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THE - CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1959.

SHOT PUT REPLACING THE MILE RUN Russia Beat US

Succession Of World

Records More Likely

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In The Field Event

Los Angeles.

The shot put has taken tho place of the mile run as the event in which a series of world records are in prospect, champion Parry O'Brien and leading track and field au- thorities agreed today. O'Brien, who holds the current world's mark of 63 feet, 2 inches, is confident that he and freshman star, Dallas Long, both will exceed his mark.,

The world's charmpion lold the Southern California Track wd Pic Writers and Couches

more boldly than the others

and said he expected the shot put nurk to reach 70 text in a

Aviation vestering that he | few years,

ri

and

dels engable of breaking his own "Tivre is no xtch wurd 2 mark by a pretty good margin.", ultimate to track and field the

And he said Long, 18-year-old retired Olymple Games facilitar at University ofilniversity

Southern Southern Califiante,

In California eone! tald lils aight there also, just as he was Usteners, "Compelition was the sveendly when both uttoMein Hy | Teason why men ran the mile in surpassed O'Brien's mark.

70 Feet?

will

under four minutes,

"Parry fortunate in having ju young fellow ke Long to That was the senior coach of ¦ urge him on. A dedicated them all, the retired Dean athlete like Parry should keep Cromwell, who loulted shead right on going tổ 54 feet, then fif und would not be surprised Do được đến đe th foi, 5 inches before he retires."

Australia Knows Nothing Of Steps Against 'Chuckers'

Melbourne, Mar. P. The Australian Cricket Board of Control kurws nothing of steps being taken to prevent bowling bowlens throwing or with Jecky wellen. the Board of Contrel styretiny. Mr Ledward seid in Melbourné today?

In Rugland yesterday,

Phenomenal

O'Brien Said he intended

mothr fur competing

Iwn yours, through the 1980 Olympic Canres But he was reallstic aimut the chatices of any of his records standing for any endur, ing period of time due to the presence of Lang.

England's Rugby XV Against Scotland

London, March 9, England, who recently drew 3-3 with France, are un- changed for the Rugby

International Union again! Scotland at Twic- kenham, Middlesex, March 21.

On

The unchanged teams suggests that the selectors are more satis- Bed with results them with per- formances.

lu

"Loog will be one of the most England were fortunate phenomgost persons in track find the French forwards below nd feld," he prodleted. "It their best and against Wales and look me 10

years to reach 3, Ireland the English pack was for eet and Long has done it as a from impressive. They may ex- perience difficulty in holdißig the Scottish eight in the loose.

the

frs Shiman

O'Brivo attributed his brit

in the English Selenge in tos, e G. O. Allen hinted that

his event in recent

to weightlifting and said

step were being taken to pre-he worstand: Long is embark- Ven wie: throwing te bowl-rd 145 a similar programme to ing with a jerky netion.

Mr Ledwird mit the Austre-build up his body for greater

Han Board of Controf had not discussed the master.Ching Mail Special

Sports Diary

Green

TODAY

Aikletics

forts.

Still The Best

not so far shown as a cohesive force, chiefly because of the in- ability of the centres to provide chances for the wings.

PARRY O'BRIEN

FRENCH CYCLISTS IN THE

FORE AS PARIS TO ROME

RACE ENDS 6TH STAGE

Nice, March 9.

In World Ice

8 English Hockey Tourney

Cricketers

Await Tax Gifts

By BRUCE HARRIS

Eight happy professional

Prague, March 9.

The Soviet Union beat the United States 5-1 here today in their final pool match of the world ice-hockey championships.

Russia scored in the fourth minute and led 1-0 at

the end of the first period.

Russia made their usual at:cop ericketers, will be awarded attack right at the start And

defence

zone. McCartan,

the

NEW ORLEANS

by their county clubs pinned the Americans their COLLINS WINS during the coming season American goalie beat out several the tax-free benefits for nerce Russian drives while lying which they ought to on the lee before Prezhnikov raise their glasses to the ky pass.

shot one past him from a Dekor- memory of one James Seymour of Kent.

The

Power Play

OPEN GOLF

New Orleans, Mr. 9. Baltimore's Bill Collins, who almost quit the pro four becausg or la terrible putting, led his way to victory today in the

tournament and $2,800 in prizo

power play continued His own benedi, mero £939 (right through the first period, back in 1920, was so prceleus to but there was no further score. him that he struggled with the Grosev added a second Russian Income-tax people for seven goal in the second period which years before the them Lord ended with the Russians lending | $20,000 New Orleans open golf Chancellor and (cur Law Lords 2-0. gave the no-lax finding which Seymour has been blessed ever since. Three years later he dlett.

