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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST: 2, 1948.
OLYMPIC
SWIM TEAM
HERBERT SUTCLIFFE'S
Upset Parade At London Games
By "RECORDER"
Never have the Olympic Games produced as many upscts as has the present series at London. Of the nine athletic events thus far decided, four only have been won as generally predicted.
·
Who would have ever The first big upset was, perhaps, the most sensational óf all. conceded Australia's Fred Winter a chance of taking first place against the three Americans? He not only did it at the relatively poor winning height of 6 feet 6 inches but, even more upsetting, an entirely unknown Norwegian, Bjox, Paulson, won second place by virtue of fower misses up to 0 feet 5 inches, at which height he tied with two of the Americans and Franco's Georges Damitio.
Hardly had this first big upset of the Games been registered, than the Czech distance nce, Emil Zatopek, sprend-engled an all-star fold with n victory by 350 yards in the 10,000 inetres run.
Let alone Zatopek running the irrepressible Phantom great, the Flyer Viljo Heino off his feel, he so discouraged him that the Finn Anat- ly dropped out
To add insult to injury, the stor Scandinavian runners had to concede
OLYMPIC GAMES POINT SCORES
ATHLETICS
United States
France
Sweden
Australia
64 24
23
16
Britain
12
Austria
12
Czechoslovakia
10
Norway
10
Hungary
10
Finland
Italy
G
Coylon
Ď
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Netherlands
Panama
Denmark
4
Poland
Belgium
Canada
AQUATICS
United States
37
Hungary
4
France
4
Mexico
3
Sweden
2
Denmark's Nells Holst- hrata. Soerensen, third in the slowest semi- exerting nal, also has not been himself too much.
Only surprise qualifier of the nine France, is Robert Chef d'Hotel of
Bob while America's third string. Chambers, is also in. He was con
chance to make it ceded an even Tiese two come in at the expense of two of the highly-favoured Swedes.
Sweden's only finalist is I. Bengis- ton, their third string. who came in Orst in the second semi-final ahead of Arthur Wiat and Chambers.
France's Marcel Hansenne, who only became favourite for the event by returning the fastest time of the year-1 m. 18.3 secs-a few weeks ngo, returned the fastest semi-final time. This was 1 min. 50.3 seca.
Tom Hampson's Olympic record of 1 min. 10.8 secs., decomplished in Los Angeles in 1932, doesn't stand a chance of survival. There is just chance that # will remain Britain's if Parlett wins today.
Seven of the nine finalists are in
A sell out crowd of 33,000 jammed Wembley Stadium yesterday and another sell out is forecast for Mon- day. Only a few thousand tickets
for remain unstid
the Stadium events during the rest of the week. is ateha The swimming pool crowded every day with about 7,000 people. Even the sideshows, like. wrestling, boxing and basketball. sizeable are beginning to atract crowds after a slow start.
More warm weather is forecast for that the Monday. But beyond Weather Bureau, is doubiful-Asso cinted Presa.
TO TORQUAY
London, Aug. 1.-Lord Burghley, Chairman of the Olymple Games Organising Committee, carly today thrust an aluminium torch Into the
at Jame
the Empire Olympic Stadium, Wembley, and handed it to the first of 100 British runners start of the
10
who will relay it to Torquay, a south
coast resort, for the yaching contests.
Less than 100 spectators walehed the the first runner emerge from giant Stadium to bear the flame on the rst lap of its 214 miles Journey south-western England to
the sprinter rather than stayer class orgy
The ruiners were carrying the flame all through today and tonight to get it to Torre Abbey, overlooking tomorrow Torquay Harbour, by morning-Reuter.
CARDINAL GRIFFIN RECEIVES ATHLETES
and an overfast irst lap is thus more Rive would than probable. This Bengtsson and Harton quile a chance and, with them, Parlett if he isn't led to tag on at a pace loo fast for hirrs,
I considder
and Chef d'Hotel Chambers a little outclassed. With the other seven, just guess who.
