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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1954.

CONGRATULATIONS

THAT'S THE LAST TIME I'LL TRY TO BEAT THE WATCH, SAYS CHATAWAY

By GEOFFREY SIMPSON

Chris Chataway, British Olympic runner, stormed home all alone to the cheers of 50,000 at White City Stadium, London, on Whit Monday, but his bid for the Two Miles world record failed by 6-10ths of a second

about half a dozen strides.

When he had recovered, the Surrey red-head, a contemporary of Roger Bannister's at Oxford, said: “That's the last time I'll try to beat the watch. What u dull business! It's like running to see how tired you can get. I prefer competing against men—not time."

In an era when so many in stylist. bul how he covers round to see where Bannister athletics ate infected by the ground! He followed Satur- was. Rover took poslilon record bug war one of the day's great furlong victory with most ensible things an athlete has Bald.

Chatuway hart his race wo with half-mile still to travel.

a terlife 100 Metres.

He

hud

his race won at half-way.

LESSONS REMAIN Just H name. That's all The only man to keep near him Stanisiny Jungwirth 21-year- was Jungwirth, the Czceli, who¦old Czech architect's clerk, is to Lent Banister on the previous British sport followers. Yet he Saturday and Jungwirth was beat our wonder miter, Roger fually beaten by 100 yards.

HIS TARGET

eventually, but, going into the second circuit, was challenged by the Belgian Demuynck,, and forced to accelerate,

That did not help himi, out 250 yards from home there he wEE cicar, with a winning chance if good eruugh.

Bannister, over B80 yards al Jungwirth, however, had, not While City Stadium. The shork been deceived by Nunkeville's he at it has gone: the lessons re effort. It

was

Bunaister talled, and on the last bend, at This is just a sample of the the right time, the Czech turned

in competition to be expected

on a sprint that carried him past European Championships, the leader for two-yard win

I was glad to hear Chutawaymun

The say he will not try again. glory of athletics in victory. not time-and Chataway peshe

record,

outside

world

in the There will be many of Jung-Time, Imla. 50,3sec. was over

(wirth's quality--ond better—in two seconds be the Belt at Berne,

And Lesson No. 1, I think, is The That that if Bannister is to win the

1800 Metres European would the sooner he gets down to com- Gaston petitive racing the better.

June 5, hi Bun.Saturday.

to enjoy a famous one European Championships.

"I hope

Zatopek will among my opponent lu 1,000 Metres," he said. is my main objective.

Chataway. however,

beaten surely have

Reiff's world figure of

40.4sec. If he had bern

paced.

Crown

On

misin better target was the clock, and a new

11 i Jungwirth han world record.

Use

FASTER THAN CZECH

How I should have liked Derek Johnson in that Geld! This East Rain youngster, who is at Oxford studying medicine, came out 30 minutes later to win the inter-counties half mile in half Не тал

been able to make a race of it. Thust was obvious trom

To return Bmin. see with way Bill Nankeville sacrificed second faster tima!

Wiki

Jungwirth's

world of difference

for between racing

He and

rating to win. The white line

out help siver the last half-rule himself to lead Bannister round

running. It the dist elrendt magnificent eally gave Chalaway the B-target was the opposition.

held tish record

by Gorthm There is Pirle, by 6.4sce.

Bannister and Chris Brasher were in the Beld as pucr-makers, but, as Chitawny aid, "The fish Jap (42.2sec.) was tan fast and the Asth (68sec.) LINE slow Bannister dropped out after a mlle, and Brasher, taking over,

fear course are needed for the one generalship, ability a change pate, and track tac- lies for the other. And Ban- ninter is not Kironk In these Matter qualities. For that he can

For

such a brainy race that when he mude h effort he was able to sweep past AAA Champlon Brian Hewson and beat him teu yards.

