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Singapore AAA Can't Afford To Send A Team To Ceylon

Singapore, June 10.

Singapore may not be able to send athletes to parti- cipate in the Ceylon Open Athletic Championships in September because of lack of funds,

The invitation by the Ceylon Amateur Athletic An- scelation for Singapore to send 10 athletes for the meet was discussed at a meeting last night.

1st Dorsets Maintain Position

Lengue-lending 1st Dor- seta' marksmen, although not shooting 80 well last week ending June h, maintained their position at the top of the table with a win over 1st Kings.

!

Mr J. T. Christie, Honorary Singapore Athletic Amveintion,

Secretary

Aumiteur

گرام

said that his Association needed money to run Its own Annual Championships va July 23 and

24 and also 4, send a contingent

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the Malayan Championships

at Kuala Lumpur in August.

No decision was taken at l night's meeting and the Ceylon invitation will bo further dis cussed at a meeting in June 22, Ceylon has offered to pay for the board end ledging of athletes while in Colombo but not the passages,

The meeting also decided to support the Malayan Amateur Athletic Ass. eintion's proposal to throw open this year's Melayan Championships to athletes from Thailand, Indonesia and Ceylon.

No possibles were registered bul bik serves one print short United Press. of the 100, were chalked up by Dearen of 7 R. T. R. and Tynell of 1st Dorseta.

DERTHALE

score

Highest honours were taken by Comá Wksp: REME "A" 10am which inst the field with a total of 072, followed by 7 R.T.R. with

360 and 1xt Dorsets with 507.

ASF COUNCIL

TO

MEET

As the result of the shooting The Third Meeting of the last week, no change in post-Council of the Amateur Sports

tions In the standings was seen,

but Cond Wksps REME "A" have, by virtue of their good coring, drawn to within nine points of the lenders.

11 Inf Wasps REME although at the foot of the table, have In unfortunate hitherto been having to shool oguins the better teams in the competition, and their total score of 2970 is well above better

than

some them in the starlings. It la felt that with weaker teams facing them After ttss week. their rise up the table will be

a rapid one.

THE SCORES

The following are the scores: Comd Pay Office 049

Whap 030.

Y

11 Inf

20 Fd Bert RA "A" 140 v C.O.D. 050.

20 Fa Regi RA "B" 542 v NQ RA 40 lat Div" 335

23 d Hegt IA 537 v Norfolk CO.. Withdrawn

ν

BKCTU 439 v Norfolk в O. With- drawn.

WK KEME Como

"A" 572 Mecfolk A O. WIHNrawn

REME ""' Comd Wkap Stanioy Gnr 500.

AA

504

V

Wkap REME "A" Stanley Gnr "A" 624.

543

¥

AA Wkap REME "D" 27 v HK Signal Regt 487.

380.

RTR 565 v 10 Inf Div Provost

HEC 18 y 1 Kings "Y" 544

1 Kings A 358 v 1 Dorset 007.

LEAGUE TABLES

Team

1 1 Dornet..

2 Comd Wkap

HEME A

3 KKCTU

AA

Wlop

*REME K

3 AA

TEME "B"

WLD Score Pia

00003450 12

66003447 12 GUU 3304 12

0 0 0 9 3232 12

a⇓ 3024 12

0 1 H.T.R. ... 6 5 1 9 3963 19

7 Comd Wksp

RÈME "B",

& C.O.D.

0 3320

92 Fd Rest

RA

0 4 2 0 3208

•

10 20 Fd Regt

RA "A" 04 2 0 3250

11 20 Fd Rest

RA HER

6 4 2 0 3210

12 1 Kine. A 338 3129

13 1 Kings "B" 3 3 3 0

14 Stanley Gin

"A"

10 Blankey Gr

10 Comd Pay

Office

17 HQ RA 10

Diy

10.E.C.

I UK Big Roxto 13 0 3200

21_11 Int WIED

REME

20

A

0 2 4 0 2942

•

0 2 4 0 2728

4.

0 240 2500

6 3 0 3205

0 1 0 0 2629

40 Dlv Provost

010

0 1277

6000 2970

2

0

Federation arul Olympic Com- mitter of Hongkong, scheduled to Lake

the Board place in Room of the South China Mor- Ping Post

Lick on Tuesday, June 22, at 6 p.m., will be pre- sub-committee ceded by two meetings of the Federation on the some date and venue.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1954.

SULTRY!

Miss R. GETS HER CHANCE!

(IN GRASS SKIRT AND KIWI FEATHERS)

is

I have seen

Can Britain muke a fllm about the Empire which The first at 3.15 p.m. is the authentic in spirit and back.

