holder, Vladimir Sukharov, won a semi-final race in the 100-metres in 10.4 seconds. This wiped out the old mark standing jointly in the names of the American, Clyde Jeffrey, and the Oxford University sprinter, John Wilkinson (Britain), 10.5 seconds. The remaining record to fall was the German Democratic Republic women’s 100-metres, the tall, slim Koecknitz accounting for her stock team-mate, Preibisch, by a yard in 12.1 seconds. Just as the Soviet men had done in their sprint event, the German women got three representatives into the finals. Duchowa, Soviet holder of the women’s 100-metres title, was elim- inated in the semi-final, and the Soviet [Union was left with only one representative, Malshina, sec- By ARMOUR MILNE — BERLIN Three world student records, one atrman Democratic and one ~Zechoslovakia national record Were made here on opéning day| in the track and field. section of _ the 11th Worla University Games _ Which were held in the new Can- i Stadium before 30,000 specta- The first national anthem to be ayed in honor of a winner was i at of Hungary, F. Klics retain- “8 the discus title he won in Udapest two years ago with a hrow of 166 fect, 8% inches. : A brilliant performance was the hi a by a 1%-year-old Czechoslo- Me K high jumper, J. Lansky, who Berend 6 feet, 53 inches for a.new pee Student record. This was SO a Czechoslovak national re- pl New track, field records set at Berlin World University Games instance they were athletes from the capitalist and colonial coun- tries whose way to Berlin had been barred by the actions of the Am- erican occupation forces in West- ern Germany or by their own gov- ernments in refusing them per- mission to leave their own coun- tries. Despite this, the performances showed that the World University Games, like the World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace, were an impressive demonstration for peace. ‘ There was a wonderful spirit of comradeship among the athletes. The razor-sharp tension associat- ed with such comparably big events as the Olympic Games and the European Championships just did not exist. 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Well, I did it, and I’m saying now that I’m in great shape for our fight just a fortnight away, and I expect to win.” Probably no middleweight fight in ring history stirred up the in- ternational interest that the com- ing battle has generated. It’s a long time since Britain has pro- duced a good 160-pounder, or, for that matter, a first-class fighter in any division. Randy seems to fit the bill. Last Britisher to hold the middle- weight crown was Ruby Bob Fitz- simmons, who invaded America some 60 years ago and lifted the crown from Nonpareil Jack Demp- sey in a savage 14-round brawl. Fitz, who had legs like a light- weight and the shoulders and arms of a heavyweight, went on to win. the heavyweight championship from Gentleman Jim Corbett on March 17, 1897. He lost it two years later to Jim Jeffries, but continued fighting top ranking heavies until he was well on in his forties. England developed some good little men in the next few decades —flyweight champ Jimmy Wilde and bantamweight Jimmy Driscoll whipped the best the Yankees could produce — but the British middles and heavies were a sad lot. Joe Beckett and Billy Wells were highly touted until the French Orchid Man Georges Car- mean RANDY TURPIN pentier, flattened them in less than a round each. The Lendon Daily Worker, joining in the general jubilation when Turpin outpointed Robinson, remarked that Randy, in win- ning the title, also dealt a smashing blow to the color bar. Up until 1947 no Negro was considered eligible to be champion of Britain, not even if, like Randy, he had.been..born and bred in the British Isles. Color bar still exists in England, but men: like Turpin es are helping to wipe it out. © ie x : When Kenny Clemes took a tumble at Has * tings last Friday ‘near the spot where the late Terry Sullivan had his fatal spill the previous Saturday, many racing fans, with: hearts in mouths, wondered if Van- couver was to be the scene of two racetrack tragedies in one season. Fortunately, Clemes suffered only a broken collarbone and other minor injuries. Sullivan’s neck was broken when his mount, Alice Walker, fell on him after he was thrown. more. Horse racing has its share of accidents, , but other sports have many Baseball kills more participants than any athletic event, with the possible exception of auto-racing. Most baseball fatalities result from batters being struck on the head by pitched balls. highest in sandlot and high school ball. Boxing fatalities receive the most publicity, number. However, some ex-fighters who sta walk around on their heels from blows latter stages of their careers. Not many sports fans are aware that bas most “brutal” of all sports. The toll is. but are relatively few in: yed in the ring too long taken on the noggin in the — Many leading to an early death a few years after they've quit the sport. The papers report that So-and-So, prominent business man, died of a heart attack at 44, and add that he was an ex-college basketball star. the proper conclusion—that overstraining the he was responsible for shortening the man’s life. : ‘ A certain number of sports accidents atre unavoidable and must | But they seldom draw art in basketball games — be considered as part of the normal hazards one encounters in life; the benefits to be derived from participation in athletics far out. weighs the dangers involved. But the number of sports fatalities could be sharply reduced by more rigi to all sports on this continent, Gone are the days when the fabulous Yank American League to sew up the pennant in early September. d rules and supervision applied * ees swept through the This year the Bronx Bombers are in a nip-and-tuck battle with Cleveland Indians, trailing by a full game at the time we pound out our column. Back in 1903 when the Yankees (then called the Highlanders) first took the field, few thought they would ever replace the mighty Giants of the National League in the hearts of New York ball fans. For years the Yanks had tough going, and several times were on the verge of folding. Then a mighty slugger by the name of Babe Ruth joined ey cai ay $Labor Day Greetings from. Greetings from WONG BROS. 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There are no Ruths or Gehrigs on the 1951 Yankees, but don’t ; be tod sure that their traditional ability to come through in pinches won’t result in the popping of champagne corks in the Yankees’ dug- out again this year at the season’s end. HOTEL Nanaimo, B.C. Commercial Street GREETINGS FROM BILL HORMAN MEN‘S WEAR Personalized Service Plus Satisfaction Nanaimo, B.C. ( PACIFIC TRIBUNE — AUGUST 31, 1951 — PAGE IL ketball is probably the - It’s the fastest game in the world, even: faster'than ice hockey, and the strain on the heart is terrific. players overdo it and suffer permanent injury,