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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1052.

Olympic Forecast

Track Events

SEVEN GOLD MEDALS ARE WITHIN BRITAIN'S REACH

By “RECORDER”

Forecasting of the results of the various epents in the Olympic Games at Helsinki, which will be in fyll swing by next Monday, has been a game with sports columnists the world over in the past few monthe Much of this has been a complete waste of effort and mest ef the prophets would have done well to have waited on the final American Olympic tryouts.

.1.1

For example, the July issue of World Sports carries a table with the heading 13 Brave Men" which sets out neatly, side by side, the selections of Jack Crūmų, manager of Britain's Olympic Games athletics team, Willy Meisl, European editor- of World Sports, and Maxwell Stiles, sports columnist of the Los Angeles Mirror.

The three gentlemen fell into error in the very first line, Crump and Meis! picking on Andy Stanfield as the winner of the 100 Metres and Stiles picking on Jim Golliday.

picked for

British athletes picked to win by the three were Bannister (two votes out of three) and Jim Feters (one out of three).

3.

4.

5.

8.

Africa).

in the Caribbean Sill, my forecast Is: 1. Andy Nellher Stanfield nor Golliday | beat seasons,

(Great Britain); qualified in the 100 Metres for Games in 1948 in 10.3 seconds Stanfield (USA); 2. E. MacDonald the United States team. Neither but he fallered in last year's pulley Aid Charles Thomas, Charles American Championships, placingeorze Bhogen' (Jamalca);

Rafael Fortun (Cuba) Holding, J. Lewis Hall, Dick fourili.

On paper, Russia's Vladimir Werner Zandt (Germany): Attlesey or Craig Dixon among

(South Olymple Soukharev, credited with a best Schalk Booysen

400 PIETRES time of 10.3 seconds last season

This is likely to be a Jamaican and of 10.2 seconds this season, is the best in Europe. So he was victory, but hardly a Jumalan also in the 1950 season, but he sweep of the first three places as nly placed third then in the it had promised to be for three seasons. Arthur Wint has done European Championships.

Europe's best bets, In my very little running this season, are Angel Kolev of suffering from muscle trouble, best of 10.4, and and Herp McKenley, runner-up

the German

nan to at the last Games, hüs

Wint 10.5 seen very little competition since and Scotland' the Not to be forgotten

last year. Willie Jack, who at

It may be that the long rest the Culedonian Games this

will do both a lot of good, but pushed Bailey to a 10.4 effort that remains to be seen. The

Americon with one of 10.5.

challenge is the Games in 1932..

In actual fact there are seven track events (Ignoring the two

walks) in which Britain may win opinion with

100 Metres,

200 Metres, 1,500 Metres, 5,000 Werner with a best of 10.5 seen

Hold medals the

10,000 Metres, Metres, Metres Steeplechase and Marathon.

the on

I do En

3,000

year

DIAMOND SCULLS WINNER Preliminary Rounds Of The Olympic Basketball Tourney

Start At

Mervyn Wood of the Sydney, Australia, Rowing Club, who beat T. A. Fox (London R.C.) by 21⁄2 lengths to win the Diamond Sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta.

RUSSIAN-AMERICAN FRATERNISATION AT HELSINKI SPREADS

Helsinki, July 13.

The Olympic village reserved for Soviet and East European athletes was officially opened in the attractive pinewoods north of here today.

Five hundred competitors from Russia, Hungary,

Helsinki Today

Helsinki, July 13.

The Hammer and Sickle of Soviet Russia was sent flapping into the breeze over an Olymple village for the first timp in history today as athletes from 69 nations Intensified traiping for the 15th modern Olympic Games.

