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Spotlight On The Olympic Games

THE GAMBOLS

THE BOSS ASKED ME TOX TAKE MIG NIECH OUT TO, TEA THIS AFTERNOON

YOU SHOULD HAVE GEEN IN HER CAT THE CREAM BUNS), --SHE DOESNT HAVE TO

TRINK ABOUT HER WEIGHT

OH, NOT)

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1952.

Barry Appleby

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Sportsman's Olympic Diary

No Race In

Britain

For Russian Stars

London,

Organisers of the Highland Games at Edinburgh's great rugby ground, Mur. rayfield, are enterprising. They invited Russia to send two competitors to their meeting on August 23, but they have received the inevitable "Niet" (No),

It would have been interesting to see what their 5,000 metres man, Popov, could do against our Gordon Pirie over three miles. Popov, I am told, recently did 14 min. 16 sec. for 5,000 metres at Kiev in an Olympic training run, This time is only

a second three-miler, and 5,000 metres slower than Pirie's recent British selection for Helsinki. racord for the three mlies of 13min. 44.Usoc., and what is more Zatopek, the Czech,

in

Was

the field. He could only finish third in 14mln. 22sec. and bath and Popov were beaten by the he crack Russlun steeplechaser

DORANDO ECHO

Japan Will Reopen The Butterfly Controversy

By Millio Hudson

The voice of the Japanese

What's

THE HILDRETH FAMILY PLANT best in

A HELSINKI REUNION

By HAROLD PALMER

Two thrilled and hopeful parents wijl have A reunion in rather dramatic cir. cumstances in Helsinki this month. The father, W. R. Hildreth, will be flying from Calcutta, where he is a clearing agent., He hopes to get n seat on the aeroplane by which the Indian hockey team travel to the Olymple Games.

car with friends

Mother sets out from Wimbledon on July 14, driving by vin Dover, Ostend, Arnhem, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm, to Helsinki.

Father is hoping that his san Poler will have better luck than he did In the Olympic Games.

He recalls sadly his experience in Paris in 1024 when he was plcked for the 200 metres. Most of his running has been done in India. In fact it was only a few years ago that Erie Philip beat his 220 yards Indian record of 22.2sec.

Hildreth senior tore a muscle running on cinders for the first time when training in Paris. He tried to run

but in his heat Cailed.

3

OLYMPIC TRUCE

DECLARED

AT HELSINKI

Helsinki, July 10,

In blazing heat at Helsinki Stadium today, Mr Erikį Von Frenckell, Chairman of the Olympic Games' Organis- his ing Committee, made the classical declaration of an Olym. pic truce for the period of the Olympic Games, opening in nine days' time.

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HIGH JUMP RECORD

Peter Hildreth Joined swimming delegate will be

When he came back he went to on his heard immediately

Rateliffe School, Leicester, did a As he spoke in the shude of the canopy of the main being admitted to the In-record 5ft, 4in. high jump, and

stand, workmen, putting the finishing touches to the ternational Olympic Com-made the school cricket and

Stadium, sprayed each other with hoses to keep cool. 17, Chungking Arcade, Kowloon. Last July 10 Helsinki was ex-

mittee after an enforced hockey teams. periencing normal

There was only a handful of journalists, lost in the vast summer weather-60.8 degrees. By July silence since the war.

Last year he won the high

ness of the Stadium, to witness the five-minute ceremony.REAL 22 it had droped to 37,2 degrees.

hurdles for Cambridge in the Mr Walter Mabbelt, one of

Then

At his first meeting, to be held university sports in in four days it climbed to

15.3scc.

Mr Von Frenckell declared that athletics top administrators, has

71.0 degrees.

