1955-11-15 — Page 6

SPORT BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1953.

THE CZECHS RUN THEIR OWN 'OLYMPICS' FOR YOUNGSTERS

By TERENCE O'CONNOR

Just as the satellite Iron Curtain countries have followed the Rusalan political system, so they have followed the Sovjet sport ideologien.

Czechoslovakia is an interesting country to study because the Czechs were an netive sporting nation before the war and now follow the Communist system.

In the pre-liberntion" duys, than by hundred thousand thousand spectators and provides Tootball and boxing were the youngsters have joined, pledg-roos for more than sixteen most popular games, bui, with ing themselves to attain better thousand athletes, on the arena, the abolition of professionalism, ¡performances in

wae bulit. luxing has declined. Foodballjevents.

DOTTAZELJAN the premier game the country, followed Tex FOT hockey and othielies

The famous clubs dhe del system have been absorbed aft the

new tullowing the Soviet principle of being allled to vers than inchagateles.

YOUTH GAMES

Under the Ministry o and Physical Culfure there

six different sectiona

Tudustry advertent

ren

various trade

their <rwn

A system of making people masters of sport operates in all Communist countries Zatopek like his wife. Dana, who is the Olymple women's Juvelli Chom- plon, are both honoured masters. +1 IN 201 Issible for #111 aliste-te

become an inter- national in Czechoslovakia be- ford first Rating the PROV Steel Tadge (Ready for Work and

Dolence of the Country). To achieve This 24 THIN hundred

juro

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2. Bokal Mi laks after the interests wi

agricultural

areas and the villages

3 Labour

Reserves - appen-

Red Star Ministry of In- Terus and other vivil servants

2 Schools.

0 Armed Servicen.

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One of the coty Kiven for fa prett

in Czechoslovak Youth Tir1

Gener The which began to IPAD By 1953

x hundred thou more than

13

sand boys auf girls were taking

part

in wich events as

Watling.

gymnastic

hockey, athlejays cycling, swin ming and foottuall

Fully

the

peringues

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The Olympe Games the post are is led between Winter and

There a Summe Komp between 15.14 and 1. IN T

Tw

"ZATOPEK MOVE"

Czechoslovaktim's

time, high- jump. and be able lo swim to a standard. There are various stages

difficulty

these tests for these who wish to gain a higher diploma.

All couches are trained and pitid by the State. and their

alary (equivalent 1490

month pats them to standiltag. In ountries caches

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on a big? Communist

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Streatly respected, and in athletes the captain of the

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Is hominotandi International team.

PAST VETERANS.

De meest vens Czechoranyak fant has fallen in standard The method devised to improve play has been to form team past veterans. (between the ages of forty and Bay) which has played exhibition matches throughout the country

This team has been Tonally popula and done Many

tremendous amount of good present outstanding stsze reviving the forgotten arty

Besefothall

were

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The product

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The Spartakioda stimulates interest in sport throughout the country and provides a vast re- servoir of possible Iuture Champions.

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SOVIET ATHLETIC MEET

Tokarev Wins

100 Metres Sprint Event

Tilia, Nov. 14.

Boris Tokarev won the men's 100 Metres event in the Soviet Athletics Championships in the second day at Tbilisi (former- ізо Tink)

Georgia, South Russia. Today, Tokarev clocked 10:4/10 secR.

Other results today wITE:

Women's 100 Metres; Galina Vinogradova Won In 11:0/10

Men's

Motres 110

Hurdies: Eugen Blanchik Won in 14:9/10 seCS.

RECOB

20

Kilometres Walk: Brunto Young won in one hour 32 mins. 66 Becs.

excep-

[

in

of

mila Lyssenko wen important

their leading middle distance | events to take place in Czecho- TASTAZION.

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procitaot of these

competitions.

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Every antvantage is takezi to cupitolines

sporting personality like Kamil Zatopek When this great runner return-

slovakan recent years was the Ragastie 1955 Spartaklada. More than thirty thoimand adults and

part childreti tock

121 Dils of Youth Sport

ed after winning three Olymple To put on the spectacle the Tues movement

Helsinki,

"Zatopek Strates Stadium, which areçosa-

was started

More multe two hundred and forty

Reliability...

k

Men's 400 Motres: Ardalion Ignatiev won 47:4/10 secs.

