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SOVIET RUSSIA EXPECTED TO CARRY OFF MOST OF THE HONOURS AT BERNE
Berne, Aug. 24.
Soviet Russia are fully expected to carry off most of the honours in both the men's and women's events in the European Athletic Champion- ships which begin in the Neufield Stadium here tomorrow.
Represented by over 100 competitors—the largest contingent in the Cham- pionships the Russians, who have made great progress since finishing as top European nation in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, are favourites to head the unofficial points scoring table.
runners,
A record number of nearly two top
Jim Peters, ; chance to win the men's four by 1,000 competitors-876 men and former favourite for the Euro-400 Metres Relay event. 279 women—representing 28 pean event, and Stan Cox, while nations, will be competing for Ken Wilmshurst, hop, stop and Individual honours in the Chain-Jump winner in Vancouver, in plonships which end on Sunday. prevented
Britain will be represented by taking part,
a team of 40, which is not ex-
pected to do ne well as in the
BIGGEST THRILLS
to
The 1,000 Metres is generally regarded as being the race produce the best running and greatest thrills, Here In Olympic Cham→
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Chris Chataway, joint slovakia, Chutaway
Britain, holder of the world's Three of Miles récord, and Derek Johnson, world's Empire 880 Yards winner.
a good They
nre also given
The recent Empire Games Vancouver took a toll of thred The of Britain's best prospecte..
naration ut out of action thei
Bid
To
Introduce
"Broken Time" Fails At IAAF
Congress
Berne, Aug. 24.
A hid by the Scandinavian and Iron Curtain countries
to introduce "broken time" (money for wages lost) into
of Crocko- and Green Lho
who share
Miles record, Three Kuly
Russia.
Mimoun France and Kovacs of Hungary. Recent weather conditions are not conducive to record break- ing performances at Berné,
day for o every
has week,
rabnes!
The Championships get under way tommorow afternoon when three nals, the Marathon, the 10,000 Metres and the Women's Javelin Throw are to be held after the opening ceremony.
the
Favourite for the Marathon is
Finn. Vickko Karvonen, winner of the Boston Marathon. His most dangerous opponents are probably his own country- mian, Puolakku, Jansson Sweden und the Russians,
Running of the 10,000 Metres
on the same day as the Marathon
both events in Helsinki, ia con-
the international Amateur Athletic Federation was de-means that Zatopek, who won leated during the afternoon session of the IAAF Congress today.
The matter was given considerable discussion during the five hour sex sion. The voting was 71-70 against the motion. A two-third majority would have been necessary" to make such payments to athletes possible.
fined to only one event. He hus preferred the 10,000 Metres for which he is a firm favourite.--
Reuter.
HUNGARY'S CHANCES
Bungary will rank high in a number of evenis at the European Athletic Champion- ships at Berne, which opɑn to- day. This is the opinion of Jozsef Sir, Trainer of the of the Hungarian
Among those sapporting the Mr Dua Forms, of the United proposal, which was put forward | Staten, zald they were trying to by Bo Ludman, Sweden, un keep amateur sport in the United behalf [ the Scandinavian Stres clean nayi they did not
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The Pakistanis Were Deliriously Happy -They Won!!
By ARCHIE QUICK
If they were not such good sportsmen, three Surrey bowlers, Alec Bedser. Jim Laker and Tony Lock, helping their County nearer to the retention of the Championship against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham; would have laughed silently at the spectacle of England being defeated by Pakistan at their own Kennington Oval. It is true that the Selectors experimented against the youngest of the Test countries, but it is nevertheless a fact that neither Lock nor Laker is going to Australia.
European Athletic Championships Prospects
By. “RECORDER”
The Soviet Union will have the most powerful team at the European Athletic Championships which start at Berne today, but the main power of this team lles in the strength of the féminine contingent who are expected to make a clean sweep of the throwing events and take two or three other individual titles as well as the relay title.
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On the men's side of the competition, however, honours should be fairly evenly divided and the Hun- But the garians may do better than the Russians.
·European Championships Committee have quite rightly insisted that the Championships are individual and are not intended for deciding which is the Champion athletic mation.