DOUBLE FOR ZATOPEK London, Aug. 1.-More than 1,000 Olympic athletes from 59 nations, London, Aug. 1.-Tite eyes of acccompanied by the Presidents of more than 80,000 spectators gathered their National Olymple Committer at Wembley Stadium on Britain's were received today by James Car- Bank Holiday will turn to the two dinal Griffin, Archbishop of Westy great Olympic track events tomer- | minster, row-the 800 metres and the 5,000 metres.
Ann Curtis (left) of San Francisco heads this six- girl contingent who will compete in the Olympic games at London.
From left: Ann Curtis; Madic Corridon, Norwalk, Conn.; Brenda Helser, Los Angeles; Thelma Kal Ama, Hawall; Jackie Lavine of Chicago, and Pat Healy, Wat-
chung Lake, N. J.-AP Wirephoto.
Jany's Broken Heart
Olympic Pool, Aug. 1.-Alex Jany, suffering from a "broken heart", was unable to drag his sore body from the bed today to attend the workout with the rest of the French team.
His teammates said that Jany, France's No. 1 swim- mer who failed to place in his 100-metre specialty on Saturday, was suffering from a broken heart."
ADVICE TO OPENING BATS
"Never Hook Before Lunch, Never Cut Before Tea"
By ARCHIE QUICK
Just before Cyril Washbrook and George Emmett went In to hat on England's second 'Innings against Australia in the Third Test, at Old Trafford, great Herbert Sutcliffe, than whom there is no greater judge of opening batting, said to mo: "I am going to watch those fellows carefully.
There is something wrong with English batting, and I think there are two reasons for its failure. One is that we are not playing down the line of the ball. The other In that we are too adventurous too soon. Jack Hobbs always impressed upon me, and we both followed his ad- vice: never hook before lunch, never cut before ten. But these chaps are getting out doing just that early on in their innings."
Another famous ex-Test match mond. Only one Australian you'll star looking on was E. P. Nupen, notice, which is remarkable.
South Africa's great legbrenic bow-
ler, and he is very definitely of the opinion that the root of all England's troubles is food.
"Your rations are enough for the health average person
your statistics prove, but athletes burn up
Baseball
n terrific amount of energy, and the MAJOR LEAGUE
for
food you get is not sufficient them. Stamina must be Impaired, he said.
Popular Cyril Washbrook had .benefit match in Manchester on Test Sunday and old memories were re- vived when" I saw George Duck- worth keeping wicket to the bowling of Big Bill O'Reilly, Australin were 10 well represented in addition
Finglcion, Ken O'Reilly by Jack Steers, George Tribe and Ken Grieves, and we were given an op- portunity of listening to Duckworth's when raucous vocal entertainment he caught his old team-mate, Char- He Hallows, 53, but still a ne open- ing left hander.
V.
-I discovered ane not known Test statistic.
V.
"LEADERS
New York, Aug. 1.—Major League Leaders (including Friday games):
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Balling: Musint. Saint Louls 300; Palko. Chicago .334.
Runs balled lu: Mize, New York, 80; Musial, 77.
Rums: Musial, 70; Kiner, Pitts- burgh. 75.
HILS:
Musial, 143; Weltkus, Chicago, 120.
Doubles: Ennis, Philadelphio, 28; Musini, 25.
Triplez:
and Muslul, 10.
Homers: Kiner, 28; Sauer, Cincin-
Hopp, Pittsburgh
Stolen bases: Ashburn, Philadel- phia, 25; Torgeson, Bostori, 17.
Strikeouts: Branen, Brooklyn, 97: Hendley, Hobbs, Sutcliffe and Ham-Blackwell, Cincinnati, 83.
Pitching: Bickford, Boston,
and lost two; Jansen, York, 13 and Ave.
