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SPORTS GUARDIAN Friday October -8 1982 20 Gratton shares Robert Armstrong on the Davis Cup draw Britain sent to Australia John Rodda on the athletics A dead heat brings the track to life SOCCER David Lacey Robson stands by black players best surface on which to gain revenge for the 1978 defeat. Ireland, who unexpectedly won promotion to the championship division last weekend, are also set a difficult task TENNIS Britain were given the for midabie taste of playing Austra -TO 5.HS TvTic r.m mdrin The Unfted States Shn mopf 1QB9 final rrfnnhiff drawn awiy to ArnUna TfJ rE la rsft, fftf losing in BotTnn 980 COm" petition Though Britain have avoided the holders they could hardly face tougher opponents. Aus- tralia reached this year's semi- finals before going out to the US last weekend. They won the Davis Cup in 1977 despite the relative decline in the quality of their players com- pared to the dominant Sixties and, if anything, they are better equipped for success today. Nevertheless Britain will take heart from the historic defeat they inflicted on Austra- lia at Crystal Palace in the 1978 semi-finals to reach the final for the first time since the Thirties.

Paul Hutchins's squad were given virtually no chance of survival on that occasion yet Buster Mottram, John and David Lloyd and Mark Cox combined to give them a 3-0 winning lead with some of the most exhilarating tennis ever seen in this coun- try. Only Mottram survives as a playing member of the current squad though John Lloyd is still eager to make an inter- national come-back and Cox is on hand in a coaching capacity Mottram remains the anchor- man of a British team that has often sailed close to relegation from the championship divi- sion. the latest escape coming last Monday When he clinched a 3-2 Victory Over Spain in a play-off in Barcelona. a 9 ine nisi luuuu wui uc played from March 4 to 6. By thon Ar.Hrpu; Jarrprr Jonathan i "it i.

Smith and Lloyd Will have had a Chance to improve tneir ranK- ings on uie a lit cuiiisjuicl a inr TCritain'c: nnn- tinued survival in me cnam- DlOIlSmp U1V1S1UU aucuiUHIg iu T4- uni irana will lttvuui giciaa da mc LINE JUDGE: the photograph showing Mike McFarlane of England (top) and Allan Wells of Scotland finishing the 200 metres in Brisbane was studied by officials for 20 minutes before they announced a dead heat. Darling's gold shot scrambling about for an identity. It will be wise selectors who remember yesterday's run when they are looking for an athlete of character. In the 800 metres, England's depth and Chris McGeorge's resilience were shown. With Ovett injured, Coe ill, Garry Cook eliminated, and the AAA champion Peter Elliott not selected, there was still a bronze medal.

McGeorge, told he was in the team then he was not and than again he was, was hardly over the bewilderment when it came to qualifying. Yesterday, though, the European junior bronze medal winner of a year ago showed his statute as he kept out of trouble and near the front. Peter Bourke then took up the running from James Maina of Kenya and pumped on by Aussie insularity, raced to a convincing victory in lmin 45.18sec. He was one of five Australian gold medal winners on the day, showing that it is easier to peak once in the summer rather than twice, as the British must do. Kathy Smallwood is getting! sick of being second, the position she took behind Mer-lene Ottey of Jamaica in the 200 metres.

It was a race than ran to form and must edge the English girl closer to her thinking about the 400 metres for next year's world championships. The women's 800 metres is a matter for urgent concern. Kirsty McDermolt. from a little Welsh village where she trains on a field that serves for both hockey and rugby, thrilled the crowd with the way she battled with Anne Clarkson of Scotland through the finishing straight to beat her for the first time. Yet it was a race which did not deserve this sort of elevation.

It was a Southern Counties final at Crystal Palace or a Scottish championship at Meadowbank. Miss McDer-mott's sweetness would not have come to prominence in the European Championships and her time of 2min l.Slsec was worse than Anne Packer's in the Olympic Games of 1964, while the woman who presented the medals. Dixie Willis, was not far off yesterday's lime when she won at Perth 20 years ago. Perhaps Ihe standards set by the Eastern Europeans have killed off potential challengers' will to compete. Wales also took the day's first gold medal when, early in the morning, 31-year-old Steve Barry won the 30-kilometre road walk.

He took the lead after just five kilometres and went on to win in two hours lOmin 16sec to shatter the Games record by nearly 12 minutes. It was also a British record by nearly five minutes. In the twilight there was a final flicker of quality when Milt Ottey of Canada won the high jump at 2.31 metres which few men have beaten in the world this year, and defeated Stephen Wray of the Bahamas, who was limping on his run-in to his last few jumps. The Queen, though, had left by then. TODAY'S EVENTS ATHLETICS.

Men: pole vault, 4x400 metres relay semi-finals, 1500 metres heats, discus, 4x100 metres relay semi-finals. Women: high jump final, 1500 metres heats, long jump final, 100 metre hurdles final, 4x100 metres relay semi-finals. BADMINTON. Individual events: bronze medal -play-offs, finals. BOWLS.

Men: singles, pairs, fours. Women: triple. Final round robin group matches. BOXING. Finals, all divisions.

SHOOTING. Individual small bore rifle three positions, centre fire pistol, full bore rifle, clay target skeet. WRESTLING. Bronze medal finals all weights, finals, all weights XII COMMONWEALTH GAMES BRISBANE 1982 THERE was little of quality to banish the thought that Brisbane should have been rising to Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe yesterday. The friendly games did, how- ever, have their moment of fun when for the first time in such a competition, there was a dead heat and so we had two men on the middle of the podium and two.

national anthems. After the men's 200 metres 20 minutes examining the photograph of the finish failed to separate Mike McFarlane of England and Allan Wells of Scotland. So both men struck gold. A tired Wells was just glad McFarlane was elated, as well he might. He has improved by four tenths a second this summer.

