1955-10-27 — Page 7

Gordon Pirie Hates To Admit Defeat, Let Alone Failure

THE. CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1955.

PIRIE BEATS -ZATOPEK

Over a bedroom mantelpiece in a Coulsdon, Surrey, semi-detached house, stands a coloured framed photograph of a famous athlete. It has been there for a long time. But today, that photograph has a greater. significance.

For it is of Emil Zatopek, its proud owner is Gordon Piric, the man who has taken a step nearer to realising a dream by bringing his victory toll over the amazing Czech to 3-1 this season.

Pirle's dream is to take over 154,2 sees for the 10,000 Metren This attitude, inspired simply from Zatopek ZLA the world" (en against Pirie's best ever time by devotion to what Pirie reels - greatest distance runner. His of 29 mios. 17.2 secs over this ↑ in his duty, has made him one first victory over + Exer Czech festance, and you might feel that of the most criticised athleles was in Prague last month when Parte's achievement was not so of all time. Gordon won over 5,000 Metres preul. only to be beaten in the 10,000 metres.

With the store at one-all, the battle mene was on October 12 14 White Grunterred

Tree Pirte took

City Stadium

the score to 2-1 with a fine vie-

IA stu

Zatopek Hui ten World Champion. And when in Pingue The two met for the second time in two days, it was Pine who tired and lost,

But only once in the litie tory in the 10,000 Metres, Pirie career, as the Croydon Pum- ocured his final triumph oyer puff been forged to retire, apart 6,000 three days later

Pirie claims

that Brilain's Presa has not given him a coin- pletely square" deni. For in- stance he s regularly asked whether he hopes to break П record or beat 'S and Sn'. Pirie's answer hus normally been [ "Yes",

For, as he says, who doesn't Metres to Manchester from injury. That was in fon- go out either to break a record rism last July, when he was run for win. Many have misconstrued inte the ground by the man who there remarks. however, has so often helped him to win suggested a brian! tactical race. Ken headed. Norris

Piries 23, Zatopk

10 vers Fis

Pine senior.

airst Man reached his peak. Zatopek neat - ing the end uf has Fantastic carcer, plans to retire after but Melbourne Olympe Cismes next

урат

NOT SO GREAT Add to these facts. Zatopek work revand time of 28 mins

A Chris Chataway or a Hoger Bannister would have accepted such an event s unfortunate. and Torgotten all about it.

Ng Pine.

If hates to admit devedt, let akme failure

Boussac Stable

Will Still Be A Big Threat

The great French owner-breeder, Marcel Boussac, won the Eclipse Stakes with Argur in 1953 and the Gold Cup But these victories, important with Elpenor last year. though they were, were so isolated as to infer that the Boussac stud was on the decline.

This happens to every stud but, while the decline is expected, it appeared to come suddenly to the Boussac stud, and within a year or two of reaching the peak of its fame.

This year on the English turf, coming from the Aga Khan's M. I issae has been even less luda in County Kildare. successful. Al Ascut

small

one

won

that Piri

Individualistic

and

big-

All

tempera- ment, unconventional and some- times unpopular opiniAKIN not helped. Like the time

have he told a public gathering that re- ing motorist Mike How thor fad done more to elevate Brl- tish prestige than any battalion of Nitional Servicemen And that at a time when the 973- Troversy Over Hawthorn and National Servier was raging

ON HIS OWN

For Pirle bas long ben man on ins own, a man with a purpose. That purpose was the eventual defeat of Zalopek, and the fulfilment

the rigid

by tils

أمد

| training schedule

German copelí Woldemar Ger- schler.

Gordon Pirie, the winner, consoles the great Czech runner Zntosjek (centre) after he had beaten him in the 10,000 Metres in the athletic match between. London and Prague,at White City ́on October 12. The other figure is Ken Norris, who finished second. Zatopek was third.-Central Press Photo.

Bulldozers Tear Up

Melbourne Cricket Ground For Olympic Games

By ANTHONY SYME

Melbourne.

Within weeks, 16,000 tons of soil from Victoria's Dandenong Ranges will cover some of Australia's most nurtured and most pampered acres as Melbourne Cricket Ground is transformed into the main stadium for the manufacturers-Olympic Games next year.

time only

In a day which starts at 745 Cam, and ends with bed at 19

pn. Piries 79122

fr eatint, his job-he travels for u firm of paint and athletics.

dances or fun.

No pictures. Just work. grinding relentless and round his local track, round work which taltes hum round and round again und Piries

his

satisfied that he has carried out monthly correspondence course to the letter.

