1957-06-20 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1957.

MAINLAND CHINA ATHLETES ARE APPROACHING WORLD CLASS, JAPANESE OBSERVERS REPORT Remarkable Progress, But

Surprisingly,

Not Very Much Depth

By "RECORDER"

With news regularly coming out of the Chinese People's Republic on outstanding performances in track and field athletics and swimming, the world outside the largest of nations has now for two years been wondering about the general standard of sport there.

When more than 500 million people have their first real taste of organised and state-pushed sport for the first time in history, it would seem that sheer numbers should produce a good sprinkling of world class athletes.

the long jump in 1953, Mr

much inferior in the 800 Metres where the Shanghai Champion- ship was won in 1:54.1 and ten athletes in all brake two minutes for the distance.

no

5,45

This is only partly the case | Philippines, inferior to that of 2% Inches), but there is

this event. Two with the Chinese People's Re-the first three mentioned coun-depth in public. A five-man delegation of fries in the middle distances and Chinese women cleared

motren (17 feet 10% inches) in Japanese sports representatives, the long distances, but not very headed by

Ikkaku Mat sizzawa, returned to Hongkong on Monday after a three-week tour of the major Chinese cities, Their unanimous opinion was that though China was progres ing feel towards world class in sport-They added that this pro- gress was. Indeed, surprisingly fast-there was no depth to this progress.

That is, the outstanding athletes one keeps hearing about are few in number. One

two

China's 10th liest for 5,000 incires in 1956 was at 15:30.2 and the 10th best in the 10,000 metres al 33:29.0-depth superlor

Pakistun. 10

with on a par

Inferior to

India, but much! Japan.

All this has come in the big- Rest-scale national drive for im- proved athletic performances in any country in Asia, dwarfing Indian even the efforts of the National Coaching Scheme.

MOST MODERN

Mr Oda reports that track facilities in China's major cities are not inferior to the general There has been considerable European standard, implements of these would have even placed progress in the jumping events.

are the most modern, including the last In

Olymple Games, Six athletes cleared 6 feet in the

even Held Javelina, and that to win

there are two indoor track and many are of a standard

LI Ta-pel high jump, led by medals

Asian Games, of the but the best are vastly superior with 6 feet 4 inches and Mafield stadia in Shanghai and one feet 3 in Peking where 100 metres and Chang-lung with G

110 metres hurdles races can be Inches.

Six athleles cleared 22 feet Invun on a straightaway and longer on a 200-metre the long jump, led by Chang races are run Chio-shan with 7.23 metres dirt track. (23 fect 8 inches) and Chang Lin-chang with 7.09 metres (23 feet 3 inches).

to the average, -

The

Japanese delegation brought back with them the Arst comp:ehensive statistica; lists of Chinese performances to have come out of that country and theso reveal essentially lack of depth.

of

Best 1950 hop, step, Jumpets with 14.80 were La Yung-kuo metres (48 feet 6% inches) and Hoo Tsien-jen with 14.50 metres (47 feet 10 inches).

In a standard two-per-event International track and field whletics mecting

the with

the world's athletic nations, Chinese People's Republic would be hard pressed to snatch

victory against such Europe's and South America's lower-ranking athletic nations and ns Spain, Portugal, Chile

would be soundly Venezuela, outpolated by Japan, India and Pakistan, would be swamped by the national teams of Hollands

Belgium or Switzerland.

The latter has improved this (48 feet year to 14.93 metres 114 Inches) and Mr Miklo Oda, who represented the Japanese Association Japanese delegation, reports that he had been told that Has beat 16 metres at another In 1957,

Athletic

But there is

on the

Thus in China's two largest athletic centres there cre facili- ties for year-round athletic training.

by

In Peking, there is a Physica? Education Institute headed Russian coaches, with a score of Chinese assistants and hundreds of trainees.

in

com-

Althea Gibson

no stranger character than this Wimbledon favourite,

DOUBT NAGS

AT ALTHEA, TIGRESS OF THE COURT

By JACK WOOD

Meet the two Miss Gibsons. There's the lean, mean tigress of the courts, and the shy girl who earned her frat dollars as a lift attendant in a New York block of flats.

- Page

St. John

Ambulance Orders

Ordern by Me Fung Ping-fon, CSLI, Commisioner of si John Ambulance Brigade, Hong- kong District, Order No. 20/67. dated Juno 20, 1957.

