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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1959.

OXFORD TO WIN THE BOAT RACE Japanese Table

Dark Blues Can Break

Cambridge Supremacy This Saturday

BY

DEREK JOHN

Oxford to win the Boat Race.

London.

That's my forecast for Saturday's struggle between the Dark and Light Blue oarsmen over the four-and-a-half miles from Putney to Mortlake,

Since 1913, there has been almost total domination by Cambridge of this annual event. Oxford have won only six out of 34 Boat Races in that time, and between the world wars Cambridge chalked up the record run of thirteen consecutive victories.

ten

on wearing n Now they have a four-year- Reed Rubin, the glaut Yank, saya, he insists run of vleories and, for the at Oxford, was the spokesman blue-and-white pin-striped hot.

This year, Oxford had suke of this thrilling spectacle, for the rebels. His chief com- I abandon In accustomed paint was that Oxford trained Old Blues available, a number neutrality and give my support too hard the water,

equalled only in the autumn of to Oxford. This event has been

1951. Then, only three former one-sided for for too long.

Blues were chosen to row again, Whatever the result, I believe

and Oxford won the race. it will be a clone thing. Both have shown excellent and never belive has determined

crews furu, Oxford been mare

to make a light for it.

Said Rubin: "In Шу three years with Yaly. I covered as many miles as I did in one year with the, Boat Race and my college crow."

One Coach

Since then Oxford have de-

This time, four Old Blues have been chosen Howard, Edwards, 3. L, Fage and J. G. Rowbotham, cox.

only three Cambridge have

The Dark Blues are re sick of voted less time to distance row-Old Blues available-president Cambridge's supremacy that lasting. Howard's object has been M. D. Maltby, D. C. Christie and year some of their leiding cars- to teach the crew to row pro- J. R. Giles. All of them were me look

unprecedented perly, rather than to build up members of last year's winning on have been chosen Elch, They rebelled against the physical fitness alone. University Booking Chits and said they would buy their own bont, pick their own crew, and challenge the official eight.

For the first time since 1932, Oxford has only one coach-- Group Captain H. R. A. "Jumbo" Edwards. He also believes that tex much emphasis in the past has been given mileage. this "tiny" "Jumbo," who has helped to two victorious Oxford

A Blessing

Fortunely.

folded. The rebels, who wanted | train

to adopt new training methodscrews, believes that a well-knit, and rowing techniques, clumperij powerfu}

crew can be formed

crew;

gain.

As usual, there is plenty of material at Cambridge to make up a fast crevi, and there is every prospect that they will the high equal, if not murpass, standard of last year.

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YOU WON'T CATCH ME NOW!

Oxo, ridden by jockey Michael Scudamore and always in the leading group throughout the race, won an exciting Grand National Steeplechase, in which only four of the 34 runners finished the course at Aintree, Liverpool last Saturday. It finished 11⁄2 lengths in front of Mrs J. Oliver's Wyndburgh.

Third was Mr D. J. Couglan's Mr What, favourite for this year's race and winner in 1958.

Oxo is owned by Mr J. E. Bigg of Bedfordshire. Photo shows Michael Scudamore turning back to look at the remainder of Behind Oxo is Wyndburgh, the field as he rides Oxo past the winning post. ridden by Tim Brookshaw, whose right stirrup leather broke at Becher's on the. second circuit.-Reuterphoto.

Sports Diary GREEN HOWARDS 'B' TOP

TODAY

Meeder

Annual meeting of Hongkong Lawn

Tennis Aciat, HKCC, 1.50 p.m.

Hockey

FAVOURITES IN TODAY'S

ARMY RUGBY TOURNEY

Too Many Cooks? As usual, too, Cambridge have their mind and gave full up only after much time has been

a team

euch of five coaches, port to the pari-klena, Hasite given to individual training. taking charge for one stage Howard.

His policy seems to be paying the long training period. This This rebellion, though. has of Oxford are now a well-system has often been attacked been a blessing in disguise

ftdrified

adequate on the "too many cooks spoil leigh and better rhythm than the broth" principle. If the unsuccessful eight. coaches have conflicting Ideas, to Oxford's prepata - | last year's tions, and there has been some They are obviously well used to it is bound to have a harmful Ansis at Boundary Street. 2.30 pm Today the Army are. having their Seven-a-Side

has brought a urgency

re-thinking abotil methods

with:

training the feel of the semi-American type "banana boat," which they will

cow in the race for the seroid successive year.

