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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1948.
TWO WOMEN BECOME THE GAMES' FIRST DOUBLE WINNERS AMERICA'S OLYMPIC MERMAIDS GREET ENGLAND
Olympic Stadium, Wembley, Aug. 4.—Two women were the first persons to become dual 1948 Olympic winners today.
Mrs Fanny Blankers Koen of Holland broke her own world and Olympic record in the 80-metres hurdles but shared the now world record with Maureen Gardner of Britain who was second in a photo finish,
Mademoisello Micheline Ostermeyer of France won the women's shot put, adding this to her discus title and becoming the second doublo-winner of the Games..
Mr Blankers Koen sacrificed a went to his follow
countryman,
chance to add the Olymple women's Herb McKenley, the world record fong jump, of which she holds the holder for the quarter mile. world record, to her list of wins today when aho acratched
thi
morning for fear that jumping in the qualifying rounds before
er hurdles final should injure her leg, Two other Olympic records also were broken today in the men's 110-metres hurdle by the USA and the women's 100-metres swimming relay by Holland, Denmark and the United States.
The women's hurdles race started the afternan programme and brought the cruwd its feet when it saw the English girl, Miss Gardner, had got away first, her Dutch oppönem being alightly behind her at the start. At the fourth hurdle
POINT SCORES
IN ATHLETICS
United States
Sweden
France
Netherlands
Australia
they
16G
46
38
33
28
Finland
25
Hungary
24
Great Britain
22
Italy
21
Czechoslovakin
16
Norway
15
12
11
8
Pannma
8
Denmark
7
Ceylon
Switzerlandl
Yugoslavia
Argentina
Turkey
Poland
Austria Belgium
Jamaica
Canada
3
1,500 METRES
in the distance events, Sweden dominated, the four qualifying heats of the 1,500-metres, winning three of them. Gosta
of Bergkvist. Sweden, clocked three minutes $1.0 reconds. The other Swedish win- hers were the world record holder, Lennart Strand and H. Eriksson.
The women's long Jump was one of the most interesting events, with less than an inch separating the first slxe. The winner was blonde V. of Hungary, who just Gyarmati, succeeded in beating the Argentine girl, Noemni Simonette de Pugtelu.
over
Tho Dutch wonder woman sprinter, 38-year-old Mrs Blankers- Keen, today won her second Olymple gold nedol in Royal fashion.
Flashing
the U0-metre women's hurdles, she returned the world record time of 11.2 seconds. There was a special cheer for the British champion,
Maureen Miss Gardner, the ballet teacher, who was only an inch or so behind the Dutch mother, and also put up the same world record time of 11.2 seconds.
The Dutch woman has every chance of winning a third gold medal when she competes for honours in the women's high jump. The Dutch team manager, who is the sprinter's husband and coach, was adamant in
his refusal to allow her to compete j In the long jump as well.
ATTRACTIVE
The altractive blonde Dutch
champion mounted the champion's tribune, followed by the petite brunelle, Miss Gardner and Miss' Shirley Strickland, .of Australia. who had been third in the good time of 11.4 seconds.
Maureen's flance, who is also her conch, was among the cheering throng. They plan to marry next month. Maureen has already done the 80-metres in 11.2 seconds, but this is awaiting ratification world record.
as a
Waving their hats and wearing big smiles, five members of the United States Women's Olympic swimming team stand on deck of liner Amerien as it arrives at Southampton, England.
Left to right: Zoe Ann Olsen, San Francisco; Barbara J. Jensen, Oakland, Calif.; Patricia Anne Elsener, San Francisco; Murlet June Mellon, Los Angeles, und Ann Elizabeth Curtis, San Francisco.—AP Wirephoto.
WOMEN'S SWIM RELAY RECORD
THRICE BROKEN IN
Bill Smith Wins 400 Metres
HEATS
Free Style
At the Wembley pool this afternoon, Holland, Denmark, and the United States all broke the Olympic record for the 100-metres women's relny race in the first round heats. The Dutch girls gave a fine display and led all the way to return a time of four minutes 31.3 seconds-4.7 seconds inside the previous record, also established by Holland in Berlin, 1936.
