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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1952.

-SPORTING SAM

Spotlight On The Olympics! EVERY BRITISH ATHLETE WORTHY OF A PLACE WILL BE AT HELSINKI

London.

Generous support by the British sporting public to the Olympic £30,000 appeal fund has ensured that every, athlete worthy of a place will be at Helsinki this summer.

It is expected Britain will be represented in overy event except basketball, which has very little following-here,

An "Operation Olympic" airlift has been arranged with the Lancashire Air: craft Corporation to fly every competitor in and out of Helsinki,

Such 18 the variety of the meatus arranged by the Finnish hosts that it has not been con- sidered necessary to take special foods.

Since the last Olympic Games, British prowess at almost every sport has soared but

so has that of foreign opposition. So although

number of Gold Medals are expected to be won by British competitors, only the super

optimistic expect a grand

Q

coupe.

Preparations for the Helsink! Games have been

more thorough than in the past and main hopes centro

around athletes

like sandy-haired Miler Roger Bannister for the 1,500

Metres, Ureless Jim Peters in the Marathon Jet sprinter E. McDonald

opelled Bailey

Yorkshire

and world record holders such

ns young

Roland

sary for the Spanish team to, pools, whose weekly turn-over live in tents or cheap boarding averages £300,000. houses like some competitors. -Cedric Baller

NO INTEREST-YET

Rome. Italy's man-in-the-street to- day could not care less about the coming Olympic Games.

-Hugo Karanda RIDING EXPERTS

Mexico City. Except for their unbounded pride arxl interest in their famous equestrian team, the Mexican people are not greatly interested or enthusiastic about the Olympic Games.

During the Games, however, he will be exelted, and after wards wildly enthusiastic or depressed, because Italians look After their wonderful

per formance in the London Games) as affairs of national honour and later in New York and

International competitions Each of

Italy's

10 sports Torente, tho Mexican rider federations will send their best and their horses have become

260 the country's No. 1 heroes. to Helsinki a total of athletes, to compete in event except hockey.

every

The death of Arete, their most famous horse, some weeks ogo As for cost, the CONI, Italy's

was, in fact, almost a national catastrophe. Government-backed Olymple walker committee, figures that each Mexico will probably be re-

athlete will cost them-to Hardy and housewife

in twelve different get presented high jumper Shella Lerwill.

to Helsinki and let him sports at Helsinki, where stay an average of 25 days (thanks to the Government, who £350. But it will cost another will pay all expenses), they £360 to train, in special camps, will undoubtedly enjoy the, best cach athlete for three and more of everything. weeks before departure.

A rowing eight composed of past and present University crews are

to

to present a fierce challenge the American Olympic Cham- plons, while sculler Tony Fox and 400 Metres swimmer Daph- ne Wilkinson should both have a good chance.

Terence O'Connor

·NO STINTING

Berlin.

There will be no stinting about the German contingent which is attending the Olymple Games this summer.

It will be a luxury trip every sense of the word. More than 000 young Germans, In- cluding 180 members of the actual team,

him

No need for Italians, all the same, to worry about money. All expenses are met by the State-controlled Italian football

All Mexico's hopes

German Boxer Banned From

Set the will travel to Hei- The Ring For Life After

sinki, and their stay will

Bonn Dy

financed partly by the Government and Partly by donations from Industrial firms and sports clubs.

Five houses in the Olymple village have been reserved for members of the German team.

Knocking Down Referee

Cologne, June 8,

By Reg. Wootton

Sportsman's Diary Insists

Men Are Superior To Women At Sport

Today I am going to "start something” in lawn tennis a "men versus women" argument. If it should spread to other forms of sport, all the better.

Miss Maureen Connolly, allas "little Mo," US champion and possible (but Improbable) champion of the 1952 Wimbledon, was beaten in her first practice game in England. by Cliff Hovell 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 on the Surbiton grass,

I know Miss Connolly is not! yet attuned to English conditions. But

the result supports my theory that any man strong Wimbledon enough to be accepted at

could beat

the really good club player would

champion Weman

casily. A

give her an even game.

TOO SLOW

Woo

Last English woman to win the Wimbledon championship Mrs Douglas Little, former ly Dorothy Round. 1 recalled to her that she had once mei H. W. Austio

then our best player, in a "blood match" at Newcastle. He owed 90-and the result was one set all,

This docs not mean that Matthews will be lost to the game.. He has accepted the cap- taincy of Middlesex, whom he inspired to win the cor nty chom- pionship last season.

