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THE CHINA MATE, - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1960.

STATHAM TO THE RESCUE

Pulls Lancs out of

danger with

batting

and bowling feats

London, Aug. 3.

Brian Statham the batsman, then Statham the bowler saved Lancashire From dangerous position against Gloucester- Shire in the county Cricket Champion- ship today.

Gloucestershire's seam bowlers David Smith and. D. A'Court had dismissed seven Lancashire batsmen on a helpful pitch; when Statham came in.

Playing quietly and steadily |ed on Sumer's fast-medium be put on 44 for the ninth bowler Jan Thomson did most of

with wicke:

and the damage by taking six for 23 finished the innings with 34 not In the first innings. out, the highest score,

Collins

Lancashire

Faced with score of 125, Gloucestershire made a confident start, Martin Young and David Carpenter pulting on 28 for the opening partnership.

Takes six wickets

Stathem however, captured four wickets for 10 runs in four overs and went on to take six of the first seven wickets which fell for 69.

Gloucestershire finished the day needing four for

a first Innings lead with their last! pair still together.

Leicestershire's poor form with the bat this season continued at Lelcester, where faced with a Sussex total of 238, they were shot out for 42, This was their second lowest score this year.

To make matters worse Willie Watson and Harold Bird went for eight runs when they follow-

Channel swim abandoned

London, Aug 3. Helge Jensen, a 23-year-old abandoned Canadian swimmer ал attempt to break the Channel crossing swimming record today when he was less

5:0

Yorkshire, A secon? Lancashire in the champion- ship, had 408 runa. for four wickels on the

close against shire,

board at the

Nottingham-

Brian Close hit 184 in three hours 50 minutes with three sixes and 21 fours.

Surrey lost half their side for 60 against Glamorgan before Brian Parsons hit his first can- Fury for the county to lift the total 10 respectable 285.

Scores

Close of play scores in today's cricket matches were:

At Birmingham: South Afri- cans 148 for eight (S. OʻLinn 61 not out). Versus Warwickshire. Bad light stopped play.

DAWN FRASER

Shock announcement by

Australian swim coach

'DAWN FRASER OUT OF OLYMPIC BUTTERFLY EVENT

Townsville, Aug. 3.

Former world record holder Dawn Fraser, will not swim in the Olympic 100 metres butterfly event. This shock announcement was made today by Miss Fraser's coach, Harry Gallagher.

Australian team

manager then world record time of race as the first event of the Roger Pegram and Australian 1:10.8.

night. Devitt must swim his top selector Alan Blue expressed This time has recently been race in that event to clinch a lowered to 60:1 by the Ameri- place in the Olympic 100 metres. in the first can giri Nancy Ramey. When He furished third the team was chosen after the trial last Saturday night be Australian titles, Miss Fraser hind Henricks and Geoff Ship-

chosen was

23 butterfly ton.-AP. swimmer with young Sydney giri Jan Andrew.

At Weston-Super-Mare: Wor-concern when told of the an- cestershire 263 (D. Kenyon 78, nouncement. M. Horton 42, B. Langford six for. 78). Somerset eight for no wicket.

"It is not up to Harry Gal- lagher to withdraw her from any, event," Pegram said. "It's At Leyton: Essex 299 for nine entirely a matter for the Aus- (G. Barker 110, T. Bailey 77).tralian selectors and no one else." Versus Northamptonshire.. Pegram said no approach had been made by either Gallagher or Miss Fraser to be given per- mission to withdraw from the event.

At Portsmouth: Middlesex 130. Hampshire 91 for no wicket (R. Marshall 53).

At Canterbury: Kent 183 (C. Cowdrey 48, R. Wilson 81). Derbyshire 100 for six (G. Dawkes 41 not out).

At Cardiff:, Surrey 235 (Ą. Parsons 106). Glamorgan 11 for one. Bad light stopped play.

At Leicester: Sussex 239 (A. Oakman 48). Leicestershire 42 than five miles off the Brush(M. Thompson six for 23) and

eight for two.

coast.

Jersen had left France seven hours earlier.

At Bristol: Lancashire 125 ID. Smith six for 56). Glouces- tershire 122 for nine,

His trainer said that a change

At Scarborough: Yorkshire 408 of weather conditions, was res for four (D. Padgett 86, B. Close poneible for Jensen's decision-184). Versus Nottinghamshire.—

Reuter.

