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EMPIRE

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1968.

GAMES DRAW MADE Eliminating Heats For Men's

THEY MAKE HISTORY

Violet Odogwu and Olu Onwuchokwn, two members of the Nigerian women's athletics team, take a look at their Empire Games equipment, before leaving for Cardiff.

NIGERIAN EMPIRE GAMES WOMEN ATHLETES FIRST TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS

By HAROLD PALMER

Flory Van Donck Retains French Open Golf Title

Paris, July 16. Belgium's Flory Van Donck

hia retained French open_golf_title when he beat South Africa's Haruld Hen- ning 137-141 in their play-off today. Now in Britain to take part in the Empire Games at Cardiff this: month, they are the first Nigerian women's sports team to travel out of Africa.

Six young women athletes from Nigeria are

making history.

It was not-until 1961 that women's athletics was recognised and organised in Nigeria, and the only previous venture abroad was in sending a team to Ghana.

for

*

They had tied with 278 after yesterday's -fourth round with Australia's Peter Thompson third at 280.

Donck's strokes were 34, 33, 37 and 33 against Henning's 36, 32, 36 and 37.---France- Presse,

JIM LAKER

100 And 440 Yards

HONGKONG ENTRY UP AGAINST TOP RUNNERS

Cardiff, July 16.

The draw was made in Cardiff tonight for the eliminating

heats of the mon's 100 and 440 yards. These events were originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon but owing to the large entry 57 for the sprints and 53 for the middle-distance event have had to be brought forward.

for the Games,

The draw har hem seeded pleting their final preparations according to nationallides and thus for example, Indian can- not meet indian or Pakistan meet Pakláminí In round.

Most of the beats are posed of live runners, mennu that in the

The other women athletics competitor, 21-year-old sprinter Stephie D'Souza, from Poons, no took a Silver Medal (200 metres) at Tokyo.

Nearly all the compeliters from the Far East are lighting it and the first eagerly awaiting the "cart of

hostilities", bul Pakistan all Chef-de-milon Kumar was com-bas some competitors under full of praise for the That" treatment. Her bantamweight | effort made by the Village cator for 180 yards, wrestler is suffering from bolts cook-house staff to two athletes, in the 2 one and..

is stic

after injections, the Indian patate. He explained thlete, will be chanted However, he was sleeping off that the team had not brought from the Empire Games before the effects this afternoon and their own cook with hem, but Shat they felt quite at home they have even offelally start the Pakistani offeints are hope-

ful that he will recover in time with to take part to the Gemes.

HK's Contingent

ed.

Favoured

Pakistan's

representatives

The Hongkong St Athan con- ingent has now been joined by the five fencers who have been with the London Fencing Club members. training in London

| seemingly have been favoured by the draw and should come through to the second yourl I without great exertion.... --

Chulam Rinzik, who is drawn In heat one of the 100 yards,

"It was their first chance to has Australla's famous sprinter,

judge their standards with high Firetor Hogan, as principal op class opposition." explained Mr pushton but he should easily

A. de O. Sales, the team com- make sure of one of the other

mandant. He said flat ·lats two places.

sencers had been commended in Sharif Butt's toughest London for their Heelness of poment in heat two appears. lo be Miperla's Jinny Onsabeni,

Mr de Sales hind also urvanged who is credited with 9,0 seconda for Kenndy Skimon, Jur,, the for

the

rhorl sprint nyol athlete in the 18-strong

AAA fle who won the

tast term, to train with the Pakistank Saturday in London,

who had reudly agreed to his juining them in practice.

"Skipton could not be in Abdul Khalid, who is in the baller bands thun with Abdul Iotive heat six, appears to į Khaliq, the fastest man in Asia," be a verinin winxr, with Scot-¦ Mr de Sales, quid, Tami's Janes Falgar as his mor likely challenær.

Certain Winner

in the 440 yards, Pakistan's undy representative, Jam Mond Yaqub, appears a certain quali- her, even though he is in one of the few six-mun heals.

