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H. ARCHIE · RICHARDSON. ON

How It Is That So Fast Today

An Australian Takes The Credit For Faster Times

San Francisco.

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Official of the Amateur Athletic Union were happy that it took under 52 seconds to qualify for the final of the 100-yard freestyle race the recent American indoor men's championships. Also pleasing to them were the times of 50.46. and 50.5%. made by Walter Ris of the University of lowa in defense of his title in the final,

In addition, the performance of Marle Corfidon of the Women's Swimming Association of New York in winning the 100-yard freestyle indoor: title at Daytona Beach, Florida, in 59.0s. was pleasing.

Ris' time, of 50.48. is almost 38 seconds faster than that registered by A. F. Comacho of the New York Man- hattan Athletic Club in winning the first 100-yard Ameri- enn outdoor championship in 1883. Also, Mlas Corridon's 59.98. in 8.9a, faster than Olga Dorfner (Philadelphia Turngemeinde) registered in capturing the first American indoor 100-yard title in 1916.

March 18 of the same your established the present mark of 40.70. Showing this was no fluke, he duplicated that time on March 25 and on Feb. 17, 1945, swam the dis- tance in 40.45., a time that has not yet been accepted as the world record.

the officlain jon Not mentioned by

that the the fact

improve was

in American freestyle com- ment

swimming" "since 1883 was petitive due principally to an incident that Sccurred here in San Francisco in 1900. That year the directors of The Olympic Club engaged Syd- Cavill of Sydney, Australia, to coach the Olymplan swimmers. The American record for the 100 yards in 1900 was 65.6-10, and mndo the world record. 1 minute. by J.H. Derbyshire of England. Nov. 2, 1807.

ney

TRUDCEN TO CRAWL

Within six months after Cavill changed Scott Leary from the trudgen stroke to the Australlan

crawl he lowered the

record to 62.2-58-

During a tour of the

American

Midwent

cities in 1902, Leary won 17 con- secutive races and in 1903 became the first American to swim the 100 yards in 1 minute:

Charibd M. Düllels of the New York Athletic Club studled the Australian crawl as demonstrated by Leary, evolved from it what la now known as the American crawl and in 1900 started the stashing by Americans of the world record for the distance.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1948.

Swimmers Are

VARSITY CHAMPIONS

, 'ז

The University Medical team, winners of the Inter- Faculty Tennis Tournament.

Back Row (left to right): Ip Cheng-king, J. C. Koh, Thomas Lo, Leong Yoke-meng, and Lam Sin-fook.

Front Row: Peter Choy, Chairman, and Lung Li-shib, Hon. Secretary.

IT MAY LEAD TO AN OLYMPIC QUARREL, 'FOR

SWEDISH ATHLETES MAY REFUSE TO SIGN NEW AMATEUR DECLARATION

SAYS-HAROLD PALMER

Anyone who believe the Olympic Games can be held without argument will soon be disillusioned. The first one will come before the Games, and the new wording of the amateur declaration will cause it.

I am told that some of the Swedish athletes will refuse to sign,

Failure to sign would exclude them from the Games, but I sense a determination ·

on the part of the leading international officials to stand firm.

"They want the best of both worlds," was the comment of a leading official. "They cannot have it both ways. Bither "they are amateurs according to the Olympic definition

or they are not."

no successful amateur could honest-

Firat tying the world record of 57.05. on Feb. 22, he lowered it by 1.6. on March 22 of the same year,

Swedish point of view is different. Sept. 7, 1007, he placed the record at 55:4s, and at $4.89. April 7, 1910: They argue, not without reason, that

Duke Kahanamoku,

swimming crawi, followedly sign the declaration and that Daniels and Sept. 6, 1917, they refuse to commit perfury.

by had lowered the world's record

New wording was fixed by a to

fellow 039. A

Hawplinn, Pua Kealoha, tied Kahanamoku's special committee that met in 1940. record Aug. 1, 1911, and then John that committee were Mr Avory

the

American

Weissmuller began his six-year reign as freestyle champion of the By April 5, 1927, Weiss world. muller and lowered the record 10 51s. This time was tied by Peter Fick, April 2, 1935, Howard John- son, Feb. 11, 1042, William Prew, April 4, 1942, and Alan Ford Aug. 14 of the same year.

