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OLYMPIC GAMES

CHINA MEETS CHILE IN FIRST ROUND OF BASKETBALL

Olympic

London, July 27,-The Chineso basketball team will meet Chile in its first game on Friday, according to the draw announced here today.

Nations participating in the Olympic basketball event. have been divided into four groups, each group headed by teams which held one of the first places in the 1936 Games in Berlin,

The Philippines, Korea and China have been drawn. in Group B.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, - WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1948.

OLYMPIC PROSPECTS

Continental Europe Should Do Well In Throwing Events

By "RECORDER”.

Against the pride of Continental Europe, America has but an even chance in the weight events at the London Games. Certain of the shot put title, the Americans have an even-chance in the discus and javelin throws, and hardly any in the hammer throw.

Favourites in the four weight events ate. James Delaney of the United States in the shot, Adolfo Consolini of Italy in the disc, Taplo Rautavaara of Finland in tho javelin and Imre Nemeth of Hungary in the hammer throw.

All four have broken the standing Olympic records as have several other of the competitors in these events. It is not unlikely that two, three or oven, perhaps, all the standing Olympic marks in the weights will topple.

There IB, comparatively, tllo depth to the field, but much in-

Each team will play every other Olymple Flame would go through dividual class. team in its own group and the two to Wembley Stadium beat teams from each will qualify afternoon. for the quarter-Anois.

on Thursday

Вост

"Just In case anything

The classification for the elimina-wrout, he added, "such as a run- his ling rounds will be made on malchner having on accident and points-two points for a win, one for Flame being put out, we have In a defeat and zero for a match for Zelted.

THE DRAW

The full grouping announced to day!iss

Group A-Canada, Italy, Britain, Flungary. Brazit ant Uruguay;

Iraq, Group B-Philippinen, Korca. Chile, Chion and Belgium;

Group C-United States, Switzer- Czechoslovakia, Argentina,

Peru;

and

Group D-Mexico, Cuba, Elre, France and Iran.

malch,

Besides the China-Chille the following matches will be de- cided on Friday:

the official car two lanterns, lighted at the stadium at Olympia."

The shot put will be a purely American affair. The American trio are about two feet further at their average than the Europeans at their best, holding supremacy

Europe that is, historically, unusual.

over most

Francis James Delaney, formerly of the University of Notre

Dame,

The ancient lamp used for kind-consistent at between 54 and 50 feet ling the torch on July 17 is now in

and slightly over the latter mark at London and will be presented to times, looks almost a certain winner.

Duchess of His Elizabeth,

string, Wilbur Thomp second Princess

people of son, of Compton, California, has. Edinburgh, from the Olympin in Greece.

besten Delaney occasionally in com- petition and is Just short of 59 feet The cup-shaped lamp, which was used at the old Greek Olympluds, at his best. Third string James was taken from the Greek Museum. Fuchs, of Chicago and Yale Univer- was kindled from the sun's rays sity, went over 54 feet the first time in the Temple of Zeus-Reuter.

011-

COMMUNIST EXCLUDED London, July 27-Brlinin nounced today the first offcial exclu. the of a Communist from Canada vs. Italy. Hungary Valon Brazil, Britain va. Uruguay, Philip Olympic Games-an Italian news- vs. Belgium. paper man. pines vs. Iraq, Korea

Barred from Britain during the United States vs. Switzerland,

on Thursday was Czechoslovakia vo. Peru.-Reuter,

Games starting Tomaso Giglio, a special Olympics of the Home Com- correspondent HEATED HOPES

27.--Singapore's munist newspaper Unita. July

The London,

Office said the denial Home high-jumping hope soared today with the London temperature, as of permails to enter Britain was left the to the discretion of British officials Valberg. 27-year-old Lloyd

his in cach country, incaning the British Colony's only entry, stretched

In Rome had legs in the heat of London's hottest Immigration Officer day this year and said "I am just laid down the ban against Tomaso

Giglio. Associated Press. beginning to feel good."

ile, said -last week's variable weather, touch of loneliness,

and a had put him off form for his fits! few days here. Now, he has received "two_tonles" rise of temperatura to 88 degrees Fahrenheit, and the arrival of his Chef Jocelyn de Souza,

de

Mission,

His performance in the past day or two has improved and he is now inches Folling over six feet three

quite easily.

