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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1052.

THE OLYMPIC TORCH NEARS HELSINKI

A woman relay runner hands over the Olympic torch to a racing cyclist.co the road between Aalborg and Randers, in Jutland, Denmark. The torch is da Its way through Denmark and Sweden for the Helsinki Olympic Games. Express

Photo.

All Quiet On The Russian Front At Helsinki

By J. L. MANNING

London.

What with a Test match, Wimbledon and a world title fight it's been a fort night of fooling, faulting and fainting.

I look forward to the peace and quiet of Helsinki where, from my slit trench just outside the barbed wire, I can spy upon the Soviet athletes finally preparing for their first Olympic contest with the West.

A Red Tape Screen Around

They tell me that the Russians will behave like perfect ladies and gentlemen. There will be no sulky walk-outs and no pro- paganda outbursts, at least not until after the Games. Good. The sports truce commission can then sit for the next four years, sorting it all out before Aus-

Iron Curtain tralia, 1956.

Helsinki, July 7.

umpire Correll had. no-balled South. African. Blue Cuan McCarthy five times in one over for throwing..

Surprised because more than one county cricketer told me that slow left-hand Lock also goes near to throwing his faster ball, which- is one of cricket's best.

TOO MANY PLAYERS AT WIMBLEDON Whats BEHAVE AS THOUGH "HAM"

HAD NEVER BEEN RATIONED

Says PETER WILSON

Wimbledon is certainly the best organised, probably the most inter- national, and definitely one of the most traditional fiestas in all the rich tapestry of sport..

So what a pity it is that the actors and actresses on one of sport's most love- ly stages have to behave as though "ham" had never been rationed,

I Have witnessed:~- (a) An American player biting the ball when it did not behave according to his wishes-and, presumably to be fair, kissing it when it did;

(b) An Australian player sting his racket across the court be cause he thought he had been "hard done by through the decision of an official:

(c): An eminent star behave Hike a sulky schoolboy-possibly because he thought his judgment was better than that of a lines- mani.

(d) A preity Transatlantic girl making herself. look hideous by grimacing because her partner "muffed" a shot which he should have won.

Who, in the name of reason, do these sponsored tourists think they are?

They go to all the places that most people only read about, Cannes, Bermuda, the italian Riviera, and the Swiss resorth where the prices are as high as the allude.

They stay at the best hotels or In the nicest homes.

They are cosseted, fawned upon, and generally given the sort of re- ception which even an Eastern potentate would regard as being somewhat exĊESSİVE.

And all they have to do is to

championship.class, is desperately frustrating.

racket who aren't even worth their weight in retreaded all-in wrestlers.

London Express Service)

But I should like to see what the 'Spurs fan would do if Len Duquemin, having missed an easy goal, waved frantic angers to the unanswering skies and "emated" League like the "heavy" in a Hollywood

picture. "B

I doubt whether Len Hutton, when out for the second time running in the same Test match for 10 runs, would get much support from Pudsey If he took blind swipe at the wickets with his bat or trod the bails into the turf.

I can assure these cream-clad Cupids and Cupidesges, if that's the feminine version of the male prima donnas — that nothing which can tennis court is as frustrating as happen on a lawn stopping a punch on the nose in the boxing ring, or of seeing your opponent saved by the bell which is just as lucky in fisticuffa as a net-cord is at lawn tennis.

NO COMPLAINTS *-

But I have yet to see the boys and men who make their living the hardest way there is in sport, complain about a fair punch or ask that the timekeeper be changed because his bell inter- rupted the summary defeat of a dangerous opponent.

Why don't these pampered pets, these gilded lilles, of both sexes, grow up?.

"show us their muscles, display. the talents with which nature has geherously endowed them-- Although labelled amateurs, and try to behave in the way they know full well that if they that any British schoolboy 19 become good enough they can trained to do from the moment get in hard cash what they have he enters competitive games received in "soft kind" during the years when they should have been learning decency, discipline, and determination."

