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Tommy Kono Breaks Own World Weightlifting Record Unofficially

Honolulu, Feb, 19.

man

musclo Kono, 164-pound Tommy

from Sacramento, California, broke his own world weightlifting record for the press on Friday night but an unofficial record-breaking total lift was not recognised.

Kono pressed 296.6 pounds at a Hawaiian AAU meet to top his old mark of 291.5 pounds set in Leningrad, June 18, 1955.

The records are for the 166-; total liti could not be recognlacd pound clars.

(as a world record since rules that while individual require marks for the press, snatch and jerk may be established at local meetings, combined records can be recognized only if achieved 1 international meets with at least three countries competing.

Then he hoisted 200 pounds in the snatch and 300 pounds in the clean and jerk for a total lift of 933.5 pounds, or 423.1 kilograms. But AAU authorities sak the

BOXING

Australian

CLASS RECORD

Dr Richard W. You, Kono's trainer, said the athlete will work up to 1,000 pounds before

Champion To Meet the Olympics and predicted he

South African

of

will win more than one Gold medal at Melbourne.

Kono's 105-pound class record for the total lift is 903.5 pounds, registered in France in 1954. The AAU recognises, his record of 930 poutide set at Leningrad

Jure, 1955, but has not yet received world record status.

Sydney, Feb. 19. Harry Miner Manuger Stadiums Limited here, said lo- night that he would consiter making an offer to Jonnte va Rensburg (South Africa), the Empire. Lightweight Champion, to defend his title in Australia," If the Australian Champion. Competing in the 181-pound Colln Clarke kept winning.

Clarke's trainer, Billy Law- rence, said a Sydney business man had gurontext the costs

for Cinrice to reek the title in Tho. Australian's record, in a short career, is 24 knockouts In 27 fights only one of which he has lost. -Reuter.

South Africa, if necessary.

TEST MATCH

Khalid Qureshi Invited To Peshawar

Latrons Feb. 19. Khalid Qureshi, left-arm leg apinner, who played for the Punjab Cricket Association nt Lyallpur today, has been in- vilca to Peshawar for consitiera- tion as a possible for this week's Test match

The Pakistan colectors were this morning and in Lyallpur informed

their 'of Khal!! recision after the end of the match, Khalid toured India in the Pakistan 1cam in 1952..

Tire Test opens on Friday. France-Presse.

that mark

class, Keno has registered an AUU recognised record of 006.5 pounds, set at Mexico City in March,

1.955. As # Light

Heavyweight, Kone also set a world mark of 957 pounds at the World Championships Munich last year.-Unified Press.

Sports Diary

TODAY

Athletics

Sports Meeting, 74 LAA Regiment, Boundary Street at 2.30 pm

Tennis

Grasscourt Tennis Championships, HKCC Courts at 5.30 pan.

Football Council Meeting HK Football Association, Sports Road at 5.43 pm.

TOMORROW

Boxing

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1956. GOALKEEPER KEEPS HIS LEGS WARM

Fullham goalkeeper Black-wearing long trousers in the bitter cold-saves from Johnson, Rotterdam United centre-forward, during the Second Division match at Craven Cottage, London on February 11. Rotterdam United won 1-0 Reuterphoto,

PROFESSIONAL BOXING DOOMED IF..........

BELGIAN PARLIAMENT ACCEPTS DRASTIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ·

Says WILLIAM NEWMAN

London, Feb. 19.

Professional boxing in Belgium may be doomed if the Belgian Parliament accepts recent drastic recommendations for protective equip. ment for boxers,

Friendly copiest; FUN Bosing Association team versus Army Box ing Association team,

China Flest Club at 8. pan.

Tennis Colony Grasscourt championships jury.

KKCC.

a

WEDNESDAY Cricket

"Chopsticke

versus

---BRITAIN'S OLYMPIC HOPE

· Page

Disley's Determination Can Carry Him

Through

By ERIC NICHOLLS

"I want above all to win a Gold Medal for Britain in the Olympic Games... then I shall frish with athletics, and I'd like to travel the world, climbing › moun- . tains from the Himalayas to, New Zealand.”

