengtsson. Harry John l'ariett, Britain' Herb Barten, USA Malvin Whitfeld, USA
Ι.
A. Barthel,
1:40 6
1:40.0
1:40.0
1:30.0
1:00.0
1:50.4
1:50.0
1:50.8
USA
1:51.0
1:51.0
1:51.0
1:51.9
1:51,3
1:52.0
1:53.0
1:03.5
1:3 1.6 1:54.0 1:50.0 1:50.1
Ther
Chef d'Hotel, France Erik Jorgensen, Denmark Frits de Ruyter. Holland Bill Ramsey, Australia Robert Majordomo, France Adan Torres, Argentina Jack Hutchins, Canada Antero Mongrut, Peru Don McFarlane, Canada Lee Yun-seuk, Korea
Metric Mile
The Swedes Have So Much Class, They Should Sweep the
Board
The Swedes, despite their being unable to calf on the services of their record-breaking milers, Gunder Hagg and Arne Andersson, have so much class in the 1,500 metres that they could sweep up all six places were they allowed more than three entries.
This
Olymple event will, as a matter of fact, be won not at London but in the Swedish final tryouts from which the three représentatives will be selected.
The Swedes are deemed so certain
the of Inishing one-two-three that best foreign opposition-France's Hunsenne und Belgium's
in a nine-man free for all, calls for Marcel
Gaston Reiff-have alrendy an-
all
strategy as much as it does for nounced that they have almost cer- speed.
tainly backed aut of the event. At Berlin in 1930, "Long John" Hansenne will be trying for
Olympic crown in the 800 metres Woodruff, the winner, had to raco his heart out in the second quarter and Reift in the 5,000 metres.
around an eight-man phalanx and won in the slow time of 1:52.0 se-
conds.
time
At one time Amerlen had held high hopes for the Rev. Gil Dodds, the "Preacher-Miler", who, however, pulled a muscle and falted to make the American team.
A pro
The Laws Of Association Football
4. THE FREE KICK
There are occasions when the award of an indirect free-kick can be a very tricky business. If the goal-keeper carries the ball more than four paces without bouncing it on the ground, the Referce should award an indirect
free-kick from the spot where he exceeded his limits.
This may be anywhere within the penalty-aren, but often it occurs within the six-yard goal area, the area in which the goal-keeper may be charged only when holding the ball or obstructing an opponent.
Very few goal-keepers know of the advice offered them in the Re- férces' Chart and Players' Guide to the Laws of the Game which says ....get rid of the ball, at once."
| CHARGING THE GOAL-KEEPER
COMEDY OF
ERRORS
BY ARCHIE QUICK
While holding the ball a goal- keeper is able to be charged when anywhere in the penalty area: If The necessity for tightening he doesn't get rid of it he may soon
up Amateur Athletic Associa- be in difficultles and, in evading tackle, may take more than four tion track organisation before steps. Many goal-keepers have only the Olympic Games remains, whose best time of 3 minutes 50.6 the haziest ideas as to how, when seconds has been surpassed by about and where they may be charged. There were signs at the Annual the They will frequently turn to the AAA Championships at a dozen Swedish second-raters.
Referee with an air of injured inno- White City that the lessons of Luxembourg's A. Barthol
cence when assailed with vigorous the British Games short- Finland's 10-year-old Dennis Johan- but perfectly fair shoulder charge.
All Bth and
In the instance of an indireet free-comings on Whit Monday have nesen should place.
kick awarded against the defending not been learned. side within the penalty-area, all the usual rules
govern the positions which players may take up, but with there is one important addition.
THE ENTRIES Here are the top entries "their" "best" performances:" Lennart Strand, Sweden Henry Eriksson, Sweden G. Bergkvist, Sweden Marcel Hansenne, France Gaston Reiff, Belgium Varlav Cevonn Czecho-
slovakin
Luxembourg A. Barthel, Erik Jorgensen, Denmark Jean Vernier, France
Parlett has bettered that by more than two seconds. Against such powerful runners as Arthur Now with Dodds, Hansenne and Kainlauri, Finland Wint and Doug Harris he will have Reiff out of the race, the best Frits do Ruyter, Holland to hang back and wait for the foreign opposition comes from Denis Johannesen, Finland break-through. He will also have Czechoslovaktin's Vnciny Çevona, Don Gehrmann, USA to see to it that in hanging buck he
does not misjudge his pace in a too
slow first quarter and at the
sarne
time Be will have to be careful not! CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
to match strides with sprinters like
Whitfeld, who has a 40.6 quarter to
his credit, or Wint, who has one of
47 seconds.
LACKS THE SPEED
effort hasn't
Parlett, whose best quarter-mile has been a 49.3 seconds accomplished last Saturday, the speed to keep up with П fast pace.