The next day it during the XVth Olymplad in

Muscle trouble restricts his train- enmity, war and drawn weapons 12. died in Birmingham. He was a tumbled to 00.8 degrees, but by Helsinki in July, he is to reopen ing but he has

the con- done a lot of were remote from Though he was life vice-

August 3 it had risen to 75 de-the controversial question of the work this year and the Improve-secrated fire at Olympla in the president of the AAA and past president and secretary of the grees, described in Finland as a butterfly and orthodox breastment he showed in equalling the days of the Grecian Games, and strokes. His vote will go for British record with 144sec. in before the fire was lit on the Midlands AAA he will be re-aub-tropient heatwave.

separate race for each stroke in the championship surprised him altar a truce of God was an→ This distance is rather short membered as one of the judges

PROBLEM SOLVED

future, these days. His who

disqualified for Zatopek

the Italian,

nounced in Greece. The Olympic

the Britain has solved the eternal

Games, the sensational events for the Olympics are Dorando, in

athletic festival of likely to be the 10,000 metres and Olympic Marathon in 1988.

greatest Olymple problem-getting enough

modern times, he added, should! the marathon.

It was of the greatest cash-mainly by the committee's

be held in an atmosphere of ABSENT MEMBERS

athletic

at all time, appeal to the public, highlighted at a vital time during the winter Olymple Dorando, then a London waiter, Hungarian

International understanding with the same ancient friendly spirit Jeanette Altwegg's great White City by champions going to Helsinki are staggered into the

win at Oslo: twice,

prevailing. They stadium, collapsed

was skating members of parliament.

"Full credit, too, to some of the Imre helped past the post by his sup-organising bodies of particular sre hammer thrower Nemelh and heavyweight parters and then disqualled. organisin Our horsemen, for wrestler Gyula Bobis. Both have Queen Alexandra presented him sports,

instance, have Tuised enough been elected" to the Hungarian with a consolation cup.

mey themselves to pay all National Assembly since they

their own expenses. Soccer, too, will make little demand on the central fund.

Kasantsev (14min. 132sec.).

Two

won

their Olymple titles in London in 1948.

USA'S BEST EVER

means

The matter was thoroughly dis- cuased at the 1948 meeting, but

English-speaking de several legates were not satisfied with the interpretation given in the translation of the minutes.

So the matter was postponed until 1952.

ENGLISH BACKING

If he wins--and he will have HAPPY FAMILIES

English backing among others- Selection of Alex and Ginette

the orthodox breast stroke will Jany for the French Olymple

probably be over the 200 metres team swimming

that

I shall be

event at surprised I the

on the pro present at leastgramme for men and women, in having fund France Kilns Britain

does not total The

United States will be brother and sister in the £60,000. The Helsinki trip will The butterfly would best be over

100 metres. sending its strongest

Helsinki swimming events.

not cost more than £30,000. athletics team to felsinki if Roy and Jean Bothams, from

mind the huge But bear in performances in the two days Manchester,

needed for are swimming for reserve

the 1950 Games in Melbourne the first U.S. trials are anything to go Britain. by.

Dominion.

It will cost £000 a man.

ever

In the two days 13 new meet-

HOT IN HELSINKI?

If last year's weather is any

ing records were set up in the 18 indication, it will be hot in events, which means that the | Helsinki for the Games.

1952 U.S. team excelled previous

teams in all but five events.

The. Brst three in each event during the trials won a place in the team. Because of this many champlons were left out through

and accidents.

injury

Dick Atticacy; world record 110 metres high holder-in hurdles, missed the team when In a heat he Bnished last because

of a strained leg muscle,

Here is proof that Britain has

not been alone in

teal

not

athletic

DANNISTER'S CHOICE

men

U.S. Davis Cup

Team To Play

•

Japan Named

Spring Lake, N.J., July 10. Bill Talbert, American Davis advancement. We have some Cup captain for matches with

hopes for Helsinki but the stupendous task facing our Japan, named himself and 28- Vietor Selxns to the year-old athletes must

under- be

United Stater team to play estimated.

against Japan, It is expected that Garduar

Mulloy also will be named. There will again be no chance Talbert had to announce him- of comparing Britain's

earlier than and Seixas 1,500 self inetres for the Olympic planned, so both can play in the Cames in Saturday's big meeting current Spring Lake Invitational without breaking rules which ut the White City..

