FASTEST HUMAN
Emmanuel MacDonald Bailey of Trinidad has been For two of the fastest man in Europe for four years. these including Olympic year he was plagued by pulled muscles.
Now finally, he has come into his own with's 20.6 seconds effort over the 220 Yards straightaway at Jesse Owens bolls Imbier Court, Surrey, on Saturday.
the world straightaway record with 20,3 seconds.
Fastest furlong run in the world this year outside 20.6 effort also by of MacDonald Bailey's was
That was Americna Paul Bienz of Tulane University,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,' AUGUST 28, 1950.
BRITAIN WINS MEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP AT EUROPEAN GAMES
Selected as a reserve after John Wilkinson and Nick Stacey had dropped out of the team through injury, Yorkshireman Brian Shenton turned up the hero of the British team at the European Athletic Cham- pionships when he ran Europe's best sprinters into the ground in the 200 Metres Sprint Final to win comfortably by three_yards and con- tribute to an unexpected British team victory in the Men's events.
Britain's 1,600 Metres Relay team set a new European record of 3 minutes the young 10.2 seconds in winning from Italy and Sweden and Alan Patterson, Scots high jumper, up to 6 feet 7%1⁄2 inches at his best but always unpredictable. won at just under 6 feet 5 inches.
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The heroine of the British team was 16-year-old June Foulds, who just held off the mighty Fanny Blankers-Koen and Russia's anchor runner in a photo finish in the 400 Metres Relay.
Britain, with six gold medals, one silver and four bronze, finished ahead of France, with 3-7-1, and Haly with 3-1-0, in the men's events. Russia, with a score of 4-1-3, easily beat Holland, with 3-2-0, for the Women's Team Championship.
Reuter's final tabulation does not divide the Championships into men's and women's events. The Aggregate Champlonship was won by Russia with 112 pointa, Britain being second with 108 and France third with 107. With France almost cer- tain to have scored more heavily in the women's events, the Men's Team Champion- ship must be Britnin's.
The final tabulation gives Britain eight gold medals in all. One result has not come through and it may be presumed that Sheila Alexander or Dorothy Tyler won the Women's High Jump for Britain.
Bressels, Aug. 27.
ran A. Filiput, of Italy, beautiful race to win the Men's 400 Metres Hurdles Anal In the European
record im Mabrouk stowed clown near the post and was almost passed by Nankeville,
The 100 metres whs covered Athletic Champion-in 00.0 secs, the B00 metres In ships here today in the record 2 mins, 1 sec, and the kilometre time of 51.8 rees. This time in 2 mins. 32.6 secs. beat the record which he set
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betwee 464741
seedvid.
SWEDES BLANKED OUT
were 18 starters for Steeplechase,
WAR
Stukken, of Norway, then lying 10th. Segedin had shaken off the Swede with two point the laps to go at which
moved into Norwegian sixth pince,
(Holland)
1,500 METRES 1.-W. Schuin mins. 47.2 secs.
SPORTING SAM
By Rog. Wootton
DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE ROUND
Tom Brown Saves
America
From A 5-0 Rout
Forest Hills, Ang. 27.
Tom Brown won the final match of the 1950 Davis Cup challenge round, de- feating Australia's Ken McGregor. 9-11, 8-10, 11-9, 6-1, 6-4.
cannonball
Brown's comeback victory saved the United States from utter defeat in its losing attempt to defend the Davis Cup. Australia won the serles by four matches to one, taking three singles and the doubles contest.
After Frank Sedman routed ng and
service | Schroeder's delivery reven Ted Schroeder in the day's first crumbling. Brown attacked like times. match and McGrezor started a hungry cougar, slemming The blond visitor alashed Brown it through the handsome Awasle's through Schroeder three straight brillantly against looked to 8,000 spectators as if delivery in the fourth and sixth times in the opening set in the the United States would take cames for an easy 6-1 win, third, fth and seventh games, the worst beating in the 31-year :
Yet he tried gamely to come abistory of the Davis Cup.
hack by rallying
to break Brown's service In the sixth
anic the Anal sel, It was vain attempt, however, 13
2P E Mabrouk (France, 3 mins, 47.0 sec.
3.-B. Nukeville (Britain) 3 ming. 48 secs.
3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE
1.--Roudny (Czechoslovakia) mins, 5.4 secs.
2.-Segedin
mins. 7.4 recs.
