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'I'm feeling absolutely fine now' PETER MAY FIT

PETER MAY

Irina Press again breaks world pentathlon record

Moscow, Oct. 18. Irina Prosa, of the Soviet Union, today bettered her, own

with world pentathlon record

an aggregate of 4.872 points dur Ing the Soviel National Athle- tes Championship at Klev.

Iri, Leningrad

standre

who won the women's 80 metros hurdles gold medal in the Rome Olympics, hus now broken the world pentathlon-record times Dils year.

three

Her individual figures, fun- nounced today by Tass, were:

200 metres: 24.7 seconds.

metres hurdles:

80 seconds,

10.8

A

Illness fears all cleared away

London.

Peter May, England's cricket captain until stricken by illness, hos banished all fears that his first-class career might be finished.

He gave me this splendid news:

That he is perfectly At after his serious. operation earlier in

the year which kept him out of cricket. throughout the sen-

BON.

That he will be hack playing and leading Surrey next season and, almost certainly, As well in England the touch-and-go but- tle for the Ashes.

"If the selectors invlle me to

I captain again I will accept of course, but I would be equal ly happy to piny under Colin'

Cowdrey or uny other captain the selectors should choose," he told me,

Reducing

I feel the selectors will not hesitate to recall the 30-year- old May

za skipper, provid. Ing, of course, his early kes- Non form Justifies It.

From his deak of an Insur- anee broker's office in the City, where he resumed work п munth aga, Peter outlined his plans.

"A the

moment I'm being lozy, lut after Christmas I shali go to an indoor cricke. school at least once a week.

"When The Surrey duyers i report for practice al the Oval) nexi Aprit I'll be there,

Richie Benaud

.By-

Alex Bannister

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1960.

my

"Meanwhile I'll reduce weight by running and exercis- am also going ing at home.

In my spare time.

"Belleve me, I'm now feeling absolutely fine."

No decline

TO

'I'll play under any captain chosen' FIGHT FOR

ASHES

ALCOVE WINS THE COU GHERS" CESAREWITCH

Release of

cricket secret plan

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I asked Peter if he felt his kenson's absence-his last summer was confined two one-day games make any difference.

would

don't

"No," he replied,

Why should it? The think so. only point is that for business reasons I may not be able to play for a full season.

"For ten years i have played six days a week, year in, year aut. While I hope to play a full season, there may be days when I shall have to pull out, But I will always be available to play for England."

Would it make any differ- ence if you were asked to play under Cowdrey?

"Not the slightest. I'd be happy to play under Colin, who, thought did very well against or under any South Afries, other captain. The Important thing is to get a team good enough to win back the Ashes."

Refreshed

on throwers

"The

called for

Melbourne, Oct. 18.

sooner the Maryle. lone Cricket Club and the Australlan Board of Cric- ket Control announced their 'secret' plan to deal with throwers the better it would be," the Mel-

Herald bourne

cricket writer said today.

"The chorus of conjecture with from England-along criticism which

ranges from reasoned comment to unreason- ed nonsense is nut doing the gone any good at all," their writer said. "What the plan con. tained was one of cricket's best

Finally, are you looking forward to playing again? "I certainly am. Having a season's rest gave me the tone 1 needed. I am even fooking kept secrels."

He said Austrailan Board of forward to the indoor neigi"

knew detalls This is great news for English Control members

lind told no sucessful captains and batsmen one. will return like a giant freshed.

recovering sooner cricket. One of England's most of the plan, but

than expected

TV-

"It is hard to believe Austro- lig would suggest or be a party to any true about throwing," he cdmed,

Lord Derby's Alcove battled off an intensely thrilling last-furlong challenge by Sea Wolf to win the coughers' Cesare witch by a neck at Newmarket last Wed- nesday. Photo shows the finish of the race with Alcove (with white capped joc- key) holding off Seu Wolf. Then come Hoy, Radiation and Brasidlas 11, the French representative.

The Russians are after

John Cobb's world

land speed

speed record

Moscow, Oct. 18.

