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100- YARD VICTORY erome Canadian Pres« Snorts Editor KINGSTON, Jamaica (CP)-- Now it's the sprint double for Harry Jerome, Canada's first British Empire Games gold medal winner in the men's 100- yard dash in 36 years. The 25 - year - old Vancouver sprinter must run three 220- yard heats today to qualify for the final Thursday. No Canadian has been able to win the sprint double before al- though four other Common- wealth athletes have done it in- cluding Se raphino Antao of Kenya in 1962. But track coach Paui Poce of Toronto predicts. that Jerome's first gold medal after so many unsuccessful attempts to win one in bigtime international competition "should really fire him up." "Watch him fly in the 220," said Poce. "No Canadian has ever won the furlong in the Games. There may be better 220 men in the field but they'll- have to provie it to Jerome. He was flying at Edmonton in the Games trials when he hit 20.4. He's got an excellent chance." TRIED SEVEN YEARS Seven years of humiliation, frustration and personal trag- edy ended for Jerome with his gold medal. He won it Saturday night, and, as befitting this oft- troubled athlete, the circum- stances were somewhat bizarre. He had to fidget and fuss for 42 minutes while officials looked over the photo finish picture to decide that this son of a railway porter had beaten Tom Robin- son of The Bahamas. It was only a matter of inches, perhaps one inch for each year he has been blunted in his search for the glory and per- sonal satisfaction that goes with a winner, Jerome, the omy man in his- tory to twice share world rec- ords for both the 100 yards and 100 metres, is the first Cana- dian to win the short sprint since Percy Williams of Vancou- ver took the gold medal in the SILENCES CRITICS Bids For Rare Double ee tEAM. -- HARRY JEROME first Games at Hamilton, Ont., in 1930. Both Jerome and Robinson were clocked in 9.4 seconds, equalling the Games record. The Canadian's time was far off his pending world mark of 9.1 for the distance, but that was incidental to him. World records are meaning- less if you can't come up as a champion. And that had been the story-up to Saturday night at National Stadium--of Jerome's sometimes controversial life. WENT TO OLYMPICS He went to the 1960 Olympics in Rome as co-holder of the 100- metre world record with Armin Hary of Germany. That made him co-favorite but the tall, sinewy man with the flashing spikes crumpled in a heap half- way down the track. He had hurt his leg and some people said he quit. Two years later, at the 1962 British Empire Games in Perth, Australia, he again started as favorite on the basis of a 9.2 100 yards and his 10-second flat time for the metric distance. He was co-world record-holder with Frank Budd and Bob Hayes of the United States, who now are professional football players. Once again he hit the final and finished last when he pulled up lame with about 15 yards to go. An operation was needed to repair a damaged thigh muscle in his left leg and again the anti-Jerome mob yelled quitter. These were the thoughts that flashed across people's mind when the sprinters moved up to their blocks in Saturday night's final. After one false start, they got odf with Robinson, 1958 Games winner. of the 200, bursting into a short lead. BLANKET FINISH Jerome caught him at about 40 yards and they streaked down to hit the tape in a blan- ket finish. Many Canadians in the Stadium figured Jerome had won. They hooted and yelled for a decision while Jerome waited with Robinson and third - place finisher Edwin Roberts of Trin- idad just off the track. "Did I win? I thought I did. 1 don't know." That's what Je- rome kept saying until the offi- cial announcement was made. When it came Jerome put his hands to his head and walked briskly across the track, stubbed his toe on a mat in front of the victory platform and then moved up to receive his long + awaited reward, It was Jerome's first gold medal in five international meets ranging from the Pan- American Games in 1959 through two Olympics and two Empire Games. And it marked one of the greatest athletic comebacks in Canadian history. For a while it was thought Jerome's competi- tive days were over after the operation in Vancouver follow- ing his Perth performances, He didn't wear spiked shoes in 1963 and hit the track in January, 1964, for the first time since the Perth Games. He went to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, lost out on a -silver medal! in the 100 metres by an inch or so te Enrique Figerola of Cuba and was fourth in the final of the 200 metres. Then he seemed to be out of touch until he blazed to his 9.1 clocking in the Games trials at Edmonton in July, In the cur- rent Games, he breezed through the early rounds and semi- finals just as he had done in Australia four years earlier. He was calm as he warmed up for the final, waved to friends in