Roger Bannister.

limit players to eight weeks of option between mile and hall- tournaments. Men of the Davis mile

has once more chosen the Cup team can have unlimited

Len Eyre will play. shorter distance. tackle the mile, but the AAA The Japan-U.S. matches will mite champion, Bill Nankeville, be played at Cincinnati on July declines lo compete at this stage 25, 28 and 27. Seixos was the of his Olympic preparation. American top-ranked player for Another champion who will be 1951, Talbert Afth-ranked and missing is Chris Chalaway, the Mulloy eighth-United Press.

given the

Three-way Tie For Regular And Territorial Army Cup

Bisley, July 10,

Three Regular Army warrant officers are to fire a the shoot to decide who shall hold the Regular and Terri torial Army Cap.

In a

Whereas men have now com- fortably mastered the strenuous butterfly stroke over the longer distance, women

so far have failed. Those who ore faster on TV FLOP

It over 100 yards or metres, have not apparently acquired a suf- of doing so netently Americans are

supple or

relaxed well. Latest scare is that some shoulder action to continue. Or. athletes may have to

stay they have not achieved a per- home. A TV

appeal raised only

fect rhythmic timing for this £71,500 after a 14-hour pre-

tricky stroke. gramme. So much mure was promised that other contributions have fallen off.

The Swiss do it the easy way. The State football pool pay 80 per cent of all costs, leaving the sports associations to find only 20 per cent. So simple. Two hundred and thirty competitors and officials will go...

CONFIDENCE

The crawl stroke was found, as difficult to many when first in troduced. Now it is done over any distance, even In races across the Channel,

ANOTHER idea

Another idea, I think, would be for the Olympic programme distances of breast-stroke and back-stroke to be exchanged, There is one good thing to be even if only for women. Then sald about our Olymple Soccer orthodox, or butterfly could still men. They certainly have con- be optional, but over 100 metres, fidence.

Why? Because they are leaving a 200 metres course.

and the back-stroke held over

air on July 13 this country by and return

Tickets are dated

This would suit those opposed August 3-the end of the Games. to having two events for breast- Tuning-up match against the stroke, as they do not wish the French Olympic XI in Paris on Olympic programme July 12 has been cancelled, so

lengthened. there will be another practice

game against a professional side at Kingston on that day.

Not so

to

be

This is an important point, considering it has more or less confident are the Dutch. been decided to include a medley The Netherlands Olymple Com- eam relay (3 x 100 metres of mittee waited a long time before book, breast and free-styles). deciding to compete. Their leur has

The Americans are keen also to suffered from the insatiable include water ballets, to be demands of professional soccer. judged on points rather like Fifteen of Holland's best players diving. are now professionals in France -London Express Servicd)

and Italy.

RUSSIAN "YES" WILL HELF

Here is one event

1

did much less than it

most people.

"Some of the experts asked me earlier in the senson what my target was," "And they laughed when I said 14.45ec.

Hildreth told me.

So - Hildreth Rets himself an even harder target because he is determined to go on Improving.

He is self-taught. During two seasons in which he had little success he found out mistakes by trial and error. He admits to avoiding conches now. "I would not enjoy it so much if someone were telling me how to train," he says.

After giving up a job in a big London store because it entailed standing around on Saturday mornings,

Hildreth has been looking for a post for some time. He starts a temporary job with the British Olympic Association Ion Monday. Next September he plans to begin a career in hospital administration.

▸

The club with the biggest in- terest in the Olympic Games will surely be Polytechnic Harriers.

Hildreth is only one of nearly 20 Poly, members likely to be competing at Helsinki.

They have

four first claim.

team men in the McDonald Bailey, the sprint champion, Brian Shenton, his chle! rival, Ron Pavitt, the high jump champion... and Hildreth.