New Phils' Leader
seven
AMERICAN LEAGUE
generallynati, 27. Tomorrow! Group 3-Italy The French 100-metre- backstroke)
Denis Comp- swimmer, Georges Vallerey, said Hungary: Group H-Spain v. Hol- "Jany's morale was broken," "He land; Group G-Belglum v. Sweden; ton has just made his 10th Test century. Only five batsmen have is suffering from very sore muscles Group J-Egypt v. France.
Tuesday: Group G-the United preceded him in this feat: Bradman, in his arms and shoulders and hopes states. Siveden; Group H-Spain v.
Argen to sleep it off.
He will probably compete in the India; Group J-Egypt v. remainder of his events bul we tina; Group Yugoslavia v. Hun- doubt he has
left to gory: has any heart
Two "loser" matches will also be make o a showing."
Tuesday-Uruguay on Wally Ris of the United States, played
-Reuter. who shattered, the Olymple record Switzerland and Australla v, Greece. in winning the 100-metre in 57.3. or said earlier
believe that Ministers from nations represented is rattled.rican swimming coach, no one expects the Czechoslovak, at the Games filed by the head of Roman Catholic Church in even second place to a French North Enite Zatopek, to be beaten in the the African, Kacha Minou.
$,000 metres. But he will face Britain for an hour and a half. much tougher opposition and many Smiling all the while, the Arch- The Arst day's finals ended with think he was very unwise to over-bishop had a kind word for every-Olymple competition often has yot a third upset as France's Miche- | train himself yesterday by making one, Iine Ostermoyer outthrew the a great effort in the 5,000 heats na Tea was served afterwards, follow- favourite, Italy's Signorina Cordiale,
In the women's discus throw. THE SECOND DAY
After phenomenal
ance on Friday in the 10,000 metres,
10,000 soon after winning Anal.
of
A reception was held at the Cor- dinal's residence, which is adjacent to Westminster Cathedral.
Athletes
And
Ambassadors
the
Lieu-
service metres ed by Vesper
Cathedral-United Press, PROMOTION
1.-Scrond Prague, Aug. tenant Emil Zatopek, winner of the
Olympic race 10.000-metre
to Friday, was nothing
promoted Lieutenant today, Radio Progue an- nounced.
Yet the most sensational upset of the year came on the second day as the world's fastest hunen turned out -to be someone of whoin
better than a fourth place was ex- hurdler turned - sprinter pected, Harrison Dillard.
The Czech will need every ounce strength in his muscular frame to withstand the challenges of the Belgion Gaston Reif, the Dutchman Willle Silichuis, the Swedes Nyberg and Albertsson, and the Koskela, Makela and Perala.
Finns
Jast
**First
The 800 metres, always one of General Ludvik Svoboda, Minis- the best races,, may go to any of ter of National Defence, ordered Aut the great Mel Palton even
coloured about six men, but the
the promotion because of Zatopek's iralled a British runner, Alistair American Mal Whitefield, with his "outstanding performance and McCorquodale, whose malà ambi- | casy stride, is brobably a slight exemplary representation of the Czech Army and Republic."--United Press.
tion in his life has been a place on favourite. England's test team as a fast bowler rulher than a place in the classic Olympic sprint Onal.
Instead, Ceylon's veteran
Frenchmen, however..are solid to
a man that their the champion, Marcel Hansenne, will win.
One of the other events to be de-
can White, who must now be well through either Burton, Gordien or
In his mid-thirties and
con-Frank but the Italians have hopes чал
sidered long past his best days and
of their man Tosi being victor.
In
Jany
ກ
The Bob Kiphuth, said "Of course, Jony holds the world record for the 100-metre but he is only 10 and this disastrous affect on youngsters.
"Jany might have been sufforing from some title thing we don't know about and won't try to guess any further. He is still a great swimmer."-United Press.
WATER POLO
TURKS LEAD WRESTLING
London, Aug. 1.-Experts today marked Turkey as the hottest free- style wrestling bet as the original list of 117 competitors ahrank to 51 blitz after two. day of Glympic competition
130 eliminating with bouls.