Women's 400 Meires: Lud- M 58:2/10

Anatole Osmin- 51:9/10 ก.ก.

RCCA.

800 Metres:

WON

CER

one

X 100 Metres Relay: {JKUIt#t1S trait won In 11:8/10

Men's Long Jump: Henri Cherok WUNT with a jump of 7 38 metres.-France-Presse.

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THEY NEVER COME BACK

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CYRIL HALL SAYS

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There Will Always Be A Turpin Of Leamington In The Boxing Ring

A

Says “ALL-ROUNDER”

Inspector John Gibbs, of Leamington Spa Police Force, who is the secretary of the local boys club boxing section he helped to found, thinks that somehow there will always be a Turpin of Leamington in the boxing ring, despite Randolph Turpin's decision to retire.

The Inspector ought to know, for he it was who spotted Randolph as a possible World beater and taught him much of his rhgcraft after he has taken his first steps ns n lnd at the club.

Now the Inspector is keeping | to be more promising than most j Statistics show that 27 professional cyc on another present-day aspirants so far for Swansea - born players who club member of great promise First Division "promotion, In- started to play with the Town 14-year-old Howard Turpin, son deed, Swansen seem to be the have been "capped" by Wales of Dick, the first of the fighting | Iden) "nursery" for Welsh inter- since the end of the war, with Turpins and former British and national honours,

probably Ivor Allchurch and Empire Middleweight Champion, Their present forward line John Charles as the greatest of and nephew of Randolph, former has been described as the most all. For many years now Swan- World's Middleweight Cham-pleasing in present-day Bocce ven have been a power in tho plon.

am six of their International | Englund School Shield, and the Howard Joined the club lost side came from Swansea Itself. į boys there have helped to make year at the age of 13, just as The three not with the club to- { that part of South Wales the Randolph did, and last season) day are John Charles, Roy Paul most fertile soccer nursery DI won three and lost three of his and Trevor Ford, six amateur contesis, but he

i won his first contest this aeuson

recently

Insperior Gibbs

Howard's

bright and

boxing

says:

Defensive than

thinks future looks "He is more

his uncle was,

but he seems to be coming out more this season. Last scosor

was

his Arst and merely D

i 'footer." He's

ciever boxer. aggressive

Had he been more

he could have won some of the

nights he lost."

the day.

THIS AFTERNOON'S RUGGER

Gunners Start Firm

Favourites

Against

27 Brigade Today

Says "PAK LO”

This afternoon at 4.00 p.m. on the Army ground toin Boundary Street the Gunners will play off their fixture against 27 Brigade, while at Kai Tak at the same time RAF Mainland, a rather depleted side, will meet the HK & K Garrison.

conTM

SOCCER SENSE One particular playing trend noticeable on many

British soccer grounds this season is the shouting of instructiors between players, so often disapproved of by spectators, who don't hesitate | tỏ brand those indulging in it as

"big heads", or worse.

Many club managers, how- ever, are ardent bellovers in the vidue of "talking a way New York, Nov. 14.

Success" on the soccer pitch offer Should any U.S. horse track

of One ♫ purse

famous ex-International, US$100,000 or more for an international race on grass, now a successful northern club it probably would produce a true world champion of rac-manage regularly practises his players in talking drill" that ing, manager Cyril Hall of the Aga Khan's stud farms can be applied during play.

Both of these games were originally scheduled for In order to minimise

last Saturday, but due to the Army being on an exercise The Washington D.C. International, run each Novem-fusion, he lays down

ber of phrases ber, offers US$65,000, at Laurel racecourse in Maryland,

all carefully they have been held over until today. calculated to be as sharp and Once

in Me Gurmers, Phipps can take caro of any Realising

aelding an race and has stallions to slud, have decided decisive as possible.

side, penalties the RAF give away. unchanged Indiscriminate

chattering stort

(hum mvourites as it is not worth the risk to run

they On the whole, if should be a the horse at Laurel and perhaps easily understood phrases

can be harmful, he insists

are as yet unbeaten. 27 Brigade good game and with the Garri decrease his stud value. If the

retain their strong pack intact, son looking the better on paper, in moderation.

last take them to win, though the purse for such an international

Although

may make most schools bar

RAF not having been on charte

and bring magnificent, the owners could not resist."

talking on the field of play, he minute

exercise may be the fitter and Behind the pack Laurel ofolats have indfeated belleves that schoolboys should another hooker.

