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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 75, 1960,
17th OLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN TODAY
Official ceremonies will mark opening of biggest
ever Modern
·
Games
By VERNON MORGAN
Olympic flame Khrushchev's
reaches Rome
Rome, Aug. 24.
less The Olympic flame tonight reached 'Rome
than 24 hours before the opening of the 17th Olympic Games tomorrow.
The flame was handled over | Olymple Stadium for the open- Urbano Clocceti, during an The Roman ninner swiftly
to the Mayor of Home, Simor ceremony
mparing ceremony, on Capitol passed through the unclent cob-
message to
Rome Games
Rome, Aug. 24.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush......
cho today shit ʼn message to all athletes in the Olymple Games
the expressing hope
Games would Brengthen the brotherly tes between sportsnen 't different countries"
Rome, Aug. 25. Sports stars from 85 nations will march past in the magnificent new Olympic Stadium here today to mark the opening of the 17th Olympic Games, the biggest Olympiad since the
delegation to the Hill, former seat of the ancient bed to the top of the Soviet
'Khrushchev's Modern Games' were founded in 1896.
1.520 kilometres (about 950 streaming above him, the great message at a news conference More than 6,000 competitors will take part in the Games, held Sate, after travelling Capitol, the orange red Bame Olympics, rend
began held at preps headquarters miles) in 12 days by sea and be of Capitol Hu this at four year intervals, and if the prophets are will be a record-shattering Olympics.
Today's Olympic
schedule
Rome, Aug. 25. The schedule for the first day, of the 17th Olympiad today is:
4.30 pm:
ceremony.
8.00 pm:
Opening
Boxing
Elmination rounds.
8.30 pm: Waterpolo.
First-round play.
BOXING SCHEDULE Flyweight Curcetti Kisekka
(Italy)
(Uganda).
Bantamweight: Jerry Armstrong (U.S.)
Peoev (Bulgaria).
KA
*
Lightweight:
Prior
(Australia) vs Steyn
(South Africa): Bolang
(Indonesia) ΤΗ
Lo
Popolo (Italy).
Eight wellerweight: Saw (Luxemburg) vs (Canada): Sarrazin
Monckolrit (Thailand) vs Kim (Korea).
VA
Wellerweight: Mar- tinez (Uruguay) YA Meyer (Switzerland).
Light middleweight: Jackovljevic (Yugo-
Diallo slavia) (France); Caroli (Ger many) vs Votlo, (Uru- guay); Bossi (Italy), vs Van Niekerk (Rhode sia); Barrera (Spain) Van Duivenbode Vy (Netherlands); Fischer (Great Britain) Askevol
Vy
(Norway);
Reid (Ireland) vs Cres- cenclo (Brazil); Hansen (Denmark) vs Damp (Poland).
Heavyweight: Casey (Ireland) ys Sretenovie (Yugoslavia).
WATERPOLO SCHEDULE
VB
Yugoslavia vs Hol- land, Italy vs Rumania,
Russia
Germany, Japan vs United Arab Republic, Argentina vs Brazil and South Africa vs Australla.-UPI.
smashed.
right
Cantons will boom
wind
Olympic hundreds of doves, symbolising will be posice, will fly in the sky above
the area.
Thut the sun, which. In these Olympic oath
RAIN HITS COUNTY CRICKET
Oakman's century
highlights only
pre-lunch match
London, Aug. 24.
Nikola Romanov, head of the A fine century by Sussex opener Alan Oakman high- lighted the only match in which play was possible before lunch in today's rain-hit Eng- lish County Cricket Championship programme.
in
A
Land from Olympin In Greece. chiming out a welcome while the Roman Catholic hostel.
packed thousands shouted and portrait of Catholic hostel Oakman made 101 in 225 minutes against Leicester-
Capital,
Fifteen thousand Romana ciapped.
on the wall behind Romancy and tourists waved as a runner Trends in the past four years]
At one point, apparently de-
Khrushchev sald: "The Soviet great im- indicate that many
bure the fame through “the
into Rome's outskirts 270 poriance to the meetings of dif AXI world
brilliantly floodlit square of the hind schedule, the flame sped government attaches Fecords
He carried it up to the allometres (about 50 miles) anerent countries and supports balcony of the Senatorial hour by car. Palace
The Minyor dich Previously it had passed transferred it to a shallow oval bowl where it will continue to through crowds at Castle Gan
dolgo, the papal summer resid- blaze until tomorrow.
