THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, JULY 30,- 1948.
OLYMPIC GAMES DECLARED OPEN
Pageantry And Wild Cheers
At Parade Of 58 Nations
London, July 29.—Under a white hot sun, 82,000 sweltering, specta- tors today saw King George declaré operi the world's greatest sports carni-, val-the 14th Olympiad of the Modern Era,
The march past of 58 nations-Bulgaria, Rumania, Venezuela and Palestine did not turn up-brought the crowd to its feet in a buret of applause that even the great Wembley Bowl has seldom heard equalled before.
It was a day of wild cheering, a day of pageantry and young enthusiasm, so stirring that the shirt-sleeved multitude was awakened from the lethargy in which it lolled at first in a temperature of 91 degrees Fahrenholt. So hot was the sun that three of aloft the holding the Boy Scouts
of the placards bearing the names
the heat, nations fainted. Despite the ceremony went like clockwork and was more Impressive than oven Hitler's glamorous opening to the 1030 Olympics in Berlin.
greensward that took one and a half minutes to ching onto the central pass the Royal box.
in the
Frenchmen, arena were Dutchmen, Danes, Norwegians, Finns, Egyptians Swedes, 'Indians, and hosts of British schoolboys.
The athletes, their straight ranks all awry by the invasion, obliged
Because of their loneliness, the Singo- one-man teams of Malta,
and Panama poro, Syria
conspicuous as paradoxically us
were
the Americans and received as blg} with their algnatures D$ they
an ovation from the crowd.
maintained a steady movement toward the exits.
Britons and foreign visitors ensured that this 14th heat wave" Olymplad would bo remembered interna- as one of the friendliest tonal sports meetings ever hold.
Spectators who attended the 1930
remarked Six thousand arms had shot up games in Berlin
that
The highlights of the day were:
The Scandinavian spectators had the march past itself as 6,000 of the
brought their own cheer Iender, world's greatest runners, jumpers, who worked his "orchestra" inte
swimmers and boxers wrestlers,
a frenty of enthusiasm as the teams strode proudly past King George of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the arrival of the Olympic torch-Iceland and Finland passed King tense, somewhat electrify.nt moment George.
John Mark, when
D Cambridge University medical student, burst Into the vast arena and raced round the track at top speed.
He made a complete circuit before setting the torch to the Olympic flame which immediately, leaped up 12 feet like a living thing.
The fanfare of trumpets, the shaking roar of a 21-gun salute, the clush of marching music, and the
Today's Olympic
Programme
ATHLETICS
Finals of 10.000 metres run, high jump and women's discus throw.
Heats of 100 metres dash, 800
metres metres run, 400
low hurdles. Second round heats of 100 metres dash.
FENCING
Folls (teams) and Foils (women).
WRESTLING
Free style, eliminating rounds.
brilliant colours of many dags and the quiet voices of three men heard by n hushed crowd mnde the
day
a memorable start to the 17 days during which nation will strive against nation in the world of sport.
.
in acceptance of the Olympic oalb. | Today's atmosphere Was more The pageantry was over. Out of friendly. Competing athletes
the Stadium marched the athletes, the same comment. keyed up for the stern festa that awaited them.
Away went the spectators, leaving the arena empty and the Olymple flame blazing in loneliness,
Tonight was a night of complete rest for all the competillors except the water polo teams of Sweden, Switzerland, Hungary and Egypt, who were engaged this evening
Tomorrow's main athletic events wil be the 10,000 metres and the |qualifying heats of the 100 nicires
and the 400 metres hurdles.
In his address to the King at Wembley, Lord Burghloy declared: These Games are a living proof of this great common bond of sports- manship that binds the youth of the world together,
more
"If, as a result of the Games, the Olymple spirit spreads yet widely throughout the earth, then surely we can feel that a very real contribution has been made to the! welfare and happiness of mankind."