(Yugoslavia)
(Finland)
3. Blomster minn. 8.8 secs.
HAMMER THROW
1
States
has whic
victory. shown
losing his delivery for the only time in the match in the sixth Hable.
the
CAME ROARING BACK
LITTLE DIFFICULTY Bul the 27-year old Brown, Wimbledon finalist 1947 Brown broke right back with
Handling Schroeder's sizzling comer slamining came roaring back to take the held his own service after being Sexiginan had 11 frst-ret place- placements, drives with ttle difficulty, only United
down 30-40, then roared backments compared with only four McGregor,
struggling Schroeder championship form in trouncing through McGregor's service by for Schroeder in straight sets on the storming the net to finish off the who double-faulted three times
Australian, 6-4.
in dropping the opener. opening day, fired 10 aces the opening set.
SEDGMAN WINS AGAIN He rammed through Brown's
Earlier in the day, Frankments, service in the 19th game Sedgman scored a straight setvice in the held his service to win 11-5.
iri
with
Sedgman, charging Schroeder amazing sideline place. broke Schroeder's set- third and seventh
He Sel
In the second set he outsteadied 6-2, 6-2, which gave the Aussies had 10 plactinents in this
of the second set. victory over Tel Schroeder, 6-2. Eames
1.Strandlie (Norway) 55.71 metres.
peared (Italy) 2T. Todin 3.-Dadak (Czechoslovakia)
64.75
4-0 lead.
against one for Schroeder.
up yesterday in the semi-finals There by one-tenth of
Hurdling gracefully. Fillput the 3,000-metres
comfortably and The Hille Yugoslav, P. Segedin, won the race
There was who won the British title in was never worried.
Roed race for second place July, set a hot pace and at the halfway stage led from Soeder- Liouv of Russia,
berg, of Sweden, the pair being of Britain. The Whittle, of
well ahead of the field. Russian Jest had the lend at the last hurdle and), raming strongly, took second place,
36.000 about "There were
Stadium to spectators at lite watch the concluding stages of the Championships, which con-
With a lap to go, the Czech, 54.64 metret
HIGH JUMP Roudny, come on the scene, The at the belt from The weather was warm with a
1.-A. Paterson (Britain 1.90
In three sets it took him to of Finland, tice breeze and a hiri-sleeved Yugoslav fog
Roudny, Blomster.
Then Trown staring a cone-subdue the American Davis Cup the hot -
Two
hundred metres (6 ft, 4-7/8 in. Stokken. crowd packed in
and
A. Abman (Sweden) 1.03
back. Suddenly he found theer, Sedgman lost service but match compared with but eight hine.
metres from home the Czech
breaking through for Schroeder-United Press. challenged with a terride bure metres (6 ft. 3-3/4 in).
(France) 1.93 touch of a concert planist as he once while 3.-C. Benard
fired plop shots which caught the Aussie flat-footex in the and won comfortably from the Uring Segedin, Blomster, and tres. Stokken.
WOMEN'S 4 BY 100 METRES back court.
RELAY:
on a truck in the Southern United States, notoriously the world's fastest while English tracks are notoriouslysten of 11 finals. the world's slowest.
So MucDonald Bailey has, even the authorities on track should agree, achieved at last the title of World's Fastest Human.-Baily Express Photo.
Third
Division
Clubs Go On A Spending
Orgy
By ARCHIE QUICK
One of the big features of the coming football season is likely to be the fight for promotion at the top of the Third Division South, Clubs have not been slow to notice how the policy of Notts County has paid. Not only are they in the Second Division, but the huge sums they paid for Tommy Lawton and Alan Brown were got back in increased gates before a season was through.
gels
is that there is going to be ons colossal ceramble for one motion place out of 24 clubs.
pro-
with
had
metres.
1. Britain-17,-1 secs,
2. Holland-47.4 seer 3. Russia--47.5 secs.
MEN'S 4
the Californian and Brown ap- to be through as he double-faulted away hi ser- Jose vice in the 17th game to
the set 10-0.
CONCERT PIANIST
McGregor broke Brown's Arst! service in the third set and was al set to romp home in straight perls. But Brown battled back even in the BY 400 METRES amely to draw RELAY:
then ixth gain,
chook the with composure -Britain-3 mins, 102 rees.Australian's
forcing telics which carried blin 2.-Italy-3 mins. 11.0 Eeck. 3.-Sweden-3 mins, 11.6 secs. to winning a break-through and
an 11-0 victory.
