THE HONGI
VILLIAMS CONNECTS
BEST SEASON EVER IN EUROPEAN ATHLETICS
BY RECORDER”
The past season in European athletics has seen the highest all- round standard ever known in every event but the middle distance rune and the Long Jump.
Metres- The standard has fallen off_particularly in the 400
Germans and normally an event dominated by the British, Italians, Scandinavians-and there are no great stars of the class of "Rudolf Har big or Godfrey Brown about.
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The year has seen a new challenge the strongest ever-from Russia and the other Iron Curtain countries and a considerable improvement in German stan- dards, fast approaching what they were before the war when Germany was the dominant power in European athletics.
Yet, in team matches. it was the French who showed that they have the best balance of all and, though beating all the Scandinavian countries in succes- alon, they lost to Britain.
The season in British athletics has been a phenomenal Improvement in feld events standards and the number of British names in the ranking lists in the jumps and throws is out of all proportion to what had been normal-two or three -over two decades.
The Russians, challenged in Berlin in 1936-the fourth manj started touching Al the events that require in returned this time. Ahead of with regularity. technique and special training, ahim were Lovelock, Cunningham nationwide
coaching
near 14 feet American Bupremacy In the longer no scheme and Beccall, names to be con-Hammer Throw
exlais.
In the Decathlon, the Bob Mathian beglaning to churn out the stars jured with.
Incompamble
on seven potential Lovelock's winning time then could look -st an Olymple record-was challengers beaten in the past season by no class. less than seven runners.
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In the 7,000-point
ike Williams, Lightweight Champion, lands a hard left on the chin of Freddy Dawson, Chicago challenger, in the 14th round of their fight as he cocks his right for the follow-through. Williams retained his title in a decision which brought boos from the crowd in Convention Hall, at Philadelphia, Pa.—AP Wirephoto,
a treat season and LTA ACCOUNTS SHOW THAT there is no telling what world
been higher than they In the 10,000 Metres, no fewer records. may go at the European were this year in the runs from than four runners beat what was Gaines at Antwerp next year,
that mythlen! It seems
there will be once longer
distances re- to the Metres 1,500
event-30 better times and than 14evem" no fewer
corded at Antwerp than were at distances,
the Olympic Games at London unners beating 3 minutes 50.3 minutes. seconds for the distance,
last year and Brush athletes among the record should be
European high jumpers really classic race of all started challenging the Ameri- Olymple 1,500 Metres finals-jeans and European pole vaulters breakers,
In the
Best European Athletic Performances
100 METRES DASH
Willekind (Germany) Fischer (Germany)
Gudmundsson (Iceland)
Penna (Italy)...
Lickes (Germany)
Kremer (Germany)
Sanadze (Russia)
Janes (Britain)
Bally (Pruner}
Suchares (Russia)
Sidd! (Italy)
200 METRES DASH
Penna (Italy)...
Stawczyk (Poland) Bally (France) Stacey (Britain) Wükluson (Britain) Lickes (Germany) Schreiber (Germany) Camus (France) .... Thorwaldsson (Iceland) Mornic (Czechoslovakia) Siddi (Italy)
400 METRES RUN
Siddi (Italy)
Gelster (Germany
Huppertz (Germany)
Pugh (Britain) Lewis (Britain) Wolfbranat (Sweden) Komarov (Russia) Pike (Britain) Bulantchik (Russia) Scott (Britain)
800 METRES RUN
Aberg (Sweden) Landgard (Sweden) Ulzheimer (Germany) Sten (Sweden) Bengtsson (Sweden) Hansenne (France) Clare (France) Hoyland (Norway) Scott (Britain) Fannister (Britain)
10.4
10.4 10.5
10.
