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Controversy Rages As
Reg Harris Claims
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER · 19, 1949.
SPRINT CYCLING TAKES MORE EFFORT THAN ANY OTHER SPORT
London, Sept. 18.-Reg Harris, the world professional sprint champion, and one of Britain's few world champions, said recently that he regarded the winning of the World Professional Sprint Cycling Championship was requiring more physical and mental effort than is re- quired to win any other world title.
This statement has prompted many readers of the sports' pages to write to their sports editors challenging the opinion of Harris.
It has led to one newspaper running a column for its readers asking their views on "What is the hardest title to win?"
Now that is not quite parallel with Harris's statement, for it might truly he said that the hardest title to win is the one for which there are most com- petitors, or at least the greatest competition, whereas the contention of Harris was that more physical and mental effort was required to win the Work Professional Sprint Championship than any other title.
Harris
mind
as
statement must be call inental very near the mark for to win concentrations the title he holds that the man really necessary
"al degree. percent be 100
mentally well phy rally 4
WHAT OTHER SPORTS?
What other sports are there that require both these qualities in their highest degree? Ob- vhody Eli fe question opium, but makes a very nice
Nets Up At HKCC
Cricket practice starts at the Hongkong Cricket Club today. The nets go up this evening and will be up every evening from now on when weather per mils.
of
alking point about which one could argue for hours.
On
Very
SOCCER
Swiss Qualify For World Cup Final Rounds
Luxembourg, Sept. 18.- Switzerland defented Luxom- bourg by three goals to twol in the second leg of their football World Cup tie here! today and qualifted for next year's competition proper in Brazil.
'.
After trailing 1-2, at halfi time, Switzerland won through to make their aggregate 8-4 for the two games,
Switzerland go forward to the finals because Belgium, their next round opponents, withdrew from the competition. -Iteuter.
YUGOSLAVS BEAT ISRAEL
next
who were
Tel-Aviv. Sept 18-YURO- slavin defeated Israel by five gools to two here today in the second leg of their football effort or supreme ntains surely it is rather a ques-World Cup tic. With an og- Is Bal strictly tion of versatility rather than gregate of 11 gonis to two for in its highest physical ог mental effort, the gomes. Yugoslavia qualified
though naturally
great to play France for a pinco in sports it is the physical ability is required to the competition proper, which In so many better player. The more skilful win.
Brezil will be held in In coming to a final decision competitor, the faster or sironger
year.. allete that golas
who is the day.
the great World
More ilinti 20,000 Obviously he bus to rall on his Champion of all champions, of
propte some degree all sports, one must, of neces-watched today's game, in which mental capacity
sity, consider the number of the Yugoslavs, but not to a large degree.
The events which call for the persons the world over that take superior throughout, led 3-0 at
| half times-Reuter. greatest nerve antt mental effort part in the sport.
For that reason, are possibly sprint cycling, gULE
the sprint and lawn tennis. Think of the cyclist must have as great golfer who has to hole the putt claim 113 any. Lawn tints that means victory or defeat. players too, but it their case In lawn tennis it is all over in there are no world championships
of seconds, Berce for a maller
amateurs (and there Thrust and the ball is either
only a
handful of professionals) winner or a Inser.
and it is a moot point whether the at Wimbledong of the tit
at Forest Hills, New York, and even the French title, carries the most weight.
NOT MUCH, TIME TO THINK
1
There Is not much time to think. To a certain degree that obtains in eyeljun. one has to make up one's mind when to unleash the final effort.
For the golfer, however; he is left all alone for what seeins an to decide Just how that Jast shot is to be made. The
There are those who believe | 999 that the winning of a world box. ing Utle needs more physical and mental effort. But is there so much inental effort required? Does not the physical side out- weigh the mental at any rate in the more raveled heavier weight uitles?
players tennis
Dut Lawn forward their ples that to win the Wimbledori litle must take Orst place. Every sport has its champion from the major to the inthor, and in those ports in which there are entegories, there for each are many supporters category, for example, winning the 100 Metres track sprint or the long distance Marathon.
The point against any of 'them is that what one might
Ladies" Open Tennis Tourney Starts
The Colony Ladies' Open Tennis. Tournament started at the Ladies' Recreation Club this morning.
Results of the morning's matches were:
Mr Slagter beat Mrs Chaun 6-2, 0-2.
