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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1960.

Finland wins Olympic skiing relay in a pulsating finish

RUSSIA TAKES HER SIXTH GOLD MEDAL

Squaw Valley, Feb. 25. A pulsating finish in the 40 kilometres cross-country skiing rolay, won by Finland by a couple of metres from Norway, was the highlight of the Winter Olympic Games here today. Veikko Hakulinen, 35-year-old Finnish forest technician, snatched the gold medal for Finland - their first of the Games - by a superb last lap of ten kilometres which he started 20 seconds in arrears.

DRAMATIC

The

BY U.S. IN› ICE-HOCKEY

Hakulinen had to make up 10.000 metres title, was third time on Harald Brusveen, the in 8 mins 5.1 secs.

Karol Divin, the Czechoslova- WINmendously strong Norwegian

skier

of the the 15 kilo-klim former holder who won

the European title, kept his lead in matros

carlier in event

Men's to the Bruayoen

Figure Skating week. Allowing

the lead until the last Championship, in which the five keep

were con four kilometres, he remorselessly compulsory figures out down the advantage, nosed pleted today. With 797.7 points. from world champite abead about a allometro out he led and just held on in a Herculean David Jenkins (United States), 775.2 and the present European finishing the

Giletti ruggie down

Alain |title-holder, McKinney Creek, straight at

(France) 702.2. south of here.

Bquan Valley, Feb. 25.

Unlled States Moored дл unexpected and dramatic victory over Canada by two (period scores goal to one one to zaro, one to zero, ZOTU final pool of Ict-hockey this after

is one) in the the Olympic tournament here Boon.

tho

Birthday victory

to

The bronze medal went the Soviet Union team, winners of the title in the last Games

The Soviet Union Wob their sixth gold medal of the i Games when Viktor Konich-! kiti, 23-year-old Moscow

This win may prove to have at Cortina D'Ampezzo.

United States given the gold medals and world title. The Americans are now the only team with a maximum of Six

electrician, points. The Soviet Union has live and Canada four,

Robert Cleary scored for tho U.S. in the first period and Paul Johnson mude it 2-0 in the second.

Reuter.

celebrated birthday with a victory. In the 5,000 Meires Speed Skating Championship.

1

Britain's two representatives were well down the field. Robin

the Jones (Putney),

British

with champlon, ia Tying 15th 633.1 points and David Clements (Middlesex) 16th with 623.6.- Reuter

Medal standings

Squaw Valley, Feb. 25. The Soviet Union lopped all his the other nations with its baz silver and of six gold, three seven bronze medals after, to- day's Men's 6,000 Matres lee Speed Skating and 40 Kilométre Koshkin's ilme of 7 mins Ski Cross Country Relay of the 51.3 secs was a personal best. Eighth Olympic Winter Games 18.2 sends faster than his here.

James Connelly scored fot Crnada in the Anal period.previous top, and only 2.6 sues outside the Olympic record. It was a great performance, for a strong wind created conditions all against fast times.

Russia through

Squaw Valley, Feb. 25. Russo, the defending cham- plons, who are scrambling In third

Kept his lead

A big crowd of

Medal stantlings are:

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Soviet Union

3

Germany

2

Swexlen

Switzerland

United States

Norway

the

Austria

Finland

Frunce

Canuda

Americans

place in the Olympic Hockey Tournament, defeated sang "Happy Birthday to You" winless Germany 7-1 today.

as he was interviewed at played rough hockey at the Bnish, but left the rinkside after his victory.

Both

terms

game amicably.

European

The Soviets, held to a 2-2 tie Johannesen, by Sweden on Wednesday, play the silver ed without three of their

tupins G.A stors goalie Nikolni Ppchkov, Dutch captain Nikolai Sologuhov and the deadly shooting wing-man Konstantin Loktev.

The Russian coach apparently was saving his aces for Russia's ; battle with the United States ou Saturday-AP.

Sports Diary

DDS annun!

TO-DAY Athletics

sports day, school

Brain, 1130 đ. là tao ..

Clemerli Middle School annuai

SCAA aladium, noon to

sports,

p.m.

Tennis

Colony TDAY court

HKCC. 3.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW

Racing

tennis

First day of Annual Meeting,

Happy Valley, Noon

Athletics

KOV School annual athletic meet.

ing. Belovi ground, 2 p.in,

Block St George's

Ladies' Oremlin

Victoriane (KP). 4 p.m.

Cricket

let Division Brøde v ccc,

Rev Optimists, RCC

Scorations Garrison.

Recret,

2nd Division: Brigade v Univer pity. RAP v DBs. Centaurs V IRC. Нестено у Ксе

Succet

1st Division: Easter

South

China (CH 4 p.m.: Arny v Police

(09) 4 p.m.

Reserve Divlalon:

V Police (BS) 2.30 p.m.

