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British Industries and the British Cham ber of Commerce. Originally, only twelve firms wanted to send representatives; the list now numbers more than 60. All of them, remembering the expropriation of Britain's great investments in Shanghai, seem resigned to doing business with China, but not in China...
Then the Aussies slowed down. Highly favored to take the unofficial team cham pionship, they dropped into second place behind a surprisingly well-balanced squad from England. A solid third: Canada. But there was high hope in Aussie hearts. Their collective failure could be wiped out in the biggest event of the games: the "Mile of the Century." Long John Landy, their world's-record beater (3:58) was primed to run the race of his life...
...short. Then Rocky would shake the punch off and take up his stiff-legged charge. Stubbornly, Charles refused to go down. When the bell rang at the finish of the 15th round, he was still swinging. But the bumbling, ham-handed strongman from Brockton, Mass, was still the heavyweight cham pion of the world - a world in which good heavyweights are rare...
...that a good gymnast "must work harder than a ballet dancer, though he must have the same natural gifts-a supple body, good balance and above all a sense of rytm [rhythm]." The hungry Swedes, full of rytm, won five of the six events. Star of the show: Swedish Cham pion Borje Stattin, 23, a typographer by trade...
...last three sets. Stomping off the court, Trabert snapped at Aussie newsmen: "I have noth ing to say. You can make up your own story." Next day it was Seixas' turn to make another story. Playing in a doubles match with Partner Trabert, Wimbledon Cham pion Seixas was aced to match point...