THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1952.
NORWAY WINS ALL THREE Players Pay Respects To Memory Of King George VI
OF MONDAY'S EVENTS AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Oslo, Feb. 18.
Norway won all three events decided today in the Winter Olym piad here to take the lead in the unofficial points tally of nations for the Games so far.
I was filling that Norway's most popular sportsman, Hjalmar Andersen, `29- year-old World Speed-Skating Champlon, should be the man to complete the "home treble" this evening.
The huge crowd, packing every inch of available space at the open-air Bislet Stadium, went wild with excitement when Andersen out-skated his 39 rivals in the 1,500 metres event,
Earlier in the day; Norway which is well outside the world won two gold medals in the 18 Jand European records and just
seconds inore inile) ecoss- over two kilometres (11 country ski race, which was a the track record. combined and spezial event.
First in the special event wits
"dark horse,' 23-year-old Halgler Brendien, white Simon Slaatvik's time, together with his points in Sunday's jumping, put him first in the combined event.
Britain was not represented in these competitions,
Andersen, who wan the 1,500 metres on Sunday, Is the wann favourite to win the 10,000 metres event and his third gold medal of Gamer.
GOOD FORTUNE
He had the good fortune to be drawn to skate Arst tonight! because, after only a handful of the field of 40 skaters had raced, snow began to fall.
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Brenden's winning time in the
Ri men's
cross-country was
hu. 1 min. 34 nev Tapio Markelac of Finland, was acconti in 1 br. 2 mins. 9 was Krukilla, of sees, Third Finland, in 1 hr. 2 minus: 20 seas. Slaatvik won the combined event with 451,621 points. Heikke Hase, of Finial, was second with 145.53
147.500 points.
Sweden Ahead
In Ice Hockey
Tournament
Oslo, Feb. 18.
of Sweden pulled ahead the pack in the Olympic
Tournament Hockey
on
The best Japanese skater in the 1,300 meter was TsuneoMonday night as it finished
was 11th in 2 mins. Sato, whe
on the four 23.9 sees. He was only 3.3 secs. mopping up slower than the Dutch runner-outclassed clubs in the nine- up. Van Der Voort. who beat team bracket. bin in his heat.
Italgeir Brenden captured the cross country race in the bril liant time of 1:01,34--the fastest ever mude for the distance in
It became so heavy that a the history of the Winter Olym
Į
Germany was the Swedes'
snow plough had to be used to pies and Seyou Slaatvik on-without a loss for Sweden, one
-Andersen covered the 1,500
clear the track.
metres in 2 mins, 20.4
NOTICE
sees.
THE HONG KONG BADMINTON ASSOCIATION 1951-1952 Hong Kong Annual Open Championships Entries are invited for the following events of
thel
are expected to begin, on March 4, 1952:
1. Senior Men's Singles
2. Senior Men's Doubles
3. Senior Mixed Doubles
4. Ladies' Angles
nexed the gold
451.621 event with combined points.
and
vietin Monday night, falling, 7-3, to a persistent attack that
rally caught fire in the Anal; periud.
The victory was the fourth 44 than the United States, meant for the Canada, Switzerland
have Caerhoslovakia
pusted. These four also are unbeaten. winner of the ski The United States beat Fin- Slautvik,
in snowstorm; jumping half of the combinedlund, 8-2, yesterday, finished 15th in the Canada swamped Poland, 13-0, cross-country race in 1:05.48 but and Switzerland whipped Nor- his big point lend in the jumping way, 7-2, in other games.
Norway. Poland, Finland and four enabled him to win the combined.
each have lost Germany defending champion, over the
of Finland, who games.
and in Halikku Hasu
the
REAL TESTS TODAY was runner-up. Hasu, Bfth
The real tests begin. Tuesday jump, took fourth in the cross
Canada' other, country in-1:02.24. He had a total when the unbeaten teams start of 447-5 for the combined.