the stands, ran his race and sctticd down for the long wait. Games organizers didn't help his_peace of mind or that of the numerous Canadians in the crowd, Twice the announcer said "quiet, please" and everyone in the stadium expected the deci- sion on the 100 yard sprint. The first time quiet was requested as a woman's event was about to start and the second as the victory ceremony was about to start and the second as the vic- tory ccremony was about to take place for medallists in the 2¢-mile walk. Later in the interview room under the stands Jerome's first request was for a drink. "Planter's punch, or anything like that," said the new cham- pion, Yes, he said, he probably would compete in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Reporters expected him to say he was thrilled, happy and excited bui he was modest and calm and said "a lot of people have been waiting for this, in- cluding the doctors who oper- ated on me after the: Perth Games." Fourth Win | | | | | | | | Beverley Boys Wins Silver Diving Medal iirc pn. se By JACK SULLIVAN ! Only one of the 10--the gold Canadian Press Sports Editor|of Vancouver's Harry Jerome in| KINGSTON, Jamaica (CP) --|the 100-yard dash--was a medal Canadian athletes, with 10 Brit-|Canada had been counting on. ish Empire Games medals} So far, others have come tucked into their strip -bags,|from: have big eyes for the 51 more; Gold: Women's 440-yard free- up for the taking today. style team; Ron Jacks, Van-| As the Games go into the} couver, in the 110-yard butter- third day of competition with 17) fly. Marion Lay, Vancouver, finals, Canada has four gold) jn the 110-yard freestyle. medals, two second-place sil- vers, and four third place) MEDAL FOR DIVING | bronzes. | Silver: Men's 880-yard free- In the 20 events of the first} style team; Beverly Boys, two days, Canadians won genet Picking, Ont., in the women's! als in 10 with a week to go. | How Canada Did At Empire Games Women's 110-yard freestyle Track and field ' Final 20-mile walk Marion Lay, Vancouver, first, Oshawa, Ont.,| won gold medal. Louise Kennedy, fifth By THE CANADIAN PRESS | Alex Oakley, fifth. | : Felix Cappella, Midland, Ont., Men's 110-yard freestyle sixth. _ Sandy Gilchrist, Ocean Falls, Decathlon fifth. : Gerry Moro, Trail, B.C., third] Bob Kasting, Lethbridge, in final standings, won, bronze|Alta., sixth. medal. Men's 220 - yard breaststroke Men's 880 yards Len Chase, Montreal, fourth 3 in heat (advanced to final). Fissh Sound Bill Mahony, New Westmin- Semi-final Bill Crothers, third in (advanced to final) Brian MacLaren, sixth in heat (eliminated). ster,-B.C., second in heat (ad- vanced 'to final). Women's 220 - yard breaststroke Final heat} Semi-final ' ; : Harry Jerome, first in heat. Men's sa butterfly Final Ron Jacks, Vancouver, first, Harry Jerome, first, won gold! won gold medal medal. Tom Arusoo, Montreal, fourth Men's 440-yard hurdles Badminton Bill Gairdner, Thornhill, Ont Men's singles fourth in heat (advanced to Quarter-finals final). Wayne Macdonnell, lost to Women's shot-put Aretan Aik Huang, Malaysia Nancy McCredie, Brampton, | (eliminated). Ont., third in final, won bronze} medal. First round Women's 440 yards Yves Pare, Montreal, and Janet Maddin, Winnipeg, sec-| Macdonnell lost to Ng Bee and ond in heat (advanced to final).|an Yee Khan, Malaysia (elimi- Cecilia Carter, Oakville, Ont.,| nated). r Men's doubles second in heat (advanced to' fq and. Rolf Paterson, Van- me : ; }couver, lost to Huang and Yew omen's 100 yards Cheng Hoe, Malaysia (elimi- Semi-final nated). Irene Piotrowski, first in heat Women's singles Valerie Parker, fifth in heat Quarter-finals (eliminated). Sharon Whittaker, Toronto, Marjorie Turner, fifth in heat! gefeated Mrs. C. Bennett, Ja- (eliminated). maica. : : Men's javelin : Pat Espley, Montreal, lost to Ain Roost, Toronto, fifth in angela Bairstow, England final. Sulauien (eliminated). ee Allison Daysmith, Vancouver, -- wong backstroke lost to Ursula Smith, England 'laine Tanner, bagi | (eliminated). first in heat (advanced to final). | Australia -- the two countries|and Temu left all other com- Donna Ross, Montreal, eighth. her specialty, a forward 1%) somersault with double twist. "It was supposed to be my best dive, but I've sure done it better. "But I don't care, I'm} | Maserati. LONDON (AP)--Brian Lon- don strolled into Cassius Clay's dressing room after being knocked oui by ihe Wore champ Saturday night and said: "T'd like a return--but only if you' put a 56-pound weight on each ankie." Clay, sweating profusely but unmarked, had to fight his way through admirers to his dress- ing room after retaining his ti- tle, He said he knocked London out in the third with a series of punches starting with a left and finishing with a right. The first was 'a fast and snappy one," Clay said, 'but it wasn't as hard as I can hit. "London didn't fight the way I thought ne would, He didn't charge like a bull, he