FANNY KOEN REPEATS Mr Fanny Blankers-Koen, of Holland. won the Women's 200 Metress to gala hop third medal JUNE FOULDS HOLDS OUT anet repeat her Olympic per-
There was a desperate ush 400 Metres the Women's formance in Jadon in 1948, to
team o British There was little in the face
Relay: The the nnat the outside were always dis- cams to until they
lead but the wonderful Dutch
with the the puling
next lane. athlete was always in the van. Rurgians in the
were the Challenging her
Ar they came to the last leg Russing and the British entrant. Britain was a
couple of yards i to be
ahead of the Russians and Mins Miss Hall. who reened
the best of the challengers Foulds went off at a great speed be holding the as they camp down the straight. seemed to
T. Hyytianen (Finland) The
Soviet Champion, Russian Champion, Stechenova.
of the Then Mrs Blankers Koen 71.26 metres,
-Berglund (Sweden) 70.06 Stelenora, the holder lite, came with a terrific burst, came on the scene. Brilliant a
com to fli
metres.
60.207 cles home, however, to take the Is, she did not
3.-Eriksson (Sweden) back the rcond anding third place from another leaders, but
the tape. she remebel aret Regina gird, Bal;hina.
them and the three crack sprin
Hunska and ters from Holland. FROM OUTSIDE LANE Arian Shenten did not allow Britain appeared to break thei
fact that be was drawn in tape together.
place with Miss Walt a hope of pay as they metros.
the outsikle line to disturb him
ן'
"1
"A photograph howed that
the Men's 200 Meta nal. Mrs Blankers Koen's
netres-a
Jante
11.
DESPERATE FINISH
#rent|
47.2
JAVELIN THROW
MEN'S 4 BY 100 METRES
RELAY: 1.--USSR-11.5 secs. 2.--France 41.0 sces. 3.-Sweden 41.9 sec.
-Reuler.
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CRUMBLING
McGregor was through then, la unerring backhand dissolv
British Isles
Win Rugby Union Test
The 22-year-old toyed with veteran Schrader ns he blasted the 1042 National Champion in straight, sels,
Salaman The third set was the same story, Sedgman crashing through Schroeder's delivery in the first and seventh games to wind it tip. Illustrating! the vast dif. ference between Ute (wo, Sedg- man had 30 placements in the
WASHBROOK & WARR COMPLETE MCC TOURING PARTY
London, Aug. 27.
Cyril Washbrook, the Lancashire and England open. ing batsman, is after all to tour Australia and New Zealand with the MCC cricket team this winter.
This was announced by the MCC. John Warr Cambridge University and Middlesex fast bowler, has been invited to complete the party. Denis Compton, of Michdlesex, has been appointed vice-captain.
When Washbrook's name was He is 23 and has taken 82 included among the Arst 12 wickets to for this summel. choren last month, he amounced | He has been elected captain of that he would be unable to the University side for the next
nuke the trip because of busi-season. Its commitments. Now he has
summer.
THE TEAM
The complete purly chosen for
The tour 1st
F. R. Brown (Northampton.
thire), captal;
H. T. Simpson (Notts).
T. F. Thailey (Essex),
J. G. Dewes (Middlesex),
A. V. Redser (Surrey),
T. G. Evans (Kent),
W. E. Hollies (Warwickshire),
D. V. P. Wright (Kent),
SCORE IN MEDALS
come to an arrangement with The appointment of Compton running lain the winner by inches, winning pot en He decided to make every pont effort had just failed with Dri-
Both teams returned
Brusel, Aug. 27.
the co-directors of the sports as vice-captain and with
of the touring xtremele methly
winning Arlain, by
ight
Sydney, Aug. 26. firm he has joined in Manches-team strengthens the view al- power he scored a com-
European Alliletics titles, gainet
ready helt In many quarters The British Isles Rugby |ler. going into the transfera Reading started it all by
fortable trium to give Britain meal and tie
The MCC has given hha per- that he is being groomed for The men's four by 100 meltes more gold medals than any of
today brut market in a big way no sooner than inst season ended, but her nfth d
the spending with the assians in respect of
mission to fly out later so that the England captalacy. Should produced another despe- the other 22 nations conpeling Union team relay
Australia by 21 points he em complete his business he make a success of his new their purchases have been surpassed by
the Russian in the Charupionships here. rate finish with
The Soviet Union were next
duties (three goals. two tries and
he may Bally, the French winner of and French weans breaking the
lead England orgy of clubs like Leyton Orient, Crystal Palace and old medal gained,
agalust South Afrien here next the 100 metres title, took second tape
simultaneately. almost Gillingham,
place from Launers of Holland, This was the last event of the with six, but the Ruslana penalty goal) to three (one!
