1952-07-02 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1952.

EMPIRE INVASION OF AAA GLAMOUR-ITALIAN STYLE

CHAMPIONSHIPS WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPULSED

By "RECORDER"

The Olympic teams of Australia, Nigoría and the Gold Coast, plus odd South Africans; Indians, Irishmen, Belgians, Danes, Yugoslava and Displaced Persons from the Baltic countries competed against Britain's best at the AAA Championships at the White City, London, on June 20 and 21 and came away with two first places, two seconds and six thirds. In 1948 the visitors took eight first places.

One of the strongest teams Australia has ever sent to the Olympic Games managed one first place, two seconds and one third. In 1948 the Australians took four AAA Championships and quite a share of the place medals, so the explanation that they take a long time to get acclimatised to England can hardly be put forward. It was a chilly day that the Championships were held on and this fact may account for the lack of success of the Nigerians and Gold Coasters. No fewer than 11 sprinters who are going to the Olymple Games at Helsinki made the second round of the 100 Yards sprint Championship.

for

Four, of course, were Britons. | running second to Bill Naniteville These four plus two more Britons in the Mile. His fellow-Victorian, qualified

The Don Macmillan, the Australian the final.

splked in the Olymple line-up that didn't make Champion, was the final of the AAA 100 Yards final.

who threw the lan Reed, Championship included the Aus- tralian Champion, John Treloar, discus over 170 feet in America and the Asian Gaines

India Champion, and is the Empire Champion in

could others the Lavy Pinto

only throw event, were K.A.B. Olowu, T. Erinle. 141% feet for second place, M. A. Arougundade and E. A. Victorian distance runner Lus Ajado of Nigeria

hai Perry ran faster than he and G. W

ever done before but was utmost Acquaah of the Gold Coast.

They didn't do too badly in outclassed. The place times in the heats, though three other the Six Miles are not available. Gold Coast Olympians did not though the first three beat the even reach the second round. old English Native record and the Erinle,

Ajado and Acquach all next three were just outside the won their first round heats in old record figures. 10,2 seconds, as did Treloar.

Trinidad's Mue Bailey, Scote- man W. Jack, Welshmon Ken Jonca, Irishman Jack Gregory and Englishman A. W. Lillington were the other heat winners,

WORTHY OF SYMPATHY

One can only sympathise with

Ken Doubleday, one of the

best world's

Iow hurdlers, finished sixth in the 440 Yards Hurdles, as did Edwin Carr, the Empire Champion, in the 440 Yards on the Dat..

The

THE SUMMING-UP

higher than it was for any British

other Olympic Gumes.

to

any

Half the ten at least competed in the last Olymple Guanes, being full internationals four to six years ago, and the only new- comers to international status are Jack, Frank Lillington, Willle Sundo, D. K, Gracie, Alan Dick and David Law. There is no in- formation available yet here as to whether the latter three have becu selected for the trip.

Gina Lollobrigida, 24-year-old glamour star of the Italian screen, pictured at the Savoy Hotel, Strand. during her visit to London last month for the Italian Film Festival.

AAA Championship Summaries

Philip Morgan (South

I

100 Yards

London | Hill H) 133; 0; 5. J. L. Dreyer 1. E. MacDonald Bailey Harriers) 14:03.8; 4. Freddie (South London H) 133: 8; 6 O. A. (Polytechnic H) 9.6 seconds: 2. Green (Birchfield II) 14:09.8; 5. Feldmanis (Mitcham AC) 129:10.

Javelin Throw Lillington A W

(Durham J. D. Wood (Surrey AC) 14:10.0;

Denley (Thames 1. Michael University) 0.9; 3. Brian Shenton 6. Ken Norris (Thames Valley

Jack) 14:11.2. (Polytechnic H) 10.0; 4.

Valley H) 210 feet 1 inch; 2. Gregory (Bristol AC); 5. A. R.