.and Czechoslovakia
The Norwegians racked up
That big point harvest gave the Norwegians 60 points to Austria's 41 and America's 342. Both of yesterday's leaders were
playing Lakes
cach
"big
have
first two above championships which] total of 28 points in the two the United States meets Switzer-
in the events by grabbing Arst and land in sixth in the cross-coin The
rest of the teams first, third, afth and sixth in
Tuesday att. the combined.
far Nothing has happened so to change the experts opinion 1int
the Canadiuns are the team to beat. Czechoslovakia and sweden may provide the most opposition.
The Americans seem to have a total of three gold medals thus defensive troubles, far. Hjalmar Anderson off with the 5,000-metre speed-particularly noticeable on Mon
day night against Finland when
defence leaked like skating.crown yesterday.
Ladles Doubles
a. Junior Men's Sinex
7. Junior Men's Doubles
M. Jantur iixed Doubles
9. Brhaalbays Singles
30. Schnotboys' bushles
1), Schoolgirl Singi
12. Schoolgirls Doubles
18. Mindent Mixed Doubles,
are
Entry and Regulation forms front Club obtainable representatives And School
"sports aportsmasters mistresses, und from the Hon, Mail. Secretarys c/o China Entries will close on February 26, 1962.
THE
Draft
NOTICE
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Programmes And Entry Forms for the 6th Race Meeting 1962 to be held on Saturday
181 and Satur- 8th. March: day
1952, (weather permitting) may be obtained ut the Secretary's) Omce, Telephone House: the Club House, Happy Valley; and the Stubles, Shun Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON Thursday, 21st
on February, 1952.
By Order,
Germe You
HI, Misa,
BLUE GIRL
BEER
Blanked to-day.
The double win gave Norway
romped
their
This was
Charlton Athletic and Bolton Wanderers/players, wearing black arm-bands, observe a minute's silence in honour of the King's memory before the match at the Valley (Charlton's ground).
These Are
Hard Times
For Britain's National Game Of Football
"
Says TOM FINNEY
game
These are hard times for Britain's national
of football. Some clubs in the Second Division, and in two sections of the Third, are in financial difficulties,
Weekly attendances have dropped considerably since the boom days that followed the war.
estimated-in one quarter-at-more-than 300-are-
A whole host of players on the transfer lists of their clubs, In fact, the transfer market, which only a year, ago was net- ting up new records with the £34,000 nove of Jack Sewell, Lo Ee deflated. The reenis pounds, shillings and pence just aren't in the coffers,
Finland went two-three-four sieve and their attact function-00 in the cross country and two-ed only in spurts,
in the combined. Tapio four Makela clinched the silver medal
THE STANDINGS
in the cross country with 1:02.09 Sweden while as whs runner-up in the Canada.
Switzerland combined.
Czechoslovakla
A total of BB competitors com- peted in the cross-country race.
THE SUMMARIES
1,500 Metres Speed Skating
1. Hjalmar Andersen, Norway 2:20.4 2. Vin Van Der Voort, lolland 2:20.6 3. Roald A. Norway 2:21.0 4. Car-Erick Asplund, Sweden 2:23.0
3. Kees Brockmann. Holland 2:23.0 2:27 0. Lauri Parkkinen, Finland
7. Kouko Salomaa, Finland, 2:23.3
8. Sigvard Ericsson, Sweden
--
U. Ivar Martinsen, Norway 10. Felene Lorinc, Hungary
18-Kilometre Ski Race
2:214 2:09,4 2:23.1
1. Halgier Brenden, Norway 1:01.31
2. Tapio Matela. Finland 1:02:00
7. Paavo Linkiin, Finland 1:02:20
4. Heikku Haru, Finland
1:02:24
6. Niis Karisian, sweden ... 1:02:03 Martin Stokken, Norway 1:03:09 ... 1:03:33 7. Nils Tapps, Sweden
Taune Sipila Finland 1:03:40 9. Gunnar Ostborg, Sweden 1:03:44 10. Talvo Gakarinen, Finland 1:04:07 Nordic Combination
1. Simon Staalvik, Norway 151.021 2. Heikki Hant. Finiend... 447.5 3. Sverre Stenersen, Norway 436.333 Paavo Korhonen, Finland 431,737 5. Per Gjelten, Norway .... 432.048
