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THE CHINA

SATURDAY NIGHT'S. INTERNATIONAL TRACK RACE

WHEN HISTORY WAS MADE AT A STADIUM AT CAROLINE HILL

By "RECORDER”

Some 400 to 500 people saw the first ever international track race. run in Hongkong and these few, who braved the weather which had not been at all promising up to as late as half an hour before the start of the big race, got value for their money,

For $1.20 they saw six of the greatest long distance runners in the world,

so it seems they paid 20 cents to see each one. By the time the race was over, history had been re-written,

Six novices to Kilometres

Track

the 30

up against--two

Race,

a

distances B few years! Koreans and | short the Englishman with not only after their best days, ani, error murderer of a fifth of a second over, fvě killer but veritable

minutes becomes an error of 4.8. spirit.

reconds over two hours,

Im

though each one of the world class performer at the

Doth the Japanese and Bob long distances either longer or

Ола of the most interesting well aware of the than aborter

30 Kilometres, Pape were

of the race was Bob entered their names on the all-thet that the Koreans were top features

long distanco runners. Tape's clockwork running 33 time world ranking list in this class

What they did not quite realise lautes 7 seconds over the Arat event.

Koreans 10 Kilometres, how good the Four national all-ilme best

33 minutes 21 wan

10 the second were

seconds over performances

Kellar were, Japani, Korup,

Great

Over the last six laps three kilometres Britain

and 33 minutes 24.

Fast the

10: Hongkong. Even Hong-munders were comunlited. Kong's Chan

Hung-man in Chung-wu murdered Pape, Han seconds over

Kilometres. Inishing seventh in 1 hour 58 Sung-chul murdered Pape and minutes 17 seconds established then Pape murdere Nunogami. Bob Pure linself has the that #performanTE bentes by the national record-best appreciation of what hap

most pleasant feature of holders of only 18 countries. pened "For 25 Kilometres." the evening was the reaction of

running my the wo Hongkong's

record he said, "I was native

Japanes to defeat. race. Atter that the Nakata wasn't in the least bit How ranks behind only those of own Finland, Czechoslovakia. the Koreans started to dictate the USSR, Korea,

and I could and Humani, Por-

has been

leima

Au

^

tugal, Great Britain, Japan, answer. They were too stronge Argentina, Hungary, Sweden, for me. I didn't have the speed

Holland, to match them."

and

FRIENDS WON

Nunogami alsa from miraculously the long grind. Neither showed the least trace of disappoint- ment in detest and while the Koreans were gathering all the plaudits they cept very busy autographs and collecting snapshold for their

Beiglurn, Spain. France, Austria, Polond Italy in that order.

Those who saw the race al Carolthe Hill

exchanging saw established there the lifth, eigth, 11th, 12th.

A contemporary suggests that Nakata and Nunogami tried to the field at one stage. xx Boxing constitutes unfair tactles

in an 800 Metres race, but over niklim.

K

then hopped on to the nearly four

and ixth places on the Ho there Me miles in which to get unboxed. victory stand with an eagerness

would

expect from Though, as Chris Chataway une

an

15th and 18th best performances Kilomes and with 16 lapa of all time for 30,000 Metres. And was #1 race! For Ute greater part of 69 laps there was seldom a gap of more than 120 yards between the first and theul it in a talk in Hongkong Olymple medal-winner about to If neither and the finish was some weeks ago, every runner's receive his prize.

style is the one most natural to thriller that saw three separate him, the real stylists in Satur-to Hongkong, both have won a wo a trophy on his first visit "killa established at who day's race, If we are to judge host of friends. looked like breakneck speed.

only by economy of motion,

fourth

GREATEST IN HISTORY

were Nakata ond Korea's No. For men who had already run, the 20-year-old Lee Sang-

chul.

school

STAR OF THE FUTURE

The Korean high

future. Where

more than 16 miles, the pace at the finish was fantastic. This was undoubtedly the greatest 30 Kilometres Track Race in history. In no other such ruce student is certainly star of has the finish been so close as the

Nakata mally

thenally packed up, he didn't and appended best ever per- was certainly inest impressive.

The small crowd that attended was very much non-partisan and cheered every struggle for the lead and every finish.

One spectator who admitted that he had come quite prepared to ba borod to tears with 75 laps of round the grind a colourless track was so taken in, with all "It may he saw that he said, have been cold but it was well There has been some com-

If you people have worth it. no known reputations ment on the

that probability at 30 Kilometres, the top six in Chan Hung-man ran

lapso pass the hat around to make the race were ai no stage sure

rather than 75. Were that so, up a deficit, don't overlook me,"

he scen from

formances list

With

and from whom. Those who

sow

Toyoshichi

gest.