Dick Miller (Reading AC) 200:

Hill 3. Dennis Tucker (Herne H) 220 Yards

107:

J. Moesgaard- 02; 4. H. J. Kjeldsen

(Polytechnic H) 180:

Foundry AC) 178: 5 U. M.

Hammer Throw

summing-up is quite A. R. Planlagton, G. S. Ellis, simple. The fact is that British Pinnington (Achilles).

B. F. Walden, C. N. Gibbs standards have raced 50 far

L

E.

MacDonald

Balley

Six Miles

1. Gordon Piric (South London H) 28 minutes 55.6 seconds; 2.

★★★ A SEAT IN THE STALLS ☆ ★ ★

ROBERT › OTTAWAY'S Showpiece

The Rank Organisation

Has Produced An Idea

London.

The head gardener, is, now Coach," almed at.

Anglo- American box-offices, Playing opposite her is 33-year-old Duncan Lamont,

Whisper it in Wardour giving her English lessons, Street, don't make Kordo

Plum and appla jealous-but the Rank Or-

Three months ago Barbara Lamont's previous screen' ex- ganisation has produced un Murray thought she was all perience has been steatly, but set for neon lighting. She had minute. But dirdelor Jo1n Re- iden.

mate a lot of stills as a Rank noir effered him a small part,. Plans for A rousing, starlet; she had made a success tenk one look at the

rushes, chest-expanding ople

Sherek Now Henry arco TV

erek and rushed him into the male being laid-nnd I expect it was giving her a plum chance lead.

in a new play, "Adam's Apple," to bo released to

with. All whose author, N. C. Hunter, It's not all, fun, acting astonished. public on or thought up *Waters of the Anna. She once bit a hunk say that 'Lamont. Is still in ono

about June 2, 1953. Sub-trisky.

Moon," a year old and sill out of a partner. Latest reports

ject: . Britain's fighting Full of high hopes, Barbara piece. forces. Possible title: "Sol-embarked diers of the Queen,"

pre-Lontion four Now, sadly, she packed her grease-paint, Mr

It will be Mr Rank's major unter had not turned up an effort for the Coronation, and nee thla

The

time.

Val's vision

Val Parnell occasionally takes playing his "Adam's Apple" a chance. He's

hunch this month to town-unless biggest

when he tops the Palladium he does a pretty nifty rewrite bill with Peter Lind Hayes and job during the summer.

it Stoane Square this montheon of eccentrics-the

'Shu

Wow out A

ing voice. generally helps.

They fetch £1,500 1 week from their TV

Before dates, TV they were scratching much more meagre living.

As far as I can ascertain he will mot come won't have much competition. Korda thinks he's sitting pret

a documentary, to bo ty with

But there is consolation for his wife, Mary Healy. For the made by Ian

Dalrymp

Barbara, She will help to re- Hayeses are purely TV stars- this will be. Revi, launch the Royal Court Thea and American TV.stors at that.

strongest lino is im- I can't tell you the story: the tre, opening ita

In

• doors script writer doesn't know

plays Effle Gray. woord by hire drunk, the party bore, and so yet. And who had this brain-

on-arid he is, I. ficar, a Ruskin, in "The originated sule John germ

wife ladies at It. Hie from top executive Earl St. Bride of Denmark Hill.

Sho's changed one Victorian | prolly persuim and a picas- John. And gaunt, go-ahead Mr St. John you can guessmiss for another. "Adam's Ap

ple was American bom..

set in 1890; "The Bride' in 1840,

No bunkum What are the theatrical back- Flying back from. America hape Mr Parnell proves right. "TV so, they'll be the first room boys mulling over for the Sir Alexander Korda, was stars to top a muste-hall bill

top bunk. He prefers Coronation? Emile Liter tella lotted

audience without sending the he plane 0 Coronation a lower-and gently remon-

home to look-in. me

hostess. Revue for the Casino, I hope strated with the alr in it, Mr Litter. you'll have some British acts "But, Sir Alexander." sild the

nice, tactful girl, "we are th And Jack Hylton? Well, he ing the Atlantie at 20:000 fez will be bringing over big Will two feet really make. Broadway musical. "Gentlemen that difference?" Prefer Blendes," It's alee io Korda, appeasel, climbed know that our American visi- to his bunk.