Chinese Cagers Lose To Philippines
Harringay, Aug. 4.-The Philippine basketball team." today defeated China 51-32.
4
The Philippine coach, Tito Calvo, said after the gamo that his team wont well tonight and was trying to build up. Its points score in case there was a match point tie which, was very likely among the closely-inatched. "B" pool teams.
He said the Chinese had a very | Decena (Guard). good team but that the Philippines G. Fajardo had studied and found a solution to overcoming the Chinese zono de fence Scores follow:
NO MIRACLE The "come from behind" Chinese basketball team today tried hard but could not pull a miracle out of the hat for the second time in a row and bowed to the Philippines 01-32 Itk the Olympics basketball tournn- ment.
(Guard) Martinez
(Forward) Araneta
(Guard) Delacral.
(Forward). Fulgencio
(Centro) Munar; (Guard)
3
122
T
The Chinese defeat practically-KOREAN STEAMROLLER
Total
London,
over-
Anthes China's chances of getting
Aug. 4.Korea championship Bght and leaves the Chlume with a record of two wins whelmed Iraq and Belgium defeated and two loasen, in group "R" com-
the Chilean team that upset the petition.
Philippines as the Olymple basket- The souppy Philippines' win Reeps ball tournament progressed today.
It was little more than a basket- them well in the fight for the cham-
bali drill for the pionship.
fast-moving The Philippines has won Koreans who rolled up a 120 to 20
thuco and lost only to Chile,
Chile lost today to Belgium to give it a three and one record too.
One of these two teams is cer- tain, to get into the semi-finals and the next two days will tell which will be successful.
MISSING PASSES
core against the hapless Iraqis.
The victory was Kören's second in four starts in group B and the fourth straight loss for Iraq which has. yielded a total of 420 points in the four games.
The Belgians squeezed out a 40) to 30 win over the Chileans who had played their most sensational The Philippines, paced by Fgame of the tournament yesterday Fajardo, rushed to an early head to overcome the highly regarded nhead 27-14 at ball time. Ching Filipinos.
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was missing passes and easy layups In other games today Italy handed while the Philippines was as ec- B-tain its fourth straight defeat 49 curato as it has been at anytime in ti 20 and Iran smashed Eire, which the tournament.
likewise has not won a game, Many spectators in the crowd of to 22-Associated Press.
A smooth working Uruguayan 2,000 who remembered the Chinese spurt that brought it to victory In
team led by Lombardo today kept the last-second play last night had alive its chances to get into the hoped for China to repeat it but they championship fight for the Olympic and China were disappointed. The basketball tournament, defeating were too by 48 points to pelate. scored, 14 points as the Philippines Hungary was the team which went to triumph-United Press...
fented
Woo (Forward)
Pao (Centre)
Canada on Monday by one point, but once the Uruguayan got going they made the Hungarians look like amateurs. Only in flashes adid
Hungary look like a team which had beaten Canada
Field Free Personal goals throws touts
CHINA
Chuo (Forward).
3
1
1
4
*
B
3
Wee (Guard)
0
Lea (Guard)
1
1
Kya (Forward)
0
Yu (Guard) Lee (Guard)
Total
10
In a thrilling first hest finish, of a second. Britain finished third. | Argentina second and C. Mejia of Denmark and the United States had and only one-tenth of a second out- México third, Miss Gardner had'a narrow escape A close struggle, and Denmark's | side the record.
The Arst two placers in each of yesterday in the second semi-final
PHILIPPINES time of four minutes 33.3 seconds In the preliminary heals of the six heats and the four fastest also Campos (Forward) 2 when she hit the fifth hurdle. There was also well inside the old Olymple 100-metres backstroke men's event, have been qualified for the semi-F. Fajardo
while were then some anxious moments, record,
the United States Allen M. Stack, USA, awam
in finals
on Thursday-Associated but she managed to scramble into bettered the old mark by one-tenth effortless style to return the fastest
Press. the tape and a third place and so quing at the
time of one minute 6.6 seconds. She was actually
got away first, her Dutch opponent of Austria, two feet behind. They
uced together to
photo was called for to decide the Balsh.
