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Ike launches opening of baseball season, tosses first ball
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1960,
Washington, Apr. 18. President Dwight D. (No Wind-Up) Eisenhower, making his farewell appearance as an opening day "pitcher," threw out two first balls. today to launch the 1960 American League baseball season.
Strikes out
15 batters
Washington. Apr. 18. Camilo Pascual struck out
15
Batters today an all-time
Washington record which ex- the ceeded the mark set by Immortal Watter Johnson as he pitched the Senators to 10-1 victory over the Boston
The Preshlet's rat toss was, a high, hard one which
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ught by Washing on outfelder
Hol Allison, Is second pitch from the presidential box was a blouper saared by Jack Kralick,
Stonice soft-handed Washing
Ion pitcher.
Eisenhower. interrupting a golong vention, flew here from i Augusta Just two hours before the opening game between the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators. These two clubs were picked by the experts to fight it but for last place. We planned My back immerlately after the guine.
Red Sox in the season opener.
7TH APPEARANCE The slender Cuban right. hander brake a record that
The President, who winds up i had stood since May 23, 1924
years in the
White: when the late great Jolinson is eight
Tinton Fanatory 20, was inak- Bed bis own
of 14 sirikronts originally нгі Ining is seventh appearance as an 1010. Another Washington pening-clay pitcher. He missed:
d of ut pitcher. Jin Shaw, had tied last year D favour
mark
Jolmann's record in 1914. Pascual brake Johnson's record
Augusta.
Eisner
hauled
wisla none nut in the minih i jatchetta glove, dod his fat when he fanned Gens Step-
bald ANDORR his gloaming
ui head. then-without benetti wan-up, tossed his first pitch.
Allison not unfy got ปเล
bul Souvenir, coveted handshake and an autograph: the President. Then from Eisenhower obliged by throw- Ing out a second "first" pitch.
Favourites
in
win
youth
soccer
Vienna, Apr. 18.
The favourites surged to the top of their groups today in the second preliminary round European youth tournament,
of the
1960
soccer
Danfoding champlon Bagaria, Rudy, Hungary and Remania ed. in the four groups with only on more jediniinary round to plays a Wetinesday.
2 UPSETS
1-1
against
the pr
2 European runners for Boston marathon
Boston, Apr. 18. Finland's Veikko Koivumoki and Paavo Kotila are the only two European chal- lengers to the strong contin- North American gent for tomorrow's an- nual Boston marathon.
Kotila Thirty-two-year-old who finished in 1955 will try like Kolyupuki to repea: the success of their compatrlat Eins Okasen, winner
of ant year's
race.
Surtees makes debut on four wheels Spurs crash 1-0 to
America's 29-year-old Johnny and Kelly, the 1857 winniet second in three others of this England marathon, 1:4 New favourite for tomorrow's 4,000- kilometre run from Hopkinton to the Boston Bay quarter, With als puching completed
Last summer Kelly won the the President turned
Pan American games marathon, fessional pitching chore over the Boston
rub, the selection Washington's Camilo Pascual
America's Rome To (17-20) and Boston's Trial
Olymple marathon runners. Sturdivant (2-8), also righ
Other American favourites among the 188 America's Jim Breckenridge, Tony and Al Confalone,
hauders.
Vice-President Richard Nixon. White be the who hopes to
House opening day "pitcher" next year, presided yesterday over the tag-rising ceremony.
for
starters are Green, Alex
Sapienza
Canada also will be repic-
the marched to the centre-feld | sented.-AFP. tha pole with American League! Prendent Joe Cronin. Washing-
Calvini ton Club President
managers Cooke Grifth and
and Lavagetto of Washington illy Jurges Buston, 10-35 mile wind shshed the old.--UI3I.
A 30- across
Poland wins
at soccer
and Sa's Burdles mark today won a berth at the Rome
Hungary's West Germany loss to Belguin were the sets of eight matches played at Wiener Neuslacı, Linz, St, Poel- ten and Gear before a total of 33,500 fans.
Warsaw, Apr. 18. Poland's Olymple soccer team games by defeating West Ger- many 3- In a decisive elimina- tion match, half-time score was 1-0.
Juhannesburg. Apr. 18. Potgieter broke the British
It was the second defeat by Empire record for the 220 yards hardies clocking 22.8 sec. in the Poland for the young German South Afrless athlette cham-amateur team which lost last November in the first elimina- plonships at Bloemfontein to-
tion game at Essen 3-D.