Harlequins, under his leadership. That was not his only success.

were the mos t successful London side, winning the Surrey Sevens and reaching the semi-final of the Middlesex Sevens. Beeldca playing for England

in every international, Matthews cop- tained the only side to beat the Springboks, London Counties.

TREBLE

ELUSIVE

KWONG WAH BEATEN

The

Tokyo, Juna 8. Kwone Wab soccer team of Hongkong was de- feated. 3-4, by an All-Japan team to-day,

Kwong Wah led through- out the first half. The Ja. panese woored their winning goal through a penalty.

Kwong Wah excelled in Individual play but suo cumbed to the supertar Ja panese teamwork-France- Pressc.

BRITAIN WINS CURTIS CUP

four,

of

British Hopes Are

For The

High For Royal Ascot Plums

London, June 8.

British racing clrcles, remembering the great classic victories over the French at Epsom, are looking forward with confidence to the Royal Ascot meeting on June ∙17, 18, 19 and 20.

Royal Ascot, which is followed on the Saturday by Ascot Heath, without the appelation "Royal", has often proved in the past a happy hunting ground for the French Invaders. But this year, British hopes of taking the plums at the rich meeting are very high.

The coaldonce that now in the Royal colours made famous vents Britain's racing conte= |by King Edward VII. As tions is a big change from the Princess Elizabeth, her colours feeling in the days immediately were scarlet, purple hooped efter Thunderhead II had scored sleeves, and black cap.

French triumph in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, the first

Nothing would please....the Aseat race-goers more then to of the season's classic races, see a Royal victory scored at the In spite of the victory in the Arst race meeting attended by Ooka two days later of the the Queen since her accession.

English filly Zabara, British | Reuter,

prospects of holding the French during the rest of the season were generally held to be very gloomy indecă. ·

The successes of Tulyar and Frieze in the Derby and Oaks victories. which have been estimated as worth £500,000 to the British bloodstock breeding Industry, have changed all that,

Beckhampton

Racing Stables For Sale

London, June 8.

Offers are being invited for

Now that the period of Cour! mourning for King George Vi has ended, it is assumed that the meeting will be graced by the famous Bookhampton racing the presence of Queen Eliza-stables near Marlborough, beth II her first appearance on Wiltshire,

where hundreds of

a race-courat since the death of winners have been turned out. her father.

This is the second big train-

CUP Royal Ascot.

Open Triples

the

Championship Queen's Filly Wins

Hovell, who has played at Wimbledon both before and since the war, was a Davis Cup "trials" man,

Today he would be some way down even on English order of merit.

Hovell told me last week: "It

Geoff wouldn't have taken very much

Duke will be chasing

ONE OF THE HIGH SPOTS ing establishment to come on for mc to lose any one of those one of the most elusive hat-tricks

market within

fow ects last night. Miss Connolly in sport when he rides in the

The traditional Royal drive months. The late Mr James V. and was very close behind. The Senior Tourist Trophy motor-

'down, the course hos always Rank's Druid's Lodge stables at In Helsinki all. Italians will prayers will be with Colonel difference is that when a mon cycle race in the Isle of Man on

been one of the high spots of Middle Woodford, near Salis- Eve in the Olympic village, Mariles and his team of ex-husties at the not, the woman June 13,

the meeting. which is a great bury, were

sold recently where the Finnish

organisers cellent horsemen. In addition usually is not quick

social as well 09 racing occasion. He won the event In 1950 and enough.

Beckhampton, owned are charging for full board six Mexicans hope that their swim-

"Sho is the Helen Wills 1031

Success this year would

The race-horse has always had whisky magnale Mr John Dewar dollars a day.

to share ming and diving team may also rather than the Louise Brough mean the first time a TT event

his eminent position comprises the stables, trainers help bring the Mexican

with the world of fashion ground has red, type of player-superb

at house, several cottages, paddocks seen won three successive

and 740 acres of farming land. white and green tricolour to the strokes rather than net rushing." | times by the same rider.

The masthead.