Pirie has puffed his

دیا

Has H been worthwhile? WOL

way victories and records in almost every event from the Half-Milo to the Six Miles, and in the feld of Cross Country. And now he has beaten the mighty Now

the victory at Zatopek. Cones | Longchamp, of the Boussar flly, Apollonio. who madu Alec Head's Midget 41 100k very mediocre and al seems thai

with race,

con-

only Whiranek.

Halfway through Royal Ascol. English racing men were gratulating themselves that the those who forecast the end of French were no longer a menace the Boussac supremacy on the In our big races and that British | turf were speaking too soon. breeding polley was at last bear- ing fruit.

QUICK CHANGE

OUT

Palariva had wo A PACE Epsom for young Alee Hemel, bui there did not appear to be any French hurses formidable enough to challenge

best. How quickly the scene has changed.

Head has now won eight our most important races, to "the value of more than £48,000--an average of £8,000 ʼn race.

of

or all the horsen M. Boussac bas bred, Apollonia may easily turn out to be the best.

le

Perhaps it was not true to say 41 Piric has been a man en- tirely on his own. He has al- ways had the fullest support from his family.

Elder brother Peter is also un sthiele, and captam of Ptric's club, South Landon Harriers.

Mum attends to Gordon's diet. Dad, a former Scottish Inter-

Moreover, Charlie Elliott, who national Cross Country runner.

is only just Ketting into bis lends moral support. stride as the Boussac trainer, In 1948, young Pirie and hus hos plenty of other horses in bis father carried the string likely to

play an Im-through

country- the Surreple torch portant part in next year's big side on its way

to Wembley. Three-year-old races.

No-one

who saw them realised that the tall, slim 17-year-old UNFORTUNATE

to become a British Cham- พระส This year has been singularly plon, the most talked about man and con- two-in British athletes,

queror of Emil Zatopek.

-(London Express Service).

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unfortunate for English year-olds from the point of view old of the weather, and it is to be that hoped that trainers have plenty

latent of

material 14 their

Having won both The colts and Alles two-year "classics," I was obvious Head would continue to menace on the English though in future muny of winners

be frish-bred, would

turf. stables.

LONDON WINS

ds

If we cannot and some better horses for next your's "classics, the French are going to sweep the bourd over here, and once again we shall be looking Ior solutions to a problem which of has been discussed time and ogaln

HKABA Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting

the Hongkong Amateur Boxing Association will lake place at the Missions to Scamen for on Monday at 7 p.m. Briush

--{London Express Service).

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London, Oct. 26. London beat Frankfurt in the Inter-Cities succer match nt The outlook is not rosy Wembley Stadium tonight by supporters of the three goals to two after Frank-throughbred. furt had led by their two goals]

all-time.-Reuter,

The agenda will include the election of office bearers for the

1955-56. season.

FRENCH CYCLING AC ̃'S NEAR MISS

Idol of the French sporting public, 40-year-old cyclist Jono Mölffret is ple- tured during his recent attempt to break his own bicycle speed record of 109 mph which is also the World record.” M., Mei ffret was paced by a racing car and attain- ed 'n speed of 100 mph. The record attempt was made on a road, between St.

Disler and Perthing in the Vosges district of France. Express Photo,

The famous wickets which helped to make the names of such batsmen as Donald Bradman, W. H. Ponsford, Alan Kippax, and England's Walter Hammond, have already gone.

Bulldozers ripped them into a sticky mess in a few minutes.

on Melbourne's į drainage system is part of the

ve-gruding project.

Foundations for all the tracks

For this ground, which now 8 11 be used the first Autralian end English |ruburban parks. terms meet in 1862 and has since been the spiritual home of first-

101s of

MAIN ARENA

fracks

to be

class cricket In Australia, will To meet Olymple standards the will be laid in the arena, But be the main

for the main area will be levelled. At the stadium

themselves, Games. Suine

of present, has a fall from north topped with a three-inch layer 3,000 toms cinders will

4,000 to south across the ground. replace the

of "En-out-cas", running sur- With a "ce-lit the arena face imported from England, whi the black Merri Creek

will be lowered four feet at the not be put down until alx woeks which oil

30 dressing has spread over the 4% north end, and raised three feet before the Games. Three inches at the Youth. A carefully tested of loam and turf will cover the aeres playing ɑrona.

grass mixture will be sown, and foundations until October next This top dressing, with 12,000 | within 14 weeks there will belyem. tons of original silt and clay, groen turf. A "weather-proof“

years

of top

RYDER CUP MEN

HAVE A CHANCE

Says FRED PIGNON

Arver the 1956 final in the Victorian Australian Rules Foot- harlie played on the ground, the three-inch protecting surface will cre up, and the running surface will go down.