While

from athletes

several European countries did not like the Rent, the Americans made the most of it and the warm temperature is in for an The track came also Inspection and appeared to be of top class, conducive to fast times for track events.

Two

was

of

́PERSPIRING FINNS

it on

taking third place in the final American Olympic tryouts.

Against this trio, Europe's

best

Is Ronald Nilsson of Sweden with a best mark of $2 feet 3 inches.

THE ENTRIES

Here are the more promising un- tries with their best performances:

USA 5SIL F. J. Delaney,

Thompson, Wilbur USA James Fuchs, USA.

Ronald Nilisson, Swe-

den Kaling,

54ft. 9ins.

54ft. 34ins.

52ft. Jing.

Czecho-

slovakla Lehtila, Finland Sula Barlund, Finland

Sweden 50ft. 40ft. Arvidsson, Sweden.. Pettersson, David Gulney, Eire. 49 4Ins 4911. 4ins. Anderson, Finland

5241.

2ins.

51.

Ins.

50ft.

4ing.

2ins.

Sina,

DISCUS THROW

Giuseppe

PLATTER

TOSSER

The University of Minnesota has produced three 170- feet discus throwers in two years. One did not try to make the American Olympic team, another tried and failed.

The third, Fortune Gordlen, shown above, is America's first string in the event. He is just short of 180 feet al his best. Italy's Adolfo' Consolini, the European cham- pion, is three feet further than that at his.-AP Wirephoto.

THE VACATED TITLE PUZZLE

Wanted-A Good Drawing Card

New York, July 27-The heavyweight hoxing puzzle was scrambled more than ever today-with Gus Lesnevich the newest missing piece.

The American's dethronement as world light heavy- weight champion at the hands of Britain's Freddie Mills jarred the ring world and sent American promoters scurrying around to find new talent to toss into the wrangle for Joe Louis' vacated crown.

Mike Jacob's 20th Century Sport-

ing Club disclosed tentativo plans

for a heavyweight tournament start- DRAMATIC WINS.

ing here on September 22. Gus Leanevich had been regarded as a leading contender but Freddie Milla ended that.

About all who seem. left at the who are Ezzard Charles moment has been a contender for the light Jog Jertoy licavy weight crown, Walcott who gave Joe Louls two good fights. and the veterans, Joe Laksi and Lee Savold.-Associated

Press.

NOT FREDDIE MILLS? London, July 27-Freddio Mills, world's light heavyweight champion, today received an offer of £12,000 to fight Johnny Ralph, Soul- American heavyweight champlon.

Mills is going, however, to get a crack at Joo Louis title first.

whose An American fighter, identity has not yet been revealed, has been signed by Jack Salomons

STEWARDS?

A

CUP

Goodwood, Sussex, July 27-

a cloudless sky and Under blazing sun, thousands of race- goers invaded Goodwood, the famous Sussex racecourse; today to see the Stewards' Cup. the six-furlong handicap, won by Mr Saunders.three-year-old colt. Dramatic.

his son of Fair Trial; a well- backed 9 to 1 chance, had one and a half lengths to spare over the five- year-old Pando, with Explorer, tho mount of Gordon Richards, a fur- ther three-quarters of length behind, third of the 10 runners.

Both the second and third word 10 to 1 chances Jockey Smith put

to fight Bruce Woodcock in the up three pounds overweight to ride Empire heavyweight champion's Dramatic. first match since Joe Baksi his jaw a year ago,-United Press.

broke

PATERSON KO'D ́·

27.-Quicker

Birmingham, July

to the punch and the more workman- like boxer. Jan Machtelin, Belgian knocked champlon. featherweight

out Jackle Paterson, the British and Empire bantamweight champlon, in the fourth round of a ten-round fight here tonight.

He hit the British champion al- most at will, while Paterson held on to the upper rope and refused to go down.

A deluge of blows to the head had Paterson out on his feet and he went down on one knee and was counted out, too dazed to beat the count-Reuter.

sen

DOCUSEN AGAIN Honolulu, July 27-Maxie Docu- of New Orleans out-punched Robert Takeshita of Honolulu for a decision in a slugging match before a record fight crowd of 17,034 fans last night.