1.- Presentation of Vellum Vote of Thanks Te Kowloon Blots, A ceremony will take place in the Hall of Hongkong fleadquarters, 2 Tai Hang Road, at 11,30 120, 00 Bunday, kard June, 1917 (1.0, about an hour after, the conclusions of the ATE(141 St John Commembration. Service in St John's Calvedra)), when uminated copies of the Vellum Vota of Thanks awarded by the Chapter-General of the Dedor of 81 Johil, London, will be prevented by the Hon, M. W. Turner, ene CR, Charman of the St_Johns Council for Hongkong, to officers, men anal suryos of the Brigado who Fordered valuabis services during

100

lot in Kowloon as Cutter

Brigade who can conveniently do no

All officers, men and nurse of the

In this strange corner of sport, where the balls bouncer cordially invited to allood. high and the big cheques never bounce at all, there is memoration Service, 1.0, No. 1 ruu

no stranger character than this year's hot favourite to win the women's singles at Wimbledon.

Watch the lithe Althea Gibson in action and you get an impression of arrogance and, when she is playing some body beneath her lofty level, contempt. Talk to the studious coloured girl away from the crowds and you know for sure that what she puts on out there in the world of aces and douces ia... nothing but a mask.

A string of triumphs in alt parts of the world have pitched her to the top.

NOT SURE

1

* Uniform: A for 51 John Can- Drem with Medals

of

a. Un Long Floods Letter Appreciation from Commlætioner of Pole-The Comentadoner of Polios (Mr A. C. Maxwell. CM.G,) hu written to the Comunisatore of the undar date 8th June, 1937, p Brigada (Mr Tuùng Pinggan, C.61.3.3,

his appreciation of services John Ambulance Brignos durbig the rendered by the members of the Si recent disastrous Doode et un Long.

Dly

3. Ambianco pušies-jongkong.--- 23.0.67-20.0.87. Ghaukiwan K.F. She made her first bid in Amb. Div. 30.6.07-0.7.57. KYMEA Amb. Dir. Jurat, 1957: UKYMCA 1951 and feels that on this third N. Div.

nude-Kowtoon. tilt she has her greatest chance. Ambulanc

24.0.07.-30.9.07. Tumahatmil Amb. We talked the other day at Div. June, 1997: Waterloo Neg. 2, 21.67.47.4.67. KYMCA Amb. Beckenham, where she took an- 5. Penetration quan other easy stride towards the 29.0.51. Dr H. K. Pang, Dentist final of the Rent singles cham-E. I. Marel C.5/O C. Hanks and Shonichulpo Nam. Đáy, 20.0.31. Da plonship.

Lau Ong Ui, Dentist Eugene Cheong D/O Loung Yuk-kwan and Sham.. chulpo Neg. Div.

'AT MY PEAK'

Now she is there she is not 100 stre of herself, There is something at the back of the bright mind which won her selence degree which disturbs her more than a little,

6. Orderly Buties at Malaland She said of her Wimbledon Area #q20,6,37, Kewkvon Arla, The world knows she has the chance: "I think the general 2.5.37. KYMCA Amb, Div. Div. 21.0.57. Sharanips Amb. shots. Yet always there is the standard thin your is a litle 2,6,81, Kong Wah Amb. Div. doubt in Althea Gibson's mind, lower, and I believe I am play-21.0.57. Waterloo Nag. Div. 25.6.57. Will

she ever make the ins at my peak."

Hong Wah Amb. Div. Mongkok Amb. Div. Wimbledon crown, that is?

FLAME-GUN TREATMENT

FROM MELINA MERCOURI

By ROBERT ROBINSON

London.

I went to breakfast with Melina Mercouri and it was like dousing my head in a bucketful of brandy.

I said was it true she ate men and she said did this make her a can- nibal and I said I thought there was a fair chance.

Eyes like blow-torches and hair as black as a furnace. She said she wished she was a man, and 1 said no, no, and she said she wanted to be Prime Minister of

Yet of all China's best per- formances in 1856, more than 50 percent were accomplished on a iour of the Soviet Union, most of these of Kiev. The probable explanation here is not the in- meeling feriority

of running tracks China but the inferior

Greece. not the same petition to that to be encoun- depth in this event as there is tered in the Soviet Union. in the long jump or high jump. By Asian standards, the In a festival of nailons such as the Asian Games, however, Chinese are not lagging in the the Chinese People's Republic shee are the two men's athletle shol put or discus throw, but would place is best performers events in which Asia has always consistently in nearly all the standard athletic and swimming logged behind the rest of the events and in athletics would world. put in a strong challenge for the highest number of points scored,

C

has been most marked women's athletics.

in

A good percentage of the best performances ever accomplished and Filipino athletes have also by Japanese, Indian, Pakistani

been achieved in Europe or America..