Nearest to accomplishing the

Queen's race-horses, For many years it has been one -Cecil Clark

CHAMPION'S VIEW

feat was Stanley Woods with

Muirfeld, June 7. which had raced in the name of the biggest names in British wins in the Junior races in 1932 the Curtis Cup today for the

Britain's women golfers won of the Duke of Norfolk during racing. and 1933, and 1930 and 1939; und arst time in history after a last-running

the Court mourning, are now Mr Fred Darling, who reigned

In the

Queen's own there from the time he took over In the Senior in

1032 and 1933.

the ditch rally by the young Ameri-

stables in 1037 from his Other double winners were E. can team carried the

name and colours, Twemlow (1024 and 1925 light-down to the last three holes et colours of the late King-purple, remolo Me Dewar victors The Queen has adopted the father, Sam Darling, till 1947, weight); Jimmy Guthrie (1934 the last match. and 1935 Senior); Freddie Frith

gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black scored many notable classle and The final team score was Bri- velvet cap with a gold fringe big handicap successes with his (1948 and 1049 Junior) and tain five matches, United States

charges, Six times he saddled Charlie Dodson (1928 and 1020

the winner of the Derby, includ- "I used to play many gaines (Senior).

Ing Manna, owned by the late Mr with Roland

Morten,

Inspired by the gallant play of War-

H E. Morriss wickshire

of Shanghal- And Wimbledon

Dorothy Kirby, American cham- BOXING HUSTLE

Reuter. player," said Mrs Little: The British boxing board of con- team came almost within sight

pion

from Atlanta, the U. 5. only time I ever beat him were troi have been invited by the the two years I won the cham-Customs and Excise authorities

victory, before losing the cup. In the sixth and last match, A second-class man pionship.

lo "forward. certain player can beat

particulars Elizabeth Price of England de- 2 top-class to the Commissioners who

feated

Grace collating

Demoss of evidence for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to two. Up to that point,

and REFEREES FOR EXPORT

theof Open Triples Lawn enable him to study the position teams were Much-Sought-After export when he reconsiders his proposal Demoss match itself was a close yesterday:

even. The Price Championship British soccer referees. Three, to increase the scale of Enter-duel all the way, (Glam), and Mir Sidney Jones Mr Tudor Thomas, of Barry tainment Tax." and

They were even at nine holes, No time is being lost by the the English girl was one up after Mr George Deakin, both board. They are impressing the 18 and they, were all square of Barnsley, flew out from same sense of urgency on their again after the 27th. London Airport last week for Rio licence-holders, All promotera de Janiero,

have been

At Talkpo:-7. Lee, G. Hong Choy. asked: Beth Thomas and Deakin are)

20 YEARS' WAIT G. A. Bouza lost to P. Kennedy, H. The

of tournaments number

F. Shields, W. Williamson 16-21. M. their second trip making

The British waited 20 years to they

1. Razack. E. Poulson, J. K. Sloan Brazil. They claim that British 1931-March 1952.-

hey promoted during March

for this day and as the Ameri-ost to M. 3. Divecha. Ker referees are in demand in South

ment, W. Hong Sling N-30. The number of tournaments cans drew closer to them in the America.

At IHFC-II. Finney, C. Pope, J. period that home stretch there were muw. MacDonald lost to A. A. Guter- during the above resulted in a loss.

ments when the groaning gallery rez, H. A. Ozorio 18-24. The number

began to doubt whether of tournaments home team would pull it off this o. R. Sadick, M. B. Hassan and A C. M. they intend to

Die Kavier pod . J. Rodrigues lost to the

to promote during winter season. Whether they intend to con In six previous competitions tinue promoting in the event of for the Cup the Americans won Who can rival, or even beat, the now scale of Entertainment ave and one-the 1930 event the club cricketing HARD LEFT TO THE JAW

record of Tax being imposed,

TYGB halved. Today's Charlie Wintle?

He has

win When referee Max Pippow

Preliminary Inquiries show a marked the first time a British captained Dursley (Glos.) 1st XI disquieting number of promoters golf team of either sex has ac (a reprimanded him for talking

for 42 years and in July will who will have to answer this laste British Walker Cup Victory Coles and G. Hutchison lost to CA

fented an American squad since £12,000 grant). and private during the fight, Mueller aud- Today Manager Jack Kearns have been a regular playing question in the negative. subscriptions. Competitors will denly turned around and made that clear, odmiiting that member of the club for 50 J'COTS. live in the specially-built Olym- | furiously attacked him.