» Bayer's « TONIC

Surprise Omission

effect on the crew

ist Division: JRC "A" v Nav Bharos "A" (SKP) 630 p.m.

2nd Division: KCC "A" IRC "" (KCC) 30 p.m.; Dutch v KCC "B"

HV) 5.50 p.m.

Soccer

Major and Minor Units

Athletics

The system has served Cam- St Stephen's College annual athle bridge well in the past, but the tie Simley, 3 pm.

Rugby Oxford crew, and David Ed- Army vett-n-site knockout cam wards in particular, will be pedition at Boundary Street, LAIT-

ing, at 11 a,771. doing their utmost to vindicate the selection of only one coach,

They will also be encouraged

by the fact that "Jumbo" EU.S. Bid To Stage

wards was the principal coach when Oxierd won the Best Race In its centenary year, 1954.

Three of the "rebeis," in- cluding "Jumbo's" son, 21-year- mid David, have been selected for the crew. But Reed Rubin, the first American, member of a defeated Boat Race crew, has Leen left out.

Surprisingly,

Chris 45. Grimes, anoliter Yank at Os heat, ford, has been left out. He won

100.

a Hold medal for rowing at the Olympies, but was not selected for training because, he

against fleas, búgs and other pest, remember:

NEOCID is always best!

MIOCIO SPRAY, NEOCIO HOMIJOS PRODUCTS OBTAIN AULE: IN ALL CHRYDEMAND DRUG-ON LEADING DEPARTMENT STOHEM.

01 the 104 races to-date, Cambridge have won 58, Oxford There has been one dond

Win For Third Lanark

Edinburgh, March 24. Third Lanark ̋ scored a 2-0 home win over Kilmarnock in their Scottish League division one match today.

The match was postponed from December 6.-Reutor.

Easter Suggestion.

Cool comfort

Jockey

BRAND

SPORTSHIRTS

Made by

Coaforra

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1964 Games

Washington, March 24, The U.S. Senate today passed and sent to the House a pe- solution to formally invite the 1064 Olympic Games to Detruit.

UP.L

By

PAK LO

Knockout Competition on the Army Ground

Tennis Stars Impress At Practice Session

Dortmund, March 24, The Japanese tublo tennis team astounded players from other countries when they gave a display of concentrated team play during today's training for The world championships which start here on March 27.

After collective gymnastics, the elght members. of the Japanese team repeated for at least one hundred times certain tricky shots among themselves. Most of their future opponents were greatly impressed by their machine-like occursty and hitense concentration.

The eight other teams now training at the "Westfalenhalle" tables were adopting a less energetic and more Individual line of play. Among them, notably, was Vietnam's Tran Von Licu, obviously thinking about his wife, who is expect- ing a baby within il e next few diys-France-Presse.

High-Jumper John Thomas Injured

Boston, March 24,

John Thomas, the American Negro athlele, who in oon- sidered to be the best high-jumper in the world, received severe injuries to his left foot in a lift accident at Boston University today.

Thomas, wito Is 18. has cleared the bar at 7ft. 11⁄4in«, --- the best ever world hiel Jump performanos. Today, he caught his foqt between a 11ft and the lift-shaft und although no bones were broken, the socldent left an open wound.

LUCKY

The accident occurred when Thomas, who is spending his vacation as odd-job-man at the university to help pay for his studies, was cleaning a passage and wanted to use the lift.

After a thorough examination of Thomas's injured, foot today, Boston doctors announced that the high jumper would be able resume his athletic career after a rest of from six to eight weeks.

Thomas was lucky not lo tear any tendons or break any bones in his lit accident. He is to stay in hospital for several days-France-Presse,

at Boundary Street with the final scheduled. New Move By Johansson

for 5.30 p.mk.

This year the entries have, the Blarney Stone Competition been much fewer than usual and and thus hope to ensure a much The organisers foel that this is langer entry.

partly because the capabilities of Obvlously the Seven with

cerinin of the sevens were seen

time to enter a Seven.

to the full in the Blarney Stone valor chance of winning the knockout competition. As a re-event are the Green Howards suit some of the miner units "B", who reached the semi- have noi feit it words their Anais in the Blarney Stone be- fare being put out by the even- tual winners, RAF Mainland. Next year the Army plan to Incidentally between the last hold their Competition before semi-onat and the final at 5.00 pm, the RAF Mainland will play the

the runners-up in Blarney Stone Shield, the Police "A" seven; in on exhibition match.