The third country in the climination group. Finland had Poland bren defeated by holk
and was out of and Germany The running.-AP.
The results were: Portugal defeated Holland 2-1. Italy won aver Greece 2-0. Engianel beat Poland 1-3. Austria Red Bul day. gata 1-1, Turkey defogted East Geny 1-4. Rumanig fraueed Malcolm Spence broke his
British Empire Praner 4-1, West Germany thenwa Hutary and Belgium beat when he won the 440 yards in
145.6 ser-AFP. Spain 2-1. AP
record
Olympic Focus
ALAH LAWRENCE
Gold medal for 'forgotten' man?
You need to thumb back the record books
to the first of the modern Olympic Games to find the last Australian who won a track event. Then E. H. Flack took the 800 and 1,500 metres and was leading in the marathon five miles from the finish.
Now Australia have prepared a formid- able track squad to bid for the four prized events from 800 to 10,000 metres.
Herb Elliott is outstanding favourite for the 1,500 metres and might even capture the 800 metres. To help him in these events are Tony Blue, a rising half-miler, and Merv Lincoln, fated second in the work over a mile,
Then, to crack Europe's historic domination of the Iwo distance events, Aus- tralia have the "mighty midget." It 5 in double world record-holder, Alble with Empire Thomas, double champion Dave Power, and the ahhost forgotten Alan Lawrence.
the top in distance ring.
At the Melbourne Olympic Games, 5 ft ⇓ in Lawrence proved himself by running third to the Vladimir mighty Russion, Kuts, and Hungary'a Josephi Kovacs in the 10,000 metros.
ability to see it out, t-
this policy makes for real suc cess on the highest levels.”· It is true that Lawrence was once a "sitter," ollow- ing the others to make the pace. Houston coach Johnny Moriss has changed that.
Lawrence says: "My coach convinced me I chould draw my opponents' sting with a hot early pace. I worked, and now I win more often.“
Then he was offered un
They avoided him athletic scholarship in the
Lawrence is the odd nun out in the Australian Olympic team, as he is sludying and being coached in Houston, Texas. It cost this little leather-lunged runner more than £100 to make the Australian Olymple team, au he Rew fiome last month to qualify,
Fresh from creating a series of American recordo and world best. Indoor times over two and three alles, Lawrence wanted to prove on the truck that he could beat Power and Thomas. Both avoided combat with tho man who origianily led Australlo to
U.S., and readily accepted the opportunity.
ifis break from Austraila hus produced erities in his own country.
Percy Cerutty, the white- haired conching wizard be hind Herb Elllött, writes in his new book Athletics":
Sots hot pace "Lawrence was at one Elme supreme in Austratiu as a six-miler, and dc- feated Aible Thomas with regafor consistency. Bul this was soon to pass.
"A Cerutty trained athletes are night to be front TUNNETA. It iley have the Cundamental
Gordon Pirie, the most experienced runner likely to line up in the torrid heat of Rome for the Olymple 10,000 metres, regards Law- rence as a leading favourlie.
"Lawrence taught him self to run well enough to win a bronzo.medal, which proves he hus the right make-up for a champion, In the carly days he taught many Australians the way to distance running, 10- cluding Albie Thomtis,"
-PETER CONNELL,
• Published by Stanley Paul, 218.
John Surtees, fastest man in the world ou two wheels, made his four-wheeled debut recently in a ten-lap scratch race at Goodwood, Driving a Couper-Auslin, he finished second after going off the track while in the lead,
In a series of private legis at Goodwood, driving a Vanwall and an Aston Martin, he has already unofficially broken Stirling Moss's lap record - but before he can joku in Grand Prix racing, he has to qualify fu racen like this for the Royal Automobile Club's Inter- national racing licence,
Photo shown Surtees at the fulsh of the race.-London. Express photo.
Public squash
courts opening
this afternoon
Champion dies
London, Apr, 18. Paul Farrant, Britain's the world winner canoeing slalom cham- 41 Geneva last pionship
year died in hospital to- day from injuries received in a motor car accident during the Easter weekend nt Brentford, Middlesex.— AFP.
mark the opening of the Publie Squash Courts in Victoria Park today at 5.30 p.m., a match will be played between the Commander, British Forces' team and Colonel H. Owen-Hughes Slims down
Taipan's team.
Victory for
British
sports car
of
to
A number
people have been invited
attend the official opening of the courts, the only public courts in Colony.
Bult
the
for boxing
Charlotte, NC., Apr. 18.
