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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1958.

Three Gold Medals For

For Britain In Third Day's Events SPORTS PERSONALITIES EUROPEAN ATHLETICS MEET

County Cricket

HAMPSHIRE SHOT

OUT FOR · 83 RUNS BY SUSSEX

London, Aug. 21.

Hampshire, the County leaders were shot out for 83 runs by Sussex at Eastbourne today, con- ceding bonus points and a lead of 92 rums.

Stax, with Hires Recondi | Old Trafford. At the rinse they innast. wickets In hund led by were 90 abend with one wicket

102 est.

to all

The Sussex semn lawlers, lan Thomam and D. Bates hostile wal arcuate un pitch that berne wkword and

ONE SIX

Pullar batteri four hours 40

fours.

Wins By Heather Young, John Wrighton And

Mike Rawson

By V. V.

KOLATCHOFF

Stockholm, Aug. 21. Great Britain won three of the seven finals decided during the third day of the European Athletics Championships at Stolkholm yesterday.

in

the first final Heather Armitage Young, a physical education instructress from Longwood, laid claim to being the fastest woman in the world when she added the European 100 metres dash championship to her British Commonwealth title against an all-star field of finalists at Stockholm, that included Christa Stubnick of Germany and European record-holder, Giuseppina Leone of Italy.

predictable as it dried, larwormirates and hit one de ani 12 The six finalists shivered in the cold spell that dropped over

archanged for two and a half hours. Thomson took six for 41 and Bater four for the some

1212

SURREY ON TOP

Surrey. [us points behind Flampe in the county chum- Punchip, established themselves

Gamini Goonesena today took his boweling figures for Nolting- humshire to 11 wickets for

Having taken six tog 19 in the Brd innings he had claimed another Bye for 48 when Laricos fer followed on.

Play ended with Leicestershire 59 boural and only three wickets

in a favourable padtion against Northamptonshire at Northump- | left.-- Renjer. ton today,

They needed for a

firet

laning lead with eight wickets

in hand when a storm mopped DOUBLE FORFEIT

play half an hour from time.

Keen bowling came from Erle Dedsos (four for 300) Alec Bedser (wo for 2) and Peter Loader (Four for 37) and this was followed by coudstent batting by Surrey against the uffack Northamptonshire spin

a soft pitch.

A double century partnership between Cyell Washbrook (97) and Golf Puller (128) helpit Letenshire establish a favourable position against Glamorgan at

Stockholm during the day.

Leone was in the first lane, Vera Krepkina, the Soviet champion in the second, then Heather Young, little bespectacled Madeleine Weston, 5 feet 2 inches shorthand typist from Balham, in the fourth, tough East German Christa Stubnick in the fifth and another Russian, Valia Maslovskaya in the

outside lane.

as

cldent.

Little-Weston-was-left-at-Die-f-stadium-erowd-most-of-whom- start, true began closing ground had missed the jostling in- right away

Young forged phead early, with Krupkina Roeping her company. Stubnick very much fa ennion-

tion.

The University versus CAA Ladies softball match scheduled for yelerday evening was not played uif is both sides did not have

of D Suffleient number

Heather Young just held out players to make up the teams,

On the ulcial records, this the Russian and German will be duwn an a double forfeit champion, finished very strong- and both team are

charged, and Weston, just wrently 18, showed her quality as she also with loss aplece.

result at The

malet closed in. Not more than a yard Brst are at the makes little difference to either covered side, siner South China have Anist already won the championship.

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It was Boysen's first major victory in a long career that tas been highlighted with mony great performances 11 minor meetings but not major international contests.

On day

which Swedish records were

greatest ovalion received by anyone was that given to lanky Humanian blonde, lolanda Balas, who scissored her way to an easy victory in the women'

a clearance of This was to be only the Arshich jump with British success of the day and 1.77 metres (5ft 9in). there was more to come in the 400 metres final, one of the last races of the day.

John Wrighton book command of the altuation around the third turn and was never challenged after wards, finishing in 46.3 sconds, the fastest ever by a Briton.

ፍሩ

'Texas-Tall'

Outside Lanes Race Tai Chenchik from Soviet

The 400 metres mal was outside lanen rnee and thus very much a front-running affair.

Now but shade of what he face was, Haus set the pace In the outside sixth lane and gave up the struggle around the final tum as Wrighton powerhoused ble way through with Salisbury hanging on desperately. but then gradually giving round to finish two yards behind.

