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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 71960. ~

JOHNSON WINS THE DECATHLON

Formosa's C. K. Yang beaten into second place after

thrilling

1,500m finish

Rome, Sept. 6.

Rafer Johnson, American Negro world decathlon record holder, tonight 'won one of the most thrilling Decathlon contests in the history of the Olympic Games. His 261⁄2 hour battle with the Formosan, Yang Chuan-kwong, fluctuated throughout the 10 events and ended in moonlight in his victory by only 58 points.

Both he and Yang broke the old Olympic record of .7,937 set up by another coltured Ameri- can, Milton Campbell, in Mel- bourne in 1950.

Johnson scored 8,392 for the cold medal, Yang 8,334 for the

News about

Hongkong's Olympic team

Rome, Sept. C The three marksmen are now alone in the Hongkong quarters for Cheung Kin- wan has left Reme for Britain where he is spend- ig a few days holiday be

home to returning fore start work again on Sep tember 14, bui'morale is high.

A few days ago they were sheered up by the Visit

of that well-known Hongkong sportsman, Billy Tingle, former professional boxer who is now rupaing in the youth centre Colony Tingle is at pré. sent on holiday in Rome...

The only other news from the Hongkong contingent Is that Chef De Mission A. De Oliviera Balts,

Hongkong the Amateur Swimming Asso- ciation President, has been of the elected a member Bureau of the International Swimming Association. He received the highest num- ber of votes in the poll for membert,

Another Hongkong sportsman to be honoured is Harold Wing-lee, the Honorary Secreinry of the HKASA. He has been ap- pointed

of the a member International Water Polo Committee of the Federa- tion Internationale De Natation Amateur (FINA). --AFP.

silver ond Varily Kuznetsov,

7,800 for of Iussia, bronze,

Worthy winner

the

Yong's time was 4 mins 48.5 sees for 345 points and Johnson's 4 mins 49.7 secs for 330.

Johnson's total points were 8.392. This was well below his own world record of 8,893, but for ahert of the Olympic

Johnson was a worthy winner. } record, He had no real weakness.

On the other hand, the Formosan, though winning seven of the events, was weak In the shot put and the discus. it was this that cost him a gold mexiul,

the

Johnsen's victory gave United States her xth succeh- sive win in the Decathlon.

For the second Successive night, the crowds forgot their dinner and stayed to watch the Arsil event.

both

Johnson and Yang are

at the University students

Los Angeles and California ut have fuught many keen duels on their road to Rome. They con- inued the struggle here, with the lead changing hands several times.

the

Yang beat Johnson in final event, the 1,500 metres,

of

and had the bousands spectators who had waited in

yelling the moonlight heads off with excitement.

their

Experts estimated that Yong would have to beat Johnson by) about ten seconds if he was to dis- his uvercome

points

advantage.

Below world record

He beat Johnson but the vic- tory by two or three yards was not big enough.

Yung led Johnson by a couple

was so

When the Decathlon caded, the 29 competitors who finished had been battling for 26 and half hours. Seven competitors ropped out along the way,

Reuter.

OLYMPIC

MEDAL STANDINGS

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Rome, Sept. 8. The United States look the lend in the medal table from the Soviet Union today, by win- ning six gold medals (three athletles and three wrestling) while the Russians did not tales a single first place. Standings were:

1. Unlied States

2. Soviet Union 3. Italy

3. Turkey

4. Germany

6. Australin

7. Hungary

9. Potand

9. Czechoslovakia,

10. New Zealand 11. Britain

12. Bulgurla

18, Rumania

14. Sweden

of strides throughout the race which was won by the speedier Swiss, F. Vogelsang. But he 15. Austrla

on 10. Denmark them far behind points as not to be any threat 17. Japan

18. France for the title,

19. Belgium. Stride for stride the American 20. Holland and Formoson pounded the 21, South Africa vinder track, with Johnson 22. Iran battling desperately to keep

right up with his rival.

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OLYMPIC

Rome, Sept. 7. Yesterday's Olympic re-

sults included:

Athleties

MEN'S 400 METRES (World record: L. Jones, UBA, 45.2 BCB).

(Olymple record: O. Davis,

USA, 46.6 seca).