Turni might just pull the game out of... be coached start that they will soccer

In this phase of takes over at the fly half post-the fire. from the

by their games masters, make the rece un rich as they so that they may think football

tion and Blackburn returns

TEAMS

Cath to malog it an "Olympics

centre of the to the He is, too, again as well as play it.

three line where he should of talking In of horseracing."

favour

mot, Weekes, Dyer, during play and free discussions make better impression than

ton, Cheal, Lucas, McDonnell, afterwards off the field

A he did the wing recently.

03

Davis, Mooney, Panther, Elsome, means of

The remainder of the threes are Page, Thomas, Tutin. encouraging

"That's a fine been a treineintous factor 131

making horse racing truly in ternational," Raich Hali, who was in New York en route to the Keeneland Sales in Ken- fucky, where the Aga Khan and Prince

Aly were offering soven broad mare,

"But it cannot be denied that the entrants have not always been the very best horaCR of Europe and the U.S., Although they always are good horses,

"Sometimes the owners, 17- champion put

vending

W

Bowen Decides To Stay With Arsenal

Cardiff, Nov. 14. Dave Bowen, Woish interna- tional wing-hai, has decided to

race

were

that

set mum-

on

Used

soccer

but they

NOT ONE GOOD ENOUGH

Hull indicated his respect for the Laurel race by mentioning thusiasm and developing soccer unchanged. that the Aga Khan's stables renISE. have not yet entered horse

IDEAL NURSERY

RAF Mainland:

an

Lewis, Wi- Chatter-

63

GT-

While this is n good three..27 Brigade: Pool, Boorman,

be Blackburn. Culley, Hnc. only Blackburn can

Stockdale,

Faulkner,

Skilbeck,

Erskine

Tilden,

Hawkins,

McGahoy,

because they have not had one! Everything in the garden looks said to be the equal of any of Turnill, good enough to have a real rather nice for Swansea at the the Gunners threes and the Tulloch. Charles, moment, perched as they are on Gunners halves are the more will top of Division II and proving skilful in both attack and do Maclean, McCullagh.

fence The two packs are fair

We

chance to win.

When we enter. win," he smiled.

Turning to the subject of

International breeding, Hall and One Major Change

Capt. Paddy Harbord of the

| Curragh Bloodstock Agency agreed that the tremendous

Stay with Arstie). After think- exchange of the past few yeara ing over his proposed transfer on

to Cardiff during the week-end, | hørsCY,

The clubs

them.

circumstances. Newcastle

him

produced steadily botter

the

лта

always

In Welsh Team Against Austria

Wednesday, November 23.

Noel

Birmingham City, is dropped from the inside. right berth.

Gunners: Rowe, Wyss, Ander-

ly equal but the Gunners al-son, Gerrard, Mbunder, Jackson, ways seem to be able to pull Glon, Collet, Barker, Chandler, out that little bit extra.

no

On the whole I can sce reason why the Gunners should not retain their unbeaten recort. DIFFERENT STORY

Robinson. Kelly, Hodge, Gator house, Hill,

Sunderland Beaten One Nil By Moscow Dynamo

At Kai Tak it is a different Cardiff, Nov. 14. he telephoned Trevor Morris, The Aga Khan's U.S. atables

story. RAF Mainland are with- Wales have made only one City Manager, today telling him sold 20 brood mares at Reene-

out their two best men for this major change in their toom he did not wish to move.

land last year for more than terms $500,000,

compared with the side which game. Logan is out injured and agreed to

The lot included

Lewis drops back from the last Friday.

