1936-08-10 — Page 8

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

AUGUST

10,

1936.

G. L. RAMPLING RUNS THE RACE OF HIS LIFE

And Great Britain Wins 1,600 Metres Relay

400 METRES IN

46.7 SECS.

HARPER'S BIG EFFORT

IN MARATHON

THRILLING INCIDENTS AT

WORLD OLYMPICS

A sensational victory in the 1,600 metres relay raco, and second place honours in the women's high jump and the marathon race put Great Britain "on the map" at the Berlin Olympics yester- day. Her most disappointing performances were, in the men's swimming events, Frank Dove, the new British 100 yards free- style champion failing to qualify in the 100 metres heats. How- ever M. Y. Ffrench-Williams of the Penguin S.C. succeeded in

winning first place in his heat, though in the rather unimpressive time of 60.7 seconds.

reands to

Britain's victory in the 1,600) - vełny, winning in 1930 metres was one of the finest pin the Olympic record.

rent Beithin Gnistrd second in achievement of the Olympics to: 47,4 recund- A Canadi third in

date.

According to an

Reuter megy,

G. 1. Rampling, litaku's second-

leg unng, Fair 1:n race of his life.

$17.8 reconds,

HIGH JUMP THRILLS

The final of the women's high jump hat the make up eight yards; produced some brilian perfocuúme from forth place, yet he funded | meessitating a jump-atI.

over the hiton seven wards sheat

A restul Cak of Hungary won ent femm Udai 1 Great!

There ther

of the rest of the field. after the Bri£lle runners were Britain, with never headed and they won in the third, splendid time of 3 mins, 3 open.

Rampling's 400 metres rim was accomplished in the record fe at

Колп

ان

Germany

All

1.0 tied t three Jumpers metres, it in the jumput Miss Usak leaped 162 metres, while Mies Deam repeated her 100, Fraulein Kin masious 1.60 metres,"

·46.1 ble Hat Fred Wolff, the or cirrmony failed to touch her

It is

four Houghtong boy, took part in He was the 1,094 metres relay race, in huded in the eight runner from

four whom Britain's terum of chopen.

Was

Britain's team was selected from

A. G. K. Brown, F. H. Handley, B. F. McCabe, A. Pennington, J. V. Powell,

G. L. RAMPLING

Who ran the race of his life in the 1,500 metres rolay race at Berlin.

Wolt.

4

G. L. Rampling, W. Roberts and F. F. United States scored another signal in the women's 400 metres

I

of

of Haliamshire, B. and

E. Harper and for Britain in!

A.C., the marathon ruce, which was won by Son, the Japanese in the time of 2 brs, 29 mins. 19 2/19 sees, Harper's time was 2: 31:23 2/10, while Nan Japan, who filled third place enverell the distance in 2:31:42.

Britnin was represented in this Robertson race by Harper, D. M. (Maryhill Harriers) and A. Norris (Poly, H.), the Intter being the brother of Mr. E. C. Norris of the local office, 'General Electric Co.

Cables do not indicate in What position Norris fuished, but Wang of China was plnerd 37th.

I

CHINA LOSES AT BASKETBALL

Beaten By Peru In Consolation Tie

Berlin, Aug. 9.

China, after defeating France in the

first round of the Basketball consola-

E. Harpor (Na. 20) wht ran second in the World Olymple marathon race. With him 1. D. M. Robertion, another British competitor.

Five More

20

More Test Players For Australia

Holmes, Farnes, Barnett

Sims And Voce

London, Aug. 9.

DARI MANDESETIAANTEMENTE STEDEN RENTAL SERBIENTE GOLF

THRILLING MARATHON

STRUGGLE

BRITISH ATHLETE'S VAIN EFFORT

London, Aur. 9.

E. Harper, the British marathon runner, had a great struggle with Kitol Son, the Olymple

Japanese In the

WOLL

marathon race слуя Bruter. The Japanese eventually In 2:29:19 2/10. Zabala, 1932 winner of the event dropped mul of the

at the 33rd race

kilometre.

12201320142031433411K SENTROIDONO 162 SAYLANMANENTE FORESEE

Wimbledon Referee Resigns

Mr. F. 1. Burrow has resigned hist position as referer of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, which he Dans hold for 18 years.

MAY NOT

BE PRETTY, BUT.........

SERVES PURPOSE

J. Ferrier's style may not be as pretty as many other players, but it (bas stooid hien in good Mead.

Though advised to change, it is gratifying to 4d) his well-wishers that jhe does rind propers to do so at pre- i sent.

The following remarks in con- by tion with style-changing are con- Idensed from Martin's book, and need

no coinment.