זיד

probability EXOTIC

when the "kill" would come he should have clocked about As he was one of several, 1:

1:55 for the whole distance, don't think the HKAAA win :

is very much

have to keep passing the hat Nicate of Japan finish in sixth which I think

Those pince should not underrate him beyond his present ability.

around for too long, who saw Saturday's race for the if he to back hore for nëxi There 15

Chan Nam-cheong Trophy, wh

will year's race. Nakata gambled that Nokata may have run an too much on the front runnera extra lup na I don't recollect his

long remember

and when eventually tiring themscives

Leeace comes around again next lapped twice by In his Inst big race in being сив.

who came out of Sang-chul as a

a margin of three year many December the Asahi Marathon

minutes difference would sug- goodwill for the HKAAA, this -he had fallen into a bad trap

time will will

require no

Per However, this wo the pace for 30 after setting kilometres.

after a study lasion to come again unit spredd losow eventually He had an idea of what he of lap times which were kept the word, around that it can be a most enjoyable evening, if a was up against on Saturday for every runner.

the official cold one, watching the world's and he was content to play The reason for

gume, running watches varying from the lap- along Jessuring

in company recorders watches over the total

оти weather

Saturday with the Korean No. 3 a half time s quite simple. The best evening was most unpromising. lap behind the leaders.

available to the HKAAA The track had looked in a most But the pace in front was were used for the official clock-sarry state just two on three getting modder and madder to ings while the recorders worked days ago, but the roller and the. Nakata. After 54 lape a with more ancient timepieces, afternoon's rainfall were just. Uie column of four runners tried to several of which inust have ionic it nceded. Cartitions lap him. He had plenty in been past the day when they we not excellent, but they J'ESCTVC and he played with told the whole truth,

could have been much worse. I them. For three Japs he S'opwatches - ure very de there had been no rainfall the showed them how much he had leate pleces of apparatus and, dust cloud could have been very left but he was playing with

while still quite becurate on Irritating to the runners, fire.

Nakata

watches

best distance, rusujerā.

The

were

Like all wine runners who know that they have bad it, hẹ let up.

is only 20 and has 10 years world class Of the 20 fastest runners in history over the, 30. Kilometers racing in front of him. He had

track route, six registered their places in the all-time ranking in underestimated the opposition Saturday night's race at the South China Athletic Association and making up a quarter mile Stadium at Caroline Hall. Here is the new all-time world ranking

THE 20 BEST IN HISTORY

in four miles was beyond him. He finished fresh as a daisy-- still the 18th, best of all time.

WDE

BIG SURPRISE

in this event:

Time:

Kunner

1:35:03.6 Antti Viskari (Finland)

The big surprise of the race 1:35:23.0 Emil Zatopek (Czechoslovákia)

Japan's 22-year-old

1:38:02.8 Elno Oksanen (Finland) 1:38:54.0 Yakov Moskachenkov (USSR)

Masayuki Nunogami, who had

་

never before run more than 20 1:39:13.6 Im Chong-wu (Korea) Kilometres, is better known as

a world class steeplechaser and 1:30:14.0 1:39:33.8

1:30:34.0 1:39:40.4 1:30:50.4

Feodosly Vanin (USSR)

Dumitru Vasile (Rumania)

Han Sung-chal (Korea) Jase Ajnujo (Portugal) Erkki Puolakka (Finland) Robert Henry Pape (Great Britain)

Where Made

Helsinki

Stara Boleslav Barcelona Moscow Hongkong ridio Bucharest Hongkong Lisbon Turku

has run the 1,500 Metres in

equivalent 4:00.4-the

of a Mile in about 4:20.

He was apparently trying to act as a pace-selter to Nakata, 1:30:52.0.

Hongkong but the pace in front of him

Hongkong hot and by the 30th 1:40:40.6. Masayuki Nunogami (Japan) was loo

Mikko Hietanen (Finland)

Jyvaskyla lay, after having trailed at one. 1:40:46.4

Jose Rives (Argentina)

Buenos Aires stage by. 30 or 60 yards, be 1:40:67.6

Hongkong moved up to try to hear it up 1:41:13.0 Lee Sang-chul (Korea)

1:42.30.0

Budapest Jozsef Dobronyi (Hungary) some more.