Commille mect-ground-but has the

tension (and frem speed and

POCTIVE

port

sammie

to

the help of some Maori friends,

enough wenes say this is going to be one of the year's big films.

and

It was made In New Zealand, that Its colour shots of

Ari Gemes ing to the Team Leader, and to wind girls) that. Hollywood gets lovely land are breathtaking. up the affairs of this committee.

Following this, nt 5.40 p.m.Into its epies about the Old

the Empic Games Committee West? will meet to deal with, and re- celve reports on matters la cut- nection with the forthcoming Games and the Colony's part cipation therein,

***}ze Council Meeting follow immediately after

of our

with

We have not done it so far. Most

pictures Empire settings usually consist animal of cattle drives

little with stuelles,

pompous speeches about the White Mon's will mission.

thin.

38

and included in the agenda are The women in them look

if they are around strictly for washing the dishes.

the Chairman's and Treasurer's, reporis and the Aslun Games and Empire Games,

BELGIUM LEADS BRITAIN 2-0

Scarborough, June 10.

1953 European Belgium, the zone champions, led Britain 2-0 at the end of the first day's play in their third round European Zone Davis Cup match bere to- day.

Jackle Brichant beat Tony Mottram, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 and 7-5, and Philippe Washer de- feated Geoft Patali, 6-3, 6-0 und 6-4.-Reuter.

treat.

But this month we may see a revolutionary cinematic ment of the Empire story the London premiere of THE SEEKERS, which has a New Zealand locale, a tough but true story and sex appeal too. The stars: Jack Hawkins and Glynis Johns.

money

The Rank Organisation, which mado this fim (and spent more on it than any other production this year), is keeping a security watch over it in the vaults at Pinewood.

SECRET

It wants it to be 3 secret until the premiere, But, with

There are some fast-moving rough-and-tumbles involving Hawkins (as a pioneer settler) and Maori war-bunds.

And there is a smash

per- formance from

sultry named Kiri Gernian-Javanese Layn Raklus a Maor glri with good looks and bad morala.

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Miss Raki got her chance to star in "The Seckers” when producer George Brown saw story about her on the front page of the Dally Express. (Sec nail picture.) He few to Germany, tested her, and signed her up.

DISCOVERY

She is quite a discovery-a nubile beauty londed with

and

frenzied personality, energy that renches Its climax in a Moori version of Salome's "Dance of the Seven famous Vells in this case danced with a grass skirt and kiwi feathers), She was certainly something ot a handful while making this film. She specialises

There Have Been Great Names Too

Since The "Golden Age Of Sport"

New York, June 10.

Often the 1920s are called the "Golden Age of Sport" because so Probably many "all-time greats" in so many sports were active then. that decade never will be equalled in that respect, because conditions have changed. However, "all-time great" athletes have come and gone since then.

Where are these men now? First, the roll call of the bright "20s

-Babe

Harry Weetman Ruth and Lou Gehrig in baseball; Bill Tilden in tennis: Bobby Jones in golf; Jack

Leads By Three Strokes

Moortown, Leeds, June 10.

Dempsey in boxing; Tommy Hitchcock in polo.

Ruth died of cancer and Geh- rig of multiple sclerosis; Tilden died of heart attack last June; Hitchcock died in the war in plane crash in England; Jones, is. hobbled successful lawyer,

Since the "Golden Age", pust 25-30 there have been other all-time work for greats. In baseball, the closest Press. in Ruth has been another New DiMaggio York Yankee,

Joe retired

did a few years ago,

ACTRESS LAYA LAUGHS'ATL KIDNAP STORY

FRIDAY

FILMSPOT by LEONARD MOSLEY

O Front-page picture of Laya Rakt in London-Daily Express. September 4, 1953-was the anier to nonserac - report from Germany thai she had heen kidnapped.

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Inter-School Swimming

Three Inter-School swim- ming records were shatter- ed when representatives from twelve schools clashed during the first day of the finals of the Sixth Annual swimming competition held in the Ritz Pool last night.

They were the primary school boys' 100 metres tree style, pri- mary school giris' 80 metres free style, and the middle school girls 100 metres back stroke.

Wang Siu-ming of San Kwong College broke the 100 metres record when he came in well ahead of the other competitors in the 11me of 62.4 secs.

The other two recorda were broken by J. Zewald or King George V School who Jinished In the time at 39 secs. for the 50 metres true style, and Chan Sin-yee of Now Method College who clocked min 28.8 secs, for the 100 metres back stroke.