Had there been electronic devices attached to the start-ing blocks, normal equipment in major meetings, Wells and McFarlane might not have been history-makers, however. I suspect Wells got a flying start. They were timed at 20.43 seconds. The bronze medal went to Cameron Sharp while Donovan Reid, of England, a junior last season, was seventh in 20.87 seconds. Dave Moorcroft took victory for England in the 5,000 metres but it had the look of a salvage operation.

The truth Is that much of Commonwealth athletics is not improving and yesterday was a reminder. For real quality there was the long jumping of Gary Honey of Australia who twice surpassed eight metres for a very convincing win and a big improvement on his best. Not many others could boast that sort of peak. His was one of a string of Australian victories which drew thundering response from the 58,000 crowd. Moorcroft, after his disaster in the European Championships in Athens, wanted victory without heroics and found it.

There was no unknown prepared to run into the unknown, bending mind and muscle against the clock. The Kenyans and Zacharia Barie of Tanzania took the race away gently at laps of 64 and 65 seconds. Moorcroft, running at the pace he ran in Athens, felt so different. "This was easy. Athens was terrible," he said.

But Moorcroft's quality was stored for the final lap of 55 seconds and the last 200 metres in 25 seconds. That was the running! that restored his self belief and wiped out those niggles that Athens was an awful portent. Rose hung on for the silver medal, finding satisfaction at the end of a long, wretched season, injury and misfiring in the trials, when he was destined for the 10,000 metres, left him too MEDALS TABLE Total Australia 37 28 21 86 England 25 23 23 71 Canada 15 17 24 S6 Scotland 4 4 8 16 Wales 4 2 1 6 New Zealand 3 3 6 12 Jamaica 2 10 3 Kenya Ill 3 Tanzania 1 2 3 10 4 5 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 a-lndla 0 4 1 5 Bahamas 0 2 1 3 Northern Ireland 2 1 3 Uganda 0 2 0 2 Guernsey 0 10 1 Bermuda 0 0 1 1 Singapore 0 0 1 1 John R. Kerr at Wembley Two for high jump before clinching the match 18-16, 15-8. In the women's singles England are assured of all three medals, having produced all four semi-finalists.

The top seed Sally Podger, 20, was fully stretched by Gillian Clark, In the velodrome, England won a bronze medal in the team pursuit. They recorded a time of 4 min 34.78 sec in the third-place ride-off against Canada, who. were two seconds behind. It was Australia's day, however. They beat New Zealand in the team final and made a clean sweep of the 10-mile race.

Scotland's Willie Wood and New Zealand's Peter Bellis will meet in the final session of the bowls today to decide the gold medal. Wood's compatriots John Watson and David Gourlay, could have won gold yesterday but lost twice, making it possible for the Welsh pair Lyn Perkins and Spencer Wilshire ttf take gold by winning their last two matches. marathon glory ROBERT DE CASTELLA of Australia won the Commonwealth Games marathon at breakfast time in Brisbane yesterday in one of the most dramatic races in any type of International competition. He finished alongside the Brisbane river in 2hr 9min. 18sec, having been more than a minute down on the leaders after the half-way point and then battling with Juma Ikangaa of Tanzania over the last three miles to beat him by 12scc.

Then came another dramatic comeback. Mike Gratton of England another who won his place for the Brisbane trip at the last moment broke through in the second half of the race to take the bronze medal. He achieved a personal best time of 2hr 12mln 06sec. Gratton, who finished third in the London marathon in May, staked that performance as evidence for the selectors. He missed the trial and then was added to England's team at the last moment.

Today he kept off the burning pace over the first six miles and at 15 miles was almost two minutes down on the leaders in seventh position. But then he was storming through the tough hilly sections of the course picking off some distinguished names as he wound his way round the Queensland university ground and back through the citv with its streets bustling with morning commuters. I knew I was getting close to the leaders. But it wasn't until I turned on to the bridge with less than a mile to go that I saw Shahanga (the defending champion) almost down to a walk and I thought there's a bronze medal for me. So I just pushed on to the finish," he said.

Gratton's arrival was almost unnoticed and obscured as Australia again went wild with the arrival of one of its heroes. But de Castella deserves the highest accolade after being seemingly out of reach of the two Tanzanians who were running the first 15 miles at world record pace. But the Australian had measured every yard of the course in training and knew that he would break hearts and bodies over the drags and rises of the last six miles. As the Tanzanian began to slow, but only marginally, he came pounding through and at 38 kilometres he caught Ikangaa, only for the Tanzanian to pass him. They shunted back and forth twice more over the next kilometre in a game of bluff in which the Australian held the cards and went on to a remarkable victory.

England's next man home was Ian Ray, from Salisbury, finishing in eighth position in 2hr 15min Usee, followed in eleventh position by Ray Smedley of Birmingham, with a personal best of 2hr 15min 50sec. John Graham, of Scotland, followed Grattan home in fifth place John Rodda age Championships, Knowles is now ready, at 27, to challenge for major professional titles. c. Kirk Stevens, the Canadian Who stands sixth in the WPBSA rankings, will play Knowles in tomw's frames semi-finals. Stevens won the first three frames against Terry Griffiths, the holder of the Lada Classic and the Benson and Hedges Irish Masters titles, and umnt nn in minlftp a 5-3 W.enl 10 Complete 3 0-6 inntnrv Clive Evetton FOURS.

