THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 10, 1938.
8 NEW AMATEUR BOXING CHAMPIONS
THREE TITLES GO TO WALES
GALLIE'S TRIUMPH IN FEATHER WEIGHTS
(By "HAROLD LEWIS”)
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London, April 7. FIGHT new champions were produced at the Amateur Boxing Association championships at the Albert Hall, London, last night. This clean sweep was due in part to the fact that a number of last year's winners were not defending. But the standard of the finals was much higher than it had been for several years, and among the new cham- pions are some of outstanding merit.
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TWO RECORDS BROKEN AT BROOKLANDS
Motor Cycle's 116.36 M.P.H. On Outer Circuit
mee-
London, April, 4. Two records were broken ut. Saturday's motor-cycle race ting at Brooklands. D. C. Minett, riding F. L. Beart's Norton, rais- ed the 500 c.c. class figures for the outer circuit to 116.36 m.p.h., covering the 23⁄4 miles in Imin. 25.68cc.
The other record was that for five laps of the Mountain course (250 c.c. class). This was set up by L. J. Archer (New Imperial) in finishing second to J. Lockett (Norton) in the Five-laps Moun- tain Handicap. He averaged 67.50 m.p.h. for the 53⁄4 miles, his time of 5min. 13.48cc. reduc ing the old record, held by S. H. Goddard (0. K. Supreme), by
13.28cc.
fighter.
UNPOPULAR DECISION
FATHER OF MODERN YACHT RACING PASSES
Marquess Of Ailsa
(By Major B. Heckstall-Smith)
London, April 11.
The Marquess of Ailsa, the most distinguished yachtsman of
the modern times and
oldest member of the Royal Yacht Squadron to which he was elected in 1870-has died at the age of 90.
He owned 70,000 acres in Ayr- shire but yachting was the all- absorbing interest of his life. In his younger days he even -con- structed small yachts in a ship- yard of his own at Culzean.
The new flyweight champion, A. Russell (Unattached), of Rotherham, 18-years-old brother of a well-remembered A.B.A. contender, set a grand pace in beating B. T. Fisher, of the Midlands, in a fight so good and so close that one regretted it was not possible for these two to share the holding of the cup.
Russell, as light as a dancing master, very enthusiastic, tend- Only one decision was unpopular-He held a master's certificate from an ing to play the same trick of a left feint and a right swing too fre- the decision which gave the only for quently, was put down in the last round and had to stage a tremend-middleweight title, in his final against eign entrant, H. Tiller, of Norway, the ous finish to get the verdict.
W. Pack, of Polytechnic.
Tiller started well, but tired after the first round and never had an answer to the stiff jabbing left of Pack, which left its mark on his
Then came three Welsh Withey collapsed, knocked out. triumphs in succession. J. Pottin-Gallie looked good enough to win ger, of Cardiff, took the bantam- an Olympic title to-day. weight title, beating a plucky, The third Welshman was T. J.face. Tiller, I thought, was lucky. hard-hitting youngster, F. Sal-McGrath, who captured the light- There were hopes that the form- mon, of London.
weight, beating the experienced er heavyweight champion, H. P. Pottinger has fought well in pre-
holder of 1936, F. J. Simpson. This Floyd, who first won this title in vious championships, and no man was a very close, exciting fight, 1929, would win again, particular- better deserved a title. He accepted with a rousing finish. McGrath, aly after he had beaten the holder, Salmon's challenge to a test of bustling fighter, took the first two his old rival, V. A. Stuart, in the punching power, and beat him by rounds, but was himself bustled semi-finals: skill and speed. A good, colourful out of the third. fighter is Pottinger, and his hap-
piness when he received the huge
silver cup was worth watching.
FIRST LONDON VICTORY C. Webster, of St. Pancras, re-
In view of his keen interest in the sea it was hardly surprising that, in- stead of continuing his career in the Coldstream Guards, in which he was a captain, he should become a Lt.-Cmdr. in the Royal Naval Artillery Volun- teers and, later, associate himself ac- tively with the Royal Naval Volunteers. early age, and in addition to being a he belonged to the Clyde, Clyde Corin- member of the Royal Yacht Squadron
thian, Royal Dorset and Royal Thames Yacht Clubs, and the Yacht Racing Association.
THE "HOUNDS"
Lord Ailsa owned the schooner Lady Evelyn, 140 tons, the schooner Adeona, 166 tons,
and Marchesa, 405, Titania, 300 tons, but his most famous vessels were his 40- ton racing cutters the "Hounds," Of these he built Foxhound in 1871, Bloodhound in 1874 and Sleuthhound in 1881, all by the great firm of . Fife of Fairlie.
