1958-07-22 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1958.

EMPIRE GAMES STARS AT WORK AND PLAY

IT HAPPENS IN ITALY-

Konrads Kids Make Records An Inquiry. A Sentence

Out Of Date

GEORGE WHITING MEETS WAGGA WAGGA'S WORLD

BEATERS AT ST ATHAN

The

:

snub-nosed schoolgirl cased her broad,, 14-year-old shoulders into a green blazer and confided that she liked French, did not mind history, hated homework, collected stamps and played hockey for her school.

Then she introduced me to her 16-year-old crew-cut brother-a cruiser- weight by the look of him. And the brother told me he enjoyed a game of tennis and would not mind being an architect when he grew up.

SHEK O GOLF

The following is the the draw for the first round of the Jack Macgregor Trophy competi- tion:---

Austrailang

A couple of onlinary healthy | but, us there seemed to be about

other one millon carving

teenagers

Well; you might have thought so had you chosen to igre the fan man, the telephone calls, the

neramen, the autograph hun ters and the special precautions being taken to sne they are not here worshipped into immobility A. S. H/E. W. S. My-down here in the Empire games Athan. miling Gregor; S. M. Paine/F. Boy-village at St

M green and snug by the tasks of colt; G.

the Bristol Channel.

T. HardenƒA.

Muck; N. P. Fux/1. H. G. Thomas; K. M. Campbell/G. D. A. Gregory G. C. S. Tar/0. Turville; J. C. Robertson/. Firkins, P. D.

1. C.

Smuri,

Some Purpose

bad start when he went

down

Mopped Up

neither of them could swim D stroke.

JON KONRADS

at the foot of their migrant

record

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And Then A Near Riot

By DEREK JOHN

Timing Of Sprint Final At Cardiff

Criticised

London, July 21. Britain's National Press today criticised the timing of Satur (day's 100 yards final at the Bri- tish-Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wules.

Ir Although three official stop

watches clocked

the Jamalen winner Keith Gardner at 94 seconds (which was British

The court of inquiry sat in judgmont on a charge of corruption. A verdict of, guilty was returned. The sentence: relegation to the Second Division.

11 happened in Italy recently when the Italian Football Association investigated tha charge that the Atalanta side of Bergamo had bribed the players of an opposing team to win a key match.

Atalanta are to appeal, against the sentenco..

After it was' announced thousands of their fans made a protest march through the town shouting; "Down with the Italian Football. Association."

aliond, British all-comers and Police rushed riot squads to games record and only a tenth the city centro

after

of a second over the world re- demonstrations in the mala

the

..

Sports Diary

there is also no limit to their camp. -

appetites, Jon had just free-stroked his Then, four years ago in the Whatever impets them, these card) the timing device attach-square, way through five miles of train. Bankstown

public bath in two

sun-warmed kids from ed to the photo-inish camero Hiree,

Konrads' Sydney, the

water-

to lap showed Gardner's time as a shade Wagga Wagga threaten the sea like swordfishing weler, and his sister

mel them at dinner babies came under the eye of the rest of the Empire in Cardin over 8.3 seconds,

Pool and I am Just I admit I wrote off their appear when i

Commoti- one of Australia's youngest Pristine midal o babble of

Judges tuned second place If that could be Tom Hebluson of the Bahamss once as unremarkable.

wealth tongue in the Empire swimming coaches. Don Talbot, wondering

From then

most Interpreted as a slap in the face at 9.5 seconds, although on, the Village, and heard them tell of

brother-and-sister | fir Latvia, the uneasy but exciting times astonishing

Buish camera shows Gardner that began when they were pair in the history of swimming

rewriting the born in the Baltic-sorry. un began the Balle.

booler. Their father

dents!

"We have nine world record- mechanie, and their mother, a

Leam--but the hulders in our dentist, fived in

"Riga, Latvia, Konrads until the war and on advancing invincible," said Allan Blue the kids are just plain Russian army impelled M53 Australian team manager. Konrada to hustle two-year-old Jon. three-months-old Ilsa and an elder sister. three-year-old Eva, to Germany in 1944. iler husband followed.