Where cxcited poller of relay mon literally danced tried rage
A copy of Khrushchev's mes- runners-the last of about 1,200 primato moterisks tried to
carried the flame tag on to the official column. sage is being distributed to all who have
athletes--A”. from Greece-will take it to the -Reuter.
past few days has been blazing
with of cloudless skies, temperatures well above 90 de
Fahrenheit greys afternoon. may hold
Aiki then an
16-year-old in mid-Ruman, Glancarts Paris, will
**[1 Into the
the Drena with the key
from Olympic flame brought sel
Graces. He will be the last of relay of runners to carry the fame.
to the ntanber of records up.
Test of stamina With it he will fight the flamme
Even today's official cere-in the arena, which will remain monies without actual com-lit throughout the day and night the the stadium until pelitton--promise to test the over
Games end on September 11. stamina of the Mtest men
The Olympic oath will br and women the world has to
taken on behalf of all athletes offer.
present by the great Italian discus thrower. Aldo Con soth, the former world record holder.
onteals of several teams ex- about the prezed CONECTI ichextute for the march. It will Fea
waliding the athletes Uree miles to and from the Olympic Village arid remaining on their feet In the stadium for probably at least four hours in The boiling sun.
4.30
pm
The teams will then mavá | out of the arena and the 1980 į Games will officially be on,
This evening the Olympies with the will get under way carly rounds of boxing and waterpolo,
Swimming. which forms
A: approximately (1530 GMT) the President of the Italian Republic. Signor large part of the Games, Giovanni Gronchi, will take his start temorrow. seat in the Tribune of Horair and the huge march, past of 4,200 sportsmen--for the first time in Olymple history the numbers in the parade hove bren limited-will begin.
a
"will
The highlight of the Games. athletics, will not get under way until next Wednesday, 31.
The other team
'MAY THE
BEST
them in every way. We are confident that the 17th Olympic Games will be a new step toward the strengthening of trust and friendship between the peoples of all countries."
MAN WIN'
SAYS THE POPE TO
OLYMPIC GAMES ATHLETES
· Vatican City, Aug. 24.
Pope John XXIII told nearly 4,000 Olympic athletes from 70 nations today
"May the best man win."
in the day residence at Gandolfo fur the
The 79-year-old supreme ruler, come here earlier of the Roman Catholic Church from his summer received the athletes and organi Castel Augustsers of the 17th Olympic Games audience.
"It is obvious," said the Pope, which begin Thursday and thousands ut others in a great "that we cannot wish victory to The Bret he every team or to each individual outdoor audience, hue ever given in St Peter's athlete may the best man win. Square.
But this is no obstacle for Our Athletes from Soviet Russia, expressing the very strong dé- of these Foland, from Moslem Ballons, aire that the contests
you all, and Roman Catholic, Protestante days will benef
all
without and Jews and representatives that from them,
The Russians
Russia and the United States To dispute are again expected the unofficial top place in the Rome Games,
The Greeks will lead the way! - honour granted at each Olympiad as the founders of the Modern Gomes, the Italiane, as the hosts, will bring up the rear. Main threat
The flag will be carried into pionship" table faces Australia,
eight Italian currently third. They may well | abs and holsted to the muin-be ousted from this position by
the
by aren
in the "Cham-
F
mast as massed bonds play and the strong combined team frosting cheer as he appeared last dozen cardinal princes of the
choirs sing the Olympic hymn.
BASKETBALL
DRAW
Rome, Aug. 24. for the Olympic The draw basketball tournament matches were announced today, I in- eluded the following:
AUG. 26.
