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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY

27, 1955.

Gordon Pirie Is SO MUCH LIKE A CLOWN

After The

Mile Record

1

Says ARCHIE QUICK

Gordon Pirie is in his most determined mood. He is going to be the athlete of the year or bust. Santee, Kuts, Zatopek, Chalaway, says he can struggle for the secondary honours. And when Gordon talks like that he is generally right.

Frustrated by sickness in missing the International Cross-Country Championship in Spain, Pirie has other- wise made a tremendous start to the season. He has already run his second fastest ever Three Miles and Six Miles, has picked up a race or two in Belgium and France, and has won races at Freiberg and Heilbronn in Germany on successive days. That is, indeed, early form with a vengeance.

But something else is happen- | Yards,

1,500 Metres and One

ing to Pirie He has a secret | Mile events for his future pro- ambition Lo sixceed Roger grumme. Bannister and John Landy as the world's greatest miler. That is the prime honour of the track: therefore that is good enough for Gordon.

To this end he has been visit ing

coach.

Waldemar his Gerschler. in Germany to obtain Metres, 880. a schedule of 800

Piric believes that at 24 years of age now is the time for him on middle dis- to concentrate

a while, and he will tances for not revert to longer races until July. He has already done a 4 min. 12.4 sec. mile this season. Remember, too, that, he beat the into the Kreat Wesley Santee ground over the distance at the White City when he came in as a

LAWN BOWLS deputy for Bannister.

TEAMS

any

A leading critic has said that Chataway's finishing speed. tactics and stamina will always determination over beat Pirie's

distance between a Mile and also said that Three Miles. He Pirie is wrong in consulting Gerschler and should stick to the Swiss, Stampf, as so many other British athletes have done. Many KBGC

disagree with this Green Club in league matches on people will

will point and

to the results Saturday, May 28.

The following have been selected to represent their pos- pective Clubs fh league lawn

bowls matches tomorrow.

1st Division (Home) Y. 1.R.Pirie has already achieved "C" at 4 p.m.; J. Tindali. P. Hughes, W. Williamson, J. Mckel- vie Skip:: E. 2. Ludell, F. Ho wart, C. Roussefel, M. E. Pur Vis Skip): L. Gadd!. F Gasson, T. Kavanagh, A. Harvey (Skip).

"I am from

Pirie defends himself. constitutionally different other athletes. My heart action is abnormal and so is my breath- ing, I know what is best for me. What would be excessive and killing training for others

3rd Division (Home) v HKERC

-A. D at 4 pm: V. I. Thomas, McCracken, J. McLelland, C. E. M. Terby (Skip: V. C. Bord, C. W. Greaves, A. Scott, A. Huttonsults me.

Skip S. Bicheno. S. Howarth. S. -Tremlett, L. F. G. Cosgrove iSkip).

CCC

1st Division (Away)

v. Recreta Wat 4 p.m.: F. Lee, C. R. Iton W. Brad sele S. L. Leonard. B bury (Skap); P. Manson, F. D. Madar, G Hong Choy. A. E. Contes (Skip); C. C. Ma, J. W. Leonard W. C. Ogley, G. A. Souza (Skip).

A. M. L. Soares Hererve. Capt. G. Hong Choy.

and

2nd Division (Away) v. KCC at 4 p.m. Wong Yan, T. Leonard. P.

K. Lau, H. W. Randall (Skip); G.

It is so rigid that mere racing becomes easy afterwards. My trainer has set the programme and I trust in his judgment. So far. It has not failed me, until

does I shall pin my faith in

I think shorter distances for

a while to improve my speed are the correct thing."

F. Santos, A. E. H. Castro, J. A. Fox. C. Madar (Skip); C. K. Sung, A. F. Ferreira. R. O. Baker, R. Tay (Skip).

M. Reserve, W. Sousap.

HKFC

2nd Division

(Away) U.S.R.C. at 4 p.m.: P. Cotler, P. B. Gardner, R. C. Butler, B. I. Bickford (Skip); R. Blyth. W. McColl, W., Bovard, K. Forrow Skip); K. B Baker, T. Sneddons, 1. Ndsdale, E. Greenwood (Sky). Reserves: G. Walker and A. Crook.

3rd Division (Away) v.

Filipino

Italian Racing

Ace Crashes To Death

Rome, May 26: Alberto Ascari, Italy's

Club at 4 p.m.: H. Black. R. Jones, automobile racing ace, was

w.Taylor, M. Rakusen (Skilled instantly today during

Suramer, H. Van-Echten,

Laing.