Arst hurdle In today's final, Mrs
The time of 11.2 seconds, recorded Bankers-Koen having got away to Koreans May Miss
they raced in adjoining lanes anti. apart from Miss Strickland, had the race all to themselves.
by both girls breates the world re-a slow start. After the first hurdle cord. The 30-year-old Dutch woman it was neck and neck all the way as previously equalled her world re- cord in an earlier heat.
The men's 110-metres hurdles final was an all-American race, the
The King, Queen and the Duke unly interest
the rest of the world of Edinburgh were
the among having in the result was which of spectators at Wembley today. The the three Americans would win first hint the 70,000 spectators had when they drew out from the other of the Royal visit was three finalists who included H. Lid-opening strains of the British na- man of Sweden, an Australian and tional anthem brought everybody to an Argentinian.
their feet.
Porter, the eventual winner had equaited the 1936 Olymple record in the semi-finals.-Associated Press.
CLEAN SWEEP
London, Aug. 4.The United States mude a clean sweep of the Olympic 110-metres hurdles today, their three competitors taking the gold, silver and bronze medals.
Marathon Win
BILL SMITH SHATTERS RECORD
SUCCESSER
America added to her and records when Bill Smith, 24- year-old star from Hawall, aped home a winner of the 400-metres freestyle event in four minutes 41 seconds, to shatter the old Olymple record of four minutes 44 seconds, accomplished in Berlin by the other great
American swimmer, Jack
By JOHN DOWNES Olympic Stadium, Wembley, Aug. 4Although Korean long distance runner Yun Bok Su was favourite for the Olympic mara- when the thon race over
Medica. 26 miles 385
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
band
rose
yards, experts at the games to day said they thought Mikko Hietanen of Finland would now
the
Australian
12
Uruguay's victory gave it the re-
2 cord of three wins and one loss to 3 put it
it second only to Brazil in the "A" competition for the Group
fight. Tho
0
1 championship
practically
eliminated
dafest Hungary
fromt the championship,-United 12 Press.
12
.
0
2
(Forward) Vestal (Centre)
03
Warwick Collapse Before Australian Bowling
Birmingham, Aug. 4-Success attended Don Brad man's policy of putting Warwickshire in to bat when he won the toss on the first day of their match here for by tea the Australians had dismissed their opponents for 138, in reply to which they scored 90 for two wickets by the close of play.
The Australian bowlers, especially Bill Johnston, made- the ball lift considerably 'and Lindwall, although generally below his fastest pace, whipped
occasional delivery through quickly.
Smith was chased home, by his fellow American, P. McLane, who niso boat the Olymple mark. For a time the French champion, Alex A few minutes later the Royal win the event.
Jony, was close on Smith's heels." spectators themselves
OS Although the Korean won
But in the anal hundred metres, J. Holland's national anthem marked Boston marathon in United States Marshall, of Australia, and Jany the victory ceremony for the women last year in two hours 25 minutes fought out a battle for fourth and hurdles, Then the
played and 30 seconds, beating the Finn by Afth place, with the on Happy Birthday to You"
pointed out coming in fourth.
A fine spell by Lindwall, when he fook three wickets in 12 balls for today he had since had an occasion of the Queen's 48th birth-four minutes, it was day. Reuter.
AND KAREN TOO not dono Finland's husky
one run, contributed, to Warwick-Lindwall film actor, Kojor
shire's downfall. Karen Harup, of Denmark, won
Johnston run since then. Rautavaara, won the Olympic Jave- All three were in a class by them-in title today with a
Thompson non-English her 100-metres Olympic backstroke
and Taylor started I. Johnson tremendous selves and the winner, Bill Porter,
semi-final in the new record time
very slowly
uncomfortably Loxion easily broke the old Olympic record
Dgainst B Johnston and Lindwall Byes 12. Leg-byes 2. and only six runs were scored in of 14.1 seconds, which he equalled
Australia, lut innings: in his heat earlier today;
the first half hour.
