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THE CHINA MAIL,

Norway Prepares For Big Winter Sports Festival Week

By ELIZABETH KITSON

Oslo.

Soviet skiers have this year not heen invited to compete in Norway's big winter sports festival, the 60th Holmenkollen Ski Week, starting on February 27.

The week, consisting of a series of ski events, with competitions in jumping, cross country racing, combined jumping and cross-country, downhill, and slalom, is primarily a Norwegian festival. It is regarded as the highlight of the winter sports season by hundreds of skiers from all over Norway.

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and the 10-kilometre erom-comtry ace for woinen,

The big day of the Holmen- kutten Week for Norwegians is

the day of the ski-jumping; competition, always held un the Best Sunday in March, which this year is Sunday, March 3.

Holmenkollen Sunday amounta to a national fele day for the eltizens of Oslo, comparable to Bang Race Day or Derby Day to England,

or national hol- days in other countries. 1}! town

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the best Cup, award for points blained in both the 15 fdometre 5 mi) ryn and the jump, and also for the so-called Leafest Cup, winch 19 not for women competitors, but for the the combined best jumpers in

Jumping

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really ORDINARY SLALOM

the Alpine events, the downhill and giant stalom for men and women are held over the Olympic tracks at Norefjell, an hour drive west of Oslo. day, the people of the refnary slaken mees are

stream out

their hobl at the other Olympie theusalus to walk up the hill Eisgek, Rakleiva, a precipitous cbove the town and spend the fall near Holmenkollen, whole day tightly packed round the big Holmenkollen slope..

BEST OF SPIRITS

The prizes here belude the Kandahar Challenge Cup, pre- ente by the British Kandahar Nu Club in memory of Norwe- British skiers who in World War There ko also the British

to the

**** rxd up the hill Somond rowded with gally-clad specta fought and fell tors that it is almost impossible | !.

diy Mco, women and child- en, in Kay groups, carty ruck- ind sacky with plente unele Thermos Blake al

rugs or newspapers to sit or stand on to kers out the cold. They buy fut

enen-eola

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11,'* 1957.

READY FOR ACTION

Sunders, the West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper, ready for action as Chelsen players attack during the First Division match at Stamford Bridge, London, on February 2. West Bromwich won 4-2-Reuterphoto.

Personally, I Consider

Lewis Has

Had A

Rank, Raw Deal

Says HARRY CARPENTER

But until a few days

Percy Lewis is 29. That's getting on for a fighter. ago. Percy, from Trinidad, reckoned his big chance of fame and fortune was, at last, just round the corner,

to drive a car up there on thathalienge Cup, awarded to

wer of the Eadies' combined

ownhill and slalom events.

Hohnyakollen Werk starts on February 27 with a service i

Cathedral, followed by a schlight

The to at the City

He was lined up to fight for the Empire Featherweight title-with official pag releurgy

Many other attractions

backing. til- betinged,

Now those same officials are backing out. Perey can't understand It. Riding toboganing by forch-

Neither can I. at the hill-top

Lewis shipped hiinself here in, between

the RAF 1914, Jolned

am York) served eight byul yents a

(Puerto Rica). From there, the mochanke,

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Hatieral waters at the nuSTEN

t

Temporary kiosks 24t up at the sole of the

and join D Community singing led by the speaker. Everyone is

The the best of spirits.

The Rugal Pumily, who have their own grandstand high up

beside The Jump are always

present, and until his nevident in

1955 King Bankou never mind

Holmenkollen Sunday. The elderly Ring usually spent the Saturday night t

a

house which he owns nen; by an order to be within easy reach of the jumping next day.

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f. but

ht jestaurant of Finoguerackren nimi kl Drade of China Mull Specia).

Tanny

ik

hits of

£.-11

Campoengines together. He could al

Shares Honours

Carmelo

And

Con (New)-

JA CEDRA

Miguel

winner goes on to meel, Cheat Humla (France) for the vacant title,

* out nu

boxers apart. He becasar One เ Britain's best-known internallonat ansadeurs, 2,143 capped fils eureer with ABA | ready to y Lowis

dumages.