Preliminary competition in basketball begina early on Monday with soccer and field hockey following on Tuesday in the grand build-up for the official opening on Saturday,

The Redans raised their Oqg Torsholm, had been smashed ple members will be discussed over the ultra-modem Com during an Atlantic storm.

at the general meetingnt to munist nations' village

Despite careful packing for International Olympic Commit- eping, the ice which begins here next bots were

Otaniemi, cise way in the the traps Alerted to be un canesday..

pines eix miles West of Helsinid. dellite

The Czechoslovakda

nation Rumania,

for the games.

Feder

Rowing dolls

land, Hungary and Bulgaria Hon which red

sent up their flags, too, before a sparso gathering of eeveret hundred spectators, mostly

Finns.

nations are The rest of the housed at Keapylae, an equally modern visage, about 4 milq half from the main and a stadium.

West

Nationalist Germany and China are already members.

M. Otto Mayer, Chancellor of utmost to replace the poats, the International Committee, told hus appealed in several clubs reporters day that this possi for replacements.

bifty had been fully discussed Several offers have already by the 10C's Executive, Comi-

the reached

Federation,mitled "but we came to no tecl- France Presse,

HEAT WAVE BREAKS

alon on the matter and decided to refer it to a full meeting at the IDC,"

the admit

M. Mayer said that the tapes of more than one mem- ber from a FRUNIFY was ad- mittedly going against mit

this

Helsinki, July 12. FREE PASSES

The heat wave which has been Neither the United States nor oppressing the athletes gathered the Russians em involved in here for the Olympic Games

19C membership rules but the basketball trials that begin which begin in a week's time he declared that it was more an Monday. They both got free broke during the night.

Itain fell and this morning abitles to

Important to open Olymple pop- passes into the main competi

the youth of the Preeze

was blowing lion; the Russians because they

the Olymple village of world than to be bound by European Champima, | Vik

the political differences-Reuter. the Americans because they are Expola, three miles from

and have capital. Olympic Champions and been ever since the sport was Four more Bags-those of the Introduced into the Olymples in Uited States, Calle Cuba and 1936.

to-day, making 16′ now, Hungery and Greece open there were hoisted over the ahow Just after 9 o'clock on ng In the breeze. The the 19th

are tho

Hongkong's

Monday morning, local time (7 United States flax was the Team Arrives

a.m.

GMT: P.

HKST).

Monday, to be raised but the Americans refused to be superstitious and They will be followed on the are confident that their, power- spurt of the giant Tennis Hallful team will gain a good share by Italy and Canada, Cuba and for the medals." Belgium, the Philippines and

Games

In Helsinki

Rumania je algosday. Imittee, Mr Erle von Frenc-froen various countries, including

Helsinki, July 13, The Hongkong contingent to Israel, Bulgaria and. Switzer Welcoming the newly arrived

and Egypt and Turicey. teams, the President of the the Olympic Games arrived here

today. Organising

among 708 competitors but Olympic

pvillage would 220 Russions, setting a record for. eventumily house-8.300 competi- single day, byes were 197903

from 70 countries. I hope you will all become good friends and lose with good

does not play until addition

to the U.S. Russia, viven to

comentin

Mexico,

Chile, vakla and

Two

and

Bruzi),

Finland, "Uruguay.

LOTS

Mulã •

The South American standard, strongest since the Los Angeles Poland, Bulgaria, Rumania and Czechoslovakia saw their Communist China and Na-possible la competition but do

With

Though Mal Whitfield, third, in

I do not say that Britain will win all seven of these events. The best chances actually lie in the 100 Metres and the Marathon and, con

contrary to the huge flock of generally high, seems to be at on

all time low this year followers

Bannister veteran Gerardo Bonhoff of the wagon, not think that Argentine winning the South the London Olympic Games, has Bannister

much of a American Championship in 10.6 been literally roaring into form 1,500 Metres, seconds,

right down to 40.2 seconds for threats There are no certainty for the hardly more of certainty, from two other regions where the distance against Rhoden's Indeed, than his teammate, Bill sprint threats. usually come best this season of 49.3 the Nankeville..