Other favourites for the Olympic. London, Aug. 1-The Olympic water polo second round matches freestyle-wrestling-honours were. are as follows:
Basketball
Battle
Harringay, Aug. 1-Twenty-three Olympic basketball teams today totted up their standings and rested before heading tomorrow into the third day of the most intensive and exhaustive tests in basketball history.
the United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Aus tralia, Iran, France and Italy.
the
Unofficial tabulations showed that Ave competitors were left in ayweight with Finland's Lennart Visitala leading with two points, followed by M, Raissi of Iran with Ihree points and H. Balamir of Turkey three points. Visitala with 10 defeats after three bouts 1= favourite for the title.
onc
Bantamweight had seven competi- lors left with Gerald Leman of the United States leading with point, followed by N. Akar of Turkey with two points and Eriki Johannsson of Finland three points.
Featherweight had eight competi tors left with famous C. Bilge of Turkey lending with zero points, followed by Iver Sjohin of Sweden with one point and A. Mueller of Switzerland two points. Blige is
winner through the certain
the great skill he showed in eliminating three compellors via early falls.
Allen
Cooke (Dusty) .(above), veteran coach of the Philadelphia Phillies, named temporary manager of the club, suc- ceeding Ben Chapman, who was dismissed as manager. -AP Wirephoto.
won New
Batting: Williams, Boston. .380; Boudreau. Cleveland, .340,
Runs: DiMaggio, Boston, 73; Wil- llams. 71.
Hits: Evers, Detroit, 118: Bou- dreau. 117.
Doubles; Williams, 26; Henrich, New York.. 25.
Triples: DiMaggio, New York, 10: Henrich and Stewart, Washington,
D.
Homera: DiMaggio, New York and Keltner, Cleveland, 23.
Stolen bases: Conn. Washington and Dillinger, Saint Louis, 17.
leveland, "09; Strikconts: Feller, Newhouser, Detroit, 93,
Pitching: Fowler, Philadelphia, 10 and two; Kramer, Boston, 12 and three-Associated Press.
HOW THEY STAND Now York, Aug. 1.-Baseball standings
Saturday (including
games)...
.
"AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Philadelphia Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Washington
"
Won Lost Per-
contage
600
38 57
... 582 40
93 38' 582 54. 40 41
39 581
429
40 53
430
382
Saint Louls 34 35 Chicago
+
11 02 333
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston
New York Brooklyn
Saint Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphin Cincinnati Chicago
TODAY'S PROGRAMME FOR ASIA'S TEAMS Hol pre-Games favourite for the metric century had been first Bailey. then Patton, then Treloor, and final- ¦ cided during the afternoon is the
London, Aug. 1.-The Chinese ond ly LaBeach. They come respective pole vault, in which the American Korean teams are scheduled to come when the Chinese and pete tomorrow ly six, fourth, nowhere, and third. Jumpers, Morcom, Richards
Smith should take the Drst three basketball players will meet Beigum Roy Cochran, it must be admitted,
For in next week qualifying places as they have all betiered the at 2100 GMT and the Chinese foot- was conceded about seven chances Olympic recond of 4.85 metres, es-
face ballers will
Turkey at 1830 in 10 of winning the 400-metres low inblished by their compatriot, Eart
Korea meets Mexico at the Sames will continue and each con- GMT.
destant must play every other team hurdles. His main oppositiode Meadows, in Berlin,
same time in football.
in its group at least once. Then two expected from ́ France's” Jean Calude
possible top teams in each group will move Pakistan considered The
Norwegian Kaas is probably Arifon, who failed even to make tho
threat to favoured India in hockey-Into the final round to battle for the ANAL
thele most dangerous opponent,
was feel that meets Belgium at 1915 GMT in top eight places, the third, and The American's also
fourth team in each group will com- Dun- they will get the discus gold medal this sport-United Press.