United States - Germany
Nurway
Finland
Paland
W L T Pts. C/ Ca 400 8 37 6 3 0 0 0 35 4
3008 20 300G 3D-
040 20 0 4 0 0 400 MONDAY'S RESULTS Canada
11 Palend United States & Finland Switzerland 7 Nutway Sweden Associated Press.
↑ Germany
Nine Dragons Darts, Table:
Tennis Results
The following are the results of darts and table tennis com- petition matches played at the Nine Dragons Services Club last week:
Daris-6 Forward Ordnance) d. Ditar Gjermundshaug..
Depot beat Wilts "A" 4-3. ............ 422.131. On Thursday, at 7 p.m., REME 124101 Workshops will meat Wilts "C"
Norway 7. Aulls Sipponen, Finland 423.231 8. Eeti Nieminen, Fintand 9. Hans Eder, Austria ...... $20.515
Supersako, Switzerland
Secretary, 18. Alphonson.
POPULAR IN HONOKOKO
· SINCE 189Ý
JENDEN.
TEAM SCORES
Oslo, Feb. 18. Winter Olympic Games team scores, on a bosis of 10-5-4-3-2-
for six places:
Norway
Austria
USA Finland Germany Holland Italy Switzerland Sweden Canada France Belgium Japan
team.
of
Sharpe Shooting MOST people up-
plauded "Captain" Goddard for saving the West Indies 'mode a mistake in, "leaving behind their fastest-
best bowler and
bouncer дя. "the Australians don't like bumpers any more than we do."
What ' pity if Lindwall and Miller. the world champions' prize. bombardiers,,- 19я out of Test cric ket before receiving a searching dose of their own medicine!
IVAN BHARPE
"I'm Taking Up Yoga
Says E.McD Bailey
I'm taking up Yoga.. Not walking on burning coals, or fire eating, or eating glass ---yet. I'm concentrating for the moment on the Yoga
way
New Zealand Forced To Follow On
Auckland, Feb, 18.
New Zealand were all our:fur--- 100 in reply to the West-indibi") 540 for six declared on the thirch day of the second Test to-day, and followed on 380 behind.
The home cide lost their re maining six wickets in the fin Innings to-day for the additio or 84.
Only Verdun Scott could keep the West Indies" attack at bay and he captributed a tino Oght- ing inaings of 84. He was help- od in a seventh wieket stand of 54 by Alex Moir, who opt-his and up well. Moir, made 20 be fore he was cleaned, boiled, by Ramadhan,
New Zealand were 17 for und wicket In their second innings when an appeal against the light was upheld and play stopped for
the day.
West Endres. 1stenings... 300 for six declared.
New Zorfollon
xt tanings
J. Legalt, b
R. Emery, e. Quillen b. Atkinson V, Scoli & Stollmeyer b Valentine B. Sutellite c Worreli bnamad-
3110
J. Beld sid Guillen b'Valentine
Rabone Mooney
belitneyer
Walcott D.Stolt- Metr b Ramadhin
meyer
Burtt c Goddard b Valentine
D. Beard Weckers & Ramadhin J. Hayes. hot out Extrax
Total
-Reuter.
200
of deep breathing. Commonwealth
Maybe I'll graduate later to the more advanced practices of the ancient Indian art.
I'm quite serious about this, for after discussing the subject with a friend who is a devotee of satisfied that the cult I was Yoga is much more than some- thing to laugh at, or regard as "qucer."