The Soviet Union has its eyes on John Cobbs's still-unequalled world land speed record of 394.6 miles per hour, set up at Bonville Flats, Utah, in 1947.

car

A claim for ratification of the new records has been submitted to the International Automobile Federnlion.

of

An eventual cracking

record-if Campbell Cobb's

not or Mickey Thompson do achieve first--would be a great prestige achievement for Soviet motoring, Cobb's

So far, Soviet manufacturers have not developed a capable of approaching this speed, nor have they found a site suitable for such high speed smult record attempls. But a group of car enthusipets is look- ing to the day when a Soviet Donald Campbell or Mickey

will attack Thompson recort

The motorcar Industry here, though developing, is still in high-speed its infancy. Bo record-break-years

are motor-racing ing and really just beginning.

Do

Moscow track have been presented to the City Counell but

décision has Been made. A track in Moscow would give the sport a great boort

Construction of a figure-of- how. track, eight car-testing ever, has begun north of the capital. It will be almost nine miles long, with two two-and-a- half mild straights" for testing maximum speeds, air resistance, rolling qualities, petrol con sumpton and other properties. It is not yet known whether it

will be suitable for racing.

Casey Stengel: Yankees have sacked me

New York, Oct. 18. Chier Slengel said today,; ho had been sacked by the New York Yankees,

"I was told that my setyizės were no longer required.”; tho 10-year-old manager toid a press conference. Ho sul was told it was becauso of his ago.

Den Topping, co-owner of “ the club, said that Abergel · Wes released because of the proốt. sharing and rotirement pro graming. He said the manager would have $160,000 vir Oct: 51, 1900.

Topping said that Stengel woon great masaktor, and that the basebalt rules should be changed so that Stengel would be put in the Hall of Fame at

The search for suitable racing circuits and the right type of track began three ago. A site was finally chosen in the heart of the Kara Kum desert, about 200 miles east of the Caspian Sea, L World records Central Asia. In one Sevier Baltic state, The track, some 12 miles long.

Os No Headquarters was concrete hard ала production has begun of a small

Estonia-3 racing car, smooth as glass. But it proved 500 oc

Moskovski Komsomolets com- unilkely that the Board of Con- Prototypes of this streamlined unsuitable for speeds of over

organisa- Estonian 150 miles an hour and has been plained that sports designed by may not keep him out of baisman of May's quality never trol would suggest to the Menthusiasts, were first to Anish) abandoned for high speed re-tions have so for shown the13~ |

Sydney, Oct. 18.

so long as was

The broken right Index fin- ger of Australian Test captain Richie Benaud

cricket expected.

He broke the finger 26 days ago in the second match of the metres 150 Commonwealth XI

South Africa.

Long jump: 5.58 metres (18/

feet 3 inches).

High jump: 1.63 metres (5 feet, 4 inches).

Shot Put: 15.34

feel. 34 inches).-Beuter.

NOTICE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

PARKING

11

Lour

he was expected then would be out of crickel for about three months.

His presence at No. 3 or 4 must make a big difference to the buiting strength. His class and experience was noticeably lucking this year.

with him that he ). I agree should recapture his form. A

really loses it; indeed, he is approaching the prime for an English batemän.

Remember that

100 Hobbs scored after he was 40)

Sir

'MOST UNLIKELY'

He suggested it was

"most

that English umpires not "eal!" any bowler for throwing during The 1861 jour. John "This would be playing right centuries into the hands of the section of

the English

press which consistently blasted an Mecki."

Colin cheers

Colln Cowdrey welcomed the But today, following another news. This is what he said. X-ray, it was reported the split "Last season I regarded my- bone was mending qulekly, but self as England's caretaker cap- that the knuckle was sillain. English cricket needs and chipped.

wunts Peter back, and I shall be the

On Thursday, he plans to see

a leading Sydney orthopaedie Wong Nei Cheng Road surgeon,

Today, Benaud said he hoped Parking is

restricted to parking places designated days. by white lines commencing from approximately the Social Welfare Centre and extending to approximately the end of the Race Course Stables,

Sports Road Thore is по objection to parking in Sports Road between the hours of 6 am. and 9 am.

Defence Force Headquarters By courtesy of the Deputy Commandant parking will be permitted on the Parade Ground between the hours

a.m.

6.00 a.m. and 8.30 These parking facilities available only for Members' cars registered through the Secretary of

are

Arst to welcome back

our skipper for the first Test against the Aussies at Trent Bridge next June.