narrowly topped a unonicial try) in the second Test here Forest's object and the goal in each case Moretti of ttily, who nished Championships.
points tally based on the first of Notts We know
to lead 2-0 in the series. The Division Two. "No longer fourth, stumbled and tell-after This final should have been six placing in all the finals. consistency lat sent on, ut
run eariler but it will be re- quality of Northampton and the will we be the Chulerella Clubs the race and was carried away
At half-time the touring team on a stretcher with his left knee
that there was a dis-
Working on a basha of six called Palace of London" is their scy. made by Inte spurts
a commanding lead of 10 Art, Ave for hudly grazed. It looked as if he pute over the fat semi-fhuil, In points for a
Their margin of Watford and Southend. Add to
I have confirmed that the had been attacked by cramp. Orient
which Britain, the Soviet Union second down to one for a sixth points to zero. them the inbitious of
well have been £14,000 paid by
and Helium were concerned. pracing, the Soviel team scored victory might arul the aim of the new cluba mentioned
NANKEVILLE FAILS
points against 108 by bigger if Lewis Jones had been Orient to Spurs for Welsh Inter-
In the Throwing the Javelin, 112
in his best goal-kicking form, and the only, answer one
There were 12 starters for the the Olymple Champlon, T. Ra-britain and 107 by France. national forward Tilly Hees was the actual rum of the purchase. 1,500
of Finland, could only
after the name but he missed several easy shots Havarra,
The figures
Before Robins took over most at and now we have Orient lead- Mankes me was leading the Finn. finish fifth with 66,20 vlees of each country in the list in-
for Taipale, at the end of the fest Finland, Lowever, gained the dicate in order the number of the kicking. £25.000 bid
of gold, silver and bronze medals. Scotland's Billy Steel and ex-lap with Slijkhuir, of Holland, title with a winning throw FOUR SHOULD GO `up
ring their willingness for lying third.
71.26 metres by Hyyliainen.— and The Finn den took up the Reuter
FINAL PLACINGS Personally, now that the Norhim to rain in Glasgo thern and Southern sections of fly to all their matches!
lead and at the second lap was ukeville, followed by Tearin Division Three have been ex- tended, I would like to see two carnot see how lean spirit the Frenchman, Mabrouk.
The results on the final day of understanding can team
As they come down the last
Championships wero DR con four relegation places a come that way, but his presence Jap, Nankeviile sprang ahead the
huge to
the
front.
and held his follows: the bottom of Division Two and would certainly
the Osborne Road lend
400 METRES HURDLES metres. Then for 200 I can never see the full mem-rates at
Italy 1. A Filiput (Italy) 51.9 d went to the front bers of the League that is the ground, and, ns in the case of he
J. Litouey (USSR) 524 sec Czechoslovakia cluba them- Lawton, Orient would probably and made a desperate bid to Second Division
(Britain) 527 Iceland one leve the field. II Whs 3. selves and their friends in the get their money back in
challenged by the seen.
Sweden renson--not to mention the pos- | promintly First Division agreeing to
WOMEN'S 200 METRES Finland Frenchina to the Dutchman, ression of a priceless asset.
Blankers Koen Norway 1.-Fanny These three were well ahead
Switzerland During ' past fortnight I Palace have spent over £20,- of the field and it was certain (Holmd) 24 sees.
Selchenova (USSR) Austria 2.-E. have vised each of the eleven 000 on Rundle (Spurs), Whit that one of thom
Yugoslavia Londott
their ker clubs during
(HuddersAdd) and Nankeville was still in from 100
Turkey 3.-D. Hall (Britain) 23 secs. training set what has impress-Stevens
200 METERES
Belgium 1.-B. Shenton (Britain) 21.5 Paland, Grecce, Spain,
Rumania, Denmark, Luxern 2-E. Bally (France) 21.0 bourg and Portugal all failed to
gain a medal,
POINTS (Holland) 22.1 } 3.- Lamanera
The final placings were (un- Reuter. official):
etobs go up.
That.
but that would or
ensure
N
(Bradford). Gilling-metres from harne
So too
THE RESULTS
3. Whittle
would win.