In another flat pool match money. for

Czechoslovakia bent Sweden by lour goals to one.

Four of the 1959 benefciarles belong to the Aouth -- Jagk Robertron (42). of Middlesex; Ken Preston (33), Essex; Bernie Constable (38), Surrey, and Vic Cannings (39), Hampshire.

HOME APPEAL

now

Roberson is

twice biced. He had a benefit worth £4,500 in 1981, comparing rather poorly with Dents Compton's £12.200.

Now

the ecmmittee hat decided that the match

Against Yorkshire at Lord's on August 15, 17 and 18 shall be all his. England, In Australia, has youngor

opening bats Rebertson, but certainly better.

than

ΠΟΡΣ

The consolalion poot for seventh to 12th places played off in Czechoslovakia towns today resulted as follows:

Norway und Switzerland drew 4-4.

West Germany and Italy drew 2-2.

East Germany beat Polund 6-1.

Standings

Standings in the world fee- hockey championships after the first day's play-off were:

1. to 0.

FINAL POOL

Caneda, 2 points, 6 goals

2. Soviet Union, 2 points, J guals to 1.

3. Czechoslovakia, 2 points, 4 goals to 1.

4. Sweden, 0 points, 1 gool

to 4.

5.

United States û points, 1

goal to 5. visit

6. Finland, 0 points, 0 goals

CONSOLATION POOL

(For 7th to 12th places)

East Germany 2 points,

Tom Graveney (31) takes bis benefit when Middlesex Cheltenham, where Graveney Ives, on August 12, 13 and 14. | to d He is an in-and-out scorer in international cricket, in his proline verturances tor

6. Norway, Switzerland, West Gloucestershire will ensure him. weather perrallting lots of Germany and Italy, 1 point money as benefits go in those each.

12. Poland 0 points.-France- -London Express Service). Presse.

The three-quarters also have France took a grip of the Paris-Nice-Rome pro- fessional road cycling race at the "half-way mark" today when there was a general shake-parts. up over the 202 kilometres stage from Manosque to here,

THE TEAM

Italy's Scudellaro was second and Belgium's Vranken way third in the same time as the winner.

White Sweater

In addition 10 the shot,

The England team is:

Battling against the strong win the sixth stage of this eriut on soit he intended to J. G.

Hetherington Mediterranean G.

mistral winds 2.000-kilometre "Race to the pele more in the discus titia

(Northampton), P. B. Jackson France's Pierre Everaert came Sun". With yat.

Phillip only limited (Coventry), M. S Factice in that event he has (Oxford University), J. Butter through In a tight finsi sprint to note 18 feet this season, only held captain, Northampton), two feet less than his best mark,

P. II. Thomson (Waterloo), A.¦

W

(Mancester Worst Golf Moments Risman on the Altention

shot

Put B.

$ R. Smith pulted from Long's toss of 03 University). feet. 4 inches in a meet recently, (Cambridge University), 1. H. O'Brien was present in civies, [ changed into track clothes and Tial Match at Boundary Street, į shaved the iron ball 83 feet, 63⁄4% inches to prove he was still the MerUISE Annual meeting of HK Amateur B. The field, however, has a Swimming

Club slight slope Aruciation.

inid neither murk Jetano, 5.30 p.m.

was efferct us any record other Rugby

Chan a freshman Barry

Stune

fer Long-U.P.I. ground, 530 pan

Howards Inter-Company Annual athletic meeting, Stanley, 1 1 ነገ .

4.30 3001

TO-MORROW Baceer

Sield:

Club

Webb (Bedford), H. O. Gown I Felt Like

Rendon

(Coventry), G. J. (Wasps), R. W. D. Marques (arlequins), J. D Currie! (Harlequins). A.

Herbel (Wasps), A. Ashcroft (Water-

Clements (OM: loo), J. W.

China Cranleins). school mark

Mini Special

REPRIEVE?

Crossan Ban May Be Lifted

By DAVID JACK

QUEEN'S CLUB

TENNIS

TOURNAMENT

London, Mar. 8. Britain's Robert Wilson, secund seed, defeated his com- patriot T. Adamson. In straight

Shooting Myself'

1

7.

The husky, 20-year-old golfer fired a two-under-par 70 in the anal round to overtake third- round lender Gena Littler of Singing Hills, California, Collins 72-hole score was 68-72-70-70- 380.

Littler lost magic pulting louch after making a record- breaking second-round score of 04. He shot a three-over-par 75 today and wound up in a three-way tie fer third-place money.-U.P.I.

UK Soccer Results

ENGLISH LEAGUE

Division III

London, March 2.

Results of tonight's matches were:

Newport 3,

Rovers 0.

football

Trommere

Southampton 0, Brentford 6,

SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division I

Hearts

Reuler.