Haan just managed to salvage third place from East German Karl Kaufmanu.

The "Texas-lall” Rumanian towered hend and shoulders over quite a few of the other con- petitors and the two girls who Took the victory stand with her, England's Dorothy Shirley end

Asta, looked dwarfish beside her.

Busain's Varsili Kuznetsov, who had looked all set after the fast day's five decathlon events

D for newExopcan record, fallered on the second day and ran a spiritless 1,500 metres Inst event, already well assured of vlciory. Ho

cortserved Lis European title with 7,865 points.

Rawson Ruled

Winner Of

800 Metres

Stockholm, Aug. 21.

Tho disqualification of British runner Mike Rawson, who finished first in the 800 metros at the European Athle- tics Championships hore today was overruled to- night by the Jury of Appeal.

Audun Boysen, of Norway, will therefore have to hand back the gold medal with which ho was presented today after Rawson was dis- qualified for running off the track near the first bend. Boysen, who was second in the race, will get the silver medal.— Router.

PAT GARDNER

He Turned

Down. An

Offer To

Play

Pro Soccer

By TONY MYATT

Local sports enthusiasts may have probably seen the last of a truly great all-rounder, who has been reputed for his wizardry with a hockey stick and his unflagging efforts against the heaviest odds on the football field. I speak of none other than Pat Gardner.

When I decided to interview Pat as this week's personality. I was quite unaware of the fact that he was seriously con- templating putting his sporting gear-in-moth-ballsPat's decision to leave off anything too strenuous was not without good reason, But, I wonder for just how long he will be able to stay away from his two great loves, soccer and hockey.

root said id that if we had mor When Pat told me "I may not His hockey career look play at all this season," meaning while he was with the British player like Pat, we could have

a good team!

Put feels that with the correct conching Hongkong could raise a

houtey and soccer, it was a Arny in India, during the But he forties. 1le recalls with a certain bitter pill to swallow. said "may" txt "won't" and amount of pride a certain game there is every possibility that he in which the Army played pretty good hockey XI. Right now however, he teels that our against an Indian team in Indore. might be tempted back?

not enthusiastic After the game, he was called | player's are Right now you are

saide and given a special shield enough for being asiding "Why won't

the best player 'm Well, let me tell you.

the field,

probably he play?"

Twisted Ankle

Other Sports

Aa regardo poccer, he thinks the standard of the game here has deteriorated during the last few years, mainly becise there competition. is incit of true

Some years ago. Pat snapped He came to Hooghong in 1949 Ligament in his left ankle and

..still with the Army. He left war Lemporarily indisposed them in 1952 and started work After some months he nursed with the Taikoo Dockyard. Two back to full strength and return-years earlier, however, he had "All the good players seems to ed to the field onec more.

started playing soccer for the be in one team," he said..

Borides coccer and hockey Pat Football Club, and captained

plays the side in the 1955-56 season.

cricket which, Incidentally he hopes to play it much of a strain on his ankle. hu ands the lawn bowis, which

and badminton. oceans "fascinating"

table tennis and tennis. He also Awing.

Then last season, white playing Represented Colony ho other two games prove too

Pat

for the HKFA ngainst the CAAF in a Governor's Cup match, he

1:ວອ represented twisted his ankle badly. "Culony on NUMEROUS probably fit a hole," he said, in hockey and was perhaps Anyway he got his foot rapped about the only player who did up and Joined in the battle once not appear to be all at sen while more. Not long afterwards he playing Agniti the Indinn seems undecided as to his future had a nirty clash with one, of National team. In fret, after the plans. I only hope it won't be the opposing defenders and that game, the Indiuns were so im- Lico Ting before did it.

Pat told me he would try in Clofina Bystrova-her ELIT

play again this season, but he name means "Daughter of the

further 10 yards behind, the said he has doubts as to whether Fast One-lived up to her

former collapsing on the Anish-is ankle will hold out. Anyway the women's name in winding pentathion and in the proccesk line and being carried off he is due to go on leave shortly and to put it in his own words, clocked 10.9 seconds for the so on n stretcher.

She was later wable to take "I want to go in one plece." So There could have been an-metres hurdles to demonstrato

one of the her plate on the victory stand to who knows how long it will bef

receive other ceremony with the Union that she was alw

nedal. ----France- before we see this great pinyeri Javic going up the victory mast, world's fastest high-steppers.