24.8 secs.
and again Here, ed me most has been the deter-] tm's expences have been £25,-nt the 50-metres mark.
have Norwich's now over, he was clearly finished mination of Orient and Palace 000. to make root. Both have new while Millwall old set £12,000 ond his hand went back, sels of directors, cach Board is for Bowler, Hull's Irich Inter- Mabrouk got past the firing almbal entirely composed of national centre-half. It in Third Englishman but Immediately the secs.
with fine businessDivision Annnee on an unpre-Dutchnion came successful London
burst to win a splendid mice in secs. men, money within reason is no cedented reale.
K. O. CANNON
I AM GRIEVED THAT YOU MUST GO
SO SOON, MY FRIENDS | HOWEVER
THE WATER AT THIS TIME OF
YEAR IS WARM....
THE RIDDLE OF
THE ROME
MAKE THEM LIK DOWN.
LUIGI, PRESTO PRESTO!
ON TO THE DEEP WATERS MY DAUGHTER.GOODBYE.
SIGNOR CANNON !
Britain USSR France Holland
MEDALS
S
8 3
Austratin attacked early in the game, but it was not long before the British Idles' Ane team work and their mastery in the serums and lineouts enabled 6 them to gain the upper hand. G
Kyle, Jolin and McDonald rcored tries in the first half, Robins converting two. and Lewis Joncs roal,
0
0
0
Soviet Russin REBELS Britain France Sweden Italy Finland Holland Czechoslovakia Iceland
112
108
107
75
52
47
38
Norway
"THE MOTOR LAUNCH DISAPPEARS INTO THE NIGHT,MAKING FOR THE OPEN SEA--
Switzerland Yugoslavia Delgla Poland
Austria Turkey Denmark Portugal Luxembourg
Greece Spain
Rumania
-Reuter.
ERIC HOLLIES.
W. G. A. Parkhouse (Glam- organ),
I.. Hutton (Yorkshire),
D. C. S. Compton (Middle- sex),
D. B. Close (Yorkshire), D. S. Sheppard (Cambridge University and Exex),
A. J. McIntyre (Surrey), R. Berry (Lancashire), C. Washbrook (Lancashire), and
J. J. Worr (Cambridge University and Middlesex}~~0 Reuler,
kicked a penalty affairs. He will meet the other 16 players at Adelaide and will In the second half the British miss only the first two matches, which are normally regarded as Isles seemed content to hold
practice gamen. their lead, white seizing such
FAST MEDIUM BOWLER opportunities an came their way.
the who is playing in Australia's
Warr, only teore cams
fixture
the agalast carly in the second half, Burke present
Lords, is toing over in the corner. Nelson West Indies at scored two tries for the British right-arm fast-medium bowler BADMINTON
Не promise. won his Blue and County cap
Isles. Lewis one of them.
Jones converting of considerable
last summer and has developed
A crowd of 23,000 watched remarkably in a short while. the match in sunny weather-
LEAGUE RESULTS
London, Aug. 20.
The following were the IC- sults of ruper league matches played today:
Balley Whitehaven 3; Brad- ford Northern 4 Warrington 21;
20 Bramley 10 Leeds 25; Casticford
23 10 Belle Vue Rangers 10: Hali- 10 fax
Leigh
13: Hull Kingston 13 Rovers 18 Dewsbury 9; Hunsle!
34 Narrow 7: Keighley 20 Hull 4: Liverpool Stanley 2 St Helen's 36; Oldham 44 York 2: 4 Sniford f Huddersfield 25: 4 Wakefield Trinity 38 Feather- stone Rovers 20; Widnes 0 Rochdale Hornets 8; Workington Town 18 Swinton 10;
Other Match: Wigan 49. Italy 21.---Router.
THE GAMBOLS
POOR GEORGE
App
HAS BEEN HAVING - WILD"DREAMS! OF A NEW FAST BONER WHO GREW UP TO RESCUE ENGLAND
Malayans Doing Well In India
Bombay, Aug. 27, The Muinyon badminton players, Tan Jin Kong and A. Firuz, entend the semi-finals of the Men's Doubles in the Cricket Club of India Open Chumpionships here today.
They had on easy straight seta win over Henry Ferreira and Khandu Rangackor by 15. 6 and 16-2.
Tio top-needed Malayana were never in trouble. On anveral occasions, however, the Indian pair left their opponenta with crisp standing
Bideline trives, but the Malayans were jalways the mosters.
Piruz's smashes were the feature of the match. In tha semi-final-Kong, and Piruz meet
| George'. Lewinevi Davinder". |Mohnri-Reutor.