Mra M, Chow beat Mrs J. B. Kite 6-0, 6-0.
In the LRC Championship, Mrs Scholes beat Mrs Campbell 6-4, 6-2.
THIS AFTERNOON'S PROGRAMME
4.00 p.m.
Mrs Cooper v. Mrs. Hutchison (Colony).
Reg Harris
the
slightest nervousness and ball will be short, too strong de too wide off the hole.
There are those who will op- pose Harris's viewpoint on the grounds that the athlete cannot claim quite all the crodit. Some must go to the machine.
Esen a champion cyclist could not win on a poor machine. At the tume time, one takes it that
clocs topmost
the
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bre
Indeed, it all depends on who competes-Reuter.
WIGHTMAN CUP TUMBLE
Doris Hart, Jacksonville, Fla., goes down as she returns a drive from Mrs Betty Hilton, in the Wight- man Cup tennis matches at Philadelphia.
Miss Hart's victory in the opening Singles match clinched the Cup for the Americans.
Note Miss Harl's. racquet and the ball both flying through the air as she goes down on the court-(AP) Wirephoto),
EBU Deprives Woodcock
Of
European Title
Rome, Sept. 18.—The European Boxing Union meeting here decided today to choose a new European Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
The Channel day, the Federation decided that Bruce Woodcock of Great Britain had lost his
Gives In
Cap Gris Nez, Sept. 18.- Hassen Abdel Rehim, husky Egyptian Army officer, swam the English Channel from Dover to France today.
ile made the treacherous crossing in 15 hours and 58
and Terry Allen of Britain for the British Flyweight title will match Kunore Pratesi of France,
file,
BEN HOGAN'S "POWER GOLF" 24.-Stormy Weather Golf
Most of us don't like to play gelf when it is raining and stormy, but there are times when we are forced to play. For instance, when a rain storm comes up and your opponent wants to keep on playing and you con- Linue to play as an accommodation to him, or when you you are playing in a club tournament and don't like to qult until directed to do so by the committee. On such occasions a knowledge of how to play under stormy weather conditions comes in very handy..
One of the most common errors made by golfers who have to play the game in wet weather is that they try to offset bad playing conditions by striving to attain their maximum capabilities, or even beyond, on every shot. They speed up the tempo of their swing in an effort to hit the ball harder and farther, but instead of overcoming the handicap they are playing under they usually increase their scores by a considerable number of strokes when it isn't necessary.
usually stops
because of the
What you really should do leftler swing when forced to play under bad heaviness of the sand. weather conditions is to exercise
Remember restraint and play cautiously and well within yourself at all times. Care should be taken to hit the ball cleanly on all shots rather than the ground behind
it,
MIND THAT SLIDE
If you should happen in hit the ground first, rather than the ball, water will get between the face of the club and the ball and cause it to slide. When that happens you're apt to lose control of the ball at a critical
tine when the loss of a stroke
that tho ball close to very where it lands on wet greens. You'll get practically no roll on your bali and will have to plan your strategy accordingly.
When playing golf during the time of the year when
Your sretion of the country is subject
emergency
to sudden storms make sure that you are equipped to meet any Iines. along those Carry
swenter and light waterproof windbreaker In your bag. Most of the tournament this equipment,
golfers carry
plus umbrellas. Umbrellas come or two will cause you serious handy to keep you and your trouble.
clubs dry while playing In the rain,
In taking up your stanca make sure that you get Arm footing. It is easy for your feet to slip in wet weather and an inopportune slip during the course of your swing could be disastrous.
Make sure that you get the ball up in the air. Tee your bali up slightly higher in order
REMEMBER THE TOWEL
You should also be equipped with a towel or cloth to wipe your clubs and trips dry. Leather gripa get slick and have to be wiped before each shot.
Many clubs are now equipped with on All Weather Grip which to be sure that you will hit it Is made of cork, rubber and clean,
linen
They're very use. thread. Take a little more time withful and enable you to get o your tee shots. Concentrate on
ooo!
grip on your club hitting the fairway, even if you matter what weather conditions have to sacrifice distance by you're playing under.
res are you.