However cagy he is, Parlett will also have to worry about runners of the type of Hansonne, Barion and Bengtsson who, in a slow race, with Wint and. Whitfield running cach other off their feet, would have more stoying power left in the last 100 yards to the tope.
senne
a
and
sixth
in the For instance, competitors pole vault were impinging on the
distance running track
men
The infringement may occur at a were lapping. The high jump and 3:43.0 spot no more
a few inches from hammer throw were being carried 3:44.4 the goal-line, it
ni-line, it could be obsolute-out simultaneously and check-by- 3:40.0 ly on the
the goal-line. In such event fowl," which must have been 3:48.0 the ordinary ruling, that a defender distracting, to say the least,
to
3:45.4 shall not come within 10 yards of temperamental people like Alan
the ball, would be too severe a han- Paterson. 3:50.5 diep. 3:51.0 3:51.2
But worst of all was the usual provise is made that players
side shall not ap-annual confusion of the opposite
over presentation 3:51.4 prench within 10 yards of the ball, of prizes. As each event concluded, 3:514 until it is in play, unless they are three placed men strolled over to the 3:51.7 standing on their goal-line between enclosure and were shaken hands 3:52.0 the posts. Team-mates of the player with and
presented with casuelly 3:52.2
taking the free-kick may, if they trophies by Lord Burghley, generally wish, come as close as one yard.
after the responsible stewards hnd the had some difficulty là Anding appropriate cups and medals from the crowded table.
MILLS & LESNEVICH IN
EARNEST
TRAINING
By ARCHIE QUICK
Freddie Mills and Gus Lesnevich are both settled in carmest training for Gus's world
White City on July 26.
cruiserweight
title at
Lesnevich is back at his old quarters in Brighton where he prepared before for Mills and Bruce Woodcock but Mills has sought pastures new in a hostelry at lovely Boxhill high on North Downs near Reigate.
genial
VERY AWKWARD
An indirect free-kick, awarded about two yards from goal, could be n very awkward business if the Re- feree is not clear and exact in en- suring that the laws are observed. the What usually happens is that defending side pack nearly all their players under the cross-bar, standing on the goal-line.
Why does this always happen? Why do we give offence to visiting athletes like this and spoil the effect on an overseas audience? Surely the parade of winners could be held as a finale and a properly-organised presentation made.
Hophazard planning happen at Wembley,
must
not
They know that the kicker can- not score direct he knows that too and that even if he passes the ball
a team-mate stonding close
It was a day of triumphant youth, hand, by that time they can be on but it was mixed with veteran their way to block any shot.
to a
at
success too. B Roberts Unished
The important things for the Re-third in the "quarter" as the landing ferce to ensure with such indirect home runner. He won this title 14 that the defending years ago and is 38. free-kicks are
alde keep their distance and that the ball travels its full circumference before any player plays it a second ume.
Major F.R. Webster, returned from the Middle East, regained the pole vault title which he fret took 12 The race is so open that no one could possibly predict the order of When I visited him, he was in present day heavyweights and win İ
IN BOUNDS
years ago. In fact, the Army had a good day with Webster'a Anish. In a stab in the dark effort, greatest good humour, which, if not the world title vacated by Joe Louis.
win, I belleve It will bo: Parlett always the best of signs in a pugilist,
Solomons is planning to get Les-player who, when a
Last week's problem concerned a Nankeville's success in the mile, (Britain), Whit
Whitfold
Han- 13 characteristic of this (USA),
penalty kick | Alastair McCorquodale's first in the nevich and Woodcook together again was being taken, stood outside the furlong and second in the hundred (France),
Holst-Socrensen Bournemouth man,
ofcially for the greatest crown in penalty area, more than 10 yards yards, Whittle's first in the low (Denmark), Harris (New Zealand)
Freddie thinks he can snatch that fistiana and then it would be a case from the ball but in a position close hurdles and Alan Paterson's second and Wint (Jamaica) in that order..
of Gus's ad- of the winner saying to the world This leaves
runners titic on the grounds
against the goal-line. He would be half-dozen
in the high jump, not to mention vancing age and certainly Mills has at large "Well, if you don't like it, roughly mid-way between the goal numerous others capable of 1:50 unplaced.
who qualified for posts and the corner flog. What Both Herb McKenley and Lloyd boxed or rather fought better than then come and got it."
the Anals. The United Statca might agree to notice should the Referee take LaBeach, who were schoolboys with ever before since his disastrous con-
raced test with negro Lloyd Marshall. this but there is going to be a lot of such a player? Wint in Jamaica and havo against him, would scoff at the idea On the other hand, so too has opposition before it is recognised, If he were a defender no particu- McHenley Lesnevich come to apparent fruition | Anyway Mills might put the cat lar notice need be taken. It is not of Wint finishing sixth. belloves Wint could even nip him at late in life. If he beats Mills, he among Solomon's pigeons by de- necessary for a player to be behind
can go on against the poor crop of feating Lesnovich.
when a penalty-kick is the ball taken. The stipulations are that he play. must be within the field of outside the penalty area and at least
yards from the ball.
400 motros.
SPORTING SAM
By Reg. Wootton
of
10
If he belonged to the same side
or the player taking the penalty-
kicks, the Reteree might have
consider whether he was offside.
A COAL?
10
A player takes an indirect free- kick from a spot about six
yards from his opponents' goal. He drives the bail straight at the goalkeeper, who half catches it in his arins, but the force of the shot carries it on into the hot. What should be the Noferca's decision? The answer, wili be given next Saturday:
Arthur Peall says:
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