1956-06-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1956,

In its methods of training sporsamen, the Soviet Union has gone to an extremo which namet be disturbing to the purely amateur athleten of the free world. Prict's descriptions of: Russian training techniques_shows_that the men and women who hope to win the Olympla Gaines for the Soviet Union can hardly be classed as truo amateurs.

How The USSR Grooms Sports "Amateurs”

By HARRY PRICE

The Government of the Soviet Union is making an all out drive to win the Olympic Games in Melbourne, › Australia later this year. They were a close second to the United States in the late Games in Helsinki in 1952, and they won the Winter Games at Cortina, Italy, early this year.

The Russians, however, have gone to an extreme which must be disturbing to purely amateur entrants, for the Soviet Govern- ment has taken upon itself the training and organisation of athletes, who in retum for con- tinuous and

practice jobs. exacting are provided with a privilege life for beyond the reach of the average worke

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If they achieve their purpose they might well destroy the ideal of amateurism, which has been the inspiration of the Games since their inception.

Hitherto, the difference bemitter of Physical Culture and Tho Cominities of Physical tween amateur and professional Sport, and its importance may Culture nund Sport to all

in its sphere in the In sport has been clearly under-be judged from the fact that it powerful stood, although not all countries is attached to the USSR Council Soviet Untors. It not only traine hove observed the principles as of Ministers. Its purpose le lo the country's representatives but

Britain, where find promising closely

performerE it la responsible for sport in amateurs train in their own

overy athlete held and to schools, for training couches axi time and receive ne assistance crult them into the service of lecturers, for the supply of sports from public funds.

the State These recruits are oquipment and for the estab.. found ports in Industry or in the Hishment of sports grounds. It armed forces or police, where also be its own budget, which their duties are nominal. They is considerable. It receives the are allowed me off for dndly

gate money from sporting events training and for matches, they and ou workers

pay regular contributions towards the cost receive an exten food allowance, und of course full pay for their þot physical culture and sport.

Critician of the situation has Every year the 10 best player been voiced in the Soviet Press.

bronch new nominated in euch

Krokodil of December 30, 1955, carried an article which defalied by salaricu corned handsome | footballers who wer

supposed to work in a chemical factory.

wint (*). IT

"some "Yes," comrades of the chansk City Committee and City Executive

Committee are informad Party about this peculiar combination of football and chemistry. How

their they only shrug BE.

Kodiyevka, in Voroshilovsk. Rubuhny, football

maintained on bes

the For the sake KATIO of sweet moments of victory on the athlete Beith they milk the State pocket 12 months in the your!

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NATIONAL PRIDE

to burn to political recount the prestige which success in inter-

of directed

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of sport, and in the ensuing year they are paid a monthly salary of 2,500 roubles. Other players

in organised

numbered This offical interest In

sporture not simply

ofrades earning a salary scated A nutter

from 1,500 roubles a month in national prices

fur or concYITI A

tuls KRİZ

1,200 device the public well-being, but a

roubles In

eighUL the

(The average winge In the Soviet Uniom is about 700 roubles national con testa brings. Az long ago 29

month). 1948 a decree

Leading

football association the Communist Party

teams (which the Soviet that athletic standaele should be

cluirs

are amateur) raistd

The to

Soviet rnment enable

train for two monthe before the Union to gain world supremacy

They in April. in sport,

tho football tour

country playing until late November, the atelies

**** *་ and finish the BOLLSKOTI with BANT "patriotic duty" of every player month's feet at a health resort.

vut these historic | 1197 curry

On March 3, 1952, All this time they are regarded! decisions."

full piry

from The paper Soviet Sport explaki-

posts. Each ed that the Soviet Union entered

that

wing competitions International

the All-Union Championship re- (eelves a bonus of 5,000 roubles.

Lo

A 1852 pamphlet in

that it

Woo

le on leave on

their respective

Ara

order "graphically to demon- to the whole world the advantages and strength of t Soviet syster."