Eriksson (Sweden)
Taipale (Finland)
3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE Sorderberg (Sweden) 10.5 Farland (Sweden) 10. Segedin (Yugoslavia) 10.5 Hagstroem (Sweden) 10.5 Jeszensky (Hungary)
10.5 Paris (France) 10,5 Zverev (Russia) 10.0 Saltkov (Russia)
Stokken (Norway) Guyodo (France)
21.1
8:23.2 Olenius (Finland) 0:24.0 | Orolin (Russia)
Denisenko (Russia) Knipsev (Russia) Sillon (France) Kuyngev (Russia)
9:04.4
.... 13: 0%
B:04.0 9:00.2 0:09.8 Kreulich (Germany) 9:11.2 Luther (Germany) 9:14.4 Adamczyk (Poland) 9:14.8 Faucher (France) 9:17.6 Asirow (Britain) 9:10.0 Brnad (Yugoslavia)
Strand (Sweden) Heinrich (France) Whiltle (Britain) Melin (Sweden)
LONG JUMP
5,000 METRES RUN
21.2 Zatopek (Czechoslova-
21.3
kla)
21.3 Koskela
(Finland)
21.4 Vernier (France)
21.3
Barry (Eire)
21.6 Albertsson (Sweden)
Nyberg (Sweden)
21.
21.0 Mnckclac (Finland)
21.6 Mimoun (France) 21.6 Salgren (Finland)
Heino (Finland)
47,2
9:18.0
14:10.
13: 8
13: 8%)
Wimbledon Continues To
Flourish Financially
COMMONWEALTH XI'S TOUR
WEST ZONE HIT 266 FOR 5
Poona, Dec. 12-West Zone had scored 266, for five In their first innings By close of play on the third day, of their four-day match against the Commonwealth' todring ericket team here.
After batting for nearly two days, the tourists were dismissed yesterday for 611, %])
At last night's close, West Zone were 38 for two. Thé overnight not out batsmen, M.Rega and P. Khambatta, added 148 runs in 205 minutes for the third wicket before Rege became Worrell's, third suc- cessive victim when he stopped a straight one with his pads.
Ilego played painstaking cricket, strying nearly five
hours for his 19, which 10 THIRD ROUND
cluded tour 4's.
ENTERPRISING
Khambalta, who fell four runs Inter in Freee's leg trap, was more enterprising In hit- ting 75, including a. six and five 4's. It was in an attempt to score quickly after he had dug himself in that he lost his wicket, Smith bringing off brilliant catch at short-line leg
of the match so far. to give Freer his only wicket
Smith, who was about the best of the Commonwealth bow lers, was rewarded with the
FAC
Draw
The
London, Dec. 12,-- proper of the Football AssO- draw for the third, round clation Cup matches, which will be played on January
wicket of B. Nimbalkar, who 7, was made today as fol- has been selected to play in the lows: second Test,
After making D promising start, Nimbalkar tried to place Smith to leg, missed the ball and was declared leg-before for 11. SIXTH WICKET STAND
Caplain,
Tesi
The West Zone Hazare, and the former player, Kishenchand, came to gother for the sixth wicket and Lawnput on 52 runs in the Jest hour's
play.
Wimbledon flourishes. So much was obvious back in July, when the tennis championships were in spate: it is obvious in the Lawn Tennis Association accounts.
They disclose that the estimated "share of surplus" due to that body from the 1949 championships is no less than £24,000, compared with £13,000 the previous
13:0
year.
