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"ALL" AMATEURS IN THEIR WAY

THE CHINA MAIL,

FOR SIMPLE AND NOT DISSIMILAR REASONS YOUTH TAKES TO SPORT

By "RECORDER”

United States athletes won 17 Gold Medals at the 1952 Olympic Games at Helsinki of the 30 available in the men's events. These included four from the 400 Metres Relay. At the Melbourne Games in November the Americans should win 17, including eight from the two relays, and have an even chance of three more.

of

The American Olymple tryouts have exploded many myths. But many of these myths or half truths should never have been born and no keen follower International athletics has ever paid any credit to the same.

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The flest big myth exploded is this world where national mill- compulsory unfair advantage lary service is not $tial held by the athletes of certain at a stage in a man's life span countries, particularly those when he in the most physically from the region behind theft for sport.

there aren' Similarly.

too Iron Curtain, in that they were

which do Hot state-aided, stale-subsidised and many nations given all the time they wanted accept with alacrity the applien- tion of a national service re- 10 itilise for their framing.

It is erun to make one of the ermed All this is not untrue.

services his full-time true and not less so Total kedy

tion and any sailor, soldier than the fact that, particularly an im- in this Olympic Year,

airman will tell you that, out- side of some short periods the course of a year when he may be on a "scheme", normal barrack life

provides endican opportunities for recreation

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10 per cent In forces about

the polico Western Germany forces' contribution seems to be higher, a fact probably explain- of the able by the small size German armed services.

CLUBS ON TOP In Scandinavia, os also in the United Kingdom, the clubs pro- vide some 60 percent of the

sceup-athletic population. Universities

DUCKS TO WATER

or

in

in the United Kingdom produce about 20 per cent and the armod the services and police forces remainder.

or the

mense amount of money spent on the Olymple prepara.

the under- In Scandinavia tions of American athletes,

which

population very small portion

in either graduate came out of their own pockets,

smaller than it is in the United Some

the unsuccessful uf

Kingdom, or perhaps university 1# becomes quite natural. athletics is not so popular seekers of Olympic berths. well as many of the successful therefore, that lovers of leisurewell organised as it is in ones, spent quite a few weeks take to the armed services like United Kingdom, and of the re-

California during sunny

ducks to water and this is true ma

maining forty percent the which time they wore no! Lut all countries. Ambitious tribution is about even between

and al athletes, wishing for time

the earning their living waiting

and armed services table, sweeping out dormitories

facilities to drain, jump at the police forces, or being engaged in other part opportunity.

To sum up, i seems that in

conintry every time employment,

Though the average amateur athlete of international class in the United States does not have his problems of his daily bread ond butter as effectively taken as does the average care of amateur golfer or amateur termis uf international calibre. player he is nevertheless luken care of often quite adequately,

more

the institu than not Aarply by

of higher learning which

India and

Pakistan-nekher

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the

arc

the

country being in the Commun- countries the outlook ist bloc both draw very large-amateur sport is governed large- ly upon the armed services for

The by lucal circumstances, their outstanding athletes.

most Important

of which and of runny samo would be true

econome conditions countries European Western

dimculties, or lack of same, of except that large business con- the pursuit of leisure. cerns in Western Europe seem to have in their (71) - to like

ol ployment athletes

lunal calibre. Eventually

Some

Interna-

notional

In the United States of America

becomes Teisure

before secondary consideration

a young man has got very old us considerable industry is re- quired in the pursuit of things

WEDNESDAY, JULY OFF ONE-SHOULDER

Mrs Beverley Baker Fleitz of America admires the off-one-shoulder Wimbledon dress worn by her compatriot, Gloria Butler, at the reception given at on June 24 to players Hurlingham Club, London before the opening of the All-England Lawn Tennis Championships-Reuterphoto.

COUNTY CRICKET

Surrey On Level Terms With Lancashire In Championship

Table

London, July 3.

with County Champions, drew level Surrey, Lancashire at the top of the County Championship Table after today's matches.

Wimbledon Championships Continue As A

Of Upsets

Tournament

Wimbledon, England, July 3.

