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Jan Konrads snapped with two local lady swimmers, Fung Ying-chee (left) and Au Yuen-ling (right).

Surrey Sweeps Into 14-Point Lead In County Cricket C'ship

Easy Win Over Worcestershire

London, Aug. 26.

Surrey, county cricket champions for the last six seasons, swept into a 14 points lead in the current table today.

Scoring an easy win over Worcestershire, they drew ahead of Hampshire, who gained no reward from a closely fought drawn game against Northamptonshire.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1958.

400 Metres Freestyle Main Highlight Of Yesterday's Programme

KONRADS CRACKS ASIAN GAMES RECORD

Beats Hongkong's Team Of Three In Thrilling Finish

By TONY MYATT

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'Australia's swimming wonder boy, Jon Konrads gave

capacity crowd at the Victoria Pool something to shout, about yesterday, when he sprinted to @ magnificent victory in the 400 metres event, lowering the Asian record for this distance by 6.3 seconds. He was clocked in four minutes 37 seconds.

The world record-shattering Australian team, were making the first of two appearances here in the Colony, and although the times recorded were far from spectacular, Konrads' fine performance, will undoubtedly be the topic of dis cussion for many weeks to come.

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(Ven Hin victory is

At the final turn, Konrads had amazing when une considers the cut down Ng's half a pool lead to fact that he was swimming only 12 yards and was eliil gain- against a team of three Hong-Ing. Then with only half kong swimmers. The first and length to go, Konrads put on a pecond swiminers

100 tremendous burst, the like of did nieita

rach and the anchor which a local crowd have yet to with the spectators nu swon the remaining 200 see and WETTER*****

-cheering-him--on_sprinted past the local boy to win by about two yards. Wiriram also had Anal enough left in him for a sprint but had to be content with third place.

Tremendous Burst

Well that was it, the crowd evine to see world class

given it to them in foil measure, When he took the victor's stand he received # tremendous Lovation from the gathering,

The Results

200 metres breastuiroko: 1,,Terry Gathercole (Australia) Time; 1 min 15.0 cca 2 Wong Kar-tai (1) Time: 1 min 23.2 secs; 3, Ko Man- kau (1K) Tune: 3 min 23.5 Heer.

100 metres freestyle: 1, Gary Chap- than (Australia) Time 605 rece; 2. John Devil (Australia) Time: 09.0 secz; a. Geoffrey Shipton (Australia) Time: 00.2 anos: 4, Leung Wing chee (IX) Time: 01.4 pecu; 5. Lau Kam por (HK) Time: 0.9 sec.

Colony Women's 100 metres butter. | ny: 1, Leung Shu-bing Tone; 1 mlu 37,0 sec; 2, ki Tung-ha Time: 3 min 536 2005

400 metres freestylo: 1. Jon Konrad Australia) Time: 4 ining 37 ures (Aman Recor; 2. HK Team (Kwok Shu-kok. Wong Man-hunza and Ng Key-kwang) Time; minus 30 peca; 3. Gary Winham (Australia) Tire: intro 44 secs.

Despite this great handicap. Konuts, with the crow ex- ctedly shouting out their chad couragement, put on tremen swimming andl Konrads had dous bunt. In the last 25 yards to nip the loend boy at the tape.

The following is a length by length description of the race.

Konrads was drawn in two, Gary Winmam in lane ave

the Hongkong team prising Kwok Shiu-kok, Wong In the remaining events, the Mon-leung and Ng Key-kwong | Australians met with little or nɔ9, sons; 1. Leung Wing-chiro (21C) in one four.

opposition. This was evidenced

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the Australians, however, were

and

No Opposition

One of the biggest surprises however, was of the evening.

holder world

John recurd

At the 50 metre mark, Wong by the fact that even after con- Kwal-clice was leading Konrads ceding a thirty second start in and Winrun by about a yard. the 4 x 100 metres treestyle relay the Australian combination of content to take the early stages Shipton, Wilkinson, Chapman at a very easy pace. They were and Devitt beat the local re- George Dews, fed out for at

had been reduced both stroking gracefully "The mute

presentatives by 0 good 15 made a valiant attempt fe shrie¦ to one day because of rain.