Then there are

MOCKRIDGE that can

bring victory to British women at Helsinki-the 800 metres. Not, I fear, on the track, but in the committee room when the

TO COMPETE AT HELSINKI

International Athletic Federation meet during the Olympic Games. For years the Women's

London, July 10,·· Athletic Associatien

Russell Mockridge, who was The Cup is awarded to the have the cash prize for the top have campaigned for this event not included in the Australian

individual rifle gooring Territorial competitor. to be included in the Games. winner of the

Olympic cycling team because he The score from this match, match between 50 members of'

Hopes of this being so for the refused to sign bond to remain

the Regular Army and 50 of the Territorial Army Aring under standardised service conditions,

are

The three top-scorers, each with 170 out of a possible-200,

OTHER RESULTS Acting

Quartermaster Sergeant E Mitchell, HEME,

Bialoy, July 10. Regimental Quartermaster Ser-

In the Army Rifle Association Keant H. Malpas, Small Arms meeting at Bisley, the following Experimental Establishment, and Regimental Quartermaster Serien were decided last night;

Amateur

ABSURD Winifred

British

Mr Frenckell made his speech in French, English, Finnish and Swedish.

Early arrivals have found one iMculty in getting a good night's rest.

Darkness hardly occurs here at this time of the year, and dawn begins about midnight.

At their separate Communist camp at Olanlomi, the Russians have fitted blackout boardings to the windows to help their athletes sleep.-Reuter."

"RUSSIAN PRESSURE"

ACANTHUS -

"A3 a Bevantte you Fust find It rather unusual to see the men on the front and back benches pulling to- gether!"

„London. Azureza_fiervien......

battlo BRITISH OPEN,

Helsinki, July 10, The Chairman-of-the-China Olymple Committee arrived in Helsinki today and set the stage for an East-West political bat during the Olympic Games.

Mr Gunsun Hoh, Director of the Physical Education Section of the Chiang Kai-shek Govern

reached Helsinki ently ment, this morning after an eight-day plane trip from Formoso und Immediately charged that at

to exclude Nationalist tempts to China from, the Olympics, were #Just a political affair."

He told United Press that "Russia put pressure on Finland to have our Invitation-with- It is part of the cold drawn. Olympic Games,"

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four who war and should be no part of the moral Club, Belfast, leads MELBOURNE

are second claim members quartermiler

Higgins Terry (Herne Hill) burdler Jack Parker (S. London Harriers) steeple chase champion John Disley

his (London AC), and

chief rival, Chris Brasher (Achilles). TWO MORE CHAMPIONS Other Poly, members who will be taking part include two more British champions-Arthur Wint, who will be running for Jamulco, and Nigerian long jumper. Sylvanus Williams.

Another Jamalcan who is a Poly, member is Les Laing, the Laing is another.

the Nigerian Bill sprinter, and

Lillakas, the Estonian, who showed excellent form in this country and won

A

the British Open Golf Cham Earlier reports from Lausanne pionship field by four strokes said that the Communist Chiness at the half-way stage of tho Government had protested siml- event here. Jarly to the Secretary of the

On this course dve years ago, Intemational Olympic Commit-

Piny the Match tee and Helsinki newspapers re- Daly ported that Rod China baskot- Championship, after taking the ball Team was on its way to "Open" at Hoylake, Finland, demanding the right to compete.

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several hours lottay, 65-67, Kimberley Ed. Tel: 55195. South Africa's Bobby. Locke, with 140, held the lead by s stroke from Australia's Peter Again hera Thomson, but Daly, the last The Nationalist China Olym-man to hole out, falshed with pie oficial, who has acted a 09 after his 67 yesterday and Games, sald readiness for leader for Chinese teams to two with 136 opened up a gap in previous Olympic

tomorrow's final that he would appear before a six-man Olymple Committee on July 15 and 16 to

Executive two rounds.

A maximum of 50 players were due to survive for the

the six-mile protest the withdrawal of his final day and 40 with totals of

title in 1940, is still a member of the Poly, and I am told; that he is likely to be picked by Canada. ~(London, Express Service)

Johnny Williams

To Fight In United States

151 or better got through. Five have to be on the 152 mark

SCRAPED IN

country's invitation.

He said that if he gets no action there he will go before ruled out, a plenary ression on the 17th and 18th.

can

Frank Stranahan, the Ameri- He displayed papers showing

who has been the leading that as China's official Olympic Committeeman he received his amateur for three years in this Country's invitation on June 20. Championship, just scraped in 1951, and followed instructions with 151.

Juckle Jones, from Lancá- completely.