The Wimbledon Tennis Championships continued as a "tournament of upseta" today as fifth-seeded. Shirley Fry of the US beat her countrywoman, Althea Gibson, and the unseeded Italian Davis Cup doubles team of Nicola Pieterangeli and Orlando Sirola bent second-seeded Vic Selxas and Hamilton Richardson of the US,

In a most unusual form of "upset," Mrs Beverly Baker Fleitz of the US had to default her quarter-final Women's Singles match to Angela Buxton of England when Mrs. Fleitz found she is pregnant. Veteran observera at Wimbedon said, they' recalled, no other default so late in a tournament; and certainly no forfeit for such cause as Mrs Fleitz.

One match which followed Mrs F. Muiler and Miss D. T. Fancutt (South Africa) (Aus- form was the Women's Singles Sworney (Australia) beat Mise and Misy D. Sweeney quarter-final in which top-J. Rook and Miss C. Yates= |tralia) beat L. Ayala (Chile) seeded defending Champion Bell (Britain) 0-1, 6-2.

T. ́Long (Austraila)

8-0.

G. Palsh and Mis (US) beat

Shilcock (Britain) 3-8, 0-3.

G-4.

JUNIOR TOURNAMENT

Tho annuel tournament

AG

Wimbledon, July 3.

tennis Junior began today Wimbledon, coinciding with the championships already under-

Louiso Brough

US of the

of G. Walter (Britain) beat Miss 6-3 Seixas and Miss S. Fry

Miss D. S. Polers and Miss and Mra Bloomer defeated Shirley

M. Craig-Smith and Miss P. England. 5-7, 6-1, 6-3.

(Britain) FTY

tournament Hird д

4-0, 6-4, 6-3. ex-Women's Doubles-Fourth Round veteran, called upon her perience and

wile to court

Mis L. Brough and Miss S. 28- Fry defeat the hard-hitting

(US) beat Miss B. Do year-old Miss Gibson, who had Chambure and Miss C, Monnot won more than a dozen con- |(France) 6-0, 0-1. secutive tournaments during the spring and early summer, by a Mixed Doubles -- Second Bound N. Fraser (Australia) and score of 4-6, 6-3, 0-4.

Miss P. Ward (Britain) best Away. TALLEST MAN

Marshall (Australia) and Mrs V, Sirola, bt six feet seven Roberta (Britain) 4-6, 6-2. inches the tallest mun in the

Third Hound tournament,

his and

hard- Mixed Doubles partner

P. showed hitting

Sherwood and Miss cellent teamwork

beat (Britain) ELS they looking gusted Seixas-Richardson, 6-3, Wilson and Mes R. Wilson 8-10, 6-3, 6-4, in a quarter-final (Britain) 14-12, 4-6, 6-2.

H. Stewart (US) and Mrs E.

maten.

Ex-

first set when they broke Seixas service

as Vic himself netted most of the game, Games then followed service as the Italians

the sot. won

ner

Miss

G R.

S.

The results of the first climyb matches in the Junior Championships were:

Boys Singles First Round

J. Josefason (Sweden) beat F. Valdez (Trinidad) 7-5, 7-6.

M. Pelknoja (France) beat H. Blestienival (Holland) 0-2.

J. Jelinek (Czechoslovaida) beat M. Sangafer (Britain) 3-8, 6-2, 7-5.

M. Nacer (Pakistan) beat A. Vivion (Monte) 6-3, 6-1.

Girls' Singles First Round

Miss G. Hogan (Ireland) beat Misa R. Rotta (Belgium) 7-5, 6-1.

Miss S. Pachta (Austria) beat Miss L. Engvah! (Sweden) 7-5, 1-6, 6-1.

Miss B. Carr (South Africa)

bou Miss C. Hom 6-0, 6-1.

The top socded doubles team Vollmer (Germany) beat 1.8-2. of Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall Vermaak and Mrs J. Hale (US) of Australia boat their country-6-7, 6-4 0-2.