Britain has chances of gold season's best of 3:45.0, but no medals in the 1,500 Metres other clocking foster than 3:49.4 'through. Dr. Roger Bannister, in his other nine. starts the 5,000 Metres through Chris Jungwirth, Istvan Bazsavolgyi Choliwity, the Women's High of Hungary and Dennis Johans- Jump through Thelma Hopkinson of Finland oder have two British athletes should place in clockings under 3:47 this season. the first three in quite a num- Germany's Werner Luer, third ber of events, but the competi-at the last Olympic Games, won tion in Europe, this year is the Germeri Championship In Undoubtedly the strongest In 3:45.5 from Gunther, Dobrow (0:48.4). Gundar Nirtson of
history. Here survey of the chances men's track events;
la an event by event Denmark chocked 3:46,2 at Oslo in the in July 22 In beating Boysen (3:40,0), but both he and the Norwegian are likely to confine themselves to the 804 Metres,
6,000 METRES RUN
100 METRES DASH
This is almost a certainty for Heinz Futterer of Germany the most consistent sprinter in No one has been as near as Europe in the last two years. were several runners last season He is one of only two Europeana to Emil Zatopek's great 13:57.2 to have clocked 104 seconds this at Colombes (Paris) on May 30. principal rival Jozsef Kovacs of Hungary comes season, and his
to be the Georgian next with a 14:05.2 clocking. appears veteran, Levan Sanadzo, of the Herbert Schade of Germany, Soviet team, who has also clock-third in this event at the inst 10.4, but is a most in-Olympic Games, is running info form with a best so far of 14:14.2. Vladimir Kuts, a Ukrainian, ja the Soviet Union's best bet with
consistent performer.
Peter Kraus DI Germany
And van Hardeveld of Hollandia clocking of 14:11:8, but he is and Angel Kolov of Bulgaria not up to last season's form. have the best competitive record Luclen Hanswyck of Belgium has of several other European done 14:11.0. Also very much sprinters who have clocked 10.5 the running should be Sandor seconds this year. Britain has no Garay of Hungary (4:13.4) and Taipale of Finland outstanding performer in this Ilmari
(14:134).
This is the opposition for Chris Chataway rd Freddie Green
of England, neither, di Ger- whom has raced over 8,000
event.
200 METRES DASH
Futterer and Kraus of many, both with a season's best Motres this year though they of 21.3 seconds, may win this established a joint world record event for Germany. But the for Three Miles of 13:82.2 at defending Champion, Bring the AAA Championships. Trans- Shenton of Britain, is in good lated into its equivalent for form with two 21.5 clockings 6.000, Metres, this time works over 220 Yords for the season. out at somewhere between Very much in the cunning also 13:57.2 and 14:02.2.
This race is certainly going 1 Vaclav Jonecck of Czecho- slovakia, with clockings of 21.0 to be the classic of the European last gear and 21,5 this year. Championships.
Theo Sent of Holland and Jan have of Sweden clocked 21,4 this season, Arda- lion Ignatvey of the USSR and Jozsef Senkel of Húngary have
four la consistently. "Last.
darlason One of the first-class umpires said to me afterwards "It is a tragedy
for England that Laker is not going to Australia, and Brian Close too, that replacementa will have to be sent out before the end of the Tour."
Pakistan batting
I wager
team.
Said Mr Sir; "The unanimous Curtain nations.
opinion of foreign Those
Two opposing the motion
ts that the created Hungarian experts included Australia, New Zealand, ! considerable discurston - the 1954
European Athletic Cham-
be ott Britain, Japan, Holland, Turkey, curtailment of competitors in pionships promise to Belgium, Buly, she United States Olympic truck and field events. bigger sale and
higher I before. ared the elimination of victory standard than ever Art lodia.
European 15, therefore, extremely difficult evremans from the
as which begui her to-to sporulate" 011 results.
thing "One"
our certain: men and women athletes will Lord Burghley suggested that do everything in the interest of
With 12 wickets at cheap cost) Pakistanis in his indoor school (-est only one ablet successful performance, to show
Fuzal Mahmood not only won at Wandsworth for two years, Len Halton's aggregate for the clocked 21,5, but none of these
Allsories Was
only 19 he sold represent that They not want to beruk should antomatically
the
results they the match for Pakistan but and afterwards na17010 เก
England innings. the Olymple achoven 1934 including bowled himself
in principles or wenkes the laws of coela
world things being level,
beat Pakistan nine amateurism, bus rather wanted Games after those in Melbourne World, European 2 Hungarian class. Before he left the ground would
with two other being records-are not accidental, but bo in " fair and in 1950,
received four-figure-a- run #port
times out at ten and this result allowed to compele if their per- the result of planned prepara yen democratic way.
a Lancashire should make no difference year offer formances warranted i
tion and training
League Chib,
tlf. deliriously Australio.