John on learned to run with an East London boys club. zaw him win a schoolboy lite. then the ÂÂÂ Junior 440 yards, in record time. He has since been In the Army and overseas.

did not find the necessary speedblaine hix policy of keeping Now, after a year at Oxford, The result was uneven running, actu

actusi reing to LL minimum he is the university's athletics leaving Chalaway Too much t

runner of his lass secretary and at 21 a sure cham- make up on the eul cireult,

bo did precious little last pion in the making unless I am

He

10 needs

slep Fran Sando's | year.

up mistaken. A stayer

Johnson, dark-haired and calibre would trav

thelon that schedule if he is to trick. What a runner this utile atube his running to the justling stocky, said: "I never thought I Kent Champion showed himself und manoeuvring of Europe's could go so fast." He will con.

centrate on the half-mile dowurde

bis crack mllers in August, The end uf

Nankeville in bis role of pare-future. punishing six-mile race. he shot away like na miler, flat out, Taiety maker went off si fast that enting up the track.

after 300 yurds he was looking

FIN

done

He won by 35 yds, and the man he beat was the formidable Ken Norris, inter-counties cross- Country champion. The duel between these two was the most exciting event of the day. "They must have passed and re-passed each other a dozen times, but in The final showdown Santio had the Huishing speed,

TV HEARS PIRIE'S HEART

An experiment on TV has

Derek Johnson, faster then Bannister at 880 yds., reverted to

former bis

distance, the quarter-mile, but found the US. Negro, Louis Jones, always going

shade too well for him. Jones, tall and powerful, and disproved the widely held with a longer stride, scored by theory that much of Gordon

yard to complete an im- Pirie's success us a pressive double. He easily look is due to an unusually slow the one furlong on Saturday.

A

FAST, DRIVER

was the

heart beat.

in

The crack Czech middle distance runner, Stanislny Jungwirth, congratulating Chris Chataway after the latter had come within three-fifths of a second of the world record for the Two Miles at the British Games 'at the White City on Whit Monday.

Jungwirth ran second to Chataway in this race, but it must be noted that it wasn't a great international victory for Chataway na the Czech is essentially a half- mller and has never recorded any outstanding perform ance over any distance longer than 1,500 Metres.

THE COMMONWEALTH GOLF TOURNAMENT MUST BECOME A REGULAR AFFAIR

Says

::

HENRY LONGHURST

London.

A week of golf at St Andrews as enjoyable to watch as it evidently was to play leaves me with a variety of impressions, the strongest" "of which is that by hook or by crook this Commonwealth tournament must become a regular affair.

Not being the only person an whom this bright idea has dawned, I am happy to report that meetings have already been held with this end in vlew.

Four years la being suggested expenses, including those of the on the links I will say only that on the most sultable interval. National Unions, and the costs he holds his left hand below his Three la tegarded as too short, of all tourbag" "teams—probably | right and that I suspect the while five would mean that the leaving enough over to give a second of his alne strokes to the full cycle would take 20 years, helping hand to worthy causes 15th of having been frech- anti wa should not SCO the like 'greenkeeping research und air shot. Still, it was the treat match ogain in Britain until the Golf Foundation.

air that he was there for. 1979.

Another strong impression is

The root of nil ovil enters into that the game of gulf is 18 holes ik, of course, but it is my Im- and that 30-hole matches are pression that, if you want these weariness of the Bosh by com- things badly enough, you can parison. Here all against all for somehow and the money.

FORCING OUR HAND

five days We have had the traditional golf for team matches

foursomes in the morning, singles in the afternoon-and To be faced with the necessity what fun it has been and what of doing so might be no bad tremendous finishes thing. It might force our hau?

WO

have

establishing the eminently seen on this historic last greeni sensible system already in force Greatly daring, I should not in Canada, New Zeniarid, Ireland in the tast mini secing the and France, and likely roon to Championship Itself Anish with operate in South Africa, of in-

In an 18-bole final. After all, you viting individual golfers to add know the length of the race be half a crown, or some such summ, kre you start and, if it is ve to their club subscriptions, thus furlongs, you torting Sund from which anove on. could be paid all administrative

Tennis Amateurs My Foot-fault!

Says GEORGE WHITING

the expense-

Lawn tennis. Now there's a game for the butterflies of sport, sheet finaiglers, the good-time grab-alls, the free-ride racketeers, Frilly pants on the left, club scarves on the right. Amateurs? Amateurs my foot-fault.

With the feckless inwns of Wimbledon due for occupation once more this month, the girls and boys are swarming in from the hard courts and soft life of the Continent-earnest Australians and ardent Americans in the lead, jolly-good-loser Britons bringing up the rear.