16th Round: Wales (J. Morgan, C. Williams, A. Thomas, R. Williams) beat Fiji 22-14; Canada beat England (J.

Hobday. T. Armstrong, G. Turley, L. Bowden) 23-16; Scotland (S.

Mackintosh, J. Harper, B. Rattray, J. Fleming) beat Botswana 22-18. 17th Round: Ireland beat Botswana 24-20; Hong Kong beat Scotland 25-20; England beat Wales 23-16.

18th Round: Australia beat Wales 17-16. Platings: 1. Australia (Pll. W10); 2, Ireland (Pll. W10); 3, NZ (Pll.

V'9). Other British: 4. Scotland (P12, W7, Dl); 7, Wales (P12, W7; 8, England (Pll. W5, Dl). WOMEN TRIPLES.

16th round: Zambia beat Wales (M. Pomeroy, G. Miles, J. Ackland) 16-10, Scotland (J. Adamson, J.

Menzles, J. Lawson) beat Botswana 26-16, N. Ireland (E. Bell, N. Allely, D.

Fraser) beat Hong Kong 14-13. 17th round: Fiji drew with Northern Ireland 16-16, England beat Scotland 17-9. 18th round: Kenya beat Scotland 16-15, Ireland beat Swaziland 20- 15 Platings: 1, Zimbabwe (P14, W12); 2, NZ (P13, Wll); 3, England (P13, W10, Dl). Other British: 6, Ireland (P14, W8, D2; 9, Wales (P13, W5); 10, Scotland Pll, W3). WRESTLING S7KG.

Second round: B. Aspen (Eng) beat A. Ubakha (Nig) technical superiority 4.0-0.0. 62KG. Second round: B.

Robinson (Can) beat N. McKay (Sco) technical superiority 4.0-0.0. 68KG. Second round: J. Gllligan (Eng) beat M.

Cavanagh (Sco) technical superiority 4.0-0.0. 74 KG. Second round J. Halpln (Sco) beat J. Kihara (Ken) fall 4.0-0.0, B.

Renken (Can) beat F. Walker (Eng) pis 3.0-1.0. 90KG. Second Round K. Singh (lnd) beat I.

Weir (NI) fall 4.0-0.0. 100KG. First Round S. Singh (lnd) beat K. Peache (Eng) technical superiority 4.0-0.0.

OVER 10OKG. First Round R. Singh (lnd) beat A. Patrick (Sco) pts 3.0-0.0. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Aus Australia, Bah Bahamas, Bar Barbados, Ber Bermuda, Bot 8otswana, Can Canada.

Cay Cayman Islands, Cyp- Cyprus, Eng England, Fal Falkland Islands, Fif Fill, Gam Gambia, Gha Ghana, Gib Gibraltar, Grn Guernsey. Gya Guyana, HK Hons Kono. lnd India. Man Isle of Man. Jam Jamaica, Jei Jersey, Ken Kenya, Miw Malawi, msa Malaysia, mil maiia, Mrl Mauritius, NZ New Zealand, Nqr Nigeria, NI Northern Ireland, PNG Papua New Guinea, Sco Scotland.

Sin Singapore, Sol Solomon Islands, SLa Sri Lanka, Sth St Helena, Swz Swaziland, Tan Tanzania, Ton Tonaa. Trl Trinidad and Tobago, Uoa Uoanda, Van Vanuatu, Wal WSa Western Samoa. Zam Zambia. Zim Zim babwe. ust7inl.If1re l5 They meet Italy, losing fina- Americans, Sean Sorensen and Mike Bo' can defeat the un" predictable Italians, they will have the reward of an attrac- M.

not t0 Native, home tie against the United States or Argentina in Dublin. The draw was performed at Ihe Roland Garros Stadium by Jean Borotra Henrl cochet and Rene Lacoste, the three survivors of the legendary Four Musketeers who won the Davis Clip for France six times in succession from 1927-32. The presence of the octogenarians brought France little luck, They were drawn away to the Soviet Union, Even if the richly talented French team overcome the first hurdle behind the Iron curtain they will then have to negotiate a potentially contro- versial trip to Czechoslovakia, They beat the Czechs in the second round in Paris last July when Jan Kodes, the Czech captain, implied that France cheated their way to victory Though the draw has thrown up a series of stimulat- ing ties the paring of the US and Argentina is likely to fuel fresh demands from the critics for some form of seeding in the championship division. The fact that the two nations will have met three times within four years is not the kind of coincidence that will appeal to either. With prize money of $200,000 for the winner and $100,000 for the loser, weaker tennis nations like Indonesia and Denmark will no doubt be' happy to avoid the big boys at this stage.

davis cup draw. First Round Fy- V.SSR':.cJe.ct,0S!?ia Indonesia v. Sweden Denmark v. New Zealand, Inland v. Italy Argentina v.

United States. wimrtm. Euronean Zone A. West Germany bve. Poand Belgium, Israel bye, Luxembourg v.

Monaco, Portugal v. Netherlands, Egypt bye, Iraq V. Greece, Switzerland bye. European one B. Hungary bye, om- babwe v.

Turkey. Austria v. Morocco. Norway American Zone. Mexico bye, Uruguay hve.

Colombia bve. Brazil v. Peru. Common- uinllh rlhhp3n hu. hv on7Pla Canada bye.

un uni i ukiu uye, Jn i Hona Kona. Thai and bve. Taiwan bve. unina Dye, japan oye. goes to the week's leading rider on one horse tomorrow night, won the Waterford Crystal knock-out competition on Sea Pearl.