pete for ninth to 10th place and toil REPLAYED
enders will fight it out for the re- maining seven places, London, Aug 1-Two Olymple At the end of two days' play, sent to the Gaines simply out of The first Dutch medal seems cer- water polo matches were reployed Brazil with two victories and no Lightweight had seven competitors "sentiment, came second in record-tain to be won during the afternoon at Wembley Pool tonight by order losses and Canada with a similar left. C. Atik of Turkey was leading
breaking time.
by the Dutch mother of two chil- ot the International Swimming losses
with dren, Fanny Blankers-Koen.
record were way ahead in group Finally, as the boys slogged home the 100 metres she ls in a class by
ederation following protests bent A: Only Uruguay, who lost yester Frucndfors, of Sweden with one point 50-kilometres herself.
u close
with and G. Nizzola of Italy three points. day in by five goals to two and. walk, first man into the stadium and Women swimmers will feature at Yugoslavia and Italy drew at four top berth.
Brazil; as:any chain battle.
to oust either Atik is a strong favourite for the
title. up to the finish line was John Ljung-the Empire pool, where the final goals each. The result of the fun- gren of Sweden, conceded in pre- of the 100 metres freestyle will be
Undefeated in group B are the match Kary-Egypt Olymple raniting lists of having an
that classy. Filipinos and Chile
Welterweight and five competitors AUSTRALIAN BATTING the highlight of the day's events. Great Britain has been eliminated
Both left with another Turk leading outside chance of coming in sixth.
two The 800 motres
Korea's have two relay and the 400 on a goal average.
and speedy team is Y. Dogu with no points, followed by R.J. Garrard Austraila with two This is hardly all. Who would ex-melres freestyle hen pect to see France's sensational Alex the other attractiv
might break
Leland Merrill of the United States D. G. Bradman... Jany put back into fifth place in the swimming programme. 100-metres free stylu swim? The Football in the eventfig will pro-
E. Toshack upset parude sui continues. A vide como altractive matches on Londen, Aug. 1. The Olympic the almost equally large Argentines doubted a Turkish victory.
Lindsay Hasselį sizzling red-hot favourite, Dougins London suburban grounds. Sweden 10,000-metre walk qualifying heats, are yet to suffer a defeat in group C Robbins of New Zealand, has failed and Austria will probably pack the due to start at the Empire Stadium, and far outclass other teams,
Middleweight had seven competi-Ray Lindwall to make the Unul of the 600-metres spacious Tottenham Hotspur ground Wembley, at 10.00 am. GMT
Mexico beats its most stiff com- tors left with A. Condemir of Tur K. R. Miller
D. Tallon in North London and an exclung Monday have been postponed
petition in group D last niglit, whenkey and Glen Brand of the United W. A. Brown il whipped Cuba, but Cuba will Sintes leading with one point each, even match is expected.
10.30 a.m. on Tuesday.Heuter.
Bill Johnston probably wiri Bocond place followed by P. Sepponen of Finland although France may spring and E. Linden of Sweden, both with surprise-United Press.
favourite two points. A definite could not be named today since both tho
Turk and American Klowed equal sk!!! and strength.
at the end
run,
of the
TODAY'S EVENTS
heats for men are
means
events in theal the matches-Reuter.
The other matches are China v Turkey, Korea v. Mexico and finly
United State the
Slates. vault final, sweeping the first three contains three good hockey matches-- Monday evening's programme also
score
V.
The United States should heavily at London today in the pole
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Associated Press,
Test Match Averages
There were no spectators present small but sight wins.
menopoly the Philippino-Chilean points and J. Leclere of France and S, Barnes. The towering American team and both with three points, Nobody. Morris
POSTPONED
on
to
places for a further 19 points and Holland v. Denmark, Spain v. Argen- LEAGUE TABLES
should score points also in the distina and Pakistan v. Belgium. cus throw and the 800 motres finals.
