1954-08-03 — Page 6

SPORTRAIT

"Of course, those chaps are lucky, the weather doesn't Interfere with

their sport

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST

THE EMPIRE GAMES

CHEUNG KIN-MAN FIFTH

IN 110 YARDS FREE STYLE

FINAL

Vancouver, Aug. 2.

Cheung Kin-man of Hongkong finished fifth in the men's 110 Yards Free Style final in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games here today.

The event was won by Jon Hendricks of Australia in the new Games' record of 56.6 seconds. Cheung Kin-man's time was 59.9 seconds. Australians also took second and third places, with Cyrus Weld second in 58.5 seconds and Rex Aubrey third in 58.7 seconds. Fourth was George Parks of Canada la 59.1 seconds and sixth, Barrington Roper of Jamaica in 60.2 seconds.

Churning through the waler | Dark clouds cast shadows Wrestlers, weightlifters, foncers with the trace, power and speed over Empiro Village when

the and

bowlers were also in Games were resumed action, but Hongkong Team which earned him the title of Empire

track and flo'd "the human fish," Hendricks had here today England having an athleten had an idle day. a runaway win in spite of Aunometal points lead

over the went straight into the lend and next team, Australia,

ayed there.

Lundan Expreas Service.

Continues In

Winning Vein

self-confessed

turn. Hle

A crowd of less than 60 saw The clouds were necompanied the opening trials in the 4,000 The crowd increased during ing the scene from yesterday's in which the Cames record was a cold nip, completely chang-Metres Pursuit Cycling Event, [by The cycling trials,

brillant sunshine. The clouds twice broken by the English Shield headed the eight qual- Singapore, Aug 2

who riders, Norman Shiel and Peter for The tu 1 Hers

cyclists, quarter-Bals. worried were Eller! Fowler thought rain might make racing Brulberton, 4South Africa), in the second impossible.

benelling honvlly acronds

fastest time of five minutes 108

The viriting Kowloon Sports Chuli eontinuing ters winning steak in its tour of the Federation of Malaya. The bur men spoed 10 2-0 victory over the Net Semilton State X1 at Seremban tuwa on Sunchy

England,

the

distance runners on

bund

Shiel returned five minutes 10.4 seconds to beat the previous with Ronald Millen, from performances by hermark

of Лус minutes 10.3 another South African, third middle Latest Wild #ve minutes 182 Saturday, a polus total at seconds set by Cyril Cartwright strands.

today's resumption of 08, accord- (England) in Auckland in 1950. minutes Brotherton returned Kirwloan's laside left,

an unoffel bulation. were Peter ing (England), Bernard based Wing-k une, ginge the gror-Brotherton

distribution of 10, 13.2 seconds.-Reuter. on a int fol

Viktors the

and He Pusey (England), Hei Ritchie five, four, three, two and one

Zealan). Fot Ying-fan put them further ahead, (N:w

Murphy point seure fr

Arat sixt shortly before the interval 10% mida), and Joan Law (Aus- [Indshers in each event, Australia

all)-Reutor.

hd 47 med Capela was third

United Pres

Demander

Soccer Is No Joy-Ride

For These Boys

1.110-7900

0

By SAM

Second Division

LEITCH

❤

•

Graph shows

the 1859-5499/

milunge

6,000

1.000

taboo LES

If there were Soccer medals for mileage they would go. season after season, to the travel-stained players of Plymouth Argyle (Or should it be Plymouth Wanderers?)

Flymouth Any complaints about being are the Foolball Langue's top the must-fravelled einh in travellers with a

of Britain? milicage

"None" All that 11,000,

way just to

Nas. "New E1.1 the play 31% hours football (plus, pinyers take it badly of course, any away Cup ties).frat season. But there's really

Plymouth travel nearly four nothing to "

times

as the

lcoat-

Sity

Journeys:

Blackburn,

with 34.

Fetly

the

results **TY in the Jawn be

bowla vent when

in the sixth round of the Singles Alfred Thomas of Wal beal Jose

LAIZ of Hongkong, in the sixth round of the Doubles. Northern Jerland

(Percy Watson and William ftoshotham) beat Hong- breg (Este La fetell und 1, A. da Luz) 26-10.