coumad to Really glide yards through the up Worcestershire's ituting H

water, causing hardly a ripple around them. digt Surrey were left to get

A the 100 metre mark, the unly

1754 48. They

loent swimmer target in 53 minutes, with over

had fcrense Devitt's defeat in the 100 his lead to a good tan hours to spares, for the ines

freestyle event, 1we yarns metres

by done wieket.

and this give second leg Wong, team-mute Gary Chapmac. Mon-irung an even greater enige over

Australiah pain Konrads and Winram were still George Emmett, 45-year-old stroking readily buy the local | team was opening up the lead.

rezebed

Hants Failed Hampshire led by only six rams to but Northants. Set to

Farewell Innings

Farx were shot out for 108 with pace bowler Henry Tiller taling dx for 33. Led by a fine unherten 40 by fack Robert tem, the Mitellesez score sped

AB minutes. in

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kel 178 to win in 120 minut Gloucestershire captain, who re they still moded ten runs, with tires at the end of the season, hit At the end of the second 100 eight wickets down, as spimer 127 against Lancashire in his pures, they were out in front George Tribe started the heal

innings INT the county by a good 25 metres. ove; of the day. Malcolm Hesthe hit to two, then was stumpsi which

ground at Bristol. His innings, attempting to hit a winning six

The last käill. Middlesex won eight points from their maleh against Essex, with two minutes to mare,

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included six and 13 fours, enabled Gloucestershare l win by lot wichtets with 13 minutes to spare-their fiert vie- tory since the beginning of June.

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Can He Do It?

Devitt got off to a ratiær poor start and was trailing Chap- man by about half a yard it the turn. Chapman stroking smoothly increased his bed in win from Devl and Hong- kong's Leung Wing-chee.

Chapman's time was 59.3 reconds, which is well inside Devitt world record time of 54.8 socotuls, Devilt was clocked When Ng-Key-kwonn took on 50.0 seconds. for the inst 200 metres 1tap

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everybodys bps| Brian Wilkinson also swam a been..."Can one ruce In the butterfly event, Konrad close the gap? Can the but, bere ngain the local boy, Aussie wonder boy produce the Leung Wing-chee, was well out world form nnd the power that of his class. The Australlen' won has 100 him Ave world by a good half a length in the records?" Thele queqions were time of one minute 18 seconds. shortly to be answered.

With only 100 meires to go, Konrads stroking more power- fully now than at the start

Rugged Tour

Colony Women's 100 metres free- style: 1. An Young-ling Time: 1 min

Ng Kit-chan Thie,

30 Fung Ying-cheo Time;

min b I nin 41. DEER.

i. Brian 100 metres butterfly: Wilkinson (Australis) Time: 1 min This: I rain de box

200 metres backstroke: 1. John Monckton (Austrails) Time: 2 mins 20 B0c9; 2. John_alavren (Australia) Time: 2 nina 20.5 ence; 3, 15 Team

(1.011 Ting-ping and Chung Yat

ming) Time: 2 ming 35% secs.

Colony Women's 4 x 50 metres nedley relay. "K" Team K Fung-fa Isang Fung-man, Lesing Shiu-bing and Fok Ser-sce) Time: 2 ming 473 Accs: 2, "" Teom (A Yuen-ling, Wan Kur-big. Ng Pit chun mil Fong Ying-chee) Tine; 2 In 53.7 Arts,

Tug-Of-War Finish

Photo shows one of the many humorous incidents in yesterday's swimming exhibition by the Australian swimmers.

In the 4 x 100 metres free-style relay, the Australian team conceded the local four a time haullcap of 30 seconds. Swimming the last leg, John Devitf was about 20 yards ahead of the local swimmer near the finish.

To make it a closer finish, Gary Chapman jumped in and held on to Devitt's legs until the local swimmer was almost abreast and then shoved his team-mate forward towards the finishing wall--China Mail Photo.

World Shooting C'ships End NEW WORLD RECORDS

SET IN 17 EVENTS

Russians Dominate With 25 Gold Medals

Moscow, Aug. 26.

