1959-05-28 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1959.

Harmful Use Of Drugs Can Boost Athletic Feats

To World Record Levels

REPORT BY AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

.

NOW AUSTRALIA HAS ALSO A TOP MOTOR RACING MAN

Australia has produced many of the world's greatest athletes ! cricketer, golfers, swimmers and tennis players. Now, for the first time, she has a sports- man in the forefront of motor- racing 30-year-old Jack Brabham, who triumphed In the Monacu Grand Prix. the first event in this season's World Championship.

BIC FUTURE

New York, May 27. The American Medical Association reported today that athle- tic performances can be boosted to world record levels by the harmful use of "pep pills" and that national athletic groups had agreed to disqualify competitors found using Bram is a man such drugs.

mances

"Cortala athletir pertos įming and the A. M. A. said the can be significantly use of "pegs pills" was not as Improved by the use of amphe widesprend is had been be famines ar pep pilis," theved.

A. M. A. univanced after 1 two-year study, it they

ven in sumtiefent dosage two to three hours before compell-

· fon."

The drugs were tested Iri truck and feld and

swim-

EMIGRATION

PRESENT

What

farewell A storybook Brian Bolland had on the eve of his enigrating from Lanenshire tu Australl.

14'ss than one per cent of 1,800 college and high school throughout the cosches, polled United States, claimed that they had ever administered ampheta- mines,

"It has been demonstrated that amphetamines cun artificial- ly Improve performance beyond the ordinary capabilities of the athlete," said Di Allan Ryan of | Meriden, Conn., the Commiliec

Chairman,

A Violation

"Their use is in violation of the word and ethlent principles of sportsmanship.

liate

He recently serred the only goal of the match which enabled his club, Aktiermere, to win the This principle already Lancashire ond Cheshire Ama- been recognised by the United teur League Cup from Taupur | States Olymple Committe«, the champions. Itustiholme. He sail- | Amateur Athlete Union and the ed next day.

International Amateur Athletic

School Soccer Champions

In our Sports Pictorial of May 13. it was CtroRavasiy stated that Wah Yan College, Kowloon, were the winners of the inter-school "B" grade foot ball league. In fact, the "1" gradle league

won by St Francis Xavier's College.

was

Festeration," he added,

"All of them will disqualify anyone found to be using ang drux us un wid to improving performance."

Treds

made on were athicles al Harvard to measure the Increased effectiveness of swhomers, shot puiters and Tuners. The researcherg TC-

than 300 perfentaness. Here, too, increases in ability noted.-UPI,

were

Elizabeth Price

Reaches British Golf Final

Ascot, May 27. Miss Elizabeth Price. English Curtis Cup player who has beca runner-up five inalor golf events and won tone. reached the nal of the Bri- Linta women' championship

here today.

She played 38 holes to gain her quarter final and semi-ficial victories. In the moning she was taken to the 20th by Mre Rita Easton, five times South African champion, and in the semi-finals else had only

over Miss single-hole margin

Irish Philomena Garvey, the ehampton.

with a big future. may not succeed the late Mile Jawihom 03 champion racing driver thi year, but at his present of progress he could be a world-beater within the next few years.

Fate

This tough and sturdy Aussie storted racing as a midget car driver in 1946, but did not turn to high-powered racing until 1933 when he bought an im- ported Bristol Cooper. Brabham, twice Australian

champion, four years ago, Intending to stay for one season only, but

came to

Britain

he and his family have been here ever since. Although virtually unknown in Britain, Jack was given the support of the Cooper Arm. He drove his fri Formula One Grand Prix Cooper In the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix.

IMPROVED

Since then he has greatly im

proved his driving technique. and last winler Bnished Becond to Stirling Moss in the Australian and New Zenland Grand Prix events. Brobham is a first-rate engineer, and knows how to bring the best cut in his car without over-taxing it. When he falls, he always blames himself. nover his car-London Ex- press Service.

European

Boxing

New Programme Tourney

For FELF Fencing

Lucerne, May 28. The biggest crowd so fur at the European amateur boxing championships-more thun 0,000 -whistled for several minutes in strong disapprovel here to night when Vladimir Stolnikov, of Russia, was awarded a spl decision over Rumania's Mircea. Dobrescu, in a flyweight quar- fer-nal bout.

Organisers of the Far East Land Fortes Fencing Cham- plonships, which were originally cheduled to start today at the Eureka Hall, Transit Camp, Kowloon, have announced that there will be no fencing today and that a new programme has been arranged for the tourna-Was the worst ment. This is as follows:

Tomorrow 0.00-12.30 ย... Eple Eureka Hall.

at

Haturday 9.00-12.30. num. Eureka Hall.

Sabre

at

Tuesday, June 2

The demonstration which of the cham- plunships and continued during the first round of the following bout, was hardly justled.

Stolnikov did enough to

mert the decision and qualify for

semi-Análist's bronze

medal.

Another member

the

strong Russian team to reach semi-finals was light-

0.00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Inter- the

Miss Price's opponent in to- 57morrow's final will be Miss Belle McCorkindale, 23-year- old Scottish International,

Miss McCorkindale eliminat- District Loom ehampionships heavyweight Leonid Senjkin, ported that the improvements et the Cominonwealth's last | (Hongkong, Malaya, Singapore) | who knocked out Ulrich shown with th use of pep pillsriving player, Miss Joan at European YMCA, Kowloon, Krause, of East Germany, In was "statistically significan!" Fletcher of Australia, by three The presentation of prizes the third round.

and one in the send-Anals, I will take place at approxíniatély Tomorrow is a rest day At Springfield College, 54 winning the last three holes 14 p. on Tuesday at the the championships which athletes were tes el in more played,--Reuter,

FOUR D. JONES

AS THE SKIP PUTS YO SEA NO ONE STEMS

TO NOTICE THAT SOME CLOWN HAS NOT

[LET GO THE ETERN ROM

(PUNNY, CAPTING,SHE

ANY RUNNING VERY/

SMOOTH KIND OF

JERKY SHE S

IF ITS ANOTHER

DIRTY CARBURETTER

-1 SHALL, JUST ABOUT

DO MY FLIPPIN'NUT

FERDINAND

European YMCA.

.BUT IT ISN'T A DIRTY CARSURETTER ~THE MAYFLOWER IS TOWING HALF OF LIVERPOOL OUT TO SER AND SOMEONE IS ANNOYED...

YOU STUPID NITWITTER CLOT OF A GIN SOAKED

GEADOG-YOU'RE

TOWING MY HOTEL TO SEA,

NO.THE CATBUKENTÄ

10 OKAY-I

MUST BE DIRTY/

PLUGS

by MADDOCKS

SOME THIRTY MILES: OUT AT SEN-ANʼME

WITH AN HOTEL

FULL OF PEOPLE

By Mik

sume on Friday-Reuter,

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