Now Hasty has offered to preotiponce pomphr

King

With Spaniard 1962 and 1953.

HARD GRIND

"You're

$225

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HART ROYAL IMPRESSES AS NATIONAL TYPE

By RICHARD BAERLEIN

The Spring Double will be the chief attraction for followers of racing during the next seven weeks, and there is every sign that the bookmakers are going to compete for the buckers' custom in a big way.

I have found it pays, le re-

gard to the Grand National, TUSCON OPEN TOURNEY

to select one's horses before The weights come out and then not to bother too much about the handleap.

Thius. 10 comparison with last year's weights Key Royal Bus Lone up more than any other horse, although he finished only fifth.

This should not Influence

Two Golfers Tie

For The Lead

In Fourth Round

those who fancied Key Royal Tucson, Arizona, Feb, 10. before they saw the weights, Stendy Dow Finsterwald and beenuse he has made abnormal young Don Whitt fought a fierce Improvement this season, end battle right down to the final has, in any case only 1b, more thah I expected,

FORMIDABLE

The chances against ESB re- pealing last year's success are formidable, and I do not intend to include him in any prospec- tive Spring Double wagers.

hole today to the for the lead

at the end of the fourth round

of

the $15,000

golf tournament.

They

will

meet

Tucson Open

in un 18-hole

play-off tomorrow.

Finsterwold, second loading money winner in 1950, and whit, who hag' never won A major tournament, grabbed the Jezd

at the end of nine holes in the Anal round when Billy Casper Jr. wilted after holding a

•

Sundew, who fell last year, has 3lb. more to carry. Freddie Winter has chosen to ride him

four-stroke lead, again, but this big horse does

Flasterwald shot a 68 today not appear to stay the Nullonal

lude while Whitt hrd a 07 to give I cannot course, and

vach a 72-hole total of 209– bim in my short list.

under par As expected, Vincent O'Brien's team

hey been shown 110 jeniency.

Quare Titues must be lett alone until he is que t again,

Mirabile has plenty to do for one with his experience. But he will have hits nest serious test at Doncaster tomorrow. and ofter that his chaneer can be more accurately sized up.

Basilio & Saxton |årst

Pronounced Fit For Title Fight

ar.

IMPRESSED

Finsterwald and Whitt were even on the 17th and then, on the par-five final hole, Whits was in trouble when his second shot went into a sand trap. His blast from the trap went over the green into another trap as Finsterwald chipped to within four feet of the pin. However, he missed the pult and Whit sant a 13-footer to le it all up. Casper turned a five over

In par 76 following three brillen! rounds, to give him a 72-hole ot 272. which tied him with Johni Cleary and Tom Nieporte for Mildmay fourth-place monty,

AT CARACAS

Much Obliged, Glorinus Twelfth and at Royal, the

three

the Monorial Steeplechase at San-! Joe Zakarian picked up third down, have been handicapped prize money with a nine under

par 27. precisely on their running there.

All lace ung National Typer, and I was barileularly impress- Cleveland. Feb. 10.

Caracos, Feb. 10. theti ed with Hart Rayal H

Flory van Donck of Belglum Carmen Basillo and Johnny occasion. because be wig up

International Open 12 Saxton were pronounced physi-with the leaders from start tu ENTITLED

of Venezuela cally 1 Ludity for their fight on

today with a total of 277 stroked Barcelona. Feb. 10.

When I inquired

in the Anal stages, The February 22 for Busiller's Word Balsh, and was 60, weakening of teatment the three-month Wetterweight Boxing Crown

for 12 holes, Philippines Bantamweight 13 ›x-

Jimmies," day about Ignoring "Dismat The stands, extended to their

Bossey, 1

the too old, limatum issued to

The Tanny Campo, | whủ said

mutch, originally

Twelfth completed Robisto de Vicenzo of Glorious 1952 ing Champion,

was told by Tidy Waltham,ranged for January 18,

Of present capacity for the

was part drew his

In Pergy turned jo, to seek carl matel

The National course Argen fne and Joseph Conrad of Winter Olympic

Games,

are tonight

Empire Barcelona

Key the United States tied for second against Francisco that would give his wil and speaking DEL OT both sides of the slope

postponed when Basilio bruised when inning second Championships commliter; "Tals lits child secully.

hund in training.

