1960-07-23 — Page 23

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1960.

SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT STILL THE GREATEST FILLY Soccer, cricket and golf

SIHL LON

TIME LESTED!

Moment of certainty for Jockey Lindley as he glances round at Lester Piggott on * "invincible' Petite Etojle. Lindley, on Aggressor, went on to win by half-a-length.

Petite Etoile was asked to do the 'impossible' in

last week's big

By JOHN RICKMAN --

race

"That filly is the greatest ever. After seeing her beaten, my opinion of her has increased, not lessened," enthused one of the most brilliant, now re- tired, jockeys of this century at Ascot when Petite Etoile failed by half a length to catch the vastly improved Aggressor in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

were between four and twenty lengths behind, thus showing the measure of the supremacy of the first two,

get a share of reforms

Rules

By I. M. MacTAVISH

innovations

(Writing from the U.K.)

controversy and bright ideas, Sport is currently experiencing heated and for reaching dis- cussions on all aspects of its Hding and many differéht games are involved. Changes seem to be the order of the day. For years one of the greatest points of argument between football interests in the United Kingdom and those in Europe and South America has been that surrounding the legitimacy and advisability. of charging the goal keeper while he is in possession of the ball, British football has always, bowler, emphasised the neces believed that the so-called 'good sity for the Imperial Cricket old fashioned shoulder-charge Conference to give a strong and typifies this robust, manly spirit clear hilitation and an in- of the game and the fans have telligent précise donhition... cheered their appreciation or "of when a bowl is not a bowl booed their disapproval as their but a throw.” centre-forwards met the oppos- The Imperial Conference duly ing goalie in a bone-shattering met last week But, even with

LARE or their goalkeeper the help of Sir Donald Brad- had to withstand similar treat-man who had made the long ment from the opposing for-trip from Australla, the gather- wards.

ing did very little to solve the difcult problems which faces every unipire when he has charge of a gathe, in which any bowler's action 15 suspect.

clash

There is undoubtedly some thing exhilarating in a good clean physical lit between well trained sihletes .. but

whether it is conducive to the

betterment of modern football is nowadays very much im doubt.

Sadistic

For years the administrators in Britain have stood against any change in the rules which would make it illegal for a for- ward to charge a goalkeeper while he possession of the ball. The hard-bitten fans have appeared until now to be on the side of the men who run the

game but there is a very

delnite Indication that recent generous rations of Continental

football are Inspiring second thoughts on the subject.

Hotchpotch of words

One eminent cricketing per- sopality Has referred to the official statement on the subject | in the following uncomplintent-

ary terha

"The official statement is a

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13 nations represented Capri-Naples swim race

at tomorrow

Canri, July 22. Powerful swimmers from 13 nations gathered of this famed island today for the 7th annual Capri Naples, long distance swimming race. It will take place on Sunday. Among those poured to was was alguduties Alfredo dmarero, 28-year-old Buenos ces store owen, wiso will be trying for add elkeye in

the event, billed as the world's Jong distance swimming chan -

Bake Abdel Baki, tiny 19-year-ɓid brünettë Cairo is the only ami vemad entered. Ta

finish the race,

amateurs

page and all the five other and tours will

Osmärero, wie in 1955 and Rassem. Safeh both of fres 1954. In 1955 be set the re- Mohammed Zaytoun of the bort for the 18-UAR Ruben Mercado of fange eight hours, 45 minutes Mexico and Ottavio Serena 'of

Italy.

Four women

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Mexico's Donatių - Gulierrez won the red in 1957 and 1938. Laszl; Körnts of Hengste kon last yehr

Four women and twelve men/ I leave you to work it all

Camatéro, in ood foring has will let half an hour later in out for yourself.

but in been goining here for the past the profesional bracket doing so spare a thought for four weeks. He was the first They are Myrs Thompson of the Australian Board who now contestant to arrive Beck Both the US; Arti Gupta, India; have to decide whelber they Gutierrez and Kovats are Annie Christine Hessler, dane take alleged chuckers' entered in this year's race. Sweden; Magda Molnar, Hun Mecklit and Rorke to England next souscak

What would you do, chums?

gary Six amateurs

The men are: Kovats; Camarero; Gutterrez; Abdel Other nations represented are Abou Helf and Hamed Moustafa, the United Arab Republic, both of the UAR; Rodella Spain, Yugoslavia, Turiger, Iraq, France, Italy, the United Rodriguez, Spain: Diky Boyail, Yugoslavia; Dogan Satin, States, India and Sweden.