SYSTEMATIC ATTACK

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Ол Jan, 30, 1943, Ford bega a systematic attack on the record of Sis, which had stood for almost 18 years and lowered it to 50.76. Feb. 13 he dropped it to 50.0%. Jan. 20, 1914, he placed it at 50.15., and

Burndage (U.S.A.), Mr Eklund (Sweden), former secretary of the International Athletic Federation, and the new secretary,

Mr E. J. Holl, as well as Mr Sceldrayers, Belgian football administrator.

The old declaration was brief and to the point-.

"I, the undersigned, declare on ..............my honour thai I am an amateur according to the Olymple rules of amateurism and that I fulfil the conditions required by the Olymplo rules,"

The new style is more searching. Here it is:

"I, the undersigned, declare on my honour that I am an amateur according to the rules of the in-

ternational federation-overning niy sport and that I have never knowingly transgressed such rules and that I have pariteipated in sport solely for picasure and for the physical, mental or social bencfit I declvo therefrom; that sport to me is nothing more than a recreation without material gain of any kind, direct of indirect, and

that I am eligible in all respects for participation in the Olymple Games,"

What amateur can

on his say honour that his sport had brought blin no materļa).........„Lalu,... direct.........or | Indirect?

LET THEM ALL COME

The Swedes would like the Games

to include everyone, whatever they

The Dance

the

of Sevon Veils

But for complete enjoyment of the delightful fragrance of Egyptian aroma-try

Nestor

THE FINEST EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES

gain from their sport. That' seems attractive enough an "Open" Games. But Uhat means profession- alism, and I agree with n British oficial, who pointed out to me that professionalism in running sports must mean betting.

Anyway, the suggestion has, beeri made to me that if the Swedes were excluded through their unwilling ness to sign, they would object to any. other runners taking part

whose freedom from the taint of professionalism was at all In doubt.

Before the European

Games at

Belgians Deserved Their First Cross-country Victory

SAYS SYDNEY SKILTON

Reading, England.

For the first time Belgium occupies the role of champion among the nations who annually contest the international cross country championship.

In the 1948 race decided at Leighton Park, here, the Belgians won the Lum- loy Shield, emblematic of supremacy, by the narrowest possible margin of one point from the holder-nation, France, For the first time, too, Belgium pro- vided the individual winner,

He was John Doms, a postwar product who appears to have very bright prospects in future long distance races. Doms took the lead during the first of the three testing laps, each of approximately, three miles, and when crossing the finish line had established a gap of about 120 yards over his nearest rival. This was a compatriot, Emile Renson, who finished about the same distance ahead of the third man, Ben Mahomed Lahoussine a French Moroccan runner.

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Victory for the Belgia is came as a reward for persistent endeavour in his raco in which they have been represented every time since 1923. Before the war they could. finish no higher than third but in the two postwar races prior to the one here they were runners-up to France.

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Pivot around which the Belgian cross country enthusiasm has re- volved is Mr Ed Hermes, a news- poperman of.. Brussela where, in cidentally, the international cham- pionship

Is to be held next year. In fairness to the French, however, It should be pointed out that for the 1048 race they were without the of their champlon Raphael all who decided to stor In view of his preparation for the Olympic

hase in August. steeplechase With Pujazon the French might well have won especially as they placed five men among the first 10 home. Their vital sixth scorer was seventeenth which meant they g gregated 47 points against Bel- flum's 40. Next In order were England with 114 points-ite worst score ever in a race it has won on 23 occasions then Ireland with 145; Scotland, 101; and Wales, 259.

ORDER AND TIMES

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The order and tires of the first eight individuals: John Doms, Bel- 64m. Svis.; Emile Renson, Bel- glum gium, 541

54m. 25 Ben Mahomed La- houssine, Frani, 54m. 50; Charles Cerou. France. 64m. 52; Frans Wauters, Belgium, 55m. 05.: Rober Pettlican, France, 55m. 11a; Jacques Varnoux, France, 55m. 198; and Eric Downer, England, 55m. 17s.