Freestyle wrestling finals will draw
LAWN BOWLS
First Division.
F
Total
C de R
d DA!
exponents among the
912 191
KNGC
8343
15
Other heavy scorers should ba crowds to the Empress Hall, Earl's
France, it Marcel Hansenno makes Court, for day-long earlier session 延 in tho 000 metres run; rounds have left many flue evenly
Czechslovakia with Zatopek in the matched
8,000 metres; Holland with Fanny Analisis and the bouts should provide КСС Blankers-Koen in the women's 100 much excitement,
2:50
3203 233 HKZ6.348, 347 218 357
meires dash final, and Italy with a The competition in fencing, shoot-KDC" possible-one-two in tho discus ing, sabre, pole and modern penta-inc....
will be advanced further stages-Router.
throw.
thion
Becond Division "B" C de 7 410 308 11 12 1 cca
...7 430 370 KIGC 7 427 365 HKYC7 375 440 POC
Rd 7 331 435
Becond Divisio: "A"
Shot
Pta: Dal A'R P
Argentina Doing
Weller
Innings. Not out
Runs Highest Score Average
268
89.33,
508
'173*
84.66
.GOO
182
77.42
51.00
273 182
4. 46.00
30.40
29.03
27.00
24,83
20.00
10.20
Ian Johnson,
AUSTRALIAN BOWLING
Ray Lindwall 16 wickets for 25.55 runs aplece; BU Johnston 21 for 27.14; Ernie Toshack 11 for 33.00; K, R. Miller nine for 33.33; S. welght had eight Loxton three for 43.00; Ian Johnson seven for 60.14. competitors left with F. Stoeckl of
Switzerland leading, with no points, ENGLISH BATTING followed by F. Payette of Canada
Lightheavy
and H.-Wittenberg of the Unitedcuis Compten London, Aug. 1-Argentina is ex-States, bolt with one point. Experts Cyrli Washbrook
Len Hutton pected to hit high gear in the Olym- expect a Swiss victory.
Bill Edrich pics this work when her shooting. Heavyweight had seven compell- T. Evans boxing, celing and rowing teams go fors left with G. Bobis of Hungary Alec Bedser into action.
Her basketball team which is ill and B. L. Antonston of Sweden In J. Crapp undefeated will have a crucial wook top spots both with one point, fol- Jim Laker
of Czecho-N. W. D. Yardley lowed by J. Rudzicka when they meet the United States slovakia and A Sakhdari of Iran, H. Doliery and Czechoslovakia.
both two points. Predictions aro | J. Young The Argentine modern pentathlon team which rates fourth after two premature for the Glants category. KCC
16-204-21-10-115 of five events will hit hard going to
191morrow Ontials, who gloomily forecast n
in the shooting event and in another blitz session on Monday the outcome will probably docida morning with the clash for medals defeat when ticket sales ingged, de Rang 411 p 11 13
same night............ whether an Argentina will finish taking place the in predicted today that the big show | xộc” *** 5.59 207
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SELL-OUT London, Aug. 1-Sunny weather
Today's 800 metres run final will be a classic, despite Harris's elimina- tion. The times returned in the three semi-final · heats, were fost enough to win the race at any past and thrilling competition have 'ns- Gomes with the exception of those sured the Olympic games of finan ́of Los Angeles in 1032,
cini success.”
I still favour Farlett, siill smart
threa
o paint and content to come third in the fastest of the
INC
TC
470 436
4
Total
24
Further eliminating will be done | ENGLISH. BOWLING
310
.104
74.14
250
143
60.35
240
41.33
280
111
30.00
.170
35.90
170
20.33
70
20.24*
113
22.00
.10.14
12,00
7.00
N. W. D. Yardley nine wickets for 21.88 runs apiece; Alec Bodser 18 for 34.83; R. Pollard five for 43.80; Jim Laker tine for 52.44; Cranston, one for 70; Denis Compton one for 150. MUSTAN
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