Finni

1. O. Davis, USA 44.9 secs.

(world and Olymple record), gold medal.

2. C. Kaufmann, Germany, 44-9 (world and. Olymple record), silver medal.

3. M. Spence, South Africa 45.5 (bronze medal).

4. M. Singh, India, 45.0.

5. M. Kinder, Germany, 45.0.

6. E. Young, USA 40.9.

WOMEN'S 800 METRES (World record: N. Otkalenko, USSR, 2 mins 05.0 recs),

(Olympic record: L. Radke, Germany, 2 mins 10.8 secs).

First round (First

each heat and two fastest other competitor enter final, on September 7).

Heat 1

J A. Gleichfeld, Germany, 2 mins 10.9 secs (Olymple record).

2. B, Jones, Australla, 2:11.0. Korea, 7. Lee Hwak Ja, 2:28.4.

Heat 2

1. U. Donath, Germany, 2:07.8 (Olympic record),

2. B. 2:09.6.

Zulkowska, Poland,

Hent 3

1. L Shevcova, USSR, 2:09.2. 2. G. Csoka, Hungary, 2:09.6.

Исле 4

1. D. Wills,

Australia,

2:05.9 (Olymple record).

2. J. Jordan, Britain, 2:07.2.

3. V Kummerfeldt, Cer

many, 2:07.2.

V. Kummerfeldt qualified for the final as fastest loser.

MEN'S 1,800 METRES.

(World

record: H. Ellott, Australla, 3 mins 30.0 secs).

(Olympic record: R. Delaney, Ireland, 3 mins 41.2 sees).

Final Elliott, 1. H.

Australia. 3:35.0 secs (world and Olympic record').

2. M. Jaży, France, 3:38.4. 3.

9 3:38.2.

4

I. Rozsavolgyi, Hungary,

4. D. Waern, Sweden, 3:40.0; 5. Z.

Rumania, Vamos,

33:40.8.

RESULTS

Yachting

8.5 METRE CLASS

3. M. Bashir, (bronze medal).

Pakistan,

Lightheavywelaht

1. 1. Ali, Turkey, (gold medal).

2. R. Takliti, Irun, (allver mednl),

First six in the overall classi-3. A. Albul, USSR, (bronze fication in 5.5 metre class after medal). Hix. racos (subject to omelal confirmation).

1. USA, 6,035.

2. Switzerland, 6,322.

3. Denmark, 4,070.

4. Argentina, 4,203.

5. Sweden, 9,994,

G. Britain, 3,381,

DRAGON CLASS

(First sic in the overal classi- Class after to official Boation in Dragon six races, (sutject confirmation).

1. Argentina, 6,715, Croce, 6,159.

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3. Italy, 5,074.

4. Canada, 6,142.

5. Britain, 4,423.

1. Denmark, 3,948.

(Other placings):

21. Japan, 1,523.

24. Philippines, 1,190. 25. Singapore, 943. 20. Indonesia, 708, FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS

The first six in the overall Flying Dutch- einssification in

mon Class after six races (sub-

jest to official confirmation):

1. Norway, 0,774,

2. Denmark, 5,850.

3. Holland, 4,947.

4. Britain, 4,702.

5. Rhodesia, 4.077.

0. USSR, 4,477.

Other placings include;

28. Indonesia, 105.

30. Burma, 025,

FINN CLASS

Overall classideation in the Finn Class in six races (sub- ject to official confirmation):

1. Denmark (P. Elvstrom),, 8,171 (assured of gold medal)."

2. USSR, 6,193.

3. Australla, 5,214.

4. Belgium, 6,156.

6. Brazil, 4,982.

6. Bahamas 4,744.

Wrestling

1. A. medal).

FREESTYLE

Final placings Flyweight

Bilkek, Turkey, (gold

2. M. Matsubara, Japan, (silver medal).

Heavyweight

1. W. Dietrich, Germany, (gold medal),

medal).

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COUNTY CRICKET ENDS

Yorkshire draw with

Worcester in last match of the season

London, Sept. 6.

2. Kaplan, Turkey, (liver The last of the English County Cricket Champion- ship matches for 1960 came to a soggy end to- day.

3. 3. Dzarasov, USSR, (bronze model).

