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WORLD OF SPORT
Fine tributes wore;
paid to retiring Aus-j
tralian XL captain!
Lindsav Hassett in the bon
con press yeteraay, reports
AAP.
Charles Bray in the 'Daily
Herald' said, 'Hassett unsel
fishly subjected his own
natural style to Australia's
needs. He may never have
matched the ruthless effici
ency of the superlative Brad
man, but his genial person
ality, ready wit and con
sideration for others gained
him popularity in this coun
try never equalled by any
other Australian- captain.'
The 'Daily Sketch' said.
'One of the nicest little men
and best sportsmen in the
game is making his final
bow.1'
In the 'Daily Mail' Alex
Bannister wrote. 'Lindsay
Hassetfs rich character and
sense of humor will be sadly
missed.'
?£. -1- -X.
Saddlecloth numbers
which may be worth fol
lowing at Cheltenham to
day are 17, 19 and 11,
which have failed 90, 69
and 54 times respectively.
Barriers due for a win are
11 (38 outs), 14 (32)
and 19 (26).
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SA athletes likely to
attain the hard set of
standards for the Em
pire Games at Vancouver
next year include Ian Bruce,
Alastair Gordon, Leon Gre
jory, Peter Harbison and
Lloyd Hadfieldvsays Achilles.
Some of the best perform
ances by' these SouthiAustra
lians with the Empire Games
standards in parentheses,
are: — High jump, Bruce, 6 ft.
ii in. (6 ft.); javelin
Bruce, 214 ft. (210 ft.) ; ham
mer— Hadfield. 160 ft. (170
ft.); 100— Gordon, 9.7 sec.
(9.6 sec); 220— Gordon, 21.8
sec. (21.3 sec.) : 440— Gregory
— 48i sec. (48 sec): 880—
Gregory. 1.55.6 (1.52.8); pole
vault — Harbison, 12 ft. 4i
in. (13 ft. 3 in.).
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The performance of
young Rubiana (South Sea
Islands) swimmer Alex
Wickhom in Melbourne 50
years ago still puts to
shame diving enthusiasts
who consider the Olympic
Pool's 10-metre tower quite
high enough, writes Colin
Symonds.
Wickham dived 204 feet
from a tosver into the River
Yarra, and, according . to
Olympic Pool lessee Bill
Reynolds, this is still a
world record.
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Mr. W. J. Heaslip, who
recently succeeded Mr.
Con Clarke as secretary
|of the Great Northern Ath
letic and Cycling Club, Ap
pila— oldest in the State and
second oldest in Australia
is carrying on family asso
ciations with the club, write;
Achilles.
Mr. Heaslip's grandfather
Mr. James Heaslip, becamf
first president of the club 71
years ago, and his father Mr
Heaslip, MP, later held of
fir' in thp club
WILL FRENCH, veteran
Victorian Amateur Swim-]
ning Association coach, wnoi
las joined the thin ranks of
jrotessionai swim unng :
;er ox ^ears. ;
Since his first visit to Ade- 1
a.de in laOS as a memoer olj
;ne Essenaon fooioaii team!
i he has been senior vice
jresident of that club lor
some years), he has coached
:hampionship winning Vic
:onan swimming teams.
;aught swimming tnroughout
Victoria for 20 years, and
been chairman of the Vic
torian Amateur Boxing and
Wrestling Association.
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Kissed Blarne'y.— The Aus
tralian women's hockey team
touring Britain this weekj
visited Blarney Castle andj
Dublin. Killarney and Cork,
in Eire.
They visited Blarney
Castle and kissed the Blar
nev stone.
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