1951-09-03 — Page 7

THE - CHINA · MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1951.

THE CONTINENTALS ARE READY TO MAKE A RACE OF IT WITH BANNISTER

By "RECORDER"

The current European track and field season, which has just reached the stage of the big international matches and has still a good two months to run, is competitively the strongest yet in history and Bri- tain's improved standard is being matched by an improved standard in all the countries of Europe.

*A ́highlight-of the season has been the decline in team strength of the Swedes and the French and the return to power of Finland, who, the hosts at the Olymple Games next year, started off wih à defeat of Sweden in their international match. It was the first Finnish victory over Sweden in years.

The defeat in Belgrade of Roger Bannister by the young Yugoslav, Andrija Otenheimer, in 3 minutes 47 seconds startled the European athletic world and brought a 8:48.6 effort out of Bannister and a 8:50,0 effort out of Len Eyre, their best yet.

Europe hax never bren War (Switzerlandi stronger in Milers

Vis Sornten (Britain) competition for Banoliter at

year wil

Helsinki next

begt

performances

scason

terrifle. The appended lat of Kius (Germany)

Includes the Sukharev (Russia) 20 best this

in the Geister (Germany) "Metric Mile" and this list ex- Za

ex-Zandt (Germany) cludes Reiff and Slijkhuls, whu | Stacey (Britain)

cer Gibran have been racing over longer distances this season, and most! Connor

of the Swedes, who never really Ha

start running

autumn months.

till the late Kalev (Bulgaria)

Shemon (Britain)

100 METRES

Futterer (Germany) Geister (Germany) Sanadze (Russia) Johannessen (Norway) Kalty (Bulgaria) Zandt (Germany) Sukharev (Russia) Kiszka (Poland)

Fischer

Luther y

Kraus (Germany) Varsadi (Hungary) Jyornyell (Hungary) Stoenescu (Rumania)

....

200 METRES bei Wkinson (Britain)

21,4

10.C Viebulan (Gerianny) 10.6 | Potrachovski (Poland)

Ring (Swedɛn) 21.2 Korban (Poland) 21.2 de Krcon (Holland) 21.2 Websier (Britain) 21.4 Bannister (Britain) 21.4 Soetewey (Belgium)

1,800 METRES

1:51,4

1:61.5

1:51.6

1:51.8

1:51.01

1:51.9

1.52.2

1:52.2

21.4

21.5 Holmberg (Sweden)

Olenhajmer (Yugoslavia) 3:47.0 21.5 Bannister (Britain)

3:48.0

3:49.2

21.3

21.5

Lucg (Germany)

3:49.4

Aberg (Sweden)

9:498

Talpale (Finland)

3:49.8

47.3 Eyre (Britain)

47.2 Cevona (Czechoslovakia)

3:50.0

47.6 Nankeville (Britain)

47.0

48.

47.1 Kluge (G

Tuomaala (Finland)

3:50.2

3:53.2

(Germany)

3:50.2

Ceroj

(Yugoslavia).

3:50,0

40.5

J

J. Ericsson (Sweden)

3:01.2

18

K. Nilsson (Sweden)

3:51.2

48.

Landquist (Sweden)

48.

Lamers (Germany)

48.

Strand (Sweden)

Jungwirth

1:50.0

1:50.

Slifkhrubs (Holland)

400 METRES Geister (Germany) as (Germany)

10.4 Pugh (Britain)

105 T. L. Higgins (Britain) 10.6 Siger (Switzerland)

10.5 Sabolovie

ovic (Yugoslavia)

10.5 Lewis (Britain)

10.6 F. P. Higgins (Britain) 10.5 Ulzheimer (Germany) 10.6 Wilkinson (Britain)

10.0

10.8

Johnson (Britain)

800 METRES 10.4 Cleve (Germany) 10.4 El Mabrouk (France) 10. Tehovgun (Russin) 10.0 Modoy (Russia)

(Czechoslovakia)

1:51,0 Harting (Holland) 1:51,4

Sunday Will Not Be

A Day

Helsinki Olympics

Of Rest At

London, Sept. 2.