How was I to know that these two young "new Australians"

were about from Latvia

swim-statisties wreck the

to o{

the world and make the record books look like something prlat ed by Caxton?

By the time they have mup- pect up the rest of the British Empire in Cardiff's new £700,- 400 pool from July 10 to 23 Jun and lisa Konrads will doubtless have splintered a few nure stop watches.

let it be recalled

ט

.....

Powerful Hearts "Pretty soon the whole world

will 'know about them,

"After the Empire Games they will both be swimming in London and Paris. Then bur team divides. The girls go to Holland, Singa- Germany, Austria and

Polio Victim

Chased by allied bombi the Of course, Jens got away to af For the time being, however, | Konrads arrived in Australia

January, these fantastle chlidren in the

that lust two years later and set up house

migrant community at pare. The boy: will be compet rent asunder eight world records Uranquinty, near Wagga Wagging in the Japanese champion. in eight days from 200 metres It was here on a drvad Christ-ships in Tokyo and are also to 880 yards.

mas Eve in 1951 at Jon -con- swimming in China and Hong- tracted polio.

kong For weeks the spectre of a

For it seems that Jon Konrads Holder/E. G. Smith Wright; and his sister Ilsa, the school-

Basengurt; kids from Sydney, NSW, like Kemp/D. 1. J. A. Chretiam/L. B. Newby go for a swim occasionally, and Byes into 2nd Round: D. wise coms that when Jon and W. S. Is get wet they get, wat 14 Gelsa, G. D. Vaughan, W. P. Birtwhistle, .some purpose. Shoemaker & W. C. Jonney.

The 1st round is to be com pleted or or before 3rd August 2nd round by 17th August, 3rd round by 31st August. 4th round by 7th September, and the final on or before 21st September.

The corapetition is match play the inal over 18 holes up in which is over 30 holes. Matches will continue until a decision is reached. To be played off hundi- caps current on 23rd July taking three-quarters of the difference between the opponents.

with polia as a toddler, at Wagga Wagga. Nevertheless, he and his suntanned sister have done quite well really. at this swimming business.

cont

So well, in fael, that I sider It something of a scoop to reveal that neither Jon nor Itan Konrads has fins or webbed feet.

I met them first on a New after Wales beach Just South the 1950 Olympics In Melbourne,

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

AS JAMI MOVES SWIFTLY

AS A BULLET

IS HE FALLING

INTO THE

MOONT

NO--GOING AROUND IT ~~TO

THE OTHER SIDE

NO MAN HAS EVER SEEN!

FERDINAND

BOOM BOOM

NANCY

OH, BOY

IT'S ABOUT TIME THEY OPENED ONE

IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD

JOHNNY HAZARD

THOSE AMERICAN FOOLS MAY NOT REALIZE IZ. BUT THEY HAVE PLAYED INTO. THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC! I SHALL MAKE GOOD

→ USE OF THE

JUST LIKE MOM'S NOME COOKING

A promising start, but they have stepped up the pace a little since then. Today they admitted shyly that Jon has thrust his brown body past eight world records and sister Ils has col- lected Tour, Five yearr ago

lifelong cripple in the family How do the Konrads do 17 dogged the Konrads household Doctors declare that their herit But recovery came and with it are so powerful that there is no the first nervous splashes as limit to their endurance. Having with them, I father persuaded his children shared a meal

would offer the suggestion that into the muddy creek that ran

By Leo Falk and Phil Davis

FLOATING BEHIND THE MOON. ANOTHER MARVEL--A SPACE SHIP A THOUSAND MILES LONG!