Bruscis that:42:55.0 Gosta Leandersson (Sweden) The

tactical struggle

Hongkong resulted was a thrilor for the L:44:21.0 Toyoshichi Nakala (Japan)

Brussels next 30 laps. By the 67th Imp 1:44:25.8. Jean Leblond (Belgium)

(Cricho Trutnov be had grabbed the leack and 1:44:30 2. Juroslav Strupp

slovakia) then he realised what he was

THE GAMBOLS

Barry

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PANCAKES IF YOU THE FLOUR CAR

THE INGREDIENTS · AND GENTLY ITHER LIKE THATTT EGGS,

“YOU SHOW ME

MONDAY, FEBRUARY

Closest Ever In History

Korea's Im Chong-wu, 56;laps Irished and: 10ylans to go, leads the Interna. tional. 30 Kilometres Track face at the South, China Athletic Association Stadium at Caroline Hill, on Saturday night. His teammate, Han Sung-chul, ls second only a yard behind at this stage, Japan's Masayuki Nunogami is third and Bob Pape. fourth. The lead kept changing hands for, the first, 60; laps of this 75-lap race which was a thriller all the way.

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competitors after the race with Me Chan Nam cheong, who presented the trop for this race which, it is hoped, will be an annual event in Hongkong attracting the best runners of Asia and Australasia. From left to right in the order in which they finished are Im Chong-wu (Korea), Han, Sung-chul (Kores), Bob. Pape (Great Britain/Royal Navy/ Hongkong), Masayuki Nunogami:(Japan), Lee Sang-chul: (Korea), Toyoshichi Nakata (Japan), Chan Hung man (Hongkong), Chao Slu-bun (Hongkong) and Au Chung-shing" (Hongkong).China, Mall, Photos.

WEEK-END SOFTBALL

Warriors Score 2-1 Win Over Pandas In Thrilling Match

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By "TIME OUT”.

SCAA 1, CAA

SOUTH CHINA'S FORWARDS WERE LIKE A CREW WITHOUT A CAPTAIN

By “TOUCHWOOD”

Minus. Yiu Cheuk yin the South, China forward line. was like a ship without a captain "on the bridge in the Senior Division, match at Caroline Hill when the Chinese. Athletic Association came véry near to holding, the Nam Wah boys to a drawn match but for a gogh conceded 10 „minutes from full time.

My sympathies go to the losers for they, deserve a pat on their back for their fine performance. Aml hac nat Chung Cheuk-klu, the CAA's custodian, let the bull' roll off his hands after effecting a grand save to a shot which Leo Yuk-tak sent in, the result, would certainly have been a goalless draw.

How close the struggle was Na

SCAL

Wai-man, Lule Tale-hny..

can be gauged from the 0-0, half Chan Chi-kong: Tong_Sheung, time score, A factor which Ho Cheung-ynu, Lee Yuk-lak, affected boll_teams slippery ground and also

DAA: Chung Cheuk kiu; continuous drizzle throughout Chung Yul-koo, Chan Pul- the match,

ching: Wong Chi-kong, Hung South China's right-half, Ng Hing-yule, Pun Kal-hung; Kwan Wat-man, played a very dis- King-hum, Tam

Kam-moon, appointing game. More often Tang, Yu-kit, Tam Woon-cheung,

the Mok Chun-wah, Chu Wing-wah.

the

than not Ng centred the ball to | Chui Sin-ho, the wrong man and his efforts

to keep the CAA forwards from getting too close to Lau. Kin- chung left wide open gaps int infiltration.

A NEW ROLE

Hongkong FA

Tong Sheang at right-wing League Matches

a new role to him, plnych well.

In fact, if it were not for his

36th minule direct free kick thot

after the interval, I doubt

For March 2-3

whether South China would The

Following Hongkong

have emerged winners. They can Football Association League consider themselves very for matches have been arranged· tunate not to have shared points for the week. ending. March 2-3; with their opponents..

Tong Sheung, taking the kick from outside the box, feinted at if he was taking a shot at goal but instead tapped the ball over to Lee, Yuk-tak who just "bent

Cheur-ciu.

players

had

CO CAA

numerous chances to open the lecore, but the forward Hine kept the ball too long to themselves

MARCH 2

1st Div:-St. Joseph's v. RAF (B/F from 24.3.57), Navy, 4 p.m. Rer. W. Sanders: Lines. D. Jones/Make Yeung-fat. Enstern V

Sing Too (B/F from 7,4.57), Caroline Hill, 4 p.m. Ret,

Webb; Lines, R. Gray/L, Chang.