AFP

Paula Pope wins

Final decision

This meant Fraser would at the compete in five events Games--the 100 metres and 400

FA considering

metres, freestyle, the two relays BBC offer to

and the butterfly.

The progamme arrangement meant Miss Fraser would swim every day of the Olympic swim-

"The matter will be discuss-mi programme and twice on ed by the Australian selectors the third day on Aug. 29. Now at the conference next Sunday she will have only four events morning when they decide on

and this will help her consider- to win both the individual entries for the ably in her bid Games," Pegram said, "They freestyle events, might decide that Miss Fraser has to swita in the event and then she must.”

Miss Fraser won the Australian

(100.58 110-yard metres)

butterfly title Sydney last November in the

in

springboard

diving event at U.S.

pre-Olympic swimming trials

Detroit, Aug. 3..

he

Gallagher said... today thought it was much better if Dawn limited her swimming to the four events in Rome. I we had more time she could have done it easily."

It is thought that the times coming in from, the American girls may have had a big in- fluence on Gallagher's decision. Miss Fraser's name will be in- cluded in the butterfly entries for The Games.but she is not likely to be pressed to swim. Miss Andrew, a very attractive blonde from Sydney, has improved con- siderably in her training and she seems certain to go close to Nancy Ramey's world record be- fore leaving or at least in Rome. World record bid

The Australian selectors are expected to eliminate the 440-yard freestyle event from the final night's carnival next. Saturday to concentrate

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the Australian team making a attack on the world 200- metre relay.

televise Cup matches

London, Aug A Britain's big-time... Boccer

matches may op go televislig for the first time as a regular fixture. The Football Association which

has always barmed televising of games because it might cut attendance, was reported considering an offer from: the state-ru British Broadcasting Corporation for exclusive rights to English Cup

pantes,

The Footbal League, which is a reparate body, has

A similar offer from

the commerctly operated Inde pendent Television Organisation for televising League games.

REVOLUTIONISE

soccer

South Africans FIRST, SECOND ROUND in trouble DRAWS OF NEW ENGLISH

against Warwickshire

SOCCER LEAGUE CUP

Manchester, Aug. 3.

The Fourth Division came off worst when the first round draw of the new English Football League Knockout Cup was made here today.

Seventeen Fourth Division clubs participate imme

diately, together with 11 First Division sides, ten of the Second, and eight of the Third

The South Africans were soon in trouble on the fret. day of their match against Warwick- shire here today, and when ralu stopped, play just after ten they were 141 for eight. After winning the toss this morning the Springboks lost three wickets with only 10 runs on the board.. Peter, Carlstein and Sid O'Linn. managed to stop the slide after Roy McLean

Luton Town having had also gone back, but then

to enter at the last Carlsteln, too, was caught and agreed

minute, 87 of the 92. League half the side was out for 69 at

teams are in the competition. lunch.

"At 10 O'Linn had proved to be the cornerstone of the South African Innings. He went on to bat two and a half hours for his 60.

Most of the damage, was done by Warwickshire pace bowlers Roland Thompson and John Bannister, who claimed three wickets each.

Scoreboard

FIRST INNINGS South Africans

D. J. McGlew, e Hitchcock,

b. Bannister

C. A. R. Duckworth,, e M.

Smith, b Bannister

J. P. Fellows-Smith, e M.

Smith, b Thompson

P. R. Carlstein, e Fletcher, b

Thompson

R. A. McLean, c Townsend,

b Thompson

S. O'Tinn, not out

J. H. B. Walte, e Ibadulla,

b Bannister

G. Griffin, e Townsend, b

Ibadulla

H. J. Tayfield, lbw Carter J. Pothecary, not out

Extras

8

2

With

division.

There

аге 23 first round games, with 41 clubs, given byes into the second round, which was also drawn today.

Hewitt, Hernando in NY tennis quarter-finals

Southampton, N.Y., Aug. 3. Bob Hewitt of Australia and Rudy Hernando of the US, to- day reached the quarter-finals

the 72nd 36 of

Southampton Invitation Tennis Tournament 13 before rain postponed matches 61 on the Meadow Club grass

courts.

Total (for eight wickets) 148 ..Wicketfalls: 1-8, 2-10, 3-10, 4- 131, 5-66, 6-93, 7-102, 8-124.

Bowling to date

OMR 24 9 50

22.1 5 53

Bannister

W

3

Thompson

3.