Mai Anderson men,

and Roy

5. Glommalva (US) and Miss Emerson, 6-2, 6-4, 12-10; coming E Buding (Germany) beat N. back from what in the final set Kumar

And Mrs I to close out of the match.

Hoad (A6-2, 6-0. Won Sirola-Pietrangeli

the T. Fancult (South Africa) and

Miss D.

Sweeney (Australia) beat J. Pickard and Misa Watson (Britain) 6-2, 8-8.

and W. Knight Bloomer (Britain) beat J. Bar In the second grot Sirota's

(Germany) (-2, 6-3, serve was broken when his part-ret (Britain) next Misa 1. Buding

backhands, Tettod

and Mixed Doubles Fourth Round Richardson lost his service.throo

Mise E. Burling J. Drobny (Egypt) and Mrs The decisive break

J. games later.

Miss beat O, beat (Eritain) J. Drobny gume when Garrido came in the 18th

0-2, (Cuba) and Mis L. (Holland) Pietrangell gain lost control of

Pressc, his backhand and his errors gave Snow (US) 6-2; 6-2. the Americans a break-through against Sirola. Hence, the young man who is

The

easily Imlians swept. through with the comparative

through the third set, breaking luisure of college life has little

Richardson twice and Seixas Derbyshire and Nottingham-for victory when Wooller came ones, while Sirola Jost his serve time after this is over to dulge in sporting recreation

shire are in fourth pqaltion with on to inke five of the last six of train- requiring long hous

cost of, and in the last set game. personal 88 points and four points behind wickets at a

followed service. until the tenth, ing except on a full-time pro-

come Yorkshire,

unly 30 runs and falshed the when the Italians began to score Anfessional

Hampshire basis 1 be is

and match in epoctacular style with pizcements off Richardson's ser Gloucestershire, Sueges Essex. Kent is still at the bot three wickets in his lust five vice. Pietrangeli scorcit match tom of the table with 20 points.

deliverios.

point on forehand which Rain alone prevented LancA- Wilk Wooller, the Glamorgan

maintaining their Richardson couldn't touch, captain, played the leading part shire from

Miss Buxton will meet in the Welsh county's win by leadership in the Champlonship

Ward of England in one semi- "Only

75 minutos play dad and Miss Fry plays Mis Northamptonshire | table, runs.

possible

yesterday seemed to have a sporting chance was

Middlesex

still needed of scoring the 206 runs needed!

he attends which, prior to his paper will produce a pen picture enrolment in the same, has viedof some outstandingly Bucc that money can buy. It would be

In- Aimilar with many other

ful athlete which will at least inention stitutions for his enrolment.

that his employers, some motor vehicle

IN ALL FAIRNESS

of these

producing

there was

incorrect to say simply "in pur- suit of the dollar."

in-

factory perhaps or a paper mil. In all Carness to this pre-

are proud of having the man on valent system Jar The United

their payroll, think a lot of him States of bstitutions of higher

un employee and enourage learning took ing after the him la his athletic pursuits.

jeuding athletes country's

Even in Australia must be slated that the large very recently a case where majurity

institutiona

girl athlete, din-acquire his personal motor insist that the athlete-student's outstanding

his missed un the spot for having scholastic grades throughout his asked a few days off to compete transport and TV set in double

quick time. undergraduate days should

In the National Championships

SLOWER PROCESS in another city, was immediate-

In the United Kingdom nod lv offered employment by

Scandinavia the pursuit of the several other fans.

dollar is a much slower process, To the overage man the dollar does not come fast even with industry and it does

not

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do

not come

It may be added here

that she was not an athlete of the calibre of Marjorie Jackson,

or Marlene in such quantity as to make it Shirley Strickland Matthews, though Tainly good quickly exchangeable for

by inter- own motor vehicle or TV set. other Hence he has to fi outlets for his lolsure and sport 19 one of the cheapest, This has been

true of Scandinavia

by national if rational standards.

Surrey bent Kent by eight wickets yesterday, but Lancashire could only draw their match against Middlesex today. Their first inninga lead gave them a points total of 92 and with Surrey who have a game in hand they are now 20 points ahead of Glamorgan who shot up into third place with a splendid victory over Northampton- shire.