His winning time in the final was 13.9 seconds--two seconds outside the world record. His compatriots, C. Scolt and C. Dixon, who finished second and third, respectively, clock- ed 14.1 seconds and equalled the old
record.
There was a desperate finish to the race, and the judges called for A photograph before announcing the
result.
As Porter landed over the last hurdle, Dixon and Scott were in the air, and all three had dashed to the tape, throwing themselves across the
line.
In the 400-meires first Found, F.C. de Saram, of Ceylon, missed a qualifying pince
when he finished
the
for
acom IA and had ration
Kim
Woo,
throw of 69.74 metres (220 feet 9 confirmed this at Wembley today of one minute 15.3 seconds.
speaking coach of the Koreans,
Inchies).
Steve Seymour, United States, was when ho said his team of three had
Daly second with a throw of 67.50 metres
Ught workouts at their Lone
FRENCH WOMEN LEAD France has leapt Into the lead in the women's track and fold events. Unofficial team standings showed
t
turns
her leading the field with 30 points. 10 to 12 miles that they ran closely followed by Holland with of the competition into the ground. 29 and then Austria with 19 and One of the Finns dropped out, but Italy, Britain and Hungary tying Hietanen ran on to win with his pace with 10.
| maker Meinonen
running Into the In the men's track and
first six placed runners. Sweden's 44 points run second America and then Finland fills third place with 23, one ahead of Aus. iralia.-Associated Press.
TODAY'S EVENTS
feld to
and
MR W
5 27 3
Bowling:
10
22
22.3 12
29 3
12
8 24 2
Bradman not out
Extras
D 41 2
The partnership was broken when Brown hit wicket, b Hollics 2d runs had been put on in 80 Morris, Hollies minutes, Thompson, attempting a pull off Loxton, skying the ball to Hassett not out mid wicket. One McCool at short mid run and ten minutes later Taylor, who batted one and a half hours other catch, off his gloves. for his ten runa, gave McCool an-
00 for 2
-ficuter.
COUNTY CRICKET
4-While
Lan-
YANKS DOING BETTER
The Americans tonight sank 18 out of 22 free throws-am amazing record compared with their miser- able showing in earlier games, wining 08-28 over Egypt,
Omar "Spider" Browning, Ameri-
can
coach, explained that the Olymple bail does not seem to bo perfectly round and the Americans had to get used to it before their free-throw accuracy returned.
It may be recalled that t Mexi- cans also have complaines- about the ball.
After the "We
game, Browning said, were 100 percent better to- night." He said that the Argentine game had taught the Americans a lesson and from now on “We are not going to
to take any ball team, for granted.
- Browning said the Egyptian team- which has been playing basketball only for one year and was coached by Pennsylvanian Neil Harris-gave the Americans a good fight and cer- tainly played a wonderful game for the experience they have had.
The Americans had to
fight not only the Egyptians but the hostile crowd. The crowd see
Beemed to think that the Americans' height gave the Americans favourable
advantage and,
as the play got rough, two Egyptians were hurt-Unlled Press.
|PISTOL SHOOTING
"BRAVO!” FOR ARGENTINIANS London, Aug. 4-Argentina's three competitors in the rapid Loxton was showing plenty of life
fire pistol event, the first half of and his figures after li overs were
which was fired off here today Ave maldens, eight runs and two
London, Aug. wickets. He was relieved by Lind- wall shortly before lunch.
cashire were kept in the field all on a 25-metre range, had little Donnelly, the
the left-handed New day today in dlamlang five Essex luck with their efforts.