USRC

A horse called Flanagan and Miss Pat Smythe, horsewoman extraordinary, are being considered by the British Olympic. Show Jumping selectors as a team to train for the world contests next year.

You may never have

heard ragedy intervened. "Bill" Han-

Flanagan spent the winter at of Flanagan. He is seven years son, 23-year-old leading British Miss Smythe's stables at Miser.

chestnut show jumper, became gravely den, Gloucestershire. old.. a good-looking

There was little hope that gelding. You must have heard of ill.

"1 occasionally took him for a whose Pat Smythe,

name is he would ride again.

jolly across the fences, teaching usually linked with horses. Tosca

him to use his head more to in- said Pat. and Prince Hal"

crease his balance," "He has reacted magnificently

does What

she think of meetings in

before Flanagan? I adore him... he at is so much like a clown. He died- just loves to jump.”

Picture shows: Pat Smythe on Flanagan-Daily Express Photo.

Jas year.

Mr Hanson told Pat Smythe: The girl and the horse met in have a horse which I would Rich like you to take over" She took September Robert Hanson, Nottinghamshire Flanagan to three

day's Master of September. Two businessman and Foxhounds, hoped that his new the Horse of the Year show horse, Flanagan, might become Harringay, Bill Hanson

Pa Smythe withdrew an International Champior, rid- and

William den by his son

. But | Flanagan,

Good Early Season Performances By British Athletes

By "RECORDER"

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL FURY

THE QUESTION IS: DID

THEY KILL

500 TO

GET THEIR EFFECTS?

By DILYS POWELL

"Have you seen the American film 'Marty'?" someone asked me on my first day at the Cannes Festival. "No," I said. I had just come from "The Sign of Venus," a well-acted but tedious Italian comedy, and together with 1,500 other guests I had fought my way into the day's cocktail party; in one hand I held, idiotically, a cellophane-covered doll which had been thrust at me as I passed the barrier; in the other, gratefully, a glass of champagne.

"No," I repeated, "Is it good?" "So I hear; missed it myself-shown before I arrived." The Festival lasts seventeen days; there were still Ave to go. "I must try to see it," I said. And on my way back to the hotel to change for the evening performance ("evening dress essential") I added my name to the long list of critics who were begging for a second showing of "Marty."

me

away

too

"much over-1 One can have "Have you sem ‘Chipka”?" Ititles, sent had spent the evening with awhelmed by the noble fluency nature, and in its own range bundle of Mexican Indian life of its narrative, the austere Wolf Mankowitz's story of the called "Racines," a film with an splendour of its close-ups and East End child who believes his sickly, one-horned lid to be a interesting literary ireny joined the audacity of its transitions.

unicorn with magle powers has to an earthiness bordering on

Meanwhile, in the background, been beautifully re-told. "No." I the risible..

I said, "what

the social battle continued. The

Jewish philosopher tailor, carth is 'Chipka"?"

British reception was held on street

with crowded

quirky the morning It was three in the

shining cruiser anchored in stallkeepers, St Paul's together with a thousand board a or so other guests, I was sitting the harbour, HMS Shofield, and bright at the end-this is Petti

Navy set

an example of coat Lane" fantasticated; but charm. and good again why not?

on

and.

"The Heroes

of

efficiency,

manners,

at the day's super-party, watch-the ing an acrobatic cabaret dancer being used by her partners as a Sir Alexander Korda made The atmosphere of half-reality kiter with a shade of fatigue I

the best Joke of the week: is delicately maintained, the held a glass of champagne.

of talk arriving at what his invitation quick ebb and flow

calfed

a little Intimate brilliantly controlled. Excellent Chipka," had

one found two bands, playing from David Kossoft as interposed the French director supper,

and a hundred and the tailor, and the final wrestl- on my left. "A Russo-Bulgarian fireworks

Bity guests.