Floyd was only a shadow of his former self, but his atraight left gistered the first victory for Lon-Moreover, he met a very powerful was much too good for Stuart.
Each was a famous racer in her WON BY A KNOCK-OUT don when knocking out Pte. Spears, young man in F. Preston, of Batter-early career, Bloodhound leading
the in the third
old class of Forties in "the 'seventies.” C. C. Gallie, of Pottinger's of the 2nd Dorsets,
sea, and age had to give way to Sleuthhound, however, was surpassed club, Cardiff Gas B.C., who won round. This round was an astonish-
youth. Finals:
by her sister cutter Annasona. the featherwight by a knock-out ing affair, rousing the crowd to the
Fly:-A. Russell (Rotherham) beat
In the year 1909, nearly 40 years within two minutes, was unques- highest pitch of excitement of the B. T. Fisher (Austin) on points. after the Bloodhound had been built,
Spears, tionably the outstanding boxer day.
though severely
narrow Bantam J. Pottinger (Cardiff) beat that type of old-fashioned
cutter. had, of of the tournament.
punished, twice put Webster down, F. Salmon (Alexandra B.C.) on points. straight-stemmed the second
Feather: C. C. Gallie (Cardiff) beat course, been completely superseded by time with an He had speed, style, punch, 'and
up-
F. Withey (Gainsford); stopped. in first modern forms. Bloodhound was then the-supreme-confidence-that-marks percut,
round.
about_to_be_broken_up_as_useless_for But He faced his the boxing genius.
Webster survived· and then Light: T. J. McGrath (Melingriffith either cruising or racing. knocked Spears down four times dur-B.C., Wales) beat F. J. Simpson (Bat- Lord Ailsa, who throughout his life opponent, F. Withey, of Gainsford
ing some tremendous punching by tersea A.B.C. and Basingstoke A.B.C.) had been deeply interested in yacht B.C., with the air of one who knows both. Spears was helpless after the on casting vote.
architecture, conceived the notion that that a knock-out will be merely a third knock-down and the fight should Welter: C. Webster (St. Pancras it would be extraordinarily instructive matter of choosing the suitable op- have been stopped before he was sent B.C. and B.T.H., London, S.C.) beat to take an example of a narrow "Forty"
down, again.
Pte. G. H. Spears (2nd Bn, the Dorset-of the early 'seventies, re-rig her with portunity.
hollow-mast spars
sails Even so,
and modern BAFFLED THE EYE.
he managed to drag shire Regt.); stopped in third round. That opportunity was seized with himself up, only to lurch across Pack (Poly B.C.) on points.
Middle: H..Tiller (Norway) beat W. and see how such a boat would com- pare with the broader spoon-bowed astonishing alacrity. Gallie sud-the ring and crash to the floor with
Light-Heavy-A. Brown (Catford "Metre" type of 1909-19101' denly dropped a short right on to his face in the sawdust basin in and District A.B.C.) beat S. Shackell THE BLOODHOUND'S RECORD - Withey's chin, and followed it by his own corner. He was lifted into (St. Pancras B.C.) on points.
Heavy:-G. Preston (Battersea three more punches dealt with a his seat, and revived soon after-
A.B.C. and Morgan A.B.C.) beat H. P. swiftness that baffled the eye.[wards-a tremendously plucky Floyd ("Times" A.B.C.) on points.
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Critics thought the idea rather fan- tastic. But Lord Ailsa, finding Blood- hound in the hands of the shipbreak- ers, bought his old love of 1874; he re- fitted her in the lightest and most ex- treme style possible without regard to expense and placed her in the racing.
The result was beyond all expecta- tion. Between 1909 and 1914 the Bloodhound made 217 starts and won 122 prizes, of which 64 were firsts.
KILLED IN WAR
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In these races Bloodhound came first on 32 occasions irrespective of time allowance, and upon many points of sailing her speed was a surprise to modern yachtsmen. Chaplin, her gal- lant skipper, was killed in the war, and Bloodhound was destroyed by fire in the shipyard where she was laid up.
The Marquess did not own another vessel, but in recent years. he contin- ued to race as a guest of King George V. in Britannia, in Cambria, in West- ward, and other vessels.
A HARD SAILOR Lord Ailsa was the hardiest of snil- ors in his time. He sailed the ocean far and wide; he drove the famous Bloodhound with a lion heart; and in her I have sailed matches with him when the decks of that old narrow ves- sel seemed underwater from stem to stern. He owned and raced in boats overy conceivable type and size,
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