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South China Athletic Association consolidated their CHINESE ART NOVELTIES. prospects of retaining the Ladles "A" Division Tennis yesterday by 6% sets to 21⁄2- League title by defeating Craigengówer Cricket Club

The Valley Club put up strong resistance in the open- ing round of games with Mrs Shima Chiu and Mrs Violet Fowler extending Mrs Joan Wong Szo. and Mrs Yang to 6-6, and Mrs Marie Ramchand and Miss S. Rumjahn tak- ing Mrs Yang and Mrs Tao to 5-7 before losing.

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The champlons, however, made Ip and Miss Mac 1-6, beat Mrs a clean sweep of the next three Yang and Mrs Tao 6-3.

Mrs M. Ramchand and Miss S. fames to clinch the issue, conceded the last two sets of the

the spirited Chiu-| Rumjahn (CCC) lost to Mrs Sze evening to Fowler and Souza-Rumjaba and Mrs Yang 0-0, lost to Mrs combinations,

Jp and Miss Mão, I-8, lost to Mrs Yang and Mrs Tao 8-7. Kowloon Cricket Club, up to yesterday the only other un- beaten team in the Division, lost

a valuable half point when they were held to a 44-41⁄2 draw by

Ladies' Recreation Club.

THE RESULTS

Ladies' "A" Division CCC 231⁄2-8CAA 41⁄2

There has been lately discreet silence from Russia over the

this is so-although I

I don't know what it is about A screen of red tape was performances of their athletes, disagree-action ought to be raised on Monday to shield wWhat they are doing is all very taken before the next Test and lawn tennis that makes its stars Communist athletes fromi bush-hush, although it did leak before Surrey win the County so flaming Intolerable to those harmless fun, from playing and beat Mrs K. H, 1p and Miss Moo championship. I suggest using of us who have been brought up Western eyes before their out that a national Soccer team Wimbledon linesmen instead of in the tradition that sport should from

umpires. They'll never see any-be a character builder. thing wrong.

All "big time" sport is an op- portunity for exhibitionists. And all sport when you get into the

appearance in the Olympic Stadium on July 19.

them

Although only a handful of athletes and techalclans have arrived at the Eastern lands' separate Olympic training camp. it is now increasingly difficult for observers to watch training or interview them.

Originally the procedure was to contact the Camp Com- mandant who was supposed to relay releases for Interviews with team captains,

had been beaten by Poland.

The explanation, of course, is that the Russians are being sobered by reports of the times and distances of the world's athletes approaching peak con- dition.

Never mind the Russians! These reports have sobered me, too. I settle for three Gold Medals-two. on the track and one rowing.

NOT ENOUGH MONEY As Ray Robinson falled to get PROCEDURE ALTERED through the qualifying heat in On Monday It was announced the New York scorcher, I can't the see Joey Maxim coming to Lon- at the Press Section of Olymple Organising Committee don to fight Randolph Turpin. that the procedure has been His manager "Doc" Kearns is altered.

The new method is to contact first the Olymple Attache of the

AND FINALLY

Britola's Olymple track and Beld team has been annouriced. The trio for the 1,500 Metres, which we have a better chance of winning than any other event, Is Bannister, Nankeville and Eyre. All three are essentially Individualists. If they reach the final, na they may well do, who will

"team be appointed manager" to match the tactics of the smart Swedest.

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I suggest Harry Whittle, our hurdling" team captain. Some- to talk to these one will have three, and he seems the best too interested in big money. man for getting over obstacles.

or course promoter Jack Solomons could talk Turpin into

country in question and obtain pursa sacrifices, as did the Send-Off Cheers

his permission to begin negota- tions with the Camp Comman dani.

Efforts to contact Nikolai Kusmitch Kalinin, the Soviet Olymple Attache, were unavail- |

Robinson crowd. But it is not much of a life giving 'away money and weight, Turpin's best Maxim is to do neither.