Nu
mora dan-
an elec-
In its meeting on Saturday night, the decisions of which were published to-
European crown "for the accident which happened to him and his subsequent il- nusa" and decided to entrust the crown to the winner of a match between Jo Weldin of Austria and Olle Tandberg of Sweden. Other decisions for the ion by Western Germany, forpionship of the Orient last night doing i Playing out of the Whatever you do, however, European titles taken by EBU technical reasons. The Gerinan by scoring a technical knockout rough with my degree of ac-dén't try to keep playing durini were:
application) will have to he fled over Dadp Marino, Hawallan-¦curicy or efflciency is next to electrical storm. Conditions The winner
with some of the match | again
changes in
burn Filipino, in the fith round Impossible when it is wet.
un golf cou
courses between Eire's Hinty Monaghan meinbers.
of their scheduled 10-round
realise and loo The meeling on Saturday was bout.
NOT AS MUCH DISTANCE any people playing golf have
gerous than attended also by Colonel Egan,
The ring physician stopped
been struck by lightning and President of the New York the bour because a bad cut over
Naturally, you're not going to
killed or seriously Injured. distance as you Don't take any chances. Stop minutes and became the third present holder of the European State Athletle Commission, who Marino's left eye has turned get as much
Larrived by; plane.
his face
ürdinarily go with either your into a bloody mess. Col. Egan approved the de-There were no knockdowns, but
wood clubs
Irons. playing at once when 나 your
irical storm comes up, cirion of EBU on
Germany del Rosario appeared to be the Therefore, where you might be The German application
was more aggressive as he pressat luclined to take a four-iron for (To Be Continued Tomorrow) federation was directed by pro Marino's injured eye. United take a three-iron
to play the fessional
men while all EBU Press.
same shot in wet weather.
If you are forced to play a meet Ronnie Clayton of Britain
trom a heavy. close liv, AND A GREEK TOO before October 31.
A special committee to study
With Ten Hoff concentrate on getting it up in, Folkestone, Sept. 18.-Zasson 4-The challenge of Roberto';
World
the nir. Use a shorter range Zurganos, 40-year-old Greek Projetti of Italy to the Euro- the regulations for n
Duesseldorf, Sept. 18-Wal-club because the bull will float was ap- Army major, successfully com-pean Lightweight Champion. Kid Boxing Championship
ter Neusel, 41-year-old former anyhow. That is because in appointed by EBU. Members of the pleted his swin across the Eng- Dussort of Belgium, was
committee are the delegates of German champion, fought a lists Channel tonight when he proved by the Union.
Britain, France, the
draw over 12 rounds today with playing the ball off the wet grass you're not going to be reached the Kent coast between 5-In the Welterweight class. Great Dover and St. Margaret's Bay at the haider of the European title, United States and Italy.-Asso-Hein Ten Toft for the latter's nute to control the spin as well
German Heavyweight Cham- plouship. 22.30 hours GMT. He had been Italy's Livio Mineill, will meet ciated Press. hours. Omar Kouldr or Franc swimming for 18-4 United Press.
person in history to conquer the 2-The challenge of Britain's Channel in both directions, He Stan Rowan to the Bantin- crossed from France to England weight titte holder, Luis Perez
last-year-in-17-1
-hours-47-minutos. Homero, was~pproved by-turned-down because their his advantage and worked an shot under norinat conditions,
Tini Jonker, 10-year-old
Dutch flower girl, failed in Channel attempt yesterday Associated Press.
3-In the Featherweight class.
Ray Famechon of France will affiliations must be headed by Neusel Fights Draw ball
Cin the Midweight class, the European chatapion, Tiberin Altri of Italy, will meet Jean Sock of France.
AND ANOTHER EGYPTIAN
7-No decisions were laken Folkestone, Sept. 18-Marie Hassan Hamad. Egyptian Army by EBU In the Light Heavy- officer, succeeded in his second weight class, where a challenge. altempt at the Channel this year by Weisner of Austria to the when he awam from Cap Gris European champlon, Fred Mills Nez, France, to St. Margaret's of Britain, was turned down by Bay in 17 hours and 55 minutes.
United Press.
KIWIS' SOCCER TOUR OFF
The projected tour of the Far
BU
WESTERN GERMANY MUST WAIT
EBU
оп
turned Saturday down an application of affila-
all East by a New Zealand soccer McKelvie's Rink
team has been definitely
can-
Mrs Allen v. Me Williams cach other and that it is the celled. It was learned yosler-
(Colony).
5.15 pm. Miss
Law
Mrs Liiton (Colony). Yee v.