GYMNASTICS

WOMEN'S COMBINED****

EXERCISES

(Four compulsory and four free exercises) Individual classification after today's four compulsory exer- elser:

1. P. Astakhova, USSR, 38.432 points.

2. L. Latynina, USSR, 38,285. 3. S. Muratova, USSR, 38,185,

4. T. Ljukhina, USSR. 37.031,

6. S. Iovan, Rumania, 37.732. 6. M. Nikolove. USSR,

37.886.

TEAM CLASSIFICATION

1. USSR, 190,093,

Czech, 180,395,

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3.

Japan, 185.295. -

4.

Rumania, 185.099.

5., Poland, 183.958.

B. Germany. 183.561.

The Free Exercises will

be

decided on September 8).

There was no decision at Wor-, stumpings in a row by veteran Test wicketkeeper cester, where chempions York- Australian shire and Worcestershire aban- Ben Barnett-all off the slow doned their game, and the same left-arm sphi bowling of his happened at Margam when rain compatriot Jack Manning. The fixture det gavo Monning a six for 112 Glamorgan's ruled against Sussex.

analysis, and helped diemiss England for 249 after they had curtailing trailed by 29 runs in the afst

With rain also play in two other mutches-intings. England against the Cominon- wealth at Hastings, and Ice-

land against the MCC in Dub- only the Players managed

Results

Results of today's cricket

to get a result against the matches were:

Gentlemon at Scarborough.

At Maryam: Match abary-

Here the Gentlemen, left with doned.

Sussex 161 and 63 for Glamorgan 134

45 runs to win in just over 25 no wicket. minates with four wickets standi Sussex two paints.

ing, collapsed and were beaten

by 24 runs. The players' · tog

At Worcester: Match abers.

scoper was Ken Barrington, of loned. Yorkshire 125. Wor..

Surrey, who hit 111 in 2 hours cestershire 81 for four.

with three sixes and 12 fours.

The highlight of the morning's pany at Hastings was the Ave

Turkey's great night at Wrestling

Rome, Sept. 6,

Turkey had a great night as the Olympic Freestyle Wrestling ended tonight, collecting four gold

and two silver medals.

Two Melbourne

At Dublin: Match abandoned Ireland 105 and 71 for sever MCC 183

aban- At Hastings Match doned. England XI 203 and 249

Manning (D. Barrick 69, J

s for 112). Commonwealth XI 234.

At Boarborough; Players beat Gentlemen by 24 runs, Flayers 350 for nine declared and 221 (K. Barrington 111). Gentle- men 204 and 243 (E, Dexter 50).-Reuter.

FINAL COUNTY CRICKET TABLE

Final positions in the English County Cricket championships after today's lost matches were: PWLDND Pås Av Yorkshire ...

32 17 0 0 3 240 7,00 13 B 10. 214 0.50 124.120 180 8.84

This gave them a total of

Wilfried Dietrich of Germany seven gold and two, allver in who collected a silver in the both the Freestyle and Greco- | Greco-Roman style won the Roman Wrestling which was heavyweight division, completed last week,

champions, The United States followed light - heavyweight Gholam Lancashira.. closely on Turkey's heels, col- | Takhti of Iron and heavyweight | hiddlesex leeting three golds. Germany Hamit Kaplan af Turkey had to Sussex won the eighth.

be content with silver medals Derbyshire.. It was a personal triumph for tonight-Reuter, Turkish featherweight Mustafa Dagistagii who eqllected his second gold medal. He won the

3. Safepour, Iran, (bronze bantamweight division of Mo

medal).

Bantamweight

1. T. McCann, USA, (gold medal),

6, D. Burleson, USA, 3.40,0.

HOP, STEP AND JUMP

~2. N. Zalev, Bulgaria, (allver World record: 0. Fedoseey,medal). USSR, 16.70 metres (54 9

· Ins);"

Olympic record A. Ferreira

2 De Sliva. Brazil, 10.38 metres 2 (53 ft 72 Ins),

Final

i. J. Schmidt, Poland, 10.81 metres (55 ft 1 ins). (Olym- ple record and beats official world record), gold medal,