He had an easier path to the final than John Brown and Paddy Connelly, twice winners of this event. Both then had one knock-down. Pyrah's grey cross. ing the line about a length to the good. There was a tight finish to the Modern Alarms Accumula tor when two seconds covered the sides' leading times.

Row' land Fernyhough and Just Mag num, which he has been riding only since last July, got the better Robert Smith and Vista for their second success of the show. HORSE OF YEAR SHOW (Wembley) moaem niarms Accumulator: i. just Magnum (R. Fernyhough) 28pts. 34.9Ssec; 2, Vista Wh'itaker) 28, 35.60.

Daily Mall Junior snow jumper or year: uane lasue v. auuoni, ciear, u.i; ine weisnman tin. Wilson), clear, 28.6; 3, Shipton Eblana (J. Druce), clear, 32.5. NDRWICH UNION PUISSANCE 1 snual Whato (L.

McNaught) and Sanyo Technology in. smiinj inarue Angel Whltaker) Waterford Crystal KO Challenge: 1, Sea reari iivi. wan); paddy Connolly (j. Brown); 3 equal, Everest Carat (N. Skelton) and Liquid Diamond (R.

Smith). BOXING: Tom Collins, the British light-heavyweight cham pion, suttered a setback in Copenhagen last night when the Denmark-based John Odhiambo beat him in five rounds to move closer to a chance at the World Boxing Association world title held by the Puerto Rican Ossie Ocasi. The bout was stopped alter fjoians had taken two counts in the fifth round. Golf BARCELONA OPEN (San Cugat) First nounn vud it noi a. lorrance, M.

Monies (Spain). 66 S. Cipa, Calero (Spain). J. Anglada (Spain).

Sola (Spain). 67 F. Turtado (Spain). W. Humpheys.

68 G. May, F. Chavez (Spain), 1 onarmey, 1 nonon, lox, A. Russell, S. Bishop.

J. Hurtado (Spain). 69 N. Burch, N. Faldo, V.

Barrios (Spain). P. Teravainan (US), T. Price, J. Rocca (Spain), M.

Ben Nacr (Tunisia), M. rinero ispaini, r. noao, t. Konand, T. Britz (S Africa), M.

Garcia (Spain), R. Fischer (Mexico). DORSET FOODS ASSISTANTS' CHAM PIONSHIP (Henburv CO Snnl-flnalc; M. Wiggins (Verulam) beat G. Jacom (Wan- sieauj i ana n.

moh 1 Portsmouth beat M. McGee (Unatt). 3 and 2. Final: ett ht Mlinnlnt A nA 3 AER LINGUS SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP. Qualifying Round: Princes GC: 260 Brock-hill and St Leonard's Sch, Hythe.

274 Chatham House Sch, Ramsqate, and Geoffrey Chaucer Sch. Canterbury. Individual: 83 D. Foot (Chatham House). Hamilton: 237 Glasgow Academy, and Chryston HS.

238 Douglas Acad (Glasgow) and St Margaret HS (Alrdrie). Individual: 71 M. Brennrii (St Margaret High). Alloa: 231 Larbert HS. 233 Alloa Acad.

239 Lornshill Acad, Alloa. Individual: 74 C. Gillies (Larbert High). Headingley GC: 235 Harrogate Granby HS. 239 Hlpoerholme GS (Halifax).

243 Harrogate GS. Individual: 75 D. Rhodes (Hip-perholme GS). Whitburn GC: 240 Tyne- moum uoiiege iivorin zsr Koyai GS (Newcastle). 259 King's School (Tyne- mouinj.

inuuiouai: ru Hinson (Tyne- moutn loll) Motor Snort SAN REMO RALLY Standings after Fourth Stage: 1, S. Blomqvist and B. Cederberg (Sweden) Audi Ouattro, Six hrs 41 min 28 sec; 2. H. Mikkola and A.

Hertz (Finland), Audi Quattro, 6:47.5: 3, M. Mouton and F. Pons (France), Audi Quattro, 6:47.20. Soccer ENGLISH SCHOOLS FA GILLETTE TROPHY. Second Round: Suffolk 4, Harlow 2.

Rugby League LANCS COMBINATION: Leigh 10, St Helens 7. Sauash Rackets MALAYSIAN OPEN (Kuala Lumpur). Second Round: J. Easter (England) beat S. Maniam (Malaysia), 9-0, 9-0, 9-5.

Boxing LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT (Copenhagen). John Odhiambo (Uganda) beat Tom Collins (GB), st 8th rd. Basketball EUROPEAN CUP. First Round, First Lea MIM (Edinburgh). 74 (Foggin 20.

Baillle 18), Frlboun (Switzerland) 78 (Bullock 25, Hicks 19); Crystal Palace 75 (Shutts 20. Jeremlch 27). Cologne 74 (Papperl 17, Johnson 27). Crystal Piace 75 (Jeremlch 27. Schutls 20).

Cologne 74 (Johnson 27, Pappert 17, Arpe 12, Hudson 12). Bobby Robson, who is in only his sixth week as England manager, yesterday admitted that he had received a number of critical letters following his inclusion of half-a-dozen black players in the squad for the friendly against West Germany at Wembley on Wednesday. When the England Undcr-21 team defeated Denmark 4-1 in Copenhagen last month a group of London fans made a point of jeering almost every time one of the four black members' of the team Barnes, Davis, Whyte and Regis touched the ball. Undeterred, Robson chose Anderson, Regis, Hill, Blisselt, Barnes and Mark Chamberlain for the West Germany game. Speaking at a football writers' lunch in London yesterday he said: "I have had several letters which have obviously gone into the waste-paper bin, but the reaction of the professionals in the game has been warm.