didn't hit For Brabham en eee ee "And he didn't deserve the ADENAU, West Ger many|boos that the crowd gave him (AP)--Jack Brabham of Aus- afterwards." tralia flashed to his fourth straight triumph Sunday, the DAZED BUT UNMARKED CASSIUS CLAY London Wants Handicap For Return Against Clay THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, August 8, 1966 @ WATER TOYS OUT Inflated rubber toys, tires and mattresses are not permit- ted in swimming areas in On- tario provincial parks as they can carry children and poor swimmers into dangerously deep water. to his dressing room, the hoots and jeers of the crowd still echoing through the stadium, "T am sorry," he said. "You told me he was good, but nobody said he was that good," London added, "It was not a question of luck, I just was not good enough. There were so many punches I didn't know where they were coming from. "T went into that ring expect- ing to go the 15-round distance, I reckon I am as good as the best, but Cassius Clay is differ- ent, He'e more than the great- pe I am disgusted with my- self," EX-WRESTLER DIES MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) -- Robert H. Friedrich, known to millions of fans of old-time wrestling as Ed (Strangler) Lewis, died Sunday in hospital here, He was 76. Lewis earned more than. $3,000,000 during a professional wrestling career that spanned 44 years. He ap- German Grand Prix, and virtu-| London was dazed but un- ally clinched his third Formula|™@tked when he first returned BALANCE peared in 6,200 matches and lost only 33, sa world driving champion- snip, The 40-year-old Aussie, who won the world driving champi-} onships in 1959 and 1960, drove) his Repco powered Brabham over the 212.7 mile course in two hours, 27.3 minutes at an average of 86.1 miles an hour, ; It was the first time Brab-| ham had ever won a Formula One race on the 14.5-mile Nuer- burgring. | Victory in this sixth of the nine races counting toward the) championship gave Brabham 39) points. A driver need count only| his six best performances in the| point standings. | John Surtees of England was| second Sunday in a Cooper-| FREE BEATLE obbies % THE FAMILY DRIVE-INS 728-6756 @ Balance ti and statically er @ Check tires i injury and uneven wear 7.00 COMPLETE GENERAL TIRE SERVICE 534 Ritson Rd, South 728-6221 DRAW TICKETS Hi-Way No, 2 Oppo. Kmart Sa edceeaniaall | major upset came | | 23-year-old soldier from Kenya, Bronze: Chun Hon Chan, Mon- ran favored Ron Clarke of Aus- treal, bantamweight weight-| tralia into the ground and took lifter; Allen Salter, Ot-|the gold medal for the six miles, tawa, featherweight weight-| The stocky little private shat- lifter; Nancy McCredie,/|tered the Games record, posting Brampton, Ont., shot-putter;|27 minutes, 14.6 seconds to Gerry Moro, Trail, B.C., de-|make a shambles of the 28:26.6 cathion. set four years ago by Bruce The showing put Canada in| Kidd of Toronto. second place in the medals list! Clarke, who holds the baging between first-place England and/record for the distance in 26:47, which traditionally dom-|petitors far behind from the| inate these Games. start. Temu pulled ahead with) The Canadian crew heading|@bout 1,200 yards to go. into action today includes many| Clarke held on for the silver, picked before the Games to be! medal, with Jim Alder of Scot-| tough to beat. land third. : George Puce of Toronto heads} Dave Ellis of Toronto and a strong discus contingent./Andy Boychuk of Oshawa, Ont.| Harry Jerome will be going| finished sixth and eighth respec-| after his double in the 220-yard tively, | ¢ BEAUMONTS j e PONTIACS + BUICKS ACADIANS sprint. Ten records were broken or Bill Crothers, the flying phar-\tied in Saturday competition, | macist from Markham, Ont.,|three in swimming, six in track will contest the 44 and the 880.\and field and one in weightlift- Irene Piotrowski of Vancou-|ing. CASH & TRADE or TERMS LOWEST PRICES RIGHT NOW ver will go against strong com- petition in the 110-yard final and the 22 semi-final. STARS IN ACTION Most of Canada's big guns in swimming will be in action-- Sandy Gilchrist and Ralph Hut- ton, both of Ocean Falls, B.C., in the 440 individual medley; Ron Jacks and Montreal's Tom Arusoo in the 220 butterfly; Gil- christ and Hutton in the 440 freestyle. And the Mighty Mouse, little Elaine Tanner of Vancouver,) swims her first solo race, the} 220-yard butterfly. | Miss Boys, who surprised ex-| perts with her second-place fin-| ish in the springboard diving, | goes into the preliminaries of| the tower diving--her specialty.| Saturday's story was the vic- tory of Jerome in the 100 yards,| an event he had tried to win in WHO can replace it in Oshawa? ¢ GMC TRUCKS . the 1959 Pan-American Games} in Chicago, in the 1960 Olympics at' Rome, the 1962 British Em- pire Games in Perth, Australia, | and the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. 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