The organisation which trols Soviet sport is the

Joe

con

player in the team

VIGOROUS TRAINING

Uniom The Soviet

Olymple Com-Genies team will go through the procedure laid down for Inter- national events. All members are already in regular training. As soon as potential competitors are chosen, they will go training camp several weeks in advance of the combest, Once In the camp the athletes under- go vigorous training them to peak condition for the

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SOLELY FOR PLEASURE

The Olympic Games Regula-

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that every

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Temmy Allans ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

This week wo give pride of place on the Sports Parade to the fine old game of golf. A couple of years ago we used to hear quite a lot about the expbolts of our soldier golfers but after Major Elrick relinquished the job of secretary of the society it became Increasingly difficult to get regular information and as a result the game received only infrequent mention.

Those of our golfers who have been in the Colony for two years and who are readers of this column will also remember that a local trader used to award a bottle of whisky to an army golfer who chalked up a hole in one

and a very acceptable "19th" it made too.

There is every indication of a | day morning with

appurtenances val in golfing circles, at least familiar as far as news is concerned, and underwater enthusiast, Copt D.J.W. Lampard, RA, who is now in the secretarial chair has passed some interesting in-

formation our way.

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The member of the Royal Pay Come forget debit Army and credit balances for a short timo C Friday

when they

Silver

picnic to Mine Bay Let us hope the weather plays fair and they have a good day out.

One of the most significant aspects of Amy golf is that it is embark on a lounch not, da so many people seem to think, a game reserved for officers.

The qualification for playing is not rank but ability and of course the desire to use a set of clubs to good purpose.

Under the present arrange- I am indebted to a member of

who ments any other rank

Is the Royal Army Service Corps there for lucen on the gameand

comprehensive

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AROUND HOLLYWOOD

GOSSIPS SAY A STAR

DIED FOR LOVE

By MICHAEL

RUDDY

con-

Hollywood,.

for a

very different kind of role.

Her eyes swimming with tears, blonde actress Ursula Andress talked to me about Hollywood rumours that brillant young film actor James Dean killed himself because of her.

They are saying that Dean's car-crash death was no accident. That this 24-year-old film actor, who has become a legend only nine months after his death, killed himself for the love of a girl.

Blonde actress Ursula

Then Aunt Katherine, from nearly always geto cost. leseed to me: "They are saying Galway, give Angela dancing that I broke Jimmy's heart by and piano lessons and sent her onding our romance, that I sent to dramatic classes. him to his death in his sports

COVER-GIRL

For her life in America, its he phoned me for

girl has only praise. Her trim @gure height 5 f.

"There are Do many oppor- ended i., "They say Paramount

weight 8 $1.8 b tunes for people to use their įmy contract because of the brought her a job as a model, talent," Buy: this actress- crash, After saying I Wis "thon 0 cover girl, then a mother-wite. "Whether you're in an actor or des engineer от 1 drese-maker or a cook-ir you play deserve " chance, B00ICT or Broad-1sler you get it.

the last time!

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MANY CHANCES

That young Bergman they just drop-| enbaret dancer ped

Nobody tells me why Boston, officially.

"My first professional "I don't think Jimmy was was 'Early To Bed' on ready for marriage. Orice he way. sald we should marry and visit "I think it must have been my family in Switzerland."

lucky alar that bed me 40 my We'd fight over nothing, yd we

alike that too, beamuse a talent scout foundling, and ived in orphan-

sported no in i liked the same things."

"We were too muck

NICKNAME

"I Marilyn

Can't

help thinking Monroe. Bhc

of

wum

tiges and

foster homes

before

an

"He brought me to Hollywood she began as a model and

for a test and I got a long-torn

Warner contract

Bros.

She appeared in eleven films ne Warriers, tocluding "Stallion Road,"

with "Humoresque,”

The love affairs of Ursula gol | Studios." ber the nick name of "Heart Exterminator",

At the age of 18, the daughter of the German Consul Dome, she ran away for stage.

Internationa police

in Jount Crawford and John Gar the field, and "Nobody Lives For

evor.

found

she

and

it

EVERY

she

"And she's not a rare case,

"There's Debbie Reynolde ...

caught the eye of a talent out as she rode on a lorry in the Burbank city pagoon!

"You have to study and work. no royal road to fame There's and fortune in Hollywood or on Broadway.

"But this is a big country and I think there are more oppor- tunities.

