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BISLEY HOLIDAY WINNER

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1957.

Queen's prize winner Mr Triumphal "holiday" parade for the Bisley. James Love is "chaired" in traditional style after his victory. Mr Love spent his holiday at Bisley to compete for the Kyle Rifle Club. He is an inter- national shot and a 34-year-old mine manager of Paina, Ayrshire. His club has

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THE GAY RECORD - BREAKER

DEREK IBBOTSON NEVER ALLOWS HIMSELF TO SLIP OUT OF TOP GEAR

By JOHN COTTRELL

The most talked about sportsman in Britain at the moment is a barrel-chested, jovial young Yorkshireman by the name of George Derek Ibbotson.

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He has just run the fastest mile the world has ever seen, Six days before that he ran the second fastest ever three-mile. And this season he has also been the fastest man over two miles.

Yet only two years ago Derek Ibbotson was unknown, an obscure Huddersfield electrical engineer about to begin his national service in the Royal Air Force.

He had collected a few county he was not just thinking about track lities and hod been the bronze medal he had gained described as "a promising ind" in for third place. the local press. But, outside his county, the name of Ibbotson meant virtually nothing.

Today, that name steuds for courage, determination and superb physical Aless It provides inspiration for every ambitious young athlete,

This great capacity for enjoy Ing mees best explains his re- märkable progress over the past two years. For few athlete in modern times have competed in races so frequently.

In the 1955 season, he com- peted in 64 ruces, eo for this sca- What kind of man is this 20-

son he has had nearly 40 races. year-old Yorkshireman, who is with his wife and baby daughter the biggest box-office draw inhe often travels hundreds t British athletics? And how has inlies to fit in three or four races he made such sensational pro. week. press?

to a pre-arranged plen, the Yorkshireman sacrificed himselt for Chatoway and only Just gained second place after falling on the last top.

But one year later these posl- In tons were to be reversed." July, 1930, Ibbotson took the British three-mile title Dway from Chataway, bealing him by inches. Boil mon returned the same time-13miris. 32.6secs. The following month Ibbotson caused an even greater senation. He ran the mile in 3mkı 69.4 equalling Bannister'a national record and becoming the nth man In the world to run the mile in less than four

Only a few hours after rust- Ibbotson is a gay cavalier of ning the world's fastest mile, sport man with a way dry Ibbotson and family were dish-minutes. honour, always seeming carefree ing, with luggage and a carry- It was ne premeditated per- and relaxed. On the track he cot. to catch a tak for his has an easy, economical running firm's sports meeting. cation, and has been known to grin broadly at the most critical

'ge of a race.

He enjoys running for run- ng's sake, whether winning or loging whether at En inter national meeting or in a local sports event.

HOPELESS TASK

Ju the 5.000 moires of the last Olymple Games, most rutier were completely demoralised by of the seemingly hopeless trok chasing the breezy Itussien They sallor, Vladimir Kuts. wore long laces in the dressing room; some even sald they would finish with athletics altogether.

But not Ibbotson. He looked He smiled at serenely happy. the finish, and said: "I enjoyed that race tremendously." And

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It has been that why since Derek Ibbolson emerged from obscurity in 1955.

In that seasce he borrowed a posed from his mother to go to Manchester for a training spin with Gordon Pirie. He finished the "spk" as the seventh fastest man In the world over 2,000 metres. And at the mile stage in the race his time was 4mins 8.6secs.

This performrace provided the first clup to Ibbotson's grint potential.

SECOND PLACE

tormance like Bannister's. Ibbotson only entered the race to get an extra ticket for the competitors' banquet following the meeting between Britain and Czechoslovakia.

He wanted another ticket for

his fiancee's American cousin who was on holiday in Britain, and he had been told, as a joke, that he would have it if he ran in the mile.

So Ibbotson rain spite of a dislocated big too and trouble with ca Achilles tendon.

This was typical of Ibbotson. He has a flair for the unusual- both in public and private life.

Last year, he almost failed to roach Melbourne for the Olympic Two months later, when Chris Games. AL Athens, he was

broke

the world's involved in a dispute with air. Chataway three-mile record, It was Ibbot-port offelala because he publicly made it possibly by tore up en anti-British leaflet son who brilliant puce-making. Working which had been handed to him.

Even the courtship of his wife, formerly Madeleine Wooller, British Ave-minute miler, was unusual. He met her in a Mos- cow garden during ne athletic tour, woood her in Prague, ond proposed on a cross-country Training run in Middlesex,

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UNUSUAL EPISODE

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The most unusual episode ka Ibbotson's fantastic career? should say it was the day last June when be ran what, wes then the second fastest mile of all time.

Ho won a race in 3mins. 58.4stes, only four tenths of a recrid outside John Landy's world record. He completed this magnificent performanico only a lew hours after becoming a father for the first time. And he did it at the Glasgow Police Sportsl

But Jbbotrcn did lose one rate that day-a race to the maternity hospital. He arrived after visit- ing hours and was unable to see his wife and 71b. Soz daughter, Christino.

Slace then, the gay Yorkshire lad has continued on his merry, unpredictable way. One day this season he failed to qualify for the Anal of the mile in the Amateur Athletic Association's Championships, The next, he Get new British and Empire records for the three miles with a Ume of 13mins, 20.8secs.

Now Ibbotson is, after the world record for his favourite distance, the three-mile. And no con in his right senses would put the taak beyond him.

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