Maxim had previously contract Now 72, Wintle retired two town at Kapyla.

Dacred the referee with a hard to face an opponent selected years ago from the managing left to the law and then charged by London promoter Jack Soto-directorship of a firm of whole Strelz's trainer, Fritz Gretschel. mans In Loxidon,

sale grocers so that he could devote more time to cricket!

Germany's participation-the cost £125,000. In addition, the Bonn Government is providing free trip to Helsinki for the 100. lucky young winners of na "Olympic sporta competition."

German sporta clubs other organisations financing the journey and stay In Helsinki of another 200 young men and girls.

first since the war-will

and

aro

-Anthony Terry

FOOTBALL POOLS HELP Copenhagen.

The Danes will take part in all the Olymple events except baseball

Peter Mueller, former German Middleweight Cham- plon, was banned from the ring for the rest of his life today after he knocked down the referee in a champion-woman." ship bout last night and tried to beat up the trainer of his winning opponent.

As the ban was announced by the League of German Professional Boxers, a Cologne newspaper reported that Mueller had been brought into a paychiatric clinic near here to undergo an examination of his mental state.

Doctors at the clinic clined to deny or to confirm the report.

dc-

The 24-year-old black-haired Cologne boxer was challenger in a bout against Hans Sirett, who won the title from Mueller-

in

Berlin lest April.

Stretz was n clear leader on points when Muciler obviously nervous about his impending defeat started to talk in the do eighth round.

Their teams are preparing for the Games by competing with us many foreign teams as pos- sible, and they expect to best in rowing, fencing, swim- ming, Soccer, and canoeing.

Funds for Danish

participa- Pools

tion will come from the profts of State football

Public interest in the Games, at present limited, will Arst reach faver-pitch when Den- mark's, ace' radio sports com- mentator gets to Helsinki.

James White

SPRINT INTEREST

Madrid.

in

Spain is really interested the Helsinki Olympic Gamen-

particularly in the "sprints." This, oven though the team has not yet been selected!

Membership

of the fees Spanish sporting clubs include a compulsory contribution cover the expenses of any mem-

He

Maxim Names His Terms

New York, June 8. If Joey Maxim beats Sugar Ray Robinson in their title bout on the 23rd, he; will insist on a return fight clause before fighting either Randy Turpin or Cockell.

"RUN OUT”

The

"Reports that British referees are no longer popular are not true" said Thomas. "They can- not get enough of us out there."

WHO CAN BEAT IT

But his own trainer, Jupp Bestellmann, and several boxing officials who had jumped into

MATTHEWS RESIGNS Kourns said that the contract the ring meanwhile pushed him had now run out."

J. R. C. Matthews, London's back.

Josef

"Wo were supposed to meet outstanding rugby player of last Thelen, Mueller's

season, lias Cockell but he got knocked out captaincy of Harlequins.

resigned the father-in-law and organiser of by Jimmy slade and that ruined wants to devate more time to his He last night's bout, fainted while the fight, he said. he watcher the brawl and was

profession-dentistry. carried out of the hall.

Keams sold they were-ready

Most ikely to. The League of German Pro- to agree to Solomons request

succeed fessicaal

Matthews Boxers confiscated to fight the winner of

David Brooks, Mueller's purse. Tho

amount Cockelt-Turpin, match this week who is to be nominated by the was not disclosed,

and added:

Harlequins' committee when the elections for the captaincy take "But drst Solomons and the place on June 25. A. E. Agar Mueller was one of the most winner will have to come here is to be put forward as vice- promising Garman boxera. but and sign a contract calling for captain. bor selected to represent his he had a record of fouls. country abroad.

He lost the title to Stretz last States, And I want them to a rotum dight in the Unlied The Spanish Consulate will April after being disqualined post a forfeit binding them to

and for hitting Siretz when his return to fight here. pay all the team's hotel personal expenses in

Finnish opponent was on the floor. The money, and the sporting clubs blow, on Streiz's neck, tem- If Robinson

wins, he has Foreign porarily paralysed him.

promised Maxim a return 'bout which would put off any meet-

Tourelles, France, June 8. ing between Maxim and a Bri- 100 points, to 60 in a two-day on tiah fighter for a long time swimming, match which ended

Associated Press.

here today--Router.

the

to

will reimburse M'nistry In Madrid in Spanish His only foreign bout abroad currency, so that, although not was last March, when he lost to Government-financed, currency France's Claude Milazza control will not make it neces- points--Associated Press,

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Corvallis, Oregon, three The following were the results Lancashire Oaks

time.