Similar words have been uttered many times. Just as often they come from sportsmen after they have reached the top.

Then what makes it so different when it is said by John Disley, the 27-year- old Champion Steeplechaser, mountaineer and canoeing explorer? Possibly, just be- cause Disley meant what he

said.

For John Disley, the man who loves the open air, is a sincero athlete.

To him, the slopes of the World's mountains offer a chal- lenge, a challenge he has ac cepted. He is an adventurer. He does not seek glory for himself. The enjoyment he gets out of his Job (John is chief mountaineer- ing instructor at the Council of Physical Recreation's centre in Snowdonia) and the sport of his cholce is sufficient reward.

NOT FOR HIMSELF And

when, in the field of athletics, he wins, as he mostly does, it is for his country, not for himself.

In many ways he is of the Gordon Firle mould. Whether ho ds taxing his strength to the limit in the steeplechase, run- ning the

mountain mile, or climbing, Jom Disley is a man determined on victory. He lows where he is going and, to get more important, how there.

one

on successive days.

the

"The

3,000

Having reached the top as a steeplechaser by 1062, Disley set himself new worlds to con- quer. He switched for a spell to mliing. "Nobody worries whether or not you win steeplechase," he said. milers get the biggest cheers."

Then just to convince every- that he could do it, Dialey won 1,500 Metres and Metres indoor races in Germany On top of that, he clipped three seconds of the meeting mile

recorded in A report submitted by Dr J. Wostyn and approved by the Lower House Committee

the AAA- Cambridge University match. on Public Health, recommends that Belgian boxers should wear foam rubber belts

But there is something of the for protection against abdominal damage, leather helmets to guard' the head and

Chataway about this former Welsh "schoolmaster, too. Like cars, and large gloves with foam. rubber surfaces to minimise eye injuries.

Chataway, Disley runs to satisfy Since boxing's black year of enforced suspension of a boxering is a man's game. When a

his emotions.

climbs Не 1953, when 21 deaths were attri-after a knock-out, extra padding man takes up boxing as a career, mountains for the same reason.

he is going into a buted to ring injuries, authorities (an ring floors and authority for he knows

HIS SECOND LOVE in all parts of the world have doctors to stop a ight, all play tough sport. So makes him-

Climbing has always been his Introduced stringent regulations their part in the bid to protect self tough and expects the

boxer without detracting knocks that to lessen the risk of serious in the

go with the re-cond love. In 1951 an injured foot seemed likely to chd his from the spectacle of the sport,

wards."

But Disley's sporting career, Since 1946, there have been 129 ring deaths. Only 15 occurred

self-afflicted fitness test was during the past two years siz

run up 14 mountains, each more in In 1954 and nine in 1955.

high. thom to cut these promoter, feels conditions could Spowe000 feet

He passed his test tragedien still further is naturally be improved by grading the with flying colours, beating commendable, but the Belgian gloves weights with the lighter record set up in 1943 for the idea of boxers wearing protec-divisions using six-ounce and "Snowdon three thousands," a tive "armour" Is not likely to the heavy

clight-ounce 26-mile run, by three minutes. meet with widespread approval, gloves,

His time was seven hours 24 TREMENDOUS LOSS

Mills added: "But the helmets minutes. Pre Gul. They tend to slip Disley has always been re- Mr Teddy Waltham, a former over the cycs and would

as something of a guinea garded top-class referree and

0 now seriously handicap boxer, pig, Try anything once, has secretary of the British Boxing Waist belta pre unnecessary been his motto. His introduction Board of Control, commented: with the regülar protection cup." to athletics was as Miler. "Such innovations would change

possi the whole character of the short Professional boxing will al-AAA Chief Coach Geoff Dyson

detected steeplechasing Its critics, but bitles, John has as we know it and there would ways have

justified bo a tremendous loss of crowd statistically-minded people on Dyson's faith in him, and the appeal."

nected with the ring contend hours of coaching. His supreme pronioter sald he doubted there is a higher proportion of triumph was in Moscow last year The

deaths and injuries in other when the Russians beat Britain's whether the average fun are to sports especially in motor raemon by 137 points to 2.4 pay the price of a bus

where Disley's time of 8min. 44.290c.. then official world

The compulsory, eight-secorid count operates in many Ameri- can states while others insist on Combined eight-ounce gloves instead of the six-ounce, Periodical

Schools at KC Tennis

Colony Grasstourt championstups medical check-ups with fitness. progress reports, brain machines,

at KCC.

