1952-04-16 — Page 7

ON THE RECORD Solomon Would Have Been With His Peers

The Hongkong Amateur Track and Field Association met at the War Memorial Centre, Southern Playground, yesterday evening and latified the Colony records set at the Colony Amateur Athletic Champion ships

Sookunpou which concluded last Saturday,

Though there was some con- siderable

the argument, z.!! records set wire ratified, among 29.1 these 2/10 controversial seconds by Rita Hail in runcing in second in the final of the 200 Meire

Though two members of the Executise Committer insisted that it was at least a yard behind Jennifer

fari. though both were elocked *20.1 reconds, the authoritative voice of Captain Norman Phillips in- sisted that she may have been hashing faster.

A photograph of the Anich produced did not koki up the proceedings very much. Said ane member of the Executive Committee. "We are not Hongkong Jockey Club."

failures before finally cleaying the record height,

Some of the argument went ke this-wo runners whose were 20.01 scoons actual times and 29.08 seconds would both be 20.1 seconds on A caught in

watch and tenth-of-a-stcond at ang at another meeting third Joint record claimant would appear actual time was 29.09 whose seconds, but who would still be caught in 29.1 seconds. In buch a care, it would be unfal: to dis- posess the 2008 performs: the joint record at 29,1,

Said

one Executive Committee member, "The two could still be separated if you looked at the watch with a magnifying glass, in any case, 20.01 reconds woul! be 29 segents on a tenth-el-a- second watch."

of

this

Asked to elaborate on reasoning, the triumphant retort was, "You take it to the nearest tenth of a second."

However, after it was brought up that a precedent for joint records at renset at the Olympic Games, bracketing the identical time second with an the

with the winner, the Joint records were passed.

The Hon. Secretary, Mr F. J.; Tingay, sot the final seal on the record by saying that not mily had three watches caught R

in 29.1 seconds, but that the were as many as seven gnu- tures testifying to these three

watches.

This orgument, though a short Captain one, led to mather, Phillips said he couldn't see why any record should be held by more than one person if the judge: had managed to separate Iwo runners in a race even if caught in Identical time. (There were four joi records up for approval).

The Excutive Committee also Heided to hold an Inter-Club match between the South Caina Athletic Association, the Milo- sarlaps and the European YMCA the Handicap

Meeting at Sunday, April 27.

the I was decided to hold next Association sponsored meeting on Sunday, May 18, in the course of which an Open Pentathlon may be staged.

The Executive Committee, concluating the proceedings,

s the custom on a friendly

as

The Suggestion wind then brought up that there were fooie, deciled to hold an Ann),

many joint record holders in the Ladles High Jump and that it might he as well to And-out which

harl

fewer

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the

Olympic Rowing -Quick Action

Is Needed

The Olympic selection committee of the Amateur Rowing Association

must aet quickly now that the two big Tideway races have had such sensational results (writes Hylton Cleaver). Oxford University, Jesus College, Cambridge, must now be offered an op- portunity in the Olympic trials.

Dinner. It will be a pro rata air as the HKATFA conlintres happily on the pro- u operate verbini shoestring,

The question of the Associa- tion's funds, came up for dis- culsion in connection with the new record of 14.7 seconds set by Chang Yat-hung in the 110 Meures High Hurdles.

was

not

The sticklers for the Rule insisted that the record

ns it was not acceptable accomplished over the regula tion international hurdle which is supposed to punitively un the shins anyone who tries to run through it. (Chang did knock one or two down, though ja draught going down the Held

may have done that too).

rap

Mr Raleigh Leung said that could have

Chang Yat-hang

very much faster it he

rul

wasn't clearing the hurdles with inches to spore, Captain like Phillips agreed with Mr Loung that Chang Yat-lung's very high leaping did slow him up. That did not settle the argu- until someone ment though,

forth

another with came Soloinonic compromise. As a result, the record will stand Not long ago, the only ques-

been accomplished tlen seemed to be whether this as having

Hongkong standard year's Cambridge crew would over be better than last year's.

Now there are six elghts of

a

hurile,

The decision was, of course,

enuni potentiality 10 be con-influenced by the fact that a aldered-Leander, Oxford, Cam-new set of hurdles will cost bridge. Jesus, Thames and

London

а

and $2,500, which represents the remarkable figure beyond the current fact is that Oxford have to tag dreams of the HKATFA, which, proved the fastest, both against in this hard world, remains the clock and opposition.