4. St Mirren *0.----

Henry Longhurst On Golf

BLOWING OFF

OFF STEAM

But the shakeup also reshuM- ed the French leadership, Jean Graczyck, who was 13th yester- day, took the white sweater äs everal leader from his com- patriot, Gerard Saint with on It would have been impossible, however, to resist the temptation, even

of elapsed time

hours, 37

had I tried, on being invited recently to an exhibition of model roil- minutes, 45 seconds, Saint dron- p to seventh place with 30

ways and those splendid construction sets, whose only drawback hours, 41 minutes, 47 seconds.

used to be that the most tantalising cranes and suchlike illustrated in the manual for the set in one's possession could only be made by saving up for the next set higher.

An inclination to dwell on one's first childhood is evidence they say of the

approach of one's second.

In the overal) standings, Bei- glum's Vranken was second in 30 hours, 38 minutes, 32 seconds,

n

That Simple Thrill

+

By JOHN INGHAM Rugged Harry Weetman, golling his way to almost

Riders In the main pack certain victory in the

which sheltered behind each

The cocosion, to a certain de- I last ride solo is not equalled by experienced in a way the same first-ever British profes- oder against the wind inlihed gree, did have a goling context later possession of a motorcual gult that took our great- fessional championship, more than six minutes behind in that among the enthusiasts bicycle or even a motor-car, so grandfathers out into the sand- needed

was a past captain of the Royal] nothing in golf can ever quite hills with their" "rut-irons," tee- steady the leaders in today's stage.

and Ancient, Lord Brabazon of equal the simple thrill of one's | ing up the ball within six feet of 4-1-3-4 finish to col- Abandoned

Tora, who used at one time to first efforts as a boy.

the hele on a pinch of sand laken lect the top prize over an Among them were such nees

run with

rousin a model

from the hole itselt. ensy-playing course atos Loukon Bobet, triple Tour De railway so near to reality that if France winner, his brother Jean they had an accident they used, Pannal, near Harrogate.

1 wonder what we should have and France's Jacques Anqueli}, Lo stop and hold on laquiry,

thought if someone had come up Instead, he

two wild winner of the 1957 Tour De Our host, Mr Renald Jones,

to us and said: "My boys, you has his name imperishably.........in). Certainly I feel it to be-so-in will live to see the day when a the Handbook for having done my owis case. I have but the set of clubs costs £60 aut men- successive holes at Addington good fortune to play on some of themselves round the course in of sound drivo Palace in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1-though the world's finest courses and little electric carts." I suppose. his lustro will heretter be little dimmed by that of Sir the most agreeable company, we should have thought him to bul drepite all the Eve out to

regarded

Of one thing I fancy myself to politan Police, who recently, in as indispensable to golf, I doubt

whether anything can match the ba certain the Channel Islands, had a run puro and simple thrill of playing namely that goit was not only the memory, of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Gur three home-made holes on simpler but also MICRO the common at Yelverton, be-mhibitod. People gave vent to fore breakfast, with a sawn-off their feelings and blew off sbéarn iroo, mashie and pufter, when ja manner which would becon- all the world was new

| sidered most infrmilg today. For fmyself, the same used to make me passionately angry-which is perhaps why it is such a good dduestion - but I am happy to have shared the

Juventile dolinquency with the

greatest golfer of all time, Bobby Janes. Make Us Feel Young

home stretch?

ed in a thick bush.

"I climbed into the bush and

Commissioner of the Meiro-

JOHN CROSBAN, banned from English and G-3-Bel Bay in the second "yers dropped six shots in France.

round of the British Tóvered) four holes, and slumped in thé Dublin's Seamus Elliott and Irish Soccer for life, will probably be playing courts tennis tournament at the locker room-bud fourth, Belgium's Blanckaert. Van Dacie did such a power player fritter and Keteleer abandoned, leav- again at the start of next season. And he won't Queen's Club here today.

Top seeded Kurt Nielsen did away a three-shot lead over the ing 85 riders out of the as have to go to Italy or any other foreign country.

not have a match today. He hot at the short fourtesallup in Ramon March 14 Jon Nottowerpiente,martybul, despite i A bending tec-starless in the toe which winds The Menteng tournament lifter

started the rol. The ball tunish-France-Prose. That is my up-to-the-minute, ef signing him. (The life ball news from Northern Ireland followed Cresan's transfer to

Today's results are: the "Cressan Case" is Bléstol City last October.) where

under now

Tri Football Celoraine will place Bristol Association review,

City at the wrong end of the My information suggests that transfer queue if Crossan gols evidence being brought on the all-clear at the end of this Crasson's behalf will convince season, which my Irish friends both the Irish League and the confidently anticipate. Football League that their so- severe sentence on this 20-year- old Coleraine starlet should be reduced

eeveral months' in Englanxt. Ile's had enough to suspension.