Scotland (George Budget and Juhn Carswell beat Englund (Edwin Bateman

Τοπι Lirict Stewart),

Dull skles probably uffected the attendance at the open nic pool for the swimming today. only 2,000 being present at the start of the women's 110 Yards Back Stroke heats. And fewer than 60 people were present for the opening events in the cycling Tournament.

previous ricord of

10.8 seconds set

South

.1954.

"WE'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY

SOMEHOW OR THE

TOUR WILL BE A FINANCIAL FLOP

TRIP ROUND THE TEST

WICKET 1Adults 1/2 Kchildren

FISHING PARTIES

ARRANGED A

S.S.PAKISTAN

One Up To The Old

Girls Of Barnardo's

By GEORGE

WHITING

Most of the robust young men and women of week to run, jump, swim, etc., in the Empire Games relatives.

Vancouver this England In

were seen off by admiring

Mother has been ironing shirts and piping a proud eye....Dad has sprung the oil fiver as a prelude to throwing his weight about in the local.....little brothers have basked in reflected glory.

GRAND

MACAO

PRIX DETAILS

Over the week-end the organising committee for the forthcoming motor races in Mació met together with their Hon. Adviser to finalise the plans for the meeting. The following details can be taken as authoritative and de finite,

race in

There will be two events, the fast to be run on the afternoon of Saturday, October 80, and the second on the afternoon of Sunday, October 81.

Ro- for one hour, after the Saturday's event gularity-Speed Trial för stan- the afternoon. On Sunday, 31,. dard production; ears, and will | there will be a third and inst be run on the lines of the Eli- practice from 8.00 a.m. to 9.00 mination Trials 190d in thes.m. Those practices alone are, Monte Carlo ami Lisbon Ral- us a rule, well worth sering, iles.

and, altogether visitors to Macap

In this event the driver maket for the week-end will be well a preliminary tour of the cir- rehvärdèa. cult, and then four more Гаря

:

Arrangements have been made

fast as he can. The result a calculated per a formula when the cars to go in batches takes Into consideration tho on the Thursday and Fridny differences between his 3rd, 4th boats and they will, in Macau, under cover and and 8th laps and the 2nd lap, be stored

the drivers take and the difference between his guard until preliminary lab and a theoret-them over. cal #gure established for his

To lose class by the organisers. the minimum

and

points

80

A

it is hoped

to run speciat ot apeviat boals for spectators

no

gain a place, therefore, it is Inutes, and those hoping to go to the interest of the competitors Macau for the week-end to maintain not unly as fast urged to watch for special on- but, more nouncements regarding this and speed us they can importantly, as constant a spectable as many people as possiblo other plans being made to en- as possible.

here and in Macdo to see these cars will start in The car

unique ahd

races. groups based on their classes, Spectators will be admitted to

thrilling each car starting at 30 seconds the

goneral Broa of the Guia Interval from the next, and each

the Aral

smell

batch of cars wall finish their Circuit for 50 cents, but there will be special areas covering runs before next group points of infereal which will be starts. The

wif στους

more

the expensive. Since start at 2.30 pm, and it is ex-

this event pected that

will weather can reasonably be ex

pected to terminate by 3.00 p.m. approx. reminded that

fine, the public die

Whole the

of the The race will Onish In any case 204

48 minutes after the insi cor FOUR HOURS

has got away,

and

area is most picturesque ideal for picnicking. They pro

urged therefore do take lunch with them, as entry to ahu from On Sunday, the big race will the course ones the race has start at noon and will run for started will be restricted to one 4 hours. This event is for allur two footbridges. Soft drink, types of Card which wifi bo | stands will 'ontus for the thiràY. placed in one of two categories; onts.

COT.

the Orst, A. Is for Miandard pro- The Macao authorities aro duction cars conforming, to the making overy effort to ensurA catalogue specification and com- the success of the meeting and plotely unmodified; the second, the whole affair is being con- B, is for apors cars and specials. ducted with the greatest en- In 'B' the entrant le at liberty thusiast and efficiency.

THO to do anything he likes to in-organising committee

are faced. crease the performance of his with a tremendous task but are car. The organisers retain the proceeding with that job in a ! right however to make their most co-operative and scifiers ! own decision as to what con-manner. The affair has aroused stitutes a 'sports'

which

great local Interest and in far- term they will Interpret in the away Portugal they are dia spirit of the word rather than cussing the plans with keenness. the letter.