The British Olympic Committee is wondering which Olympic possibles, if any. object to taking part in sport on a Sunday,

3,000 METRES

Reiff (Belgium) Zatopkek

DIVING FOR CHURCH FUNDS Football

Father Robert Simon, 35-year-old Parish Priest of Saona (Doubs) in France, his discovered a novel method of financing the restoration of his church, the dilapidated state of which neccesitated extensive repairs.

he decided to give An accomplished sportsman, high diving exhibitions (he dives from a 85-metre- tower) and to devoto the takings of the show towards of church repairs. The picture defraying the cost shows Father Simon preparing to divo-Central Press 3:51.6 Photo.

3:51.4

3:51.8

3:51.0

3522 The World Of Racing

3:52.6

14:10.8

(Czechoslovakia) Schade (Germany)

14:15.0

14:16.6

Popov (Russia)

14:20.0

Albertsson (Sweden)

14:20,0

Koskela (Finland)

Posi (Finland) Mimoun (France) Stokken (Norway) Siljkhuis (Holland)

10,000 METRES · Schade (Germany) Mimcun (France) Koskela (Finland) Karlsson (Sweden) Nystrom (Sweden) Reff (Belgium) Salonen (Finland) Ponti (Finland)' Jansson (Sweden)

This is because when the next Olympic Games take place in Helsinki there will be events on a Sunday as, is, Kiersem (Norway) indeed, normal on the Continent,

There is no organised sport

Not so in Britain, however. f the morale of deserving athletes on to be sent to the International the Sabbath-Day, and when competition.- the last Olympic Games wero held, in London, the during the games was declared a day of rest,

HIGH HURDLES Bulantchik (Russia) Marie (France) Parker (Britain) Hildreth (Britain)

The spokesman said tentative Finky (Britain) Sunday plans have been made to send a Birrell (Britain)

icom or 10 athletes and five Robinson (Britain) cmetals to the Olympic Winter Clausen (Iceland) It is not likely that there will Gumes, beginning next FebruZepernick (Germany) be British men and women who ury, at an estimated cost of Vine (Britain) will refuse to start on a Sunday | 17,000,000 yen.

Theilmann (Germany) but the very possibility at once The Olympic Committee Barkway (Britain) brings to mind the historic case hopes to obtain half of the

in the

LOW HURDLES 1924 required funds in the form of Olympics in Paris,

subsidies from the government: Luyev (Russia) In the British team was the This was done when Japan sent Larsson (Sweden) Reverend Eric Liddell. of Scot-

team to the Asian Games in Whittle (Britain) land,

British then the

New Delhi last spring. The Kohlhoff (Germany) Yards Champion and regarded remainder

be raised Sallen (Germany) will as a possible winner of the 100 through public subscriptions.

The spokesman "Olympic Supporting

of Eric Liddell

Metres.

WOULD NOT RUN

100

said

When he heard that heats of mites", comprising representa- this race were for a decisionives of business and Social on a Sunday he refused to run organisations and schools, has

in them. Nor would be run for been organised for the purpose Ahman Britain in the 1,000 Metres re- ut raising funds. lay for the same reason,

Elloy (France) Scharr (Germany) nn lyin (Russia) (France) Concolt (Britain)

HIGH JUMP Damitio (France)

(Swedzn) (Britain) Paterson Seter (Rumania) Instead he went for the 400 He said no money and no Favit (Britain). Metres and 200 Metres, winning guarantees have been received Necke (Germany) the former in the then record so far but the "Olympic Sup- Dimitrijevic time of 47.6 secs and Bnishing porting Commitee" will carry (Yugoslavia) third in the 200 Metres event. out its first nationwide fund-Herssens (Belgium)

His decision

to keep the raking cunpaign for two weeks Delellenne (Belgium) · Sabbath Day

as he felt

heg.September 15, selling Wahl (Switzerland) ought did not rob him of my

Olymple badges with Olympic Gold Medal.

not

POLE VAULT Ja dla 50,000,000 yen as the goal." The Bryngelsson (Iceland)

rob Britain of the 100 pubite will be asked to con- | Lundberg (Sweden). Metres either.

because it was fibute as much as it desires Silion (France)

Englishman. for the badges.—United Press.

won

1

-་

by

an

Harold Abrahams. but Britain

would probably have won the relay instead of anishing third had ho been in the Britien

team.