POOL

THE MINUTES PASS BY, WHILE CHU UING LISTENS WITH AMUSEMENT OUTSIDE THE DOOR, BUT

SUDDENLY. FL

YES, SIR... THIS FOOD SURE IS GREAT IN

HEMISTÁN! TASTES JUST LIKE MON'S HOME COOKING

WAIT! I HAVE HEARD THAT PHRASE BEFORE... SAID IN EXACTLY THE

SAME TOREDA VÕICE/ I WONDER

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JAMI'S BUBBLE HEADS INTO AN

* OPEN PORT IN THE GIGANTIC SHIP!

By Mik

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Ladies' Day at Deep Water Day.

Tennis Men's "B" Divisions, LRC Y CRC

KTGCA (3) V Urban

Slap In The Faceccant inches ahead. If Gard- ner really had defeated Robin- Talking of slaps in the face by two tenths of a second, ..the good people of Banks he should have been approxi- Stableford Competiton, town NSW, will be none too mately two yards

reds, but not so far been able to Hackel of the Daily Express: Council; KITC Y HALTSA Blad to hear that Don Talbot, nish The coach who taught the Kon-

Says sports editor Desmond SCAA

(9): KTGCA (1) v CRC (1); Neerslo get a ticket for the Empire "Having gazed long and intently Swim-Feast, Coaches AT0 barred. Why should Banks-lown

TOMORROW the photo-nish picture, compelled to worry about Talbot? Well, they am reluctantly paid us fare here.

Insist that the magle eye has it." , However, not to worry Does

The Dally anybody want to bet that Mr Talbot will not be present when ing al the Empire Games CTC (3) v CCC (1), CRC ja) v ECC Jon and 11sa Konrāds liek the athletes is phoney. A photo-it. Urban Connell v RCC

Lapor

Tennis

Men's "Division: KCC Skelah said "the KTGCA, CTC (1) Recreio (1),

Recreto (21 V PORC. ING

Name your-nigh and an official result prove Commonwealth?

that something is drastically -(London Express Service). wrong."—China Mall Special,

odds.

Swimming Oil Guides

Agrociation Annual Swimining Gals, LRC, p.m.

KIWIS TAKE FIRST INNINGS

LEAD OVER

MIDDLESEX

London, July 21.'

A fifth wicket stand of 130 in 100 minutes between Harford and Reid gave the New Zealanders the upper hand over Middlesex at Lord's. Until they came together the batting lacked distinction, no attempt being

made to produce attacking strokes on an easy paced pitch. Desplie the wickels were dowa for 09, Then

caution, four

TODAY'S PLAY

the batsmen took control and the New Zealand all out for 280, New Zealanders headed the Mid- | (Miller 85, Harford 40, and Reld diesex total of 239 with four 97, Titmus six for 80). wickels in and.

Morning drizzle delayed the start for 23 minutes but although the weather often threatened the ram helt off. The two left hand- eys Miller and Meate refused to be hurried and their second wicket stand of 85 took twe hours. Both fell in the same over to Titmus at 90 and a run.later Sutcliffe was bowled by a half volley.

DROVE POWERFULLY

Harford and Reid showed that the bowling could be hit. Both men drove powerfully and during This partnership the Middlesex attack looked very ordinary.

Harford played his highest Innings since his 158 al Oxford in late May bu the powerful Reid dominated the stand. His 50 took only 67 minutes.

Reid looked set for his 100 when he was bowleri playing forward. His 07 made in two hours five minutes included six and 4 fours. He has been out three times in the 80's in the Tour and has also hit two centuries la first class matches.

A FINE CATCH

A fine diving each on · The leg side by Murray behind the stumps ended the New Zealan- der's innings. They led by 60.

Tumus with six for 80, uc- complished easily his best per- formance of the season. It was also the best for Middlesex agalust any New Zealand leam, In the lus three quarters of honar, Middlesex scored only 25 for the loss of Gale (nishing 25 behind.

THE SCORES

SATURDAY'S SCONE Middlesex First Immings 230. New Zealand. 16 for one wiskot

Middlesex Second Innings 25

for the wicket.

Match enda Fiance-Presse.

tomorrow.

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