3. V. Goryalev, USSR, 1.63 metres (54 it 6 ins), diver medal.

3. T. Trojanowski, Poland, (bronze medal)..

Featherweight Dacistanli,

1. M. (gold model).

Turkey,

2. S. Ivanov, Bulgaria, (all- ver medal).

Russia leads

in Women's Gymnastics

An Italian again wins Epee title

Rome, Sept. 6,

In the Olymple fencing to. day, Italy's Giuseppe Delani in

herited the Olympic individual

ZAREX

Burray Cloucester

white Northampton-

Kent

32 12 12 2 180 0.47

23 10 7 10 1152 6.12 2893 14

Glamorgan Hampshire Worcester-

shire Somerset.. Warwickshire 32 Nottingham-

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8 0 19 3 13 434

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Leicestershire 38 2 13 12 2 40 1.04

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Epee title which his country-point for tle on first innings in match man Peves did not defend this lost-cuter. time.

Thus, the tradition by which Rome, Sept, this title has always since 1932 Russa which dominated the been won by an Italian was 3. V. Rubashvill, USSR, 1950 women's gymnastics events preserved, though Baltar's Allon (bronze medal).

Lightweight

1. S. Wilson, USA, medal) 3. V. Kreer, USSR, 16,43 2 V. Sinyavskiy, USSR, metres (53 ft 10 ins), bronze (silver medal). medial.

3. E. Dimov, Bulgaria,

4. I. Davis, USA, 16.41 (bronze medal). metres (33 ft 10 ins).

Welterweight

had a dear lead after today's Joy, runner-up in the world women'a compulsory section championships inst your fand (gold held in the ancient ruins of silver medallist today), an

the Termi Di Caracalla.

reigning world champion Bruno Out of a possible 200 points Khabarov of the USSR cave him for four exercises-floor, voulle a hard fight. Ing, parallel kors of unequal height and balancing beams -- Busala totalled 190.893 points, ' Nearest rival was Czecho slovalda with 186.395 points. Japan was third with 185.205- Reuter.

1. D. Blugaugh, USA, (gold

1. V. Einarsson, Iceland, 10.87 metres (53 ft 8 ins), medal).

0. R. Malcherczyk, Poland, 21 Ogon, Turkey, (silver 10.01 metres (52 1 0% ins).

Percy

medal).

Elliott's coach

“arrested”

for signalling

Rome, Sept. 8. Cerutty, 35-year-old trainer of Herb Elliott, the Olympic 1,000 metres gold inedal winner, was "arrested" today when signalling to Billot that he was in sight or a world record.

WAVED A TOWEL

A Eillott came up the straight towards the last turn, Cerulty, who WOO sitting in the athletes' enclosure, jumped: ú four-foot moal separating the enclosure from the track and waved a while towel around his hand.

A policeman gave chase and wrestled with him by the side of the track. The two struggled unidi Elliott

had faphed past. Then Cer- i rutty calmly gave in. "He put the lower back in his bog and allowed the policeman to lead him off.

When Elliott came off the track he shook hands witly with Cerutty and said: "Thands Perry. I saw you 'all right. I could handly miss you." Then Elliott explained to e

milling crowd of persiner photographers, autogr

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hunters and officials that his trainer was to wove the Lowel around his head if he was well clear and had chance of the record.

'GOOD.OH

" was to wave it up and down it Elliott was in dan- gor and if the time was slow." In the middle of Elliott's prese conference, the Russian hero of the Muibourne Games, Vladimir Kuts, pusbod Els way through, grabbed Elliott by the hand, amllect and said;

Food-ph"Beuter.

France's Armand Mouyal and Yves Dreyfus had to be con- tent with sixth and seventh places. AFP.

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DENMARK IN

OLYMPIC

SOCCER FINAL

Rome, Sept. 8. Denmark reached the final of the Olympic soccer tournament tonight with a sensational 2-0 upset victory over Hungary.

Denmark, 11 team of pure amateurs, will play Yugoslavia in the final on Saturday.

Italy and Hungary play off for a third and fourth place on Friday ...AP.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

1at Race Meeting 1960/61

The 1st Race Meeting scheduled to be held on Wed: nesday, 5th October, will now be held on Saturday, 16th and Monday. 17th October, 1960. By Order of the Stewards,

A. E. ARNOLD,

Becretary. Hong Kong. 6th Sept., 1100.

GAS IS TOPS

SAYS MR. THERM