Earlier reports from Taipen shire, oight strokes better than said that Nationalist China had Stranahan, is the leading amateur

this atage. decided

the Games at to boycott

The international character of last winter because of Russian

Championship persists. Newark, New Jersey, July 10.

after Com-the participation, but

from Daly, Locke and Jctinny Walianis, British wat take part 4t. Helsiziki had been Thomson, the first three, there

munlat China's application to Apart British Empire Heavyweight

D

an

Bill

amateur,

Sarazen and Gene (United States), Antonio Cerda (Argenuine); Norman Von Nida (Australia)

and

Flory Von Donck, (Belgium)-Reuter

together with the total in a 1056 Games in Australia were an amateur for two years after similar competition for the raised further by a Russian the Games, will after all. _com/- Queen Mary Prize, decides the claim for a new world record of pete at Helsinki. holder of the Territorial Ariny Omin. 38.4sec. for the 3x 000

He has been nominated by Boxing Champion, will have his turned down they reconsidered remain in good positions Harry Championship.-Reuter,

metres relay, achieved in Klav cable for the 1,000-metre time by N. Chernoshek, D. Borak-trial,

for with

participa preparations

Canco), hovich and N. Pieneva. Miss Un, according to Mr. W.J.T. arst fight in the United States their decision and went ahead Bradshaw (Eire), Henri Lamazo

Australla general team at July 22, it was announced

here today.

tion.

The President of the Pletneva set a now 600 metres manager.

J Committee, The decision to send Mock- world record of 2min. 8.5sec. on

His opponent, will be Jimmy pics June 16.

(Sweden), ridge's nomination to Helsinki Rousse (Albany, New York). Sigfried Edstroom followed a telephone conversa-

formal rejected The fight will be held over recently tion between the cyclist and Mr eight rounds in Newark. Communist Chinese demand Heart D.A: Nockles, Royal Queen Mary's Prize-1, 'CEA

Miss R. M. Orr of HALS, Excellent; honorary

Hughes, BE. Purnell, Mayor of his home Army Ordnance Corps.

Rousse has been fighting pro- for accreditation, stating that Becretary of the town of Geelong, Victoria, who fessionally for just over

neither team could be accredited 2, Flying-OMeer MG RAF WAAA, tells me: The Russians, agrees to provide the

2000

until the, IOC years,--Reuter.

decide which and Malpas were and Regular D. R. Nocklen togucher with France, Hongary penalty should. Mockridge turn

was the rightful Olympic Com second and third respectively in RAOC. Runners-up, RMS H. and Holland will give our pro- professional within two years of

mittee.-United Press. Malpas, Small Arms Experimen- the Regular Army Champion" tal Establishment, ond Actingposal good support at Helsinki, the Games. Mt.Uren ship last week,

The sald

Australian Quartermaster Sergeant E Mithe event is to be included in

Olympic

had decided Federation next European Games." Two Territorial officers, Liou-chell, REMO

is absurd that while that in view of the special elr. tenant J. P. Goodacre, Bed- · The Queen's Territorial Army

cumstances of Mockridge's case, jumpers, fordshire Yeomanry, who yes- Medal was won by Laut J, P.

throwardlers terday

reduced to 12 months. fing at the

Favourite for the Olymple | KCC..

Mitchelt

won the

Territorial Goodnere, 305. Medium: Regi- | can have that and the like the two years bond would be

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United Press.

Army Championship, and Lieut.ment, Royal Artillery, Runners Olympic Games there is no event J. G. Eford, Cambridge, Uni-up wore Second-Lieut Elford for women, such as Britain's sprint is the world amateur sprint Colony Open Paire.-J. Goodwin the 13th lap of the 99th Tour de verally Training Corps, hodh and Pie R. 3. Tellow, both at Valerie Ball who excel in dis- champion, Enzo Sacchi of Italy A) Contes BGCHA ZU & from Avignon to here, today.— Loored 177, and will also have tached to the Cambridge Univer-tances of more than 200 metres. over whom Mockridge had a res farem kurvis Foto A n the shoot to decide who shall alty Training Corps,outer.

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