Townsend

7 2 10

5 12

Carter Ibadulla

7 -2 15

-Reuter.

Both first and second rounds must be completed on or before October 27.

The five clubs not competing

l dit division deme Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albfon.

The competition will consist of live rounds on a straight knockout basis. These are expected to be completed early In December,

The semi-analy and frial will second be played, during the half of the season on a hose and away bes Apart from exception dreimstances, all the matches will be played mid- week, under floodlights,

4

The Arst and second round matches, to be played on or before. October 27, are follows:

FIRST ROUND

Darlington Rochdale Third-seeded Hewitt ousted HILI.

y Crystal Palace

**

Scunthorpe U.

Valton,

V/Beaford

Queen's Park

V

Preston

Bristol Rover

Accrington

Port Vale Peterborough

V. BARRE

Loventry City v Barrow- Leicester City v Manad

Chalet

John Brownlow, U.S., 6-3, 6-3, | Liposés City and

Everton Hernando beat Eugene Scott, US., 6-1, 12-10.

When the afternoon thunder- storm broke, second-seeded Ron Holmberg of the U.S. was in Fox, also of the U.S. Fox won danger of being upset by Allan

the first set and led, 3-1, in the with second but Holmberg squared It, 6-8, before the downpour.

In the first round doubles Will Cogstad of “Australia and John

1 Hammill, South Africa, defeated

Paul Wilkins, U.S. and George Stoesser, U.S., 6-3, 6-0.—AP.,

Norway lead Italy

in

two-day athletic meeting

Oslo, Aug. 3,

Two national records tonight helped Norway to a surprising 54-51 points lead over Italy after the

wall.

Cham Colcheste Newport

Stockport

Leyton Orient

Cheless Nec t

* Southampton

Meddlesbrough v

Hartlepoole

Barkley

Carllite CAMME

F'mouth Argyle v Southport

Exeter City

West Ham Watford York City

V Manchester · U,

Chariton

y Derby County

The remaining 41 clubs were giván Best round byes.

SECOND ROUND

MUwall or

Chalaen

Leicester, C. DE

Mandeld Reading

Notts County Bradford

Queen's Park o

Port Vale Liverpool Hull City or

Bolton

V

Woddington

Rotherham U Bristol Hovies de .... Fulbabay Brinton Hove

Albion Breter or

Manchester: II. Sheffekt United

V Trimmers V Luton Town v Geimaby

Newport.Qu Newcastle U, Y Southampton Middlesbrough or

Colotester, or

Swindon Bournemouth

Gillingham

Burnley Shrewsbury.

y Crepre

Blackpool.

Leeds United

ord

T

Derby

Ward or

* Preston de-

Paterborough U. Sunderland

Ipswich be

10 first events of a two-day pre-Olympic tune. up track and field meeting, in which Japanese cheered Chaser me athletes also participated.

Porlamasth

-Norwich

Leyton Cirient Coventry Oc

Yobaz Athletio

or HarsepoOM

y Huddersfield (2.

York or Hackburn

V Wreck

*

or Fouthport West Ham or

Cheriton

Stoke City

One Italian national record

The Japanese Olympic team If the offers are taken up it was established as Luigi Cond took part in tonight's meeting Aston Villa will revolutionise

British clipped 2.2 seconds off his but not as a national team. The Sa

5,000 metres mark, winning this best Japanese performances Northampton Until now, the only British eyet in 14 minutes, 14.4 came in the hammer throw and Evertons or matches, televised.. have been seconds.

Accrington midweek internationals and the

the 400 metres hurdles. Takeo

V Parmouth English Cup final at Wembley in the long jump and also won 61.11

Italy, scored a double victory Sugahara placed second with Tray

metres. and Stadium.

· Noboru | Darlington, or

Crystal Palace v The BBC announced it had 400 metres relays.

the 4 x 100 metres and the 4 x Okamoto third, with 59.80 in theilt Forest

hammer throw and Keiji Ogushi Doster Rovers made an offer for the rights to televise one match in each of tory by the hammer throw and hurdles in 52.3 seconds just 0.1 on city of

Norway scored a double vic-placed. third in the 400 metrer: Aldershot v Bristol Ciky the seven major rounds of the

♥ Birmishara City - seconds slower than his own Banchester C. v Stockport de won all remaining events. English Cup competition. It

Japanese record.

Carlisle United said the

Rochdale pr games would be

The only Japanese winner In

Scunthorpe VBqethend United not clash with League games,

„Loigus „etibą hot, enga which start fate this month.