Royal to the Grand Sefton | place with 278. and #round the Horseshoe Carreno, Bantamweight Cham-

can be extended if Bassey It's been a hard grind.

Van in widies.

Saxton took the tille from Steeplechase at Liverpool last

Donck won US$2,000,-- Provided he pays up area where the jumpers land. plon of Catalonia. T714 average crowd mumbers The draw decision, after te nearly four years Lewis hot under the damage elause, he is Basilio in Morell, but Basille re- November. He was benten four United Press.

nights.

clever! His boxing, was only

round lengths for which he is allowed anything up to 100,000 specta- roundly

entitled in break the Nottingham galesi it frightens warmly applauded by the spee-southpaw style

contræet. In any case. we victory over Saxton fu Septem-2. turs.

fafors

opponents, The art Holmenkollen jump-

don't want to stand in the way, ber-China Mall Special." hta Just

two yours reduced Campo wan hel Ine Competition

of his big chance," give another coloured,

What About Lewis's hig When the competiturs weigh. From 54.6 kilos to 53.93 Lewis

Hogaa then kilos after the Saturday weigh-featherweight, nelieved jumps.

antante Rength of 20 metres, s During the Arst Ave rounds, Hussey, of Nigeria, eight rounds Since then, the competition has he had great difficulty a hold of trouble at Nottingham.

Bussey got the verdiet. I still nly twice

think Lewis won.

bern encelird,

of RUK

kad

lag off the attacks at close quar

jis faunebed by the Spanlard, of lack of kanw,

Although he appeared to be and Fre

tise of wealler | Where wor'

Bing during THE

the Afth Lease, ab etmg sutions in the Cempo macaged a comeback in the sixth round and took the yor years, 1941 k 1945.

initiative $11 the Bext The Holmenkollen

Jump

saw

chance?

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The

with a ni

In

INEXPERIENCED

AT FLORIDA

Miami Beach, Florida, Feb. 10..

Faye Crocker of Montevideo, On the surface that may not Uruguay, forged from behind but with sub-par golf today to beat KNOCKOUT WIN appear very generous.

Andrews, Hasn't he waited jong enough!

Glorious Twelfth was still com Pally Berg of St Why doran'! the commilite stand by its original order?

Mexico City, Feb. 10. paratively inexperienced it thenols, by one stroke, for the

third consecutive

year, to win Hassey and The NBA Bantamweight Box-time, and he could easily make

the $3,500 Serbia Women's Open. Why not e Lewis meet on

Be greater improvement. April 1, the Ing Champion, Raul "Raton"

The bespectacled

going knocked winner to take his place in the | Mactus,

u Spain's

his stamina senorita shot a one-under-men's J12072 Cardenas

the sixth ite

trainer expects par 71 for a winning total of 143 world title eliminators?

Lewis, a polite, gilet boy, round of a ten-round, non-illie and

in 30 holes.--United Press. says nothing, but obviously feels bou; tonight in the Pleza Mexico Glarious Twelfth to show even

bulling afer sending the better form Spaniard to the canvas for long the National distance. Inally

conints in the second and third rounds-United Press.

lAyged return.

Lewi continually Bassey to give him a Bassey never did.

But when the Hille Nigerian won the Empire feather" tule three last year Lewis's manager, Jin, pounds. The list round saw the Wicks, kicked up such a coin- Po means one of the largest

two boxers giving all they hud milon the world. The present re- at lie

that authority Lord, t up by a Norwegian In pud trying In turn to place a trekt notice.