A felrod of all the great American) Reifers, he should know what he is talking about,

Horton Smith, in his first year of foun numel golf, won six out of nine, Predictions in which he played. were freely made that he would out- Hi natin has been accepted shine i T. Jones. Though he out- by the joins committee of the Lawn drove, out-mashit, and out-putted Tennis Acintion and the All the others, he failed to win the Bri Earlin Lawn Tennis Club with tish Open that year, and then sank regret til acknowledgment of Bis

to medierity. valuable services,

Mr. Burrow was born in Malvern' on January 30, 1966, and it is because he froh the burden of his years that hesretiring from Wimbledon, Ho wishes it to be known that he is not retiring from the other tournaments at which he referees, but he will carry on with them as long as his services are "equired.

"What happened to Horton Smith happens to a lot of others. They de velop a fest-class game and then, no content to let it alone, they set about trying to make it better before It has really become seasoned,

"A

tu

QUIMET THE SAME

happened slimilar cave He had the task of facing the fur: Francis Culmet. lie and defeated

Mile. Suzanne denglen in 1926 Vardon and Ray when the Frenchwoman refused to geOpen, and, had

25

In the American!

Won

the

amateur on the Court although Queen Mary championship with a sensutional vie

One day. was waiting to see her play. Mlle. tory over Jerome Teavers. Laglen was late for her first game just after this. be confided to Martin nu afterwards became hysterical.

that he contemplated revamping his game.

W. Voce, famous Notts Should Fast Bowler

and England Test bowler, has been invited to join the M.C.C. to tour Aus- tralia during the coming winter.

He, and four other players have been asked to john the eleven players already invited, the latest selvelions being:

E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey)

K. Farnes (Essex)

C. J. Barnett (Gloucester.

shire)

J. M. Sims (Middlesex)

·W. Voce (Natts)

An additional wicket-keeper will

tion event at the World Olympics, to be announced later-Renter

Captain Test Team?

CRITICS

RAISE

QUERY

[By A. G. Moyes)

Various critics, and among them Neville

VOCE TO PLAY AGAINST ALL-INDIA

are views Cardus, whose

fuy lost to Peru by 20 goals to 21. At As the total number of invitations always worth more then a passing IN THIRD

half-time Peru were leading 16-10.

The exchanges were ding-dong in are now 16, and there

is still a

"There are certain wrinkles to be ironed out,' he said, 'and when you see me next spring I will be an en- tirely different gofter, inasmuch as I will have a sounder and more useful Bolf swing!

"The years went by, and, while Ouimet had done a lot of touring down and patching up in reconstruct- ing his new game, it somehow was not perfect, and he could not-win. Interest was lost in him. When he stopped worrying about his golf after he had begun to despair of ever win- ning, he won the American amateur championship.again.

Walter Hagen plays golf in almost xhelly the way he began--He-los- always been unorthodox, but he has built up and stabilised from the In- foundation that he started with, stead of tearing down and recon- went by, Hagen ironed out the that his disconcerting

game became surer and his swing much smoother. If Hagen had, B year or so after he won his first open, started revamping his game, and changing his style, it is difficult to believe that he would have accom- plished what he has in golf."

TESTstructing. If the yours

wrinkles, with Is there

the first half, both teams displaying reserve wicket-keeper to be chosen, thought, are taking the view that rent speed, Feng played a beautiful it can be presumed that, providing all Allen should not lead England be- game for Chinn scoring three baskets the players accept, England's team is cause he is a fast bowler. during the last ten minutes.-Reater, now complete. The sixteen players anything in this view?

whit have so far received invitations are:-

Australia has never vit een led by a man of pace and seldom, in- dred by a bowler,

Olympic And World Records Go By The Board At Berlin

Below will be found the most outstanding performances at thei World Olympics during last week, j which either bettered or equalled | existing records.

NEW OLYMPIC RECORDS HIGH JUMP

Johnson (U.S.A.) 2.03 metres į

10,000 METRES

Salminen (Finland) 30 mins, 15 4/10 secs, WOMEN'S JAVELIN THROW

Tilly Fleischer (Germany)

45.18 metres

WOMEN'S DISCUS

G. Mauermarer (Germany) 150 ft. 3.7/32 ins.

200 METRES (QUARTER-FINAL)

Jesse Owens (U.S.A.) 21.1 seconds

POLE JUMP

Earle Meadows (U.S.A.) 14

ft. 15 6/10 ins...

50,000 METRES WALK

H. Whitlock (Britain) 4 hrs. '31'minis. 41 secs.

WOMEN'S 80 METRES HURDLES

(SEMI-FINAL).

T. Valla (Italy) 11.6 seconds

DISCUS FINAL

K. Carpenter (U.S.A.) 165 ft.

110 METRES HURDLES (HEAT)

Forrest Towns (U.S.A.) 41.1 seconds

5,000 METRES ·

G. Hoeckery (Germany) 14 mins. 22.2 seconds

WOMEN'S 200 METRES BREASTSTROKE (HEAT)

Hideko Muchala (Japan) a mfus. 1.9 sees.