Denisenko (Russia)

Schneider (Germany). Gregor (Britain)

LONG JUMP

Walker (Britain) Visser (Holland) Gobel (Germany) Foldessy (Hungary). Steger (Germany) Luther (Germany)

14:21.6

14:22.6

14:23.0

14:23.8 14:28.6

20:55.4 30:01.4

30:10.0 30:10.0

30:14.4

30:18.8

30:22.0

30:25.2 30:41.2 30:42.0

14.3 14.0

15.0 15.2

Page

Pools Should Pay

For Playing Fields For

Youth Of

Of Britain

The

Youth

London, Sept. 2.

At a time when individuals are winning the vast sum of £100,000 a week on football pools, the Amateur Athletic Association is asking for only £250,000 a year for four years for training facilities for the youth of. Britain.

Fow countries in the world are as backward as Britain in the matter of play. ing fields for the boys and girls of the nation."

from

There are in the whole of Better facilities would un 10 per cent from the pools to Britain and Wales only 00 cinder questionably pitduce even be put to central sports tracks. Of those 29, weDO pro- better results not only in track tund. Half of this could come vided by local councils and are, and field but in all other sports from the promoters and half therefore, available to all sections as well.

the winners. Neither of the community.

One wonders when the Gov- would notice the difference ernment will become realistle very much. There are 178 towns with a and follow the load given by total population of 17 millions Sweden, Switzerland and other True, the Government 13 which have briween them only countries and turn pool betting doing very nicely from taxa- 22 cinder tracks, equivalent to into benefit for the mosses and tion of the pools and the one for nearly 800,000 people, not for one or two individuals, poundage obtained in postal Many people feel that there not to mention the pool pro- orders and stamps but the should be a cinder track in every moters,

money does not go back where town in the country with a It in time that there was it should to make for a Atter population of over 30,000.

a compulsory levy of at least and better Britain-Reuter,

NOT UNREASONABLE

According to ย

responsible

official of the AAA, "it would not Home Soccer Review

be unreasonable to spread the provision of these tracks for the country ever four years which would mean only £250,000 a year."

He was not thinking so much of the need for these tracks in order to produce world beaters in track and field champion- ships but to provide healthy outdoor recreation for all soc~ tions of the community.

Despite the lack of trucks, a wonderful England has had year in 1050, na was shown to the world by the success of both

men and women athletes in the European Championships in Brussels.

Racing Conditions Shape

The

Breed In France

By NIGEL GEE

of

Before the war the challenge of French horses gave English owners Httle cause for alarm. In the years, however, immediately following the cessation hostilities the leadership in European horse racing passed to, France,

In

Three times in five years French horses won the English Derby, and they were unlucky not to have made it four. Twice they won the Oaks and from 1946-8 no English horse could prevent the Ascot Gold Cup crossing the Channel. stayers events the winner so often was trained or bred in France only in the Guineas, of the classics, or short distance races, in which the French challenge was slight, could England claim supremacy,

the

horses of 'soveral years.

Newcastle United's Fine Victory

Over The Spurs

London, Sept. 1.

The great 7-2 victory of Newcastle United over the League champions, Tottenham Hotspur, not only pro vided the highlight of today's soccer, but also gave the Tyneside team sweet revenge. for that 7-0 thrashing on the Tottenham ground last year, the biggest blot on New- castle's Cup winning season.

Newcastle's victory was the more remarkable as they were without their star centre-forward Jackie Milburzi, but the Chiliean international, George Robledo, led the attack drill neatly and scored a hat-trick.

