1961-06-27 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1961.

EMPIRE GAMES NEWSLETTER Ambassadors of

Perth

creating a 'really magnificent setting'

Porth.

K. S.

Perth is croating "a really magnificent søtting" for, the 1962 Commonwealth Games. This was stated by British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation Secretary (Sandy) Duncan after travelling from London to pay a seven-day visit to Perth during May.

"Perth is a lovely city. Your sports venues are fine in them- selves and they and the Village are wonderfully sited close together to create a really magnificent setting for the Games," he said.

enable compellon several months hefore the opening of the Games in November next year.

Site clearing and earth works for the £250,000 aquatle centre at Beatty Park, North Perth, has begun and tenders worth more than £30,000 have been let for the pumping and filtration sys- tem. the drst stage of construc- tion.

Concrete seating in being set into carth

the mounds of £400,000 Main Studium and foundations of cinders have been fald on boil main track and warm-up track.

Seven Navies

Warships from seven Navles may visit Perth for the period of the Commonwealth Games next year. Ships of the Royal Aus- Iralian Navy are almost certain to visit und invitations to send units will be issuert to Canada. New Ceylon. England. Indla. Zealauri and Pakistan,

During A recent Perth, Pan-American district trafic-solts Terence 11111 maf planned to fly tourists liner to Syluey and Ferih by Awtraila'a internal air services,

Box office

vidit to assistant manager

it

Football contest

was Following are the standings in the Hongkong Ambassadors of Football contest after yester.

by Jet then to modern

day's voting:

SENIOR TEAM

Kung Wall-kit (Poller Ho Cheung-you (CAA) Ru Po-keung Crying Wabi 1. North longkong Club). The Commonwealth Games

Lau Kin-chung (SCAA) ...... Wong Manewal 11teppy Valley) organisers in Perth are Wong Chi-keung (SCAA) .... working to have ticketMok Chun-wah

Chan Fal-lung (Tal application forms and Cheung Blu-keng Polter box plans ready for Yu Chouk-yti Prung Webi Overseas July.

distribution In

Pone Kingpetch favoured to retain

title

Tokyo, Jund 20.

Lanky Pono Kingpelch, the

Bro! That to win world boxing championship, today was a 7-3 favourite to retain his title against Japanese challenger Misunori Seki horo tomorrow night.

The 15-round fight, the third for the 112-pound division in Japan since 1950, goes on in the Kokugikan Amphitheatre where all fans will sit legged on Japanese mats,

Tho 4.303

25-year-old champlon

1

JUNIOR TEAM

14.501 13.728

Wong re-keting (Wals Yan

Hug)

40,501

Chen Yin-un alcalat

12.043

1.03

Chun Lul-wo (Soong Ching1

ung Cisiu-tuena. Louis) ...174

as

DAN

Chan Kwai-wing (La Salle) 4941 Chinn Pal-Bng a Soller... 4.419

07

1,240

cross-

Bo Hon-sheung Wan Yon liki ins; took the world crown from Tung Cheuk-wall Clementi) 3364 Argentina's Pascual Perez by Cheung Kwok-h1g (E8rabell) 9,541 A22 The Kain-kit Salesian)

Spills and crashes chamar second stage

Hox offices in Eastern Aus- iralia will open shortly ofter. Tickets will be sold overseas and interstate agencles, reputable

banko and other business concerns, agencies in Perth will handle West Aus- tralan sales,

In a full Inspection of venues; visitors in their private homes,, Games Federation secretary he saw scaling being built in the Games Aceminulation K. S. Duncan said in Perth that the well advanced, £400,000 Bureau received offers In one dependent on sufletent Quance Malu Stadium; watched work werk of 2,500 bers In 800 being raised-and he was con- men lying widesground ser- hores.

be England

Recognised box office At the peak the Bureau 6dent it woud vices for the £865,000 Village: was reeriving hospitality offers was Hikely lo send a team of visited the site of the £250,000 at the rate of one every three about 150, und Scotland, Wales aqualle centre; sent down.

and Northern Ireland expected bowl on the greens to be used!

send about 80 competitors in November next your.

between them. A campaign to raise £100,000 to send the

Fle said the eyeling veio-

minutes.