Takeshita took a fearsome rage on

likley to bring out the best in them. west of the Azores in the Atlantic. America's second string and, with osteopath, Dr Steve Seymour, who 154 lb. strong man, Imre Nemeth, to

ot

of the leading athletes Europe appeared on the scene for the first time today-one a distance Tunner and the other a swimmer. They werd Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakia, and Alex Jany, of France.

of

-Reuter.

FAR EASTERN

CHANCES SLIM

captain

the chin in

bar

The French-bred, American-owned and British trained Clarion, carrying a top weight of nine stone, seven overcome the pounds, could never handicap of a bad draw and finished afth.

Final

displaced Score, who Clarion as favourite, was well drawn but never appeared likely to justify heavy support and finished sixth.

In the one mile three furlongs St. Warren Stakes, Mr McGrath's

outsider, Solar Slipper, Leger

of the making his first appearance: on a Taco cource since the ove Epsom Derby, when he was found another St. favourite cast in his box, beat Leger horse, the 13 to 8 Captain Fox, by a neck. Jocker Smith, riding him, thus completed a double-Router.

GOODWOOD STAKES PROBABLES

probabic London, July 27.--The

tho for with Jackoys, runners, Goodwood, Stakes, to be run over two miles, three furlongs at Goud- wood tomorrow afternoon, are:

Auralio, D. Smith; Whiteway. W.

H. Pappalea, Blackshaw;

the, opening. Even M. Heary;--

fall. He fought back in the

round, but, although dazed, refused: Gallant Scot. T. Weston: of second round and had Docusen erby, Mirian,

д

Now, or E. C. Elliott, Fillet. W.

T. Haweroft: Look Ahea the defensive for much of the next

K Gethin;- six rounds.

Gordon Richards; Rostel, no Lacusen, however, landed four or Jockey yet: Tory, Eph Smith: Quick- five blows to Takeshita's. one and lime, J. Walker; Richard III, H. D and A, W. Snaith; and 17 exchanges. came out belter in the toe to toe Packham; Red Ned, D. Greening:

probables-Router.

London, July 27.-Finnish weight- lifters did not even touch their

In the discus throw, Italian and ol the second day weights in training today, so hot

European Champion Adolfo Con- Britain's heatwave,

Scandinavian athletes generally solini is two feet short of America's the Fortuno Gordien in his competitive, took things easy, although

best performance, in the Africans revelled South

But Consolini is nearly four feet best in sunshine and the Argentine boxers

ahead of Cordien at his happily. exercised

Britain is said to be in the middle practice and was an important paint

Sweden. line weather anti-cyclone-trained in Sw

Italy's second string, stretching from the Battle to foute. Tosi, is more than three feet ahead

Bosso Ericsson, 248 feet and Gordien off colour in his last few has achieved a mark of competitive appearances, ono:twp 10 inches, a good 10 feet over the Sweden's Olymple team. for Italy in the dise throw is not im-Olymple record.

Nemeth about

ngo a fortnight

by the world record held probable.

mere However, Dr Seymour is an in- broke from July 27,-Apart London,

Blask

with The Olympic record being

consistent performer and the Finns Germany's Erwin the comparatively clear route to

A strong outside be conceded an edge over Ericsson, Chances of Olymple tossing the platter about at the are not far behind him and are heave of nearly 194 feet and should

It was the first defeat for Take- championship, for the Indian Beld 165 feet odd and with four men hockey team.

that he has cearcely ever thrown less shita, who had won 28 fights and laurels going to India and the Far Wembley Stadium who have beaten much steadler,

than East grow daily simmer as athletes this by more than six feet for the chance is, also, conceded to Czecho-who, however, is noted for the fact

fer drew one before meeting the New 178 feet. An off-day of 02 nations rally

for the 14th poorest of them, the record should slovakia's Lumir Kiveswetter.

fall.

Nemeth, and Ericsson is the win Orleans Filipino stylist Associated

Press. Olympiad. Zatopek.-blonde-and sturdily-owever, each Indian--and -- Far

THE ENTRIES Here are the more pronising on- built, who is favoured for the 5,000 and 10,000 metres events, was the Eastern delegation has its individual

hopes and aspirations and if un-tries with their best performances:

Gardien, remilting endeavour and conscien- Fortune

Manila, July 27-The Philippines centre of attraction as he ran and

178ft.

will take part in the World Soccer count for anything. .USA ran in the heat without seeming to lous training

will be of the delegations

Consolini,

Competition organised by the Inter- Adolfo

Association have an end to bis endurance. He ron

177ft.