Paul Anderson, the Olympic to International stan
heavyweight weightlifting cham- dards, the new courts contain plon who turned to professional the changing rooms and seating ac-wrestling after faking commodation for 104 people. weightlifting title at Melbourne start his professional boxing carter here on Apr. 25.
The charge for use of eachi |court is $1.50 for half an hour, The courla, an Urban Counell
After slimming, Anderson lost affiliated project, pre
to the 80 lbs to get down to 250 lbs. Squash Rackets Association of for his opening fight against | London, England,
204 29 Attilio Tondo.--AFP. They are to p p.m.
Jack
Tennis
upen from 9 a.. London, Apr. 18,
and on Saturday Britain's Jones Ireland Sunday, and from 3.30 p.m. to
bohind the p.m. triumphed
from Tuesday to Fri- wheel of Britain's nowest day. They are closed on Mon-
Johannesburg, April 18. formula 1 racer, the days.
Buchholz and The players taking part
America's Eart In Coventry Climax-powered this afternoon's match are:
defeated Frost today Lotus F15 the 102-mile
Albert Gaertner C.B.F. Lean Ceptain Perkins South Africa's Glover Trophy Automobile Major Furlonge. K. C. Dao, Fl. und Gaston Koenig in a hard Roco
Thirnbeck. L T Ting. M. fought match to qualify for the the Goodwood
Hammelt. Miss W. Franels. man's doubles anal of the track here today.
Talpan's Team: D. Coffey. Lt. South-Afrkan tennis champion- Col. Cran, Col. Sullivan, H. D. ships. Stead. C. G. M. Morrison, Major The Scoro was: 11-9, 3-0, Bowman, Miss G. McQueen.
10-4, 4-0, 6-3.—AP.
on
The
Araduated new Lotus, from the novinal formula 2 42 sports model, covered the Japs at an average spord
of 100.39 m.ph., nearly two miles hour slower than the new track lap record s up to day by Stirling Moss. In a Cooper Clanax (102.13 mph).
DISAPPOINTMENT
Moss's record consoled him for taking second place after closely competing with Ireland throughout the race. The standing record fell when Moss after leading for four laps fell
BRM's
Jah,
Johansson arrives
in U.S.
Now York, Apr. 18.
hind Ireland and made an all | Ingemar Johansson, Sweden's out effort to re-take the lead,
The day's big disappointment came when the new driven by Sweden's akim Bonnler and Britain's Hill Anished fifth and six lap behind the leaders.--./P.
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clase at goal.
Meeting
world heavyweight cham- pion, arrived in New York by plone tonight from Europe to sign for his re- tum bout with Floyd Patterson on Juno 20 at the pala grounds.
"y had a good trip and I'm feeling fine," Johansson
New
said.
"I hope to sign for the bout to- morrow or Wednesday."
Johansson said ho did not plan to attend a press confer- ence scheduled tomorrow morn- ing at the
York Stino Attorney General's Office. match Pending
Ugation and 10x matters in connection with the heavyweight titla altuation are expected to be discussed at the scasion.
TO-DAY Itating
12th Race
Gaff RIIKCC Ladies' Section against Shek-O at Fenling.
TO-MORROW Bocce! Annual Memorial Cup mateli at Police
Boundary Greur!
Street 6.30 p.m.
*ckey Men's in liomal @md-Bal India v Mila, a st Sookunpos 8.30 p.m.
Boxing
"I plan to
ta fly back ONI Europo
Wednesday," Johansson sald "Then I will return to the Walted States on training at Grossinger."-UPI.
Billy Tingle's Boys Boxing Exil-May 5 and finish my bition at UK Cricket Club B 7 p.m.
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Chelsea, lose chance for title
London, Apr. 18.
After having led the championship for most of the season, Tottenham Hotspur saw their hopes of the title virtually disappear today when they went down 1-0 at home to Chelsen.
It was
second the "Spurs" defeat (in three matches) of the Elaster holiday period The Londoners began by beating Chelsea away on Good Friday and then lost at home to Man- chester City, also by the odd goal, so for the Tottenham sup- porters it was most unhappy: Easter.
English
soccer results
London, Apr. 18.
League Division One Mirminghain
With Burnley also suffering an unexpected defeat today Wolver- hampton Wanderers, B-1 home winners over Nottingham forest, now look all set to bring off their third successive champion-ackpool ship win, a foot that has not Tukkain been accomplished since the center 1920's-1930's, when Hudders field Town and Arsenal both achieved the "hat trick."
