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BANNISTER WINS AGAIN

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1954.

Dr Roger Bannister, 'the famous British Miler (No. 139) about to make his famous dash to overtake Kakko of Finland (604) and Jungwirth of Czecho- slovakin (699) to win the 1,500 Metres Anal in the European Championships at · Berne. On the left is the Dane, Gurmar Nielsen, who tried to catch the flying" doctor, and finished second-Central Press Photo.

European Swimming Championships

Turin, Sept. 5.

The European Swimming Championships came to an end this evening with Georgy Csordas won the Hungary taking two more gold medals and Russia one. 1,500 Metres event. Hungary took the women's four by 100 Metres Relay and Roman Brener won the High Diving (men's) for Russia,

This left Hungary in possession of eight gold medals, six silver and three bronze from the 17 events, not counting the water polo.

Russia took four golds, threej Hearly, Britain, 133.59 polnis.—¡ silvers and fear bronzes,

Reuter.

TRIUMPH

PAKISTAN'S RAPID RISE IN WORLD CRICKET LARGELY DUE TO KARDAR'S EFFORTS

Abdul Hafeez Kárdar, 29-year-old captain of the Pakistan cricket team, is due for a rousing "Khush Amdeed” or welcome when he arrives home next month. It will be well deserved.

He alone, of course, was not responsible for the tourists' résounding victory against England at the Ovai or for their other successes on their first England tour. He would be the first to emphasise that team work won the day.

for

He continued to express

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the Kardar's captaincy during the early part of the tour was not without fault. Many critics bu

love that he came to England with preconceived ideas about

Bút to the fall, likable Kar. |December, 1861, the Pakistanis, Suserx, 79 against his former. dar milst go most of the credit led by the newly-appointed University and 57 off the Not- for Pakistan's · rapid, tire in skippet Kardar;

beat them | tinghamshire attack-both these worl cricket. Long before his soundly by four wickets, matches were won by a big country was formally admitted Kardar decided that "actions margin-and 139 against York- to membership of the Imperial speak louder than words". shire in the tourists first defent Cricket Conference two years "I hope this has strengthened of their programme. ago, he was pressing its claim our claims for inclusion in the

His batting average on August He has been Imperini Cricket Cenfermice." | 23 was: the

driving

force behind the he remarked after the match. Innings Times Not Out Runs AyOTOKE of the "babra." advanci

WON THE RIGHT Leaders must ledd by example as well

as by form of per-view publicly, that Pakistan sonality. Kardar tumselt is an attractive, foreing left-hand bat deserved membership. "Some who can also defend dourly in had a birthright to membership the hour of need; an accurate of the ICC; we have won it," he slow-to-medium left-arm spin Times".

wrote In letter to "The the make-up of his Test side; certainly he did not hit on tha bowler stick good fleider close to the Wicket.

And not long afterwards he best combination until the final Pakistan was match of the series at the He is an all-rounder in the had his reward. wider sense, too. Besides having admitted to the Conference and Oval. In the early weeks, too,

had the honour Kardar

of hel was at disadvantage played for Oxford University and Warwickshire in England-leading the first national cricket that his sids's fielding was brow here he is regarded as an old team to be sent abroad by his par and he had dimculty over

It played against feld placing. friend he is one of the few country.

Indian sides. men to have represented twa

monttia Four

when BRO, countries, India and Pakistan, Fight - Lieutenant Karda

lecturer at the Royal Pakistan

in.Tests.

Kardar was borzi

at Lahore

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But Karcinr is adaptable, His thetics improved steadily. Ho was willing to experiment and on January 17, 1920, and was Air Force College, arrived in learn from mistakes. And no greater fellow man could have felt a educated at Lahore College and England with his 17

cricketers, lie Punjab Univerally where her what was to follow when he when, in that imal Test, he did gave an Indication sense of achievement than he graduated in philosophy.

"thie Agid: "We have not come

and led his impossible" to Abdul Hafter the Abdul means set the Thames

men to victory. fire: We obedient-he, made his debut in Arst-class cricket in 1918-44 for have come to play cricket as i

should be played."" Northern India.

on

Well, the Pakistanis under their handsome leader soon won ปี reputation in England as

Success

CAUGHT THE EYE

Even before attaining his sportsmen. majority at the University, Hafeez began to calch the ore and one of his best carly formances was scoring a be

put op Calcutta agatrist on Australian Services XI whose attack included Flying Omeer K. R. Miller and Sgt C. Pepper.

world record in the process, as well as the men's 200 Metres Breast Stroke title while Westant 86 not Germany took the women's 200 Metres Butterfly uitle.