South betting is still on the consistent from - Australia, and

Rhoden. Here is my Olympic forecast, Africa. event by event, for the track pycats, and with it go my reasons:

SU

100 METRES

The American trio in this Event, which is not being de- fended by the reigning Champion, Harrison Dillard of the United States, are Arthur Bragg, Lindy Remlelno and Dean Smith.

None of the three has an im- pressive competitive record,

late last season of 10.5 seconds

For the first time in history, Hongkong is represented by a quartet in the swimming rival Chiness delegation Brace, he said. "Hit as hard as Olympleg

Arriving today were Mr A. de nat hit below the holt O. Sales and Mr Harold Wingles, Ching-sought places Reuter.

officials of the team, and the swimmers, Miss Irene Kwok in the basketball draw.

Although there

Kam-ngor. Miss Cynthia Eager, has been no

RIVAL FACTIONS

Cheung Kim-man and F. X. official mig, it was understood

Helsinki, July 12. Monteiro. there was no chance that either

The possibility of 'admiting Aside from the contingent It- would be included. The bids have first to be act- both East and West Germany self, three observers came from ed on by the International and the Nationalist and People's Hongkang, one of whom is a Basketball Federation, then by Republic of China as full Olym-newspaperman from q vernacular

Commission. of

paper United Press. He said he brought sincero the Executive

Olympic Com greetings to the presentatives the Intergratte day the" fill-

mittee and of the other peoples taking international Olymple part in the Gamek

mittee

idea of the Olympic Games is the idea of friendship and peaco between all the peoples of the world."

flags ceremonially hoisted in the stiff breeze as they paraded outside their new quarters.

Two hundred Russian men and athletes and officials arrived here last night in a special train of luxury sleepers lo complete the first team to represent the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games.

women

to

one

.time that

World Gliding Championships

ANA, AND SINGAPORE GRACE!

Helsinki, July, 13.". The Singapore team of ve members arrived from London today.

It consists of three weight- lifters, ́ ́a' swimmer and a girl athlete who will moe in the 80 Madrid, July 12.

100 Metres Hurdles and the The British

ace, Matres. gliding

Iralper-manager K. Led by the Philip Wills, was to-night off- trick clally adjudged the winner of Strickland, the team left Singa- Will the tingle seater world's glidingpore Singapore team is com

last Thursday

of Neo Chiwec-kok,

The final classification. Also Bosco an 18-year-old school-

There is a threat from another

If Wint and McKenley tough quarter from which there hasn't their form of the past two

They left almost immediately

This will take been one sinco little Ryutok seasons, it will be the greatest

in coaches for their special Russian-American fraternisa, Yoshioka made the Los Angeles race in bistory with, possibly, a village at Otaniemi, about six tion, which. began with the minimum of four days abide by the elimination final in 1032, led the field of the photo finish lo 48 seconds deaf.

carsmen, spread today. Many and a half miles from here. half way mark and faded awayThe other two Americans-Gene into sixth place against the Cole and Ollie Matson-survived

East Germany and Communist leading members of the Apfer tournament will be practically greatest out field of any Olympic to make the team against

China are not Olymple members, Ican track and held team sinde over. It ends on Friday. other

out to the Olymple the long forecht at

TRACK AND FIELD DRAW International bmittee'

The Games-Tolan, Metcalfe, Jonath, good material and have best

heroon camp to “be times this season of 47.0 and Wednesday Wykoff and Joubert,

Among them were the themony, discuss

Monday will also bring Shofputter, Jim

draw for places in the possibility of admitting them be- Champlon Japan's hope after 10 years is $6.6 seconds respectively.

Unless Wint or

events.

