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SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1948,

ALL The SPORTS NEWS of The Day

INDIAN OLYMPIC SOCCER XI

DISPLAY GIVES IMPRESSIVE

nil.

London, July 16.-The Indian Olympic soccer team made an excellent impression when they beat the strong Metropolitan Police side at Thame Ditton, Surrey, tonight by three goals to one in a friendly match.

At half-time, they led by one to but their shooting was weak. With a little more finishing power they would have won by an overwhelm- OLYMPIC FLAME ing margin.

"The Indian team played in bare feet in order to see how they fared on soft ground without boots. Ac- cording to their trainer, they have boots with them in case the grounds prove too yielding, in which they would wear them. But they prefer to play in bare feet.

One fault about their play is ball do not kick the that they case first time but wait for it to bounce,

and often by that time the oppor

But

tunity to score has gone. The way they performed without

The Indians do not play the third- more com boots tonight surprised many specta- tors, and the match can be summed back game, which le up in the words of a police suppor-mon in England, and this is inclined ter who said "they are even better to leave gaps in the defence. without boots than our boys with the team's centre-half is experl menting In playing further back them

The clever footwork and ball which in the second half proved control of the Indians often baffled, most successful.-Reuter.

EUROPEAN BantamweIGHT TITLE

Peter Kane Lasts Five Rounds Against Ferracin

Manchester, July 16-Guido Ferrucin, of Italy, re- tained his European bantamweight championship here tonight when Peter Kane, of England, who lost his title to the Italian six months ago, retired at the end of the fifth round.

The bout took place at the Belle was blinding Kane and so he threw Vue Arena. Kane, given this early in the towel-Reuter,

Was Brighton, July 16.-Gus Lesnevich opportunity of a return fight,

of the sald today he is winning his greatest Anxious to prove worthy honour. He fought well in the early battle to keep from frowing into rounds and was obviously out for a heavyweight before he defends his

light-heavyweight a quick finish, once causing Fer-world's

racin's lunees to waver.

chin.

At the end of the third round, it was noticed that Kane had a cut under his right eye, and during the fourth round, the French referee, M. Valsberg, tapped Krane's head in- dicating that it had caught Ferracin's At the end of the fifth round, Ned Tarleton, a former champion, now Kane's chief second, threw in WOB the Italian the towel and awarded the fight,

Kane was examined by a doctor and it was found that he had a deep on top of his head which gash necesaltated several stliches. Tarleton Bald blood streaming from the wound

won

CEREMONY

Athem, July 16.-The Olym- tomorrow amid the ruins of the pic flamo will bo kindled at noon Temple of Zeus in the ancient village of Olympia in Southern Greece.

A 3,000-year old custom will be observed when a Greek giri, dressed in white chiffon, will place an olive branch beneath a magnifying glass to enable it to bo I by the sun's rays,

The branch will then be used to light the ancient cup-shaped lamp

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Messages from Mons. J. Sigfrid Edstrom, the Swedish President of KOSHING THEATRE title lee and Lord Burghley, Chairman the International Olymple Commit- against Freddy Mills at the White of the Olympic Games Organising Committes in London, will be ac- knowledged. City urena on July 26.

Lesnevich fought 51x rounda

Because of the netivities of the against as many sparring partners

to the peaceful in his seaside training camp yester-Greek guerillas, reported to have day before an audience of news-stretched

and appeared to be corner of Peloponesus in

Olympia is situated, the distance papermen when he just grazed in under. the heavier than in his last fights here ight-heavy limit.

He said, however, he was paring down gradually and would the weight in time.

make

even

which

will which

athletes over

Greck carry the torch has been cut from 500 miles to the 50 between Olympia and the port of Katakolo.

the There, tomorrow

morning, torch will be taken on board the Greck destroyer Hostings, and trans-

Corf

Оп Sunday at Corfu morning. Greek runners ported to will carry the torch to the British frigate, HMS Whitesand Bay, which will, in turn, hand it over to an came from Italian runner at Bari.

who was

The Cliffside, New Jersey, fighter fought two. tall sparring partners and two short ones as well DA O fast puncher and a slow boxer be cause the unorthodox Mills fights In practically all styles.