The win of Crordhu gave him HUNGARIAN » third go'l medal, because he There was practically no com- had cartier won the 400 Metres petition in which the strong

France stumbled from Free Style and was on Hungary's Magyars did not fish within

the winning four by 200 Metres the first three positions, a

pedertal where she stood after Relay team.

success which enormously im- the European Championships of Brener was hail diving gold pressed foreign observers who 1940 and neured only one title medallist for Russia og hin high predicted serious

troubles for this diving mucetssay followed an

viciory L the spring carter i oard event,

the American and the Japanese at the next Olymple Games.

The Hungarians won both the SUNDAY'S RESULTS

men's and women's 100 Metres 1,500 Metres final;

Georgy Free Style races, the men's and Cardins (Hungary) 18 minutes the women's 400 Metres Free 57.9 seconds. Gvorgy Schuster, Style, the men's 4 by 200 Metres (Hungary), 10 intuutes and 5.6 Relay Race, the women's by seconds; V. Lavrenko, Russia, 19 100 Metres Relay race, the Met's minutes 10.0 seconds.

1,900 Metres

the Free Style, Women's four by 100 Metres men's 200 Metres

Butterfly

and Relay final: Hungary 4 minutes the water palo tournament, and

seconds, Holland 4 30.0

With the four diving events minutes 30.2 seconds and Cer-annexed by Russia, the other Ave inany 4 minutes and 37.2 European Unles

went to Eastern seconds.

Germany, France, Holland and Men's

Diving final: Western Germany. Roman Brener, Russia, 144.18 The East Germans won the points; Mikhail Chachba, women's 100 Metres Butterfly Russla, 142,30 points; Peter title, and established A

Mercedes Again Triumphs Over Italian Ferraris

Monza, Italy, Sept. 5.

year, winning the men's 100uding

When Haréez first came to England in 1948 with India he at 21, the "baby" of the sido. A promising youngster, too. He was chosen for all three Tests and in June, at Lord's destined to become one of his and

happlest huning grounds-hit 43 in 60 minutes off an England attack 'spear

and headed by Bill Bower Alec Bodzer, soune.

Two months later, batting Against Somerset, he had a less happy experience. The county attempted to throw

Metres Back Stroke event.

The same decline featured the performance of Holland which 100 only the women's. took

Back Stroke utle Metres relinquished the women's 100 Free Style and the Metres Women's 4 by 100 titles she won in the previous Championships.

IMPRESSIVE The improvement shown

all Curtat countries__in events was impressive. Hungary keeper Poles especially revealed a very

the down Russions and apart,

bounced high swimming stan

standard which smartly

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by

the

A. H. Kardar

IMPRESSED ALL

Of the field, Kardar In Eng- land has been a sincere and hard-working ambassador in the was not cause of Pakistan cricket. His quiet, friendly manner has im- pressed all who have met. him.

<i

wicket,

ball always theirs, yet their his

struck Hateaz | thusiastic approach remained. and on the

THe weather nose; After

soon proved in some races was only second attention in the pavilion, he Fublle Enemy No. 1. "In 14

returned-loudly applauded for years of cricket, I can only re

rained off once

to that of the Magyars.

With two before the Melbourne

new

the

Fifty thousand Italian spectators leapt to their foot.

and Fereamed tonight as Stirling Moss, Britain's racing

driver of an Italian Maserati, made a desperate effort to wrest victory in the Italian Grand Prix'from Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine World Champion, driver of a German Mercedes.

more years to go:his spirit—and went on to make? member beinlained. Kardar

for

with

the Hungarions. as most serious bidders Olympic medals,

In the water polo tournament the Hungarians dominated the field although they were once played to a tie by the Yugoslava and finished with the same point score but with a bigger goal average.

an

Even after his hour of glory at the Oval-which he met with typical modesty Kardar was still turning over ideas to help Pakistan cricket.

He told one correspondant: "On our return we must see

WIN FOR BRITAIN

Britain's Thelma Hopkins winning the High Jump with a clearance of 5ft, 6in. during the European Games In Berne-Central Press Photo,

Close Struggles

In Open Rinks And Triples

Favourites got through in their Colony Open Rinks and Open Triples matches yesterday, but only just so with the exception of one rink.

Closest of the games was the Rinks quarter-final between Craigongower's G. Hong Choy, A. H. Seemin, that we continue our coaching G. A. Souza, and J. S. Landolt and Indian Recreation

and training. Unless we do

this and train hard, finding new Club's A: R. A. Rahman, K. M. Rumjahn, M: B. Hassan cricket stars in Pakistan, our] änd U.. A. Rumjahn. present glory may well be ahort-lived."

-London Express Šervice),

The Indien temblantion; who dved up to their reputation,

the titio in 1952, fully though they were

won

Big Problem Faces Hutton On The Australian Tour

London, Sept. 6

dofeated by the narrow margin of 20-18.