A MEMORY
made
Homolo Cataste of Italy's rowing Berlin as a team sald, "I was in schoolboy 12 years ago and every- thing there was spoiled by proph- ganda,"
Throughout the afternoon the cheering was maintained at "thun- der volume," Cheering ns. loud as which King George VI took any came from the Royal box froin the salute as the athletes passed. Also
OLYMPIC FLAG RAISED
The Olympic flag is hoisted on the liner America by Quartermaster Richardson C. Bang, before sailing from New York, with 260 athletes and 44 coaches and man- agers of the United States. Olympic team. Capt. John W. Anderson of the America (centre) and Avery Brundage (right), president of the U.S. Olympic committee, assist
in proceedings-AP Wirephoto.
in the box were the Queen, the THE GAMES START:
Queen Mother, ex-King Peter of Netherlands, the Shah of Iran, the Yugoslavia, Prince Bernliard of the Duke of Gloucester and the Duchess
of Kent.
As the Burmese delegation passed by, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, also in the Royal box, leaned for- ward and gave an extra cheer. He was wartime Supreme Commander in South East Asia.
Syria, Singapore and Panama, one man delegations, were each led by
SWEDEN AND HUNGARY WIN WATER POLO MATCHES
PRO TENNIS TOURNEY
Egyptian Upsets Dan Maskell
Scarborough, England, July: 20-F6-1.)-Associated Press. Mohamed All of Egypt beat Dan Two former Wimbledon `cham- Maskell, British holder of the Slazen-plons, Fred Perry and Yvon, Petra, ger's £1,000 professional tennis | Bra-likely to meet in the final of the tournament title. 0-4, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, Slazenger professional lawn., tennis 0-7.
tournament, which is being played
In a two and one-quarter hours here.
| grim duel in blazing sunshine today. In the semi-finals, Perry will meet All moved into the semi-finals (alongJ. de Mos, of Holland, while Petra with Fred Perry, three times Wim- plays Mohamed All, of Egypt. bledon champlon, who eliminated J.
H. Brechbuhl of Switzerland 6-4, 6-0,
Baseball
New York, July 29-The Boston Braves got double duty
QUARTER-FINALS
Today's results in the quarter- finals were:
Fred Ferry, USA; best J. Brechbuil, Switzerland, 04, 6-0, . 6-1:
Holland, beat K.
3. do Mos;
Schroder, Sweden, 3-6, 6-4, 4-0, G-D
7-5;
Mohamed All, Egypt, beat D.
$
from Bill Voisselle today, cash. Maskell, Britain, holder of the title, ing in on both his pitching and 6-4, 6-4, 0-0,3-0, 0-7;
Yvon Petra, France, beat A. J. his hitting to make it three Eastrubeau, France, 8-0, 0-1, 0-4- straight over Pittsburgh Pirates Reuter. with a 2-1 decision that left them five and a half games in front in the National League
race.
Volselle held Pittsburgh to reven hits, and in the second inning he drove in what proved to be the |winning run with a timely single. It was the 11th victory of the sea- son for Voiselle,
DAVIS CUP
Prague, July 20.--Czechoslovakla in the European Zone anal of the beat Sweden by four matches to one
Davis Cup which was concluded here today.
The results of the two final singles matches were: Torsten Johansson (Sweden) beat
Zabrodsky Czechoslovakia) by 0-3, 3-0, 0-2, 6-3, and F. Vrba (Czechoslovakia) beat B. Fornstedt (Sweden), „by 6-4, 0-1 0-3.
Second, place Brooklyn Dodgers With the result already decided kept paco by defeating the tall before today's play began, the first spinning St. Louis Cardinals for the team
Bergelin players, Lennart third straight time. D-8 as Roy (Sweden) and Jaroslav Drobny and Campanella and Oil Hodges acViodimer Cernik (Czechoslovakia) counted for five runs. Rex Barney, decided not to play.-Router. bothered by wildness, was relieved In the Afth by Hank Behrman who pitched one-hit ball the rest of the still got credit for way, but Barney
his 7th victory. As usual, Stan Muslal paced the Cardinals with a double and д single.