LEAGUE CRICKET

BOTH ARMY TEAMS

CRASH AND THE

RACE

IS WIDE OPEN AGAIN

By “RECORDER”

Both Army South and Army North were well beaten, neither too unexpectedly, in First Division Cricket League matches on Saturday and the race for the Championship is wide open again with seven more rounds

to go and four points separating the first five teams.

Even the Optimists, who have only six more matches to play, are not en- tirely out of the running if they continue to win and the other leading teams lose or draw. Nothing would leave the other teams with a chance of the Championship happier than two draws between Army South and the Scorpions.

Most Interesting development 11te is much more effective at, South have little effective bowl-

Lipscombe was the Sookunpoo.

gave ing outside of Bill Withall, on Saturday afternoon

The latter toiled away, took surprising failure of the Army away 41 runs for one wicket. North wicket-taking combina-ife wasn't bowling very much three for 50, not a bad analysis tion of Lipscombe md. Green-off his normal form but the bats-for his type of bowling and the haigh against last year's Lengue men were facing up to him with opposition's batting. Champions, Kowloon Cricket the type of confidence that is Club.

Army North

but

14 rare in local ericket.

were 100 for five against the KCC at one stage.

HOW THEY STAND the last Ave This is what the League table wickets fell for the addition of looks like now:

only 10 runs it look like the

ailuation was becoming interest- ing. The KCC bowling wasn't Army South

too deadly, but Fairhall

was

Army North RAF

very much in form and

deserved him

Willie Davidson

alo

four for 27 and Scorpions tolled Optimista

INC

away with success, taking dear KCC

for 41.

small Paleo

What happened afterwards Recreio rather surprised the number of KCC cricket fans Royal Navy

the weather,

who braved

P W D L Pts. 13 9 1 3 27. 13 0 0 4 30 13 8 2 3 34 1 2 3 34 13 14 33

13 8 13 33 14 7 423 145621

14 4 5 5 21 11 4 3 4 19

15 3 3 0 15

13 2 4 7 12

15 1 3 11 7

* Two points for a tie.

40

NOT ENOUGH

Everyone hoped for an opening partnership of something like

The Optimists scored steadily. George Rowe putting in the major contribution of 54 runs, but three wickets were still to fall when the game was over Fand an Optimist victory had been

recorded.

The Optimists had at one stage Lost four wickets for 63 runs, but Rowe and Pritchard changed the situation by making R 127, for five.

•

Any suggestion

But Mills, now television personality, Sunday newspaper columnist

a successful

and fight

nct record. more

sec boxing in armour." Foring and motor cycling the boxer's point of view, re-spectators are often involved in beat the

Boxing does parters

Freddle accidents. Interviewed

toi be Any Mills, who "graduated" from the appear

hazardous, they say, bul tough-nursery of fair ground boxing booths to the World cause it is case Light-Heavyweight Champion- versus man, it gathers more ship. Ife summed it up: "Box- | notoriety-China Mail Special.

of

the

There have been steeplechasers be- who have finished in front of man him or done better times. But such is the Disley determination that one by one John sorted them out,

Wes Santee Suspended Wes Santee

Permanently By National AAU

New York. Feb, 19. Wes Santee, America's No. 1 Miler, was suspended permanently tonight by the National AAU and will not be permitted to compete in the Olympic Games.

The decision was announced by Carl Hansen, Prexi- dent of the National AAU, following a report by u special committee. The committee met for almost 10 hours today and gave its decision after confronting Santee with the evidence it had gathered.