SWIMMING ADVANCE

fice style,

the free

shelf as the cream-soda.

I mentioned her grimness and refusal to smile on the courts, She countered: "This tennis game is a serious one, I play If that way."

ALL DANGEROUS

30.0.02.

7. Reach Datina ---- Hongkong, ***

23.0.87. (Sat.) a p.m., Bepulse Bay, SCAA A/D; Big Were Day, Chung Sing A/D Sbek-0, Confucian A/D. 3.6.0 (6.) 9.3.m. Tepalas Bay, KCOB ÁƒD; 34g Wave Etsy, Cinoway

Day

NB: HKYMCÁ A/D._4.30_pim, Repulau Day, Bartern AD; B Wave Bay. Shauki wan K.F.

Siak-O Shaukiwan A/D., June, 1057; Central Nag. Div.

I, asked

1. Bosch who she considered |

Hullay - Kowloon. --- her most dangerous rival, and ming Pavillos: Kowloon Amb

Exsiem Athletic Association Swim. she replied: "Everyone I tace Shamauipo Neg. LAVE Lazohikok across the net is dangerous until Beach 2.0.37.3.5.5-l I've played the match-winning Ratsu Amb. & KYMCA Na Dive. 7. Taken on Strength-Enrolment. shot.

KOWIDON Amb. Dlv: Pies, Ho Sum-Fun and Cheung Ting-chung enrolled w... 35.0.61. ** 19.* ́ ̄`*Discharge; -- 2018.

following members have been discharged from the Brigade ... do 11.07 under Brigade Regulation Talpo Amb. Dir.: Cpl. Tang Cho Ex PE. Cheung nói Chow Sisua hướng Cha Cha ta. Chùm C fook, Chung Coonial, Qug Kwel- chi, Leo ok-ying, Leo Gun-wal, Lan Wing-wah, Pang Close, Shum Yunggang and Wun Kwok- KLAL.

L/Cpl.

It single-minded devotion to winning the Wimbledon crow counts for anything, Althea Gibson wil be queen of the tennis girls this year.

Derek Ibbotson

She looked like Lady Macbeth | Miss Mercouri was somewhat sabotage. Rather like putting and Lucretia

Borgia and Carvegue on the score of English-a cask of notheen on the same Refuses To Run

She had said how do men Miranda, and she said after women.

Laverick, down to breakfast she was going straight you do to Miss June

Speaker's Corner in and she had met Miss Ann Todd Hyde Park and speak,

(the unquiet Todd, so power- ful, so nervous").

Put a woman like that in Mr Runk's nursery and the other bunales are going to look toler- ably undernourished,

SCORCHING

man,

to be a

'I'D DIE.

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10

fall after-

Mercouri made a thunderous Alm debut in the Greek "Stella" (shown in London the other week) film that was made for £10,000, a sum most producers keep about them for cab-fare,

And her current ambition is to appear in Greck tragedy a Electra,

I don't

At Dublin

Hopes

see the other girls travelling. Ibbotson beating her to it.

London Lawn continued Tennis Tourney

nervous. She fixed her eyes on my bald water. She dore a plece.

of

"I

But she had heard about the REVERSE TRUE

English woman. She had heard In swimming the Chinese are

that the Englishwoman did not Surprisingly, the reverse is already ahead of all Aslan TOUGHER WOMEN

and the women's throwing countries save Japan

suit the Englishman) She be- true of the

Hleved that the Englishman Progress is much more mark-events and here China even leads Philippines and are on a par

But Pinewood, oblivious to the quired a continental woman in the Javelin with the Filipinos. Best 100 ed in the women's events and Japan-except

Shih Pio-chu metree free style performances possibility of the scorching the appreciate his great energy and

has signed up Greek are. China seems on the verge here throw with

Asia's best with 13.50 metres in 1950 were 57.8-50.0-59.0-69.7 chiniz,

and Melina to play the lead in "The ousting Japan as the leader

(44 feet 31⁄2 inches) in the shot for the four best men in Asia. Based on the best ave put and 58.03 metres (107 feet