This McKenley fore the Games open on July 19. Fuchs, who shook hamis with and foldets who in the championship here.

nia feminine counterpart. Nida

show who unless one grants that it certainty Ifosoda Tomio with a best time breaks down, it is likely to be

when an all-Jamaican and United The Russians, smart in their Dunbadze, while photographer hents, a tricky

problem the overall standard is certain fooled lot of grit to survive the and this season of 10.4 seconds States final. Should and place blue sweat suits, emblazoned in snapped them together.

with a following wind, He in the Anál suddenly become white, looked cheerful. The

The Russians and East to be the best in her on winner in the two-scuter class, girl hurdler and sprinter, Teng winging of a a trip to the Games,

the Asian vacant, the likellest two as- placed second in

women, particularly, were

and indicate the order of Pei-wal

Circo weight Europeana seemed very happy Yet, in the first eliminator, the Games in early 1950 and has pirants to get it are the Germans, high spirits.

of single fifter, Chay Weng-ye Fina classification Nallonal Collegiate Champion been steadily improving with the Karl Friedrich Haus (47.0

to mix En freely with the competition in the field events. Americans there was also as The drawing will be watched seater gliders for glave testo Bin Mohamed Noor and Thong chips. Braig only placed second

"EIGHT LANGUAGES

with keen interest because of for the world championship Saw-pak, James Coulday in the final, sice that the Japanese seconds) and Hans Geister (472

Speaking in eight languages, least one Canadian there que possibility of matching the was as follows: to have more of than most seconds). seem to

Singapore is looking forward people.

1-Phulp Wills Mr Erik Von Frenckell, Chair visitors and sportsmen of ma Smith was forth and Remingino other

Neo Chwer-book to put the (Britain) to Americans and the Russians in Britain's third representative

frian of the Finnish Organising nations.

the

same now

heats

4,888 polpis

Colony on the list of Medal Committee. welcomed

The Russians had erected on

This would bring them face Gerard Pierre (France) winners. He is conceded by qt- visitors,

Singapore's swimmingen- wished them; a the outside wall of their

huge quarters

3-Flight Lieutenant R. happy stay and hoped they tractive

Cthusiasts as having an excellent

chance

Gold would find in their village a emblem and picture of Stalin.

of winning Olympic All

tournament true home.

which begin here on

4.Jose Cuadrado (Argentina) Medal. rames, The

Monday, will be played on the

nt 3,853 points.

Neo Chwee-kok har clocked

Velodrome pitch-Reuter.

STO

be an Olympic Champion, is A. W. Lillington, of Durhop one must get into the habit of University, who is a good three ⚫winning. One can only recall the yards behind Mac Balley and is

great Barney Ewell, second in probably worth

st

Fan second, though he was

at his best

about

Games, who for years on ming, here is

generally conceded as good g

chance as anybod

he

10.5

E.

In this event: 1, MacDonald

Bailey (Gred! When the critical final came, Britain); 2. Rafael Fortun

the habit pattern, (Cuba)}' 3, Art Boyer" followed

(USA)

probable Tie

order of Rhoden finish: 1.George (Jamaica); 2. Mal whiticid Matson

Wint (Jamaica); '5. Herb MoKenley (Jamalca): 6. Karl-Friedrich Haan (Germany).

(USA); 3. Olite (USA): 4. Artbar

however hard he fought against 4. Bean Smith (PBA); almost without doubt-Harrison

it, and arala caine second! His Werner Zandt (Germany); conqueror, Dillard, seldom raced | Posoda Tomlo (Japan).

in us classy a company as Barney

did, but he remained in the habit

of coming first:

200 METRES

The longer sprint

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Но

in

40

Russian sports leader. Nicolaj Romarov, replied: "The

be the New Zealander, John Holland, who early this year set in Empire record of 52.2 seconds i for the 440 Yards Hurdles.

But Holland was beaten in

many

Germans And Greeks

¡

Emmanuel MacDonald Bailey certainly for Mac Bailey. Indeed, and third it Australia's Bay of Great Britain may have been beaten at the the turn between Mac, Andy Coliseum Relays in Los Angeles Standeid of after a long and tiring air trip, and possibly George but outside of that he has got Jamaica, if he chooses

the habit of winning his this event.