Trafting slightly behind most of the way, they drew level at 8-8 on the 10th head and held their opponenta to 10-11, on the 18th hond.

Landolt and His man forged ahead to 16-10 with a three and a two, but mot with stofn op- position from their opponenik on the next few heads.

The Indiank caught up to 14-10- and, after conceding a two, took the lead at 10-18 on the 19th. head with a five

TIGHT FINIBI

In the light finish; Landolt and

at ho

home ccasion. Games, en undicfcated 39. Russians looked; together He finished the tour

But he added: with on one

thinking of getting the 384 runs, for an average of just

"I'm

One of the biggest problems facing England's cricket his men held on to a single on the

umbrella to over 17.

keep dry when Soon after the tour's end, inspecting the wicket!"

captain Len Hutton in Australia this winter will be to the 20th head and another single to Oxford and. His merry men

en weathered"!! Hafeez went

keep all his players-assuming Denis Compton will be fit to on the last head to win by 20-19 gaining his Blue, represented the downpours with the some

the match between Jack fly out and join the main party mentally and physically and quaily to meet the winners the University as A. H. Kardar good humour and in au eatly

Hayward's and F. R. Kermani's for three seasons.

County fixture against Sussex attuned to cricket, insisted on remaining in the With only six first class matches before the first rinks in the semi-final, field in terming rain,

Test, at Brisbane, on November 28, the selectors must. "If people

are prepared to ference was for hitting the ball the rain," they said

In those days, Kardar's pre-watch, we will play even in try to give everybody an equal chatice of striking his best form. But once the Test side had been settled, the hard and often and this adven-

dificulties of keeping the others in maten practice will turous outlook

become very considerable.

The Magyars seemed the only team to have well 'understood the new regulations requiring mability and swimming ability rather than sheer physical strength and weight.--United Press.

Hunt Shares

£500 Prize

In Tourney

1948.

ADVENTUROUS

corned film

at

It is interesting to note that early on in his career had

But oil feed trouble robbed him in the end and Fangio once again was first over the finishing line in a Grand Prix motor race.

The battle between the Italian "I thought it would blow up Ferraris and Maseratis and Cor-at any minute," he said after- many's Mercedes threatened towards, but it was too late. and in a win for Italy as Fangio Fangio was out ahead now and

front of Hawthorn. But the a £500 prize in the doodwin with peccably in place as always,

Rotherham, Sept. 4. Bernard Hunt, former asals tants champion and young Bri-

Korder

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Spanish Matadors For First Manila

Bullfights Soon

Manila, Sept. 8,

In another Rinka quarter-final game, last year's winning skip, AG. Coles, with a new set of font men in M. S. McKay,

M. Davidson and W. Marshallany, went down to the KBOC tink of F. Franels, F. Howarth, LL

several good scores. In the July In terms of personal achieve of his arst season, for example, ment, Kardar, whose party con- he hit 132

Only one first class game has Vie Watson. They may be in E. Purvis and Alec Harvey by against MCC Lord's.

Lains seven other bowlera, has been fixed between the first and much the same position as John Though his ability as a bowler capture few wickets on the second Test and only à country¦| Dawes, David.. Shoppard add favoured teams · barely, scraping",

Triples matches saw The two the 1980-51 runs spieces was not overlooked-his three tour. On August 23, his bowl game between the second and Gilbert Parkhouse

ing average tead

third,

through. At KCC the power years at Oxford brought

him overs Maidens Buns Wkts Average both. Naturally: Hutton will bout,

to keep his main Through no fault of the selec-ful Joe Luz Raoul Luz and

Compa he really came into his own. ds He has played several fine batsmen in action while resting tors these three played fewer Johnnie Ribeiro a spinner when he started with innings, however, notably 99 not his chief bowlers.

Innlogs than the others and from Recreio beat Vie bais- were

Joe Meyer and Willy Warwickshire at the end of out in a drawn game with The problem concerns

consequently facing in 20-15, and at Austin Boa4, Jack no than bowlers.priciibo men more

when circumstances Chubb, Tom Baker and alli Hution has eight specialist bats- dictated their inclusion in the Hong

Sling managed to over- men in the party and Tot side. i

come club-mates D. B. Sequeira, maximum of six only will be been a new-ball seam

needed In Text and state bowler. but changed to spin

The problem confronts most Red Symons and Farly Kermani touring aldes, but hone more so by a lucky wick on the unlucky matches.t after receiving instruction from Vinoo Mankad. the gulleful

|_ SCARČELY POLICY than a team ylällig Australia. thirteenth, by the same score.

those who have to form them-

THE RESULTS Indian left-armer The tricks he learned from Mankad earned

In Tests, there may only be waives: Into the "ground staff”—--| The following wore of 'wickets while