The

ing match between Joe Robinson munificence in colour: great battle-

Carnera hair- scenes twenty-five thousand was welcome, more and more one and Prime

one side, twenty-five sees the importance to national raising,

file: at

But for a Continental thousand on the other: to get prestige of display

audience it must be an extreme- their effects," he added sardoni festivals

At Cannes ly difficult Alm cally, "they must have killed In the Palais des Festivals the the difficulties,

"Oh

presumably. least five hundred

of them."

audience clapped the visiting were insurmountable. dear." I said, "I suppose I must

has try to see it; but anyone stars and applauded or ridiculed sometimes, scen Marty" "Shown before I their Alms and, arrived," said my other neigh-expressed political opinions; the bour, "but I've got my name booing which greeted the award to "East of Eder." was party down."

booing.

men

оп

cars

"Have you seen Riff'?" IA But by midnight on Wednes- company with some hundreds of day the last flm had been seen; my colleagues, I was standing two hours later the last man- on a terrace in the hills above nequin, in the traditional parade Cannes; in one hand I held at the farewell supper, had celed plate of olives, raw broad beans, across the stage and the fire-

and anchovy eggs,

garlic works were banging out the end the other a pastis; of the show. sausage, as we watched stars broke in

Sitting on the Carlton terrace dozens from the cover of and charabancs.

next morning, I saw a pleasant- faced American girl; it I said. Rina

"Du RiAA sin's crime film, thirty minutes which I need hardy say.

the Grand Prix. a word of WDD without

didn't show it dialegue" "I must try to see it."

again," I s said, "but have you seen spite of all our begging." Marty"?" Missed it, but I've got said a colleague, "they showed it two mornings ago." "Nobody my name down."

told me," I said sulkily, "did you see it?" "Dear me no," be said, "nobody was told till next day."

was

Chez les Hommes'-Jules Das Betsy Blair, star of "Morty"

had

For most British track and field athletes: the 1955 season is barely a month old. The first major meeting of the season-the Inter-County Championship comes this Saturday and Monday, but there have already of it been quite a few outstanding performances recorded.

at

They

I said, in " "Yes,"

HAPPY TO MISS There were a number of alms

BUT WHY NOT?" which I should have been bappy to miss; among them. I must put

Carol Reed's “A Kid for Two Cayatte's onslaughts on French "Le Dossier Noir," another of

was not, alas, justice, an experience which, in Farthings" spite of its gifted playing. I felt prizewinner at Cannes. It is a retired, the 100 Yards field is who reached 49 feet 6 inches was like being repeatedly hit on remarkable film: artificial, yes,

at Oxford on the head with a blunt instrubut why not? in or except for some promising against the AAA

ment. juniors. George Ellis, Analist the European Games 160 Metres, May 12.

season and Ken Jones-

has not participated so far in any major meeting.

49

Oxford

Palmer

A new British record in the Hammer Throw has been set by the Scot, Dr Ewan Douglas, whose record throw of 192 feet 6 inches measures up to Olympic final class. There has also been an English native record in this event-179 feet 1 inch by Don Anthony at the London Caledonian Games at the White City on May 21. Peter Allday also recorded ing at Woodford, in both heat to have aroused a lot of interest in this event. The vacancy on his best ever performance in this and final; on May 5. event at the same Games with

With Brian Shenton confining Britain's national team is like 176 feet 2 inches, while the Scot, himself to the 220 Yards this liest to be filled by B. L. Anally University's W. Alec Valentine, reached out to 178 feet 8 inches. At the Uni

Championships a practice run on the Monza versities H. Shields (Skip): C. Edgeller. N.

Manchester, J.C. Bard reached Van-Heck, H. Holgate. E. Gautier

Milan. (Ship). Reserves: R. Baker and B-track, northeast

which caused 168 feet 4 inches. The

crash.

In the Discus Throw, Mark Ascari's death was an extremely

A new English native record violent ane. Ascari was found

in the Javelin Throw has been

Pharaoh bas already reached 181 lying on his stomach, half un-

a Lough- No one has yet beaten set by P.S. Cullen, dressed, near a publicity hoard-

borough College student, with seconds for the 440 Yards this feet 9 inches" but there don't fater dis-borough wie season, though things look pro- seem to be any other throwers ing. His shoes were correred about 60 feet away.

Medical examination showet borough on May 14. Five Bri-mising in this

tons have already beaten 200 times in July and August. Derek death was almost stan-

son, Johnson has the season's fastest this feet in

event this season, Quarter"

far in 49.3 seconds, crushed taceous, caused by a

J.P. Wrighton at 49.4, M. Orrell skull. multiple fractures of the the lates being Malcolm Har-

Janes and Robert jaw, the left shoulder and the radine who showed such pro-

mising form as a junior a few M. On

for Shaw at 49.5, Terrence Higgins pelvis.

