1956-08-16 — Page 7

PRIZE TO STARTERS

The Channel Doesn't

Let Anyone Get Across

Folkestone, England, Aug. 15.

An angry English channel today pounded the strength out of eight swimmers as one by one they were hauled helpless from the water in a fantastic international race from France to England.

For the Brst time in six cross-channel races spon sored by holiday camp king, Billy Butlin, no one finished the France-England course.

then, Reuter.

The Awinunce to capitu. | sterling would be divided among late was Jack McCleiland, 32- year-old Belfast professional wrestler, who collapsed after 11 hours four minutes in the

Squally seats had been running

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either vieliins of sea-alekneses on had been unable to land on the 101-thrashed French stone in thelg hay bonís

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LETTER OF PROTEST

London, Aug. 18. Eleven of the swimmers who samed up to take part in the English

swimming Churnet Marathon decided on Wednesd- day evening to semia jolier of Billy fort to the organiser,

Builin.

Among the 11 swimmers were Minir Sen of India, an Ameri- can, Mry Florencu Burdette, and Sweden's Artk Murlin.

the protest note the swimmers Mald that according to the opinion of very experienced pilots conditions just before the

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SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

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self to prove that the rare hemaled never have been held under the conditions which pro- Vallee on Wednesday,

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CHANNEL SWIM COMPETITORS

Three competitors for the annual Butlin Cross-Channel Swim,, which ended with no one succeeding in crossing. Husky fellows in picture are, from left, Jack Couljer, 24, of Canada; Erik Martin, 53, of Sweden, and Alfredo Camarero 25, of

the Argentine.-Express Photo.

A THREE-IN-ONE CHARACTER

THAT'S KEN TAYLOR

OF HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

By HENRY ROSE

Cricketer, footballer, art student, a three-in-one character. The name: Ken Taylor.

You see him racing round the perimeler guarding Yorkshire's cricket In the winter his chunky, sturdy frame bars the way up boundaries in the summer. the middle in Huddersfield Town's defence.

It's up to the defence once more if Town, relegated for the second time in their history, are to pull out of the Second Division at the first attempt.

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The defenes turned up trumps, in cricket, football and art

Remember? Jack Jong as I can," he says JI 1962-63 Wheeler, Hom Stantforth, Laurie As an art student, he is on the Keelz

half

Biltoks

The

Stade of

chonsy School in London McGarry, Don McEvoy and 12n

Only 50 ur Quested went through the 42-80 of Britain's yearly crop of match League eard without a young artists are taken in, with change a record that should

set standard equivalent to a stand for all time

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