REMOTE
Even if Tottenham brought
Luster U.
Proston
Shefeld W.
Tottenham
1 Bromwich
Ü Everson
Arsenal
2 Burnley
Illin
West Harr
1 Leda
2 Newcastle © Chelook Wolverhampton 3 Nottingham F.
League Division Two
Katon Villa
Dorby
off a miracle win next Satur- Argiten day at
Wolverhampton, their | Erlitol City chances of capturing the to Charlton are extremely remote for they keratolit can how only obtain a total | Liverpool of 53 points, against Wolver- klesbrough
Portsmouth hampton's and
Burnley's Bwana possible 57. But Burnley have to play three of their remain- ing four matches, away from home, two against_rolegation fighting cluba.--ATP.
Elorde-Gomes
return fight planned
Now York, Apr. 18. Dowoy Fragatta, speaking for fight organiser Benny Ford, said today a rotum match between Philippine world junior lightweight boxing champion Flash Elordo and Harold Gomes, could take place in San francisco on July 6.
Gomes had accepted terms of a contract for the fight, Fraguita ogid
"The California organiser was now awalting a reply froom. Elorde,
League Accrington Bournemouth Brabord City
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Southampton Southend Swindon Wrexham
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Scunthorpe Hull
Betel Rovers
Nathartiam Shaled U. Sunderland. Leyton Orient
Division Threo
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1 Chesterficki
Queen's Park 2.
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0
Brentford
Halifax
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Colchester
1 Tranmers
York
English First Division
League Table
Wolverhampton
(30 games) D1 points. Tottenham (40) 49. Burnky (38) da.
3
Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday (40) 40. West Bromwich (99) 40. Newcastle (40) 44, Bolton (40) 44.
Manchester United (40) 49. Preston (30) 42. Fulham (40) 41. Blackpool (40) 39, West Ham (40)_87. Chelsea (40) 37. Leicester (40) 37. Arsenal (40) 37, Everton (40) 35.
Blackburn (39) 28. Manchester Clíy (39) 39. Nottingham Forest (30) 32. Birmingham (88) 81. Leeds (38) 90,
Luton (40) 20.
-AFP."
Hockey win
Fragelia soid the flight prom posul had been submitted to Lape Serreal, Harde's manager they and he said he was sure
Montreux, Apr. 10. would be accepted
Tho fighi at the
Spali civio
won the nations cup auditorium would be national-roller hockey tournament here
tonight. ly televised,
Spain and Portugal Elorde took the title from were unbenten with 13 points Gomes on March 16 in Mantu, | each, but Spain had the better -AFP.
goal averages—Reuter.
Concert by world's oldest music academy to be part of
Olympic inauguration ceremony
Rome, Apr. 18. While organisers of the Olympic Games, which are to be held in Rome this summer, continue to have headaches over musical problems of the "cold war," musicians and a choir have begun rehearsals for a
special concert here on August 20 in honour of Olymple athletes.
The special conemt will b
given in Rome's huge Palace of Congressos in the presence of Italian President Signor Gievartal Gronchi.
onlestra The convert by an
and
100 choir of some voices will be part of the Inauguration curomony of a meeting of the International
Olymple Committee, which ip to procede the opening of the 17th Olymplac here
August 25.
The Painee
super-
on
#
of CongresseI, modern structure on
the outskirts of the city will
The
the
in being
also bo the site for
Olymple_fencing events. special concert given by Italy's National Academy of Santa Cecilia, named after the patron saint of music. It will include musię by Rozalni and Verdi, and end with Mascagni's stirring Hymn of the Sun.
One headacha The Saint Cecilla Academy is the oldest istitute of music in the world. I was set up by a music lover, Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina, in 1566, Italy's best military musiclona moanwhile hava begun a race against the clock to master the national anthems of the
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B3 nations, ranging from the United States and the Soviet Union to tiny Monaco, which have entered competitors In the games.
The musicians will form part of bands which will play at the various Olymple venues to honour winning athletes. One "Cold War" headache still worrying Olympic organisers here is how the victory of a German athlete is to be cole- brated.
a commen
West Germany and Communist East Germany will present a Joint team under Pag at the Rome Olympica. But there has so far been no agreement on a common ne- tional anthem. West German y'a hymm is "Deutschland Uver Allen" set to a well-known melody by Haydn, while East Germany has new antkom writon by a Communist com- poser, China Mall Special.
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