Masaka, winner

beat England and lost to Scot-threes to take over the full-back of the English | Cardiff are still hopeful that and Irish Oaks,

land in readiness for their game position. and Majiden,

And Lamb has gone winner of Tommy Casey, Newcastle and

Inish 1,000 against Austria at Wrexham on down to Singapore to play for a

London, Nov. 14. Ireland wing-haif, will join Gulness and the Oaks, Hall and

Combined RAF dido against the The Russian football team, Fijians, **I watched

bent tha Harbord took home play

a Ailty by

Kinsey

Moscow "Dynamo", last Saturday," said Morris,

ris, Bull Lea and a mare descended

The result is a weaker de leaders of the British Foolball Frat Division. "but not under

good from Man O'War. very

fence, and a weaker attackding Association "We and others

Darek Tapscott, Arsenal, who force for the threes on Saturday Sunderland, by one goal to all. He was helping

batore interested in brooding the best played on the wing against both looked bost when Logun canit

55,000 spectators PTYCS

up and joined in their move colit

frodit match at Sunderland of cach nation to the best of England and Scotland, moves to other nations," said Hall, and inside-right, and Len Allchurch,

Alf tonight. Without Lamb the Air- monta. Swansea Town, goes to outside men should see a lot less of the this constant mixing of Ano: *W***

The Soviets entirely merited. no right. bloodlines is

is reflected, I think,

ball from the lineouts, and they their success, showing them- in the constant improvement of The team will be: J. Kelacy have lost some weight in the selves superior in almost every

(Arsenal), S. the horsey

Williams (West Ja performance. That's

Arums. Elsome moves into the aspect of the game, with the Bromwich Albion) and A. Sher-second where

of their It must show up-the wood (Cardiff City); M. Charles Tutin takes over

now of the pack and

option

Perhaps from Elsome

which is still at- horses must be faster and (Swansea), J. Charles (Leeds in the back row.

tempted too far from the goal- stronger. I think they are,"

Harbord and Hall also agreed ter City): L. Allchurch (Swan-RA have what might almost

United) and R. Paul (Manches-

mouth. Opposing them today, the The at wider use of turf courses by sea), D. Tapscott (Arsenal) be termed the Cimmers socbod American tracite would stimulate Ford (Cardit City), I. All- International racing. Most coun

who lost 4-0. I shall probably have an- other look at him next week- end."China Mail Special.

POINTS DECISION

Newcastle, Nov. 14. Sammy McCarthy, Britain's former Featherweight Champion outpointed Lucien Meraint (Rheims) over 10 rounds here lonight.

McCarthy, who had a long reat after losing his British ütle, has

come back stronger then over of course, are special |

and has had six victories since |

resuming earlier this year. China Mall Special.

HOME RUGGER

London, Nov. 14.

Rugby union result:

St Thomas's Hospital 6, Edin- ourgh Acadeynicals 11-—Reuter,

British Leam appointed their supporters. and their front-line was easily tries race on grass, but the US church (Swansea) and C. Jonesing, and the pack is fast and They were weak in attack

on dirt tracks.

(Swansea), China Mail Special, and should give a m

account of themselves, mastered by the Soviet derence. Although Lib British Brund- there

while at scrum half they have

Corporation refimed problems here,"

said Harbord. ENGLAND WINS Parkinson, a very definite dan-casting Eight races day for a 30-or

or. The threes are fast though facilities for a Russian broad- 40-day meeting would be

Prague, Nov. 14.

cast, too

a little Inclined to paar wildly

constant owing to the much for any turf course. In Britain's table, vonnis team at times but both wings once jamming of British radio pro- Ireland we have six racce daily gained the third successive win they get going are hard to stop. grammes the Soviet radio for perhaps four days, then of their Czechoslovak tour to-

V Bynajevsky, With a plentiful supply of the commentator, move to another truck. But hart night when they beat a local ball, the: Carron beam should telephoned an account of the is the natural footing for horses, side by nine matches to one at have time to settle down and match direct to Moscow from and they have tower break Usti, Natt Labem, Bohemin at their throos moving, and the Sunderland prese box. down on genes."--United Press, Reuter.

should score a few times, while Franco-Preken:

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