In 1038.

TENNIS CHALLENGERS In ending this long victory Jack Kramer and Budge, former Wimbledon tennis two

Donald drought, the Iscitish women took three two-ball of the champions, arc coming to foursomes inatches yesterday, Britain with Fancho Segura and At the end of the vital match Richard Gonzales to compete in the gallery cheered, rushed for- the Scarborough lawn, tennis tournament

professional ward and hugged Miss Price. (July The noise spread back over the 28-August 2).

course,

'punctuated here there by the exclamation: "At long last,"

(London Express Servic#)

Reg Harris

Places Fourth

In Paris

Paris, June 8.

and

Mrs Frank Goldthurite, non- playing American Captain from Fort Worth, sald at the Cup prescatation ceremony:

We have no

alibis. Your girls played better than ours to day,

That in it."

Lady Katherine Cairns, Bri- tish non-playing Captain, said:

"I am wildly, excited because this Is the first time we have won.

I feel on top of the world."--

Jan Derksen · (Holland) | Associated Press. beat Reg Harris, World

Sprint Professional Cycling

Champion, in the semi-finals Roger Bannister

of the Grand Prix Tomassolli at the Parc des Princes here today.

Harris was also defeated by Jean Bellenger (France) for

third place in the final.

Runs Second

Fastest Mile

London, June 7. Roger Bannister, Britain's

In the run-off, Harris beat the hope for the 1,500 metres event Dutch Champion, Arie Van Vliet, in the Olympic Games in Helsin to finish fourth,

kl next month, ran the second

A stormy Incident marked the fastest mile of the year. In four other semi-final in which Sid minutes and 10.6 seconds, here Patterson, the Australian Cham-to-day."

L'in the

plon, was declared the winner He was running for St

for St Mary's over Van Vllet

Hospital

Inter-Hospital Most of the crowd of 8,000 Championships. at Molapur Park thought that the Dutchman had and, though he had to set his won and Patterson ungod Vann pace, he won by 100 yards.

The last top and completely

fresh.

Vilat to protest. But the Judge a soft track, Bannister "strol- { refused · lo reverse his decision led" ::roudia -

oven after Patterson had himself Anished {gono, to, thè Stowards, and ・ told: The previous fastest time them he thought that the Dutch Brilain this year was four min- xnan was first,

The final to be operates and 10.3 seconds by Chris later, will Chataway of Oxford University,

be contested by Derican, Patters in the Inter-Varsity sports in con and Hellengerfester. MarchReuter,

Bowls

matches played

London, June 7. For the Arst time since her At CCC-K. M. Rumjah, U. A.accession to the throne, the

Rumjahn A. R. Rahman lost to G.

fees 10-20. A I Abbas, 4 Ba- Queen Elizabeth was carried to A. Noronha, C. P. Easto, C. Rota Royal purple racing jacket of choo, I. All beat P. Lowe, A. Ste-victory to-day, wart G. E. Willerton 33-14.

„AL KOD:~V. A. Nunes,

K. Minu by 18-19,

Stream of Light, three-year- old ally, steered by Royal jockey Billy Carr, netted the Queen a prize of £800 in winning the Lancashire Oaks at Manchester over one mile and three furlongs by a head from Nortenzia in a field of four-United Press.

At KHGC-B.M.V. Ribeiro, 5. E. Belmont Stakes

Souza and L. A. Rozario lost to, 12. C. Alves, F. X, M, Silva and C. E.

Pamos by 8-27.

At KDC:-A, P. Pereira, J. C Remedios and C. C. Pereira best R. S, Capell, F. C. Fincher Bad F. Goodwin by 22-10.

At Recrelo:-S. 5. Telford G.

Coelho. A, J. Corino and S. Leonard by 13-21.

New York, June 7, Mrs William Jefford's One Count won the $100,000 Belmont Stakes, the last and longest of America's triple crown rocca, before a crowd of 43,508 to-day. -United Press.

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