Miss J. Yuan v. Mrs K.
(Colony).
J. B. Hawthorn v. D. Alderwercht (Club).
Wins Open Triples Title
tr machines are roughly as good as
mun on board that makes tiny. How-to difference.
Reliable sources stated that After all, it is not necessarily the reason was apparently due II. the fasiest man that wins.
to the fact that the other places Pleas have been put forward
w. c. nominated on the Itinerary
A. L. G. Eastman, favour van in
of the
and Olympic were unable to give a decision Simpson
J. McKelvic Decathlon
readers (many
on the matter in suflelent time (skip) won the Colony Open event), but here to favour this
enable the tour
Lawn Bowls Triples title yea terday at the Club de Recreio before a big crowd of specia Akihito Has Tennis mar, A. M. Omar and U. M. when they beat K. M. Ambitions
Omar in an exciting finish by one shot, the final score being
D. Chen & Miss libelro v. E. Chan & Mrs Chlu (Colony).
T. Gould & Mrs Andrewes v. R. Tay & Mrs Fowler (Colony). Mrs Pomeroy & Mrs Heinzer- ling v. Mrs Stroobach & Mrs Alexander (Club).
J. B. Klie & V. Pomeroy vi
Bonnerman. & S.
P.
(Club).
v. H. R, Jebsen & A. (Club).
J. Kempton & G.
ATOMORROW MORNING
Bill Nankeville Beats Reiff
success.
to be a
tars
amateurs.
Rosario TKO's Dado Marino Sept.
Manila,
as if you were playing the sanie -shot-off-dry- grass.-
More than 40,000 people watched the fight in which Ten Take very few chances. Don't Hoff appeared to hold a slight try to eut corners. Invariably
shots 18 Tirso superiority throughout and was fairway wood
and long his considered unlucky not to get Boxing Cham- the decision-Reuter.
del Hosario retained featherweight
To
Should Wightman Cup Be Thrown Open
World Competition?
reason. play for the
Russians Win Volleyball
On Their
Own Rules
Prague, Sept. 18.-Russia
iron shats take un unnatural won the Men's World Volley- Bight off wet turf. For that bull Championship here. to- centre of day, defeating. Czechoslova- the greens Instead of shooting kia three nets to one. dead for the pins when they are the corners of the hidden behind
cut into
or
greens
bunkers.
you can throw away
Scores were 135-7, 15-0, 17-19, F15-13.
Czech fcns
got so excited Furthermore, on a wet day turing the match and hooted your the referee, a Bulgarion named
50 It is Ankov,
vociferously that
brossie and one-Iron. almost impossible to get the time was called to let iempers
proper fight on the ball with cool. such straight-faced clubs,
༥
TRAP SHOTS
but par-
It was the second champion-
ship annexed by the Rusilans. On Saturday their women's team
the
European title.
London, Sept. 18.-The hammering received by the Most trap shots have to be defeated Czechoslovakia to wi British girls in the Wightman Cup lawn tennis interna-blasted out anyway,
Irate Czech fans charged that tional against the United States
has ticularly after the sand has been the referee in the men's final st last weekend prompted suggestions that the event should be thrown open for world competition.
defent, Britain Suffering their 13th successive failed to win even one set. The overwhelming superi- ority of the hard-hitting Americans in the last decade makes it clear that something must soon be done save the tournament from becoming a farce.
Some tennis writers
"ONLY-RIGHT"
halt
to
wet. It is the same kind of n The Winter Stadium favoured shot out of the trap in wet
The Russians in cricial decl- weather as it is in dry, except sious. Soveral timea they that you have to take a little
to their team to stop shouted pinying.
observers Impartial
con-
CATHIE MUST sidered the issue one of con- Acting rules. Tho Russians play their own rules, which
REST A YEAR
By MILLIE HUDSON
permit using the hands over tho
net. This is banned by Inter- national rules.
At tho end of the match,
their champions on
Britain's most disappoint-People from the Russian colony ed swimmer is her only their shoulders. But some Olympic place winner, 17 members of the Czech women's vear-old Cathie Gibson, who team were weeping openly 6s. Associated.
is unlikely to compete in the defented
they came out to console. Their
Brussels, Supt. 17.-.. Bill Tokyo, Sept. 18.-Sixteen-10-15. Saul Nankeville, of Britain, to-year-old Crown Prince Akhlia The slight edge held by Simp-Britain strongly advocate
day set up a new Belgian record hopes to become a better tennis son and Eastman over the two in the series until such time as Pacemaker Wins
can develop strong Puncheon for the 1,000 Metres when beat-player than his father, who younger Omars just about gave Britain
Jessening Gaston Reiff, the Belglon reportedly is a "fair" player.