Another North Eastern team, leaving the Wanderers with a. Sunderland, were much less clear two points lead in League successful against London Op 1, having scored nine out of u ponents for they went down possible 10. 8-0 to Arsenal ut 'Highbury where they have 20 years.

not won

In the Southern section of for Division III Norwich conceded four goals, three, to Evans, of Walsall.

Fulham Apart from

and

Gates had to be closed with 06.197 inside, the biggest at- tendance of the day and ther Wrexham, eight sides took the raw inside-forward Doug Lish-field to-day without a win, and man again prove the Sunder- į only. Bournemouth managed land bogey man. In the equl- their first victory—a creditable. valent match Inst season, Lish- | 1-0 success at Brighton. man scored four goals, Today Stoke' ralsed 'hopes of their he notched a dine hat-trick.

first win by leading 1-0 when Mom excitement In London the interval arrived at Derby, at Fulham where the but the home elde piled up four home team. gained their first goals in the second half and point this season with a hotly won 4-2. disputed goal two minutes from

camo

Morton needed a three goals to nil win to beat Celtic for, a

Only now, six years later, are the champion Juvenile has been estimate of merit between the

end against their London 14.8 there signs that the balance is the champion the following

neighbours, Charlton Athletic. 14.8 falling

favour, year. In England' this has not In Britain's

The time-of-your-is-well Now, only Wrexham are place, in the quarter finals of the 14.8 France's hour of supremacy was been so in any year since the chosen too, for by October he without a point for they went League Cup. They scored twice 15.0 due in part to circumstances and war..

without reply, so just failed by By those mears

100 excuse often offered for animals down 5-0 to-day. at Bradford. e fraction of a goal to qualify. 150 15.0 | in part to her own policy.

owners are encouraged to save in earlier classies, that they were

longer hold With the English season a 15.0 16,0 Paradoxical though may their animals for the recond backward, can no

The eight clubs to qualify for sides fortnight old, only four season's campaign

good. without racing soem in a country across which

The list of winners of the Prix remain unbeaten, Bolton Wan- the quarter finale which will be two hard campaigns were fought them at all as two-year-old 15.2

and which was occupied

There is Ettle incentive to de l'Arc de Triompire contains derers in League I, Notts Coun- played home and away on. September 15 and 19, arm by 16.2 whic

breed horses who get only a inile more names of great race-horses by in the Second Division and Motherwell (the holders), Col- Germans, France probably

and Oldhamm emerged the

three-year-olds. The French and sires than any other French Carlisle United from the

tic, Rangers, Dundee, Falkirk, due to

Athletle in League III North. to Guineas, the Poules d'Estat, are assle. war's racing. The sport,

Dunfermline, St Johnstone and Its centralisation.

mile races for not so was

BURNLEY DISAPPOINTED Forfar. Two of the eight-Cel-

tle and Dundee-won through. Another side to suffer dis on a goal average,,- racing

appointment was Burnley, who

Partick Thistle - missed went to Middlesbrough with their new £23,000 winger Billy penalty, Johnstone of Mother- French Cup programme Includes gide, but

were defeated 6-0, they were well beaten by the races, the Prix Greffulhe, a similar rece, the Prix du gillett found few chances to holders though the score was

and Cadran, but a second attempt at

71cher

03

622

52.6 andicapped as in Britain, where 1st events. The; best three

both colis and In both England and France but are comparatively the third season programme for limited. rec- lop cla

53.3

with the exception of

class horses

63.4 Newmarket and a few places in year-okis ofich by-pass the English classids winners, if they Guineas and prepare far, the are not endowed with the 53.5 the north, sled down.

59.6

53.7

France's

policy in racing is French or English Derby by con- stamina for the Ascot Gold Flott. from Bradford in the well, seving Stati's "shot;** but

63.7 which her supremacy lay,

The

testing one of the Poules de generally retire to stud.