13: 714
13: 7%
rulers So our lawn tennis have good reason to thank our lars of the Championships-
(but not 24:104 from many countries
Schroeder, one)-Blessrs. 24: 8% thin
Sturgess, Bromwich,
24: 3 Drobny Misses Louice Brough
24: 0
23:11
23: 0
23: 312 23: 7
23: 5%
and "Gorgeous Gussie" Moran and Mrs. Margaret du Point,
It would be no more than fit- fing if the
LTA
ITED B
in annual £8,300, ncx! £4,500 which our 23; 54 meeting assembled on Decem-international matclics cost us to pass a vote of to play, £3,500 in salaries, and ber 8, were
to thanks
these ladies anti sizable surns in financing conch- gentlemen, coupled with a vote hug and other tennis activities. thankfulness that of all those named only one, Gonzales, has 49: 8% returned pro. 40: 5
HOP, STEP & JUMP
50; 7% 14:13.2 Tchertakov (Russia) 14:20.0 Ahman (Sweden)
14:22.0
Moberg (Sweden) 14:23 8 Rautio (Finland)
10,000 METRES RUN
47.8 Zatopek (Czechoslava- 47.8
kla)
48. Heino (Finland) 48.3 Mimoun (France) 48.4 Stokken (Norway) 48. Koskela (Finland) 48.6 Dennolf (Sweden) 48.6 Klersen (Norway) 48.7 Paris (France)
1:50.0 1:50.5 1:50.8
49.3
since
To give tits due, the LTA 15 showing a lively interest in de- veloping younit players, One HOW THE MONEY COES feature now reintroduced is the ranting of loans to clubs. It £24,000 does not represents expected that about £15,000 in the near 47: 73% the full profit of the champion-ll be paid out
47:10
47: 9%
agreement future. ago these
Under an ships. reached many years are run jointly by the LTA and EVENING TOURNAMENTS.,
should be any the owners of the ground, the Lest there All-England Club, founder of undue rush to join the queue, thebla meeting which receives at me surgest to secretaries that their case must be a good from proflis funds to keep club going and make improve-one and their security far from
Limsy.
14:25.4
14:25.4
Davies (Britain)
14:20,0
Cross (Britain)
Wells (Britain)
14:27.8
14:28.2
Laing (Britain)
(Britain) Lindsay
20:58. Nilsson (Sweden)
Van Egmond
(Netherlands)
SHOT PUT 20:21.2 Huseby (Iceland) 29:27.2 Lipp (Russia) 20:53. Kalina (Czechoslovakia)
47: 3 47: 2
47: 0
30:13.2
30:12.0 Gorlandy (Russia)
3040 2
Juppila (Finland)
51: 6%
63; 8% 52: 93% 52: 0 51;. 0%
ments,
30:48.0 v
Savidge (Britain)
51: 4
30:54.4
Lamowski (Poland)
61: 14
30:54.0
Albertsson (Sweden) Koenoenen (Finland)
110 METRES HIGH HURDLES
1:51.0 Bulantchik (Russia) 1:51.3 Marie (France) 1:51.4 Finlay (Britain) 1:51.8 Heinrich (France) 1:51.6 Hart (Britain)..... 1:51.0 Lundberg (Sweden) 1:51.9 Jolantson (Sweden)
1,500 METRES RUN
Slijkhuls (Netherlunds) Simad (Sweden) Helff (Belgium) Landqvist (Sweden) E! Mabrouk (France) Bergkvist (Sweden) Hansenne (France) Aberg (Sweden) Vernier (France) Bengtsson (Sweden)
ONE MILE RUN
Winterton (Britain)
Birrell (Britain) Cave (Britain)
3:43.
Parker (Britain)
3:45.2
Verhaes (Belgium)
Giles (Britain)
DISCUS THROW
Consolini (Italy)
Tost (Italy)
14.2 Zerjal (Yugoslavia)
14.4 Kiles (Hungary)
14 4 Nilsson (Sweden)
14.8 Ramstad (Norway) 15.0
Clancy (Eire)
15.0 Winer (Sweden)
15. Fransson (Sweden) 15.2 Heinrich (France) 15.2
49: 2 47: 7%
He is young as a bishop only 43 and went to Porla mouth only
recently from Cambridge, where he was Dean and Chaplain of Trinity Hall The Bishop was a keen rowing Cambridge, and pre- man at cident
the of
University Coxswains' Society.
He is also
a geologist, went geologist on the Graham Land expedition to
-an chaplain and
1 Antarctle 18 years ago.
---(London Express Service)
Ezzard Charles Honoured By Boxing Writers
who
Kishenchand, who was 05- pecially savero on the tired bowlers, hit seven 4's in his un- was unbeaten with 20, played beaten 40, while Hazare, natural, forceful game. & nat
With the wicket giving them ittle assistance, the bowlers toiled all day, and it was only brilliant fleiding which kept down the runs, especially in the Inst two hours--Reuter,
Pakistan Tennis
Tourney Ends
12.-Pedro
of
Lahore, Dec.. Massip and Jaime Bartroll, Spain, won the Men's Doubles the Pakistan Lawn today in
Tas Championships.