مید
COUNTY. CRICKET
New York Giants, getting an in- credible run of shut-outs from what was supposed to be the worst pitching staff in baseball, blanked Cincinnall
London, July 29.-Runs were Reds for the third straight time plentiful again at Trent Bridge
5-0 as Dave Kosto scattered seven hits.
It was the fifth shutout and 10th today and, facing the highest victory in 15 starts for Glants alace scores made against them this Durocher became manager on season and also the highest July 16. Walker Cooper hit I grand slam homer in the first loning raised by Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire put up. n grent Philadelphia Phillies got good ting again to make it two straight display after two early shocks. over Chicago Cubs 7-4 in another bat Simpson and Stocks added 212 in not bunch them, while Philles made wicket without being separated, 11. Andy Seminick Both teams steamert ahead to
got his third Notts best stand this season. break the tle and Sharawi was put honer in as many days and his sixth out of the gomo briefly on a penalty. of the year. With him went Pal Pok, Hungarian right back.
Outstanding for Wembley, July 20.-In, the first
the Hungarians water competition of the Olympic was D. Gyarmati, contre half, who Games at Wembley pool, a seeded opened the scoring with a whistling water polo team from Sweden de-side shot before the game was two feated Switzerland tonight. minutes old.
But Egypt came back a few
El Sharawi, who was the loser's mainstay throughout the game.
The Swiss were outclassed and,
jean, were never in the running.
Praise for the Olymple idea was a boy scout carrying the country's but for the work of goalie A. Groei seconds later with a head-on goal by battle. Cubs made 15 hits but could three hours 25 minutes for the third also expressed by the Archbishop name emblazoned on a card and a of York, Dr Cyril Garbett, who, in his dedicatory address, described the Olympic Games as "a happy omen for the future."
Dr Garbett was deputising for the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was attending the Lambeth Anglican Conference.
The three men were: King George, who said: "I pro- claim open the Olympic Games of
The Archbishop halled the fact London, celebrating the 14th Olym-that though "our world is ridden by pind of the Modern Ern":
fear and hate, yet thousands from Lord Burghley, Chairman of the distant nations have come together Olympic's Organising Committee - who for the peaceful and friendly said in an address to the King: "If, rivalry of sports."-Reuter. as a result of the Games, the Olympic spirit spreads yet more widely throughout the earth, then surely we can feel that a very real contribution has been made to the welfare and happiness of mankind.".
Dr Cyril Carbott, the Archbishop of York, who said in his dedicatory address: "During this fortnight, many friendships should be formed and foolish suspicions and prejudices should vanish."
King George stood, saluting each flag as it passed by, for 65 minutes but showed no signs of fatigue.
The biggest contingent was that of the United States-a miniature army
“By JOHN F. PATERSON Olympic Stadium, Wembley, July
standard bearer.
Biggest mystery of the day was the absence of Venezuela from the big march past. No immediate in-
Sweden opened is scoring attack with two goals by left back A. Jutner. Then centre half Roland Spangberg added another to put
formation was available as to what Sweden ahead 3-0 at the half time, had happened to the country's lone cyclist entrant.
After announcing it would send a team to London, Venezuela not later gave notice of the entry of the cyclist. His arrival in Britain has not yet been reported.
Panama's two marchers helped their country's export trade. Thoy wore Panama hats-thefr national product.
A minor war in the Irish con- 29. Some 6,000 athletes of 58 na- tingent ended in an "armistice". tions had literally to fight, their The track team was content to way out of the Olymple Stadium- compete-under the banner of Elre. tonight after the formal opening of the 14th modern Olympiad.
The rest of the Irish competitors- boxers, rowers and fencers-wanted to be identified as "Ireland."
The two factions
Within minutes of the pageantry closing, spectators poured from the
lined up heights surrounding. the arena in separately in alpbabetical order. quest of autographs.