Martha Grearger (Germany) 3 mins. 3 secs.

MEN'S 100 YARDS FREE STYLE (HEATS)

Tazucht (Japan) 57.7 seconds

NEW WORLD RECORDS

1,500 METRES.

J. Lovelock (Britain) 3 mins. 47.8 secs...

HOP STEP AND JUMP Naoto Tajima (Japan) 52 ft. 5 5/16 ins.

WOMEN'S 100 METRES (HEAT)

Helen Stephens (U.S.A.) 11.4

seconds

100 METRES (HEAT)

seconds

G. O. Alten (Middlesex) captain R. W. V. Rabins (Middlesex)

E. B. T. Holmes (Surrey) Hammond (Gloucestershire) Leyland (Yorkshire)

(Yorkshire) Verity

(Surrey)

Fiat (Natia)

Duchworth (Lancashire) Worthington (Derbyshire) Cepson (Derbyshire) Fagg (Kent)

Voce (Notts)

Farnes (Essex)

Barnett (Gloucestershire)

Sims (Middlesex)

M. A. Noble was, of course, an all-rounder and he is generally recog- nised as one of the greatest captains of all time. Maybe, of course, he was the exception to the unwritten rule that says that, if possible, a bowler should not lead,

BIG AND GOOD

Then, too, there was Warwick Armstrong, who bowler and batted

These players include four fast to and did each on a scale in propor medium-fast bowlers, with Verity tion with his bulk. Sims, Hummond, Worthington,

change bowlers, Baiting; atrength is

Robins, and Leyland as very useful¦ England has had one fast bowler in Hammond, Leyland, Fishlock, captain in pre-war years in Arthur Fogg. Hardstaff. Worthington, Allen Gilligan and another bowler contain and Holmes.

in Douglas, who, according to re- jart, was not always judicious in the way in which he used himself at the crease.

"FUSS" OVER GAMES IS OPPOSED

Japanese War Minister Advises Quiet Work For 1940 Games

..

Tokyo, Aug., 4. Opposition to any "fuss" over the

He emphasised the advisability of

AT PEACE WITH THE M.C.C.

JIKIRUM AÐJALUDDIN

Filipino swimming sprinter, who secured second place in the third heat of the 100 metres free style at the Olympics, and so entered the semi. finals.

CARSON AND DUFF LOSE IN TENNIS EXHIBITION

Shanghai. Aug. 5, Tennis of a spectacular nature and of outstanding quality was seen at the Cathay Teanls Club yesterday evening when the rain held off long enough to enable the Meries with the visiting Japanese students-to-be-completed-WA.. H "Stick" Duff and 1. D. Carson suc» cumling to the premier combine tion of the visitors, K. Nakano and S. Fuji in a five sel battle which produced thrills in plenty,

48, 6-4. In a singles match which The final score was 3-6, 6-2, 0-1, was played prior to the main encoun- ter of the evening. Ho Ka-lau lost to A. Muira by 0-0, 2-0. Still earlier in clashed the afternoon, the visitors with student players from the County Athlete Club, Muira nad Shintani defeating Zee and Fung by 6-1, Nakano and Fujii defeating Torg and No by 6-0, Muira defeating Tong by 6-0 and Shintani defcuting 11, 0-0, 8-G. This serica was conducted for the express purpose of giving the Chiness lada an opportunity to

20 np. pear against ranking players.

boll Carson Although after being

and Dalt dashed brilliant form on occasions, the Japanese pair succeeded in out- steadying then, gaining applause by their remarkable returns of almost irrecoverable smashes and drives. Fujii covered the net with the agility of a cat, while Nakano's dependable ground strokes frequently saved the Japanese from defeat. -Duff exploited his well-known chop smash to good effect on a number of occasions but

Voce, Notts medium-fast bowler, who with Harold Lar- wood figured prominently in the historic "body-line" contro versy in Australia three years Carson was somewhat erratic, losing ago, and who subsequently out in critical moments,

The Shanghai champion pair, how- joined in a revolt against the M.C.C., has been asked to play ever, reached great heights when they for England against All-India rallied in the final so

down by 4-1 while, their steadiness in the third Test match on in the preceding set enabled them to August 18.

even matters at 2 sets all. Although the Japanese lost the fourth set by This is the biggest and most signi, the one-sided margin of 6-2, their fine feant cricket news since Larwood and returns for Duff and Carson's Vice refused to be dictated to by the smashes gained them M.C.C.