THE TWO TYPES

ing, He is reported 11 and no Two gentlemen I would not one was in his afflec, which is care to see again at Wimbledon. almost entirely Hussion.

queue..

No. 2 is Gardnar Mulloy, who, on the brink of losing, to a player 18 years younger, kept |

For American Olympic Team

on accusing him of foot-faulting soccer

KCC 41⁄2-LEC 434

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2-0, lost to Mrs Richard and I have perhaps extracted more Wong Sze and Mrs Yang - Mrs Sainsbury 5-7, beat watching lawn tennis than I have 6-4, lost to Mrs M. Yang and

Calderara Raid Mrg Driessers 6-3, any other athletic ea- Mrs Tao 3-0, deavour.

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Eight Scottish Footballers

To Be Invited To Play

In American Soccer

By JAMES COOPER

League

New York.

Soccer League at the beginning of next September. They will be paid 15 dollars Eight Scottish football players are to be invited to play in the American (£5. 74. Od.) a week for playing during the nine months season, and will be found year-round jobs at another 45 dollars (£16. 18. Od.) a week, a total of 60 dollars (or £21 88.) in the season.

In a new bid to popularise association football in the United States, they will play at the Yankee Stadium, where baseball star Joe Di Maggio earned more than $1,000 a week.

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TODAY'S GAMES Men's "B" Division

HKCC v KCC

HKU v KTG "1" Recreio v CRC ""1" ** Urban C. v RTG "2" CCC Y CRC lig SCAA v LRC

Men's "A" Division

Recreio v CCC

BASKETBALL VISITORS WIN SECOND GAME

The touring Youth for Christ American collegiate basketball team scored their second succes- sive win in Hongkong yesterday, defeating South, China by 63 points to 43,

The visitors, led 38-21' at half

the first part of the second half, staged a whirlwind finish to score 14 points within the last four minutes.

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athletes of the de to get tickets, was selling his parting United States Olymplej When Russian yachtsmen place

And there's always a chance (could meet the expense, but the| Mr Hughes seems to think this time and after relaxing during early-morning team of 340 marched the

Dlong Broadway beneath a storm of that if soccer takes on in America visit of Tottenham Hotspur and can be arranged, arrived on Saturday, they were

cheers of they, too, eventually might be in Manchester United gave soccer not available for Interviews by

ticker tape to the about 10 Finnish reporters before retiring

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The visitors will play the || players are in-

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footballers asking for jobs. But Pn, and on Friday they will we want to try it slowly and be matched against Chi Lik New Jersey,

They surely-and officially to build it Hongkong series with a match

will.conclude their Obtainable from up the proper way."

against the Hongkong Com SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, "We will guarantee them an The American League is pre-bed Chinese on Saturday, HONGKONG and KOWLOON unskilled job in hotels and such pared to pay the first eight for a year at $45 (£15.16.0d), but players' passages and give a con

tract for one year.

No Decision Yet On How Warm Olympic Pool Water Will Be

'Helsinki, July 7, The Olymple Committee is still debating the proper tem- perature for water in the swimming pool for sprints,,

as they changed ends. Finally team led by air for Helsinki business manager of the Ameri-visitors carning money on visas, his opponent retired hurt and this afternoon.

complained that Mulloy's re marks had put him off.

But I still have faith in the justice of the game. Mulloy was himself knocked out by the Flam next round.

DOES HE THROW?

the

The athletics team left later. Other batches are to leave ou Wednesday and Thursday. Reuter.

Tour De France

Having spent hours arguing

Monaco, July 1. The sponsors want 21 degrees about

two changes Jean Nolten (Netherlands) Centigrade, which the Hawaiian we must make in England's won the 12th lap of the 39th ́and Jepanese swimmers may leam for the third Test-Lock Tour de France, run over 251 find a bit on the cool side, but (Surrey) for Jenkins, and Watson kilometres from Sestriere, Italy, the Scandinavians would thrive (Yorkshire) for Compton-I was to Monaco today-United

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