Kitchee v. Police (B/F from 1,4.57), Club, 4 pan. Ref. D.

with the result that this en G. Simpson; Lines. E. G. Daw-. abled the South China defend-sox/S. U, Woo,

chances

ers to deprive them of shooting. KMB v. Kwong Wah (B/F from 7.4.57), Boundary St., 4 Ref. S. F. Bradley; Lines, J. Kirkham ice

P. Browing..

V Army' (PP from 21.10.60), Boundery St., 230 p.m. Ref: R. Marsden-- White: Linca. F. J. O'Brien/ Diab Digby Leo,

Tam Kam-moon, the CAA's inside-right, gave Lau Kin. Ref. S. chung two tense moments with Res. two searing shote that missed the mark by inches,

The first miss Was

a shot taken on the run which hit the crossbar and the next an angular drive that hit the upright for the South China, defence to clear.

from

(PP.

2nd Div:-CMB v. RAF Sal Wan (PP from 13, 10.50), Navy, 2.30 pm. Ret

Ref: F.A. Barretto; Lines, A. A. Tumbs/George Jot, we

raticco

Y. Telephone

Caroline Hill, 13.10.50), 2.30 p.m. Ref. D. P. Lal; Lines. 5. Y. Kwok/Lau Kim-ming.

Prisons v. Solicitors from 13.10.50), Stanley, 4 pm, Ref. Wong King-chung: Lines, Cheung. Yon-sing/S. E. Mat- equal thews.

What the Chting Wah boys needed was just a little bit of luck and even this was denied them. They never hesitated to take a shot, whenever they got, past the South China fence.

NEAR MISSES Both teams had. an

de

in the

(PP

share of the exchanges

3rd Div: Hollandia v. Kln. first half and the same number Godown

(PP from 1.12.56), of near misses. The South China Club 2.30 pm. Ref. Llc Tat-

com

forwards, for once lacked fidence and Mok Chun-wah, Hou: Lines. Teang Nal-bun/Y

C. Mak. Wing Cheung-you and Chu

S & S Tamar v. Rediffusion wah seemed

to doubt their (PP from 6.1,57), H.V., 3 pm. shooting scuracy by being wide Ret. F. Phillips: Lines, Tso of the mark with their attempts Hon-kit/Yau Wah-hing

Univerally

to score

The only forward who was ino

Dodwell : (PP

form, was Tony Sheung and, this fem 110,50) I. v. 4.30 pm. player was all over the DAA's Rer. Chan Mun-chong: Lines. hall. After taking the breath W. H. Lau/Tsang. Nal-bun.

MARCH 3. March 3 (reserved form Vic- ing spell things did not, liven up Brill, 456 2015. minute when tary Shield Competition 2nd South Cudna attacked in forea match).

for the first time.

2nd Div-Dockyard v, Gym- It took another 15. minutes before the Caroliners eventuallynaste (PP from 13.10.88), H.V. 3. Din. Ref. Lal Shiu-wing: found, a goal via an Indirect free Lines. Teang King-hong/Cloy kick fallen by Tong Sheung and

Wing-chuen. scored by Lee Yuk-tak

TEAMS. South China: Lau, Kin-chung; Ton Kar-sow; Lau Chi-ping

WORLD, ICE HOCKEY-

Unleashing an eight-hit barrage on losing hurler Jackie Wei, Hank Killeen's League-leading Warriors tightened their grasp on the top rung of the Softball Pennant ladder by slapping on the Pandas their third successive heartbreaker with a 2-1 count after seven gruelling innings.

A small handful of spectators braved, yesterday'a nippy weather at King's Park to witness this thriller. Winning pitcher 'Goose' Wong displayed wonderful ball control on the mound, limiting the losers to three scatterred hits while his mates bunched their efforts to collect eight telling blows off Jackie. Wei.

sizzling ankle-cutter which was The Warriors broke into the retire the side. run

carly na. the column as

A BIG CHANCE:

too hat for second-cker Hank វា Initial canto when the Panda The Pandas muffed big Killer to handle, ant Lom Fing half saw Frank. Cheng dying at chance for pushing across the scooted over the pan. will the third. After the first out, War- equaliser in the fourth when cquallser.

Stephen Kayler they had runners on second, and With the score tied at one singled sharply through

mand Tsao and Bobby Tho saw, thie. Warriors making their Clutch hitter windy-alley and promptly stole third offer one out, but Ray- all, the bottom half of the sixth

efforts were: second.

failed successively in the clutch bid and their Oliveira then lived up to his to leave two ducks in the pond awarded for the Fetida do reputation with a solid smash Thus the battle waged

Inte centrefeld to chase Xavier

tance faltered momentarily,

their opponents to, across the pan. George Ribeiro the sixth frame with a 1-0 count allow

favour of the Warriors. ahead.. walked and Hank Küleen lined.

