1951-04-25 — Page 7

SPORTING SAM

By Reg. Wootton-

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1951.

UTS A SEAT IN THE STALLS

!!!

HOW CAMBRIDGE

OUTRACED

YALE BY FOUR LENGTHS

ON THE HOUSATONIC RIVER

Derby, Conn., April 14.

The first appearance of an English eight-pared crew in American waters resulted in a sweeping triumph for Cambridge University over Yale today.

Off the mark with an almost unbelievable burst of speed; the British oarsmen opened up a half-length lend in the first quarter mile of the mile-and-three-quarter race over the fairly smooth Housatonic River.

Rowing with faultless syn-i was at the start of coday's race

the body of the race, going to

chronisation, whatever the rate is not easy to visualise. It fairly 40 at the finish.

of stroke, they widened the expladed from the stake bonis margin to a full bost Irogth at a half mile and went away steadily to win by four lengths in 8:22.4. Yale was clocked in 8:30.

were

as the referee, Frederick Shef- field, sent the crews off, zoom- ing away os limugi Jet-propel-- led.

Every binde was in and out Some 10,000 spectators lined of the water with the precision The symmetry Gn the the Housatonic

Deray of clock work.

and rhythm

maintained and Shelton rides for the un

ol ne without the slightest perceptible procedented unveiling English right in America-the deviation, whether the beat was six the first eight that earned the history.

1 the Undied trakes, or at 31%, to which making trip

WIK dapped 22 one time States by defeating Oxford by twolve lengths on the Thames through the body of the race.

This uniformity of bridework, last month,

If there was any feeding of the absolute farlity of right disappointment over the failurers catching, pulling through of the American crew to make and releasing as one, no matter

at 40

as in

first test

what the

The rate,

was the name of

a cle: race of its under its new coach, Jim Ruth-good oarsmanship. schmikit, it was not apparent

The Instant David Jennens,

Iron the swelling outburst of the Cambridge stroke, dropped the beat, the seven Cambridge or ranot cheers that greeted

mon behind him, down to 142- sound Harry Almon In the was how, fell into the ead

cadence with

as & shet across the finish lin. SUPERLATIVES MERITED

As the winning shell paddled to the boathouse the marvelously sustained rhythm,

Increased tribute

volume, and in Old Blues of both Cambridg

NOT

50 MARKED To the sumprise of the con-. and Yale rushed down to the noisseurs, the difference in the Kat

styles of rowing exemplifted by to shower the happy, if tired, young Brilons with con- the two crews was not nearly

The superlatives gratulations,

10 marked as had been anti- That were lavished upon thempated. The English are known

out of the ordinary and Were

for well merited, they were this was an extraordinarily fine eight

The finest crew ever lo row in American waters," was onr appraisal.

But whatever fortune awaits Cambridge ca the Charles, its performance this chilly after-

for

their n layback, but Cambridge went only slightly farther back from the perpen- dicular than did Yale.

Cambridge rowed a bit higher than Yale, though at times the two erews were hitting stroke for stroke. Yale opened at 381⁄2 and was at 32 is 33 through

Canfridge, after opening at

for the second minire.

the

Is Rugby Tougher Than Boxing?

Co.

Miss Lockwood &

Get Crowded Out

By HAROLD CONWAY

At a time when any new British picture is an event, producer George Minter wants to make "Vanity Fair" in colour-with- a fresh adaptation by Noel Langley. But he must wait for months,

Why? Because Mr Rank plan- ned instyear to make another version with Margaret Lockwood as Becky Sharp-and though that plan is shelved he still has first claim.

1

With so much unemployment in the industry, this kind of hold-up is the very midsummer of mad- ness.

While the stage is putting all its big stars on show this spring

INGRID BURKE blind daje

see why she should be left ou!

of any Festival fum that's go- ing.

The Old Vic box-office, by the way, la prospering back in is eld home serqss the river, I estimate tho first four months' takings at near the £50,000 mark this at a top price of 10s, Gd.

or

Remember those past encers: abcut the public nat being in- terested in the Old Vic Shakespeare-only Larry Oli- vier? The Vic people have the

Alst laugy and the absent Olivier who always resented that star-angle sneer is tha delighted as they are.

"Tempest" In Colour

Michael Powell, who co- produced "Tales of Hoffman," is home in London after the spec- tacular New York premlere

and summer, what are British SHOW TALK with an adventurous plan.

film studies doing?

Hollywood Brigade

trode takes

He wants to film "The Tem- nest" In colour, with John Gielgud as Prospero and Motra Shearer as a dancing Ariel.

screen

John Gielgud and Moira Shearer-both at the top of their make the professions should mast Interesting film leam of the year, Gielgud's few screen an- pearances the last was 11 years ago

not were

outstanding. Prospero promises to be different story,

40, rowed at 30% for the

For a large part, celebrating End's luxury first minute and drapped to 3544 the "Festival" with productions Budget depression dive.