V

Souls Chian (CH) 2.30 p.m.; Army

Fastern

IM

+

Zrk Division: Talkua (Navy) 2.30 p.m. Caroting in y AFS (Navy) 4 D.tn.: Priso Gymanatio (Stanley) 4 p.m.; HAJ Kal Tak v Telephons (XY) 4 pmg, 3rd" "Divialen: Post Ofice v At Joseph' RV) 2.30 p.m.: Dodwell v Tramways (HV) 230 p.m.; six Zing Rediffusion (XIV) 2.50 p.m.; BL SVC & W (HV) 4 p.m.; Five-One-Seven v Mereptile (HIV) p.m. University, v Kla Godown (Pokfulam 4 p.m.'

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN The following game (Feigin- Monticelli,Munish 1990) is almost unique in chess history: the white QB blockades the whole

black force single- handed 1 P-Q4, KIKB3; 2 P-234, F-K3; : Kt-QB3, BKU: Q-82, P-04;& PXP, KL-B3; 6 KL-B3, BxP: 7 B-K3, KQ57 (tatal loss

of time; correct in 7 P-QXt31; 8 KXKt. BxKt: PK, EXEt ch: 10 QxB Castion: 11 P—K), Kt—K3; (2 BXQ KtxQ: 13 8-K71, KI;

14 B-R3, KC-A5; 16 P-QK13, KK3; 10 B-Q81, PQTA (Corced, otherwise White wins a piece by P-QR4-6); 17 B-17, R-123; 18 P-ES, Kt 24: 19 DXR. Kt×B; 20 ¤~~, P-QKJ; PXP, KL-R1; 22 Castics QR, KIXP: 23 R-40. Resigns.

Solution No. 6774; 1 0-87 #threat 2 RXQP), RC-95; # EXP. of Pж#t; 3 8×HI. 07 1

Lendon Eeprom Bursten

champion

Knut took of Norway, medal,

elociting 8 secs. Jan Pesinan, holder of

world the

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wins Denmark

Uber Cup

zone final

Copenhagen, Feb. 25. Denmark Won

European Be Zone final of the Uber Cap women's badminton competi- tion by defeating „Ireland by six matches to quo here to- night.

The Danes won three singley and three doubles and Ireland took the remaining doubles match.

In the Inter-Zone lies, Den- mark will meet Indio and Canada will play New Zealand, The winers of the inter-Zone final will challenge the holders, United States, for the trophy at Philadelphia on April 9. Reuter.

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INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

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France will be out for revenge against England on Saturday

By JOHN COTTRELL

The England rugby XV who have already beaten Waland Ireland can go one step further to achieving the "grand slam” wnen they meet France at Colombes Stadium in Paris on Saturday.

Already favoured to win the Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup, England will be almost certain to recapture the international championship if they now defeat the title-holding Frenchmen for the first time in their history.

England will never have

Everything points to a tenso, that great French reviyol: victory

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confirmed my

their two

keenly-fought batite: Both sides over England. Without the in-mure fortunale escape than they are undefeated with everything spiration of their great leader had against Ireland and to gain. And no victory would Lucien Mias, they were held display

3-3 draw nt suspicions: be more palatable to both French lust season to a

that

Richard fly-halt Twickenham, supporters and players.

Can the Frenchmen avengo

Sharp's talents are severe- that terrible defeat of 1958? y limited on heavy ground, and

England that

cannot Their hopes are high after their at Murrayfield and

afford to sacrifice the all- England's untinpressive display round class of Peter Jackson for

Nover forgotten

the

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how completely her rugby men Tranh

France has never forgotten

were overwhelmed the last time the English team saw Paris. against Ireland. Bu fancy a little extra speed on the wing.

After that 14-D hanmering, the French team left the field to jeers and bous and thousands of now fifteen Club. fons shouted for a

and new scicelors.

The selectors remained. Bul A now team emerged who pro- corded to beat Scolland, Wales and Ireland and, for the first time, the mighty Springboks in South Africa.

Only one thing was lacking in

the

England may conquer In Paris again this time by a narrow margin.

Disagree

Apart from a bellllant drop- ped goal in the last, desperate minutes of the game. Sharp was a sad failure agalmi Ire- land.

Admittedly, he was the most

The England selectors have stuck to the polley they have favoured for some years how severely not to interfere with a winning team. But I disagree with critics who

Say they have done wisely.

the little fellows tennis can get

back into the

game

New York, Feb. 25.

The car hummed through the Carolina night and the two men spoke but little. Then the short, dark-featured one sat up straight and his voice was decisive as it broke the silence."

"I" sald little Pancho Segura excitedly, "could be the great- est tennis player in the world If the big men couldn't go right to the net behind their service!

the Way South American. "It's Just that I am too small." They lapsed back into silence,

of ench

Them considering Segura's words. But that was "You're nuts," replied Jack the manner, on a night in 1951 Kromer as he steered car when they were driving frumn Tuscaloosa, Ala., to Philadelphin around a curve.