After J. Roger scored few good, batsmen wickets fell rapidly at 4. produced strokes, but after two hours, Chesterfield, where the champion- 243 points for his 27 hits, D. C. Icg-siro's. Interval score was ship leaders. Derbyshire, faced Sur- Fernandez started off in good style, only 4
41 for 3, Ord having been rey, 21 batsmen having been sent promising to obtain a plucing among. r
top scorers. stumped in-Ian-Johnson's last over. back when play came to an end.
Fernandez scored, 47. and 48, în Derbyshire Donnelly straight drove Lind-
put up, a poor dis-
tha first two series respectively, wall's first delivery after lunch for play of batting after getting Surrey Then came the disaster. Scoring the four, but the fast bowler was soon out for 104. The Test bowlers, Alec hull netting him 10 points with the rewarded with the
wickets of Bedser and Jim Laker reaped u
first shot, then Fernandez's platol harvest of cheap wickets against was jammed. them, Bedser claiming Ave for 35 Fernandez: appealed to the jury
that he be allowed to restart
Zealander,
MEN'S HIGH DIVING (221 feet 72 inches) while J. camp at Willesden County School,
London, Aug 4-Doctor, Sammy Varszegi of Hungary was third.
Running experts backing up their Lee. Korean-American medical prediction of a Finnish winner to lieutenant in the U.S. Army, led the race also said that in the 1947 the field today at the halfway markc European games the Finns ran as a team with two of them taking it in th the men's Olympic high diving
championship. to set such a pace for the Arst Bruce Harlan, already the Olymple
most
the United States the first two places springboard diving champion, gave by running second in eight dives.
four of the
Leo piled up a
score of 51.51 points while Harian had 48.04. La closed that he would start a team of 47.93 and Peter Heatly, 24-year-old The Korean coach, however, dis- Brunnhage of Sweden was third with three runners. The other two, Ho Yun lecturer at Edinburgh University, Chill and Hong Chong-oh, are to was fourth with 45.13. pc as the pacemakers for the
The high diving will be 'coin- Korean slar and with two teams pleted on Thursday. Highlight of the athletics pro- using the same tactics, a brille of
The Americans competed with gramme in the Olympic Games at wits should develop. The chief!
out Miller Anderson who tripped Wembley tomorrow will be the 400-pcemaker for the Finne-in the on Monday while doing a hand- metres final, and the quality of the Olymple event will be the great stand cut through and struck the qualifiers guarantees that it will be vijo Heino, best of the Finnish water on his back. "the race of the century,"
long distance runners..
Jack Wild of South Africa took Dollery, Kardar and Maudsley at a 'The
so will 40 seconds or
GALLANT EFFORT
the Arst heat in the men's 100-personal cost of ́n single run. packed with drama and excitement.
yard backstroke competition in 1 BY CHINESE
Donnelly was the only batsman The 3,000-metres steeple-chose
minute 8-3/10 seconds. C. Kievit to display rea) conndence, but everi inal, if noi so exciting, will be Just China's Chen Ying-long entered af Holland was second and J. he was restrained, - though he os colourful, and the first round in the Olympic 100-metres, rece Vezgazz of Argentina was third severe on the rare loose balls. He and semi-finals in the women's 200-toclay made a gallant effort after Bruce Bourke, Australia, won the went ut 80, hilting out at metres should provide some fine
a bad start, to make up ground le'] second heat in 1 minute 11-3/10 Johnston and missing, the ball. He racing.
Five events in the men's decathlone second place and so qualify for seconds with I.B. de Fonseca of had been at the wicket 85 minutes will be decided during the day-110-ie trailed the field for a long way
the next round. After a bad start Brazil second and U, Kovar of for his 20, which Included · five-
Crecho-Slovakia third.
fours. Official standings in the metres, long jump, shot-putting, then put on a spurt which only car John Brockway of Bellalo cap-
Spooner and Cannings helped the Olympic field hockey series high jump and 400-metres.
The principal swimming event ried him into third place.-Asso į tured the third heat in 1 minute märe respectable - appearance with for 125); Yorkshire 20 for one.