In the anal they beat Scribani and Gardini, of Italy, 6-2, 0-1,
6-2
Massip completed a treble by winning the Mixed Doubles final New York,. Dec. 12. with Mrs Weiss, of Argentina,
They beat Iftikhar Ahmad Ezzard Charles, who is re- cognised by the National and Mrs Taqi (Pakistan) 6-4,
9-7. Boxing Association-as-tho He won the Siagios- yesterday. Heavyweight Champion, was voted the man who con-Doubles, De Stefani (Italy) and tributed most to boxing this De La Huerta (Spain) beat Mirza and Mahmood (Pakistan) year by the New York 6-1, 6-3-Reuter.
Boxing spent? Biggest item is taxationshift" system in two sections chapter of the
That £24,000 is most of the An innovation-} it IS chable -open income of the LTA-the total in carried-will £27,000. How is the money tournaments to be run on the
178: 8
177: 24
109; 4
ATHLETES WANTED
165: 41⁄4
103: 4
162: 8% 158: 4
152: 04
of those who can play in the afternoon and those able to do so only in the evening.
The idea is to join up the two sections in the last eight of the semi-final. A good idea.
In the final of
unanimous NO
Writers' Association.
Charles was tho cholce because of his Lvo straight victories in 1940 which included his 15-round triumph over Joe Walcott for the title left vacant by Joe Louis' retire- ment.
BISHOP AS COX The Bishop of Portsmouth,
Charles made two defence- against Gus Lesnevich just 4D With every Indication that the Right Rev. Launcelot Flem- the Cambridge ing, is to steer 152: 99% the coming athletic season University coxwains when they days after he won the crown against the Oxford and against Pat Valentino and 162: 4 will be the most intensive in race
during Henley won both by knockouts-United the Colony's history, It is coxswains JAVELIN THROW
241: 3 hoped to form a regular St Regatta next summer. 15.2 Berglund (Sweden)
Hyytininen (Finland) 238: 04 Joseph's Athletic Association 238: 51 team to compete in dual Daleflod (Sweden). Rautavaara Breton (eng) 234: 3 matches and the Colony Vajacic (Yugoslavia). 5Championships.
15.2
3:45.0 400 METRES LOW HURDLES
3:40.0
Luniev (Russia)
3:47.2 Bulantchik (Russia)
3:47.4
Larsson (Sweden)
3:474 | Elloy (France) 3:48.4 Thurcau (France) 3:48.0 Litutev (Russia) 3:48.0 Whittle (Britain)
Moraves (Czechoslovakia) Fliput (Italy)
4:05.4 Julin (Russia) Aberg (Sweden)
4:05.9 Cros (France) Bergkvist (Sweden)
4:08.6 Barry (Eire)
HIGH JUMP 4:08.8 Nonkeville (Britain)
4:09.0❘ Damillo (France) Eyre (Britain)
4:00.2 Paterson (Britain) Landqvist (Sweden) Hansenne (France) 4:09.3 Relz (Sweden) 4:10.0 Wells (Britain) Vernier (France) Wilson (Brilnin) 4:110 Abman (Sweden) Bannister, (Britain)... 4:11.1 Pavitt (Britain) Tlasov (Russia)
52.7
52,9
52.9
53.0
Ohiden (Sweden)
Sherbakov (Russia)
53.1 Ljevley (Russia)
53.1
$3.1
53.3
232: 225: 94
This is being organised by 225: 8
Brother Cronan, who will wel- 225: 41⁄2 come any inquiries from pro- spective members of the tearn by telephone (21204).
Sigurdsson (Iceland). 219: 9°
HAMMER THROW 59.4 Nemeth (Hungary)... 195; 5
102: 234
63.6 Konaki (Russia)
53.0 Storch (Germany)
Gubijan (Yugoslavia) Taddin (Italy)
67 Wolf (Germany) 0:7 Strandlie (Norway) 0:0% Yon (Rumania) 0:04 Ericsson (Sweden)
0:0
Clarke (Britain)
6:3
DECATHLON
0:0.