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TOP STALLIONS SHOULD NOT BE SOLD ABROAD

Says RICHARD BAERLEIN

↑ The departure of two young stallions, one of whom was a Derby winner, for America would have been head- line news before the war. But when Mr Joe McGrath sold his Derby winner, Arctic Prince, and his Champion Stakes winner, Solar Slipper, recently, the deal passed without comment.

The British racing public has got used to the sale of their old favourites to America, a traffic which has flowed freely over since the Aga Khan sold three of his Derby winners, Blenheim, Bahram and Mahmoud, during the

war.

St. John Ambulance Orders

Mr Joe McGrath bought Nas- rullah from the Aga Khan and made

a good purchase. When McGrath, in turn, sold Nasrul- lah to América hè made a bad deal, for Nasrullah would have earned far more money thank the price received for it if he had remained at stud in Ireland.

McGrathi has buili up N enormous turf empire, second

in only to the Aga Khan

the Orders by Mr Fung Ping-fan, British Isles. Ho must not have |C.St.J.. CommissionES

of St. too much of the same blood in John Ambulanco Brigade Hong- his stud.

kong District. Order No. 43/56. Dated October 27, 1953.

Ambulance Duties - Hongkong.— Arelle Prince and Solar Slip-39,10,85. — 6,11.55. Western

are closely related. The .11.03. Kerunedy Town Amb. Div. Dat.

Div.: Amb.

0.11.63. of Solar Supper is the October 1968: 8.C.A.A. NE. DY granddum of Arctic Prince November 1933: Solar Silpper's oldest offspring Div. are four years old,

per

dam

CLOSELY RELATED

7.

Ambulanc Butles Kawloon, 30.10.30-0.11.88. Shamshulpo Amh.

His famous sons to date are DW.; 7.11.00-13.11.55. Kowloon

Panaslipper and State Trumpeter. He nearly aired a Derby winner in his second year at stud.

Amb. Div.; October 1935; KYMCA adipo Nag. Div.

Nig. Div. November 1966; Shem-

Penetration Squad Dulles.—30.10.58, It is too early to judge Arctic 14 Fook-kuen, Dentist Poon Lin Prince as a sire, for he had run-anon Nag. Div.; 6.11.55. De AU

& Blan LUDE, DO Leo Sau wo ners for the first time this Yang-cheong, Denviart H.F. Shkulda,

Arculi Prince of Greine in his ca 2. d

K.P. Nag. Div. best son, but Royal Enclosure

season.

&

Shurukiwani

and Ungava have so for given Orderly Duties For Maluland Arm

Liqua af 10.55. Kowloon Amb. Dav Arctic Prince no credit.

28.10.55. Shamshupo Amb. Div.

Taimshalai Prince, 30.10.55.

Amb. V.; Tenantsul Amb. DIY

29.10.55.

Amb

2.11.65

In fairness to Arctic his best looking yearlings of last 31.10.06. Waterton NSE. DIVI; LILM. season went to America and so Kong Wah

would be easy to condema Kowloon Amb. Div. him prematurely.

-NO LO98

Nan

Football Duties.-28.10.35. 8 p.m. is.C.A.A. Ground: S.CAA. Amb. Div.: 20,10.50, 3.30 p.m. Chib Ground: St

Amb.

DIS cha 30.10.05. 3.30 p.m.

Ground: Central Amb. Div.

Atreet

sleepera Shalter Bociaty Dulles Shinshulpo.27.10.35. 5,11.55. Sharnaiutino Nag. DIY

Street Sleepers Shelter Society Dulles Western Dist.--October, 1963:

1955: Manahuen, Nag. Div.

Modę KoK↑ R.F.W.A.

At present it does not look as if the British turf will suffer unduly from the loss of Solar Slipper and Aretle Prince.

But other deals are pending and there is no knowing where Chung Sing Nag. Div: November this export of stallions will stop.

sires Only syndicated

in assured of remaining

country.

owner wis

seem

this

to

Asm

in Dusies, 25, 10,55, 29.10.00 |K.Y.M.C.A., NG, DIF; 31.10.55,-

1.11.50. Waterloo Nag. Div.; 2.11.85. -3.11.38. Shamshulpo. Neg. Div. Recently др exceptionally

UL.K. Society for the Protection of lucky

trying children — Kowloon,23,10.55. am justify his decision to sell to 28.10.85. Shamehulpo Neg. Div. America by asking his listener 31:19.56.-1.11.55. Waterloo Nag. Div.

Shamshido Nag. how he could possibly afford to refuse the deal. Racing, of course. Is a business but it is also a sport.

2.11.80.-3.11.65.

Div.

Beach

Athletic AsID.