The

third great inter. national game to come

The swimmers will take of Turkey Imre Szenast, Hungary into the news on account from the Sandy Beach of

Badek Mohammed Saleh, Iraq; of rules and innovations is Marina, Piccols in Capel and Rene Boutin, France; and Fulvio golf and the very

finish of the fashionable Carac-Bergamine, Italy. foundations of the Royal town Naples.

During the race each con elalo sea-side walk in down-

testant will be followed by a and Ancient must have The first to enter the water row boat aying the flag of his trembled as the members at 0500 GMT on Sunday will nation. The name of the con read the highly controverbe six amateur swimmers-vetestant will be painted on the

prow of the boat-AP sial suggestion pul for- ward recently by one Claude Harmon.

If you are a golfer and you would like to try out Harmon's iden you have to learn and ac

men and one woman.

perfect example of evasion. It 15 nothing more th

You can arise over that idea hochpotch of high sounding

as long as you like but Harmon words and phrases set against

still has other suggestions to a background of traditional

make. For example he would ambiguity. It has surely trans- cept a new souring doctrine Institute a penalty for landing

lives of formed the

cricket which goes something like one in the rough (which incidentally unites from a diety to

drive chip or approach is not mentioned anywhere in nightmare."idra

equals two parts unless the rules) but apparently the a shot from off the green Is experts believe his scheme has played with a putter, then it too many shags to.merit. counts a full slinke!!! ...

serious consideration, Confused? Don't worry too much because you are by ne means on your own.

'More equitable'

Goff is generally a con- servaátve sport and changé. do not get easily accepted bat a couple of our make pea

Fanlingers might gressive like to have a match and cash keep two eards.......... bùs with orthodox sobring and with scoring on the Härmen, Kylä

It would be very flumichting.

Certainly the keen followers of the trand, old, game of plaket — partimarly those who desire and even demand

I'm sure you will have personal undemanding of

spotted many of the possible Remember, all strokes on the the finer points of the game

deficiencies but mostly it is gren, even those played with Will find it hard tó : accept

being pointed out that the a putter, count one while 'shole this latest official guidance

position of the hole on the on the green, count only a half, with very much satisfaction.

B assume

new Don't let the rabbits get any green would It looks as though behind-the The basis of Harmon's sug- importance, for # must be wrong dedi. There là do mg- of the statement gestion is a campaign for a remembered that it is often gestion that all strokes will actual words There is an implied directive new, and to his way of think- necessary to play shots on to eventually go Hilwh on this card It is strange to hear that to unpires to make the best of ing, a more practical valuation the green from all four sides. ) as a half!

is the United States ofatuation which is apparently of the strokes of the game. He America se seldom re- beyond precise definition. A contends that his system would garded as an important foot sort of " ball nation, which is to take of luck" gesture, steps to try to have the rules of the game changed to of the eliminate charging

It is also becoming evident that many deep-thinking mana- gers and directors

...as well as players and fans, are ex- periencing real doubts as to the value of the old harrassing, which battering-ram tactics used to provide so much sadis- tie entertainment without real When Aggressor, who re-football profit. was to ride a waiting race on aing a stor, was

So there you are. Lester's plan vealed le promise of becom- ally whose 144 mile stamina was Harold Wernher to Dublin sales, sent by Sir in doubt, In this case the risk of defeat through misjudgment or misadventure is always a con siderable hazard,

"In my opinion Lester Piggott "I was Bot impeded. I was Kythnos (third) and the others asked Petite Etolle to do the shut in early in the straight, but Impossible. She very nearly did then I was not ready to go, it. That is why I think she has When I switched the Ally and added to her reputation"

erme on the outside she was nut For reasons best known to good enough!" himself, this former jockey pre- fers to remain anonymous but, rightly or wrongly, his is an opinion shared by hundreds of experienced race watchers.