Warm Up and Triúided it will be an epic battle arbund

into

faces.

distanco einze

the hodn

States

run in 10

gf

the

Ray.

A

turn,

Kiel, July 18,

and Greek German Olympic tryout in a friendly athletes had their last pre

and trick meet here.

interestfor the first time. Forbes (Britain) 4,043 points.

to face at the very start of the 4,048

which Soviet Russia is Czarist Russia tools a small part the 1012 Olympics Stockholm and got nowhere.

Helsinki's arst rain to more 8,752 points,

hap

5.-

and

a

Gehriger (Switzerland) 58 seconds for the 100 Metres Free Style, only 7 seconds out-

two weeks qurtailed works | |--Paul McCready (United side the Olympic record and a

this morning, although | States), 3,569 points, sholputter Parzy Q'Brien from --Kubp (Spitzerland) 3,847 swimmers can beat consistent- Southern

went points. Reuter

California through his paces for two and a ball hours.

Henry Wittenberg, the New York City con, won the right to defend his Olympic lightheavy- weight wrestling title when he beat Dale Thoras of Detroit. Tapmas defeated Wittenberg in the Olympic trinis in the United States Today's bout was one of a sis to determine th inal American lineup

The U.S. swimming and div

110 METRES HURDLES The winner of this event is, Dillard, who should have won it at the last Games but won the 100 Metres sprint Instead. Jack Davis and Art Barnard, both of the University of Southern England within the past fort- no California, should finish second night by a Glasgow University runner, David Gracie, a member Weinberg doesn't come between of the British learn, In the very

time of 52.0 seconds. For the other three berths in

Curious things happen in the final, the principal claimants 400 Metres Hurdles. At the last Peter Hildreth (Australia). Games, a virtual unknown from Stanfield set the world record Andre Myburgh (South Africa) seconds faster than he had ever (Great Britain), Ceylon, Duncan White, ran 1.2 More than that, Mae Balley for 220 Yards around a turn last Samuel Anderson (Cuba), Andre done before to finish second.

ing squads worked out twice af has consistently run between year 12 ind "10.4 seconds for the age with a 20.5 effort and wop, Maric (Franco), Estanislao Kó-.

However much exellement may

the tree-lined Olympic poof around

in 2016 courek (Argentina) and develop and however much bat- The best feat was performed which is only a high dive away last conson, and seconds in the Anal American Michitoka Konami (Japan). his record for turning in the World's Fastest Human, between 14.0 and 14.2 seconds for is still too good.

fer than their best the rest of by Germany's women sprinters from the hige Olymple trable. tryouts.

He is without doubi Weldberg has been consistent the field will do, Charles Moore who won the 400 Mera Helay and field stadium. times is not shared by the title which could mare correctly two seasons and one may wonder.

In 188 scaride," "belloved Lobe American trio.

A handful of the American be decided on the longer sprint what he can really do If pushed.

7 The American representation rather than the shorter as no trouble about hurdlers who second place between the three

It will be a great struggle for the best time in the world this athletes, Including Jim Fuchs, As the world record-holding shot- in the 100 Metres at Helsinki maximum speed no

no slower

putter, took time out to offend Werner, Zanat of Germany will, Indeed, be the poorest since than in the 100 Metre-has to be got pushed, no matter how fast British Antler David Grace and Fetraids of Greece both up Ind" Ardslerdagh Games in 1923, retained for about 140. rather a crane is that they may come Americae and Angus Scott Bragga

100 Metres than 40 metres of the wa

way. a cropper over a hurdle. The

Seconds. Petrakla time for Kha

EGYPT BEATS U.S. 10.3 seconds in 1950. His Best

200 Metros, dash was 21.8 America's hope here has been competitive experience of Davis Zealander John Toder, New the 100 Metres dash. 10.