Lending off, Joe Refs chopped Brilliant defensive playing by 21.10.50 to The at second base. for the both sides erased, all threats as a high, bounder through the box 20.10.52 atcond out,

inning, after inning, potential which Wei fumbled to give him: 20.11.55

Terry Ewina stood 03.10:51 On on attempted pick-off at runs were seen, dying on the a life.

and Jimmy sull on strikes. 22.37 Birst, the. throw, went wide: and | bad sixth. frame opened with chang's; hard, grounder streaked dve goals to three in the third 01.11.49 runners, straddled second and

the opened legs of 15.11.52 third base, bringing lanky. Joe Y. S. Liang obtaining a free pass through 23.02.57 Reis to the bat, but Jackie Wei to first base, but on an, allempted 23.05.54 bore down on Rels with un steal, George Ribeiro's per ring hortstop Llang to place run

2-12-0 beat Austria 'Goose Wong then won his 18.09.51 erring accuracy to see him silt true and Liang was hailed for nors on second and third.

the breeze and leave the run the initial out Lam Fing en own ballgamie with a run- by B to 9 in the fourth and last

Quure 23.02.57

ners stranded

when his scoring single to third base, match today. 23.02.57 With the Pandas going out in grot

At the end of the first day's " the ball bounding high above. A

the head of hot-corner guardian play, the Soviet Union, Finland,

Ing over the pan for the need- ed insurance.

Dala

The

obtained

(PP

RAMC v. Tramwaya from 27,1,57), H.V., 4.30 p.m. Ref. FW. Bates; Lines. F. J. O'Erich/Chan Man-chong.

3rd. Div-Aircraft v., CMB from 20.1.57), H.V. 3 p.m. (PP Ref. H. N.

Finland Scores Jo Mcintosh Lines. George.

5-3 Win Over

Poland

Moscow, Feb. 24.

Poland by Finland detented match, of the World Ice Hockty Championships in Moscow to. day. The period scores were? 0-2

Watsons v. Mercantile (PP from 14,10,68), HV, 4.30 p.m. Ret A Meintosh; Lines, Tho Hon-kit/Wong Wah-kay.

International Ski Jumping Competition

20.06.48 one-two-thres" fashion in the under elmdedWick Wally. Ma lo send Reis: covert Sweden and "Czechoslovakia land, won an International “ski,

second

to

">

was

St Moritz, Feb. 24. the at thing allting.

Andreas Daescher, of Switzer 27.05.32 cond frame, the Warriors) zaw

on Haymond

Bond Tsao, towered the issue in their half and but 23.02.57 forced

level with two points Jumping competition here today for the second out. 04.05.52 succeeded in loading the sacks Killeen

with leaps of 72 and 49, meires 27.09.49 before two outa vere gone, but Mentor Kenneth Chun called, in

matches will ha for a points total of 227, pp. Tomorrow's mater

Poland, 23.02.57 again Jacido Wei equalled the Sommy, Hongtball to pinch-hit for A CLEAN SINGLE

between: Finland and the, So-

Jan Fuhrmarin, 24.09,52 occasion, as he fannes Xavier Bobby Too in a gamble for a With the shadow of defeat vict Union, Sweden, and Poland, second with 201 points (60.6.and 21.10.51 on three blistering pliches, and safely or a hot grounder and grimly overlooking their camp, and Chelovasin and Fast 60.6 matres) and Pietro Perillet mada, Oliveira pop feebly to Honniball came through with B.khe Pancto made a last-atch Germany Japan and Austria (diy). (und with: 109 polnis

emort:In the top) of thej seqmath will meet on Tuesday, --- (6155 and 61 metres)Retter. with Inks Harold Ong, måling the pace with a clean angelin

The thind

France-Presse, G

he displayed brilliant pressive, ax. Wa clutch-pitching, claiming seven

thre wh- thole, victims · at the" plate,;"

them being third oute

This third straight; defea practically mite the Pandes, out of the Hinnings (

leaders.

riots

Blackhawks and War

only one does to their

are n

twod reversöUR TA

sire, the accont

Belgian Wins Swiss TE Singles Title

George

Genova,

Feb,

Roland, dr. Belgium,

won the Men's Bugles title in

International Table? Champianships hero last,

final he beat Hugo