Peter years ago but was unable MASSES OF FLOWERS

200 at 49.6, J. Metcalf and

Higgins at 49.7 and Roger Baker to several seasons to reach Masses of flowers began

feet with the Senior javelin. arrive later to decorate the

which the body wat Sprint times have not been room to taken among them being a

particularly good as yet except tribute from Italy's crack cyclist, for Michael Ruddy's 200 Metres Fierenzo Magnó.

around a turn in 21.6 seconds at the Vancouver Trophy Meet-

2nd Division (Home) v. H.K.F.C. at 4 p.m. M. Scott, G. S. Cood- year, E. Van Zuiden, G. D. S. Agnew (Skip): N. Hart-Baker, W. Rees, R. Traill, R. M. Hethering tor Skip): G. Hill. Archer E. Robinson, T. Curry (Skip).

POC

3rd Division v. PRC (Home) at 3.30 p.m. C. W. Haynes, H. R.

J. E. Barris, Tappender,

Dr C. O. Lee, McTavish (Skip);

R. S. G. A. Pickett, S. Masien, Rosen (Skip); D. M. Miller, J. R. Kelly, F. H. Willams, W. C. Higgs (Skip).

International

Tennis Results

Paris, May 26" Results of matches played in the International tennis tourna! ment here:

Men's Singles 2nd round.- S. Davidsson (Sweden) beat F. Nys (France)-walkover.

P. Washer (Belgium) beat A. Seal (South Africa) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

J Brichant (Belgium) beat J. Barrett (Britain), 6-3, 2-4, 6-1, €-2.

Men's Doubles-1st round.-- R. Halllet and H. Pellizza (France) beat S. Jacobial and Magi (Italy) 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.

that

Experts here tonight believed that Ascari probably suffered a blackout, when he was killed at Monza while testing a new Ferrari racing model

The car

the driven by Italian racing ace skidded the dangerous double twist Vedano and then somersaulted four

coming to times before rest in a meadow.

on

at

Ascari, who was 36 years aldad just left hospital after his accident in the Grand Prix of Europe auto race at Monte Carlo Last Sunday.

at 49.8.

event

for fast of international class about,

BRIGHT NEW STAR

Bi-Monthly

Practice Shoot

་

Early season times in the Hal! Mile have been good if not Despite the heat last Sunday, sensational. Derek Johnson and a fair number of persons made Brian Hewson have both come

up mostly of members of the down to } minute 52.3 seconds Royal Hongkong Defence Force A bright new star in this event and Hongkong Police turned up is the Scotsman, Donald Corrie, for the bi-monthly practice

Syd Scott Leads who won the Universities ille Shoot conducted by the Assoda-

Swallow Penfold

Golf Tourney

Southport, Lancashire,

May 26,

pro- Syd Scott, the little During the 80th lap of that fessional from Carlisle, led the race he missed a corner and

field by two strokes here -today his car plunged into a harbour after 38 holes in the £4,000 72

which Ascari was ex-boles,

Swallow Penfold Golf from tracted with minor injuries,

His body will be taken la and

A. Rus- Milan where a funeral service

for Saturday sel (Argentina) beat W. L is scheduled Bresse and G. Manset (United France-Presse.. States) 6-8, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

Biederlack and R. Feldsbausch (Germany) beat P

1

R. Della Paolera

Tournament.

Cross

Manchester.

won

Total

without

But there were agreeable ex- perlences, too. I saw too little of De Sica's "L'Or de Naples" to Japanese film in colour, though judge; but I enjoyed "Princess Seatfully composed

of the shock of the earlier "Gates of Heat

One of the pleasures was Alm by Greek "Stella" .a

director of Michael Yannis,

made "Windfall in Athens, with restricted means but free- dom of style and boldness of idea. and exhilaratingly played by Melina Mercouri,

Indeed, I thought this study of a dangerous, self-willed girl deserved some recognition, and so, it seemed, cd at any rate the jury, Isa one member of Miranda, who in a generous un- official gesture from one actress to another made public her admiration of Miss Mercouri's performance.

But the official recognition went to the big battalions-to America, to Russia, to Italy; not, however, to Britain, which came away with nothing but a pat on the head for its moral virtues from the International Catholle Omce.