Slim and

beautiful, Angela

On December 7th, 1040, are quite a number can play formation on their Corps Week

she had become a close friend marlek Swart Martin, a Fanling from Monday to Fr-which is being celebrated in the

of actor Daniel Gelin, in Paris,

wealthy young investor, without having

a United Kingdom at the mornent, day

my

retum home. then the rouired to have green foe, in addition to this

is a matter of regret that there She refused to

when and Gell put her under

family, making nima gesture by most geneTOUS

the is not enough space to give full

tract to

to him.

WES convenien,

has a lovely volce "Singing Royal Hongkong Golf Club the coverage to the wide

range of

They went to Rome and did

Now Kim is 8, Madeline is 5 Golf Society has a few activities which are taking place

lessons have helped me a lot Army

fliming. some

Then they

and Patricia Ann is 32.

and set of clubs which can be bor- in the Aldershot District rowed.

parled.

"With the kids growing up, of

other work, A number

It was then that Ursula met I've had time for quite a joi af It might well be said however, ranks already fake advantage of

Hallon artist Novella Purigini, television work," said Angela, most excellent arrangement that there is a spot of something

created sensation when

But the old thing la and it is fat that others would for everyone and a glance down

began # search that do so if they know more about the list of events showe

for "angelic-looking young perfect male nude model." If you are interested and shooting, golf, tennis, swimming, it

And it was from Parigini's would like to get more informa. |andi

Golf Officer.

odbelle figure largely on

championships

wh

sho

| potior must be an amuteur. Hetion have a worth with your wide of the programme, but withed herself into a whirl of social

is defined as:

than

the

the sporting studio that Ursula first launch-

participates One who

traditional foresight and inspired life. GOLFING CALENDAR imki always has participated in

by their long established hospi- I Rome she became friendly

elso for pleasure, Erich sport solely

tality the Waggoners have

with Marlon Brundo, and I was mental and The

Item on next big

the provided for the physical,

spectacular

met pro-through him that she social benefits be derives there- Army gelßing calendar is

gramme of social events.

Paramount director,

who had Inter-Unit Knock-out

This includes

Junior from, and to whom participation 1036

her fim-tested in London and Competition which starts on the Rahks Dance at the Molda in sport is nothing more

given a seven-year contrast, recreation without material gain Old Course at Fanling curly in Gymnasium, a Warrant Officers

In Hollywood Ursula but a of any kind direel or indirect." July and for which 18 teams-

und Sergeants' Bail in the reputation for eccentricly She come including one from the Royal famous old Buller To the Olympic Gaines

Mess

went about in a pair of black amateur athletes dedicated to n Als Force-have entered.

Cadets Ball, and of course the lights and a black jumper of traditional observance of sports-

The draw for the First Round Officers Bail at the Officers

eelinging material. with bringmanship, involving among other is

Iullows:-7 Hussars v. Club In addition to all that escort of two savage Alsatian things, cheerful

of Beceptance Guriche Rites, REME x 19 Fd an ambitious At Home is be-

dogs. London, June 26.

defeat. But the time may come Regt RA. The are the only ing held at Buller Barracks on

two Many more athletes than will when the interested nations will

matches in the opening Saturday afternoon, "NI Sine Joe Lucy, retained the British

be required ure question whother the Olympic roundh and the

winners will | Labore". Lightweight Boxing Champion ulimately

enlled

to the coump, for they rules are being observed.

Feet cach other in the Second ship and won the Lonsdale Bell

which the Wembley tonight, | have to quality

other not only in

Roundt nitright

The alterlive is a general

follows:-27 The refere stoppart

physical prowess but in political

dovert they are 26 system,

HAA Regt RA 'B' v. HQLF B football match at Sek Kong next The arrangements for the big Ideological adoption of the Soviet rounul contest with Sammy Me- reliability as well.

would mark the end of 13th round be- } education

parallel with which runs

1 Northamptons; Carthy in the

HAA know them

240) Tucaday between the Army and the Games as we training and their sports

Rogt RA 'A' RAMC: Green could cause lucy was so far ahead on

The Communists

the Portuguese

from Army matter how good an athlete is, now. points.

v 27 LL By RA; Macso have now important Howards claim

almost then

been chance laxy

the

he stands no

HQLF A4 LAA Beg BA completed. weakening

Generally they will Throughout a good, clean

presenting his country If there | Ideological victory-a

1 King Own v 15 Med free

Reg follow the pattem I outlined about of the values which the below

is a breath of suspicion Championship standard

RA A 13 Med Regt RA 8 world is fighting to preserve,

last week. V RHKDF. These 2nd Round inatches have to be played off by July 10.