Group A: U.S. vs Italy, Jupan vs Hungary,
Group D: Uruguay vs Spain, Philippines vs Poland.
AUG. 27 Group A: U.S. vs Japan, Italy vs Hungary...
Group D: Uruguay vs Poland, Philippines va Spain...
AUG. 20
Group A: US vs Hungary, Italy vs Japan.
.Group
D: Uruguay Philippines, Spain vs Poland Reuter..
Hongkong delegate fights for equality at FINA meeting
Rome, Aug. 24.
of the races of the world were exception will be able to gabi
some advantage." In that vast audience.
A The Pope spoke in Latin. They gave the pontiff a rous- Peter's Square. The Pope had church, scores of archbishops and bishops and priests in honoured places on the broad ramp-infront of the Basilica understood his words,
PIETRANGELI
TURNS
shire, and his partnerships of 61 with fellow- opener Les Lenham (11) and 119 in 135 minutes with England wicket-keeper Jim Parks (51) laid the foundation for a Sussex total of 292.
Leicestershire losing! With
CA At Hlove: Sussex 202 Oakman 101, J. Parks 51, N. three wickets in an hour's bat-
Leicestershire 36 for four. ting for only nine runs, Sussex Thomson 48. Vary Geloven Ave lock well set for a possible two for '07). day innings win.
Lancashire's bid for cham- At Lord's: Warwickshire 148, aMiddlesex 03 for four. Rain. pionship. honours received severe set-back when the first; At Bristol: Yorkshire 08 for day's play of their match two Versus Somerset.
Rain against Glamorgan was wash curtailed play.
ed out, while top-of-the-table In the allowing matches Yorkshire lost two wickets there was no pĺny today, owing scoring 58 In 90 minutes play. to' rain:"
Devastating spell
Middlesex,
like Sussex,
managed to make up some of
At Worcester: Worcester shire vermis Derbyshire,
At Cardiff Glamorgan ver- sus Lancashire.
AL
Notingham: Notting-
the ground separating them hamshire versus Northampton- from the championship leaders. shire, Reuter. Starting after
lunch, they
skittled Warwickshire for 149,
and were close.
69 for tour at the
Colin Drybrough, the Oxford University and Middlesex slow left arm bowler had a devastat ing mell 'n which he grabbed four Warwickshire wickets for eight runa.
Hampshire's evergreen pace- man Derek Shackleton had yet another good day, sending back six Essex batsmen at a personal cost of 40 runs,
U.K. SOCCER RESULTS
London, Aug. 24.
Result of today's English and
Only & fighting stand of 57 Scottish football matches were:
PROFESSIONAL Joo Mitter (40), prevented a
ENGLISH LEAGUE Division, I
Blackburn Everion
be Cardilt
Chelse Manchester C. West Bromwich Newcastle U.
Q
Motta, Forest
4 Manchester U.
Wolves
0 Wednesday
Leicester
2 Burnley
for the fourth" wicket between England all-rounder Trevor Bailey (41) and South African complete Essex silde. They were all out for 165, and Hampshire Rome, Aug. 24. Nicola Pietrangely Italy's made three without loss before leading lawn tennis player, an- the rain-clouds closed in agath. "There was no play today in nounced today he had turned professional and joined Jack the matches between Notting-Leads United
hanshire and Northamptonshire Norwich C. Kramer's organisation,
(Nottingham) Brighton been largely #1 Trent Bridge
Lincoln City Pietrongell His
1 Portguth for the Italian and. Worcestershire and Derby Luton
Southampton Civerpool
Division THE Davis Cup team reaching the shire at Worcester. inter-zone finals to be held in Australia next December,"
East and West Germany.
The tough,
responsible crimson-clad Russian athletes are brimful of confidence.
But there are no *headline stars" like Vladimir Kuts, fair- haired ex-Marine runner who at Mel- won two gold medals bourne. Now he has dropped out of international contests.