Greatest disappointment to the English was the fallure of Sydney Wooderson to finish higher than fourteenth, He ran sixth for the greater

part of the race but. ap. to lack the stamina for such gruelling course

.

English, youths, Individual → W. | Harriers. Hesketh, Manchester AC.

English, midland, individual English, women, team-Birchfield Robin Reid. Birchfield Harriers. Harriers.

English

eastern, team-Lincoln

English, castern,

English, women, individuaf-Ivy Wellington AC Kibbler, Birchfeld Harriers.

Scottish, senior, team-Shettleston Harriers.

Individual-F.

Scolfish, senior, budividunt. Incoln Wellington AC.

Farrell, Maryhill Harriers,

southern, team-Belgrave

southern, individual -

Irish, senior, team-Coolcroo Har- Sydney Wooderson, Blackheath Har-

rlers.

Irish, senior, individual — Patrick Fitzgerald, Coolerno Harriers.

Weish, senior. team-Roath Har- riers.

Welsh, senior, Individual-J., W.

Alford. Roah Harriers.

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English, northern, team-Sulton Harriers,

English, northern. - Individual →3. McMinnis, Sutton Harriers.

rlers.

Inter-County, team-Kent Inter-County, individual-Herbert Swindalls, Staffordshire,

Universities

London D. W. M.`How,

Athletic Union, team University.

UAU.

Leeds University.

Oxford-Cambridge, tenm-Oxford. Oxford-Cambridge, individual--T, P. Curry, N. M. Green, J. F. Polland English, midland, team--Birchfield | and G., Ridding, all Oxford, tled.

JACK HOBBS SAYS

The Odds Are On The

Touring Side

While we are busy weighing up the Australians, and thinking about--but not choosing-the men we can put in the field against them in Test matches, it should be re membered that the odds are on the touring side.

There nra

many

certain advantages ↑ Dents Compton has threatened to get which included

uded resting with them. They have only a thousand runs in this month of natural hazards of the English coun-seventeen men-or rather sixteen, May, They are still stand-bys in tryside such as ditches and plowed because a reserve wicket-keeper is our minds, however or should be. flelds plus some rough grassland in that number-from whom to and sleep gradients. The little select their Test eleven. London solicitor is in only. his

We have

more possible second year as

competitive harrier players-and in numbers there is where more sustained stamina is confusion. required than for trock racing at Judging from what I have seen which Wooderson made his name.

un to now, there will be no neces- It is true he won the English slty for the Australian manager to for a player

championship in Anc style some three weeks previously at Sheffield but the standard in that race was not what I was prewar when Eng- land had an unbroken run of nine

race.

successive wins in the international

send an SOS homo or two.

The

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The men who are taking wickets are not necessarily England players. The conditions just now may suit their type of bowling specially, but those conditions may not obtain 'nt Trent Bridge on Juns 10.

our team from day to day, otherwise I repeat, wait for it. Don't plek meh who ought to be in will be cut, and men who should not be in will. be there.

TOGETHER AS TEAM

side lookca

The players are also running into form..

What we have to do, at an carller well stage thun naming our Test eleven,

equipped in the all-round sense is to find a captain. Even

to

There are other advantages to a louring side. They get together as number of new players into the a team, whereas If we introduce England side they will certainly not be

a team, in the full sense, the first Test.

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ENTHUSIASM HIGH Although the competitive standard is not as high as prewar among the harriers of England the enthusiasm shown today has never been treater. More and more young

men, and women are taking to cross country running and in nearly all the events decided during the season which mand the Australian captain and his

with... ..the International onship here

record

With the 17 players at his com-

entries roughlors is giving his men a rest

"once in three matches Oslo the Swedes raised objections pionship at Shemeid,

It will not have escaped nolice! were received. The national cham- for example,

le that the Australian captain is nurs to Viljo "Heino, Finnish distance

saw a record deld of n re than 600ing his fast bowlers, Ray Lindwall runner, but withdrew them at the runners face the starter in the senior especially. He can do this without lust minute.

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race and the newly instituted junior undue risk because he has plenty championship attracted some 350 of other good bowlers-spinners runners representing 32 clubs and particularly. 34 Individuals.