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Wives Accompany

Cricketers?

Touring

By VERNON MORGAN'

London.

Books on cricket and notably overseas tours can be very dull, but no such accusations can be levelled against "Springbok Glory" by the eminent South African cricket writer Louls Duffug (Longmans, London, 16/-).

Such

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"The touched

Ties will be decided on four matches off scratch and will be

BIG SOCCER MATCH

became

PASSION FOR SPEED

Then Ursula met James Dean and Lalented. He was

young with a passion for speed. driving companion, Ursula

his constant

Hollywood suys Jimmy became more and moro nervous and Ho began to drive at imitable. break-neck speed, spent half the night tuning up cars and the other half bombarding Ursula with phone calls.

It was after one call that he

ever is that the opening cere One important difference how

mony of the new Garrison took out his German Porsche on the trip that ended in death, Ground will be performed by Brigadier FC.C. Graham, DSO, "s face was like a wooden

Commander, played over the full 18 holes Forces, Hongkong, and not by

Deputy

Land Indian," said a close friend. The aggregate number of holes General Stratton as

was ort- up to decide. If there is a tiu two extra holes will be ginally anticipated. played in each match Band there-after single holes until decision is reached.

The game will start at 4.30 p.m. and there is every indica

on that a big crowd will ba Many

known Service on hand for this rather well golfers will be taking part. expected soccer event, The RAMC team will include Thero is no definite news

S. A. 3. off

un-

Says Ursula: "I think it must have been his time on Earth. I'm a fatalist. All of us have our time"

In

Success.

a have

"I think

to

ANGEL TO STAR From an angel in school plays

in to star billing

films and Hollywood television-sud: has the current Army Champion, about the composition of the been the rise to fame of blonde, from Major

Biggart, whe Army team but it is understood blue-eyed Angla Greene Also in plays

the that the following players have Dublin, Medicals line-up will be Sgt been invited to attend at the her comfortable, rambling Wilson, a comparative newcomer ! Army Ground at Sookuampoo home on Angelo-drive, she told

Led ber The cover of this book is right in saying that Duffus has acquired "a style

who has a His turn

bandicap.

next work-and when they will me how her alar

the spin against There is some doubt whether have a trial of writing conspicuous for its whimsical humour and depth of feeling."

Air

Allen Force Sgt

Sister cousin, or not Fi La Kim Hall will be Royal of phrase is delightful. Some of his original, to the point, expressions may well go

who min, (6 COD);

Justine, a working Wilks (RAEC), Pto available for the RAF. This down in sporting literature,

and says I've always been blessed," Fergus Bowering scratch

also player

the prs.

Mc- she saidh Combined Servides Champion Mullet: (7 Hussars), Spre

1tat I was bor and if he plays he will put the Innes. Smith, Dow, Robson (24

in with a great chance. Fd Engr Regt), L/Cpl Tolfrey under a lucky star."

The star took her to America Brigadier Graham, the Deputy (6 COD), Pie Hough (North

Jones Stoffs), Ple

(18 Commander, will be playing in Ambul), L/Cpl Hunt (Movement

Fd when she was five.

Before that she lived in Dub- the HQLF 'A' team quartet from Scottish regiments Lt Tp), L/Cpl Ward (1 Kings, where her father, should give their matches

Gnr Laycock (10 Willams, ran a bus line. ("Re Own), and genuine St Andrews flavour. Med Regt RA).

called it the Angela ne after mel" he said) The game, which is the second

With her golden hair and blue in the double header for the The unknown qualities in the "Club Militar Cup, will sot ay she was a "natural" competition however will come big problem for our represent-plays and pageants at her school from the Royal Hongkong Deativos for they will have to in New York ("E

an angel!") fence Force which will be led kick-off with a defeit of two sweet tht I always got cast as by Capt Alec. Pearce. They call goals as they were well beaten in the first game at Macao by on several good players and may well recover the trophy they two goals to ni. won. In 1954 and lost to the

The new playing pitch at Sek Royal Engineers in last year's Kong is receiving plenty of at- tention at the moment, It ap- final

All in all there seems to be pears to be in good condition and provided the weatherman is some excellent sport ahead.

kind the stage appears to be BURFING

set for a really fine occasion,

the high quality of ton, London, 12/6) he not only expressions

that wives should be ilberality of the declarations Peter May and Dente Compton. urges would have staggered customs Nor were they as well-equipped allowed to join their husbands and on tour, but also that some officials" or "Dlamissing Baileys England in the speed

given was like casting off an over- varied spin of their bowlers." official help thould be weighted aversack after a song He adds tha England had to with the travelling expenses.