Congress
bo happy, he sold his job was The
eventually "In my opinion, we could
Superintendent of Poller agtereed to a suggestion made by in the first six in the 4 x 100
x 400 1
Metres Relay he intended to remain in that Mr Harold Abraham (Britain) that each country should look events. In the 800 and 1,300 Job and in his country.
to
I was all wrong that those better-placco inancially should have a
better chance of com- There was broken time puting.
but not "ports
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400 METRES RUN The Mongolian featured Ardalion Ignatyy, who is from
10,000 METRES KUN Zatopek improvod the world record in this event to 20 minutes 14.2 seconds at Brussels
to remain on the books for years on June 1. This record la likely
to come, but Zatopek hasn't beer In such good form of late that he has remained unbeaten...
Diminutive Joiset Kovacs of 9.0 on Jopeic was this
the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Hungary beat him at Budapest Republic, tends the field on the in 29:09.0 season's fastest times with 48,9. race, however, But Germany's Olymple, analist quite evidently trying to score point for Czechoslovakia another Karl-Friedrich Haas, Is running anot
against Hungary by lying back form with 'n
Russians Want To Stage Olympic Games cicing's under 474
into late senaun
should help "In fact it and
out ai us shuko
the sceny. But have done a fine job of work carefully
best of 410 end three more and urging on his second sting, Into this extremely
field the
is wide open.
the improving Ivan Ulisporger. this and deserve
heartening int question and adop Metres,
underestimated Kovacs the
a dismally 5,000 and 10,000
success after such Lord Burghley, presiding, siding the principle of gutting
Jacques Hege of Switzerland and probably only the Although he showed ample wet summer which, was com- the IAAF had always But it
and Zoltan Adamic of Hungary finish. They
Under 30 minutes for tho competitors, and then send their
Volto Hellsten Borne, Switzerland, have done 47.8, Views to the IAAF Condos momentary form of the runners restraint in his hour of triumph, pletely foreigo to them. face against broken time.
dre. also will decide who wins between perhaps the happiest man of are such a grand lot of follows
of Finland has clocked 47.7. distance this season they opened the gates they could
Herbert Schade of " Germany fore January 1, 1950, for dis- the best in the world, Zatopek, them all was captain
Aug. 24. Hafeez too."
Costa. Sweden's not tell how it would end.
Brannstrom, (29:80.0-his best in two years).. cussion at the Melbourne Con Kovacs, Kuts, Chataway
Bussin's top sports leader with a best of 47.4 arid Kardar. This Oxford Blue, since BTCKS.
countries Green. Iron curtain
last year Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia he stopped playing
England missed Bedser for War-Lake, and Bailey a steadiness today urged intensification has not been too consistent and #29137.0). Grigorly kams | opposed the proposal.
Basalayev stand curest to European Championship in the inuously for more cricket
awickshire, tras campaigned would hate been a godsend, but of sports relations between has a season's best mark of. 47.8 and Albert Ivanov of the USSR There was unanimous disap-Long Jump
(29:48.4 and 20:45.0 respective pointment over the
European Homonnay enters for the Pole as much
niers for the Pole Pakistan, and the Oval success who instructed the free-hitting East and West and No British hopes in this event.
duo to his
Johnny
and Olstein Sakovic of to on Bounced that the Soviet - 800 METRES RUN Commitesion's decision to elimi Vault with a chance of reaching captaincy
Norway (29:50.8). of only Union was hoping to play anything "else, splice to the extent. nate victory ceremonies from
There This is going to be a classic
is also the final.
will nine runs in an hour and a
Alain Mimoun, Theans that the garne the European championships.
host to the Olympic Games
TRCO with Roster, Mouris of the Algerian running for France The Russian delegates led the "Both our discus throwers develop there into a national half?
in the "not too distant Belgium having, shown - 1:47.5
Who
second at the Helsinki discontent and said they
de-particularly Ferenc Klics are sport.
A four or two from him to
future."
this sensori, Gunnar. Nielsen of Games. In the field. Hur best plored the abandonment of a capable of outstanding results.