For

the Hongkong motorist in The curs will ofto be divided particular and the Hongkong weighs until stands 5th 2in, But I know of one competitor board or a spring-board

in their categories into classes public in gonoral, this first motor stone, and wants to welch 8stased on the cubic capacity of race meet ever on the for

China) whom there

no the was 21. WAN

and the classes coast holds out great promise gathering of an intimate clan, "I never even wanted to dive, eib. A trim and tidy little lady their enginee

and I knewy nothing about but tough withal,

conform to the Le Mans class in the way of sport and specta- divors

up to 750, c.cs.; cular entertainment, and blavau, those fantastic things

cation...e. 781-1100: 1101-1600; 1501-can be sure of the whole-hear- 2000; 2001-3000 3001 and over ted support of her friendly The Atting of a supercharger neighbour. adds 40% to the capacity:

All very natural, all very proper. For are not these Empire Games a family affair?

relation?

Eunice

JUST FACTS "Now, for goodness sake

steadfastly

1719

bora

arkt

al

do

nine

she

the that

on

Three Defeats

For Hongkong

advised me to try diving-and mom boy decide the Won Silva, and, 165, Monk Lawn Bowlers

here I ain,”

RECORDS FALL

before no tamily huddle,

the Miss Juan Harrison,

take-off. There are neither kith Africa's Olymple Champion, set

do in the air," she told me.

There was that day when

hitting nor kin to care two hoots a now Empire Games record by

But I like trying most things broke three ribs happens when orphan her winning

heat of the women's 110 Yard's Back

Millar dives into the deep end once, so I went along to the bottom of the bath and for England out there in baths at Ilford to see, Utete to whom she landed flat Stroico event when the Empire

on her back from 38 feet and just Ог

The outright winner will be do we were swimming coach

a and

swim "ashore" the car Commonwealth Games British Columbia,

"managed to

which completes – the Barnardo as o biced the premises,

the Thero swimming was continued her count Dr

ho turned before passing out. was--and

greatest distance in the time. today.

There will be awards for the After out to be Cyril Laxton.

**Thero - WAS also this," said Miss Harrison MOES

clocked one

one work I could

swim the Miss M. pointing diffidently to winning cars in each category minute 10.1 seconds to beat the

width of the bath, but

Mr

a bump among the freckles, ots and in each class, with prices not put anything sloppy about Laxton dia non ebem to be very her left elbow. She broke that

for the runners-up., one minute

Ertry forins for both events by Judy Joy mo in the paper," said Davies of Australfa in 1950

enthusiastic, In fact he told me laft arm six weeks before the can be obtained, in Mincan, from (nuburn-haired Eunice, 13

I was never likely to be arty

wheera 1052 Olymple trials,

the Chairman, Mr. Carles H. da wallowed The record was also broken by

orangeade cod

at all as a slimmer. He small boy decided to take off in H.K, from Mr P. refused meat. at the next two in the heat, Lehore Fisher (Canada), Ofic minute our modest lunch together.

and

Green bath at the precies mo Kowloon. Entry for the Grind. Margaret 17.5 seconds,

Very well. No slop. Just Mets. minute McDowal, Scotland, one

Eunice Millar never saw her

Yes, there you are, MI ment that our Misa Millar wat Prix on Sunday is free, except for lale entries and for the

Vancouver, Aug. 2.“ 18.4 seconds.

in air-borne, father, just about remembers Millar diving for England

Saturday Regularify-Speed Trial

Hongkong's Singles and The second heat was won by

Van- her mother,

she the Empire Games thinics

FUNNY!

HK$20.00 with penalty for late Doubles representatives werd Jean Stewart, New Zealand, also

the Hill couver Forest

European In the good time of one minute

"The dem swelled up, but, chuhe Tunstable for Entries defeated. In the sixth and ("That's what

the Championships in Turin. 10.8 seconds, which beat the old

it says on the

Whin six months of that very foolishly, I took the sirup as follow

Theventh rounds of the lawn record. Second WAR Judith birth certificate') 20 years ago. as far

this Worst

determined ping off so that I could keep ca Entries. Close, September 11 bowls event of the British Symons, England, in one minutë For the first six years of her; 1949 start,

Entries travelled clubs, Bradford, Brad- Leeds, and Hull (350 miles ap 17.0 seconds, and third Maureen life she lived in an orphanage your miss was finishing fourth diving," she said. "Funny thing.