Beat MCC
At Colombo
Colombo, Feb.-18. The MCC wore all out this morning for 103 in reply to the Commonwealth team's first inn- ings of 517, the last three wickets failing for the addition of 25 runs to the overnight score of 78-
IMMEDIATE BENEFIT Anyway, I started the special
The MCC's tale of woe con- deep breathing exercises there and then. 1 felt immediata tinued this morning when Bren- benent and now; after a few nan, the overnight batsman, weeks at it, I can record a de-could not continue owing to an finite Improvement in my attack of sun-strolce.
I which
put
Without addition to the over- Aight score, Ridgway was easily stumped, Mankad claiming his wicket for a "duck" for the third successive time twice in th Madras Test.
The last pair, Shackleton and Tattersall, had a bright stand of 25-the best partnership of the The four-minute mile, the inningabolora Mankad ended nine-second 100 yards and the matters by drawing Shackleton seven-foot high jump are among forward, and he also was stump- the favourite topics of athletes' ed.
I think the day conversation. will come when all theso re- cords will be achieved.
At present, it looks certain that early in the season. And if the general fitness, Luton will be in the Second "ghts" became a standard fit-down to this Yoga breathing.
could Division next season. Widen the ting, most English clubs
If Yoga can do this for me it promotion and relegation areas-arrange an attractive fixture list
can do the same for anyone, and and what is the situation? They with leading clubs not only in
from Scotland, it seems to me that it may well are well in the running for a England. but place in the First Division and Ireland and the nearer Continen- be the answer to the athlete in his quest for faster running It is a pretty big problem far from being safe from a drop tal countries as well.
Already the Southern League times, higher jumps and longer rulers, into the Southern Section. faces football's which
are cashing in on this evening throws. In all departments of the game,
That.. I feel, would draw football, Clubs like Heading-. it is, 1. think, an accepted fact bigger crowds to the Kenilworth ton United and Kidderminster drawn, attractive that fundamental changes in Road ground for those last two have already the structure of the sport must months of the season, which are gates to watch opposition from
to bring the be made
always the dread
club the Football League. treasurers.
The innings thus closed at 103, customers back to the turnstiles. I trean
that many Finally, I think The reduction of the number
which In the lowest MCC total Advice and solutions have been
team. Internationals
of the tour and followed iming+ of clubs in each division would, more "B" offered from many quarters.
serve another purpose. It would could be taken to areas which
Butand It is a big but diately the highest score hit reduce the number of League rarely have the opportunity to
the athlete must be physically against them (517) fixtures each season. As a con- see representative games. These
equipped for the and mentally
It was the most'.dismo) - all-* sequence there would be three would be a great draw.
effort involved. The capabilities round performance and forced or four free Saturdays.
Perhaps some of these ideas of the body are governed chiefly them to follow on with arrears There have been suggestions may soon become established by the mind and the training of 414. that these might be 'utilised in
***facts. Before the war, the given to it. two-logged FA Cup ties, It Football League failed only by a fact that football's biggest three votes to pass a resolution money-spinner operated under bringing about a "four-up, four- thers conditions in the first sea-down" system of promotion and son after the war-when Derby relegation. It split present winter County, afte two terrific semi- sport into three departments-final struggles with Birming- League, Cup and International.
ham, beat Chorlton in the Final.
Some of the ideas are just not practicable, Bu; there is a Food deal of commonsense in the suggestions that have come
the Press
and
other
from Lodies.
1 canie across a blueprint led might do much to week which restore spectator-interest to its high level of 1940 and 1947.
As far as the League was con. cerned, it proposed to increase the present promotion and role- gation zones and, at the same time,
reduce the number of clubs in each division to 18,
LITTLE INTEREST
A powerful case can be made out. It is towards the end of the season that attendances drop
to the lowest figure. The reason
CUP GAMES LAY GOLDEN
EG018
There is no doubt that people will pay to see Cup jeunes. In the two
Saturday's
The attendance Home Soccer
major rounds this season have proved that, If you own y googe. which lays golden eigs, the best thing to do is to can in D it,
Fixtures
INFERENCE IS OBVIOUS
Ordinary training does not, necessarily train the mind, but The Inference is Yoga does. obvious.