Evans, 0 widely-travelled route march or again "Like a win the toss four tunes out of

layer whose wife joined him on dentist probing nerve they live to beat thein,

Indies and tours in the West Australia, with the special per- mission

of MCC says that a player should be responsible for his wife's cxpenses on reaching a country, "but the fare to and from the country of the tour is a different matter."

found the point of smɛitive decay Dullus says that the secret of

in South Africa's batting."

cropped

South Africa's suL-CORSES

was team spirit And what belier put than the "one-for-all"

and unwaverinst application to "The middle stud in the shirt front of South African cricket the game,

und revealed a out

Duffus a fearless critic la not nakedness in aggressive baiting afraid to criticise as well as that influenced the whole tour, praise whether the players be South Africans or their rivals. Ho given his own views as to Duffus relates many

the witty

and cons of allowing

lour with and pleasing stories such as the wives to tale of the Duke Portland's husbands.

The official view on this has he takes the render spoona; with him in

been that the presence of delights

WITTY STORIES

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"The MCC have never refused permission, so far as I know, for any who to join her hus

on tour, but they would their band

take no responsibility for travel rangements or expenses....I do feel that something should

his worldwide wiyou might have a distract be done about it."

travels, expressing the

of Britain and the Continent in ing effect and upset the hat- entertaining fashion; and he also mony

so necessary

for the

gives the cricket fan the inside success of a touring team. story of South Africa's recent

lours in Britain and Australia

of the game in his

and talis

own country..

PREMATURE RETIREMENT

This ban was responsible for the, premature

retirement of Australian Arthur Morris, one A major part of the book of the best left-handed batsmen on last rencon's cricket in Eng- land And the great battles the world is fast bowler South Africa gave England in Pat Chawford and his wife her gallant failure, to face the (with. special permission) Teri series. Of this

tour Duffus mys travelling to England in April

in

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of the beaches last Sunday 1 would Exteri that

Army December,

The specified number of MCC

players

Tony was possible to see many of our North hold a very dento all newart for his services keenar quellets akdifully over their South oclleagures tours should be entled as some

Pancho Gonzales, Frank Hartwig and to the game, to have a wife's balancing on boards in the wake This season. The team esangue Traber, Pancho

Territories has already Jack Kramer, retum fere påld at least once, of small motorboats: Some of New

Besides the exhibition matches them already ; #how a con- given some top class displays This wiver question is one of the tolaky ''on which Evang sick table amount of abilly bat and it will certainly have Jack Kramer will hold a one writes with authority in his

now sand of them ald

well,

way, in the eventual destina-hour Tennis Clinle for the bene-

the Helenet e drew

Champdorship AL of young players and school- Harwayor, with the frequent box unjust, They were" better of each other..

has "loop"

| boya... to all the balanced than' England, Incom- Now, Godfrey Evans, one of ovjeru in poaówne cricket and There is also a great day of ivals and departures which he definite days for the ex- matches will be in- parably aportar in fielding, the greatest wicketkeepers of all clone-up of the world's about; in underwater diving so much a part of all Army kibition

on the maricedly better off in opening time, foins in this controversied best batsmen, and hla judgment ock several well-known Army teams: South may yet get the nounced, later as balemen

quantity of subject. In his book."Action in on these provides two absorbing sportsmen where poem on the new blood thats will restore schedule of Jack Kramer's Far

Eastern tour is known, batting, though they never I Cricket (Hockler and Slough chapters,China Ma Bpecial, Inew pier at Kowloon on Bun to last newson's brilliance,

Victory would not have been in different ships within a week second effort at mukharjah Ang. Iztoɔ sive water of

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