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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1949.

GOOD

Empire Games Records Should THAT RIGHT LOOKED The Biggest Problem

Fall At Auckland

By "RECORDER"

1

Sixteen of the 20 records in the men's track and field events on the British Empire Games programme wore set at Sydney, Australia, în 1938, and when the Games return to the Antipodes this coming February after a lapse of 12 years, all 16, as well as the four others, should fall.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sent small teams to Sydney and, belag the furthest away team units to compete in the Auckland Games, cannot afford next. February to send anyone but athletes who are certain to win and place.

Peter Gardner, the new Aus- irallon champion in this event, hns set an Australian record of 14.1 seconds this year and he competition should have good from his fellow Australians, Ray Welnberg and Peter Mul- ting from Tom Lavery, the holder, and from Jamaica's S. M. Foster.

off

Challengers are the Empire's only other Olympic finalist in the event, Nigeria's Prince A. F Adedoyin

British Gulana's George Thompson, reputed to have gone woll aver 25 feet, and two newcomers, 5. 0. Williams of Glasgow, the British Univers sities' champion, who has done 24 tent 2 inches, and New Zen- land's new record-holder, W. B. Hough, who has jumped two inches further.

South Africa is sending a team of about 50. For Canada, Rhodesia, the West Indian colonies, Ceylon, Pakistan and India, the distance to travel la a long one and their best athletes, as those of the United Kingdom, will be caught out of season, but those countries have all potential point-scorers and the Empire Games are for most of their governing sports organisations as important as the Olympics.

Games. records as his feetest opponent the 21-tie Cantabrian, who did 1:32.7 The Empire make an Impressive list since year-old, South African police-gainst Harvard and Yale in the States. The name Im- has United Sydney in 1938. But even the man, George Lubbe, who

African Tom sol a new Springbok record for plies that he is likelier to run In best South

Scolland's colours than"in Eng-] Lavery's 14 seconds dead in the the event of 52.4 seconds.

Not outcinssed by these two lund's. High Hurdles is threatened.

Wittle, It will be interesting to see ure England's Harry Australia's Geoff Goodacre, New what Scott manages today in the "Championships Zealand's D. Steward auxi Jim English AAA Holland and Canada's Bill La-against Arthur Wint, Olymple

In silver-medallist

the 800 Rochelle.

Metres, and the New Zealander, THE SPRINTS Cyril Homes's sprint recorda Douglas Harris.

Inrris, who was badly

A rising Australian star, seconds don't of 0.7 and 21.2 seem to have much chance of form at the Olympic Games, is Day, has done better than his one up on the glant Janiulcan fellow-countryman and Olymple with remaining on the books

English season, silver-medallist, George Avery, One af the

einssies of the such a cream of Empire uprint in the current

thaving Won the University in the Hop, Step & Jump and Auckland Games will be

stars around as John Bartram Games title from Wint. in 1:53.3 other top challengers in this 410- and other hurdles race-the

John Treloar of Australia,

ovent are India's Henry Rebello, which Low-in

lic Leslie Laing. Yard

Herb McKenley seconds, a top-notch early sea-

all of 10 Thompson of British Guiana and mark, and by Olymple Gamen runner-up, Cey-and Baril McKenzie of Jamalen,

a 17-year-old Australian, Peter lon's Duncan White, will have MacDonald Balley and

George Yards.

The Mile Run

be Cax. Beema to En- Lewis of Trinidad, and

The weight

events at the land's Nick Stacey. There are a nobody other's than Roger Ban- host of other good Empire sprinter's, who looks like Oxford's moment look to be all Aus-

great tralia's. the Breatest in a series of ters about, but these for

milers, unless Harris, who has may, moment look the best.

The Quarter Mile looks to be the classic of classies although, after the Empire Anal at London last year, whatever happens at Auckland will be in the suture of an anti-ellmax.

Aussies May

Win The Davis Cup

SAYS ARCHIE QUICK

5011

Britain's 3. A. however, take the

Giles Shol

been timed in 4.10 in a practice Put, and M. J. W. Dalrymple spin, decides to concentrate on the Javelin Throw. the longer race.