But he was no more surprised TEST MATCH

than Chris Brusher, ose of Ban- nister's pace-mokers for the four-minute mile. whose efforts have been mainly devoted to steeplechasing.

Brasher became an additional starter in the international Mite and, with

ει weil-Umed challenge, beat Don Macmilton, of Australla, in the last few strides,

His time, 4min. sec., reveals Brosher a

first-class miler-

and be never knew!

Gordon Pirie's attack on the

world three-mile record left him [a timed-looking winner from u runner blg held, but 15 seconds outside is target. His time, 13min. 47.4ɛcc., was 11 seconds slower thari his own British record of last August.

For Pirie, with Chris Chala- way, one of the man who helped Peter Driver. 21-year-old

Roger Bannister set up the London civil servant,

The. A new record for the salle a month mon who surprised

ran round hält a lap in ngo, cross-country product, he won Regent's Park and then a BBC the Inter-counties mile in the microphone was placed over astonishing time of 4 min. 8 sec. their hearts.

How Britain keeps finding top-class milers! We now have 15 men who can run a mile in side 4 min, 10sec,

like

It la sprinters we need, and though these British Games showed smart British youngsters Aleri Lillingian and George Ellis, It was left Rarigino, Lindy

America's Olympic Champion, 10 cle- monstrate the sprinting art st 11s finest.

to

With his bunched shoulders and swinging arms, he is

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The TV audience was able to listen to the heart beats of the two runner In turn. Taure were no differences. Each heart beat steadily and evenly.

THE SECRET

Roger Bonnister in the studio said: "I was not able to detect any difference between them, I think as sthletés' go on train- ing they can manage exercises with a very much smaller- riso

their heart

beat then

ENDS IN DRAW

for

to

appear.

except for

COUNTY

CRICKET RESULTS

London, June 15, County Cricket results today

wer?:

AL Rushden: Northampton- shire-Essex match drawn. Essex had better gel a187 (Tribe, left-arm-slow, five

for

one.

for

75) and two

36.

No use saying you "would Northamptonshire 180 (Living- have won over a mile." Acton 02), Muirfield most people would have said that, while Bathli might win over 18 holes, Camp The Army 159 for six declared bell would apturedly win over and

Yet it was Campbell who Richardson,

for ono

not out was one up over 18 and Buchil Oxford University 188 for nine who won over 30.

139 for dight

VS.

At Oxford: Oxford University match drawn. the Army

180

declared

103).

declared

and

At the time of the spring (Williams 50). meeting I recorded Bundry

At Bath: critical comment concerning the Somerat

by

Middlesex beat

pine

wkckets.

Old course, notably 'its 'greens, Somerset 89 (Thmus five for for which heresy I find myself

0127) and 165 (Titmus five for alternately reproved and patted

for nine on the back. They are certainly 57), Middlesex 213

declared (McMahon five for 75) botter now and, assured that and 31 for one. they will probably regain their

de.

for

true character by next year, I At Worthing--Sussex-Leices- promise not to be rude about tershire, match drowa. Sussex them again for 12 months. 160 (Jackson Ave for 33) and 115 for one declared. Leicester- OPPOSITION WITHDRAWN shire 100 for five declared and

seems, too, that many people 18 for seven. Ilke the ancient. names of the

At Dudley Worcestershire- Would you, too, like to join (nental jounia

that nobody holes appended to the tee boxes, Glamorgin match drawn. the jamboree? Well, providing bothers much these days about so opposition to this is hereby Glamorgan 210 for three you can rustle up a modicum of affairs at home. British lawn withdrawn, but I yield to no one clared and 231 for nine de- form the racquet-roundabout of tennis tournaments are in bad on the principle that the Old clared (Hedges 69). Worcester- the Continental sunspots not

declared shape because few of the hoi-course shall not be tampered abire 218 for eight | va difficult of attainmentpollol cbusider it worth their with except by common consent. and 132 for eight.