Back-room blondes

Ferguson,sur- | head that the Dominions are (Polytechnic H) 21,4 seconds; Frank Norris (Bolton United H/0; 5. K. E. Flanagan (Albert urs will feel at home.

Australia, Nigerin or the Goin what the next Empire Brian Shenton (Polytechnic 11) 29:02.0; 3. Frank Sando (Ayles- Ruda (South London. H) 171; 52.

and W. J.

vivors

that

10 the semi-finals, they do not hail from of

Coast.

even to get

3. Terence

8.

4. Les lord Paper Mill SC);

Walter Perry (Australia); 5. Hesketh (Manchester C & ACH 6. C. M. Gray (Small Heath B) Two Miles 8l'chuse

Groen fingers

1. D. McD. Clark (Royal Ulster German actress Sonia Constabulary)

173 feet 11 mann, mow alming "Mode inches; 2. Etian Douglas (Atalanta Heaven" over here, took AC) 170: 81; 3. P. C: Alldayoff to admire the lush (London AC) 160: 8; 4. Charles wood grounds. 1. John Disley (London AC) 9 Reidy (South London H); 5, J. "What do you think

(London AC): 0. them?" she was asked.. minutes 44.0 seconds; 2. Chris Brooman Brasher (Achilles) 10:03,0; 3. D. N. J. Cullum (London AC). "Nice Ford," she mused, Petar Segedin (Yugoslavia) 14:08.4; 4. K. E. Johnson (Leicester College) 14.00.8; 5. W. Berry (Bolton United H) 10:17.0; 6. D. G. Hoss (South London H) 10:21.6.

Lamont and L'amour Italy's stormiest star "Open City! Magnani,

Zie-Just made her Arst bro

"The

In English film, ilme Pine-

to win half the number

22.0; 3. Willie Jack (Victorla that they won last time.

Park AAC) 22.2;

4. W. J. The Home contingent disap- Ferguson (Notts AC); S. C. N. They held their own chi sprinters, going to pointed in two events the

Mile

Gibbs (Herne HI H). and they are unlikely

And

Miles, even though Three

440 Yards the Mile went at in a trip to Paris or fifth piace Brussels this year at the expense Three Miles at 14:11.2. It was (Walton AC) 48.8;

nse 4:13.8 and sixth place in

1. Arthur Wint (Polytechnic H), the 48.1

seconds; 2. Les Lewis' of the AAA.

Asia's Fastest Human, Lavy hoped an

that 4:10 and 14 minutes Pinto, who has been four months would be beaten by the first six, Higgins (Herne Hill 1) 49.1; 4.

six Alan Dick (Achilles) 49.4; in England getting acclimatised home in the two runs. They are P. P. Dolan (Eire) 40.5; and trained, ran second in his fast in England today, but Edwin Carr (Australia) 52.6.

that heat to G. W. Acquash of the they waited too long in the Mile

680 Yards Gold Coast and faded out in the and started too fast in the Three

Miles.

1. Roger Bannister (Achilles) next round.

1 minute 51.5 seconds; 2. Alun In the Mile, Nankeville, findig Webster (Sulton AC) 1:52.7; 3. himself boxed in at the beli, had

Frank Evans (Manchester C & quarter in 57.2 AC) 1:53.5: to run a last

4. Tom White seconds. Chataway, in the Three (Appleby Fredingham AC) 1:54.1; 1.Ray Weinberg (Australia) Miles, after a long see-saw race 6. O, Soetewey (Belgium) 1:54.7 14.4 seconds; 2. Peter Hildreth. in which the lead changed hands