Powell and his partner, Emerte But I don't think Miss Thomp-Pressburger, have already had It fell starring Bette Davis, Katharine

Vera-Ellen, Virginia son will have difficulty in earn talks on the tea in New York, gradually to 33, 32 and 31 Hepburn, and then went up to 33, 30 and Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell and chering her keep. It's the lesser where Gielgud has been playing etered at 37. It rowed the first

stattractive guests from Holly- and lazier performers who are quarter-mile in

reeling a minute, the wood, Cal.

the draught. With table in "The Lady's Not For Burning.

co-star of that play, Pamela The first half mile in 2:15 and the Except for the Festival pic-charges what they are.

customers Brown,

the first mile in 4:35. by which ture which

may be tolerance of Miranda. are losing their is a special case, are time it hold an open length of Anna Neagle and Glynis Johns amateurish efforts served up na water advantage.From

For the role of Celiban, are about the only top actresses "entertainment." · New York Times.

wave the getting a chance to

three tempson is one of the coloured actor Canada Lee is a

floor-show artists

"In possibility: he has previously dlag for Britain.

London's £1,000-a-week class, played it on Broadway. These Hollywood visitors are! welcome, as always. But do let the others being Beatrice Lille aur own women stars be put and Hildegarde. They-and es- back to work as well, if British pecially Miss Thompson--take as Ahns are to survive. Miss Lock- much trouble and thought over wood is still under contract to their supper-time acts as if they Ronk; what to she going to do were theatre productions. before that stage appearance at the Edinburgh Festival?

I can tell you, since Mr Rank's have department publicity

it important enough to thought Issue the news, Miss Lockwood on April visited Bournemouth 24 to open an extension to he premises of the local distributors of a motor company.

When British flm studios are fighting

to keep going, I don't think this is quite enough.

Mr Minter, while waiting for "Vanity Fair to be declared a free property again plans an other screen excursion into the

Which is the tougher, rugby or boxing? Peter Messervy, of the Royal Navy, winner of the ABA cruiserweight title last year, and a rugby forward, plumps for the ball game.

"At

boxing," said Messervy, "you see the punches com- ing, and at least they are well cushioned in leather. At rugby, you never can tell from which direction the damage is coming."

can

-(London" Express Service)

noon, beneath overcast skies that A Girl's Life-At 85 Miles An Hour

hold the threat of rain, was up

to the very highest standards

of American rowing.

Even so reserved a gure as Ed Leader, who boated many Aine Yale crows in years past. Was enraptured by the perfection of the English

ish oarsmanship and bespoke his appreciation to Harold Rickett, Cambridge's amalur coaclı.

Rickett was in a happy mood over the splendid showing of his eight in this all-important International

anal test, though his elation was tempered by con- sideration to the stiffer fight ahead at Bason.

SURPASSED ITS EFFORT

The

Cambridge

coach said that,

MISS KEVELOS THROWS

CHALLENGE TO THE MEN

By

ROBERT WALLING

Soft-voiced Olga Kevelos, aged 26, manages a cafe with a staff of nine. Her father, a Greek, now naturalised, gave her the business. She finds her busy indoor demands an outdoor hobby as corrective.

fe

So the customers will miss her, in Birmingham on Saturdays.

his crow

She is a promising car race-driver. Cyril Kieft, who today surpassed effort in defealing Oxford by makes fleet half-litre and one-litre racing cars, has en- margin in gnged her for 1951 ("I pay her expenses: she takes the

prize money").

the secondl

oard bigge the ninety-seven year history! of that rivalry,

She will drive against men on the Continent and at home.

deberately did not work them up to a pea

peak, for Oxford," he said, "We started at 354 against Oxford, rowed. at 30 And nole thereafter until we finished at 38. I wound them up more here. We will have to wind them up still more for Thursday."

How

could uny crew wound up more than Cambridge

Rugger Results

12

London, Apr, 24. The following were the re- sults of rugger games played to- day:

that these

cars are One Cooper 1,100 cc car lapped no longer in the "baby" class.

the Sussex circuit in one race at Easter at 84.80 mp.h-two mites an

an hour slower than the average speed of winner Bira with a 42-litre Oscar in an- other event that day.

Mies Kevelos is one of the ftw women:

racing this year. "What is the matter with young women today?" she asks. "IF at

they can't make money, least it is a great thrill,”

She sends out this challenge

L

OLGA KIVELOS

... menu it

RUGBY UNION Exeler 3, Newport O.

to men: "You always seem to part of her pre-race drill to get Telgnmouth 18, Gloucester 8. settle in a processen after the everything fight." She always

RUGBY LEAGUE

ever possible - In motorcycle (GY OFcause of racing.