Especially if you have friends, while

No need to be a Seixas, or about a month before Wimble universal respect. In the prac-shire Nottinghamshire match It has won many hearts and At Birmingham Warwick- a Little Mo. You can still live don.

tice rounde, in dead calm and drawn. Warwickshire 202 pretty comfortably -- and

Then they HAVE to come with the flags stuck in simple declared,

Nottinghamshire free as a "middle of-the-week

or lose altogether any form they positions, it lay low, revealing 01 (Holles five for 27) and 317 player." London, June 15.

gicatness, and for five once might have had on grass, nothing of its

(Poolo 78, Herdstoff WHY NOT YOU?

many were The first Test match between

the tales of "ap-53). England and Pakistan ended in

After all, those

But, as soon as the Americans proximately 675," tournament

the Australians have a draw today,

Manchester -- Burrey - secretaries in France, Switzer and/or

Like most masterpieces. It is Lancashire match Wimbledon-off go

abandoned, Pakistan were 121 for three inland, Italy,

ctc have got to cleaned up

the boys and giris again of to be appreciated only by long no their second innings at the close, have SOMEBODY to

decision owing to rain. Our acquaintance.

Common- Surrey 224, Lancashire 218 for declared their coliris on Mondays, Tuck their overseas hay-ride. Earlier, England

wealth friends have not been 117 for nine wickets in reply to days and Wednesdays--so why

avg. More and more British players there long enough to know it in Paidston's 1st innings total of 87. not you?

more and more many of its moods-but long At Folkestone - Royal Air You will

undoubtedly have are spending been beaten by the Ume the time abroad-but not in omela sough for most of them to liff Force beat Rent by eight wie- Etheir hots in genuine respect kek." Kent 81 and 187 Lishury crowds arrive to watch the

rather than a desire to soy the 00, Hearn 83) Royal Air Force Hani Mohamad, b. Tattersall 20Friday Saturday Sunday The Lawn Tennis Association right thing. Allmuddin, e. Edrich. b. Words 19 finalists, but that is no more if they are to have any hopo at

189 for eight dactared (Fenner Waqar Hacam, c.

than an occupational risk. Life all of saving British tournament As a taliplece, I should add 52) and 88 for 2. can be lush, even for rabbits. seasons--and. therefore British that the Royal and Ancient

lawn tennis will assuredly have Club, to set the seal on ita At Cambridge — Cambridge of

one's to do a little wing-clipping, bicentenary

celebrations, have University-Free Foresters match wonies. The draw, for instance. After all things have come to a had a visit from none other the 223 for eight declared and 178 drawn. Cambridge University can stick you up against one of pretty pass when some British Billy Graham. those foreign experts too so players turn down home tourna

for nine declared, Free Foresters and too many early dismissals ments because, as they put it, He played,

would 140 and 247 for nine (Mathews 4 from tournaments is bad for mobody offered to do anything doubtless desire, in obscurity on 74, Mana 52, Singh five for ?1).

business. A tolerant draw, for me."

the new course. Of his prowess enabling one to survive until,

THE SCORES

Pakistan, Ist Inninga

Compton, b. Wardle Angsood Ahmed, St

Evans, b. Wardle Imaz Ahmed, b. Laker A K. Kumdar, "b. Slathang Fazal Mahropod, b. Wardju Khalid Wajar, 4. Statham Khan Mohammad, b: Start Zulfiqar Ahmed, b. Statham

He ruined his chance by run- ning a tearaway first mile, but, though he beat Frank Sundo by 80 yards, this was not the fiery, confident Pírla of last season. He looked sluggish as he did the previous week, when losing Shukuuddin, not out

Mlle race at Chiswick.

THOMPSON

WINS N.T.

CYCLE RACE

In spite of a strong

1

Total

0

07

Fall of wickets-1/24. 2/42, 3/42 4/57. 6/07, 0/67, 7/11, B/11, 9/07, 87, Bowling Analysis

Statham Baley Wenile Tattersall

Liker

course, one bes

Occupy

| say, Thưradgy, is so much more

convenient my dear.

teams.

To think that once upon a time an invitation to play for one's employ Look precedence

Admittedly, there are chores over private arrangements. How

to be done, but the tournaments dreadfully old-fashioned. need not exact too heavy a toll

What shrill shrieks would

no bell one The little matter of practice, for rend the air if the LTA, faced

instance, can always

Q

50.5

30

12

1 on one's leisure and pleasure.

Hyes 4, Jegayon

(Statham).