National High Honed it was not until I went to 22, Penalty K140.00, 7

September Empire and Commonwealth ford City, Halifax, and Stock-proximately),

Pilchford, England,

at Liverpool, then was boarded in the This will be beaten next sea-

at Weston - MRbilsex Hospital this Championships

Late Entries R/S, September Games here today." port (3,100 miles).

All six qualified for the final

bgr bul London clubs like Arsenal son Middlesbrough's relegation

Mirs Lorraine Crapp 15-foster-mother in Sussex. Next super-Mare, and, if that is not that I learned that the arm find 22, Penalty HK81000,

"The entry for the G.F. ik In the axth round Jose de and Chelsea cover 6,800 miles, to the Second Division

a boarding school at diving precious near to glory, been broken." Above is a chart (based on this fixture will be a near-1,000 year-old world record brenket. move,

limited to 80 cars with 8 in re Luz of Hongcong lost to Alfred second Gold Bletchley, gained Australia's

and,

to I'd like to low What is. finally,

Tudy, the mye. Nothing serve and HB, entrants will be Thomas of Wales 21-20 White the graph In the FA Year mile round trip for the clubs.

Medal in swimming when she Eggar's Grammar School, nt

GOLD METAL

sloppy, she says. Šo we will asked to confirm, entries during Efle Liddell and Raoul da Luz Book) showing clubs whose

FOOTNOTE: Plymouth toured won the Anal of the women's Alton, Hants, till she was 17, .

pass quickly over the fact the week September 25 to of Hongkong went down to mileages top 6,000.

America in the

Pérey In 1951 came a gold modal that, when she returns front September 30, Inclusive, failing Northern Troland's close peason. 110 Yards Free Biyle,

Watson ng la magnificent Summer millenge

Bwuming nnothér

FORBIDDING

stil proudly worn for the Vancouver

And

Turin, Miss which they will be excluded and William Rosbotham 20-10. 12,000.

Miss

overtook Sardinia

Crapp

In the, seventh round Arthur Grant,

Southern Counties One Metre Millar will frequently be slip and the reserves admitted in **London Expřom Service).

17-year-old

Sounders of South Africa beas Springboard Championship. A plug out of the back door of order of application: Canadian

year liferind bit of Heartbreak the West End store

wherein

Jono da Luz 21-10 while in the GENÉBAL ARRANGEMENTS doubles to win by a foot.

South at Blackpool, where one mently she lives and works as a clerk.

Africa Boat point in *There

In the trials kept her out To do what? To coach the 0.000 cheered excitedly as the

The organisers are very cona Hongkong 29-10. nothing tough of the ww

Olymple team for crippled youngsters of Dr. Burcious of the expense involved Dixit results were. (seventh Canadian girl forged ahead, about it," he said, "Barnardo's Helsinki.

nardo's down at Woodford, In for HR entrants and efforts are roured): but Miss Crapp never became gave me a wonderful educa-

"I finished third, but they Essex. Bustered and smoothly raved tion, helped me to matriculate, 10 @ fine victory.

laid on everything a girl could picked the first, secol and Miss Crapp won in the new wish for in the way of sport, sixth," she told me. "I seemed The first meeting of the Land

record time of

to sense one dal

it was my unlucky Games The Annual General Meeting Forces Hockey Association will minute 5.6 seconds. This

gave me a good start. In bent life."

and Í tould not even bring. Amateur be held tomorrow (Wednesday) the one minute. 4. seconds

elf to go to thờ réceptiofi, Sport, bo morning at 10 o'clock at will

tho

heat on Saturday.

talnicy of the law teritis

the whining of a team,

How much do Plymouth spend on travelling during the season? "A colossal amount," says manager Jimmy Rue, The latest balance sheet isn't out yel, so we don't know the worst,"

HKAAA ANNUAL MEETING

ot the Hongkong

Athletic, Association

meins

LAND FORCES

HOCKEY MEETING

Barnardo's with

Д

I was prepared to sympathise, in the last 20 yards but the pale, pleasantly freckled

taco opposite began to look

A near capacity crowd ofle forbidding.