Miller and Fazal Mahmoka'dia not appear so dangerous" as it the first innings when the MCC batted again, but Miller did get an occasional ball to Kft. "Bowl- ing was hard work in the op- pressive heat with no breeze, yet the, tourists made another had start.
Twenty
Outstanding example of the help Yoga can give to an athlete to provided by Alf Knight, :
minutes passed belove the Northampton weight-lifter the Best run came to Lowsun While serving with the forces who despatched Mahmoud to the
in India he found spare time
бо
cd
Then in the NEKE Mi- over Robertson turned
hanging heavily on his hands, boundary.
he took up Yoga. He follow-
doctrines the
religiously and even in the sweltering heat was soon able to perform pro- The ith round of the F. A digious feats of strength and Cup will be deelded on. Satur endurance. two day, February 25, and the draw fact that there is little competi-legged system would kill the Cup Is.as follows:
out tha Southend United V
Shepfeld tive
interest in a match between glamour by cutting
Swanien ν Newcastle two sides, neither of whom is changes of the little clubs. The United
Leyton Orient this season dis-Orient Arenal; Portanton Hitch Foreseen struggling to avoid relegation performances of Swindon and tholders): Luton v Swindon; Leyton or obtain promotion.
for this, of course, iles in the
If tour-or even more-clubs Table tennis-RAF beat 11th 415.100 Infantry W/Shops "B" 4-0; 11th were to be relegated or promoted Infantry "A" team walk-over. each May, competitive interest On Thursday, at 7 pm. RHQ would last until the end of the 34 LAA Regt will mett Nomads season.
will be No club lying in the middle of and 50 Coy, RASC, opposed to Command Workshops the table during February could REME.
consider themselves safe or The draw fure Nine Dragons even out of the promotion hunt. Inock-out basketball tournament took The Second Division table now place at the Club and was witnessed proves this point.
INF. and Gnr by Fus Walker,
Basketball
74
41
34
21
19
17.
The remitt was:
17
10
Crawman. 110 Bly 34 LAA
Rest.
"A"; RHQ 58 Med Tegt v 11 Sphinx nity 36 LAA "D": 119 Bly 34 LAA
✓ JKCTU" "0"; ANFE vi Blinx
61⁄2 | Bty.
24 LAA: AA W/Shops
Before this week-end's matches, a dozen points cover, the 22 sides.
Some bellove that the
v Chelsea; Burnlay v Liverpool Blackburn v West Bran
on the Prove that. Both won Frounds of more exalted opposi-wich.
ton after being held to a draw LEAGUE. MATCHES ·
at home.
The following are the Home The big question n'bout this idea, of course, is whether or not! Football League Axtures for 23, The Three or four Saturday, February it is practicable. Saturdays would not be enoughgures given in brackets are for clubs which went a long way the scores for the corresponding in the Competition, but the idea match last year. certainly seems to be worth con- sideration.
Another posibility would
v Norwich
be Brighton
Crystal Pal Exeter
Gingham
Colchester
In Soviet Participation
re-
or into the safe hands of Man- kad, and so for the second une in the match failed to. score.g
Graveney played Mankid's wall-spun and [Alghted":"ler- breaks splendidly, but in trying io sweep a delivery he fell to a catch of deep square leg.
Kenyon was lucky with a number of lofted strokes but made some good ones in between until he was caught off u skler at mid-on, just before tua.