Concerning their bowling applause and this set was actually tactics. It brings to a close the mis productive of the brightest tennis of understanding between Vore and the the match, all four players being, at authorities and makes possible the peak of their form. the M.C.C. similar "peace" between Larwood and

TWELVE SELECTED

London, Aug. 9. Barul! Gimblett of Somerset and He, of course, could swing the Gover, the Surrey fast bowler have ball about, and there was a certain seen dropped from the England team amount of friction when he, us cap- Lo meet All-India in the third Test tuin, used the new ball when, the on August 15. mighty Barnes was in the side.

Their places have been led by As far as Australia is concerned, Voer of Natts and Sinis of Middlesex. bowler-captains have not done any Leyland is also included in the twelve i hurin, and live not committed such players chosen for this match. deadly sins against the principles of Rood caplaincy as. to make us setile down to a hard and Tast rule..

BETTER NOT

of

spontaneous

Ho Ka-Lau To Play Gordon Lum In Shanghai Tennis Championship

The complete draw for the men's singles, senior and junior, men's doubles and international' doubles (Roper Cup) champion- ships was announced recently by the Shanghai Lawn Tennis

23.

▸

Worthington of Derby, and Faction.

Kost retain their places, together with Fishlock, Surrey left. In the Men's Singles, Senior, Lion court on August 22 or August, hand batsman und Hardstaty, brilliant D. Carson, I. Collaco and E. Th. young Notts player.

England's twelve players for the match are:

6. O. Allen (Middlesex) captain R. W. V. Robins (Middlesex) Hammond (Gloucestershire) Leyland (Yurkshire). Yerity (Yorkshire) Tishlock (Surrey)

Hardstar (Notts) Vnce (Notts)

between

..

GOOD. ENTRY LIST

Indrickson have drawn byes in the first round. The total of 13 entries

Thirty entries were received for for this competition is not very satin-

the Men's Singles, Junior Champion- factory, Among the interesting ship. E. Lenslinger au P. K. Tong matches should be that

lave drawn byes. The first round Gordon Lum (who is due back on

must be played off before August 18, August 24) and Ho Ku-lau and W.

the second before August 25 and the A. II. Duff and J. G. Forbes.

third before September 1. The date. of the semi-final and final rounds will The first round must be played off

the be annoimed later. and August 22, before

Owing to the limited number of en- second before August 28. Dutes for tries received for the Men's Doubles the semi-final and Anni rounds wit

Championship, Junior, the Committee be announced later.

of the S.LT.A. has decided not conduct this competition this year al- though a number of the pornons who entered for this competition have had their entrica transferred to the Men's which there are 14 pairs entered. Doubles Senior Championship, for Following is the complete draw: (Continied on Pago Di

Yet, there is always a feeling that, 1940 Olympic Games, which will be if possible, a bowler should not be held in Tokyo, was voiced lo-day placed in a situation in which he is by General Count Hisalchi Terauchi, forced to decide when he shall bowl, War Minister, at the meeting of the and when he shall be taken out.. Cabinet.

We are perhaps not always the "quiet preparations" to ensure the full best judge of our own abilly, and Jesse Owens (US.A.) 10.2 success of the forthcoming Olympiad. if we are to concentrate on bowling. These preparations, he added, should we cannot give full attention to the be carried out "with dignity worthy thoughtful consideration of the op- batsmen, which provides u of a great rullon, by displaying a true posing

guide to ineties, to be used to con Japanese spirit

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Com-found them. munications has already began pre-"

There is, however, another aspect. parations for supplying foreign news→

A despatch from London says that papermen with telegraphic facilities The man to lead the side must be of

sufletent skill to be able to hold his the inclusion of Voce dollows the re- directly at the Olympic Stadium.

Efforts will also be made to convey place without worry, and with no ceipt by the M.C.C., of an entirely gal and China will clash with America Bemi- TYING OLYMPIC RECORD the news-and-views-of the Gomes to really outstanding amateurs uwait-satisfactory statement in which Voce in the first round which must be com

anals will be played on the Associa| J; Lovelock (New Zealand) wOMEN'S 80 METRES HURDLES the outside world by means of tele-ing the call,--England-is--forced to places himself unreservedly at the plated by August 17. The

leave it to Allen.

7 29/64 ins.

200 METRES FINAL

Jesse Owens (U.S.A.) 20.7 seconds

1:1,500 METRES FINAL

3 mins. 47.8 secs.

400 METRES RELAY United States in 35.8 seconds WOMEN'S 400 METRES RELAY,

United States in 464 seconds.

· (Continued on Page f.)

vision.

Buckworth (Lancashiro) Worthington (Derbyshire) Fagg (Kent) Sims (Middlesex)

disposal of the Board-Reuter,

Great Britain and France have drawn byes in the first round of the Koper Cup International Doubles Competition. Japan will meet Portu-

to