Д

':

LUCKY FELLOW÷

ytar

Ralph

SINGLES

held this evening at the Con- Conference Room 61 Headquar established by Miss Grant in a unibe, Included hockrieg, cáp-| the teamìs, I Export I eflød al riundred yards would kill me'); Trade has very kindly “offered (Wales): 21-20:00

ference Room, Baureation Deters. Hongkong-Kowloon Gar- partment, commencing at Grison. All units are, invited to o'clock.

send representatives,

minton cup, and the breaking

(Northern

(Southern

being made to get the freight rate for cars still further. duced. It is anticipated that

Robert Laing (Scotland) beat' this will bb successful. Hote! Jack Fairburn There is not much more I can accommodation is being reserved Rhodesia) 21-16, Hay about Einico Millar and here again the personne

Hodges. except that she is still no great travelling with his will Rodda) belired. This

bpices as a swimmer

obtain special rates The Motor I'm one of the weepy that she does not know whether to provide free service facili

John Lanford (Canada) beat Miss Grant's time today was one minulo 6.3 seconds,

there was no weeping she can cook and that a young ties during the race itself and Glyn Boside (Australia) 21-18. James Firrett (New Zealand)! Miss Joan Harrison, South of school records for the long this year, Our Eunice misted fellow called John could be any spare parts that night be Africa's Olymple Champion, a high jumps. Pretty nearly second to the hated Anh Long lucky when he gets round to used will be charged at cost. It beat Stanley Lees (England)

asking the old, oki question.

for a 21-8. was third in otio

is hoped to arrange minute 8.2, everything, in fact except in the Blackpool trinisand

to Detane fuel to be availably.

-DOUBLÉS swimming and diving.

WHE

Taket pill routed, I reckon drivers. Altogether it is hoped Seventeen-year-old Marton

NO SWIMMER

Golf told to get her-

for kit for Van Barnardo's The following at the Colony Roc,

Canada best Austrálie 24-15,2 of New Zealand,

did a pretty good that the original estimate was Most divers I ever beard of couver and Turin. One up to job when they launched

Scotland Lawn

boat Northern Bowls Opch Singles fourth: Maggi Fetzer, 14-year began getting wet when the the old girls that the right Muse Miller on the bathwaters to 50 per cont

buf expenses will be reduced by 30

Rhollesis 10-18.00 South African, was fifth were about 10, butt, not IS PRECIOUS Championship matches scheduled old

the barth?) bf Barnardo'ál

of the world. Ittle Natalle Myburght, remarkable

Here's one who

two chief.. Northern Ireland beat South Apart from thé for today.

NON-SMOKER thing about

will be P. Hughes

at (South c. Gongh

Africa), at 13 th the Millar girl is that she had

rooting for her out events, there will be practices ern Rhodesia 18-13.39 Toctotaller, non - smoking, | there in Vancouver,

for the Grand Prix on Satur- competitor in the ECC; A. M. dmát v A, LO youngest

Hardly ever heard of a high nonfinéat÷enflag Mina Millar

---(London Expresa Service)- day 30, at 7.30-8.30 am and 11-20 Reuter as 1/2 Eastman at HKFC: G. A Gomes, wàs sixth,

A A

Jon Hendricks, - 18-year-old both Sydney Student, gåtnéd, another

men's won the

WATER

USE IT

TODAY'S BOWLS epide

H. Brown

1. Wira, H.

ana

WISELY At KEGCA Bacheo VE swimming media for Australla

Howarth, F. R. Kernani v when he

C. Shrimpson, C. Thompson v A 110 Yards Free Style final in

Campbell all a Recreio.

Headache

the record time of 88.6 seconds.

clipped three-tenths of a

F THE Y the rebord be acti

Baturday, A

Australia also took second and Gyrun J. Weld,

rind 58.7

THE CAMBOLS

GAYE, WE'VE GOT THIRTYATW) POUNDS IN THE BANK MOTE/ THAN'I THOBOSIT WE HAD ST.

Barry Asetel

TAR, SOUTHA:OF FRANG

FOR

BETTER

FROZEN

h÷man,, Hong

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