1959-04-17 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1959. *

SPORTS PERSONALITIES

TONY MYATT

JACK PARKER

A Champion

Athlete

Who Almost

Passed By Unnoticed

Quite often, а well-known sportsman passes through the Colony,

without so much as causing a flicker of recognition sports-conscious public.

Take Jack Parker for example, national coach for the South of our sports personality for has England under whose guldance he quickly developed bite stor week.

material.

ile has been in the Colony

There were almost daily train- now for the past two years, yet how many of you know timing ressions, but Juck lodged he is at present holder of the way diligently and fo say that British native 210 met he was justly rewarded would burdles record or that he has be putting it mildly. competed in some of the world's top athielle events and turned In sterling performances!

Like to know more about him Alright then, read on.

He was educated at the tizlab mond County Schoot In England

and it was here that his careur as on athlete took roul1.

Sprint Champion

Best Year

amongst the

That | moment in his career,

moment was when he won the 110 metres hurdles during the Great Britain versus Russia mee in Moscow In 1935. "I enjoyed this the most because are go seriaus," the Ruslans he said. His ne

on tiris occasion was 14.4 seconds.

He came to the Colony at the end of 1956, but pressure of Since 1951, he has represent-

work the has been working on Great Britain in nearly all the new Kal Tak runway), and family responsibilities have kept the togɔ International meets.

He went to Helsinki for the him off the truck, most of the

Empire time. Olymples, the Gamez In Vancouver, the Eure- Ipean championships in Bern and in 1956 to the Olympics in Melbourne.

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YANKEES SUFFER FIRST What's Best in Kowloon?

DEFEAT OF AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON

New York, April 16.

The Baltimore Orioles scored their first victory of the new American League season today by downing the New York Yankees, 7-4, at Baltimore on a bases-loaded triple by Billy Gardner in the eighth inning.

Gardner's first hit in four games climaxed a four-run rally, They tied the score at 4-all on a run-scoring pinch single by Gene Woodling.

It was the Yankees' first loss in four games.

Art Ditmar, who

Vas

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Heved by Ryne Duren in the eighth, was the losing pitcher.

Billy O'Dell, the third of four Baltimore plichers, gained the victory.

Arnold Palmer Leads In Houston Golf Classic

Houston, Aprli 16. Arnold Palmer, a strong hit- ter whose drives missed only two greens today, carded 0- under-par 68 today to lead the feld in the Arst round of the Houston classic invitation golf tournament,

Wille Tarby and Bob Nieman homered for the Orkules and Elston Howard for New York.

Pedro Itamos survived n three-run Boston rally in the ninth inning. In pitching the Washington Senators to o victory over the Red Sox Boston,

Home Runs

7-5

at

Bob Allison and Norm Zouchin Hil back-to-buck homers for Washington in the fourth inning but The Nats scored their decisive runs In the eighth on bi Ges-loaded single by Reno Bertols.

Herb Mofford, starting his first game for the Red Sox, was the loser,

Home runs by Bob Cerv and Frank House, plus the five-hit pitching of Ned Garver, carried the Kansas City Athleties to a 0-6 triumph over the Chicago Cerv Chicago, White Sox at

Wynn, who gave

in

Indians The Cleveland Detroit Tigers were idle.

and

He did train a couple of times The long hitting expert from At Helsinki he reached

but found he just hadn't the Ligortler, Pennsylvania, who and House both homered off the 10 metres In school, lie was the sprint send-inals of

Early turna loser During the Europeany time to maintain his previous won the 1958 Master's adinits: champion through he quite inadestly, "The standard emptoreships, he came recond standard of hurdling. Highment and ready is third among up six runs and eight hits

pthletes nowadays Jussian class

are money winners this year, one-5-1/3 innings. event to the wasn't very high." Just for the 122

atid more train more record, however, one of his beat

held of 120 players in the In Melbourne, Inawever, he persons training in their leisure Pulted seven holes to head the

roter and 30.000 classic, to much

uns mind time are becoming

for his tarer," he added. (making arrangements

Knoxville, J. C. Google

In a hole in ont trip to legkong) to be able to

Tennessee, hit Ipily

Waz

the on the 185-yard 1511: to bunch concentrate

himself with six others behind eliminated in the heats.

pater with 67s. Best Race

performances in schend WUS The 220 words when he won event in the thnic seconds.

He left school in 1945 Joined Liverpool.

23.2

the wont then

and University, where inre again. he cancer)- tated mostly on sprint events

Fle graduated from University in 1948 and back to Lion. It was that he decided he wanted to ry his hand at hurdling. Why? "Because I had the height the the i feet to Inches tall),

trength and a certain amount of speed"

He was taken under wing by Johns

Masurier,

Chalet

which is still record.

year was in 1935 is best when he was unbeaten in the whole of Europe and was clocks ed in 14.3 seeds for the 110 metres hurdles, the British native

This may have been his best time for the event, but oddiy enough it was not what Jack con.iters as being the greatest

FOUR D. JONES.

WILDUR THE MINER,

DIELOVERS THAT HIS GOLD

| MNIE 10 A BARKE, AND IN

·HIS FORY BLOWS IKE KWA SKY HIGH, HOWEVER, THE DYNAMITE OPENS OF TWo TEARIFIC OIL BUSHER'S

THAM QUANCY TUÂN THE CANYON INTO A LAKE OF DAL.

IT SMELLS

JUST LIKE

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He has done a little coaching while he has been here and It's enaldo't fet more a pity he time to do more, for I am sure lots of our athletes would havo bemented by his vast experience.

However,

it's a bit too late now for Jack, his wife and two daughters,

who

of

Goosie, using his No, 3 iron, sad the ace was his first in len years.

National League

Glen Hobbio started for the and posted kis first Cubs victory although Don Elston relieved him in the eighth. The loser was San Jones, who yielded Long's two-run homer,

Jaclo Brandt and Orlando Cepeda homered for the Glontr. The Milwaukee Braves reeled off their fourth victory in a row by coming up with four runs in the eighth inning for a 7-3 decision over the Philadelphia Philles, at Mliwaukee,

Second Victory

Lew Burdette limited the Phil to six hiis in posting his second victory of the "qeason.

Roberts started Robin

fur Philadelphia but was lifted in the sixth after the Braves went atsand, 3-2, an Eddie Mathews'

Pinch-hitter homer.

Dave

Phitley doubled home the tying

run in

seventh but the Braves drove loser Jack Meyer from the box in the eighth with a four-run rally on three hits and four walks.

St Louis was at Los Angeles in a eight game. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati were idle."

Results

AMERICAN LEAGUE

the National League Washington

Botan Chicago Cubs burled The

iamon Molford, Giants, 11-3, nt San Francisco San Francisco today with the aid of Dole Long's two-run homer and five crrors by the loscra.

Chicago 67

Goosie's Ave-under-par

scoring with Bob Goetz Into a rout by incidentally bunched him

Tennessee, Jay Hebert of runs on six were both horn here, are leavuf

euning. Second baseman Daryl Thompson But Florida, Peter Ing the Culony tomorrow.

of Spencer contributed three of there is still hope, for he pointed Australia, Cary Middlecoff

Bil

Giants' errory, Casper Jr. of the

Including nut. "In many ways I would Tennessee,

and Jim Turnesu of two on the same? play in the

ninth. like to come back to Hongkong."

New York.-U.P.1. Let's hope he does.

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