The French them a good win while both enough talent to put a team on Olympic 5,000 Metres champion, Akihito not only has a veteran interport skipa, J. Mac- the court with at least an even into second place, during an personal coach in a former Kelvie and U.M. Omar play a chance of succoss.
St Leger Kelo University star but today grand game jed 13-12 on the athletic meeting here.
asked the former Davis McKelvie Nankeville's time was 2 mins, he There will be only one match
The correspondent of the 'tomorrow morning, Mrs Litton 24.3 secs. The previous record Cupper. Jiro Fujikura, to play 14th head and 16-13 on the 17th.
Paris, Sept. 18-Baron Empire Games next Feb-Press. On the deciding hoad, Omar London Evening News writes: Guy de Rothschild's Cici runry. and Mrs Cooper meeting MYs was 2 mins 29.5 seen Telff's with him for 20 minutes in the
falled it is surely only right that the Stolle won the £2.000 Prix Williams' and Mrs Jones at time to-day was 2 mins 20.8 Imperial palace court,-United with his last wood just
Recently. -mecialists по- U.S. secs-Router. 9.30 p.m..
Press. :
to get a probabie four or Ave women of France, Belgium,
Holland, South Africa, Australia Royal Oak, known as the nulle fit menfn after her col- nounced the Motherwellstr and India, should be given a French St. Leger, over one tang of July 10 in the Scottish chance to see what they can do milo
.furlongs
But taking no at championships. against
chancos Scottish officials called Americans."
In vet another specialist who recommends a year's rest from speed swimming.
તનની
17 AGOGIS BOUND
NICOLA AND a.
Mister
Conquest
THANK 6, MCKY,
London Exurges, Berrico.
the
aeven
all-conquering Longchamp.today.
One of the main objections to making the, Cup a worldwide competition concerns the ques- tion of expense and transporting the teams,
Ridden by Frederick Palmer, Ciel Stolle, who was, really in the race as a pacemaker to its stable companion, Violoncelle, led from the start to the finial
Ils ominion is that if she
she m briti winning form
gain for the 1982 Olymn'cs
men.
FOOTBALL SCORES
Now York, Sept. 17-Football
scores:
Texas Christian 20, Kandas Wake Forest 22, Duquesné 7: California 21, Santa Clara 7. Stanford 40, San Jose State 0. Washington 14, Utah 7.4- Texas 13. Texas Tech B Quantico Marines 38, Virginia Tech 14,
to win by half a length from his plans came too soon Mme. Matelevitch's Rantzau months before the last Games. State
after her breakdown #bout six Washington State 32, Utah
Overdoing it over 'n long Press.
Mme. Volterra's Val Draké,
The Evening News writer curgeats one way to surmount this difficulty would be to play the les at Wimbledon in the week following the champion the 5 to 2 favourite, was period. Cathie has been racing ships ns all the world's leading further half a length away, third
be in of a feld of nine runners." women players would London...
The team that come through
at
Aggien: 0—Associated
Pope Receives Jersey Joe
Castel Gandolfo, Sept. 17.-
all Valances up to about a mile, swimming front and bask crawl The nying to Denmark and Ireland, Ciel Stolle, by Cranach out making record-breaking the preliminary competition of Vetite Celests, was coupled tempts and giving demonstra could then proceed to the with Violoneclie, in the betting tions. United States to challenge the and paid a win of 61 trance for Western Counties Scotlar ASA weight boxer, in audience at his On this report offients of the Termy Joe Walcott, the heavy- a-10-frano-staka.-
hava, sent a recommendation to summer. palace hero... Walcott Place, dividends were. 57, 17 their Council to follow this docela in Rome to negotiate a fight and '16 taner,
tore advice,
with the Austrian-boxer, JON
Americans.
Tlibre are many who think that it timɑ woman had 'their own "Davis Cup" competition Router."
Pope Pius XII today received
Violoncelle was fifth-Reutor, |--London Express" Karivion) • Weldin--Reuter.
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