"Myself and, I feel sare. the to practise bowling in about 10:

rest of the England team always skipper, regard Peler as our He is anxious to play for an

be delighted Australian XI against the West and we shall all Indies at Porth, Western Aus- when he resumes." trails, in a match beginning on November 4.

But many officials believe he would be unwise to risk finger so soon, particularly the Index finger takes ("load" when he bowls-Chinà

Mail Special.

Sports Diary

TODAY Winning

the

ал

the

MARY

Colony__synual jehampionships at Victoria Parke podl, 8.45 pm.

Dowla Annas] "Terases Cap": BKVDC

» EVDC RẺ KHOE, I p

Hockey 1st Division: Nav" Bharat "A"

Soccer

KCC BA (SKP) 6.30 pm.

1st Division: Kwong Wali v Kit The Hong Kong Jockey chee (85) 8.10 pm. Club

Racing

Public

Stand Enclosure

Entries close for Record meeting at noon.

Rugby lat PNY Prislliers v 32nd Med

Parking facilities are avall nest, JA, at Army around, Bo able for Members in the daryti, 3.35 pm. Pubile Stand Enclosures Royal Warwick Regt, between the hours and

9.00 4.1.

6.00 a.m. 12,00 Noon - 2.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m. ---9.30 pim. and in the small triangular section marked by white nos at the entrance of the Public Stand,

The above arrangements do not apply to race days, when the present arrangemants will be euntinued under Police control.

'A.E. ARNOLD,

Beoratory,

17th October, 1960.

Tak, 0,36 pr

•

car,

The

to

Racing circuit

Cars are

fact in a recent Russian Champion- cord purposes. However, it has selves "indifferent" to the ship held over a five-mile cir- given racing experts useful that Soviet motoring has

aheadquarters of its owIL cars perience and the search for near Tallin. culi

"Record-breaking and racing averaged 80 miles an hour over better track continues.

circuit, which is said haa this

it very expensive," have 24 tricky turns.

said, "and there is no place for those interested to practise. All this, of course, will not lead to mass participation in the IT, but these obstacles can be moved;"

"If Australlu retnins the Ashes.and good judge, as good na Alec Bedser, for one, expects that a truce on throw- ing would allow England to say: "Well you only won be- cause we let you throw."

Ag fur record-setting la concerned, the Soviet Union har already entered the world lists, Lorent, of Drivers Eduard Kharkov, and Alexel Ambrosen- have held kov, of Moscow, world records for small-engined (250 cc and 360 cc) cars,

Lorent this summer get

The writer claimed that Sir

up Donald Bradman, architect of new best times for both engine the secret plan, was well aware capacities in car of his own de olis during discussions with sign, on the Baskunchak Salt

Lake Fials, near the English cricket leaders,

Caspian Whatever the plan is, let's sen, where he averaged 141 have it made public now," the miles an hour over the measured

writer Hervid

said-China kilometre (five-eighths

mile),

Mull Special,

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BIGNAL RETIRING

BIGNAL

I want my private life

to be my own

London, Det. 19,

Mary Bignal, Britain's pretty Olymple #ker whose romances keep reaching the headlines. dianayed track

again'

newsmen

20-year-old blonde wld. Bri- Kamerbock, 28, lold Ush newsmCK:

wtiy ch her

at Aren in the Netherlands:

personal home from a track meet in "Naturally,

motives were the major reason for the Berlin:

But the enormous breakup. unwanted pubilelty seriously hampered our friendship. - "Mary was very sensitive about It. Wherever we went, we were besieged by photographeri and reporters, It was hully unbearable.” ÁP

and #eld official today by announcing "All the pubilelty that fallows me wherever I is wrecking she's retiring,

my happiness, "Reccably it has ruined mother of my friendships. I'm retiring bechuse want my private life to be my own again."