One factor to be herne in mind is that on the very dif ferent water of the Henley Reach--a seven-minute row in- stead of 20 minutes-previous results may be reversed."

HIGHER RATE

more

eficient chough, усту de- mocratic, Simon-pure umateur and always short of funds.

-"RECORDER"

Australia's Team For Olympics Will Total 82

THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1952.

★ ★ ★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ★ ★ ★

Rita Hayworth Does The Samba

UNASHAMEDLY UNCHANGED...... THE DAZZLING STAR WE KNEW IN 'GILDA' AND 'COVER GIRL'

6

FIRST RUSHES' FROM RITA...

BITA... DISDAINING ANY CHANGE OF STYLE..........

John Macadam's Column OLYMPIC GAMES MUST BE ZONED

Let's face it-the Olympic Games are getting too big for their boots, and the Helsinki effort may well be the end of a grandiose era initiated by the Germans in 1936 and continued by the British in 1948.

al-

Ah, still a million dollars, said ORSON WELLES

HESE exclusive sents an albums of records for "rushes" of Rita Hay- the best eeny on toples like

"What you can worth calypso-dancing werlil,"

in her new film "Affair in Trinidad" were flown to me from Hollywood,

le to help a

Hies.

"Voice ol Michael Americu" Malal. once

Kald some quite solemnly: Unlike

ther stars, her personality and private life are invulnerable to attack by the Russians."

You could search through a whole library of pictures and not And a set which more im mediately defnes the eternal nopeal of the woman who stopped being a princess

I ASKED conductor Andre went, back to making pictures.

would Long ha

Kostelanetz how he hair... breath-taking amlles ..

unashamedly sern describe that special sighing

GIVE IT A NAME

tiona) costumes...after three note that distinguishes the light

years oft

screen.

Hayworth

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Rita

dis- Hayworth goes.

on to star in

dains a change in style

knowing 100 well that the old ingredients create the last-

ing

attraction.

'Now Rita

"Sa 10 m e,"

Spotlight

which starts next month.

Her

music he plays

Kostelan et

here

for

tour

and looking Uke 4

exec ù i

patised moment.

lic

Business

said:

for

Then

"It

is music plus

space. 1

call

It

or- chestrai 40- lour."

new

The conductor, who has been

former husband, Orson Welles, successfully selling his

is also planning

a "Salome" music "shade" for years,

new still

Alm, non-musical.

cannot find a name for it.

I showed him these pictures

He asked his friend Matisse,

Said

of Rita. He gave new emphasis

fo

the painter, for advice.

a worn phrase. "She looks Kostelanetz: Malise, I learn- like a million dollars,..."

DIPLOMAT

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JO STAFFORD, an Ameri- ean singer of popular songs. sails into England at the end of the week with a unique line in personal exploitation. She is the first record and variety star

ed, often gels Inspiration for his painting from urtichokes. Alas, that didn't help me much....

-AND NO TIARA

FAME in show business can come tog soon, too late, or frontenlly-en too high a level,

to have the approval of the It was the third. way for Eileen

American State Department and

Herlie, one-time Glasgow typist,

the U.S. Embassy In London. repertory netress and West End

The former puts out her radio shou to Europe. The latter Invites me to n cocktail party

welcoming her.

star in "The Engle Has Two Hends."

That brought her a film con- Iract-but only two pictures.

A curious diplomalle endorse- Plny preducers always seemed

of io visualise her in a tara. ment?

But then the voice

new film "Mr Gilbert and Mr Sullivan

Jo Stafford whose best-selling

For nine months she has done recurds include "Shrimp Boats"

nothing. Recently she signed and "Allentown Jall" plays to play Helen D'Oyly Carte key part in attracting listeners to the "Voice of America" radio A sales-talk fot programme. democracy replaces the "com- mercials" between the numbers, Each week Miss Stafford pre-

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"Maybe this will stop my tlara type-casting, she sald. "Because The Engie was large- scale and melodramafic it was dimeult to persuade, anyone to

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What would happen on Davis Cup Jawa tennis lines;

B; London audiences go to matinees 10 en- and them.

to total 82 competitors that is, that all the prelimi- Games returned to Athens is bariana 3; Pontypu Ljoy themselves. In London, they

naries should be fought out in unthinkable. The Greek capital University 5; Ebbw

Bath 21, Dur-tolerate a play being inflicted Another fuctor is that Oxford ofciats.