Throughout the evening the large gathering of swimming enthusiasts present were failed keen again and again by the competition ani finishes seen.

08

spectacular

المايا

Тор honours

King George V School with all thatë of their entranis placing in tho 50 metres free style event. It was in this event that J. Zewald broke the Inter-School record.

10-

The most spectacular race of the evening was the middle 50 metres free style when all the five competitors finished getiler leaving the judges pick the winner. It was cided that Wong Fou-shan of Ling Ying won the race by a touch.

to

de.

At the conclusion, Now Method College gnined 28 points towards capturing the Inter School Challenge Cup. Their nearest rivals are Salesian with 0 points,

and Fong Lam with 2 points.

The second and last day of the finals will be held this evening commencing at 8 pm. in the Ritz Pool.

Mr Leung Wing-kee. Secre tary of the Educational Depart- ment has kindly consented 10 broken-English that makes her present the trophies to the win- sound like a female Vie Ollver.ners of the conclusion of the

meet this evening. Her biggest success with the camera crews come when pompous Rank executive naked her the part she would like to play "when

you become recognised actress." She replied: "I think I should like to play the part of the detective Portia in your famous English crime thriller, Shylock Holmes,"

I think you will find Roki quite a chick.

Miss

-(London Express Service)

WORLD CUP

SCHEDULE REARRANGED

THE RESULTS The following are the results:

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Middle School 30 metres free style. 1. Wong Fou-shan (Ling Ying 2. Leure Weg-ch! (New Method 3, Lam Kam-aing New Method). Time: 27.7 sec.

(San

Primary School 100 metres free style.--1. Wang Siu-ming Kwong). 2. Pang Tree-aal (Balosian): 2, Leing Kwok-wah (New Method). Time: 02.4 (Record).

Middle School 200 metres breast stroke. 1. Tang Kam-wing (Balesian): 2. Lou Leung-wan 1St Paul's);

3. Chan Yook-cheun (Queen's College). The 3 mine., 1.8

sec.

Primary School 100 metres back #troke.--), Wong Stu-ming (Sun Kwong); 2. Latt Ting-ping (Salesian); 3. Toux Wing-wor (New Method). Time: min. 20 secs.

Middle School 1,500 metres Iren style.--1 _Leung_ _Wing-chee (New Methods; 2, Wu Kwan-xuen (Queen's College); 3. Cheung Wing-hang. Time: 25 mins.. 294 nees.

Primary Schipal 4 x 50 metres relay.-1. Sun Kwong: 2, Salesian; 3, New Method. Time: 3 mina., 0.8

secs.

Berne, June 9.

Middle School 4 x 60 relay-i Starling times of World | Now Methou: 1, Ling Ying; 3. Kwend

Lam Time: 2 mins.. 30.8 secs. Soccer Cup gumes have been slightly altered in

Girta order to facilitate the work of the Press, the organising committee of the three-week tournament announced here.

Originally starting times › all First found (1⁄2-finals) games had been fixed for 0 p.m. on weekdays and 5 pm. on Saturdays and Sundays.

The new decision put starting times of one of the four dalıy

ahead games 10 minutes

and the starting time of another game 10 minutes behind. Thus, on weekdays one game wil start at 5:50 p.m., two at.6 p.m. a living too-United and the fourth at 6:10 p.m.

On Saturday's and

years have had to

Sundays,

Middle School 100 metres free style.-1. 5. jawson (KGVS); Hung Bor-lan (Tak Ching). Time: Chan Tain-yoe (New Method); a

62 0.

Primary School 50 metres-l. 1. Zewald (KGVS): 2, A Mengen (KGVB); 4, Virginia Wille (KGVS). Time 30 sec, (Record).

Mkidle School 100

back metrew stroke-1. Cheri Sin-yoc (New Method); 2. Hong Por-len (Tak Ching): 3. Kan Pak-1mx (New Method). Tms 1 min., 29.0

(Record).