The first bullgte in the Phi-five with Bailey as the all as they usually style themselves results: A

his county cap.

stadium on October 80, it was and four other bowlers making tile periods of have those of the A. H. Beemin, G. A. Bouza, U The laat half of the race was

the yesterday by up

button to Pakistan tegen now to England, S. Landolt boat AA Rah-

nutuber. run in a drizzle of rain which received a great ovation from cossive year today when he and speaks for itself. In 1949, he the local promoter,

have. ofters Ins Home and worry o

taken a Hutton will have litle need to man, K. M. Runjank, / M. 3. dr Hassar, U. A. Rumjahn 20-19. made Ule fast course particular the standing crowd as he crossed Sid Collins beat Wally Smithers totalled 700 runs and 97 wickets; Cortes:

aber holded only four front line ly dimcult,

the line.

and Johnny Fallon in the 30- the following season,

F. Frandis, E. Howarth, Ja. E 888 runs

Several But after

Fangio covered the 80 laps hele final by two and one. Last and it wickets. Alberto Ascari,

bowlers. But this scarcely seem Although Shakoorio Purvis, A Harvey bent, M. S leavin Lisbon on September Juck Ferrari, had dropped with a total distance of appro- year, Hunt partnered Italy, in

Recognition

for Australian coraition, who has played only 12, andags for Paklitan 16 together with 20 followed by Luigi Villores, ximately 313 miles in two hours

Hargreaves For

this event. cricket had

particularly in view of the on the tour MORE W M. Davison

| Maralalisay An G. Coles 115-14. long been close to troduce the sport here Italy, in a Maserati, Mosa tović 47 minutes 47B sonds.

with total prize money of £3,000 Kardar's heart and, after re challenge

for. 79. laps, 'was Fund the

despite protests from och night during the Test, which met Middle Lord

redlicing further the chatice fish wedle bottig part veral beat V Raminys: GAMONIN lap taking pace de drow further and [11.6

and Umberto qualify in sections throughout to make his views known. ed the President to prohibit it,

the EM Baker,Wh Hon. Bung: beat further ahead of Fangio, Maglioli (Italy), in a Ferrari, the country and are then drawn The MCX toured Pakistan and

how- Preddent⠀⠀ Magsaysay,

Waldes D. B. Sequeira, D. C, Bymons, Each time he flashed past the war timed for 78 tape in two for partnerships.

In the first of two unofficial Firmen Gowas the petitions, slands, Moss had encouragement hours 48 minutes 474 seconds

pecial... R. Kermant 2018. Tests, played at Karachi. În | ---France-Pres yelled at him

was relegated to and kept in he kept there to finish a top in tish Ryder. Cup player, shared | bim Pickshing -- and also. Uppines will be staged at Elend | rounder, Evans, na wicketkeepër, ze their disappointments, and Open Rinki; --G. Hong' Choy,

second place for many of the 80

out

Professional foursomes incidental for the County | announced here British driver, with bow tie im- for the second guÇ» -

Hawthorn,

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buildghters

after lap at a breath. Itimed, in two hours 48 minutes first and second prizes of turning home in the winter off duced,aling is beslist: intro- {, decalo to cover, the wickets]] werd.agalh 16h but is the cleven Oben Triple47N JE AT 9 pozi

500 and £800, 14" "pinyers | 1980, Ito had his first real chance) neversl`qüiarters, which petita Aagain-millised surfaces, was Padure on the best an sölZNATI W. McCall:20-15; J, Chubb, T

Beconds,

for third placé-Reuter,

But

nine laps from the when he was leading Fangio, by

THE CHAMPION

about 20 seconds, a groan of

Ginal provided

a

display of putting from all four players, though. Hunt and Collins were generally Just Milan, Sept. B. in front. Having led at the dismay went up. Moss cousted Jums Manuel Fangio of third and last of the next three His Maserall into the pits, jump Argentina was unofficially closed-holes they turned one up and ed out and pushed it from the fed the World Champion motor finlehed the first round

CHEER OF B

My racing driver with more than BYMPATHY twice:

first, round a hole

Smithers and Fallon, were, on

ahead

i dil' feed had given ouit and the ratings of the juxt kimmuunt, the 23rd; but soon 000

?in on unonicial classifica-

A great cheer of sympathy rose to following he win in the down and still one behind with above the screech of the cars Hallan Granki Prix Monza ning to play An exchange) of two holes left Hunt end, Collins Ako A were one do, with four toʻplay, The classification takes

the crowd redlland "what had

happened. Just my lucky

tock

Moss, who has yet to

to Golshi

in major racing "chi pionships of Wherez Smithers baran

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The crowd's attention, Entices

Alately, switched to