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the

or three years-and hence lila

main outlet for one's leisure is again sport.

an adequate if nut main necessarily at a brilliant level, Quite a few of the beet

to

remaln

that college, but they discover

which Im- the Armed Forces, mediately Induct them into national service, are no longer old-fashioned

and believe tri good and healthy recreation,

Though one cannot become an Admira! simply through hurdling at great speed, one's abilitles in the athletic line are immediate- ly noticed and every opportunity is provided for developing these. In fact, Armed Forces athletes

Few industrial concerns in the pursuit of sporting achieve- have won at least 12 berths on

almost feld Westem Europe go in even for ment and the American track team, many more than they did a mild form of Stachanovism. scale, They

arc generally happy In Scandinavia a track athlete enough when the average em- [or a scecer player is not just a At 30 he is still ployee achieves what looks like college boy.

So there competing, at 40 he has moved a reasonable "norm."

of

for the Helsinki Games, and the reason they did not win more

of was not because

lack quality

Armed in

Forces' United States but because of the very high- powered collegiate challenge.

athloties in the

Also, in the age group from which the best athletes come only a small proportion are in the Armed Forces.

The whole

the

promotion

attitude

Sa in Western Europe there is not as much of a rush for the irmed services by athletes with

no grea inclination for long for such a long time that the hours of labour and some om- Finns and Swedes in particular

allied have

themselves with bition to succeed in sport.

on

a

notional

Was

is not too much attraction for to the longer distances. Practic- In the ally everyone he associates with the Western European

nimed services.

no matter what age, sportsman of felr calibre at one time and is still very much in- terested in his own sport.

MUCH EASIER

it

not foe

the

In Eastern Europe, however, the armed services are a much

In the United Kingdom easier way of insuring bread toward and cabbage at least.

suation is a little different from that of Scandinavia. Before the amateur butter and the state-run of

there Were mare to get behind war athletics in the United States istories are likely

pro- fessionals and more interest in

Now has to be professional sport.

there come a Stakkhanovist until the are as many professionals

thore were general panic is over and

before, but

to state newspapers have stopped general interest to turning condemning one factory

amateur sport and a sports out- not look is developing that is dissimilar to that in the Scan- of dinavian countries

In Continental Europe

simon pure code sport, has

cated the Soviet

other group of factories.

the

cr а

It is still of interest, however, lo observe the offiliations

Soviet and

the

percentage

other

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the

the

save

Lord's today.

and

Pat

(Norway)

(Germany)

Markinkelle 0-0.--France-

JAPANESE GOLFERS

QUALIFY FOR BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Liverpool, Northwest England, July 3. Japan's two representatives, M. Ishli and Y. Hayashi. and Celestino Tugot of the Philippines were among the 96 golfers who qualified for the British Open Golf Chum- pionship here today.

Ishii had a final round of 69 today on the Wallasey Course for a total for the two rounds of 149. Hayashi's total of 140 included a 72 on the Hoylake Course where the Championship proper will start tomorrow, Tugot had a total of 147 including a 78 at Hoylake today.

Among those who failed to who made the grade will go into quality were the two Koreans the championship tomorrow with Myong Chul-park with 181 (83 clean sheets-Reuter, and Duk Choon-yus Wallasey).

at

Wallasey today)

with 169 (79 at

SHEK O GOLF

49 to Brough in the other, assuming en inrings defeat when that England will have a player f the the extra half hour ended at in the women's finals

first time since 1839.

Mon's Singles There was no Dents Compton stayed only

today, eight minutes at the crease for

ANOTHER UPSET The peoples of the Soviet

a single before he fell to a good

Amather in this season's bum down by Union and the Eastern Europeanentch low

Geoffrey countries have

at seeded upsets the embraced

this Edrich at silly reid-off. Edrich per crop outlet on a mass scale and it is distinguished himself with four seventh also come in the Men's natural, therefore, that their catches in the second Innings Doubles when Ashley Cooper sports standards should rise.

and Malcolm Hilton took five and Neate Fraser of Australle wickets for 19 runs with his beat Luis Ayala of Chile and left arm slows.