ގ

directed towards that aspect in NYC, Noailles

53.9 French breed for stamina and the conditions under which racing is

Reutor.

6:614 held are, as we shall see, designed Lupin vary from 10 to 12 the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is shine as his new colleagues were only 3-2 in Motherwell's favour.

almost constantly on the defen often bufficient incentive to furlongs and are run in May.

sive. Sheffield United continsta to achieve that and

Д four-year-old in The French Derby (Prix du maintain

to ret hot pace in League II TWO-YEAR-OLD RACING Jockey Club) and French Oaks training.

and they were one of tour The two-year-old campaign is (Prix de Diane) are contested at

0:0

.6:0

6:54

6:5

6:4

0:4

0:4

13: 04

olds,

20

For horses, of exceptional and

Barnelry.

the first French horse to win the County and Shemeld WedWinter Olympics

Handicaps in France*

Paris

are

of

day by one point..

The

Belgrade, Sept. 2. International Amateur

Yen

divid

subordinated to the needs of the Chantilly in June. Neither is stamina there is the Prix Giadin-Wing the odd goal of even at Ice Hockey At The 0:4% becond season. In England the as valuable as their equivalent teur of four miles, named after scoring the odd goal of seven at The lead Notts first racing season for an animal races in England, and the French 0:44 is studded with rich prizes over Oaks is 11⁄2 furlongs shorter than English Derby.

five and six furlongs. Such the English Oaks. opportunities present broeders

150 that many Though forecasts so early in with

the

A fortnight la'er comes the little accorly those with the season are often confound- : incentive to breed.

valuable Grand Prix de horses, quick-maturing and 14: 2

speedy Paris, a race of 15 furlongs stamina, who fa to make the ed, it seems probable that the Ice Hockey Federation at pre- animals whose future may not, which is subsidised by a national top grade, find their way into two. Sheffield clubs will: Agure sent meeting in Abazia, Yugo- 14: 14 and often does not, extend lottery. This race, which is for English ownership.

largely in the League II prome- slavin, has decided to parti 14:0

cipate in the Winter Olymplo bayond their

two-year-old

The final act to discourage the | tion race. three-year-olds only, is rather 13:11 caroar.

Games at Oslo, next close to the French Derby, breeding of short-running horzes In 1948 for example the Aga although seven horses have com- is to offer no

The countries are to be fer There were some amazing. for older rewards 19: 6 Khan had & piur of two-year- | preko cobble In the 14 printer the ractive, centre of ] Greenock, where Morton played į stronger teams playing al: OSTO scones at Callfolow Parked into two groups, with the 24: 2s, Palestine and Diabloresta, yra following wook the three- France.. Longchamp in the Bola Celtic in the Scottish League) and the

others

to Contact who won £27,000 in thair 15

19 The 24: 11aLe

minor championship in Holland. Palestine trained on to year-olds can meet their elders de Boulogne eeliores all lis| Cup, jote races. 23:111IS D

win the Guinens, though he did in the twelve and a half furlongs rivals in this area.

The meeting also elected, Dr It stages the 23:10%

hat stay more than a mile, but Grand Prix de St Cloud. Similar Guineas, the Grand Prix and the was restricted to 21,000 but President of the Federation In

• The crowd--all ticket holders Fritz. Kinatz (Switzerland); as 23:104 Diabkorosta pai

paid the penelly and racas follow this at Vichy and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.prior to the start and again succession to W Q. Hardy fallure when it camo

Deauville,

Chantilly where the Derby cinssics.

In September, the three-year and Oaks are run, as considered later, when bottles were thrown, (Canada) Router.

The the Police, with drawn batons, 60: 0- In France such campaign olds come together again in the a more sover course made several arrests. Two men the example of this great man Britain beat Turkey by 103

49:11% would be virtually impossible French St Leger (Frix Royal course, however, which a two-day Scherbakov (Russia)

ended Uushaun (Finland) 49: 7% for comparable two-year-ota fish Olymple Association would athletics match which

This race again is not of miles from Paris, holds only two were carried across the field by Fangio Wins The

four Policemen with drawn 48:117

days Burgard (Saary

racing a year- now, einen naturally respect his or : hei |kere today.