India in not represented in the sprint but her two 140 yards

Singh Daljit Singh, have a good clase.. et reaching round two. Daljit Singh clashes with one of Eng- Wrighton, who was third

runners,

MIR

of the Nigerian | Marsh School, Liverpool, The captain Games team, who competed in three years and tenches in the women's AAA champion-secondary school at home.

Olu Onwuch oken, 23-year- at Molspur Park some, ships Ume ago, is 25-year-old Floretla old nurse, is going to stay, here Tyo, the only member who had after the Games in study mid-

lier christian name NOT GOING ONland's hopes, Johns been here before. She studiet wifery. physical education at the Irene Oh, is an

OF AAA championships in 2-DAY CRICKET MATCH

Kiwis In Good Position Against Ireland

faith."

abbreviation of a

nate that Mulans "work MCC TOUR

AUSTRALIA

Champion

way

London. July 16. Jim Laker. the Surrey and

and

in last year's 47.0

Font.

Skipton himself, who is going to study at Trinity College, Dublin, in the uulunin, thought his chances of success were very neagre in view of his times but thought his best chance would come in the 100 yards,

1he

Welsh - mäde France-Presse,

curries.

Queen's Empire Games Message Reaches Wales

By Vernon Morgan

Cardiff, July 16. The silver baton containing Queen Elizabeth's most- age, which the Duke of Edinburgh will read Friday evening to the com-

in petitors tho British

and Empiro

Common- wealth Games here has reached Walos.

on

ARMY SPORTS

PARADE

The Sports Parade Spotlight features once again a departing sportsman in the person of WO Ken Burrows, REME, by whose departure Army swimming in general, and Army water- polo in particular lose a staunch follower. As its Secretary for the past two seasons, he has devoted a lot of time to running the Army water-polo league, and as captain and coach of the Army polo team he has done a great deal in bringing the side into prominence.

His cheery approach to the game has gained him a host of friends, and the swimming successes of members of his family speak volumes for his ability as a coach. The Army have fittingly awarded him his swimming "colours" and we are sure that on his return to the Aldershot area he will find plenty of work to do in this his favourite sport. Good luck Ken and "Bon Voyage."

Intorst

best

not

The REME

A las clown, and very well Swimming Gela will be held at the Victoria Ear controllvi, game resulted, with racks pool next Saturday com- an end result pleasing to all, a heard this mencing at 1400 hrs. With such 1-1 draw. I have

described as the an array of talent tdng part, mutch

yet,

I would! and whille thin Qule should bold plenty

An

free-nitogether subscribe to this view invitation style relay race will be included was certainly a game which and the proceedings will end prefused good hockey, plenty with a water-polo match. Why of excitement, and perhaps most Important of all, a game played in the mest sporting manner.

19 Coy RASC ng thơy did just year are finding their lost after a shaky slari had if any team think they can be easily beaten I would advise second thoughts. They will it I am not mistaken be well in the running towards the end of the tournament.

not go along

WATERPOLO LEAGUE

No doubt many are wondering how they are faring in the Army water polo league. So here are

the results un known to date.

The runners who carried its batun through England in relays Lanes g...... from Buckingham Palace crussed the Welsh border this morning.

As the baton sped on its way more than 1,000 competitors Hero putting the finishing Mr A. de O. Sales would not touches to their preparations for commit himself as to his team's the battles about to begin.

The sprinters and quarter. prospects

though1 bowlers, who eapured the emiters go into action tomorrow- rick runner-up, prize in Vau-24 hours before the opening couver in 1954, had a reasonable | mremony. Entries for these two events have been so henvy that eliminating heala have provod

chuice of succėsa,

The bowlers, three of whom were in the lean in Canada, are complaining about the rather seconds.

Singapore's Ton Eng Yoon, heavy

which greens,

are {is drawn in the four-man heat different to those they are used

11 of the 100 yards and with | bo.

opponents from South Afrien, "I have told them they must ly is a jumper, having done

Scotland and Mauritius, shaki adapt themselves in local car 5. in the high and 171, 03⁄41⁄2in: in the long jump.