Sven Davidson of Sweden, 0-2, A GOOD PTTCHI

8-0. 300-2

American Althea Gibson and by Bruce Fine spin bowling Dooland, the Australian leg-Briton Angola Buxton had no

Peter Thomson, the young Spinner,

paved the

trouble boating. Mrs. Dorothy Lo way Nottinghamshire's

nine-wickets Knode, US, and Misa Christian Australian who is eceking a hat- Golf victory over Somerset at Trent Mercels, Belgium, on centre trick of

youthful Championships Cour Bridge. He followed up

Miss Gibson, playing her Gary Player, the South African wicket stand of 123 with fellow

title holder headed those who of the day Australian Alan Walker by second match

od centre court the lost her singies got through today's qualifying Somerset in their second centre routing Som innings, He took seven for 41 on match with Shirley Fry-was competition

Thomson returned with her valley shota and dendly a good pitch and finished the game with three in five balls. service returns, which frequent Hoylake for a total

were 12 fot ly caught Mrs Knode wide at the 30 holes qualitying test: the (1) in Section with an

.69 rot, dynamic little South African average of

ind J.B. There harm in this email 112 and Nottinghamshire took the side lines.

Wilson (15), in "B" Section Mies Buxton showed service later matched his total by re- only two hours to hit off the trouble occasionally and a ten-turning a 22 at Wallasey.

with 64 nett, Major Grimih 044 runs required to win.

the runner up / in Section with 65.66 net. competitor other than Wilson in "B" section returned suff- clent cards,

Much Is bald about inter- national understanding through sport, as much as about inter- national misunderstanding through disagreements in inter- national sporting events.

On a mass scale little inter- 'national

being friendship cemented through sport. On an individual scale, attle bit of mutual self-respect and under- standing is being built up. Kuts has been cheered at the White City Stadium and Chataway at the Moscow Dynamo Stadium. Zatopek respects Pirie and Pirle respects Zatopek.

to

His match

66

on

British Open-

sind

60 a

JUNE RESULTS

A running medal pool based

on the average of the best three at cards returned by each entrant

of 140 in resulted in a win for N.P. Fox

within the

tho.

personally investi- than that of India and Paki(not give sport the mass follow- Medals, in the athletic events at jasked at any time in the past (Australia) beat M. Anderson -- who failed to Anish. 162 were gainst a team frum' the tineri. ›

was quite satisfied that athletes smaller.

in

to

·

played on

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and steady growth of under a most healthy one, as healthy "norm" when everyone, it only as it is anywhere else, barring to protect himself,

elanding. As Mr Avery Brund- perhaps the Scandinavian coun-

Fine bowling by Cly Gladwin dency to net or drive out, Mrs

A STROKE AHEAD age has taken much pains Is situation where the trles

point out, the Olympic Games and Les Jackson dave Derby. Knode was slow returning ser

These two brilliant golfers even healthier, and is not very

are individual, not international

shire victory over Leicestershire vice and Miss Marcolis drove dissimilar to that prevalling in

games. Opinions may vary on

out time after time.United wore a stroke ahead of Britain' by an intilngs and 26 rims,

Henry Cotton three times Open Soviet the

Union and

what constitutes amateurism, Gladwin finished with

match Press),

Champion; George Howard, also Eastern European countries.

During July a running Bogey but there is a code lak down

THE RESULTS and figures of eight for

of Britain, Angel Miguel of LETTER OF THE LAW

Pool is being held. Any nummi- the letter of which_musi not

Fourth Round Jackson with eight for 104 Man's Doubles The Chairman of the Inter- various

be transgressed, Tho letter

A. Cooper and N. Frazer Spain and Belgium's Flory Vass ber of cards may be taken out Reuter.

Donck. national Olymple Committee, Eastern European athletes. pursuit of the dollar is an even

seldom is, even if the spirit of

and the winners in each section: (Australia) boat L. Ayala of more laborious process and the.