I Mutton. b Khan Mohammand

Mohammad

England. Ist Innings

3. Simpson, ibw b Khan Mo-

hammed

P. May, b Khan |

Wardio, Magad Ahmed, Fatal Mahmood..........

13. Dakard not out

no sedentary persons.

wind, "I think you would have to which hampered them on the Compton, b Fazal Mahmood look very much deeper to put return journey, a number of W. Edrich, p Khan Mohammad your finger

on the secret of riders improved on or equalled J. athletic success."

their previous beat times in the gr. Evana v Khan Mohammad - 10 miles Novices Time Txiel Bailey, b Khan Mohammad Sald Bitte, discussing his held by the NTACA on Sunday. B. Statham. b Fazal Mahmood chances of beating the champion

Extrem Crech Zatopek: "I do not thrinle One of these was Thompson, any runner in the world

Total for nine declared) can RA, who equalled his best umo say he could beat Zatopek on and used his allowance of 8

Bowling Analysis the performances he has born mln. 45 secs, to annex yet an-

"That applies to me bocause other first place (and 6 points) Fazal Mahmood

Elyos 3.

**

be over with refusals for reprosentative,

SO

ho

Seven Countries In European Zone Of Thomas Cup

Ant

At Chesterfield - Defybakire- Yorkshire match drawn.- Derby -- bire 280 and 158 for niue de clared. Yorkshire · 100 and 304. for four (Lester not out 121).

At Bournemouth-Hampshire- Gloucestershire match drawn,

| Gloprésferetire' 178′′ and 18′′ for . two, "Hajnpelifre 225, (Horton 69, Ingleby MacKenzies, Wells,

•Reuter

London, June, 15. o come by finding it impossible to events, promptly suspended the Seven countries Denmark,

absences from all tournament Sweden, England, Scotland (the right-arm off-spin Ave foé (1), piny during the period of the European ctiampions), Wales, oldal match or tour.

Trçlarki and France inäre enter-

40

get a convenient court."

Only the keen types go on safari to the suburbs or limber

}

"

KCC

BOWLS

lup at dawn-in the manner of We hold ponderous Inquests in the European Zone of the competition (the Miss Sachiko Kamo, Japanese and seek dramatic remedies Thomas Cup

Davis Cup of badminton) this contribution to Wimbledon this when British footballers *gat

announced: here But yea was year

beaten up by foreigners.- Much more fatiguing than they are professionals, and today.

Lawn bowls members of the practice is the 'mental strain, therefore faly zamo

In the American Zone, there Kowloon Cricket Club are, ad- 117 brought about by qther players

States and vised that the closing date for Our Jawn tennis losers, on the ore, the United, getting better arrangements" other hand, ara holler-than-thou Canada.

entride""for" the "Club Competi- Rwand living in a plushier bote zinateurs, with only a minimum

Hans have been extended untji The challenge round. [of responsibility towards the

will Sunday, June 20. game that keeps them in pick-begin on May 1, 1955, at Binga-

·ings. wonder we never win pore, Malays are the present

holders of the Wimbledod;

(London Express services. Press.

* than you? - After" alig· one*has 2 Bone's pride.

SARA SWING=CLIPPING

1 am definitely 20 seconds be on handicap. A new rider, Khan Mohammad ** hind his time. And remember he Martin RAF Sal Wan, shared Fall of wickets---1/9, 3/55, 3/50, is setting his records

place himself second

with Hearth, 1/70, 8/10 6/B7/11 and to beat them runner Welch, with a net time of 25-11. Reuber must do 10 seconds better than Zatopek's record.

~~London Expresa Sgroica).

BANNISTER'S 3:59.4 RECOGNISED.

London, June 25,

Of the 22,starters, 12 finished. |within a minute of the winner, a further 7. within the next minute. There was one, retire=" ment, Hawth, Norfolks, having persistent chain 'trouble.

Fastest actual time of the day was by Rylance, REME, with 20-20, ** closely followed By Foster, RAF Kal Tak;'in 26-30 and Gower, RAF Bal Wan

Uimaksgner, was Capt. Land, with Sa Claer did duty at thY

mant event in m'35. Mime Trial to commence at

So meaty are the parquisites at to be glemsed ttons these Contier

THE GAMBOLS

THE MAN"IVE GOT TO CALIL ON IS ON THE FIFTY-EIGHT

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