3. Ken It is sad to think that, at der, tragle, with at the centre with every lap with a new face D. C. Gurney. (Achilles) (Polytechnic H) 14.4,

1:85.0. in front every minden fer that

minute,

Doubleday (Australia) 14.6; 4.a time when the reputation of its exquisitely lighted can- finished

C. E. E. Higham (London AC);

vas a Simone Signoret opulent with a 57.0 seconds quarter 1. Bill Nankeville (Walton AC) 5. Joe Birrell (Barrow, AC): 6 of British films stands high with desire, a Lautrec

figure Anat would have run the legs

Somervell (London in France, at the Cannes softened by romantic passion, I Hongkong's best Half Milers.

Film Festival we should long for it to come to London

so that I'may see it again. have won no major prize.

The day was saved by

off

Nigeria's Erinte actually bent Brian Shenton in his heat, but Shenton' survived to take third in the final and Erinle place didn't get that far.

Treloar actually beat the promising schoolboy runner, G. S. Ellis, the surprise of the last AAA Championships, who did not survive to the either.

The African Invasion did much surprising absentee in the Robinson, the more poorly in the 220 Yards, Mile was Peter Treloar made the

final in the Light Blue who ran the 1,500 longer sprint but withdrew. He Metres in 3:49.8 at the British was beilen in the semi-final by Games. The finalists who did Scotsman Wille Jack, who was

nt finish in the first six were to finish third in the final.

facmillan. D. R. Burfitt, Dougius Wilson and the

young RAF athlete, P. B. Driver. Wson won the slowest of the five heats in 4:19.0 and Macmillan the fastest in 4:10.2.

h

↓

OVERSHADOWED

!

One Mile

120 Yards Hurdles

440 Yards Hurdles

4 minutes 9.8 seconds; 2. John D. Landy (Australia) 4:11,0; 3. David | University). Law (Achilles) 4:12.6; 4. Len Eyre (Leeds Harehills H) 4:13.0; 5. J. W. Brown (Belgrave H) 4:13.6; 6. Donald Seaman (London

414.0

Three Miles

Territorial Army

High Jump

(Aus-

Sad To Think..

By DILYS

the

POWELL

OBSTINATE SURVIVAL

53.3. seccads, Angus Scott work of Jean and Peter Foldes

1. Harry Whittle (Reading

In Paris, meanwhile, a few (Achilles) 53.4; 3. D. K. Green "Animated Genesis," a car-fairly recent British films have the been on view: "An Outcast of (Glasgow University) 54.0; 4.toon which was awarded 1. Chris Chataway (Achilles) A. J. Hardy (Woodford Green Prize for the best colour; but the Islantis" The Man in the 13 minutes 50.6 seconds: 2. Alan AC) 65.0; 5. J. Davis (Ealing H) Cry, the

"Encore" and

the beautiful White Suft," "The African Parker (Barrow AC) 14:00.8; 3.55.3, 6. Ken Doubleday

Beloved Country" Queen" (put down by the came home unregarded, at any French, by the why, as an Iralla) 157.1.

rate by the jury.

American

and, going back a little, "The Lavender As I won unable this year to Hill Mob" and "The Browning 1. Ron Pavitt (Polytechnic

visit the Festival I cannot com- Version." (London

ment on all its results, but two AC) 6:2; 3. N. B.

Amusing load the prestige of the American victors sugie (Nigeria) 6:2:4. D. R. J.Viva Zapata and Detective of our cinema upheld by some Cox (Elon Manor AC) 62; 3. Story," beth

very old friends: a colleague of which won

that J. T. Owoc (Gold Coast) 2; 8. prizes for acting)

said to me the other day have been

If you wanted to see some J. O. Matekodunml (Nigeria) shown in London, and one, or long-lost film you would 92. (Places decided on fewer two of the Continental firms ways find It somewhere. fuults).

I was lucky enough to see in Paris. Paris recently.