African Ron Wilkie, Rusalong and Barrard is likely to see the AI

Helsinki, July 13. this year Is 10.6. Deon Smilt

with

home ahead of Weinberg.

Yurly Lituyev

reponde Timofey and

Egypt defeated the Americap Lunyby, "Italian Armando Filiput, Kari-Frederich Hass Ger Olympic soccer team 3-1 in a and Remigino's best is 10.5.

My forecast of the Dust plac Brazilian Wilson Gomez Curs many won the 100 Matres das training match here last night. jag Harrison Dillardadira, Colombian Jaime Aparicio in 47.9 seconds at Germany's Half fimo score was 3-0

USA); 2. Jack Davis (UBA); German

snd No. 2 in the 1,500 Metres, Egyptians word faster and 2. Art. narnard (USA); Japanego Eltaro Okano.

Guenther Dobrow, won the 800 often split the American defence Peter midreth (Crest Brial in this event is so high this Grecte's Mavriods was clocked score

Indeed, the general standard Metres In 1:50.0 seconds wide open to break through and Samuel Anderton '(Cuba),

season that "a titanie

Alla Dim Ecored twice for struggle at 1:63,8 should ensue for the five fualita'

the Egyptians with Ahrif el Far One may even begin to doubt. Baker and Jim Galthors

Germany's team ran the 1,800 and another Egyptian each scor There is a determined Ameri-lanes in which Moore does not Metres Rey race in 3:18.6 lag once The Egyptian that the Americans will place in may also run instead of Smith gari called Moore who has run fun..... frið fráf three in the short sprint, in the 100. Metres)-haven't good he 400 Metres Hurdles

another Ano'feat. this

goal was kicked in accidentally It ta the haltht of presump Koll Storch, Germany, throw by the American full baci, other than for the plain fact competitive records, having been season in 50.7 seconds, which is that the rest of the world hash't beaten as often this year as they are 1824. The same Charles

the fastest time for this event flow to make any prediction the bammer 58,60 metres, and Charles Coletbo

Whitsoever "off

Budge Cook scored the only final placing two Greeks, Efstathiadis and much

have won.

Igora is also a great at runner fortun, conqueror

goal. Associated Balatas, jumped over the four- American buy there. Other likely Bipalists

aconda 440 Yards) and 4 Charlet hooro' (USA): 2.

melgo matk in the polo In shor

In the pole vault CANADIANS, LOSE 3. David Mafla Sander - Domagalit, medal away from Granic" (Great Britala); 4. Wi-German Champion ran the 80

a 10.2 seconds Jate' last Plagued season after season,

/ Balley

Is the only ht this year's Olymple who, on his present form, could have hoped to place in the 1048, 1930 or 1932 finals when the Eeperpl standard incasurably higher. ·

was.

im

pulled muscles. Ho barely recovered in time for the Games, but he has, indeed, as much will to win as Mac Bailey, more youth: and more speed. ..

If Stanfield does not crack up again with a pulled muscle, his

* | is the victory. The other two Americatis in the event-Thane (who

ace

Ray Weinberg (Australia); 4-

400 METRES HURDLES

Georg Sallen,

"event"

stab.

Games 24 xent, with a best time Fortun" ogal," Herb McKenley is going to take on (1888);

(Jamaled); Weriler Zandt and

South

dally contort!".

the opening of the Russiari vilinge Associated Press.

The

Helsinki, July 130 Canada's plympia Towing

mah Cemex Camello (Draall); Metres Hurdles i 118 seconds eam buttered a serious set

La scopon or 10.4 seconds, 15 Reter Hague (Górmany) ind

· likely fà placó second X #9 15 Schalk Booysen (Spijth Africa). Dim, he indeed, han to be a very a, Jahis. "Holland ** (New Zon And Gertfud Talle regclick 14.81 ), Back....... when they " 10akdas here

Laine His form of last year.

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thought that buch a man-might

Fillet metrga In the Shot Pit-As- today that their thred" boats, on

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