England offbrenk bowler, has make sure of qualifying for the ditions as everybody is in the

same boat," Mr. Sales sult. Onwuchokwa has the beating informed the MCC That he will cond round.

Hongkong's Hoary Kennedy-

India's Team of her in the long Jump for she be unable to tour Australin and has cleared 188, 24in, Amilla New Zealand with the MCC side Skipton is less fortunate for he

Comca ເງ

The Indian teant's chol-de- against Jomien's Okoli is the high jump chamter this year.

D.6 man admission, A. Kumar, said that his pian, having done Sft, Zin.

Announcing this today, MCC Keith Gardner,

team was finding the training Belfast, July 16.

facilities at the Village sails- The baby of the team, Violet said that Laker had made his Britain's Roy Sandstrom, who Ireland were dismissed for ourwa who

18 several leciston "for personal reasons," has often beaten 10 seconds,

An interesting draw in heat factory and that all the com- 130 by the leg interval weeks ago, is also a useful per- Earlier this week, anulher

three of the 440 brings togetherpetitors were it and well. Ho hero today when they former in high and long jumps Test spin bowler, Johany Wardle England's John Salisbury and was,

reticent very Okoli has her elder sister. of Yorkshire, stated he would Jamaica's Malcolms Spence in a about discuring Individual began a two-day cricket

Edith, with her in the team. Anot be available for the tour be-repetition of their duel in instances., match with

New

phump young women of 20, cause of "family reason."

Mrs Mehr U.M. Shroff, mana Zealand tourists.

Edith throws the discuR just The selectors, who are in the Saturday's AAA championships.

ter for women's athletics, ex-| Ireland, who were 29 for four over 100ft., not far enough to process of choosing a team to

plained that the Indian ibile- ties team had been sent to Cardiff to gain experience and were not an English native recol, time of expecting to glean medals. She 47.2 beating Spence by 8/10th was enthusiastic, however, Elizabeth of a second, but the Jamalean about 19-year-old

his Janu has a faster time of 40.0

Davenport, who is con- peting in the women's Javelin credit,

the

at lunch, owed almost every worry the best of the home defend "he Ashes" thing to Cantwell who made 40 | athlélen

1

was

and veilender Fee who made These two come from a small 31.

vilinge callest Newerre (and The only sand of any con pronounced "inkworry") on the sequence in their innings

eastern side of the country some added for the the 57

firth 00 miles inland from Lagos, wicket by Cantwell and Hunter

Sprinter Esther Ögbeni ja in roughly an hour.

cheerful little person with a taste BRISK START

for swing music and American The best bowling Cures for musical films. Only 4ft. 30mm, the Tourists were returned by tall, she is 21, a clerk in Lagas, oft splaner John Sparling who and has done 11.5nce. for the

for 11 in 14.3 100 yards. captured dive

Folhade Payne, a shy young- of which eight were overs maidens

ster of 10, is also a sprinter. A The New. Zealanders began schoolgirl at Lagos, she has had briskly with 20 in the same num- her hair waved. So bos Violet ber of minutes but inter were Odogwu, but they tell me they pegged down by accurate will have to comb out the curls bowling, particularly from the before they go back to school. spinners Huey and Fee.

Harford excelled with some

fine straight driving in, hts 34

English Manager

but D'Arcy was very dour, mak- Manar-um-chaperone

of

against

Australia, are now faced with a serious problem, na only Tony Lock remains of the spin bowlera) who have representei

England in recent years.

Against the 1956 touring Aus-

Repeat Duel

however,

NECESSITY.

FLAG ARRIVES The Brush Empire and Commonwealth Games Federa- on Bag, which has been in the cafe king of the city of Vancouver since the Inst Games there in 1854, arrived In Cardif

today.

It will be raised at the open- and remain in in ceremony Cardiff until the next Games in 1962-Reuter,

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Over the past couple of year I have often been in trouble with my readers for leaving out this or that sporting event from this column.