"Sir Laurence Olivier? I die 71.4-724-723-73.6 for the four Gypsy And The Gentleman," a

highly passionate film which for him. If I were to shake women's performances from 1% inches) in the discus throw. best women.

going to cost plenty. China and Japan in 1958 over

his hand, I should Shih Pao-chu ranks in the the eight

and wards to the floor and die. women's

"AT," she breathed standard

Over 400 metres world's first 10 in the women's events, Japan held only a 822-discus throw and would have the three best male crawlers lased and gurgled; it is first

"Arzt," she points over stood an 57 margin on

excellent chance of returned 4:47.9, 4:54.1 and 4:59.7, class to be China-and the Chinese pro-

the first the fastest woman 3:62.6. Stand-woman is to be placed in the abruptly, "I am nervous, excit

ed. I have to tear pieces the back and breast lower grades, is it not 50?" ards in gress in the first half of 1957 placing even among

three at the last Olymple Games.

By Asian 'standards, China's stroke events are about on a par

was born with those for

stylo women are remarkably strong

was a politician." Where les China's greatest in the sprints and hurdles, have events, promise? Surprisingly enough in

two women better than Japan's an event in which Japan has for best in the 100 metres dash and nearly 40 years held the Asian Ave better than Japan's best in ese, however, monopoly the pole vault.

the 200 metres dash, but in these China in 1956 produced Asia's two events they would have an

"You Englishmen are so good beat, Toni Yi-shu, from Swatow, Asian Games challenge from the China

with women. You are so hot, so would have beates demonstrative," who cleared 13 feet 4 inches, Philippines and indla. In the

Indonesia by a better margin and Asia's third and fourth women's hurdles China is on a

I poured a cup of coffee, and best, Hsu Ti-cheung and Tsal

match chrugged devastatingly. best the World Soccer Cup Winy-cheng, who cleared 13 fect par with Japan, India and the Wan 4-3 in the second leg of

Philippines in both their

She said: "It is the ambillion between the two nallons were t performers and in depth.

not for two gift goals and this of every Greek guri to get an Greck men In the high jump, China pro-shows that Chinese class in this English husband. duced Asia's best two feminine sport is not bad. In other sports are very splendid before they have been notable ad-jare married, but, after-they are performers in 1956 in Cheng there Fung-wing with 1.61 metres (5vances over prewar standards, ashamed to tell their wives that feet 3 inches) and Fu Heuch- but China's international stand-they love them, they feel it is

not manly to do so." metres) 4.20, 4.10, 4.10, 3.90, young with 1.59 metres (5 feet ing is difficult to estimate here.

64 inches.

This is one of the few track and fleld events in which China has what track and field sletistic lana call "depth." The nation's ber 10 performers in 1056 showed these best marks (in

3,80, 3.79, 3.08, 3.60, 3.55, 3.51.

As far as depth goes, this com pares not unfavourably with Japan, where the 10th best in 1030 was, however, at a much more respectable 4.00 metres.

In the javelin throw China has two performers very much

In Asion best class and not far off world class in Ma Chang-lu, with a 1950 beat of 71.12 metres Yu (233 feet 4 inches), and Ching-an, with a best last year of 68.78 metres (225 feet 73% inches). These two ranked first and third in Asin last year.

SLOW ON THE FLAT

In the run and hurdles there oro ramo fairly good performers fri Chixa but few to challenge Asin's best. The exceptions are

· Li Chung-lin, whose 100 metres In 1 minute 510 seconds was Asia's second best in 1956, and Chou Llin-1 in the 110 Metres high hurdien whose 14.9 seconds was good by Japanese standards but well behind the beat of India and Pakisian. Another good Chinese Tunner slu Chien-Jen with a best of 31.7 seconds for the 200 metres dish around a full turn.

of

The general standard in the sprintsla Inforior to that Piston loài rong nho thờ

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3 Joiner

4 Cunting

patch and for a second I was under the illusion that the rest The only really outstanding of my hair was about to go, too; performer noted by the Japan she has a glance like a flame

Was butterfly stroker Talgg Rit-wall, well- known as a Hongkong swimmer.

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I wish 1

And still tearing, Miss Mer- court explained that a passion

the politics was

Greek airdy, a polson which ran in her veins.

for

"Politicians love people, no? I, too, Love people. In the cinema I ke always to play love scenesa mamma loving her child, a woman loving her

inars,

Results

London, June 19. India's Krishnan defeated Japan's K. Kamo 6-3, 9-7 anch Australia's N. Fraser, holder, beat Cuba's R. Garrido 6-4, 6-3

in the third round of the men's singles in the London Lown Tennis Championships at the Qucen's Club here today.