Lipp (Russia)
6:5 Denisenko (Russia)
0:52 Heinrich (France).
6:5
3,000 METRES RUN Papa Gallo (France)
7:58.0 Nacke. (Germany) Reiff (Belgium). ..... Slijkhuis (Netherlands), 8:13,8 Thiam (France) Mackelne (Finland).... 8:10. King (Sweden) Burry (Eire) (70: 8:17.9 -
POLE VAULT
14:34 Strand (Sweden)
6:18.3 Lundberg (Sweden), Zatopok (Czechoslovakia) 8:10.2 Kataja (Finland). 13:11 Koskela (Finland). 8:19.4 Scheuren (Switzerland) 13:10% -13:.0/%2 Vemier (France)
LOCKED IN THE
ISLAND ROUND.
TOWER F
COME ON GIRLS!
WOD BETTER
EXPLORE,
8:10.6 Kaas (Norway),
It will be remembered that a last-minute team was raised by at the last 189: 144 St Joseph's AA 180:.5% Colony. Meet organised by the 185:11
South China Athlette Associa
nobody 184:11 tion which surprised 183: 0 more than themselves by com- 179: 5 ing second. Cronan aisa 178: 4
wants Brother 170: 1% volunteers to serve as organt
pers and coaches. It is hoped 7,590 to obtain the loan of grounds 7,287 for training on both sides of the 7,271 harbour,
Clausen (Iceland)
7,259
Prospective members do not Volkov (Russia)
7,173 necessarily have to be old boys Christian Brothers' the Moravec (Czechoslovakia) 7,07105
interested in 7,039 schools and all Scheurer (Switzerland)
0,389 athletics who are not already Ericsson (Sweden)
6.718 Diliated to some club which Tannandor (Sweden)
0.078 pursues this sport are welcome. Luther (Germany).
Mister Conquest
WHERE
ALLETS HOPE STRIPEY,
CAN EGC OUR GIGNALS
FROM HERE.
FANLING GOLF
Press,
Carter Retains The Club Championship
The main event of the week-end was, the final of the Club Championship which was played at Fanling on Sunday over 36 holes on the Old Course
one was the It was noteworthy for two reasons, excellent golf produced by the players concerned and the other was the complete absence of a single specta tor. tenga bre
It la Indeed Surprising and eventually finished the match also disappointing to find. such off at the 32nd hole. alsode of Interest amongst one
golfing enthusiasts, when could be reasonably, sure of
NEW
witnessing... play, of a good Another NA O
standard
SURPRISING
IN
the Veterans'
Bury v. Rotherham. Cardiff v. West Albion.
Bromwich
Eveler v. Nuneaton, or, poss!- bly, Northampton v. Southump- toh.
Slockport v. Barnsley, Blackpool V. Wrexham or Southend.
Swansea v. Birmingham. Southport v. Hull,
Coventry v. Bolton Wanderers, Stake v. Tottenham Hotspur. Blackburn v. Liverpool, Sunderland v. Huddersfield. Manchester City v. Derby County.
Plymouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers,
Manchester United
mouth?
Newport Port Valo.
V. Wey-
or Gateshead
Notts County v. Burnley, Reading v. Doncaster.. Queen's Park Rongtes Everton...
V.
Brentford v. Chelsen, Chesterfteki v Yeovil Watford Preston North End.
Shefeld United v. Leicester Carlisle v, Leeds United. Bradford v. Bournemouth, Arsenal v. Sheffield Wednes-
day.
Crewe or Oldham V, New- castic.
Westham v. Chelmsford Ipswich:
or
Charlton v. Fulham. Luton v Grimsby. Portsmouth v. Hartlepools or Norwich,
Aston Vilin v Middlesbrough. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, matches will be re- played on or before Saturday, "Jánüáty 14-Neuter.