I was unlucky enough to inise ail the prizewinners from Eastern Europe. But I note with agreement the award to "East of

Eden. Ella Kazan's version of Steinbeck a commanding por- 31trait of a jealous neglected son, splendidly played by a newcomer James Dean; with pleasure praise of Pablito Calvo,

little

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in 1 minute 32.8 seconds ation at Kai Tak. The weather conditions for shooting were The One Mile Championship ideal, as a result of which some at the Universities meeting pro- very good scores were recorded, several contestants obtaining duced a most unexpected upset as Manchester's M.F. Walmsley over 91 points out of a possible of 105. The results of the in 4 minutes 9 seconds John Evans of London and shooting were as follows:- from John on an Oxford. There

-$. (b) Class *A* may be quite a few more Bri- tons under 4 minutes 10 seconds by the time the Whitsun week- A-A. Noronha (DF) AN. Robinson (RN) end is over, but up till now the Bozario (D/F) only other is Oxford's Ian Boyd. H. Orpen-Smellle

(Essex) Feter Driver recorded a fast IP. Baleros (CV)

T.W. Hancoc 8 minutes 52.2 seconds for the TRADC) Two Miles at the London Cale-R

Towler (HA donian Games. In the Six Miles

RT. Archer three runners-Gordon Firie, Mac (DP) Ken Norris and Hugh Foord. Golleraky (DP) have already beaten 29 minutes! this season..

W. Cilles Pol P.C.D. Nash (Pol) Welshman Robert Shaw RG. Noddings (Foll Christy O'Connor, un Irish showing great early season form AM. Xavier (DF) professional who is heading foin the 440 Yards Hurdles, being M. Easar (RAC) Team Managers meet to decide international Ryder Cup hon-consistently under 54 seconds, .ours, was second on the 145 and won the Universities' Athle mark after rounds of 74 and 71tic Union title in the 120 Yards J.C. Morgan (RE) 29 30 Manchester Aziz Ahmad (Pol) 29 30 22 followed by Belgium's Flory Hurdles as well at over

Boxing

with 148 (74. and in 14.8 seconds. F. Nys Grandet and

Boxing Van Donek First ABC Open Air

72). and Tournament, Club ground 3.15 p.m.

High Jump and Pole Vault Chan Pak-sheung (France) beat J. Platska

·Bowls A. (SA) and E. KCC

Kiris (Poland)-walkover Div. 1: TC v Bec "B"; KEGC y The best round of the day marks have been exceptionally K. Howard (HS) ́ ́.

was a 70 by Irishman Harry poor so far, as have Hop. Step Chan Cher-chol the (Spain) beat

Asboth (Hungary)--walk-

+

Desq and A. Lartigue (France) 7-5, 8-6, 4-6, 5-7 11-

N. Pietrangell and O. Sirolo beat Baco and Jages

(Italy)

(Yugoslavia)-walkover

Art Larsen (USA) and. E.

Sports Diary

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While most of his rivals in the field of 37 were blown off their game by a strong wind, Scott maintained splendid accuracy over the 6,822 yards mighty golfing test and had rounds of 71 and 72 for a half way total of 143,

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of a

boy in Vizel

the miracle. with

story respect the acclaim of Norman MacLaren's work in the abstract short, "Blinkity Blank" and with nausea the crowning

Italian "Lost Continent,"

of travel Indonesia, hed in magnificently photographed CinemaScope and marked by deliberately staged scenes

scenes of a

record.

in

dy Festival

cruelly so revolting as to draw from even the hardy sudience cries of "Salauds!"

But as usual the saw were shown outside Festival: Renoirs re

best films I the "French Can- can which makes Huston's foulin Rouge" look limp and

and "Death of a Dyclist

DIV. KCCCCCTC TC; Bradshaw on the second 18 and Jump marks. In the Long ERAOKE (DT).

holes. He and William Hender-Jump, Empire Champion Ken M Land (Pol)

joint (Scotland) were

Wilmshurst has a season's best And Khan (Pol) 17

31 fourth on the 147 mark.

of 24 feet 3 inches and Percy La Chi-keng (Pol) 20

a Spanish film by J, A. The Enal 38 holes will be Luxon has cleared 23 feet 64 The next practice shoot will be

held at Kal Tar 3 Range on Ban which, though it was the sixth SUNDAY

played tomorrow (Friday) with inches.

in the Shot Put the retirement dayeuna. 6. commencing at 3am alm of my day and I wit Cycling

Shooting will be at 200, 600 and 000 after midnight and without sub- SCAA Second Open Cyclist Meeta prize of £1,000 going to the

winner. Reuter.

of 85-footer: John Savidge seems Yards. ing Caroline Erli

Men's Doubles-2nd round---- Budge Patty and H. Richard- PRC. son (USA) beat J.. R. Christ (Switzerland) and R. Macy (USA) walkover, France Presse

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