Watkins drove and hooked well after ten but his enterprise cost him his wicket when Bartels,
Moscow, Feb. 17. A hitch in the Soviet partici- still, fielding substitute for Um-, pations in, the summer Olympics gar, held another wall judged may develop in connection with catch at long-an, Watkins hit. Divisten 111 (Southern).
the application of Chinese Comix fours in his 29. Aldershot
representation at
Shackleton fell at the same (munists for v Shrewsbury Bournemouth v. Ipswich
Olte Mayer total, caught at the wicket, and (21) Helsinki, which
International the end was in sight. Brennan chairman of the Olympics Committee, was
was still unable to bat and when (8-0) (4-1) ported to have rejected.
Tattersall' pushed a return catch 12-1)
to Mankad the total was 150 (1-1)
The Soviet Preas to-day pub Ished both Peking's application and Mayer's decision under the (1-0) headline, Efforts binder partiti 13-6-pation of the Chinese People's
Topubile at the Hollins Oly
With 12 games to go, Luton to bring more attractive friendly Town, lying. 11th, are six points and minor international games wall
Shemeld Into our winter programme. The Newport 314 MEQLF: Middlesex behind the leaders,
feel, can play a Northampton Wednesday, and a similar dis floodlights,
Watford
Associated Press.
THE
th
FOD: 175 Bly 63 Med Regt MS Constanec: Bá Cay RASC V.HAF.
1
A list of rules have been sent to tance ahead of Coventry City, Jenajor part in this. each leum competing and any tail-
ing to get one should apply to the present holders of the "wooden Manager of the Club, Mr Woollam spoon".
GAMBOLS
Now which OF THESE TWO
TIES THAT GAVE GAVE ME
·SHALL I WEAR 1.
THINK THIS ONE --ER - NO THE BLUE ONE. GOLS BETTER' WITH MY SUITF
LOOK. GAYE.
Some 05,000 people watched Arcanal play Glasgow Rangers
by Barry Applely
WHATS. WRONG WITH THE OTHER ONE I DON'T YOU LIKE IT!)
Tarquey
v Part Valo,
Reading
* Waliuli
Divisións 111 (Southern)
v Brunthorpe Barrow Bradford V. Acerington Chestory. Bouthpor Chesterfield - v ́ Carlisle Crewe,
v York
Bradford fartlepools. v. Darlington Lincoln
Gateshead
(2-0)
10-1)
v Trasera.
Monstela
Oldham
(5.15
Rochdale
vitalfax.
(0.0)
Stockport
V Wrexham
Workington v. Grimsby
Abertoot
Airdris.?
East. Fife
Scottish Imagip “A”
v String
Celtic
Vibernion
Motherwell
Queen o'Bouth v. Pando Ilangers
Vaith Rovers. St Mirren V.Partick Third Lanati'y Morion
Sentish League D
Aliba
Arbroath
Clyde
Kilmarnock,
V: Albion
beati, i
Harputen.
Dumbartons
"
with only Ridway to come."
:
Carr was still, there and he added ave more rins before bo- Ing caught at long leg and the match was over.
The pitch was certainly dime
Foreign observers here opined cult for baiting to-day but that: (2) that should. Mayer's decision does not excuse the defeat for
preval, the fussians may also, the MCC were completely out refuse to participate in, the played-Router. (Olymples as a demonstration et
SHEFFIELD SHIELD
salidarlly with the Chinese. The
(same sources mild that if the withdraw, Poland Czbchoslovakia, Romania Hungary will, follow, Press
**ät: Johnstone. (*)
TABLE TENNIS
and
Drused
Sydney, Feb, 10,|||| (Sixteen-year-old Inn -- Craig. made a distinguished entrante to 'first-class 'cricket today, when he took 911 runa off the South Akustralian attack." (sh
Craig was playing in his first. Sheffield, Shield match, for Nove South Wales who, before thumps The Lik. Hang table tennis | were drawn, had scored 388 ruhs team behy the 9.C.M. Port Spot | för envan: wlakata dit reply to Asspolation, iken zin, kamienky Souto Amminia's (369) Kunta
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