Football an hour, going at top anything but a credit to its national

Italy

Hongkong will have the oppor-I national for halt

Italy 174ft. Tosi, speed, slowing down and speeding colours.

tunity of seeing the Joe Louis-Jersey (FIFA), the finals of which are to Giuseppe

Rio de Janeiro, in The Philippines certainly rank

on the be played at USA 171ft. Victor

return fight Frank, ictor up again.

1950. In among the hardest-working delega the finest physical

Danuo

Zerjal, Yugo-

The more promising entries with Joe Walcott

the oMcial pictures, Brazil," screen when Jany, one of

basketball team is

10421. tlons. Their

The Executive Committee of the their best performances are: slavin

made by AKO-Radio, come to the apeclmens here, is one of the world's

Imre Nemeth, Hun-

Philippine Amateur Athletic Federa-. Yugoslavia 163ft. Goubijan, greatest free-style swimmers. He seeded No. 5 in the Olymples and

Czechoslovakia

King's Theatre to-morrow.

tlon decided this following a. re- of the fight

of are commendation confirmed today that he would com- trainer Calvo refuses to be anything

All 11 rounds

their Football. 101ft. 11 ins. Erik Dalofled, Sweden 23311. Bina Bosso Ericsson, Swe- Ramstad, Norway..

Dina, pete in the 100, 400 and 1,500 metres but optimistic as to their achieve William Burton, USA 183, S.

ments.

187ft. Tins. shown, with the highlights of each Committee, it was announced today. as well as in the relay.

The Philippines also hopes, on Expert commentators, however, Westün, Sweden 16011. 10. Erik Ollars, Sweden. 231ft.'

Finland 100ft. 6ins Danilo Zerjal, Yugo-

Jaroslav Knotek,

round in slow motion. Of particular

and googra- tha sturdy and speedy Huutoniemi,

1Goft. 4ins.-

22811. 10ins, slavia

Czechoslovakia 184ft. Bins. Interest is the last round when Joe account of its facilities foresee

228ft. Jins.

dins. Louis took up a menacingly aggres-phical location, to be appointed re- Goubijan, Yugoslavia 184ft. Eduardo Julve, Peru 150It. 24ina. Vesterinen, Finland

of the Filipinos being outclassed by taller Nyqvist, Sweden....

22011. Fins.

World Football Macihun, Norway

10ins, sive stand and, in all his old forn, presentative Robert Bennett, USA 163ft. One ace up the

Bins. 226ft. players from America,

Bob Likens, USA

tiina. 180ft.

rained blows upon number on his Association in the East Asia area, Sam Felton, USA is welterweight sleeve

the latter's which comprises Australia, Burma, JAVELIN THROW

D. McD. Clark, Bri-

opponent, lending to The young bank clerk from

China, Indo-China, Indonesia, Japan. HAMMER THROW

Bins knockdown. 1781L tain Toulouse feels hq is in much better Mariano Velzez, who packs a mur-

right. His double derous

America's hope for the first javelin the United broke

7ins. Finland 177ft.

Now that Louis has retired, the Korea, Malaya, Slam and the Philip- bag a punching:

the throw victory ever for the United

will be a Kuivamaki, The

pines-Reuter. hammer row

alm will be a valuable' record. Los Angeles Uxbridge camp gymnasium. Many States

toss-up between Hungary's amazing In Kang Whan, Korea 175IL observers conceded that Velzez is NEW HAMMER MARKS

definitely in the Olympic champion class.

This morning he swam 100 metres in 60.7 seconds in his first workout, He is six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. He wears contact lenses in the pool.

form than when States two years ago.

In

Reports were received hore of marks of iwo hammer throwers today that dimmed American hopes in that event.

Imre Nemeth, of Hungary, and Ericsson, of Sweden, both were re- foct. ported to have reached 193

The Americans, however, are still confident that they will be able to take the honours..

none

Philippines'

boxer

punch,

at

Czechs Lead In

resis on:

23

THE ENTRIES

3ins.