A total of 17 new world records were established at the World Shooting

Championships which ended here today,

This tally does not include 10 new world marks set on the new small tar-

gets in the small bore events.

dominated the The Rinsians championships anti clalnest 14 Medals for kam evenle for in- Gold Medals

Col med 11

4 x 300 incires freestyle rolay; 1. dividual events. Austraila (John Devilt, Gary Chap

To this tally they added one man, Grey Shipton and Beija

ten Medul Wiki:sosa),

for 2. HIC "D" Team (At Silver

Lal Cheung-hot, Ng Key-kwong, Tin-tong and Ng Wing-cheang): 3, event and 10 individua! Silver

Medals. ILK "A Team,

BRITAIN RETAINS NATIONS CUP

By

CONNIE RYAN

Rye, Aug. 26. Great Britain won all five of its matches today to come from behind and retain the Nations Cup, first of two tennis trophies to be decidod at the Westchester Country Club courts this week.

five victories gave

the

United States won Ave 17 Individual Gold Medals, six Medals and two team Silver Individual Silver Medals.

Following these chapton- shups the Soviet Union now holds 30 world shooting records. Bri- Finland, Switzerland and tain hold two records cach and the Unlled Stales, Czecho- slovakia, Italy and Bulgary holl one each,

Best Javelin Performance This Year

Egil world

Dolo. Aug. 28. Danielson, Norweglan record-holder and

Last Day's Event In the last day of the 37th Olymple champion, put up the World Shooting Championships best javelin performance in the here today, brilliant marks- warld this year when he won Ironship shattered the world with 82.49 rifle record at 300 metres range 74 inches) on

be less than 21 times.

molres (270 feel

the seconă day of the international athlelles The record was smashed stxmeeting here this evening. times in the teams classification

and 15 times individually

The Sovie Union won the

Gordon Pirke, Britain's "Iren metres Ban," won the 5,000

evont in 14 thins 3.0 secs less

team classification with 2787 than an hour after running sixth paints-130 paints in exceSS of the former world record up by the Swiss team at Lucerne in 1939.

In the 1,500 metres, won by Aus set tralia's Mery Lincoln in 3 mins

45.4 secs.

by

This achievement gained the Other

winners included Russians the Gold Mannerheim | Furopean champions Arthur Cup.

Howe of Britain (shot pat) and Undoubtedly there were many

In the individual class!@calion,

Jozel Schmidt of Poland thap, began to gain rapidly on a spectators prezent yesterday

The locat who must have been disappoint-

step and jump). Rowe won the quickly tiring Ng. The

Anderson, the defending U.S. the Russians claimed the Brat boy was clinging desperateleyed at some of the times set. But British 30 points today for a singles champion who just ar-ree places. First was A. Till shot ovent with 17.51 metres (67 feet 6 Inches) and Schmidt to his loud but Kounds was the visitors cannot be blamed total of 43 in the five-team rived at Rye today after play with 556 points-25 points above

took the triple jump with 10.12 churning up the water and when one takes into consideration round-robin tournament. Teaming in the US. doubles, came the world record set up

Davics to Finland's P. Elo at Helsind in metres (52 feet 10 inches).- gaining or ibn with every the fact that they have just were given one point for each back after his loss stroke. Winram too

now completed

ruggod toar of pame won in the single-set trounce Ham Richardson (U.S. 1837.

Anderson pulling

with up

the local Japan and only flow. into the matches, and deuced sets wero | Engi) 6-0, but then swimmer.

Colony twa und half Our scored at 0-4.

was himself trounced by Alex

of Olmedo

Peru before the meet. Artually they

(South ditd not arrive at their hotel Thus Britain ecored 03 of a America) 6-3, after Olmedo gol until 4.45 pm. To their credit, possiblo 75 points, as Billy way to a 5-0 lead.

and il must be sold that they never Knight won two singles

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U.S. Baseball

Braves Beat

Giants 7-3

In NL Game

FINAL GAME

Results

Results of this event were:nam

INDIVIDUAL

1. A THE (Soviet Union)

555 points.