Their power lies in their all-round ability. They are given little chance of winning a single gold medal in the
men's 'athletes.
But In the women's Cvonls 23-year-old. Tamara Press and her sister irina, 21, both all- rounders, could win a halful of medals, including at least one gold.
The Americans
Four Olympic swimming stars ill
But few of the thousancis of athletes in the big square knew siid For what the pontif them, however, summary ranslations were spoken in 14 languages, They were: Italian, French, English, Spanish, „Forbuguese, German,, Dutch, Russian. Polish, Hungarian, Rumunian, Chinese, Japanese
and Arablan.
Warned
Rome, Aug. 24. Natalie Steward, Rhodesian- born girl who is one of Britain's chief hopes for swimming laurels in the
The pontiff devoted his ad- Ulympic Games here, de- veloped a sore throat to-value as a builder of moral and dress to sports, emphasising its day.
mind.
The doctor who treated her said this evening that he hoped
Scores
in SCOTCO play He said he had signed a three- Close
(about £17,800) today's cricket matches were; your $50,000
At Bournemouth! Essex 1os contract with Tony Traberi,
and (T. Bailey 417. Milner 40, D. Kramer's representative, would take part in the Profes- Shackleton for 40). Harp
no wicket. Rain, slonal World Championships in shlfe "three for Paris next month.-Reuter.
Stirling
criticises
Moss ISC's introduction of safety regulations
Heading
4. Birinin glama Division II
1 Bristol
4 Charikum
1 Leyton
itetherbam
Baradey
Shrewsbury 1. Port Vale
Workington
Gingham
-Division IV.
Crystal Palace
Northampton
• Crewe
3 Darlington
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Division I***
Motherwety United Aberdeen Heart
Kilmarnock Raith Rover
Lanark
Dumbarton Clyde Dundice Morton Albion Berwick
+
1 infermline
BtJohnsto
2 Celtie,
2 Dandée
Parox
5 Aldrieonians
Division II
+
Cowdenbeath
Gen of Bouth 1 Alloa Morten
Montrose
B 11amilton
Si Mirron Aillbernian Stranmer Queen's Park Bart Stirling
3 Blerotiaaniüir
Albion
5
ZAR Brechin City Arbroath
IRISH LEAGUE'
Ballymena Chorville
City Our
1. Glentoran
1 Cesindiary 1 Linitel
Portadown New York, Aug. 24.
"It is not the prize offered in the race," he said, "but the The Americans can boast they she would be all right again correct exercising of the body have the most certain gold within 24 hours.
thai merils the higher Miss Steward, medallist in the Gurnes in worla
17-year-old
teem." high-Jump champion
freestyle John holder of the British
He also warned against.over- Thons, an 18-year-old coloured and backstroke
Championships, emphasis
in sports. He said: International motor-racing ace Stirling Moss, said to was the third casualty
La Bri-Home
life, indeed, and a Ralph
today the safety regulations instituted by the A Boston, their
swimming Brid long-tain's
diving proper tradition in the training jump star, is almost as bli a team. The others, divers Brian and education of the young bid International Sports Commission talled the 23 certainly after his new world Phelps and Liz Ferris, showed us be on our guard, in athletic
death knell of international automobile racing. record of nearly 27 feet though improvement today.
contesta, against giving exclu-
VI
Loy.
All nations affiliated to the International Swimming Federation (FINA) will have equal voting power and pay the same subscriptions it was decided at the Federation's Congress meeting here today on the eve of the Games of the 17th Olympiad.
One of the main architects of ; vided according to the amount this equity ruling was Me A of subscriptions they pay to the De O. Sales, President of the International Federation, Hongkong Amateur Swimming Asvelation.
The United States had pro- posed that each affilated com- iry should have a certain num
The proposal was rejected. · Mr Sales intervened during the discussion on the American proposal saying: "I have a great estcom for the American
ber of votes according to which delegates, Max Illiter and Ralph
of the three groups they be-Johnsson, who arc excellent longed. These groups are dl-technicians in the sport
RUGBY RESULTS
London, Aug. 24. Resulta
today's Rugby League matches were:
Featherstone Rovers 4, Leeds
12.