6 feet 4 inches; 2. Peter Weils Gordon Firle and Frank Sando Records Broken

HAPPY GOLD COASTER Four Nigerians who had tied at & feet 6 inches in the High Jump in their own Champion- ships at Lagus carller in the year competed in the AAA High Jump. Two of them only made the first six and three of them stuck to the Six Miles and both Gold beat the old English native were outlumped by Coaster, which is probably the record. But their performance first time that anyone from the was quite overshadowed by that Gold Coast has outjumped any of Welshman John Disley in the

from Nigeria over i bar. Two Miles Steeplechase. The surprising fact was that Disley outman Chris Brasher, two Englishmen came first and who beat him twice earlier this second against this array of year, in the sensational time of talent at the modest heights of 69 minutes 44 seconds, with the feet 4 inches and 6 feet 2 inches. Yugoslav, Petar Segedin, one of Another Englishman squeezed the world's best in this event,

fourth place.

one

into

in

third.

At Aldershot

Pole Vault

BY-

iri

Aldershot, July 1. Several records were broken or equalled at the Territorial Army

Athletic Championships at Aldershot.

I must not cali "The Private A triple success was gained by Green AC) 13 feet; 2.

1. Geoffrey Elilott (Woodford I cannot help thinking that Life of Henry VIII" and "The Lieutenant Box of the 308

Tin the British entries had quali-Thirty-Nine Steps" long-lost, Medium Regiment, who won the Anderson (Army AA) and Nor-ties at any rate as meritorious but there is something endear- 100 Yards, 220 Yards and Long Constabulary SC) tied at 12 feet Swedish "Elle n'a Danse qu'un viral among the new films from тап Gregor (Kont County as those of for example, the ing about their obstinate sur- Jump

In the 100 Yards he equalled 6 Inches; 4. Andrejas Burger Seul Ete," whose musical scare Hollywood."

(Oxford

University)

the Championship record of 102 G. C. Calladine (Derby & County "Fanfan la Tullpe," which work 12:0: 5. was crownett, or the French seconds made in 1833,

Christian-Jaque's In the High Jump. Sergeant AC) 12:0; 8. N. E. C. Dear, prize for Ferguson, 077 Black Watch, (London AC) and (D. Rowland direction. raised the record by 4 inches (Shaftesbury 1) tied at 11 feet. DESPERATELY SIMPLE when clearing 5 feet 10 inches.

(Places decided on fewer faults). Long Jump

But then the Ewedish film ts jone of the desperately simple

N. B. Osagle, who was fourth

Finland's Volmark Iso-Hollo, the Nigerian Championships, twice an Olympic Champion in came third at the White City, and the event, couldn't do better than

O. Majckodunmi, 3.0.

who was 10:00.0 for the two Miles Steeple third at Lagos, came sixth chase at the White City and Odobo and Guobadla, first and Segedin last year was the frat second at Logos, did not make man to beat 10 minutes. Disley the Brat six.

Gunner Devonshire, 045 LRA beat. his record by 15 seconds. However disappointing

Regiment, who was sezand, vza the Championships

-1 Silvanus Williams (Poly-tales of rustle seduction which performances of the Nigerians, was in the 440 Yards Hurdles, also well over the old figures.

The 1939 record of 10.4 seconds techule 11) 24 feet 0% inch; 2. The Australians were oh even won by Britain's Olympic tean!

Whittle, in the the 120 Yards Hurdles was A. R. Crultenden (Brighton AC) though not this time, on the bigger disappointment, Their captain, Hurry only winner was Ray Weinberg new record time of 53.3 seconds equalled by Lance-Corporal Gray. 23: 331; 3. T. Broder (Saarland) bizarre grounds that the r In the High Hurdles, and that by from Angus Scott (53.4) and 204 Brigade Provost Company,] 23: 0%; 4. G. Hurdman (Army fresh; add to the simple 1- tilldreth, D.. K. Gracle (54,0). All three and Lieut. G. Ince, 579 LRA Re~] AA) 22; 514; 5. L. H. Platt redients religious mania and,

should go far in the ovent at /lment, retained his Quarter Mile (Wallaspy AC) 22:5; 9. W. M.jns here, a tile of the popu