THE FIELD EVENTS The High Jump is either Alan Paterson's or Fred Winter's. The The two great Jamaicans, Mc- Australian Olymple Champion Kenley and Arthur Wint, are has rested this season.

Canada's now challenged by at thirr, Olympic finalist, Jacques, and America won the Davis Georte Rhoden, who beat Mc-one or two South Africans will the challenge. Tite Cup. With Parker, Gon-Kenley and the best Americans provide zales, Schroeder, Patty and for the United States champion-present scuson has not unearth-

ship.

ed any new talent. "Bealde

The Pole Vault, twice so for Falkenburg one would auto-

these big three, Aus- matically

they tralia's that

Morris Curotin,

third John won by Canada and the KIN

are time by Rhodesia, looks like a would retain it this autumn. Bartram and Edwin Carr

" Inches, almost

While training for his title fight with Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott took some advice from no other than Joe Louis, who had twice defended his title successfully against "Jersey Joe" before reliring, and from his trainer, Felix Bocchicchi. All look optimistic here, but it was Charles who won.

Donald Budge Sees No Future

Tennis For Professional

By CORNELIUS RYAN

Don Budge, in New York for the National Professional Tennis Tourna- meni, talked freely to reporters with these interesting statements:

1.-Pro tennis missed its chance to replace the amateurs as the tops in tennis with the public.

2. Bobby Riggs has lost most of the matchless self-confidence which once made him master of the tennis world.

Facing Promoters -Television

By CORNELIUS RYAN

Television is the biggest problem facing sports promoters today in the USA.

They can't Ignore it, but they don't know whether to welcome it or chase it out of their arenas. Tele." vision first became a major sports question a year ngo when the east coast found itself blanketed by stations in all the major cities, and the public began to buy dels in large numbers.

Big football games, all Madison Square Garden fights, important college basketball games, wrestling and major league baseball all were tolovised.

Promoters got large sums for allowing television, and they figured that within a year they could tell if the video hurt the gate receipts. A year has passed, but they still don't know what effect the tale- casts have.

Joe

Barry Goes To Glasgow

Outstanding athlete

moment is Joe

of the

Barry who has

Crowds have diminished, but It may be just a case of normal shrinkage due to higher rents, higher food casts and less money in general,

with television

having

no effect at all

that

bo Inny

Or it people who

In normally would come to the game or the fight are staying

left his native Ballycurrin Eire to work na n salesman for

g

*

has

+

the

No station within

to

250 miles of the

event will

a Arm in Glasgow. Joe Arst home and seeing the event al no came to the fore in Army cost, racing but did not gain any Some of the professional fool- sort

national of

prominenco ball owners are rure television until he finished second in the is bad. None of the New York Amateur Athletic Association's games, or those at Philadelphia, three mile championship a year will be on video this year. But Washington's pro football will Since moving to Scotland, be televised. however he

gone from Boxing

to piana

continue strength to strength, his latest television, and so is baseball. achievements being victories over But while the New York Yankoo Americans in Dublin. Belfast baseball crowds are larger than and Glasgow when the United eve

ever, their Newark farm team. States touring team went there access the river from New York, following their appearances at is almost dead. The Newark the British Games. The fans stay home and watch the authorities are now talking in Yankee television. And terms of the Scottish three mile Newark franchise, once worth record held by Maki of Finland at 14 minutes. 3 seconds being £750,000, is almost valueless.

A SOLUTION? within Barry's grasp.

One solution, especially for time when Scottish boxing or the major football, At

ube #restricted athletic clrcles nro saddened by may be the sudden and early death of television."

Robertson-s0 Duncan McNab But don't be too sure. Aus-also-rans, as are Canada's Mac-probable this time for England,

long our best Marathon runner carry video on that event. Such brothers and the new or it may be, Scotland, through

evolved for the It is equally good to see that a plan was Iralla, although denied the assis-Farlane

South African star, Schalk T. D. Anderson or N. G. A.