English couches will be ask-the discomfiture of the Pakistan
Denmark, 1:40.0, Audun Boysen for the season is 30:128. Ane old tradition which every
can expect a wonderfuled to go there and the first of "We
Bowlèrs and feldamen and athlete desired.
struggle in Hammer Throwing
them will be Tom Dollery, England would have won. between the world's three best warwickshire's professional cap Other outstanding decisions throwers
Strand,
Crimmak
The ironic thing was tain. Another man behind the after taken were;
There might and Krivenosov.
all England's careful who shared in To abolish the 10 Kilometres be a new world record from ones
the prodding
match Track Walk from
We can only victory sat in the BBC box and eventually won and lost by the Olympic this competition. Gastes and substitute one of expect to be placed in the watched it. 20 Kilometres on a closed cir-Marathon If Dobronyl's health
Alf Gover, former Surrey cuit.
Is completely recovered."
fast bowler, has coached the
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RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS
London, Aug 24. "Rugby League results today
To adopt tions of the Rules and Regula Str said: "In.
women athletes, Mr short distances, tions Committee, which In we can expect
most from Mike' cluded the recognition of the Neszmely, but in the 4 x 100 3,000 Metres Steeplechase as a Metres standard event on which world into the final. We
relay we can also get can expect records could be established.
good results from Arapka Kazi feld Fa The standardising of
in the 800 Metres, and from events. Implements,
and the Olga Gyarmati in the Long Jump were: adoption of
points and the 80 Metres Hurdles scoring system for the Women's Erzsebet Vigh can possibly gain Pentathlon.
sxih place in Lord Burghley was re-elected a fourth or
throwing the Javelin,
-London Express Service).
n'
President.—Reuter.
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reckless run-out,
Constantin Adrínnöv, a lead alock of Belgium 1:48.0, and Ken Norris, are also power-
1:48,0
and Oleg Agayev
Norway 1:48.1 Lielen Britain's entries, Peler Driver Szentgalf of Hungaryful competitors for places with of times over Six, Miles equivalent to about 29:30 and 20:40 for 20 Garfier" Champion, Kilometres.
a best of
STEEPLECHASE
ing member of the International that Olympic Committee and head of
the Soviet Union Olympic Com
exclusive $0.4.. mitice, sold in on laterview that sports relations! B
between the Communists and Derek
was
the West had "greatly in- 1:49.5 but considerable potential and is quite likely to break into It was lost also by a lot of proved" in the past yours. indifferent batting and England's
the first thres with á The improvement was achieved falfest ever time, by. a. other new bowlers inability
to rain spite of the contrary wishes The home an advantage when they of the ruling circles in the were faced by Pakistan's tall- United States," Adrianoy added.
and batsmen,
Brilon
Charmana --N
Hemz
Ulahein
Dobrow,
Siracke and Friedel
Olaf
Olavi Rintenpaa of Finilaha unofficial world record holder in the 3,000 Metred: Steeplechase leads a strong, field at Bernie In this event with id best for the scason of 8:47.8. His teammate,
same race at Helsinki on fallen in aftor having
"to" *Idst The strongest challengers are
Fazal Mahmood by the way, Red sports leader said Russian They are all, on the 12:00.
The butty but soft-spoken Law on the 3:06 mark Pentti Karvaner,
also took 12 wickets at Lucknow sports were still when Pakistan beat India. He
tip." obtained twice the mimber of Test tickets than any of
on the Way Wanita ungwirth of Czecho- July
with considerable potential, the slovakia, who can't make up his the next "One should not make, fore- mind which (distance he smokers, Halifax 22, Batley 8.
colleagues, the same as Wardle casts in sports," he said. "But will also be a tough compell the Russians and Hungarianu.
and it is also interesting I hope we will win the 1956
that while Rochdale Hornets 13. Leeds 7. to note
Hand Olympic Games in Melbourne." Reuter,
Mahammed's 22 was the high-—United Prem
MTA.
Barry Applel
THATS BETTER HOW MUST HURRY TO CATCH THE
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tor.
1,500 METRES BUN.
It le not known who will be representing the Soviet Union, this but their two fastest
Viktor. Kürchavov and both (elacion: 8:49.0.
BOASON
Dr Roger Barmister though he Taygenly Kodymyking & Soviet
four zinutes Vista Benson, has not. returned" Europe's s of the
minutes)
time has done, KRIVDAN KEYI
Tharos Curt Söderkers.
Hungary
Eweden's
behind season's best of 95.8 John Landy's new world recor Two rising stars, pnd “dark Sprzy when he beat Audih Boysbo Horie in this event are
the Hungary. Y
Chromik of Poland (8.66.0) and Norway match at Balat
Erritt Layson of Norway (B:57.2).
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