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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 21, 1988.

AUSTRALIA'S FINEST SWIMMER

ROBIN BIDDULPH

MAY DEVELOP INTO A WORLD CHAMPION WALKS

AWAY WITH NATIONAL QUARTER

MILE TITLE

AND ESTABLISHES A NEW RECORD (By "HARRY HAY")

Sydney, December 23.

A marvellous swimmer is Robin Biddulph. I have seen few Australians as good. Any man who beats him at the Empire Games will be a world- beater. When Andrew Charlton left the water to go on the land Noel Ryan bobbed up in his place. Biddulph looks like filling Ryan's place when he turns up competitive swimming.

GOLF STARTING TIMES

Sunday's Pairings

For Fanling

FRANCE AMBITIOUS IN SPORTS

IMPOSING LIST OF FIXTURES FOR THIS YEAR

London, December 10. "We have fixed up an ambitious programme for next year

we are anxious to have a

The following are the Royal Hong Successful season than 2 mor

did

Kong Golf Club starting times for this year, an official of the Fanling for next Sunday:—

French Athletic Federation said to Reuter.

OLD COURSE

9.12 a.m. R. E. H.

Mundy.

9.16 9.20

"

3.24 9.32

.9.28

17

*

22

9.36

**

9.40 9.44

Nelson, H. H.

R. Stock, W. T. Yoxall, G. M. Park, D. J. Gilmore, A. E. Lissaman, D. S. Robb, A. Leach, R. Young,. I. H. Geare, D. Forbes. K. K. Rounds, A. D. Hum- phreys.

T. E. Pearce, R. G. Gray. J. L. C. Pearce, W. W. C.

Shewan.

D. W. MacEwen, E. T. Ma. Mullen.

"Of course, we have specially in mind the European athletic championships which are to be held on our own soil on Septem- ber 3, 4 and 5, 1938. They will be staged at the Stade de Colom- bes because no other modern ground can be properly built and prepared in time.

The championships will be parti- cularly interesting because it seems probable that the twenty-seven af- filiated nations will be taking part, and especially because of the re N. K. Littlejohn, H. Overy.turn of Great Britain, who did not W. H. Way, A. C. Godby. ""

"

9.48

23.

9.52 9.56

27

10.00 10.04

10.12

10.16

"

*

I am not suggesting that Ryan will retire this season. There ́are great races still left in him, but none of us is getting any young- er, and Biddulph, at 17, has years of racing ahead of him, if his 10.08 studies permit.

On Saturday night, at Manly baths, he won the 440 yards N.S.W. championship in 4min. 54-1-5sec. This is 1 3-5sec. faster 10.20 time than any recorded by an Australian. Charlton had held the 10.24. record for five years. Jack Medica covered the "quarter" in 210.28, 1-5sec. faster time in Sydney last year, but it shouldn't be long 10.36 before Biddulph beats that time.

spot

Manly is a marvellous from whatever angle you view it. I have seen all the seaside re- sorts of the world worthy of the name, but there's only one Manly. TOOK NO CHANCE

Biddulph gave nobody a chance in the 440 yards title race and Ryan was 15 yards away when the youngster touched.

the Games is

Bob Willshire, the sprinter.. He will take some beat- ing over 100 metres.

10.32

A. Morse, K. S. Morrison.

L. C. F. Bellamy, A. Mur-compete last year. doch.

IMPOSING LIST

T. Low, E. G. Smith Wright. “All our fixtures,” continued, the J. H. M. 29

Andrew, R. G official, “can be considered as lead- Parker.

ing up to the Europe champion- ships, and naturally we hope to dis- cover and give a chance to young blood, because it ia. essential to have the 1940 Olympic Games in mind.”

10.40

10.44

27.

10.48

10.52

10.56

11.00,

11.04

11.08

73

11.12

33

11.16

"

11.20

11.28

Lately he has been ill, 11.24 but he is right again and should make those oversea cracks gallop.

I am sorry I cannot say the same about Bob Newbiggen, the New- castle sprinter. He has slipped badly.

F. C. Young, G. T. May. L. R. Cramer, D. A. O'Kieffe. A. Sommerfelt. J. R. Collis. W. H Jowit, J. B. Stewart A. E. Perry, G. F. O'Bryen. W. Woodward, A. B. Purves. V. R. Gordon, E. L. Groome. Comdr. Hole, R. K. Valen- tine.

I. P. Tamworth, T. R. Chas-

sels,

The French fixture list is certain- ly an imposing one. On June 18 and 19 there is to be a match with On the same Poland in Warsaw. days a team of reserve athletes will W. N. A. Smalley, D. S. Ed-be competing in an international ward.

H. D. Dravog Wing

Bishop.

Cdr.

encounter in North Africa, Bel- W. J. Roberts, R. L. D.gium or Switzerland. More than a

Wodehouse.

J. L. Mouat, W. A. Weight. G. H. Bond, F. D. Angus.

A. T. Lay, R. I. Cherrill. A. V. Greaves, W. G. Ro-

bertson.

G. C. Worrall, G. N. Gawler. W. Sharp, C. W. E. Bishop. R. J. Shrigley, S. C. Fel- tham.

NEW COURSE

9.16 a.m. E. C. Norris, A. L. Lands-

bert.

He broke Charlton's time for 330% and 440 yards and "Andy will be" the first to congratulate him. It is now up to Biddulph to break the 880 yards record of Charlton. I think he will in a year or two. Ryan was slightly disappointing] to his army of admirers, but no doubt he is conserving stamina for the Games. He tried to go with the winner, but the pace was too hot. My tip to him is to concentrate on the 1500 metres. If he does he 15 4-58. should win it at the Games. Don't He has done a lot better over the forget he was fourth over that dis- distance. tance in the world's championship Newbiggen established a 440 10,04 at Los Angeles, and recorded the yards Junior State and Australian 10.32 best time ever put up by an Aus record of 5min 6secs in February, 10:50- tralian.

1937. He should have improved, 11.16 but because of his leg and Another man I expect to shine at action he has slowed up,

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9,24

He swam the distance in 5min.

9.32

9.40

9.48

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hundred French athletes will be engaged on those days. On July 3 France will meet Germany, and on July 24 the French championships. will be held.

CRICKET MATCH

WON

BY A NO-BALL

Mr. Ray Smith writes from Char- ters Towers, Queensland, detailing a very novel ending to a match:

In club fixtures "The Bankers' required 159 in the second innings against “The Hornets" (leaders in the competition) for an outright W. J. E. Mackenzie, Mrs. win. They had scored 158 with the Miss Curtm, MTS. Smalley. last two batsmenin

J. Hall, H. E. Foy.

Mackenzie.

Mrs. Greaves, Mrs. Robert-Buckley. “Hornets'” fast bowler, 801

clean bowled one of them (with an extra fast one), but the umpire had called "no-ball," thus making “The Bankers" victors.

NEW OXFORD RUGBY

CAPTAIN

Have you ever heard of another: case where a match was won on

⠀⠀ Oxford University have elected “no-ball””?||__ H. D. Freakes (Rhodes Univ., S... One cannot recall anything Africa, Magdalen) captain, and R. exactly similar. Possibly something M. Marshall (Giggleswick, Trinity) of the kind has happened some- hon. secretary for next season. where.

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