Formidable

ixe

The Engineers must not wrlikes of. They are at formidable combination who have had a bad patch, and in my opinion we shall see them among the leaders at the end,

Dark Horses are the Lanes. Ngi "A" side whe wore unlucky to fell by a 3-7 -margin against iengue lenders. Royal Signals, Star of their side and the 'mail' reason for the Lanes' success In the league so far is undoubtedly Pro- their skipper Capt Frier. viding constant encouragemeni to the others he sets them a fine

Storm Of Protest example of all-out attacking My failure to mention the play which produces some ex- Kowloon six-a-aldo hockey cellent moves when the team gets Cames last week brought a going. With the merging of the storms of protest from I should Hegiments, new faces have ap- think almost all of the 102 peared and the interest shown by them in the first game indicates players in the league as well an

that this is unother side equal number of avid

which should improve rapidly. followay To ratisly sportumen here are summaries of a few of the combs, theo news and views of some of the players and officals and perhaps most Important of sit the league table up to date,

Matches Salisbury won that bade it

those

thrower

SPORTS ROW AMONG AUSTRALIAN EMPIRE GAMES OFFICIALS

Having hope regained a few friends with theso notes on

the summer pastime, a word of comment must be artwo made on various things which have cropped-up.

CONFUSION

The Royal Signals beat maintain their proud unbeaten record but. .aro having 4 Confusion had arisen on at tough time to keep their heads

least one pokat of the laws of above the rest. After a very the game. Free hits given to close match with HORASC

Infringe- they faced the formblable "the defence for an

altackor in ment by London, July 16, Company of the "Lancs", A The weather once more cart large crowd

this "circle" must be taken from the attended ild wet

edge of the circle and not from binnket over foday's game to

watch What John where

the offánce occurred

was

three of

ball

John

the

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tralian side in England, Laker A visit this aftenuson to the event and has thrown 150 feet. English cricket programme. Higginbottom and Company

In sul up. a Test record by taking Empire Cames Village, situated This up-and-coming

the test could do against the champlona. Thare was a case of this tast

week and which were 40 wickets in the series includ- in an enormous RAF camp at $1 carried away a Sliver

Medal class matches

Perhaps fortimately for the palised for hitting and lust soine 15 miles ing a world record aggregate of | Alhan,

from from the recent Asian Games in have started today, not 19 wickets for 90 runs in the Cardiff, found most of Fat Tokyo. Thit and

The subsequent perally bully, fair, Miss bowled, and in some of loaders the redoubtable

arrived at the playing area to which I might hasten to add was Manchester Test. Chine Mail Eastern competitors, including Davenport was born at Jam- the other games rain restricted

find that his services were wrongly' awarded, play. from Hongkong, Special

Comshedpur, Bihar.

Among

those rained off for, peeded by the Battalion water-

A point which is not really in tearn. So in went the day was the Gentlemen polo Versus Players match at Lord's reserve and the result was 0-3 the law book concern the grow. Ing practice by some defenders here, which is regarded as being.

to the Signals. virtually a trial for Enginnd's A very subduedt team turned to lay the stick down simost on tour of Australia next winter. cait against & Company RASC the ground to cewe stoppice Doug Insalo of Erex in leading "A" and bat for some excellent the ball. I feel this is not in the Gentlemen'in place of

defensive work by Sgt Alex the best spitit of the gate and I would like to see Umpires put Cave, Peter May whọ hàs a strained

und a

of couple bact

brilliantly taken chances by a step to this before it grows,

My final "hate" of the week HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS centre-forward Cpl Henry

Archer the minutes play was Only 100

4-2 result might of the odd team here and well have gone the other way. there who fall to turn tỷ Két n possible, in Hampshire's match Gloucestershire at

Whistle game owing to treavy Founded' just as th RASC made their opponents of this fact.

that time a successful goal-corting effort is rare, I am pleased to sag, and not however, the very heavy Programtume of for

Was whom which

this league involving over 300 allowed to stand

matches has to inte gone with nawing, but it is the odd case THREE CHALLENGERS

which can undo this wonderful Breathing down the unders' spirit. After all it doesn't take

few seconds, who are ontx watting for a slip let your opponents know when neck me three combinations more than, a

with

miles

ing an undefeated 37 in the two the team is an English woman,* Australians and a half hours before the Mrs Mary Niblett, chairman 01 in two pre-game upsetn close, when the New Zealand the Nigerian women's AAA and fellow countrymen today the total had reached 123 for vo, wife of an umelot of the rat n the Empire pool in Cardiff, and the second at the -Router

Federation Information Service.