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the idea was born for the new "three bounce" rule which the pro tennis troupe currently based on.

is

Under the "three bounce" rule the server cannot make his service and charge the net right behind it for a killing volley

183 the The ball must bounce service court and then be allow-

once ed to bounce

on each side of the noi-two returns before. elther player can ko the net.

It has slowed down serve-and-smash pro game to

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the point where. finally, the pustomers can

some

Lennis. And it only camo about even at this belated date because Pancha Gonzales, the five-time pro champlon, agreed to the experiment. "I didn't think,

until now,

marked man on the Beld. But his predicament was heightened by his own inability to make an inside break or to kick swiftly with either tool.

These are the very talents at which Bev Risman excels and, after being displaced through in- Jury, he deserves to retum to the England team be has never talled.

Jackson, too, has never really failed England and should be brought back in place of John Young who tends to kick feebly la touch rather than exploit his great sprinting ability.

Overdoing

My feeling is that **gland, like the British Lions it year. are overdoing the theory of open play at all costs. Speed is all very fine, but when the going is heavy and the pressure great there is no subalitute for ex- perience.

This was the great lesson at TwickenhanI when England were outclassed for 70 minutes of the game by the fast and flory Irish, They had no Lactical reply, only superior staying power which saw them home by

the skin of their teeth.

No, this is not a great England side. But it is strong enough in the right quarters -- the line-out and scrum - to avercome a France weakened by injuries and leases to the professional game.

Once again England are being well-served by their giant ne- out specialists David Marques and John Currin (this, their 20th successive international together, must constitute some kind of that I should have to give up record). And in scrummaging, I the service and net game ad- certainly expect England to be vantage had developed over more than a match for the fast the years," Gonzales explained. French forwards, "But this probably will be my last year or competition and it has had a fule effect on the public. They get to see more strategy and tactics instead of the points ending so quickly,"

Gonzales,

gay who won't positively that this is his last yeur of competition, admits that "the not is getting farther away every year." He wants an out, obviously, in case there in ari Open championship next year is expected.

"I'd want to play in the Brst Open," he said. "But I'd want to have a chance to win It."

To their liking

Gonzales hasn't played the three-bounce rute yot because it is used only in the pros' pre- minary match-and he never has dropped Into this category simply because he has won all in five feature matches played this current 60-match tour. The loser drops into the, preliminary and the preliminary winner moves up to the feature match at the next stop.

But the preliminary battlers find the three-bounce rule well to their liking.

asited "Why not?” Olmedo. "I have won all three

French strong-men

And again, much will depend on the ability of Sharp to open up the game and exploit Eng- land's speed on the wings. If the going is firm, he should give France many anxious moments. If not, he must open up the game more frequently with his foot us, Mick English did so superbly for Ireland at Twickenham.

The French team may be the same as the one which beat Scot land 13-11. Doubts about finess, however, have moved the selec- tors to name two players for the. left-wing

position - Lucien Roge who come in at th❘ hst mitivte at Murrayfield in place of Heurt Runcoule, and Jean Dupuy, a former international.

Their strong-men are full- hack Michola Vaunier (al- ready capped 21 times he has mado a miraculous comeback, for I was thought he would never play again after break- South lag his log badly in Africa), and their marauding forwards, Crauste, Celaya and Muneta.

and

The French will almost cer- tainly exploit their close lying- up defensive methods and their Alex forwards wilt be a severe threat in the foose. But the team that of the three-bounce matches met the superb Irishmen

Ilved to fight another day should hove played. Besides, I am sure that it will help me improve be able to survive. my overall game."

At infuriating best the under❤ Ken Rosewall. nized Austrailan known to his malce as "Muscles," estimated that "the rule should help my kame more than the others,"

This theory Is based on the fact that he does not possess the power serve of such blas- ters as Gonzales, Tony Trabert and Law Hood.

Remember that the England pack were completely outpaced by Iroland Last season, and yet two weeks later, with only one change, they came oft better in the struggle against France.

Ireland, the only country to conquer France inst season, Ben once again at their infuriating

It is easier, too, for him to best. inflating because they

look by for remember the rule.

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the 1 st polished "Sometimes they forget," combination in the International chuckled Kramer, The other championship and yet fall to night Trabert raced in bobind | tako their chances in key battles. his service, wound up for Now they meet Scotland in smash and then suddenly re- Bubiln and even without Tony membered that hitting it before, O'Reilly, top-scorer of tries (22) the bounce would cost him the on the British Lions tour, and paint. He almost turned inside hooker and Lions skipper Ronnie out getting right out of the way Dawson, I cannot see how they and get back to hit the ball; can fail to win, afterwards."

Bootland are desperately weak It figured to giv the big men in the centre and have greatly their troubles-and pul the missed the generalship of Cardon Jiile fellows back in the game. Waddell at fy-half. On current Segura obviously knew what he form, they look worthy cane was talking about that night Indidates again for the wooden North Caroling.---UFI.