One group held the flag, the other It was one of the greatest dis- the sign plays of mass enthusiasm in sport-Just before they were due to march identifying the country. ing history.
off, Ireland agreed to join Eire to in the van of the
keep the peace," Bald an Irish of spectators debou-official-Associated Press.
Recognisable great army
Draw For Field Hockey Tourney
London, July 29,-Thirteen nations will compete in the Olympic field hockey tournament opening on Saturday, a new draw for which was announced today.
The entrants have been divided into three groups led by India, Britain and Holland respectively. Countries in group A are India, v Denmark. Spain, Austria and Argentine; In August 2: Holland v Denmark, group B there are Britain, Afghanis- Spain y Argentine, Pakistan v Bel- tan, Switzerland, and the United glum. States;
in group C aro Holland, France, Pakistan, Belglum and
Denmark,
Teams in each group play cach! other and the top teams of groups
kistan v Denmark, Afghanistan v ta United States.
RECORD ENTRY
of
at-
Switzerland made a valiant
as the second half tempt to rally opened and left wing Tristan-Raoul scored the only Swiss goal.
J. Brandy, Hungarian left wing broke the tie with a snenk shot, Shortly before the half, Cyarmati scored again, putting the Hungarians ahead 3-1. The penalties were so The smoothly functioning Swedish | frequent that at one time there were Leam was never threatened and scored three more through Grosjean before the game ended.
Scorers for Sweden: A. Jutner, 2; R. Spangberg, 2: Olle Olsson, 2.
HUNGARY WINS Hungary defeated Egypt 4-1 in 4 game that was slowed by frequent penalties for roughness.
a 10-yeur Hungary, which held unbeaten record in pre-war days, turned back repeated sallies by the Egyptians,
Major Upset In Goodwood Cup
only six men in the water as the Egyptians made a sharp bid to defeat a seeded team.
The ball was in Egyptian territory
most of the
the second half and Gyarmatt scored ones
more just before the game ended to clinch the contest.
moves Friday's competition Finchley Fool. The first game begins at 9.45 between Italy and Australia. -Associated Presa.----
LAST NIGHT'S CHESS
Reserve Tourney
Completed
right to tako
part
to
Simpson made the second 50 of his third century of the season in 10 minutes and at the close of play was 122 not out with 'one five
and 10 fours.
At Bournemouth, in the only other county match, Hampshire lost their last eight wickets for 30 against spin bowling and were ail out for 178. Hazell Anished
with the excellent figures of five for 20 xin 24.1 overs.
THE SCORES
National League
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5
Pittsburgh Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago Philadelphia
4 0 711 -United Press.
HOW THEY STAND National League
4K 00
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES ' At Bournemouth: Somerset 301 and 248 for Ava declared (Cimblett 173. Coope 77). Hampshire 170 14 (Dawson 67. Hazeli Ave for 28)
and 11 for no wicket,
Won Lost Peo. 55 37 498 48 41 47
43
44
$7988
At Nottingham: Northamptonshire. 450 (1. Clarke 50, Harvey five for 112); Nottinghamshire 201 for two (Simpson not out 122, Stocks-not-out 70).
At Plymouth, Worcestershire heat 530 Devon by an innings and 218 ruins. 522 Devon 148 and 195 (Jenkins seven 511 for 40) Worcestershire 521 (White 491 37).. 470
Boston Brooklyn
New York St Louis Piltsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago
45
52
441
39
410
American League
55 37
508
67
30.
301
52 ST
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38
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48
405
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420
The Colony Reserves Chess Tournament ended at the Peninsula Boston Hotel last night, short of two games Philadelphia Goodwood, July 29,-A huge, yet to be completed, with a final Cleveland crowd saw a major upset in the round upset assuring L. Karpovich, New York London, July 29-Only four the 62 nations invited to compete in £8,775 Goodwood Cup, run here Colony Open Chess Championship St Louis
valuable long distance race, the Colony Chess Champion in 1941, the Detroit
in next year's Washington the Olympic Games have with drawn. They are Bulgaria, Rumania, this afternoon when Signor final
and Venezuela. The re- Frederico Tesio's four-year-old maining number of 58 nations still Italian colt. Tenerani, upset the constitutes a record, beating the pre-odds of 3 to 1 laid on M. Marcel vlous $3 at Berlin In 1930.--Reuter,
Boussac's French champion, Arbar.