Did that fine jockey Lester Piggott make an injudicious move when, last into the straight. on Petite Etoile, he elected to make up ground among his rivals rather than round them, on the outside?

Doing as he did, he risked interference and his fly becom- ing unbalanced.

Better chance

Enterprising

Although the defeat of Petite Etoile, her third in 13 races, is, undoubtedly, one of the tremen dous events of the racing year, never let it Le said that the once-unwanted yearling Aggres sor did not deserve his victory.

The handling of Sir Harold

If he had come clear on the Wernher's five-year-old by the outside of a small field, his skilful and enterprising all- chance of an unimpeded run rounder Jimmy Lindley was was far greater.

superb.

Lindley, to put it plainly, has his own admission, been, on "sweating on the top line" for this race for weeks.

Furthermore, Piggott had brought Petite Etoile on the out- side of her seven rivals, and she had slili succumbed by half Jengib

to Aggressor, or less there would have been few, any, arguments.

·

Fortune beckoned to him.. 111⁄2 iffurlongs from home where Flores III deviated slowly and presented an opening under Lindley's nose.

My personal view is that Lester, having chosen the hard way, met with those small checks cockaloned by a moderate bump and a switch which, when taken as a whole, add up to a deficit of at least half a length--the distance by which the grey heroine was besten

..

Let us be fair to Lester. This is his view:

no reserve was put on him.

Mr David McCall, well-known expert of bloodstock, told me

"I mentioned this to several people and, as a result, I under-. stand that a reserve of a thou- sarid guineas was put on him."

Nobody bid that much for to Sir him, and he returned Harold's possession.

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goalkeeper and there is every Indication that they will get the support necessary to have it carried on an International Jevel

Support

and the best reward accuracy and consis

Directive

For the benent of, cricket enthusiasts who may not have hali an opportunity to read and study the latest directive here it is.

The full statement on throw ing reads: "The 1959 conference discussed the important and Didn't look good Much more important in the difficult problem of doubtful eyes of many people is the fact bowling actions. The following Richard Shelley, who man- that if the Americans do raise decision was reached and re- ages Sir Harold's stud, told me: the matter at FIFA they are coffed. It was mimously "gir Harold bought unlikely to have any opposition agreed that throwing and jerk- Phaetonia, carrying Aggressor this time from the United ing should be eliminated from who is by Bia Game, for Kingdom representatives. That

the game and that each country 15,000 gus at the Dewar all will be the greatest achievement would do everything possible

We did not, and their greatest contributo achieve this end." persal sale.

tion to the game so far. enter him in the classics be.

How times change. Ideas that cause he did not look like.

were quite unacceptable a few being good enough.”

short years ago seem sensible

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tenoy from tee to green and

would count agahist the happy. Dancing! Dipping!

go-lucky scrambling golfer who is generally all over the place' but manages to get down in two from off the green.

In Harmon's own words "the best golfer in the field is the one who keeps his drives down the mud and hit the green

with his approach shots".

To make the game more equitable Harmon that each putt played on the green should count half- xiroke!!!

Let's have a look at how i would work out with two dif ferent efforts at a par 4 hole,

The statement Coitinued: The 1960: conference resolved drive down the fairway, lays Suppose a golfer hits his to reaffirm this declaratios and his second on the green and went farther in unanimously gets down in two puts, his

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recommending that the follow score for the hole would be 3. HK$15.00 per head (includes Refreshment).

ing experimental definitions be while his opponent drives down adopted: A ball shall be The second big controversy deemed to have been thrown the middle, is short of the green opinion of either with his second but reta on with a chip and holes out. In which is currently raging if, in the

umpire, the bowling arm,

10 Congratulations trainer and desirable now. It's a great Jack Gosden, who has wrought life. stendy improvement in Aggres

He told me: "I wanted the Both man and horse were horse to have perfect going for quick enough to take B.. his big race preparation so I sent him to Manton. The day he left Lowes it poured with rain and the going eased!"

Thus Aartisor was ac celerating while Petite Etoile was still being prepared for her switch prior to making her

This move won Aggressor the

run.

race.

Purthin, who ran well for just over a mile, has finishe with zuqing. He was last but one on Saturday and seems th have lost his form

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