Mane Cross "At the end of the first day | Cross

Bari Grand Prix owners view the dim- batons. wishes.

culty and " cost. There is no question of the Britain led 12-41.

Lipp (Russia) The British team had pre- Lipp British body being in any way

Argentine driver, Juan the viously beaten Yugoslavia and Huseby (Iceland)

race of the year, Chantilly If the training 10 minutes before the start, a upset by the decision of

the terracing ending, in Manuel Fangio, at the whorl 'nf fight on de Triomphe ground

·P'Arg Router, Savidge (Britain)

For the Bousse horses, a man Finns because it is realised that Greece on their tour,

an Alfa Romeo, won the fifth

motor reco Paris.

of his owner in Following this hundreds of here this afternoon Sept. 2. Consolist"

100:11 eight furlongs in October Sweden

150:71/ "An animal who is points to 101 in a two-day Kiles (Hungary)

Maison-Länue and spectators came over the same

and wall and were lined along the sales, driving a Ferrari,' was the athletics match which ended Maissant (Franco) 183:04 for..

Thon hutin nh touchline.

***^ secondaReuter, wherein Auteuil here today. At the end of the

sdurch of better vantaro: pointe MARK JAVELIN THROW

Liddell, who also played rug- ger for Scotland many times though never on a Sundry, went out to China as a missionary, where he died at his post,

•

International

Athletics

Istanbul, Sept. 2.

In

Should anyone wish to follow

In Helsink! next year, the Br-points to 75.

"

.:

in most countries. of the world today Sunday is usually a day for sports-Reuter.

JAPAN'S CONTINGENT

23: 7

the

HOF, STEP & JUMP Hiltunen. (Finland)

gland)

.48: 6

PUT

50:714

to

takes are few and far between. (24)}a Imperiance with theị

Fandards.

French

COUTE

There are only three juvenile English St Leger, e events of value by English RACE OF THE YEAR

In October The first, the Prix in Robert 54:0

*** Fugu - 13. at the end of Jon the F. Longchamp puts with disfavour of transportį? Tha krst spot of troubid came in line the norbaitaly, Sept 2VER 54:5 the socond, tho: Prik

elmbing · over the wall 54 Momy in August, and finally illa entlohed by in nations which helps to explain, the out in exhausted condition; Back Grand Prix DISCUS THROW AN heat France by "111 Toal (Rtaly), BAAN 177:02 comes the Grand Calimeras Letters and the prize-monoy, has) standing succors s

the Prix de A

first day Bwedonlod by 50-day · (Eire) MALTA:101;11 »ftament rev Oennot: thus: win the || thrro-year-old, colts that 413end (Sak

Cloud,

amphsaico the Importance.

Cloud

• MEN es, £ 40.000... In this the French s bred only race of twelve Along the down and to Triple Crown

mook their elders at

Dosby,

axeals any other roo Doe is has long claims to being.

·Eiro

Tokyo, Sept. 2... Japan will send a minimum points to 47. Reoler Hyytiainen (Finland) 240.73% alamina, the Criferium de Saint Apart from its value, which the capital's steeple

Nikkinen (Finland) 28911

contingent of 03 athletes and

38 omeinia to the 1957 summer

Olymple Demos in Helainkant

Stuttgart, Sept. 2 Moks (Sweden) Germany! boot Italy by 118% Borglund (Sweden)

an estimated cost of some 100 points 10.03% in two Bohguion (Sweden)

000,000 (about $2,727,000) day athletics match which end W HAMUMKIN

A spokesman of the Japanese jed here today. It was the first Storch (Ger

Commitine/Wold the meeting between the two coun" Wols

drim since 1949, when: GerTIBET

Tun over teri fiation

across the stand side. At

peared and the players supporters

is the scone of racing mobbed and cheer