Terry Spinks Scores

Win Over

Champion

Easy Belgian

'London, March 24.

Terry Spinks, the pale-faced boxer from West Ham, who won the Olympic flyweight title at Melbourne in 1956, outboxed Pierre Cossemyns of Belgium to gom an easy points decision in a non-title featherweight ten-rounder, at the Streatham ice rink, London, tonight.

in May last. Spinks, who has put on a lot who had ought of weight in the last two years, Although Spinks had won the was a couple of pounds over previous bout on points, he was times by the the weight limit at the weigh- put down three. in, but Cosseyns, who is the Belgian during the fight and the Belgian bantamweight cham-decision was unpopular with A plon-accepted the overweight.inrgo section of the crowd,

decisively Spinks won Tonight's bout was a return night and Cosscmyns never

between the two men,

match

Rev. Sheppard To Lead Cricket Side

The.

to

'Dark Horses

The other sevens who are ex- pected to reach the semi-anals aro Sappers "A", 32 Medium “A” and the Lanes Regt.

In Court Case Fight

Against Eddie Machen

New York, March 24. Attorneys for Swedish boxing champion Ingemar Johansson submitted a motion in Federal court today asking that the court bring in the International Boxing Club of Chicago as a co- plaintiff in the suit that has been filed by heavyweight Eddie Machen.

This was Interpreted as a brought on by that promotional legal stratagem designed to im organisation would have little Love Johansson's chances of chance of succeeding in a court. | beating the sult wilch Machen

has led against him..

Johansson's lawyers sald In the petition that if the INC were hot brought into the ease, it would leave matters in n state of limbo."

The Mached case is due to be

After losing a match to The Lanes who were not seen Johansson in Sweden last Sep In the Blarney Stone due to the ember 14, Machea claimed that fact that they were on an exer- their contract contained a pro- vise are reputed to have a sirong vision for a return bout in the Seven and they may well furnited States, to be promoted heard in New York on March out to be the "dark horses" of by

though the Tournament,

some Club should also be consideration

given to the RHKDF.

At the end of the Tournament the prizes will be presented by Lady Bastyan, while the Band the-let-Bin-King Edward VII's Own Gurkhas will play during the afternoon.

Boxing

the international

Juliansson refused to re- vognise the agreement, main- Edvin Ahlqvist, who claims to be the Swede's "advice" auther than his legal manager. Johans- on a chigo gosement was signed "under duress."

*Indispensable Party'

Japan's Team For Bedding. California, has

100kood 1km knocking the West SE Asia Women's

Ham bay down, although he Ianded a powerful left swing In the eighth round which shook Spinks. The British champion piled on points with neat let Jaba to the · hond. mbend with lightning right books,

Cage Tourney

Machen, who comes from aled to have the return-bout agreement enforced before

sult

Johansson nights Floyd Patterson

for the world heavyweight championship.

In today's motion, filed by attorney Justin Golenbock in the Southern District. Federal Court, Tokyo, March 24.

Johansson asked that the IBC of The Japan Basketball Asso- Chicago be made a co-plantig London, March 24.

ciation today decided that

because it la "an indispensable Reverend David Shep- Cossemyns tried hard to re- Tokyo Shibaura Electric Com-party in the case. Johansson's pard, the former Sussex cop- VOTEC the verdict in the panty team of 10 players should attorneys feel the IBC has a Cain and England opening bats eighth and nurth rounds but represent Japan in the South much at stake in the case as man, will captain the Duke of Spinks continued to notch up | Enst Asia women's

backetball

does Machon, Norfolk's: 21 in a one day match | points.

championships to be beld at

the Sinoa

IBC has with the Indian cricket touring In the last round CossMYMS Mantin from Apeti 12. Teams taan at Arundel (Sussex) on hardly oven got his glove to the from the Philippines, Formosa, ordered dissolved by a federal Saturday,

April

25.-France- crafty

understood that Engilsiman's body-Hongkong, Korea and Japan court, it was Presse

France-Pres

Johansson's camp feels any suit: are competing-Reuter.

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CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEM

Here is a problem by Ü. Mana- Aold" (V.B. Chess Federation, 1940). White to play and mate in two moves.

Solution No. 5585; 1... Qxkt ch; 2 PXQ, Ki–B7 db, ch: 3 K-KU, KIXP malo.

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