Results of the women's singles third round;

Miss R. Reyes (Mexico) beat Miss K. Fageros (USA) 8-B, 0-4. Miss A. Morrison (New

(Britain) 4-6, 0-3, 6-0,

may

1.121-

Amb. Div.1 Trun Wan Cheung Chin-wah, Ptew, Chan Kơn- ching, Chan Lam-fong, Chen Wan-

Ching-guon, Hu

Low Kwan Ghing-sortie,

Loo Kwok-to. Loung Chung mox, Yuk Ping-you, Joh Nam, Fung Pak-on and Wong Tak fook.

(8 d.) F. L. Taruno, C.SLJ.(A)

Deputy Commingloner, District Headquarters,

HKCC BOWLS TEAM

Dublin, June 10. that Dublin provide the mile of the year on Monday night next are being threatened by Derek Ibbotson, the British under four minuts miler, who is now refusing to to Dublin because he BAYS he cannot spare two days in

The following will represent KAVO 3 the Hongkong Cricket Club at Erm promise to meet the Irish lawn bowls in a Third Division sub-four minute miler, Ronnie partponed game on June 20 Delany. Now he says he also (Home) against HKPSA: promised to go to a sports meet. Ing at Darlington on Monday,

The Irish promoters are now to the British appealing

Board

induce

J. A. C. Hurlbatt, A. A. Ibbotson

to keep his under- Fletcher, N, F. Fahy, La M. 8. taking. Brian Howson, another Lloyd (skip). sub-four minute miler, says he W. H. Pritchard, A. Hooter

for IL G. Bonham, D. T. Smil will run against Delany SUITC-France-Prosec

(slip}

Athletic

to

A. G. Staley, J. L. Mouat, E. E. Wallwork, J. R. Mc Aurland (skip).

THE CHOICE OF MOVIE STARS ☆☆☆

AND KNOWN THE WORLD OVER

"That is life, no? We are Zealand) beat Mrs J. Dolford FOR BEST TAILORING ☆☆☆ needing love, for life is not so amusing...

Mrs S. Kormoczy. (Hungary) beat Mrs B, Shenton (Britain) 8-2, 0-1.

For a few seconds Miss Mer- couri seemed despondent. Suddenly she cried out "Hop!"*

Miss S. Armstrong (Britain} and I thought this might be the traditional prelude to a short beat Miss L. Hutchings (Britain) dance. But Miss Mercouri ex- 0-0, 0-4-France-Presse,

plained that it is an exclama- Hon used by Greeks when they

are browned off.

Men's Singles

(Third Round)

"Whenever I feel like that A. Cooper (Aistralla) beat R.

I Uke very much to go to the

nightclubs Nightclubs are my great amusement, I turn up

Wilson (Britai) 8-1, 3-3.

M. Anderson

(Australia)

the ginsy and I drink and beat M. Green (USA) 6-0, 7-5, forget everything.

R. Emeron (Australia) beat

A Segal (South Africa) 8-10,

"I am good friends with the 6-1, 6-3.

Greek shipowners in London

A. Olmedo (Peru) beat M.

and I would like very much to Frauder (USA) 6-4, 6-2.

go on the town with them. But Sven Davidson (Sweden) beat cannot, I have been forbidden W. Knight (Britain) 4-6, 6-3,

by my producer. I must work,”

ping

As che talked she kept shop- her great суся like mousetraps and one beautiful leg was twisted round the other like a convolvulus.

DA SABOTAGE

7-6.

(Third Round)

Women's Singles

(South

T.

Forcult Africa) beat Max Loula Broughs (USA) 8-3, 3-0, 0-3,

Mi N. Arnold (USA) beat

I don't know why but I kept M 3. Shilcockc (Britain) 0, thinking, low different from 0-1:

(Mexico)

the home life of Belinda Loo, Mins R. Ramirez Maureen Swanson, June La boat Mies C. Truman (Britain) verick, Anne Heywood et al. 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. "The : eigning up of Melina Mrs M. Horton (Australia)` Briteosalematen have goomed to boat Mrs H. Brower (Bermuda) Lem-like sa set of calculated 2-0, 6-9, 10-87-France-Prtuno,

TAILOR CHEUNG

張

Mr. Cary Grant

in a chat with

Tailor Cheung

On one of his visits to Hong

Kong.

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