"I have done what I think is right for the development of young players in the international team. It's just coincidental that there happen to be six black players in the squad. Are they any hungrier? I don't know. Chamberlain is surely no hungrier a footballer than Mabbutt and they both have the same qualities. Some of the players I have chosen just happen to be black." Robson gave a strong hint that Mabbutt, the diabetic signed from Bristol Rovers who has made a considerable impact in the Tottenham team, would play for at least part of the match against the West Germans.

Gary Mabbut is as good a player for Tottenham at 21 as is John Lacy at 28," he said. "You are going to get players who are ready for international football at 17 or 18 and they deserve to be given a chance." When Robson's as England manager w. announced shortly after Ron Greenwood's team had been knocked out of the World Cup, the Football Association made it clear that they wanted him to examine the development of nlayers at all levels. With this in mind, he offered some criticism of the schools system yesterday, saying that too many youngsters were playing too many matches and were not receiving the right sort of coaching. "Ask anv manager ana ne will tell you there is not much excellence coming through from schools football.

You get some kids playing 150 matches in an eight or nine-month season. There is too much emphasis on winning and they are playing too much football." He added that the FA were in the process of developing an under-16 squad in an effort to combat this promem. A numoer ot jingianas up- and-coming players will form the squad for a tour ot Austra lia next summer. Three matches, classed as senior internationals, will be played against Australia in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. The senior England team are due to play three games in South America against Brazil.

Argen tina and opponents still to be finalised. SOCCER IN BRIEF BRISTOL CITY, 91st in the Football League and facing then- second cash crisis of the year, last night sacked their assistant, manager Clive Middlemass, reserve team manager Gerry Sharpe and commercial manager Jim Evans. The club secretary John Lillington said that the directors had to make the new economies for City to survive. HEREFORD UNITED, the League's bottom club, have been bailed out by two supporters, brothers David and Geoffrey Miller. They have provided the money to help liquidate a transfer debt of with Portsmouth.

Hereford can now apply to the FA to be removed from the black list that prevents them signing players from other clubs. MARK CHAMBERLAIN, the Stoke winger called up by England on Monday, will be fit-to press his claim at Manchester United tomorrow. He has recovered from the hip strain suffered in Stoke's match with West Ham on Wednesday. ALBANIA'S champions Nentori Tirana have scratched from the European Cup rather than play their second-round tie against Dynamo Kiev. Nentori were due to meet tne soviet cnampions in Tirana on October 20, but Kiev now go through unopposed.

Albania broke with Moscow in the 1950s over ideological dif ferences. READING, whose directors offered the majority sharehold ing in tne club for sale on Monday, yesterday asked nro- pective buyers to put their bids in writing by Monday. Roger Smee, a former Reading player turned property developer, has confirmed his interest, as has Ian Gillan. former vocalist with the rock band Deep Purple. ASTON VILLA'S senior vice- president Brian Evans resigned yesterday because of a funda mental disagreement with the club's administration.

has come of The common denominator of yesterday's protagonists was to have twice held the British Junior title but Wilson's sue- i mira mm 4. th tate of profe" sionaI snker offered few job KMEwles fon theffir 1S79 suPPort nimself soleIv from snooker ever since he left art college. a both in the Coral United Kingdom and Embassy World ENGLAND increased their tally of shooting gold medals to four when George Darling won the air pistol individual event yesterday. They are also well placed to win three more golds in the skeet, full bore, and centre fire with their marksmen leading the field at the halfway stage. Darling shot 576 from a possihle 600, only six points short of the world record.

The 32-year-old salesman was three points ahead of Phillip Adams of Australia and five clear of Thomas Quinn of Canada. Today England expects a rich crop of boxing gold medals with seven fighters contesting finals. The haul from the badminton players should be on a par. There are representatives in all five events. Second-seeded Nick Yates, 21, aiming to win England's first Commonwealth Games men's singles title, met determined opposition yesterday's semi-final day from the third seed Razis Sidek, of Malaysia Bolton's boy SNOOKER tonnbS'Sn'SSiSS; since Nat InfthttucI nodding crosses into the blck of the net in the fifties, yester- seamifinaalhwithhiSa ft over Cliff Wilson the Welsh man who had ParLr Pli mfnatpH nncr minated DOUg MOUntjoy and Timmv Whito in Vi Tamocnr, International at Assembly Rooms, 14, J.

Gough (Eng) 276; 17, D. Remond uer; con. CLAY TARGET SKEET INDIVIDUAL. First 100 shots 1 equal, W. Sykes (Eng) J.

Woolley (NZ) 99 3 equal, I. Hale (Aus), T. West (NI) 96 5 equal. B. Gabriel (Can).

J. Cole (Zim) 95. Other British: J. Dunlop (Sco) 94, J. Sheffield (Eng) 94, D.

Clague iwianj it, a. wiiiis (NI) vz, P. Llewellyn (Wal) 91. J. Ouilllam (Man) 84.

AIR PISTOL FINAL. 1. G. Darling (Eng) 576 2, P. Adams (Aus) 573 3, i.

ounn luani dii b. KODinson itngi 567 5. K. Stanford lull Chauhan (Lnd) 564. Other 11, D.

nemon uerj seu, is, p. Mason (Man) 53b, 20, MacDonald (Sco) 537. BADMINTON MEN'S SINGLES. Quarter-finals: K. Priestman (Can) beat P.