In contrast our men havo to keep going, day after day, in county The English youths' champion-matches which may demand their ship, another postwar

innovation

und open to those between 10 and Wing for long spells, or several

OXFORD

AUSTRALIANS

COULD I HAVE A“

Banny

Appelly

FEW NICE SLOW ONES- MV! FIANCEE'S SITTING IN THE STAND

this

10 years on the day of the race, Consider the difference. in the way drew an entry of 52 teams and 10 Lindwall and Alee Bedser were used individuals, which is extremely en- in the Australians v. Surrey game. couraging to the organisers in view Our other paco bowlers-the men: of the travelling and other difficulties we need to get the Australians out, question has been confused by confronting amateur sportsmen in will have the same experience,

Norman Yardley's lumbago. England today. With such nation howling their hearts out" in match If the lumbago vanishes, and wide interest and enthusiasm Mr L. after match. If they remain fresh Yardley strikes his form, he is the N. Richardson, genial honorary will be a miracle. secretary of the English Cross

As against the sixteen Australians obvious choice, but the captain must Country Union, says he is confident from whom the team will be chosen sheer cricket ability.

be worth his place in the side for that it is merely a matter of time we have lots of possibles-so many before the international champion- that they become almost an embar- there or other amateurs who come I am not dropping Yardley, but ship returns to England again.

MAJOR RESULTS

Here are the results of the major cross country races decided in Bri- tain during the 1947-48 season: International, team-Belgium. International, individual --- John Doms, Belgium.

English, senior, team-Belgrave Harriers.

English,

senior, Individual

rassment.

Here I may reply to many cor- I Ilice to of course-asking me to set down my England team now. I'm not doing it yet.

ondents-from whom

UD for consideration-Bill Edrich, for exampla.

IS EXPERIENCE VITAL?

It is said that Edrich lacks expert- Rather let a wait for it, wait for ence as a skipper. Without suggest more reliable evidence.

For the moment, such evidenco as valuable asset, I think it possible to ing that experience is other than a wo have only adds to the confusion over-estimate this point, Len Hutton started the season with some small scores.

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Captains can always elft the ad- That did not vice of other experienced players

Sydney Wooderson, Blackheath Har-did not cross him off. Len has rlers.

of Fils run into form, as a player English, juntor, team-Westbury class was bound to do. Harriers.

It is co English, junior, individual-W. M. Atkinson, Kettering Harriers.

English, youths, team-Shefeld

United Harriers,

Arthur Peall says « Manockered for blue by pink,

diagram

aliowa Diayer

Black prevente a plain, ball" “ down and up" shot to fat blue of haulk

PINK

BLACK

plak and

cushion. A shot call- ing for usa oir vida la best left

lono.

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Bank bluo. Opponent claimed a foul and USURI wakgio romuljed. The jump shot, however,

inilowed by the goverting body.. think is should be barred. „Hlillard stroke on right of diagram Ms. Boost pean of accurate leue des Ivory No aids is needed. The range Frakes to dimenit to seria, eus-ball into pocket

Kurottan átrokes are 'ndt too well, bandied ini nyorage club play.

easy to manufacture. problems, and goodness knows we Ave enough of them without making CAPTAINCY PROBLEM

yet neither Bill Edrich nor

more.

An

on the side. Our best captains

have always done so,

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The point about choosing a cap- tain as early as possible in that the

of team

selectors

thereby strengthened. The sele-led captain can discuss likely players with them, and, believe me, selectors de listen

their appointed,

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Australian Batting Averages

D. G. Bradman KR. Miller. S. J. Loxton S. Barnes W. A. Brown 1. A. Saggers A. Morris A. L. Hasant Jan Johnson

R.A. Hamenco D.Tallon. R. Lindwall .D.. King

R. N. Harvey C. McCool W. A..Johnston E. Toshack

Inninga, Not Runs Highest Average.

Out

Score

G10

187

123.00

452

202

113,00

203

120

101.00

450

176.

01.00..

553

200

09.12

110

104

53.00

210

130

'45.42

200

110

44.83

30.25

101:

02 20,84

23.00

21.00

18.00

10.00

21.00.

11.25