2.

M. Ils (Soviet Union)

552

In the final match of the 3. B. Pareberine (Soviet tournament finished an dark- Union) 547.

unce failed

Mike Davies one singles today, to give everything they had. They also display-

and then joined for two double ed truly great sportsmanship victories, and were always smiling and

Asia-Australia Look second į ness set in, Anderson beat 4. E. Duncan (United States) joking around with one another. So much so, that during a diving exhibition by Home of the HICASA divers. th crowd and U.S. West Inzt with 47.

place with 50 points; the U.S. Eost team was third with 67, South America fourth with 39;

PLAYOFF MATCHES

In today's playof

seemed more interested in the anties of two of the visitors who were seen fooling around in the ×îllts pool. Later, Brian Wilkinson decided he wanted to

matches, New York, Aug. 20..

get into the diving net and did Knight bent Kostj Kamo of The Milwaukee Braves, hain-

one of its "specials" landing In Japan (Asia-Australia) 6-3, mering out four home rune in

the water feet first!

and

Herb Flom (US, West). the last three inning, drovę

All In all, it was a very 6-3; Davies beat Mat Anderson another nail in the collin of the

entertaining evening and not only of Australia 7-5; Nationof League pennant ence the visiting swimmers are to be Knight beat Kamo-Bob Howe,

Davies today by drubbing the

congratulated but also Francisco Giants, 7-3, at San HKASA for the fine

the 6-4, and then topped Whitney organisa- Reed-Sam Glammalva Francisco. It was the Braves'

West), 0-2. eighth straight win over the once-threatening Glants,

San

In the only other day game in the major leagues, pitcher Robin Roberts rave up only four hite and blasted a three- г double io giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 10-3 win

the Chicago over

Cubs Rt Chicago.

TWO-RUN HOMER

The Braves and Glaats wore tied, 8-9, after six things, thanks to a two-run hatner by the Gists Willie Maya in the sixth. But Eddie Madiown put the Braves Back tri minit with solo humer in the seventh, Del Crusdall mada it 3-5 wild an pilier basca-imply bloute in the ninth, and then Malhows and Wes Covington endected for a pale in the ninth to end tho rau-U.P.1.

tion.

THE GAMBOLS

THIS DIET'S WORKING, WONDERS

IT'LL GET OUR WEIGHT DOWN TO WHATEVER WE

WANT

Flam, -3.

545.

I

6.

V. Chambourking (Soviet to Union) 543.

Richardson came back beat Barry Mackay (US, West) 6. Meyne (Soviet Union) 0-4; Mnckay beat Olmedo, 0-4, 040. and Dlek Savitt (U.S. East) 7. E. Kervinnen (Finland)

540 beat Flam G-2..

were:

Doubles result Minelay Glammelva beat Olmedo-Enrique Morea, 0-4, Kamo-Bob Howe of Australia beat Reed-Giammalva, 0-4. Hamo-Howe boat Motes- Olmedo, 6-3, Savitt-Holmberg (US. East) Beat Macky- Glammalva, 644,

and Savitt- Kamo-Howe, (U.S. Holmberg beat

0-3 UPI.

TEAM (Counting for the Mannerheim Gold Cup)

1. Soviet Union-2,787 Dis..

2. Yugoslavia-2,044.

3. Finland-2,627,

4. Hungary-2,010.

5. Poland -2813.

6. Czechosloválrin—2,612. 7. Sweden -2,908. Presso,

Br Barrie Appleby

WHAT'S THE LOWEST,

YOU EVER

WEIGHED?

BEVEN AND A HALF POUNDS

--France-

Kleuter.

English Football Results

London, Aug. 20. Results in tonight's foolball. matches were:

LEAGUE ONE Arsenal 3 Burnley 0; Leerts United Luton Town 1.

LEAGUE TWO Grimsby Town 4, Lincoln City 2.

LEAGUE THREE Bury 3 Stockport County 3. LEAGUE FOUR Oldham Athletic 2, Coventry City 1.

Watford 0, Port Vale 2. Carlisle 1 Gillingham 2. -Router.

Time on your hands...

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