Accommodation

drome, flest venue to be cum- The majority of homes offered

pleted, was Hest class, and one are in some of Perth's best sub- of the nest anywhere in the urbe where the hornes are mo world. It was remarkable that i dern, pleasant and handy to thei such late towing course should gain version. be to close to the centre of the eity. The average rawing course many miles has been many, away from the Games City,

Lovely stadium

Barenu oficers are now busy inspecting the homes and fixtu reasonable rates

payment for ¦ Die accommodation offered. All these private home bookings will ' hend and breakfast basis.

athletes would begin soon.

Village designs

The Perth architectural firm

of Silver, Fairbrother and: Associates has won first prize of £1,000 in the competition for the best house design for the 1962) Commonwealth Games Village.

Prince Philip Cup

The Yachting Association of Western Australia ex- pects more than 30 boats will compete in the Aus tralian championships for International Dragon class yachts on the Swan River, before

l'erth, shortly the 1962 Com- monwealth Games.

New swim stars The absence of swim star John Konrads from Aus✩ tralla's Commonwealth Games team next year should not

seriously affect the national team's prospects in Perth.

Konrads, who is attending the University [+1 Southern Call- fornia for at least three years, facilities provided. The schemel acronding to thej

A likely contender is the pre-holder of the Commonwealth is modelled on one which oper-

seat Australian champion, Ghost, 440 and 1,650 yards titles. He lovely stadium. From the plansated most effectively in Mel- uf all the venues they will be bourne for the 1956

gold medal at Olymple The wineding design is of striktorit, of Australia's rep Cardiff in 1958 in the 4 x 220 first vale", Mr Duncan said.

Games and which created a lust contemporary style and fea-

among tures a spacious outdoor living Dragon class events in the Rome yards freestyle relay. After meeting the chairmen great deal of goodwill

Olympics. It is hoped the Duke Games visitors to Melburne, area. and reverat sub-committees. Mr.

two swimmers most Dungin said he was rauch im- pressed with Chele Vigour. ehusins. and the way all

ploring

"I have seen the stadium in the course of construction and

vern plans of I. It will be a

WITC

akings.

their under-

"All chairmen are fully aware that the blue print' stage is over ond that extensive work in

Perth and no with oversens countries must be undertaken.

of the

The successful holding Commonwealth Games major undertakizu

appreciated by all.

with the rental graduated from

25/- a night

raced by H. C. Brooke, of Vic-

sentatives 13 the International

of Edinburgh, who has been in- vited to attend the Games, will

won a third

The

A sweint effort will again bej made to match the interests of Forty entries, and a total of hest and guest.

186 house designs were submit be able to present his wophy perely to taku Konrad's titles at

both of ted. Second prize of £500 was the Prince Philip Cup-to the Wood,

to the Perth Arm of winning yachtsman. Canteron, Chisholm and Nicol.

All enquiries for accommoda-awarded tion should be addressed to the Vith Commonwealth Games Aeronimodation Bureau. 772 Hay Street, Perth. Western Aus- tralia.

U.K. to send 230

and this is The United Kingdom plans to send a minimum of 230 competitors to the 1 9 6 2 Commonwealth

"I am really happy with the way things are going in Perth." he "conefuded.

No shortage

Private citizens have offer. ed to take 2,500 Common- wealth Games visitors into their homes at Games time in November next year.

Following an appeal by West Australian Premier David Brand for citizens to supplement the elly's hotel accommodation by offering to look after Games

Games in Perth,

West Australian Housing Min- ister Arthur Grimth said an as- sessing Committee would

ED through all entries to select a series of designs to be used on

the 160 sites in the Village at

Wembley Downs, seven miles

from Perth.