Gandhe (lnd) 15-8, 15-9; S. Modi (lnd) beat R. MacDougall (Can) 15-4, 15-8; R. Sidek (Msa) beat Yu Sze (HK) 8-15, 15-9. 15-9; N.

Yates (Eng) beat C. Bullen (NZ) 15-3, 15-6. Semi-finals Modi beat Priestman 15-7, 15-9 Yates beat Sidek 18-16, 15-8. LADIES SINGLES. Quarfertfinals: S.

Podger (Eng) beat J. Falardeau (Can) 11-12, JH; (Et9 lt Ghia ln?) 11-5, 6-11 11-3; H. Troke (Eng) beat D. Underwood (NI) 11-3, 11-2; K. Beckman (Eng) beat A.

Kulkarni (lnd) 8-11. 11- 8. 11-2. Semi-finals: Podger beat Clark 7-11, 12- 11, 12-10; Troke beat Beckman 11-4, 8H xi 2, MEN'S DOUBLES. Quarter-finals: M.

Dfw, N. Yjies (Enq) heat Yu Sze, Man Hing Wong (HK) 15-3, 15-1: P. Tryon, P. Johnson (Can) beat L. D'Sa, P.

Gandhe (lnd) 15-3, 15-13; D. Bridge, D. Tailor Eng beat R. MacDougal, M. Freltag (Can) 15-13, 17-15; R.

Sidek. B. Teong (Wal) 1H 15-8 0n' til' Richards Semi-finals': Yates beat Tryon, Johnson 15-12, 14-17, 15-7; Sidek, Teong Ong beat Bridqe, Tailor 15-11, 15-ld. LADIES DOUBLES. Quarter finals: K.

Chapman. S. Podger (Eng) beat R. Denton, T. Whiltaker (NZ) 15-11, 15-3; C.

Backhouse, J. Falardeau (Can) beat P. Hamll- Lon'TA-, 15-U 7-15, K. Thakar Singh. H.

Ghia (lnd) beat H. Ping Wong A. Chan (HK) 15-8, 15-2; G. Clark, Beckman (Eng.) beat S. Sellings, D.

Jullen (Can) 7-15, 15-12. 15-7. Semi-finals: Backhouse, Falardeau beat Chapman, Podger 11-15, 15-6, 15-6; Clark, Beckman beat Ghia. Thakar Singh 18-17, MIXED DOUBLES. Martin Dew, Karen Chapman (Eng) beat Alec White, Heatly (Sco) 15-5, 15-2; Steve Wilson, Robin Denton (NZ) beat Paul Johnson, Claire Backhouse (Can) 15-9.

13-18. 15-6; Duncan Bridge, Karen Beckman (fuo) heat Mike Scandolera, Audrey Swaby (Aus) 17-15. 17-14; Trevor James, Jenny Cunningham (Aus) beat Mark Freltag, Denyse Jullen (Can) 13-15, 15-11, 15-6. Semi-finals Bridge. Beckman beat James, Cunningham 15-8, 15-13; Dew, Chapman beat Wilson, Denton (NZ) 15-11, 15-10.

Derby YESTERDAY'S RESULTS FROM BRISBANE EQUESTRIAN The Norwich Union Cham pionship was shared in the Horse of the Year isnow at Wembley last night between Harvey Smith, an old hand at high jumps, on Sanyo Technology and 18-year-old Lesley Mcwaugnt, contesting ner nrst Puissance, on Whato. They divided 3,450. The 7ft lin wall proved too much for all four of the 15 starters to reach the fourth round. Scotland's Gary Gillespie and (joidhnk twice a Puissance winner here and hence favourite retired after two refu sals, and John Whitaker's Charlie's Angels ran up seven faults. Sanyo Technology removed a sizeable middle section of the obstacle while Whato's four faults involved only its top coping.

Malcolm Pyrah. who is wing with Nick Skelton in the side contest for the Peugeot car that SPORT IN BRIEF SAILING No record attempts were made in the Johnnie Walker Board Sailing Speed Festival in Portland Harbour yesterday because the wind failed to reach 15 mph. RESULTS Tennis SPANISH GP (Barcelona). Third Round: C. Kirmayr (Brazil) beat P.

Slozil (Czech), 7-5. b-2- M. Hoceiar (Brazil) beat V. Pecci (Paraguay), 6-1, 7-5; I. Lendl (Czech) beat P.

Arraya (Peru), 7-5, 6-4; Clerc (Argentina) beat D. Keretic (W uermanyj, -o. 0-4; 1. luiasne irrancei beat A. Tous (Spain).

7-5, 6-7, 6-4; G. Vilas (Argentina) beat J. Avendano (Spain), 7-6, 6-2; M. Wllander (Sweden) beat C. Barazzutti (Italy), 6-3, 6-4; H.

Gilde-meister (Chile) beat J. Lopez Maeso (Spain), 7-5 INDOOR (Melbourne). second Rounn (Australian unless J. Alexander beat J. Fitzgerald, 6-3, 7-6; V.

Genilaltls (US) beat J. Frawley, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; E. Teltscher (US) beat C. Miller, 6-2, 6-4; S. Denton (US) beat (US).

6-4 7-5 WOMEN'S CLASSIC (Deerfleld Beach). First Round (US if not stated): A. Klyomura beat W. Turnbull (Australia), 3-6, 7-6 ret; A. White beat H.

Mandlikova (Czech), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; s. HaniKa iw Germany) Deal 3. Walsh, 6-2, 7-5; V. Ruzlci (Romania) beat K. Horvath, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0; P.

Shrlver beat S. Barker (GB), 6-0, 6-4; Y. Vermaak (S Africa) beat C. Bassett (Canada), 5-7. 6-3, 6-2; V.