оп

was

TC-

a

that it looked like a victory by wickets fall for only another 11 the usual local Naval crickosĮ public. -

Also suspended were Al lunch and dinner, before the President of the decision was revealed. Santer Franken,

Relays, Fred van and his lawyer, Charles Grimes, Compton Dyke, former president of the were called into the meeting at Pacific AAU, and Tom Moore, the New York Athletic Club at premeter of the Modesto Relays, about 6 p.m. Al Kai Tok, RAF stayed in.

The National AAU's decision The decision means that the the race with a narrow two-run

decision victory

against the Indian brilliant Kansas Miler, who has upheld an original

match knocked Recreation Club. This

the door of the made by the Missouri Valley As- milera' club for sociation of the AAU last Octo- was largely a battle of bowlers, four-minute

decision to 11. That Tony Myatt taking six for 34 more than a year, will not be ber

now a licu- os RAF were out for 80 and able to compete as an amateur suspend Santee,

tenant in the Marine Corps at Henderson taking six for 50 as for the rest of his life. Santee

Quantico, Virginia, had set his hopes on winning versed by the same group by IRC were out for 84,

the 1,509-Motre test in the from Michael Guilford and

Scorpions at Chater, Road had Olymple Games next summer in 21-7 yote on November 20. At Sookunpoo, Army South Frank Findlay. To their amaze-

batllag practice Melbourne.

However, in December Hansen ment they BOW

frat lease of the wicket consider:blo a batting race bad between the two as Guilford of against the Optimists and lost against Recreio as they knocked

The suspension came after a ordered the case reopened and 233 for four and Tony

group, dubbed the appointed the so-called "secret one singe had 30 to Finlay's 15.1ebt wickets for 106 runs against up

ony Pritchard, Salmon and Weller scored his rocond League seven-man Finlay was slightly ahead 44 Eltringham, the Mike Carr contury of the season, this time "Secret Seven," studied charges oven" to study "new evidence to 41, when Guilford lost his came to the rescue in the usual 100. Harry Owen Hughes was that Santee accepted excessive as well as re-appraise the old

64, atcercle expenses for competing th four evidence.. wicket, olaying on off his glove. Carr tradition and 145 was up undefeated

moote iset pring in California. The commitice was composed but 80 rune wore up for the before another wicket fell, were all out for 147.

Also included were new allega- of Fincus Bober of New York, first wicket. The two had been Carrs' personal contribution was

were not made Royal Navy, plodding on in tions which

Lyman Bingham and Colonel with such comfidence 41, but the remaining throa baiting

Harry Houshall also of New tradition,

they.

York, Robert Kiphuth, of New SPECIAL COMMITTRE proved that

Haven, Connecticut, AL Port of were not incapable of winning a Against a strong batting side game in the First Division as The special commition met Bloomfeld, New Jersey, Charles ke the Optimista total of 150 Marsh, took five for 22 to dis- this morning, beginning at 10 Rooser of Philadelphia Add Harold gluted the matter) Berilner of Ban, Francisco,* was not very much and if la miss, the Police for 63. The am, and

**/ until 8.30 pm with breska zver-Unked Premičn

10 wickets, but victory by wickots was just as good and KCC's popularity at Kal Tak has risen to an all-time high.

Greenhalgh didn't seem to take very dindly to the wicket.

runs,

musímily recognised täna - Army, matoes won by 13 run.

..

"

Now he plans to outpace the world's best to bring home that. Olympic Gold Medal.

Knowing John Disley, that is just what he will do.

INVITATION TENNIS

Vic

JOIN DISLEY

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

SEVENTH RACE MEETING

Saturday 18th and Saturday 25th February, 1956. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)

There will be 10 races each day instead of 9 races; the First Saddling Bell will be tung at 1.00 pm. and an additional rece (1A) will be run at 1.30 p.m. There will be no Cash Sweep on the additionni races.

The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.15 am. on both days.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

NO PERSON WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED. All persons MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the meeting.

