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The Oshawa Times, 19 Aug 1960, p. 11

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THE OSHAWA TIMES , Friday, August 19, 1960 1 Russia's Climb Sports Heights Not Accidental This is the first in a series of four stories by Associated Press sports writer Will Grimsley who was sent to Moscow fo report why Rus sia, unknown in the world of international athletic compe- tition. until the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Is ex- pected to dominate the sum- mer Olympic Games in Rome, By WILL GRIMSLEY MOSCOW (AP)--Every morn ing at 11 o clock, the program on Radio Moscow is interrupted by a crisp voice announcing in militant Soviet accent Now for exercises.' this sprawling environs, ma Throughout metropolis and if chines suddenly stop humming Workers leave their lathes, sec retaries desert their. typewriters, clerk henever possible abandon their Then for 10 minute announcer barks the thousands go through a calisthenics, "One arms oul , breathe in knees bent" and so forth This is the Soviet version of (he coffee break It is a twice-a-day ritual of this country which places such tre- mendous emphasis on physical fitness. Next to their scientists, the Russian people appear proud. est of their athletes To the Russian sports are more than pleasant pastimes and recreation, They are a dedica- tion HARMSWORTH TR stations, while the routine series ol two , . letes in The Russians are determined fo rule the world in athletics. his is obvious in a study of their {raining techniques and talks with their sports officials. They won 98 medals, more than any other nation, in the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne. I'heir aim at Rome, in the ames starting later this month, is 100. plus. "We had 16,000,000 trained ath- 1956," says Konstantin Audrianov. chairman of the So- viet Olympic commitiee "Today we have 23,000,000. We should do better "' Andrianov pointed out that the figure does not include 35,000,000 student athletes tykes being groomed for laler years. WORKER ATHLETES During the Railway Workers Day celebration Aug. 7, Soviet citizens swarmed into Lenin Sta dium to watch an exhibition of Olympic might and pay tribute to railroad workers. A great hush came over the ,70,000-seat stadium when a man in shirt sleeves stepped before the microphone in the infield and bellowed "Glory to was a deafening plause. "May we always remain strong to defend ourselves [rom our enemies, Hail the railway work- ers of the Soviet Union." Then began a giant parade of | more than 2,000 athletes from the railway workers society. OPHY Leninism." There roar of ap- » Miss Supert est Starts Title Defence Today PICTON (CP Miss Supertest i1, lonely but powerful, starts her defence of the Harmsworth Tro phy, top prize in international power boating, In the Bay of Quinte today A three-boat team Gale V Nitrogen and Nitrogen Too--will try to bring the trophy back to the United States where reposed from 1920 until last year Miss Supertest has to win two of three 45-mile heats to keep the trophy in Canada. The U.S. can reclaim the cup, donated by Lord Harmsworth in 1903, If any U.S boats take two heats. aga ran: a tlie a hood full of power. When she captured the trophy last vear at Detroit her pilot, Bob Hayward of Embro pushed her to an average of 99.976 m.ph. over three 45-mile heats. LOTS OF POWER In one lap on the three-mile course she averaged 109.334 miles an hour "We don't even know how fast Errors Enable Vees Halt Leafs By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It's a long lane that has no turning The Richmond Virginians had lost 10 straight games to Toronto Maple Leafs in the International league until Thursday night, Then a double by Fritz Brickell, an infield out and an error by Earl Hersh on a grounder by Wayne Terwilliger broke a 1-1 tie in the seveath inning and gave the Vees a 2-1 triumph, League leading Toronto still holds a comfortable 15%-game lead. The victory helped tighten Richmond's hold on second place. however, as third-place Buffalo lost to Miami 2-1 in 12 nnings and fell three games be- hind the Vees Jersey City beat Rochester 4.2 and. Columbus made it three straight over Montreal 54 wn 10 innings WIN ON MISCAUES . Tosomto's Al Cicotte, three fimes a shutout winner over Richmond, pitched a four-hitter, but the Vees capitalized on mis cues to score both their runs, The first was set up in the fourth on a three-base error by centre. fielder Jack Waters on Lee Thomas' long fly. Cicotte himself singled home the tying run in the fifth. Then came Hersh's error in the seventh. Ruben Gomez pitched the whole 12 innings for Miami as the Marlins made it two straight over Buffalo. Fred Valentine's single with the bases loaded drove in the winning run. A similar bases-loaded single " she'll go," says Jim Thompson of London, Ont her owner. "We've never given her a speed trial, never opened her up." However, Gale V, owned by Joe Schoenith of Detroit, reached 170 miles an hour in a recent trial over the nearby M.ong Reach five-mile course. Wild Bill Can- trell sits at her controls Sam Dupont of Wilmington Del, owns the other American boats, Nitrogen which will be driven by Norm Evans and Ni- rogen Too which is handled by t Russ Musson. | MECHANICS TAKE OVER | Thursday night the mechanlcs| huddled over their charges, checking fuel mixtures for the first race late today. The next race is Saturday with the third, if necessary, Monday, The boats go nine times around the course each heat for the 45- mile total The U.S. has won 17 of the 24 races held since the trophy was presented. Britain has five wins and France and Canada one each, | | {by Roman Mejias accounted for Columbus' overtime victory over| Montreal. It was Mejias' third hit| and followed Diomedes Olivo's double, an intentional base on balls and an error that filled the sacks Jersey City bunched four hits with a hit batsman and a sacri fice fly for all its runs in the first inning. Righthander Zack Monroe held off Rachester the rest of the way. 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