Swimming Pavilion: Kowloon Arab, 6 Sharnaliszipo Nag. | Diva.; Chinese T.M.C.A. Bwimining

If they are loyal to the turt Pavillon: K.Y.M,C,A, Amb, & Nag which provides their pleasure, Divs.; H.K. Chinese Civil Servants they should try to ensure

Swimming that As,

Pavilion: British bloodstock is superior to Taiwan Swimming Pavilion! Kong Web Amb de Waterloo Nat. Devs.: any in the world.

| Wah Amb. Div.; Lalohikak Beach: 29 de 30th Oct,: Mong Kok Arob, &

It is no use asking racecourse Waterloo Nsg. Dive. executives to sink their profits

New grandstand accommxia- tion for the Games, already 40 per cent complete will increase The capacity of the ground to around 120,000, compared with

Appointment And Promotion-Pla. some 90,000 who managed to get

for several years to help keep H Goodbarne promoted to be stac The back-slapping has been genuine enough, but in for the recent football final the owners going, while at the to Hongkong Yolandi Ares W.BLOL ameer Grade V (Tradiảng) attached, entirely false the public expressions of optimism, following before the gates were locked. same time the owners are cash-21.10.55. as right on to the Queen Mary, about our professional |

ing in on the American market Taken On Strength-{a) Ezroj«' Work on other Olympic sites,

and are not doing their part to ment-Tai Po Amb. Diej: Ptas. golfers' chance of winning that little gold trophy for the only short distances from the help keep racing going.

Cheung Chi-ming, Tang Kin-shung. stadium, mein

ahead of

Chan, Tit-yeung & Chan Chingient rolled w.ez. 20.10.55.; Chung, Sing The steel in golf clubs, throughout Britain, what people have stadium

schedule.

swimming Ther are plenty of owners | NIE. Diva" Amb/Sis's Chú Shulk-han has been rooted, ex-

enrolled, w.GÊN really been saying, with an air of sympathy, is: "Our cavations

still on the turf today who couldg, Thai-chang.

20.10.55. for the pools thêm-

help the Dritish thoroughbred. follows haven't a chance?"

selves begun,

Decrease of Strength-~(a) Konigine and forms into They do not need the money Una-Hewicos Amb, Div.) bys I W. which concrete will be poured

from exporting good stallions. Wille resigned w.e.f. 19.10.55% for seating are in position.

(9gd.) F. 1.. Taruno, CBLJ., -(London Express Serviće).

Deputy Commissioner. (COPYRIGHT)

District Headquarters.

first time in America.

O!

toyt

HOCKEY EVENTS

course, they are right The lexture of the putting enough past records have any greens on many American bearing on the matter. Of the courses, different from those to ten previous matches the con-which British players are accus-

is held every two years, tomed, is another handicap to be Olympic Park ovals, to be used acternately in Great Britain and overcome. We are almost always by teams for training and for the United States-Britain bas beaten around and on the greens. Association football and hockey won only two.

events, will be completed during This time the handicaps are the summer. Turf on the hockey Having seen many of these slighter. Almost every member ground is well formed, and the

and contests,

bden of the British team having

has some building of the grandstand manager of one (beaten) Ryder experience of US courses. underway. The 133.3 motres Cup team, I have made up my Several of them have made concrete cycling track will be nind about some of the causes number of journeys to the Sintes laid on wooden foundations. of this dismal record.

Climatic conditions have a lot

to do with it, but the prepara- tions for the match are a more important factor,

HANDICAPS

and competed there in big events.

They have n true valuation of what they are up against, and that is half the battle.

a

After the Gomes, the concrete surfacing will come off and a 250-metre board track be built

for professional cyding.

I would not for a moment

At the Olympic Village, site, predict smashing British victory, but I have not written sight miks away in the suburb cf Heidelberg. 080 of the pro- ad-off the match as lost already.

poned 812 houses are well ad- prepar-

Painters are busy on

We had Loth territorial vantage and adequate Ailon for the last contest Wentworth, Surrey, two years ago, and we ought to have won it, instead of losing by

one jon point.

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TODAY

Asecar

1st Division: South China v KM (C); Police v Bing Tao (35). Both malchies at 3.25 p.m.

and Divisions XMB v South China; Kitches v Jardins;" GAA By- Club

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VISTAVISION

Then, the team will have a competing in the Games China full week of organised practice | Mali Spork. on the Ryder Cup course, which should be sufficient for anybody. Lloyd Mungrum, non-playing captain of the US (who

was beaten by Eric Brown in the last contest) has five Ryder Cup nowcomers among his ten men, of the others, Sam Sneach (beaten by Harry Weetman Inst time) is making his sixth, ap- this

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