-events:

Money In It

her

Pergy Ashcroft must be quite pleased with the one or two back-handed, compliments paid.

recently. After · 20 years of unstinted praise, she now, learns that she 19 no quite horrible enough to play There's critical love

Electra!

for

OR

you. Miss. Ashcroft is at presen: planning the biggest character career --from switch of her Greek tragedy to broad turce. When the Old Vie put On "The Merry Wives of Windsor" for the Festival this most de- He is to

WE fim The Pickwick licate of actresses

play Papers. For the role of Pick- Mistress Page-boisterousness; wick himself? Probably James bawdiness, and all, Peggy Ash- doesn't Hayter, humorously benevolent croft the tragedienne

countless of

past.

character

actor

British pletures.

Lucky Fourth ?

Ingrid Burke-21, fair-haired, blue-eyed søls of

trom her -parents home in Chelsea

on

Arst-rehearsal-as-a-West-End actress. It will be no ordinary Guin- debut-Ophelia in Alec ness's production of "Humlet."

Miss

Burke completes the quartet of

actresses from repertory who ar

are being given big chances in the West End this

season,

She looks like being the luckiest of the four.

So impressed was Guinness when Ingrid gave him a private reading engaged

also

of Ophelia that he ged her there and then. He persuaded manager Henry

Sherek to book her "blind" for

the New York production which follows in the autumn.

Ingrid Burke and that recent Weet

End newcomer, 18-year-old Geraldine McEwen, acted 10- gether at John Counsell's Windsor repertory theatre. While Geraldine specialised in comedy parts, Ingrid concentrated on drama-and went on to play Saint Joan in Birmingham.

Star Knock-Out

London's most glittering ́slar- assembly of the senson Sir Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Diana Churchill and Renee Asherson- go into the Aldwych on May 3 with Checkov's "The Sisters".

Three

a

I hope this "Tempest" plan, so far on the secret list, goes for-

ward-directly Gielgud has com- ploted his West End stage season

n

"The Winter's Tale" and Miss Shearer can fit in the time with her

Covent Garden

engagements, Powell and Pressburger be- love in planning arabitiously. Putting Prospero's island on to

he screen their

will, way understand. cost some £300,000.

Their

(and revolutionary ypically controversal) Tales of Hoffman" has still to be seen in London-and it will be months icfore

know the they can inancial results of that piece of experimentalism,

Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr and Richard Carlson crouch behind the rocks as a stampeding horde of animals fleeing from a forest fire heads their way in "King Solomon's ·Mines,”

It's A Slow Safari,

"Macadam and Eve," the { present production there, is not Arst lap in a race. Why not wears a crash helmet, carries a revival, but a new comedy and 'mix

museot a bit?" She is used to no

things). '("silly Dewsbury 7, Bramley 5,

good one. Unlike its successor, Keighley 22 Castleford 2.-"mixing overtaking when Smoking and cocktails are not however, this plece has no big stars at all-so out it goes on Reuter,

says of her: She is a April 28. Her first and only car race good driver. She changes

"A transfer is being negotiated: gear Drobny Beats Cochet so far was last year. She led expertly, makes best use of her hope it is Axed Stars gione

her car Paris, Apr. 24. Then-m man flagged me to engine, holds

famly.do not make for progress in the

theatre. Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt go slower." She was beaten, She can be aggressive, too."

What does Kevelos, senior, think? "Oh, there's awful trou-

rays Olga,

scored an easy victory over France's veteran, Henri Cochet, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the first rounì-

But There's A Dazzle Of Zebras

Says ELSPETH GRANT

Lazybones When she races her new. Loon ble at home every time I race." \son opens her return cabaret Haggards.ride.no more.

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Until I see "Soldiers Three" I shall not know if the Rudyards have ceased from Kipling, but it's sadly obvious from the pedestrian "King Solomon's "Mines" that the

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3.00 Mr Stewart · Granger, ́as that I should have to walk back | including tax för all persons including ladies, and is payable at

Quatermain, - the white clear across · Africa - with Mr the Gate. hunter escorts Mis Deborah Granger, and Migs Kerr, — but ... BOOKMAKENS TIC TAC MEN ́ETC., WILL NOT BE PEN- Kerr and her brother, M: fortunately the film just leaves | MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE Richard Carlson:: on "a" moo!" them to get home as best they | HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING. dangerous safari of his carcer;"

and the slowcal of mine

Mr Granger, ruddy and solid They Wart to dicover a a brick wall, is terribly whether Mins Kerr's husband, brave. Miss Kerr is mostly who set out some years he terribly frightened as who fore to seek the legendary wouldn't be with spiders the treasure of King Solomon in hits of soup-plates, snakes; al- the mountains beyond the ligators and whatan. Jungle and the swamps, is a

་་ alive It's enough to make one's

hair curkand

wwe Mias Kerr's hale, long and straight at first,

or dead.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT By the time they reach their destination you feel no. And - better?? be- dend: as" tho' :- Brden omes have allowed Miss Kerr to fall for that protective == Mr Granger

Hin dead so that's all

can...

of

does curi Into the pretticat bubble-cut, over you

There is

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