Presse.

In netion again. but this was not 10 be, as in one of the most closely packed 800 metres races in history, Michael Kawson was jostled off the track after a collision with Malcomaski of Poland a few yards from the start.

Rawson ran come six yards on the grass and pulled into the rear of the procession, then gradually begun overtaking the other seven finallets and just forged ahead of veteran Nor- wegian Audun Boysen at the finish.

The biggest disappointment for the Soviet camp was the defent of the European and former world record holder, Mikhail Krivonosov in the ham- mer throw.

Comfortable Win

The

ber

Medal Standings

Stockholm, Aug. 23. Hussin has n clear lead

in

Soviet alleles have taken i Byelorussian barely four gold medals and nine that reached the last x, fouling two silver in the 13 events

his first three trials, but have been decided, moved into tecond place with heave of 63.78 metres, exactly three Inches behind Tadeusz

Only Good Tactician But of Poland, on ble fifth,

The Pole immediately

olher

Now let's look at the side of the Aory to see just how Pat developed his present skül.)

He was born in India inte a the number of metinis won a large sporting family. It was the European Athlettes Cham- only nature therefore that in pionships here after three days.the years that followed he took

lo sport like a duck to water.

First Great Love

Pac first great love was Britain, with four gold soccer, it still is.

When he was in his teens be and three ane silver merlats, bronze is second, and Poland was taken under wing by former third,

Chelsen captain, Bubby Camp-

who

Instrumentul The medal table which aires bell,

consideration the success in Pat's decision to switch from ful append. by Britain's Mike a winger to his present position Itawson over the the result of us. centre-forward, the 800 metrca is as follows!

the women's

Russia

This was a roce in which tae- responded with a mighty 64.78 ties played little part as nearly metres on his final throw and every one of the eight fonlists the Byelorussian could only had his long thoments of being reply with a no throw. boxed in.

Molly Hiscox; new world The experienced Boysen was record-holder in the only good lacticlan in the 440 yards was run to a stondsuu Britain

Rawan's dis- by a Byelorussian, slightly bulli Beld, but after

announced, Maria itkin, who clocked 53.7 qualification was even he admitted that "I have seconds in the generally un- Germany

Czechoslovakio been declared European cham- popular outside lane,

of She finished a comfortable 10 Rumania plon, but Michael Rawso

ahead of Ukrainian Norway. Britain is the best 800 metres yards

Ekaterina Poryuk and Molly Hungary runner in Europe today."

und Shirley Pirie Sweden the ruggled in the inside lanes a

But Boysen's victory was a Hiscox

with very

010 popular

THE GAMBOLS.

AND SO AS THEY OUT LOST LAST TIME (24) ASKING TH SKLARD TO LOOK AFTER

(KOPEKTRUBY WERENT ANY

NO TROU

Poland

Gold Silver Bronze

4

2

-Houter,

AIS

Campbell had great plans for for himn.

When Fat went to England in 1948, Campbell offered him a chance 10 play professional soccer for Chelsea. It way brilliant opportunity but Pat with an eye for the future turned it down. "I was far too young. I was only 18 anti wanted to see the world." he said. He Ims no regrets for that decision.

Barrus Appleby

I'M USED TO DEALING,

WITH THEIR

SORT

For the moment at least, Pat

pressed by hiu style that they action again.

we see him in

JACK DEMPSEY ON THE

HEAVYWEIGHT TRAIL AGAIN-AS MANAGER

By DEREK JOHN

Jack Dempsey is оп the Exit Lave as a sparring partner. troll again. He had already run through Ave hoovyweight The old Manasea Mäuler on the plans an assault

title once more—this tima as a manager.

The man he hopes to manage is a fighter in the Dempsey tra-

ionitione Lave, Tongan Terror.

the

Lave exploded on to the British Boxing scene in 1866 when he dumped reigning champion Don Cockell on the canvas in two rounds.

Never one to hold his fire, last year he floored Cuba's world btle hope Nino Valdes with an over enthusiastic punch during a Sparring section. Worse, the bell had gone.

GAS FOR JOY

in fivo ycard. managers Now manager No. 6, Jimmy Lumb, is willing to sell Lave's contract to Dumpsey,

It seems it needs a tough man to manage tough guy Lave. Dempsey has all the qualifica.. Lions,

Headaches

Toothaches

[BAYER]

Colds are quickly opazodva. sy

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