The 8,000 spre- Jecisive blow. But it is metres. 1947, 74 me

diat-tators gayt the two boxes regarded as a technically cat Jump, aut very strict rules grille ovation after this vers are laid down for style assess-pleasing bout--France-Presse.

ment, so that the longest Jump

is not necessarily the winning

030. Further, it is used only once a yať, un Holmenkollen

On

Suncay, with only a few hours Long Time Ending inst

Daling permitted

before fes Competitors.

duly

two days

enterivl

three

he has been let down.

PERSONALLY, I CONSIDER HE'S HAD A RANK. HAW DEAL

COPYRIGHT

FAITHFUL FAN

AFTER A RECORD

Jackle

Kyle, Ireland's

30-

Ho

has proved

his

when raced

over

At the moment I prefer Much Hungarians In Wales

his stable com1- Obliged to panton, Goosander, though co- sander appens to be recovering from his consistent bad luck,

He will be seen out again at ayecek seth, where he can en- hance his National claims.

The lenate football talent of Hungarians is already showing itself in South Wales Soccer. Twa refugees, K. and B. Ferene, have joined Hirwaun Welford FC and in their first match they each scored two goals in a 6-2 win. in the same League Mount Pleasant FC have scored 32 goals their last three matches without conceding a -(Loudon Express Service). goal.

and

IN VAIN

January 9

YOAF Bassey received a letter, signed Waltham, by Teddy

Board of Control

smid: secretary, "Defend your Empire tific

Surely one of the most faithful year-old stand off half, is chasing Lewis within

football fare in Soccer is Mr Ken Jenes International record months or give it up.

Cyril Price, whore club for 14 "caps". He will make his My present team against the This Ws new's Lewis lund Newper, but who had not sees; 40th appearance for his country held is Kay Royal, Much Ob- Bures (Suffolk) Cricket Club waited years to hear.

the County play at home since against France in Dublin, andged. Glorious Twelfth, bos neespted a challenge tim

Quickly the night was signed 1940 until the Arsenal Cuptle should son surpass the Irish Hert Royal. Great Bentley (Essex) Cricket

by pronioler Re King, who Somerton Park. Reason is that record of 42 "caps" by Cicorge Club to Hnich à match which | hooked it for Nottingham on 1 Norway, it is the ambition was started in 1845! On June April i. The arena was booked, he lives in London, but in the Stephenson.

years he has seen of every ski-jumping enthusiast 10 of that year Great Bentley flekels printed, and King laid past ten

every match County has played rompete in this now tradi-butted all day for 301, and, ie | out more than 11,900, Benal event, but owing to the cording to legend, when stumps But all was in vain, for when away from home except those

were drawn they saud they Sandy Inet that the Jump is not usedl

Saddler annameed his in the far West Country. Fre a box every In any hoe enrepetition during would give dures their innings retirement as World Champion, puls a shilling in a

Bassey the season, Norwegians have no hundred years time.

Was Immediately in-ne County gain a point, and eluded in eliminators to and a hands over the money at the end 53 600 vintage over foreign compe-Lates nie to get their chaner on

of the reason-two shillings, of June 2 next, and framed scure new champion.

He is nominated to meet the course, for a win. Been doing conds covering the two innings

wlonce ot

'night that, too, for ten years. H March will be exchanged.

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have been

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the years,

41 27 there have been no fatal casual-

uler.

tics.

Spectators often their breath to the

hold

tense

moments as a Jumper is scen struggling to retain his balance.. falling and tumbling head over Joels down the Inst steep slope. But as often as not he has pleked himself up and brushed off the hnd snow as though nothing happened before the ever-ready first aid teams reach him.

As precaution against all eventualities, every competitor is insured by the arrangers for a sum of 3,000 kroner (2160) in case of death, and 20,000 kroner (£1,000) In

disablement.

case of

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Solution on Page 0

Apart from the jumping, the Holmenkollen Week includes

pmpetitions over 15 and kilometres (9 and. 31 miles) etus "country,

courne through the hills surrounding Osto with start and nisis at the foot of the Jump. The skiers can also compete for the King's.

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