Ainn Paterson, best British Walcott-Charles heavyweight Lance of Dinny Pails, now turned

Booysen.

Gregor, both of whom have

match. high jumper over, has now re- professional. is becoming the

CLASSIC "HALF"

managed 12 feet already

And, while sports promoters turned to something like his olhaven't even admitted such a outstanding lawn tennis power

phenomenal Booysen, however, looms uplne

form. again, as the was in the great

Now the Royal Army Empire athlete, ns a bigger threat in the Halfheight for an days of Gerald Patterson.

his national possibility, television may hurt Pay Corps doing and arc promising of going

Alan holds the Britishuports even it no sports event John Bromwich, Frank Sedg- Mile.

This 21-year-old Johannes-higher.

The people may man, Geoff.

and it

at six feet seven and nis televised, Australia's Theodore Bruce, formidable burg policeman has set a new Skiwell

prefer to stay home and, see a with Bilt Budge ses no future at all against Segura, which apparently pro I don't care any more," he half inches jointly quartette, and it is not long olds Springbok record of 1 minute runner-up in the Long Jump at

Olympic Games, has also for the National Professional eliminates Palls. Don played 'd. "I'm not up to any more Vessie of Amerien, and recently good comedy show or a well- that they will take the trophy 52.2 seconds in the "Half," best the

to Pho got to six feet alx inches staged play, rather than go United States when Empire time so far this year. been taking 11 easy through the Association. Two years ago, or Schrocher ten practice matches crusading, and trying to form a from the

this winter and strong association is a thankless again. His eyes are set on the the local sports Strangely

best even little more than a year ago, in California season with enough, considering | Australian

Job with no co-operation. The world record at Elx feet nine second-rate boxing or baseball. they play at Forest Hills.

of under 24 feet, a

the pros seemed on the verge of lost only, one set. Aus- the host of good Empire half-mark

And so the promoters care if he pros slili are right, where they inches. I would say that the

But Don doesn't tralians

(London Express Servical worried-United Press. are more consistent milers in competition today, the quarter-lach behind Ray Farr taking the spotlight from the Americans.

second best time of the year was for the best Australian mark in amateurs. Pauline Betz, queen again is frozen out of pro ten-storted,"United Press. than

n prosperous cer accomplished by Angus Scott, the event this year.

of the women players, and Jack nis. Commonwealth players

Kramer, the best amateur in the tavern, a foundry and is con- with 11 sports-goods ..tainly had a great Wimbledon,

world, had just turned pro niong nected and though Bromwich

with Dinny Palia and Pancho house. Sedgman lost their doubles title.

"As I say, I don't so much Segura.

Budge, Riggs and Frank hope for a strong pro Associa- ten years 05 a already tion and after Kovacs, all big names,

pro, Frank Parker, were Amerlea's top-ranked amateur after Kramer, was

ready to leave the amateurs if he could win Wimbledon or USA the 1947 singles crowns. But Msn Betz 0:2 never was able to get a sub- 0:0 fained tour underway and faded out of sight. Budge turned his ..... business. and Kramer, Riggs, Segurn and Falls made a tour. The National pro tournament last year wOR financial failure, and Parker:

even

are

Brown

n

The

Season's Best Empire Performances

Harry Whittle (England) 53.7 .d Geoff Goodacre (Australia) 53.9

100 Yards Dash

..

3-If Ted Schroeder turns professional he will have to play a minor role in any tour involving Budge.

There was a touc

touch of Irony about their defent. Erte Stur- John Bartram (Australia) gesa, the outstanding South Afri-Bill de Gruchy (Australia) 0.8 D. Steward (New Zealand) 54.3 can, had arranged to piny with Lestle Laing (Jamaica) 9.9 Duncan While (Ceylon).. 54.9 Drobny

the Czech, who had also Nick Stacey (England) .... 9.0 D. R. Ede (England) 50.0

High Jump by his Govern- been

220 Yards Dash requested ment not to go to America and Herb McKenley (Jamaica) 21.0 Alan Paterson (Scotland) 6: tura professional.