Finance has been guaranteed the various countries accepting would be swamped by the cur-Birmingham 6; had an American at six, He had

ham University B Lydney 10, upon them while they are hav- already won the Grand Chui- to enable another 43 competitors so that only a bare minimum of ren: conception of its dream.

Gloucester 5: Weston-super-ing their tea." Mare 14, Bristol 3: Penryn 6, lenge Cup at Henley with Har to be added to the original list athletes and officials need

Opinion endorsed. of 39, the Australian Olymple tend the Games proger. vard. He would have to be Federation Secretary. Mr Edgar

What is happening. Is that St. Thomas Hospital 0; Aberavon 3; Maesteg 18, placed by an Englishman should Turner, said tonight.

As it is, most of the national this great four-yearly (est of the 14. Swances

-(London Express · Service). overloaded Olymple the Oxford become

with i bast The additions Include Aus- teams

of the world's athletic Nuneaton 3; Penzance, 11, SI. cholec.

trollu's crack rowing "Eight" supernumerrrlés,

Some extras are necessary. For you'h is being driven faster and Mary's Hospital 8-Reuter.

faster into the arms not of the But the selectors must make which is expected to go close in

medal, and instance, in the middle-distance ordinary folks who love a good winning n gold their wishes known without any

Misy and distance races it is desirable, winner two women

a good loser bu; of sprinters, less of time.

the -big-business promoters. The Oxford and Cambridge Winsome Cripps and Miss Verna not to say necessary,

who, Johnston,

with

In the decade to come, there MISE compatriols for company and also presidents should be asked new Marjorie Jackson and Miss Pace-making.

will be, at most, around three In many of the events most places big enough to Shirley Strickland, will Lea in

of them are completely unneces-them and their competitors, and ford 19, Keighley 12: Wakedeld the Women's 400 Mettes Relay

I is a safe bet that among the Trinity 18, Huddersfield 27.- APPALLED event.

They ht countries clelming alena can take them on wit We were' appalled whin gold medal at

saw the massed effry for Ber-be the Americas, North and Games last Olympic

South. in in London wen! one wars If tradition be followed this London in

if they are willing to keep their crews together,

Custom always has been that ofter the Bont ftace the crews The times this quartet hove break up and the Blues rejoin recorded recently, would have their college eights for the sum- won the relay mer races at the Universities. the

The

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team year. It would be no use con-

by air an aldering either of the crews who scheduled to leave made history on Saturday for June 10 for England where

train before going will Helsinki.

Helsinki a few days before the

If none of the possible eight Games begin on July 10, reaches a degree of quality Reuter.

which satisfies the selectory, the only course, will be to pick

to

compostle crow from the best Snooker League

Individual oarsmen' on view and put it into training quickly. I would be no use waiting unill June to frame an eight of that kind.

~London Express Service)

Eastern "B" beat Kowloon C.C. "A" 3-2. In a George Younger Snooker League match last night,

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The world's greatest athletic will festival will be driven remors

Helsinidi, being smiler,

· RUGBY LEAGUE

The following are the results of Rugby League games played today:

Cardin 10, Bramley 16; Castle-

Reuter,

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TANNER BEATS ELIS ASK

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London, Apr. 15. Ells Ask (Finland), European Lightweight Cham be, worse. Overcrowding and lessly across the Alloniic to a pion, was beaten by Allan Tan- at the An-er (British Gulann), irame-dislocation are expocted mammoth opening in Los to reach an all-time low. geles, or San Francisco or Rio Royal Albert Hall, London, to-

Inight. de Janeiro. The answer? The elimination

There will be plenty of food of most of these hordes of com- and room for all the entourages The referee stopped the fight petitors and. their attendante be- and maybe, if we're luckya at the end of the eighth round

of Ask's damaged right oya fore they even set sail to clut mammth opening by ihat cele-of a. 10-round contest because

the shipping brated Olymplan, Errol Flym.

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