Wade (GB) beat B. Stove (Netherlands), 6-4, 6-4; A. Jaeger beat P. Delhees (Switzerland), 6-3, 6-2; 8. Potter beat B.

Gadusek, 6-2, 6-2. Snooker JAMESON TOURNAMENT (Derby). Quarter-finals T. Knowles (Bolton) beat C. Wilson (Caldicot), 5-4 (92-61.

35-78. 36-76. 74-15 82-39. 53-36, 43-75, 14-71, 79-20); K. Stevens (Can) beat T.

Griffiths (Llanell 5-3 62-42, 81-21, 102-10, 10-71, 14-63, 60-31, 36-47, 97-0). Table Tennis WORLD CUP (Hong. Kong). Group Matches: G. Yuehua (China) beat V.

Iu Veng (Hong Kong) 21-15: S. Dno (Japan) beat A. Grubba (Poland) 21-18, 21-11; X. Salke (China) beat E. Boggan (US) 21-12, 21-12; G.

Gergelr (Hungary) beat J. Vila (Dominican Rep) 21-7, 21-15; C. Man Kuen (Hong Kong) beat Douglas (England) 21-11. 21-12: M. Apnelgren (Sweden) beat M.

Orlowski (Czech) 21-17, 21-19: P. Lee Hee (S Korea) beat J. Secretin (France) 21-12, 21-13; I. Jonyer (Hungary) beat P. Pinkewich (Australia) 21-17, 21-17.

Modern Pentathlon W0RLO CHAMPIONSHIPS (Rome). Standings after Riding, Fencing and Swimming: 1, 0. Masala (Italy). 2, P. Four (France).

3,368: 3. A. Csaszarl (Hungary), 20. Ft. Phelps (GB).

Teams: 1, Italy. 2, France, 3. Hungary, 10, GB, 8,419. Badminton YOUTH INTERNATIONAL (Mansfield). China 7, England 0 (China win series, 2-1).

uuctner-miaiisi lost, seaouu CYCLING 4.000M TEAM PURSUIT. Final: Australia 4:26.090 (Games record) beat New Zealand 4:29.733. 3rd4th Ride-off: England (P. Curran, A. Mayer, S.

Wallace, D. Webster) 4:34.783 beat Canada 4:37.764. 10-MILE FINAL. 1, K. Nichols (Aus) 19:56.559 (Games record); 2, G.

Hammond (Aus) 3. M. Turtur (Aus) 19:56.660. British! T. Tlnsley (Ena) 19:57.730: 9, S.

Wallace (Eng) 12, D. Whitehall (Sco) 13. G. Hinds (Man) 14, L. Kirk (NI) 18, G.

Scott (NI) 19. S. Porter (Man) 20, P. Curran (Eng) 20:07.108: 21. M.

Koester (Jer) 22. D. Miller (Sco) 20:08.882: 24, P. Hamilton (Wal) 26, A. Irvine (NI) 20:19.680.

BOWLS MEN SINGLES. 16th Round: W. Wood (Sco) beat A. Windsor (Eng) 21-19. 17th Round: P.

Bellins (NZ) beat Windsor 21-15; 0. Corklll (NI) beat T. Green (Swz) 21-5. Placlnes: 1, NZ (PH. W10); 2.

Scot land (Pll. W1D); 3, Australia (Pio. WB. Other British: 5, England (Pll. W7; 6, Ireland (Pll, W7).

PAIRS. 16th Round: Jersey (J. Jones, M. Coutoulv) hear Ktnva Wain (L. Perkins, S.

Wilshire) beat Scotland u. waison. u. bouriayi zu-iv; ireiana (W. McKelvey, B.

McBrlen) beat Papua New Guinea 20-13. 17th Round: England beat Fiji 27-14; Jersey beat Hong Kong 23-15. 18th Round: Ireland beat Scotland 25-24: England beat Papua New Guinea 22-17; Zimbabwe beat Jersey 20-16. Platings: 1, Scotland (P13. W10.

Dl): 2. Wales F12. W10, Dl); 3, England (P13, W10). Other British: 5, Ireland (P12, WB); 10, Jersey (P13, W5. Dl).

DITTO: Kirsty. McDermott 100M HURDLES. qualifiers for final: L. Boothe (Ena) 13.07. K.

Nelson (Can) 13.32: S. Malgadey-Forgrave (Can) 13.38; J. Liver- more itng) Li.m; s. strong itng; n.ii; G. Nunn (Aus) 13.32: S.

Kameli (Can) 13.42; E. McMaster (Sco) 13.60; M. Usifo tiMgn n. 1 1. tsritisn non-quaiitiers: J.

rangers (NI) 14.52, A. Girran (Sco) 13.89. 400M HURDLE Final: 1 D. Flinlnff (Aus) 55.89 (Commonwealth and Games record); R. lyanslima luga) 3.1U; Y.

Wray (Eng) 57.17; 4. S. Morley (Eng) 57.57; 5, L. Foreman ((us) 57.62; 6, A. Page (Can) 57.70; 7, G.

Wall (Can) 58.49; 8, M. Southerden (Sco) 58.36; 9, S. Farmer (Jam) 59.07. JAVELIN Final 1, S. Howland (Aus) 64.46m (Games record); 2, P.

Rivers (Aus) 62.28; 3, F. Whitbread (Eng) 58.86; 4, P. Matthews (Aus) 55.16; 5, M. Lapres (Can) 52.30; 6. C.