Huddersfield. 13, Hull 13. Hull Kingston Bovery 13, Bradford Northern 7.
Balford D, Barrow⋅ 0.
of
swimming but I cannot agroe with thele voting suggestion.
"In the International Federa tion we should have the same rights and the same obligations whether we are from a small or a big country. That is why fom against the United States
coposal","
The amount of the subscrip- tlon ench country will pay to the Intermilonal Federation will be decided during the second
relon of Congress Here'
York 12, Donester 4-Reuter. | Beptember -ATP
of
erratic in their form.
ous.
The first of these, he said, would decrease Visibility, and the second
-ht
તનતનવા
Derry City vs Coleraine postponed ・mirtillery" v Bangor postponed to
Glenavon vs Ards played on Aug.
Router.
-Yon Nida in Australian golf final
lung-jumpers охо notoriously GASTRO-ENTERITIS alve attention to the body as if In an article specially written rpeting in the Le Mans 24 hours
Dawn Fraser, Australia's to 'main's supreme good, and Britain's big hope Is lanky great freestyle and butterfly against a cult of gymnastics for the American weekly sports rice was to reduce the power of
Sports Illustrated, the cars. Gordon Pirie, who may well swimmer, is also
the (such A sometimes happens) magazine,
Mosa said the Commission's work Moss said he thought the take on the golden mantle shed Australian chaperone, Miles which can hinder the due carry-had been so sabotaged" that alt Commission regulations calling
Vladimir by Russia's
Kuts in
ing out of accepted obligations, those interested Joyce Ross, disclosed tonight, ·
the sport for larger windscreens and self- the two distance truck races. Miss Ross said the 22-year- "It is certain, however, that were seriously worried about its starters were both very dunger-
Bul he can expect tough old Adelaide girl developed healthy bodily exercises and competition from Murray gastro-enteritis
late last night athletle contests of good repule future and its managemont, Halberg, the tough little New and had been taking medicine should always be held in honour Moss said he was not taking Zeulunder, who is British Em- all day."
and strongly recommended." issue with measures designed to "I only hope it's not serious," The Pope was not carried lato increase safety, but that he felt Hazards. would create fire Sullivan today qualified for fo pire and Commonwealth Games
she added. "We're keeping our the Square on his portable that the measures laicen were not Much of the drama of the 17th fingers crossed.”
throne, as had been originally good. He said the Commission Moss concluded that fortunate protaslonil match play golf Two other leading Australian announced. Instead, he walked had disregarded general advice. ly, there were automobile championship Here Olymplad will centre on the
Kore ill Jon out of the Basilien directly to a and criticisms by the drivers manufacturers who could pierce swimming pool where there will swimmers
another be nee competition between the Henricks,
gastro-temporary canopied throne, themselves when it decreed that the Commission's bureacratic Thorpes to win his 24-hole Australian and American swim enteritis victim, and Johnny erected in front of the great the solution to the problem aris-acmour. Thanks to there many semi-final by 1 and 0. Sulivan
automobile central portal to the churching from the great variety of facturers mors, who dominate this, part Devitt, who has a head cold. ---
racing came from behind to card five of the Games-Reuter.
Riuler.
high and low powered cars con- could survive." he said.-AFP birdics in the last six holes to boat From Phillipe by 2 pikk 2.---- Houter.
yoki medallist.
TAE GAMBOLS.
AP.
Barry Appleby
GAS FOR JOY
THE ANSWERS STILL
Perth, Auz. 24. Norman Von Nida and John
morrow's final of the Australian
outclassed Len
Closing date for Ladies' Tennis Singles extended
The Colony Open Lockies Bingos tenna byens has attruct- -
ed only she 'detries.
The "Tournamwit Committee of the Ladies! Notrestión Club have therefore decided to accept "chting""for" this event only, up to and including Tuesday, August 10, 1930
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