Warwickshire total
D to assume after preliminary games, played will be heals
of the 200-metres clated Press,
002/10 seconds with M. Chaves of between Indin and Argentina, breast stroke and the semi-finals of
an eighth wicket stand of 31 in half and Spain and Austria at Park the 100-meires back stroke-Reuter, Royal tonight were as follows:
in his heat, while Duncan Whit, also of Ceylon, was suffering from, a pulled thigh muscle scratched from his hent.
incl
The giant Jamaican, Arthur Wint. returned the fast time of 47.7 secondo in both the first and second houts, but he was not the most im- pressive, winner. That distinction
Olympic Hockey
India Argentina Spain
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POOL "B"
Austria
Afghanistan Britnin Switzerland United States
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Pakistan
France Denmark Belgium-
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the A sound Innings of 73 by Dick round but the jury, after examining Howarth played the major part in the pistol, held a briet...conference n Worcestorshire recovery against þand said the rules governing, the Hampshire.
who look their first event do not allow à rostart; where- three wickets for a mere 11 runs.. fora Fornandaz was erodited with 24
in this serica. ve
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
This decision obviously dishearten- The close of play scores wero:" ed the marksman who returned 18, At Sheffield: Leicestershire 300 80,16 giving a low total of 239 tar (Tompkin 64, Jackson 50, Wardle 5 the Arst half of the event.
The Argentine champion, Valiente, on hour. Pritchard also lent useful for against Glamorgan.
At Ebb Valo: Gloucestershire 130 had a small group of competitors Rata and spectators on his toer when he assistance, and when 'the innings
sirode to the range in closed at 138, 58 runs had been restricted added for, the last three wickets.
poor start
CAVERY cx 360 for 5
At 'Worcester: Worcestershire, 223, (Howorth 78, Shackleton 3 for 22); scoring 48, 40, Hampshire 16 for one.
Standing
1 rounds of ap
At Chesterfield: Burrey 184 and Vailents » then (scored/shränd 2)
13 for If Derbyshire. 83 (A. Dedser crowd, sensing that he was in a
Unofficial Olympic Point, Scores
At
Gools
Point
F
A Total
17
United States Sweden France. Hungary
300
99.
Czechoslovakia Belgium
18
16
THE SCOREBOARD
Dodds 51, Penres: 113 of his teammates not out) against Lancashire...
for his consistent = shooting
88% Jamaica
11
.72% Peru
10
The close of play scores were:
Warwickshire, 1st innings:
steady
11
Turkey
54- Argentina
I
Netherlands
50
Australia
48
Panama Yugoslavia
Taylor, e McCool, b Loxton ... Thompson, McCool, b Loxton Ord sip. Baggura, b Johnson.
20
17
7
28
Finland
44
Canada
6..
“Ibw," b`Lindwall
82
Poland
Kardar, Baggers, b Lindwall
27
Great Britain
27 26
- Ceylon Mexico
Maudsley, a Baggers, b Lindwall
(6
0
| Langilage 83).
Spooner, b Johnston
20
Brazil
Pritchard, b. Johnson
Spain:
Hollies; Ibw. b Johnson
-United Press.
NOOO
CHNON
-Italy
Austrin
Switzerland Denmark
Norway
224
Doy, b Johnston
|Cannings"not out
Extras
08 for 35, Leker for 33), position to overlake en even”) paks
At Weston-super-Mare: Somer- Leaders Torsten Ullman of Sweden
aat 249 (Watts 67, James Langridge and K. Takack of Hungary greeted
with crian
40 for 03); Sussex 117 for 2 (John last two"series":
At Canterbury: Kent 300 for 8traktant ev
10 declared (Fage 14, Ames 75, Pawson shots in four-lesbrids
50 Crush enot.oul); Nottingham- Argenting ch
shire 23 for one,
chatapla
esch, The however bould
At Northampton Northampton-only return a score of 46,475 lving ahire 213 (Brookes 69, Davis, 71, him a total of 280, the point behind Young 3 for 65); Middlesex 87 for 2[the two leaders, Ullman and Takacs, 139 (Robertson 51 not out)-Reuter. United Press."
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