Admission Badges at $10.00 each per day are obtainable fromA the Club's Cash Sweep Office, at Queen's Buliding, Chater Road only on the written introduction of a Member, who will be responsible for all visitors introduced by him.

Tints will be obtainable at the Club House it ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811).

NO CHILDREN will be admitted to the Club's premises'during the Meeting. For this purpose a Child is a person under the age of seventeen years, Western Standard.

+

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The price of admission will be $3.00. each per day payable at

the Gate.

Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay tho requisito fee of $3.00 in order to gain re-admission,

MEALS and REFRESHMENTS will be obtainable in the RESTAURANT,

J

SERVANTS

Servants must remain in their employer's boxes except for passing through on their duties. They may on no account use the Betting Booths or Pay Out Booths in the Enclosures.

CASH SWEEPS

There will be no Cash Sweep on Race 1A on both days of the Meeting. Through Cash Sweep Tlekota at $18.00 each per day for Races 1 to 9, and $36.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Bullding, (Chater Road), and 3, D'Aguilar Street during normal office hours and until 10.20 a.m. on the day of the Race Meeting.

Particular numbers within the series 1 to 3,000 may be reserved for all race meetings as Through Tickets. Such tickets will be issued consecutively only and the right is reserved by tho Stowards to cancel any reservation for Through Tickets for a particular Meeting if it is found that sales may not reach the number reserved in the series 1 to 3,007,

Swede Beats

Seixas After Two Hours' Play day is on a date not less than five days after the first day

Buffalo, New York. Feb, 19.. KILE Schmidt, 21-year-old Swedish lawn tennis player, beat Vic Selxas, the United States leading amateur and Wimbledon Champion, former

the semi-finals of the Mid Winter invitation tournament

here today.

The Swede won 14-12, 7-9, 6-3, after a two-hour, struggle. and went on to beat another American, Sid Schwartz. Reuter,

ACTIVE SECRETARY

No back-room boy is Rennla of Wilton Soel, Hon Secretary Rovers In the Aston Erdington (Birmingham) Lea- gue. He plays as well, and has collected two "hat tricka" since the New Year. His latest exploit was to store dve times in his side's 7-0 win over Tenton.

HEARTBROKEN

When manager Bob Brockle ban went into the Hull City dressing room At Bristol after rides 452, du sat by: Rovers enquired if there were any Said Knglish"-- Inter- injurie national, Stan Mortensen: “Yes, what gik a good - eure (for. i'a broken heart?”

In the case of two-day Race Meetium, Through Tickets may be purchased for each day of the Meeting provided that the second

In all other cases Through Tickets will only be sold for the whole Meeting. Tickola reserved and available but not paid for by 10.00a.m. on Friday, 17th February, will be sold and the reservation cancelled for future Meetings.

Tickets over 3,000 will also be issued consecutively but particular mumbers cannot be reserved as Through Ticketa.

The reservation of any particular number does not confer on the registered holder any rights whatsoever unless the ticket bearing the appropriate number is issued to and can be produced by the holder,

The Stewards reserve the right to refuse any subscription also the right to remove any name from subscription lists without stating reasons for their action,

Cash Sweep Tickets on the last race of the Mooting at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Queen's Building (Chater Road), B, D'Aguilar Street and 382, Nathan Road during normal office hours and until 11.00 am. on both days of the Mooting.

SPECIAL CASH SWEEP

Tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hong Kong Derby scheduled to be run on 20th April 1950, at $2.00 each, may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices:

TOTALISATOR

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Backocs are advised not to destroy or throw away their tickals until after the "all clear" signal has been exhibited.

-ALL WINNING TICKETS AND TICKETS FOR REFUNDS MUST DE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AT THE RACE COURSE ON THE DAY TO WHICH THEY REJER, NOT LAVER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE TIME FOR WHICH THE LABT RACE OF THE DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO BE BUN, -

PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE MADE. ON TORN OR DISFIGURED TICKETS,

Bookmakers, Tie Tas man, etc, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Cite