Mrs Niblett's home b at compatitors villagó, 17 Flewley, where she and her hus-away in St Athan. Athletics Match

hand devote themselves

Australian swimming coach, Helsenki, July 18 yachting when they are sa Bri- Frank Guthrie, and his swim- Finland beat France by 111 tain.

iming team manager, Mr Allan points to 94 in a two-day inter The Nigerian party, fiudes Blue, diagreed after 15-year- national athletler meeting which 20 men athletes, two cwimmers old Sandra Morgan, had swun ended here today In brillant and four boxers,

(London Expráer Service)

weather.

TUE GAMBOLS

IT →

HERE'S A LITTLE PRESENT. DARLING:|| WHAT IS

OH, TILANSE

YOU

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with

puthampton thunderstorms. Gloucestershire,

Cardiff, July 16. ne of the fastest times in the not be fair to lick 'one girl cut|

concorned world this year. were

for another." Miss Morgan has not been

The second upset concerned entered for tho Individual the Australian overall team event, but swims in the relay manager, Mr Bill Young, and and Mr Guthrie anted Mr Blue athletics coach, Percy Cerutty. to cable the Australian authorl-

Conaty, who conches the out- ties for permission to make a coding miler, Herb Elliott, team switch.

and world three miles record holder, Bert Thomas, is not an ocial trainer to the team, and

to still well, placed said: was told by Mr Young that he overhaul Hampshire at the top chosen back must not intentero' 'with ahy:

think it arrangements boing

Tour the table, captured made for It would them-Franco-Press.

Glamorgan wickets for 42 in the brief day's play at the Oml. Glamorgan at one slago were 11 for four-Router.

NOT FAIR

Mr Blue refused and "The lew WHIS

the 410 yards free style in 4 home, and I do not minutes, 66.4 seconds to record alwuld be disturbed.

by Barry ARP lely

SOMETHING

TO WEAR?

HUBBY PINNY

GAS IS TOPS

SAYS MR. THERM

George Emmett won the loss for the first time in 11 matches, had wicket and two spells at the made 8 for one

Surrey,

of

American Zone Davis Cup Final

As

It was the final

and also fall to inform

11

to

by any of the others. The AD the unexpected · makty playing "A" of Company, scored to my a game impossible. surgeloo AD excellent 3.1 The long awaited leigan win over the fortaidable DCRE table is as follows: mix, but they blattæt their copy-

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book by only holding a rapidly Royal Sigala "A" 11 31 improving 73 Coy RĂSC alỏa to command wihops "A" 16. ja 2-2 draw.

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The other two todne who hate Bif Howloon also only dropped three points DENE Kowloon nre Command Worlabops "A" Com nd BM Kowhion

New York, July 16. The former surprisingly bowed t

3 Supply Depot The U.S. Lawn Tennis As- down to the HR Provost Coy | Las BI "D"

thetorei igrale "[]" sociation announced today that shle, and Incidently put the 1988 American zone Davis Policemen in winning mood for POVURE, Cay Cap Bnal will be played at Rye, they inve collected all 1De Corderan Wom New York, August 15-17. " points since this 4-3 classic,

The United States, which de The "Medles" were fortunate BCY RASE LAD Car AEC LAD feated Canada in ona semi-final in finding a Higginbottom commS VFWROOM last week-end, will meet the "Lanes" “D” and easily took the HO TACY survivor of the other schl-final |; points with a score of 0-2. Loet YOUD

56 Cay fixão between Argentina and Isruel. Tuesday befor@ Jorge at L

Argentine and senol will boueciative crowd the Work-80 play at Buenos Aires during, its } shopɑ said “Moding" sant, to BiH) (19) DRICK

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