Peter inches from England's first string.

the

The

1

The only other Australian Helsinki. who did not disappoint was John Landy, who repeated

Thure isn't much his best time of 4 minutes 11 seconds in record that isn't covered in the

10

fare generally applauded--often,

fitle In 54.8 secondi.-Reuter, Dixon (Coventry Godiva H) 22: lar Northern nudity,

1.

more tu

FANNY KOEN WILL RUN IN

Big Italian Team Yards For The Games 9 seconds against one

Rome, July 1.

team it has ever entered for the

Surprise

inst one of the

the

Amsterdam, July 1;

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and you have something which people Hop, Step & Jamp

persuade themselves they ought 1. W. Burgard (Saarland) 47 admire. Many visitors summaries other than that A. W.

Cannes had recemmended the feet 10 inches; 2. N. J. Coleman Swedish Alm Lillington of Durham University,

to me, but after running his heat of the

(Reading AC) 48 5; 3. Ian more than onc acquaintance Polmcar In

(London AC)-48; 84; 4. seconds dead,

visit to

Rose suggested (Walton in the final in FOUR EVENTS K. S. D. Wilmshurst finished second

Clement's "Jeux Interdits" and AC): 5. S. E. Cross (Small nobody pointed out to me Jac D.B

Heath H); 6. J. H. B. Montelth ques Becker's "Casque d'Or." strongest fields over assembled

(Liverpool University), for the short sprint the White Fanny Blankers-Koen, - zgain

It is not my business to City. He may well be

anybody that he will like such- Shot Tat

and-such a work; all I gold medals, will enter four Italy will send the biggest the meeting's biggest considered (Holland's best hope for Olymple ;

aurprise.

1. John Savidge (Royal Naval

both prise No. 2 on the Home events at Helsinid-the 200-AC) 54 fect 194. inch; 2. John say is that

seem to me extraordinary. Olympics to the Helsinki Games front was the failure of all the metre dash, 200-metre dash, Giles (Southgate H) 45-8; 3. next month-27 athletes who carefully nursed juniors of inst imeire hurdles and 400-metre re-. Michael Holland' (Achilles), 45: the strange, dreadful..

Intertiils," which is about pathette compete in the Olymple

G. ycor, S. Falls did not make

In Sunday's national cham-144345. Mark Pharaoh girl orphaned

34: 4 P. F, Horn, (Army AA) events,

D. J. finals, the sprint The idea of making what in a Johnson did not make then plonships, she got a world-recard Manchester Universltý) 44: 11⁄2 Night from Paris and the fath

(National, mumber of events will be little Yards final, Donald Scamon and of a cold seconds, the ten

Turbina

boy who befriends her, fa more than, a token showing, George Knight did not shine in one-tenth of a second faster than

A SC), 42:

traordinary in its apprehension urose out of Italy's determined the distance runs and a whole Stephon (US shares with Helen Turb

(US).

of a child's world. claim that the 1000 Olympiad crop of

Discus ThrowANA In the 200-metro dash she

And Casque d'Or," 4 story be held in Rome

events mat young

falled to make established a Dutch record of 1. Mark Pharaoh (Manchester of the turn of the century and "We want to show the world the trip to Helalaki. In fact, the 23.7 seconds, and equalled her University) 140 feet 8 inches; 2. u working man zentangled 133 at Helsinki that Italians can average age of the British team own world record of 11 Secorida fan Reed (Australia) 141; 0;.9. criminal company by 'a'woman, compole in all major sporia,” an for Helsinki (at least on the male for the 80-metre hurdler, Asso" As Jansons (South London H) is among the best films 'I have official told Reuter-Neuter, sido), máy, well be found to bo : ciated Press

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