The site has been prepared. underground services are being installed, and construction the houses will begin as soon as designs are selected. This will

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of Tour De France

The

Roubaix, June 28. second stage of the 48th Tour De France, the profes- Bional crellug road race classle, was marred today with come ugly spills and colisions an slippery roads.

close 15-round decision in his hometown of Bangkok Oti April 10, 1960. He then knocked ex-champion in the fifth round in the return match al Los Angeles on Sept. 1960,

The Tokyo bout will be hig second lille defence.

Japan to hold out the

Asian Bicycle Race Meeting

Jupan

Tokyo, June 28. wl act as hosts for the first Asian Bicycle Race Meeting in Tokyo in September, the Japan Amateur

Bleyele Federation announcel today.

The Federation said 10 nations will participate in the rack races from Sept. 15 to 17 and the road race on Sept. 20. Countries participating are Formosa, Hongkong. South

A helicopter and ambulances | Vietrain, India, Iran, Ceylon, rushed ve ridern to nearby Burma, Cambodia, South Koren

treatment and and Japan. hospitals for X-rays after crashes during the 230.5 kms (144 miles)

It mid three mure nations-- and second the Philippines, Pakistun stage between Pentolse, north Indonesia are also expected to of Paris, and here.

but added participate

that bcen formal entries have not received yet.--AP.

2011.

Yesterday there were ekend- less skies arvi a burning Today' grey clouds lowered over the rouds nad showera Soaked the riders. The weather was

ill against the steel-muscled pedallers struggling for cycling's brightest crown.

for "too-long" delays cut the

International airlift February but the result was so French team Andre

close that both were crediled wie the same time,

Benaud back

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Landon, June 26. The Australian team to play Somerse!

Taunton

at

on

touring

The Thal's record, dating back to 1933, shows 20 victories He seared and four losses. eight knockouta and has been

knocked out once by his coun- tryman Kunol Vithlechal.

Japanese boxing experts and are almost un- ports writers animously agreed that Pone will retain the crown, especially if the bout in the 10,000-cat Sumo arena gous the full 15

rounde.----AP.

Gold Cup Dragon class yacht race

Rothesay, June 20. The first of five races in the Gold Cup for international Dragon class yachts was wan to- day by the Norwegian craft Spagetti, owned by C. O. Svoe of Oslo.

It: lime for the 10.8 mlle course was 2:5.21 and its score was 1,872 points.

The race was held in fresh to

moderate North West winds.

Other results were:

2. Adios (G. Booth, Australia) 2:7:35, 1,571 points.

3. Sabic (Mies and Miss E. N. Stewart, Scotland), 2:7:59, 1,305. 4. Esquire (Fleming and Tage 2:0:11,

The accidents and eliminations

Wednesday, will be led by are Bob Windle and Alan

the feld today from 132 starters to Ritchie Benaud, New South 118. Still in the lead in the lewn captain, who did not play Wales Wood finished second to

is overall standings France in the second Test because of in Kenrads

tho Australian fastest pursuit cyclist, Jacques shoulder trouble.

The teain in Anquetil. Another of the crack

is: C. C. 4C0

Mac- metres championship

Donald, W. Lawry, P. J. Burge, Darrigade

B. C. Booth. R. Benaud (Cap wen today's second stage. This

tain). M. Mackay, B. N. Jar- 32-year-old Darrigade was the Brst

man, I. W. Quick, F. M. Mis-Schack, Copenhagen), man to don the yellow Pan-American World

son, L. F. Kline, R. A. Gaunt, 1,270. one of the world's улум,

sweater yesterday when he won Windle lost the Australian

R. B. Simpson the first half of the first stage.

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Tomorrow the tour's third be won flights to

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take the 11 teams 111 Enster time than from Roubaix to Charteral, 18" 5 bring passengers to attend tres

Wood's Australlan effort, Auskins (124 the Commonwealth Gamestralla won 11 of the 15 swim-

miles). The rowe Includes the formidable Mur in Perth next year.

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