The ordeal of striving for a will be the ones returuliza. Mr Avery Brundage, who is anThough

the code takes quite a beating

(Chile)

5. aid

Davidson of earning on

Championship best average ev in the place

Tever 21 American and one the athletes whoso affillation is the very difficulty

of

nt times. the

American (Sweden) (-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. adequate, living as far as

proper took a heavy tall of re- supporters of

for the staunchest

the armed services, including the

are likely any knowledgeable So the Americans

Hoad and K.

competition nowned players. Among those American Club Trophy is to ba Rostwall tako amateur police, is large, it is no larger average man is concerned does to

more Gold track, and feld for had been

July: 14 Saturday Emerson and R.

(Australia) qualifying score of. in fact considerably

Northern least, at Melbourne ing that it has system

American than they four years what the and stan

Europe.

Johnny Fallon, Jnist year's However, many young men did at Halsinki. The Soviet rise chances would be like in 1950, 6-2, 6-4, 12-10.

have

Women's Doubles Third Round runner-up to Thomson, and can Club. Members of Shek said not there were

A large percentago-about 20 transgressing

power in this sport has he would probably It is percent as compared

women to about and the amotour 'code 123

particularly fr troubled

20 Gold an American "just about 17 to

Mrs T. Long (Australia) and Arthur Lees and Brie Brown, all who wish to play and requested many Germany, embrace sportswriter and

Mrs E.

Pratt (US) beat Miss V. three members of the last British to put their names down on the generally practised code that 30 percent for the armed ger Western

has brought Bedals does not permit athletes to be vices are affiliated to various sport wholeheartedly if only for outbursts even from Senators. Yet it's good to see that Lewis and Mrs C Hoeddher Ryder Cup team; Frank Jowla, Hat posted in the

On Sunday,

15, the 3 paid for running, to lay a educ

a educational institutions, fact the fact that it is an outlet for

MUCH RELIEF

everybody Is breathing more (Britain) 6-2, 0-4.

another British player who was

for The they have

There is great relief expressed freely again, even if this custer Mias A Buxton (Britain) third in last year's Champion-club competition wager on their own ability, but again explainable by the age what little leisure

the producing

best and a good tonie for their self- which does not stop the govern-group

There is ..a list posted in the excellent. American Ing body of an amateur sport in athletes, Big industries such as respect in difficult times. The American journalism at the broathing ignores the fact that and Miss A. Gibson (US) beat ships, Norman Von Nisa the Landale. Trophy is to be played.

material the Olympic Games are not at Mrs D. Khode (US) and Miss Australian star. Meneja of the years after for Germany

of CA, Morcells turned up by the Olympic try-competition of nations but

(Belgium) 0-3, The qualifying scores were all Clubhouse but post entries will any country from encouraging the oll Industry-account

0-2

scrubbed out tonight and those be accepted in pairs, talent of international calibre by about 20 percent and ericul- World War I saw an even providing the same with more tural co-operatives for the neat greater athletic revival than is outs. The funny thing is that if Individuals..

Germany felmure for training ural casier In

United Stater by being witrose in tho

and [Aho', contributing access to

nourishment comparison pomo 60 percent of today. the necessary to koop them in athletes of national calibre come factors to this were lately the

from the physical trim.

miversities and saine once an exist today. countries, colleges, which also includa NOT EVEN PURSUABLE

cgricultural corn- and many of the other coun- technical,

In the Soviet Union tries

and teachers colleges Eastern Europe few but the of Continental Western marcial, Europe balleve in the "broken below university: status,

about very daring "spiva and the time systean, which is more or 20 percent, from the armed middlemon to the main string- gentlemon's agreement forcen and more than half the pullers pursue the dollar at all. with the employers of success romainder from high enhocula, for the muses of the citizenry ful athletes that these mine the "utaretie? clubky pregunting of these countries the pursuit of employers should not be paying for some five percent, the police out wages to employees needed force for just about mane Moka for national service in athletes rank and deck athletics, thousa

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