Primary School 100 metres breast stroke), V. Taung (New Method); 2. Chan Sook-kwan (Salesian); Lesley Wong (New Method), Time: amit, se

Middle School 4 x 50 metres-1. Ryvai 2 New Method. Tinie: 3 mina, 20.4 sect,

South Korea's

the starting times will be 4:50 Soccer Team On

p.m., 5 p.m. and 5:10 p.m.

sche Way To Zurich

Playing magnificent golf by arthritis and plays no more television for year, and lost "Good Neighbours"

An exception to this in thunder and torrential golf; Dempsey alone remains year married movie star Marilyn Shield Match

dule will be made on June 10, rain, Harry Weetman, the hearty at 59 and is busy 10 to Μοπτος. Reportedly Joe has

On Sunday

the opening day of the tourna- another

show lined radio-TV British international, went 18 hours a day in his newest

ment. In order to allow broad round the 6,878-yard Moor-restaurant. The place has borne

business venture, his Brandway up.

opening. The first game of the annual casts of the formal

all Lausanne, town course in a brilliant his name for many years but

"Good Neighbours" Shickt lawn ceremony in In boxing, the greats have bowls match 08 to jump into a threo until recently he had only a

between the four games will start at 6 pm. been Joe Louis and Roy USRC and Filipino Club will be on that day. strokes lead at the half way small share in it. Now he con

Robinson, both of whom have held on Sunday his timo

Tolirad from the ring to devote at the USRC. attention to business and show business. Both have dono

stage in the Yorkshire there as greeter.

trois it and spenda

Evening News golf tourna

ment.

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In golf the greats are Byron

Of course, there were other Covering the sodden fairways greats of the 20s too. There singe dancing act. with mighty drives and irons were the French 20 achieved coch

tennis stars,

at 10.15 am.

aro the

Tho new schedule for first round games: ---

June 10, 6 pm. Yugoslavia; Brazil Austria v. Scotland; v. Czechoslovakia.

Franco v. Mexico; Uruguay

V

The shield is presented by the Usnc for annual competi-

len between the two clubs.

Following half in 34 Rene LaCoste, Henri Cochet and now retired to a farm in Texas; which will meet on Sunday!

teams and finished by sinking a 20- Jean Borotra. They are still Ben Hogan, who plays only a USRC Omical rinks: 0. Gand- Yard putt for a three at the live and interested In tennis select few tournaments a year; year, O. Hider, T. Curry, D. Agnew: Juno: 17, 5:00 p.m. Switzer- 18. His 30 holes score was and Baretra, a wine salesman, and Sam Snead, still very active. Smithers Bowland V. Iinly 8 p.m. Germany

still pilaya in doubles matches. on the pro links...

L. Cosgrove; Es Trailf, A Bleven, D., Lee, Edwardy; unofficial) y, Turkey, Hungary, v. Korea; 138.

runk: Mrs J. Bleyen, Mrs. R. Traťů. Gene Sarazen, a great golfer,"

In tennis, Tliden has been 8. Aww, Mrs A Lawardat 6:10 pm, England v. Belgium. were Fred Bullock and Bernard to still active in the game, as succeeded by a long line of top-Van-zuiden. Birth it. Boottage June, 19, 4:50 pm. Uruguay Hunt Harry Bradshaw, burly Irish International, WAS on the 142 mark and seven other players had 143, including inst year's winner, Flory van Donc of Belgium, and Norman Nida of Auftralia, /

Sharing second place at 144

you

A total of 34 profesionala and four amateurs qualided for the last 36 holes to be played on Friday: Reuter,

professional and manager at an exclusive course,

Johnny Weirmulier, the most donALS Swimmer of the lata 20% went on to a successful Holly od encer as a movie Tarzan

Gertruder Ederle, first woman to: swim the English Channel, -3-a secretary In New York.

rate players."- Fred Perry of

Ingledew, V, Goldarnitha

England has retired to business, M. Never in L

_Filipino: -Club-Officiel rinkat Ke Ellsworth Vines of California VolAs Neves - has become a golf pro; Donbetros Budge owns a bundry business Carros D." Rosario, "sing and recently played part of a pro. Bourdic, A Coelho... hod

homolal rinki, C. M. (Xavier exhibition series::Jack Kramer Ir

d

a promoter of pro tennis,

Lika mõtt

thebutween

authentic' rtaletta: greata of the · hold on June

[w: Scotland; 5. pan), Brazil 'v. Yugoslavia, Austria Cr choslovakia; 2: 8:10 pan: France

Seoul, June Di

Leam A South Korean, soccer Joft Secul today abcard П Korean Nations) Airlines plane for Tokyo on its way to Switzer- won land. The Korean team the Far Eastern championshilp when it beat Japan in Tokyo in March.

Tho Korean team. will participate in the world noeçar championship meet in Switzer- land Inter this month --Reuter,

CZECH TEAM United Press adds Czechoslovakia's World soccer team; assembled Klenovice training camp near

May 18, Frague, since scheduled to depart yesterday for Switzerland.

that

Cup

at the

whi

Twenty-twa Czech national players - held four-hour work- outh, every-day at Klenovice supervision of (6:3}% national conch:Xarel Borhy and Colpand

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