Her Dutch boy friend, Decathlon Blue Ect Kamer- beek, declated His romance with Mory was over, and the

THE GAMBOLS

EARLS COURT {MOTOR:SHOW

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PSSSST

by Barry Appleby

I TOLD YOU NOT TO

WEAR STILETTO HEELE IN THIS CROWD

Hopes for a racing eroult

centred for a time on Baskun- chak, where Lorent made is recent record runs, though drawbacks there are serious

there. It is probably more suited to attempts than to such record motor-racing, but it is. Being considered as a possible site for an international racing circuit.

ly

Another

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problem hindering development of racing motoring is the absence of any proper link between car manufacturing plants and the sport, Racing car prototypes do not benefit from

There was 110 immediate naming of his suscessor.

During his 12 years with the club, Stengel won 19 American Lengue pennants Arki seven World Series.

The gravel-voiced · manager, who replaced Bucky Harris at the Yanke helm 19 indu pendently wealthy and is re-

millionaire. garded as a

He owns oll wells and also is A banker in his home town of Glendale, California.-AP.

Chess Olympic results

Leipzig. Oct. 18.

Most of the favoured teams in the preliminary sections DI the Chess Olympics here today increased their lead AN the second round

gunes was played. But some of the new- being impressed by big barnes.

TO

comers showed no s

of

Indonesia's Wotúls obtained a draw against Grandmaster Matanovic of Yugoslavia. Dr Max Euwe, the former Dutch world champion miffched his cond consecutive defeat, this time at the hand of Argentina's Grandmaster Miguel Najdort.

RESULTS Results of the second round elude:

Section One Israel vs France 1-, two adjourned

Yugoslavia vs Indonesia, 3-1,

Section Twe Monaco ve Philippine, 2-7. India vs USSR, 6-3, ona zd- journed.

Tunisia

Section Thrée

two adjourned.

vs Greede 1-,

Station Four Lebanon ve Ireland, -3%. Results ot adjourned Arst roundl games resumed. today were:

Section One Indonesia va larael, 2-1. Section Twe Philippines vs Portugal, 1-8. AP.

UK soccer results

London, Oct. 18. Results of tonight's football matches wero;

FOOTBALL LEAGUE OUP Second round

Baskunchak is a comparative. smail, fried-out salt lake lying amid salt mines on the Lower Volga Steppes. There is almost no ruin in this area, but ably improving the quality of Swanston

it mufers from extremesof heat and cold and is raked by strong

winds.

Buskunchak is also remote from Moscow and construction of any track and racing facili- ties there would be a costly venture.

But before motor-racing can become a popular sport in the Soviet Union, according to the Moscow young Communist League newspaper, Moskovski Komosomolets, what it describes as some "very serious obstacles" must be overcome,

Main difficulty

the experience of the motoring industry, which is now notice Donomater

Mail cars. — Chine

Soviet

Special.

Manchester C.

3 Bhoke City

毒

Blackburts

Wrexhami

3 Blockport

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Names of 20 players to be

sent to police in British soccer scandal probe

London, Oct. 18.

The mains difficulty, it sug-Soccer officials today drew up a list of 20 players

凸

to be sent to the police in a report on bribing

and fixing of matches.

gested, les in whipping up public interest in a new aport. in the Soviet Union there are will fow private car owners, among whom the keenest racing The next move in the scandel enthusiasts are usually found, that has rooked British Booker

who and the enthusiasts

do will be put to the government's exist have so for no contre or Director of Public Prococtions. club, like other approved sports Leaders of

the Football receive from the state, as

Association and the Puglish Football League mei youtor- day to discuss reported con

that resioris by sortle' stars they look briber up to £500 pounds to lose League 'ghines They decided to turn the evidence over to authorities. It is the first time the FA.has done fuch a thing in Re 97-year history.

centre for their activities.

There is no race ofreall in Moscow, nor facilities to sim fruct those Interested In" okt

· racing. Proposals for building

HOT WATER

in.

1

instant

WITH GAS

Prompt action Observers saw the soccer offi- clala' prompt 'action, sa 'n bid, to restore publle 'confiderici þéfóra permanent harm is done to Bri- taires national gashe,

The soccer leaders have not made public the names of the players on the dossier, But solne

bribes in one case 2500 to see that Manchester City was defeated.—AP.

CHESS

by LEONARD - BARDEN

stars already have stated in this |-- Barn, la;one ar: Bumi Lošića press that they were involved | problem plasten, (1987),

in "berking" matchow

Bog Paul, former ventSİN

City, Martedi tan bondini with

mgyka.

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