His bast workout heavyweight Ken Shaw an Empire contender until

him.

.

From this Italian port, the torch Mills will be taken over by runners from Tour De France

Alx Les Bains, July 16-Italy's temporarily stepping up flattened the countries through which it will

ried across to Dover. "Flying Friar" Gino Bartall

Jack Solomon, the promoter, fore-pass on its way to Calais, and car

The White today the 14th lap of the Tour de France, covering the 253-kilometre cast a £65,000 gate.

hours 30 City holds 40,000 people and prices 0

range from 10 lap from Briancon at minutes and 18 seconds.

Second,

m's. Constant guineas-United Press, Belgium's Ockers, who was timed at 9 hours 36 minutes and 13 seconds third was Gay Lapehle of Central And South Western Regional team

at 9 hours clocked who was

Was

'The

37

its, and 21 seconds. The lead seesawed-throughout the afternoon as the riders crossed three riding tough peaks and at times through 10 centimetres of snow.

Edouard van Dyck, Belgium was fourth and Brik Svhotte, Belgium, Afth, and

Bobet, France, sixth.

After Bobet and Bartall bad al- ternated leads throughout the after- noon, the Italian Onished on a dat tire to displace Bobet as the over-

Louis

to 10 Water Polo Draw shillings

Petition Wins

Eclipse Stakes

Sandown Park, July 16.-Sir Alfred Butt's four-year-old colt, Petition, by Fair Trial out of Art Paper, won the £7,000 Gaekwar of "Near Classic" Eclipse Stakes by beating the Baroda's four-year-old Sayajirao by a short head over one mile

all leader, with Bobet now lying and a quarter. second and Lapebie moving into the

race.

draw for London, July 18-The the water-poło tournament in the Olymple Games was announced tu- day as follows:

Group A: Belgium, Uruguay and United States,

Group B. Sweden,

Spain and Norway.

Switzerland,

Group C: Holland, Chile, India, Eire.

Group D: Italy, Yugoslavia, Aus- tralia, Palestine.

Group E: Hungary, Egypt, Great Britain and Austria.

Group F: France, Argentine. United Press.

Greece and

CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS Solution of yesterday's puzzle. The Aga Khan's three-year-old Across: 1 and 5 Make and mend; 7. 12, a five to two Omelette; 10, Ruts; 11, Reins; first three for the first time in the Noor, who started

on the favourite

strength of his Strand; 13, Elm tree: 16, Merc; 17. Dismounting after crossing the finishing third in the Epsom Derby Away; 18, Sec 1 Down; 20, See

1 and 18, Pets. Down: ! 25, Stock; 26, 1 fish line, Bartali collapsed on the this year, was only a neck away Down; 22 and 23, Into; 24, Cravat; ground, held his head in his hands third of eight runners.

Sir Alfred Butt, who bred Peli-More or less: 2. Amusement: 3, tion, said the colt will not retire Kettles; 4, Aerate; 5, Sec 1 Across; The yet but will run in the valuable 6. Dust: 8, Ten; 0, Tide-wave; 14, Italian team manager said

Knights Royal Stakes at Ascot in 20 and 21, Rat-a-tat; 15, Cyst; 1p, Petition Anished third Ark; 23, See 22 Across. today's was the toughest lap I've September.

year to Tudor in this race lost

Solution to Skeleton Crossword on. ever seen."United Press.

Minstrel.-Reuter.

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London, July 16-The follow- ing are the results of County Cricket matches concluded yes- terday.

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At Portsmouth: Notinghamshire beat Hampshire by six wickets, Hampshire 240 and 177 for seven declared. Nottinghamshire 247 and 180 for four (Hardstaff not out. B5. Harris 57).

Drawn. At Birmingham: Match Warwickshire 300 for four declared ind 116. for. two declared. Scotland 187 and 180 for Uiree,

• At Lords: Players bent Gentlemen. by soven wickets. Gentlemen 280 for nine declared and 183 for five declared. Players 217 and 233 for

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