John Bartram (Australia) 21.1 Peter Mullins (Australia).. 6:3 Without partner, Sturges Nick Stacey (England) 21.3 Leight Bruce (Australia).. 6:3 teamed up

with American-Parl- W. Wood (Australia) .... 21.4 R. C. Pavitt (England) alan Patty and promptly put out stan

P. Wells (England) Charlie Campbell

Pole Vault tho-holders..

________ (Australla)..............

21.3 To rub Il in, Brown and Sld-Edwin Carr (Australia) 21.0

T.-D.-Anderson (England)-18:0 Lattention. N. G. A. Gregor (England) 12:6 well beat Drobny who at the

440 Yards Bun Inst minute played with Falk-Arthur Wint (Jamaica)... 17.2 J. A. Redpath (England).. 12:0

Long Jump enburg.

Herb McKenley (Jamaica). 47.4 Once again this American was Edwin Carr (Australia). 48.0 W. B. Hough in trouble for Bob had been re- Schalk Booysen (S. Africa) 40.1 quested to play with an Ameri-Derek Pugh (England) .. can but defled his Association. Merv Finlay (Australia) 49.5

One bright feature of Wim-1

680 Yards Bus bledon has been the fighting: Schalk Booysen

spirit unexpectedly shown by our women.

(N. Zealand) ..

49.3 S. O. Williams

(Scotland)

24: 4

24: 2

(S. Africa) ...... Angus Scott (Scotland). Douglas Harris

1:52.3

17, E. Askew (England) 23:11 Ray Parr (Austrália). 23:103: Theodore Bruce

(Australia)

23:10

23: 6

Max See (Australia)

the

has

BBBC Drops A Bombshell

By ARCHIE QUICK The British Boxing Board a of Control, that

Belt-

didn't win any big amateur appointed body which takes crowns, so he couldn't turn pro. five percent of all tourna- ment gates from promoters SMALL RETURN

big or little, has dropped a bombshell on Mr Jack Wat

This year, Kramer isn't even

playing in the pro tourney, re-son, a small promoter, 96 fusing to risk his title for small hours before his first open return Budge, making one last air show was held at Slough

on June 27.

The trip to America to play the Wightmah Cup match fack Marks (Australia) 1:54.0 F. Day (Australia) . 48: 21 stab at pro tennis, is playing in

always been looked upon in re-

cent years as a pollte formality

and remained 50.

. But it has been good to see

(New Zealand) .......

1:52.7

Hop, Step & Jump 1:53.5 1:54.7 George Avery Dave White (Australia). 1:54.1 (Australia)

48: 04 Henry Rebello (India) 47:10 Peter Cox (Australia) 47: 3

Shot Pat

Jim Bailey (Australia)

4:11.1

One Mile Run Roger Bannister

(England)

Douglas Wilson (England) 4:15.4

the refusal to admit defeat by players like Mrs Jean Walker Smith, of Bournemouth, for in Bill Nankevilla (England) 4:13.2 Trevor Evang

(Australia)

stance.

Riggs,

the tournament with Kovacs and others.

Den said that he has signed to join Kramer in Europe for a tour

Mr Watson, attempting to create interest in boxing in yet another centre,

of England, Scotland, Ireland, mune Belgium, Holland, Spain and

sent his pro to the pundits of the

Board over a month ngo, and it must be tacitly accepted that 47: 44% Erypt. Tuggs, who was beaten they agreed to the Bst of fights

by about a two to one margin in

We have no ono to match. A. Morris (England) 4:15.0 John Butters D. R. Burfitt (England). 4:17.0 (Australia) Louise Brough, Mrs Margaret

Doralort N. Bates (New Zealand) 4:18.2. A. Giles (England) 46: 1

Three Miles Itun

44:11

aftor

40: 84everall matches on his tour with for they appointed their referees to the contests, in particular Mr Kramer, will drop out. Osborno Du Pont,