Palestine
of
for his final round
Karpovich was unable to turn up Josef Taus, who refuses to claim a
game against_ walk-over. He could make certain TICKETS REMAIN
of qualifying for the Colony Open by o win or a draw against Tousz, tickets for the Olymple dubletics 30 against in the select feld
London, July 29-About 00,000
Starting second favourite at 100 to but the loss of a possible tieing point |
by A.
A. Biriukoff qualified him auto- events remain to be sold, it was
matically, four. Tenerani, admirably ridden by August 3. Holland v France, Pa-announced tonight by Wembley an Italian jockey, Enrico Camici, Biriukoff was in indifferent form
Stadium officials.
won by one and a half lengths with against Kolatchoff in a French De- Over 12,000 tickets for the swim-M. Jean Nys Belgian Challenger, fence that went to. 70 moves, waded ming and about 15,000 for the Bayeux, a 20 to 1 chance, a further through a long positional middle August 4: India v Argentine, Spain | boxing." arc also outstanding eight lengths away third.
game and ended in a struggle wifi Reuter,
passed pawns on both sides. Immediately after the race, book- Neither player was at his best, makers began to bet on the pos- but sibility of an objection o
and lost in the queening Italian horse twice swerved, violent- race. ly in the straight.
In the only other game played, D. No objection materialised, how- E. do Carvalho remained undefeated ever, Tenerani had responded game- In the tournament by beating Jacob ly to Camici's urging and appeared | Ramler. to lengthen his stride at every call. Ho may have been somewhat lucky to win, however, for it transpired after the race that Arbar had broken down some six furlongs from home.
A and B and two teams from group v Austria,
C quality for the semi-finals, the
winner of group A plays against the August 5: Pakistan v France, såcond team in group C and the Afghanistan v Switzerland, Britain v winner of group B plays the win-United States. ner of group C.
August 0: India v Spain, Austria
The Anal of the tourney will be v Argentine. played between the winners of the semi-finals for. Arst and second Eritain Afghanistan, France y August 7: Holland v. Pakistan, places.
The defeated teams in the semi-States.
Belgium, Switzerland. v United anals play off for third spot in the tourney.
THE FIXTURES
Hockey matches and dates are: July 31: Holland v Belgium, Britain v Switzerland."
Winning Streak Ends For Shanghai
Manila, July 29.-A Manila Foot ball League tonight stopped the win- ning streak of the much-vaunted, Shanghai Chinese Combined X1 with Points for each match will be a score of 3-1 before 9,000 spectators scored at the rate of two for a win, lat Rizal Memorial football stadium," " nil for the loser and one point euch
The game was fast and ffrilling. team for a drawn game.
Chicago
United Press.
Henry Cotton
WES
WEB
At Coventry, the match between Warwickshire and the Royal Navy drawn. Royal Navy 251 and 198 for three declared. (Lieutenant Commander Manners rot out 83); Warwickshire 305 (Maudsley 77; Wolton, B1, Marin five for 90) and 135 for seven (Crarmer 56, Martin six for 40)Reuter.
DERBYSHIRE v. AUSTRALIANS
Derby, July 29-Folloving
оп
379 with 216 runs behind, rbyshire,
had lost one of their second Sunings .330
wickets for 34 runs by the close of play on the second day of their match with the Australian tourists. here, and are still 182 runs behind with nina wickets to fall.
In their first innings. Derbyshire made 240 in
reply to the Australians' of 450.
total of
C. S. Elliott, the county's opening batsman, stayed in
U
Passive mood
for three hours and 20 minutes in His compiling 57 runs, the highest score
of the first Innings.
