SPORTING SAM
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1952.
By Reg. Wootton
Gordon Pirie Will Challenge Zatopek In Both The
Distance Races
Races At
At Helsinki
Britain's Paavo Nurmi, that is the name being given to 21-year-old bank clerk Gordon Pirie. This tall, slim loose-limbed athlete is certainly one of Britain's brightest hopes for the Olympic Games.
If he continues to turn in performances of the same calibre as in the recent -British Games at the White City, he will be a serious rival to Emil Zatopek, the mercurial Czech,
GERMANS MAKE A SENSATIONAL DEBUT IN THE MILE RUN
During a rain-soaked Whit sun-holiday week-end, Pirie's performances shone like a ray of sunshine through the gloom and hall.
15 ENGLAND PLAYERS IN BRITAIN'S SOCCER TEAM OF 20 FOR HELSINKI
By DENNIS ROBERTS
Fifteen England amateurs are among the 20 players chosen for the British Olympic soccer party, for Helsinki-and 11 play for London clubs. The final trials were held at the Kingstonian ground on Saturday, May 31, and the party was on- nounced by the Football Association on June 8,
One of the surprises is the inclusion of Bob Hardisty, Bishop Auckland wing- half or inside-forward,, who captained the Olympic side four years ago.
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full-back Tonumy
He has not played for England since the Festival of Britain Stewart, who helped Isthmian match against Norway in May | League side Romford until re- last year, and it was thought his turning to Queen's Pork inst days as an internotional foot- year. baller were over.
He has been acting as England team manager in Walter Winter bottom's absence and travelled in that capacity when the Olympic trial party visited West Germany
recently.
Winterbottom is in charge of the party visiting Helsinki, but I understand that Hardialy will also act on his nssistant.
RITCHIE OVERLOOKED
The claims of the Scottish goalkeeper, On the Saturday, running for
Ritchie, have been Surrey in the. Three Mile Inter-
overlooked and the two goal- Counties event,
travelling
Ted he shattered keepers Sydney Wooderson's British Bennelt (Southall) and Ben record by 8.4 seconds, with a
Brown (Pegasus), time of 13 min. 44:8 ECC..
UNINTENTIONALLY
He did not set out to break
Germany will make its presence felt at the Olympic the record, but did it uninten Games. Since the war there have been great strides tionally. What is more, at the made in athletics. In a Mile race at Bremen recently the falsh he appeared fresh first five men home clocked under 4 min. 10 sec., one of enough to run another three
miles. the greatest combined feats ever for the event.
The winner was Werner Lueg. His time of 4 min. 6.4 sec, is the same as Sydney Wooderson's pre-war world record.
Not Too Many Cooks, Please,
For Helsinki
The performance is all the mere praiseworthy because i was achieved on a heavy track, which, saturated by the frt quent showers, was not at all Scennd was Gunter Dehrow in conducive to fast running, Had the track been dry, Pirie Amin. 7.8sce: third Karl Kluge, might well have broken Gundar Son B.b. Pourth Rell Lainers. Haegg's world record of 13 min.
0.5; abrl Arth Dieter 32.4 sec. Schlegel, Amin. 8.8.
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Schlegel, incidentally 20 years old.
On the Monday, Pirie com- peted in the Two Mile Interna- senly creat Invitation event. With such overseas competition as Curtis Stone of America, and Z. Cera), the Yugoslny, a fast time was expected.
fact In Pirie himself said that he in- tended to attempt to lower the British record of 8 min 3.4
If the first four returned the sume times in a four times One Mule Relay,
would beat they world record by ten Sweden's
seconds.
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pen pruning and now only
Ken Yensun, Leyton captain, travelled as a full-back, though that he was as centre-half made his name with Leyton this. season. Strangely enough he is cop for England. still without
He is the only Leyton player Walthamstow be picked.
to
SERVICES
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half-back Stratton,
Derek Course at Fanling on Sunday. Saunders, and, of course, centre- There
were 12 players on forward Jim Lewis.
each side and the match con- Charlie
Fuller, Bromleysisted of Singles (one point) in centre-half, who made a great the morning and Foursomes comeback last season after losing (two points) in the
afternoon. the England captaincy, gets his The Services scored
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