of lith Soccer and he does

Another Tip That's tough enough... but I'm sure Crossan will be happy to settle for it after being given

a Mie sentence

"Here's another tip-from, a Coleraine offelal. If and when Crossan is permitled to resume his

Soccur

Eristal career, City WILL NOT get first option

RICHARDSON SUSTAINS CRACKED RIB

on

club

MEN'S SINGLES

(First Round)

E. Donnel (US) beat J. In- nocent (Britain) walkover.

For whith clubs would A. ASI (Britain) beat J. Crossan like to play? Prac- Crump (Britain) 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. tieally any Birui Division

G. Paish (Britain) beat D. Hales (Britain).0-0, 6-2, 0-0,

R. Becker (Britain) beat G.

not want to go to the Continent.Stubba (Britain) 6-2, 6-0, 6-1.

Wellington, Mar. 9. Peter Richardson, England's opening batsman, has a crucked rib, an X-ray revealed today.

The left-hander was struck while batting in the matchi against Wellington here Friday. He will miss tomorrow's match

ond against Central Northern Dlatticis at Hamilton, but miny be available for the Auckland-Tort beginning this weekend, China Mail Special.

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

מזל?

Here is a position from actual play: White to move and win material

Solution No. 6576: 1'POL threat 2 K-12), Q×R: I 9-3, or 1, B--07: RX,

" . RK6; 2 BXP, Marka Londyn Exprezy Barcion,

(Brood Round) '

G. Filderman (Britain), beat M. Khatib (Iran) 0-1, 6-0, 0-0,

had to come us three this for Soviet Athletes

air before I finally hit the ball

Jegs," out between my Weelman.

said

MESSED UP Down went a six on the card. Then a five. Weetman had lost his lead. Another five followed at the short seventeenth when the big man carved his tee-shot off the course and the drivable

Competitors sympathised.

last hole was messed

felt like shooting myself," said Weetman, remembering the way he sat, hvad In hands, suffering the agony of defent.

"In fact it someone had given R. Wilson (Britain) beat me a sun I would have shot Adamson (Britain) 6-3, 6-1, 9-7-| myself.” -France-Presse.

London Express Service),

THE GAMBOLS

GAYE FOLLOWING M

Decline French Invitation

Three top

Vivid Memories

7

We knew that other kinds of

It all set me wondering whe- ther, so long as you were lucky Moscow; Mar. 9.

existed Russian athletes enough to take it up. ut the ap-club

because Gur will not take part in the indoor you with such vivid, and in- did not cles what we had never propriate age, any game leaves parents prascased them, but wo meeting in Paris on Merch

14 effaceable childhood memories had. We had ever heard of the because the invitations sent by as golf, the pastime 50 long overlapping grip, cr of greens the French Athletics Federation arrived too late, the Union of thought to be the prerogative of like billiard tables. Indeed, we had never been in a clubhouse. Russian Sports Associations and the aged.

societies announced here today. I must not harp on the all too Nowadays young propte tako

The three invited were world favourite subject

cf simpler up the

came in clases, and

kr

un-

When I begum, golf and bad

high Jump record-holder golf, but I do belles that, fustan excellent thing I am sure islange were almost synonym- Stepanov, pole-vaulter Boutalov as the thrill of one's nest bley-is, but I am always graindul for and shot-pullor Lipmicle and the moment when one my humble beginnings or the realises that one really can at common because I feel that we

France-Presse.

Barry Appleby

VOLVE GIVEN ME GOVE SHOCKS OVEN THE YEARS BUT THIS 16 THE LIMIT

YOU SHOULD HAVE "HARNED ME THAT WE'RE GOINIS TO „HAVE A BABY To

LOOK AFTER WHILE

JUS MOTUSET IN HOSPITAL

BANGKOK

cas, half the Cummy stories nearly all the comic pictures relating to golf were of Bishops ar retired colonels apoplecia with roge.

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It was, of course, easier to snap a hóckory shefi acres tho knee than steel-and much choaper at that but It. strikes me that P. G. WodobouRSİTE eliver-tongued character inmor talised in Chaster Forgets IIki>- acil” which would be almost my fami chcice dor an anthologr en uit. would hardly ' strike the nano chord with the well- behaved young goltar of today en it always did with me, jahr

Far bo it frous mar tą land youth astray by sugaesiba, that this is, w pkkaan knit thay, will indusfand perhaps why some OŽ us do mat de que bones ante Lan lofty moral indignakari directed upon the Tommy Bolts, and other 'club flingers of this world, Chicas melon the DEAT SOUDE APES.