Chartrand (Can) 50.14; 7, S. Gibsono (Eng) 49.56; 8, M. Vibose (Fij) 47.30. SHOOTING FULLB0RE RIFLE. Progressive positions after stage 2 1, J.

Bloomfield (Eng) 253 Pts; 2, J. Whlteman (NZ) 250; 3, J. Lord Swansei (Wal) 248: 4. C. Trotter (Grn) 248 5, D.

Calvert NI 247 6, P. Vam-plew (Can) 247. Other British A. Clarke (Sco) 246, R. Allan (Sco) 246, R.

Courtney (Grn) 245. B. Le Cheminant (Jer) 245, H. Mackintosh (NI) 241, D. 0'Leary (Wal) 241, P.

Quiltlam (Man) 240, D. Rosling (Eng) 240. T. Peltersson (Fal) 237 C. Malle'tt (Jer) 237.

G. Cheek (Fal) 235, M. Kermode (Man) 231. CENTREFIRE PISTOL INDIVIDUAL PRE-CIS0N. at halfway stage: 1, J.

Cooke (Enq) 289 pts; 2. P. Dawson (HK) 288 3. K. Stanford (NI) 285; 4, N.

Ryan (Aus) 284; 5, equal, J. Cairns (Sco). H. Hunter (Sco). A.

Taransky (Aus). A. Pandit (Iwd) 283. Other British: 9, P. Mason (Man) 282; WELSH GOLD: Steve Barry.

ATHLETICS MEN 200M. Final: 1, equal, M. McFarlane (Eng) and A. Wells (Sco) 20.43; 3, C. Sharp (Sco) 20.55; 4, P.

Narracott (Aus) 20.65; 5, B. Frayne (Aus) 20.72; 6, D. Reid (Eng) 20.87; 7, L. Watson (Eng) 20.88; 8, D. Williams (Can) 21.04.

800H. Final: 1, P. Bourke (Aus) 2, J. Maina (Ken) 3, C. McGeorge (Eng) 4, J.

Walker (NZ) 5, B. Crew (Aus) 1:46.82: 6, 5. Spyrou (Cyp) 7, J. Ndiwa (Ken) 8, P. Forbes (Sco) 9, S.

Koskei (Ken) 1:52.43. 5.000M. Final: 1, D. Moorcrolt (Eng.) 2, N. Rose (Eng) 3, P.

Koech (Ken) 4. Z. Barie (Tan) 5, P. Phillppou (Cyp) 6, N. Muir (Sco) 7, J.

Andrews (Aus) 13:42.62 8, P. Renner (NZ) 13:45.00. Other British: 11, R. Hackney (Wal) 13:51.20, 13 W. Waigwa (Ken) 14, T.

Hutchlngs (Eng) 14:11.59. 400M HURDLES. Final: 1, G. Brown (Aus) 49.37; 2, P. Rwamuhanda (Uga) 49.95; 3, G.

Rolle (Bah) 50.50; 4. M. i Whittingham (Eng) 51.04; 5, L. Guss (Can) 51.23; 6, S. Devlne (Sco) 51.68; 7, E.

Snence (Can) 51.84; 8, G. Oakes (Eng) 51.96; 9, K. Smith (Jam) 53.52. 30KM ROAD WALK. 1, S.

Barry (Wall 2:10:16.00 2, M. Jobin (Can) 3, G. Leblane (Can) 2:14.56.00 4, W. Sawall (Aus) 2:15:23.00, 5, F. Lapointe (Can) 2:17:02.00 6, T.

Erickson (Aus) 2:19:45.00 7, R. Mills (Eng) 8, M. Lambden (Man) 2:22:12.00. Other British: 10, R. Elliott (Grn) 2:24:28.00 12.

G. Young (Man) 2:27:04.00 13, P. Blagg (Eng) 2:30:42.00 R. Lamble (Man) disqualified. LONG JUMP.

Final: 1, G. Honey (Aus) 8.13m (Games record); 2, S. George Hanna Bah) 7.79m: 3, S. Walsh (NZ) 7.75; 4, J. Herbert (Eng) 7.54; 5, S.

Knott (Aus) 7 53; 6, M. Klayi (Ken) 7.48; 7. D. Poyser Jam) 7.24; 8. S.

Issah (Gha) 7.03; 9, N. Elliot (Bahi 6.47. HIGH JUMP. Final: 1, M. Ottey (Can) 2.31m (Games record); 2, S.

Wray (Bah) 2.31; 3, C. Saunders (Ber) 2.19; 4, D. Abrahams (Eng) 2.19; 5, G. Joy (Can) 2.16; 6, A. Wetellus (Can) 2.16; 7.

G. Parsons (Sco) 2.16; 8, R. Te Puni (NZ) 2.13. Other British: 13, T. Llewellyn (Wal) 2.05.

WOMEN 200M. Final: 1. M. Ottey (Jam) 22.19; 2, K. Smallwood (Eng) 22.21; 3, A.

Taylor (Can) 22.43; 4. 0. Boyd (Aus) 22.72; 5, C. Pekin (Aus) 22.89; 6, B. Callender (Eng) 22.92; 7, G.

Jackson (Jam) 23.25; 8. A. Bailey(Can) 23.42; 9, H. Barnett (Enq) 23.57.. 800M.

final: 1, K. McDermolt (Wai) .2:01.31: 2, A. Clarkson (Sco) 2:01.52: 3. H. Barralet (Aus) 4.

T-A. Cater (Aus) 5, S. Hassan (Eng) 2:02.21: 6, L. Baker (Eng) 7, C. Hughes (NZ) 8.

F. Gendron (Can) 9. E. Adlru (Uga) 2:06.23. I.