11las.

5ins,

Sins, 11ins.

The more promising entries with their best performances ore:

Steve Seymour, Dr

USA Tapio

Rautavaara, Fin- land T.

248ft. 10ing.

247ft. 7ins. 8ins. Hyyleinen, Finland 244ft.

Pettersson, Gunnar

Sweden....... Martin Biles, USA

Kiveswetter, Lurnir

238ft. 23011.

236ft:

10ina. Sins.

Zins.

Turkish Wrestlers

Interested lu American Form

Davis Cup London, July 27.--United

will bo with particular in-

Prague, July 27-Czechoslovakia | States competitors The Americans teel more confl-took a two match lead over Sweden watched

Zone dent in the shot-put event, Thomp here today in the European son today had a heave of 58 and a half feet, and Delaney had five over 64 feet. Fuchs did $2, and all of them according to their coach Dean Conwell, were staying in the circle-Renter.

CRITICISM CRITICISED London, July 27-Mr Philip Noel Baker, the Minister of Common- wealth Relations, criticising "some clever high brows", calling Olympic Games "a faked antique," sald today that the Games "still a symbol of the unity of man- kind."

the

were

CAPAD

final of the Davis Cup tie, winning terest from the beginning of the Olympic wrestling matches. both singles.

In the match between the first The American free style wrestlers Czech ace, Jaroslav won the Olymple wrestling cham- strings, tho Drobny, beat the Swedish champion, pionship both in the 1930 and the Lennart Bergelin, 0-6, 6-3, 7-5, while 1936 Olympics. But today, 12 years Vladimir Cernic, of Czechoslovakia, after, it is an unknown factor. That downed Torsten Johanssen, of Swo- is, at least, the view of Nuri Boy- torin, coach of the Turkish wrestlers den, G-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.-Reuter.

who brought home the lant Euro- pean free style championship in 1040,

"We know what we can MAJOR LEAGUE

from: the Swedes, the Finns, New York, July 27The hard- Egyptians, the Hungarians, the others hitting New York Giants, under the but the Americans, we have not Boytorin hopes the wrestling com- Speaking at the opening of the leadership of Leo "Lippy" Durocher, hem since the war," said the International Olymple: Committee former Manager of the Brooklyn

the Fintbush petitiona will start on Wednesday, session, he, sald. hundreds of mil- Dodgers, humbled llons in every country from China "Bums", 13 to 4, in the only major July 28, but he has been advised: 01. the "That could be most embarrassing to Peru who know ifle about league baseball game played today. start may be postponed two days. It was, the first time that

for their Governments and their poll-

he said. Giants-arch tivals of the Dodgers.

have adjusted our training Uics, are watching Wembley now."

Games, he said, appeared in the Brooklyn ball park for a start tomorrow and the heat The Olymple

since Durocher become their manager of London just now makes my wrest dangers and ordeals of our complex two weeks ago, when he was hired tera lose weight die eers

from the Dodgers to replace Glants The Olymple competitions will world must be fought and

manager Mot Olt.-Reuter.. come: Fill show us that effort

"still teach us the maxlia that the

..:*"They

over-

and victory ars their own reward. They can still call truce among athletes, to, ideological war-go, to the Olymple camps ankl・ sce." Reuter

WHATEVER HAPPENS London, July 27. Commander FW. Collins, Organiser of the Olymple torch relay, said here today that whatever happened, the

LACROSSE

coach.

start with a free style tournament running for three or four days and will then be continued with Greço". Roman wrestling.

In the latter style, it is not pe mitted to take hold below the hips. Oxford, England. July 27,—A La-'} The coach- favours the Swedes to Crosse exhibition team, which came win the Greco-Roman style. Sweden to Britain with the American Olyme was placed first at the European ple team, today, defeated a combined championship at Prague last year side drawn from Oxford and Cam with the Russians second. bridge Universities by eight to one.

Reuter

The Russians are not taking part in

the Olympics wrestling.

un Miam

Dove Lis

ncr.

This is the only Olympic weight LOUIS-WALCOTT

event in which Britain has a chance, Con- D.McD. Clark, Royal Ulster stabularyman, being credlied with ai best throw of over 178 feat.

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