Despite much bad bowling, the Australians took wickets fairly cheaply and Ellott only scored, four innings when Derbyshire followed
the his on was more off form than would not be a bad thing to before being dismissed in the second
After examining Arbor, the Comte de Brigase M. Marcel Boussat's Sang Lung-hal, Shanghai's centre that Arbar Bus broken down pretty
said: "I
A match will consist of two periods of 35 minutes each-As-forward, booted the lone goal for the badly and I thin2 this is the end
visitors.—Associated Press.
of his racing_cartar."—Reuter.
August 1: India v Austria, France seelated Press:
SOME OLYMPIC NAMES
TWO MACS FOR
THE 100 METRES : E.MCDONALD
BAILEY
(NOW RUNNING INTO,
HIS BEST FORM AGAIN). "AND ARMY CHAMPION
ALISTAIR
BUT
HE MUST BS AWFU HEAVY ON THE SHOB LEATHER, ANDUS ?.
-WITH THE CRICKET - ASHES SAFELY IN THE ...BAG, AUSTRALIA
OFFERS A SPRINT: CHALLENGE WITH:
+1
JOHN TRELOAR,
WHO HAS A STRIDE OF 74.9ins.
(VERY NEARLY A LONE
- JUMP TO SOME OF 08). London Kinross Euraico
.
on--Reuter.
By HYLTON CLEAVER Henry Cotton has left Britain, which I think is a pity. grent triumph in the Open golf championship was an event of national importance, and it
capitalise it at a time when our prestige in sport is at a lower lavel than it ought to be.
Also, tho Olymple Games. are After the last hole this time he coming; and though professional leap the rape round the green like golf has no connection with them, a hurdler. In 1947 he would have The two games remaining to be I think many of our visitors from crawled under 11 played are L Karpovich against overocas would have liked to meet Joseph Tausz and Karel Welas this amazing mari at the peak of He told a tale which is new to me.
STRANAHAN GAINED against Arthur Gomes.
his Biriukoff iles with V, N. Dounteff,
I really feel we might have ar- Stranahan,
I had naked whether, Exahk playing Just ahead of Kowloon Chess Club Premier Reserves Champion, for third and rame way the toy do so; a. the him over the last round, had worried fourth place. A win for Weiss see Denis: Compton. To introduce between strokes.Cotton says same way that they will want to him by his well-known slowness against Gomes would place the them both at one social occasion between
would have been a gesture In, hog-
and actually got two holes ahead,
plica, amazed, he naked him how he managed it, Stranahan sald that he thought the Scottish crowd would lynch him if he held up Cotton in that siramatic.
tho
whole Senior entry top of Intermedinter.
tho
carckr.
The only Intermediate player to pitality." take two points off Senior opposition was V. V. Kolatchoff. Joseph Tausz and R.-W. Carter managed one aplece.
HOW THEY STAND
STAMING GAVE OUT
"So, I gave it all I had,
I have asked Cotton. If he cannot round. bo. here; but he says he is going to Monte Carlo Arst and then to South Stranahan. America, because his wife needs a was a sporting gesture from a playar Which, Cotton thinks, holiday. The exeli
excitement of the Open sometimes faulted by us in the past. Cotton will not retire. "We all go having found the cure for over the hill eventually, but I shan't his golt lapses in 1940 and 1947 her go just yet. All I shall do flow is to SABUN GRATE BANK going to abide by it`rigid!¥• MA
be more choosey, I shall play quity?
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Karel Weirs
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Jacob Ramier
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a greater strain on her, than on
He says he falled in those two in tournament, which are on courmos post-war sensors solely because his thut in we thall not see Henry stamina gave oul; and that: It stood
I gather,
'u this time only because long spells in this country much more. Uila men- sarvad had given him good food and won; but that it is au revoir and not the resulting build-up:
good-bye."
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