J. H. Barratt (England) 45: 11⁄4 "You wouldn't know Riggs Sam Russel for the Gardner- and Pat Todd, but it is now

now," said Budge. His age is Richards heavyweight bout. possible to visualise sets being Pulp Morgan (England) 14.30.2 H. E. A. Moody

completely deflated (England)

60 Then, four days before the ... 14:30.0

Board from them in the Wight-F. Green (England)

Discus Throw J. F. Pollard (England)-14:47.8

many beatings by Kramer. All show was due to go on, 1

Secretary Charles Donmall de man contest-only sets, remen-

Marathon Eun-

Ian Reed (Austraila) 147: 24 Kramer has to do is step on the

that Douglas Richards of clared ber, not matches.

2:34:17 J. Brewer (England) 144:10 court and Bobby runs into a Bid Luyt (S.Africa) Joan Curry, Joy Gannon and Johannes Cole

a suitable op was not a Wales mental block.".. Coleman

Makhan Singh (India) 130:10

heavyweight hope ponent for Budge in confident he can beat 2:39:17 J. 11. Barratt

Gardner, upon as automatic choices for Jack Holden (England) 2:42:53

Riggs in the USA tournament Guards, Army, Imperial Services Ex-Grenadier (England) our side, but the Lawn Tennis Gerald Cole (Canada) 2:42:55

and perhaps take an edge on Association must break away J. A. Henning

and National Amateur champloti Kramer in their summer tour. and choose players who have (Scotland)

"And if so, I will tour with and Olymple representative. Kramer next winter too, whe Wimblemise and spirit at H. W. Dennis (England) 3:44:57

Jean Quartier have been looked (S. Africa) vinn

shown

130: 2%

Javelin Throw Ray Parr (Austraila) 104: 2% 2:43:52 H. M. Taylor

187: 5

*186:11

120 Yards High Hurdles

(N. Ireland), ..................... M. J. W. Dalrymple

The reason given was that ther or not Ted Schroeder turns Gardner had improved his class pro." "Budge sold. "No matter 185: 3% what happens though Schroeder by beating the Scottish champton, won't add much to pro tennis Ken Show. But that was a

tho fortnight before

Board's 182:1010's a top amateur only because Tetter to Mr Watson.

Kramer turned pro.

I think Parker is a better player."

Bournemouth's Jenn is one of Peter Gardner. (Australia) 14.1 (England) them. Apart from all that the Tom Lavery (S. Africa) 14.5 J. C. Garner (England) LTA must get out into the parks Donald Finlay (England) 14.0 A. F. Hignell looking for pinyers and not just D. Dixon (England)

15.3 (England) recognising the accepted few Duncan While (Ceylon) 15.5 M J. Denley (England) 178; 9 who can afford to play the game |R. K. Whileworth

Hammer Throw without subsidy. Otherwise we (England)

15.7 Keith Allen shall never again win a lawn 440 Yards Low. Hurdles

..... 157:11 tennis.title of any sort.

George Lubbe (S. Afrien) 52.4 D. J. Cullum (England) 152: 25thut Tod play the preliminary Mr. Watson tried and failed

(Australia)

Mister Conquest

HERCULE RETURNS HOME....

GACRE

BLEU

PARLET

D'AMOUR

Such a delay is inexcusable.

If Budge and Schroder are Gardner, of course, was the al- in the troupe, Don will insist traction of the Slough show.

Lonton Muntése fervice:

tu

It

got four other better class and more expensive opponents. he pulled Gardner out of the bill, he would have lost the fallh of his patrons in this his inau- gural open-air show. The Board suggested oller men in the £200 clans which Me Watson could not afford,

Eventually they agreed to either Charl Collett of Watford, or Frank Walker of Nottinghan The joke of it is that the original opponent, Richards, has beaten Walker, whe will be remember. eders Corporn1 of Horse and Gardner's buddy in BAOR.

My submission is that having approved

ved the bill, and, chosen their referere, the Board should hot have put a small promiötée. who is showing tha. boxing, fing In the Buckinghamshire town,ib/ such trouble-end-expénzo-avery i something that happened Bul l'àequently.

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