COMEBACK
TRAILS
THE PRIZE RING
SAYS ARCHIE QUICK
"They never come back" is a well-worn and very true axiom of the Prize Ring. Just one more ex- champion has taken his pitcher to the well once too often. and seen his attempted comeback fail dismally. And
This time it was 86-year-old Jack London, the West Hartlepools boxer who had the British Heavyweight Championship taken from him by Bruce Woodcock, He was pitted against Aaron Wilson, an American negro who has lived in Paris since he was demobilised, and it needed but one punch to put London down and out.
After a preliminary spar. Wil- has beaten every Continental except ton clipped London on the, back heavyweight "of note- of the right ear with a left One Tandberg. Joe Louis has swing,, and it was all over in 37 stone on record as saying that seconds. London rested bowilho expects Wilson to one day dered on one ince wille ha become. Heavyweight Champion. was counted out. He came into of the World, and Aaron, lo the ring at 10% stones and was fact, wears a pair of boxing benten by a man three stonos shorts in the ring emblazoned
with the Initials "J.LA" whích: lighter.
were given to him by Loitis,"
:
HOW GOOD?
Wo do How good is Wilson?
he had not yet know for
Nevertheless nothing to beat, during his stay in Franco
of the day was when the new Captain, F. 1
D. Hunter played himself in off Matches For The
Shadow Team
London said afterwards that lio was caught by a fucky punch and that having taken on the match but three weeks be fore, he had had insufficient time to get L. He said he is dotermined to go on staging his comeback campaigns buf his best friends feel he would be botter advised to call it a day.
LONG WAIT MUK Wilson, zald he wants to meet
the 1st tee at 1 o'clock before larze güllery of members. Surprising because. there are Firecrackers were set oft at the Low opportunities of watching appropriate time (Just on this good golf in Hongkong. Dissp-downward swingt) and under London, Dec. 12. Eller Fin Woodcock, but I am afraid he pointing because the two, find the circumstances he made an und of Switzerland are likely will have to be very patient, for Lista were worthy of interest and excellent drive. The successful to moet an England B tehm our Mr. Woodebele na date support from their fellow mem- caddy came stampeding back on stemfeld Wednesday's groting with a certain Tro Savold, and
with the ball and was duly pre-
"of golf," Kingborn-- thandicap Kafter a Council meeting here would like.
whose
today
300
Wilson put up canthat, that quier, one- around knockout specialist Earl
Gan
cording to an, announcement by booked the White City, Stadium Carter le to be consented with: $10 by the Captain on January 18 next year, ac promoter Jack Solomont has gratulated on retaining his title in the customary manner, the English Football Association for the last work in May. "What
Legaman 5 The Stapleford---Competition by defeating A E and only after Elvin a very resulted in winfor workmanlike display which we rather expect from a card of 70 not scored 30 points. It was hoped that Denmarkt Walls of Canada. Then perhaps pinyer of his calibro. Ldssaman, Competitors are again re would send a team for the the fur would dy Anyhow, we playing in his lust Championship minded that for this com match on January 18- but they should have a belter opportuni- in Hongkong, must also be con petition ihs of handicap
ty of nasedaing Wlison's-quality. gratulated on the magnificent taken and the scoring is as fol- fight he put up knowing all the lows:
"Is are unable to accept.","
Ons over Border AZ The match between an Eng-Fredale. Milk was at ringilde time what to opponent ARGY TOno under Bogeya February 22 will be played at to trafi pf Botch
1 point; land "B" Team and Holland on and he told me that
he was up ngainat, Angkaran d
Carter was round in 78 in the Two under: Bogey Three Newcastle. The matases will the North Downs morning when he held a lead of under Hogty, S.P pare no doubt serve, so a guide for his world
holesLissaman's core being Competitors are requested to the English selectors in choosing plan
markey thelemycards correctly in the steamy for the World? Cap future noting the above informa" competition at Rio next lune
Reuter
11 for the first 18-holes,
Bola players, were out in 38 the afternoons Bady Carter
Ident
„Intends.