Maisida, who won the shot put, popitelitis No figure was stated. But the

with 13.74 metres, just 18 centi-| metres short of her recordiAP. Brainwich Albina. -Reuter. British Press Association ported the offer is not less than

£45,000-AP

California's Paula Myers Pope, long-time runner-up to retired Pat, Me- Cormick, today earned a place on the US. Olympic team for the third time by winning the women's spring-board diving at the Olympic swim see another 140-yard race, foi atranged at times, that would ming and diving trials here with 138.63 points.

The

slender,

25-year-old blonde from Los Angeles před up a lead in the morning pre- liminary heats and semi-finals and then clinched her trip to Rame with three are dives in the, afternoon despite a driving

raid.

Mrs Pobe was an Olympic giver medalist in 1952 and a

platform diving.

The battle for the ride to Arlington, Virginia, topped the qualifiers in the Women's 100 Rome quickened tonight with metre butterfly with a time of four finals, men and women's 1:09.4, only three-tenths of a 100-metre freestyle, muri's 400- second slower than Olympian metre freestyle, and men's 200- Nancy Ramey's world record metre breaststroke. The first of 1:09.1. Miss Ramey, second two in each event, ear places

in the 1958 Olympics, was the on the team.

runner-up today LA 1:10.1 They swam in the same heat.

Chief interest

bronze medal winner in 1950 in The eight qualifiers in all Chief-Interest will be in the three events will swim for the men's 100-metre freestyle Second place on the team Olympin position in Thursday where Jeft Farrell of the New went to Patsy Willard, with night's finals, 129.49 points.

Mry Pope, winner of both complete an amazing rally from

World record

Rath imirted the afternoon programme but did not deter the swimmers who posted Modne record-breaking times th the qualifying beats of the backstroke and butterfly.

Mike Troy, 19-year-old swim- mer from Indiana University, broke his own fted world re cord of 2:18.4 for the 200-metre butterfly with a time of 2:14:1. However, he is a world mark of 2:13.4 pending which he set Ya, month In the National AAU Championship's.

Bennet, a 17-year-old bolboy

frou

· Los Angeles, was clocked in 1:02,8 for the 100- metre backstroke. This eclipsed the American marié of 1:02,9 es- tablished by Tom Stock, but was slower tan-Berrett's pending time of 1:01.5 Stock was thind among the eight fualifiers, today im 1:03.6. Olympian Frank McKinney of Indianapolis was second in 1:08.1.

powerful from

havien Swim Club seeks to

B sickbed. The 23-year-old Farrell underwent an emergency appendectomy only a week ago. Despite the tremendous, hand cap he paced the eight qualf- fiers on Tuesday night with a time of 55.8 seconds, onlyA second behind the world re-

the springboard and platform crowns at the Pan-American Games Inst year, will attempt tô make it a donkie on Friday night. She is the favourite to succeed Mrs McCormick who won both dives at the Olymples in 1952 and 1956. cord.-AP.

THE CAMBOLS

WELL, THATS

NOTHER

HOLIDAY

OVER

The selectors do not want to

lowing the Tuesday night's carnival, as the two starters at Rome, Murray Rose and John Konrads, are automatic choices,

The present world record which is awaiting ratification, is 8.16.3, established by the In- diana State University

last month. Officials, coaches and the swimmers are convinced. they can better this time, Three of the places in the team for Saturday night are certain John Konrads, Murray Rose and John Henricks,

Baseball results

re-

Top honours to the women's events was Yasuko France in horse

jumping show

Rotterdam, Aug, 2 France clinched fop results in The jumping contest on, two horses in the five-day Interns- tional Horse Jumping Show which opened here today,

The event was won by P. New York, Aug. 3.

Jonqueres Doriola, France, on Today's baseball results In- Gertoise B. and Eclair Au

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NATIONAL LEAGUE (Lat Eriksoj

The result of Thursday night's 220-yard. race will, de- cluded: cide, the fourth placing. It seems the fourth place rests with John Devitt and West Australian Dave Dickson.

Both are cap- Cincinnati able of swimming about 208 Chicago for the 220 yards.

Devitt, will have a gruelling Cincinnati time on Thursday night. He | Chicago has the most important 110-yard

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for

Manchester, Aug. 3.

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three doubles without fault

Second was the Turkish ridér

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points in an overall time of 171:3-AP,

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