THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1989.
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'Twas Staged In The Bull Ring,.....His Man Was Ripe For K.O. When Doors Opened And
By Leo Fuller
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BULLS ENTERED THE RING TO END MORAN'S FANTASTIC FIGHT
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Revolution!
pro-
Moran glimpsed the bull ring prietor, and hurried up to ask the cause of the disturbance.
'ment.
'Mary Ann" Punch after volley into the air. Hundreds
Revenge!
The
MAGINE a blazing hot Mexican of the hot, lazy afternoon was broken e huge, ebony-muscled battier, who an- the packed spectators, and Moran turn- afternoon; think of crackling by scattered rifle shooting! Dashing swered the first bell with a wild charge ed looking over the sea of faces, ex- in a doorway Moran saw a crowd of and a swinging right hook that knock- pecting to see the government's sol- rifle shots and thousands of hy- horsemen tearing along the streets, ed Moran halfway across the ring. diers pouring through the doors! In- sterical people; imagine stamped- raising clouds of dust and firing wildly Soon he began to see why Johnson had stead of which an incredible sight met ing fighting bulls, and the hoarse at everyone in view. As they neared engaged Mills as a sparring partner! his eyes. The doors of the bull ring the bull ring, a slim gaily-dressed ca- In that first round Frank was almost itself had burst open, and there, com- cries of rebel soldiers! This does- bellero fired from the hip and brought overwhelmed when the negro pinned pletely blood-mad were the huge, fight- bulls plunging n't sound like the setting for a a man crashing down from the second him to the ropes, and hammered him ing bulls, Andalusia
the from all angles. The spectators were wickedly amid the hysterical magses, boxing match, but it was under storey window. With wild yells
was bedlam. horsemen pulled up, and soon crowds already yelling their heads off when In split seconds there such conditions that the famous of people came cautiously into the the end of the first round was signal- More doors opened, more bulls dashed Frank Moran fought the most street, cheering solidly. The leader led, and the white man
from gratefully out, slashing their cruel horns
and amazing fight of his career. was declaiming violently, his words sought his corner, blood pouring from side to side. The crowd rushed
a gash above his eyc.
became jammed in the exits; the sol- Moran, internationally known being echoed by the throng.
diers lost their heads and fired volley for his 'Mary Ann' punch, was the man who knocked out Wells and
But he came out for the next round, were trampled underfoot while Frank Beckett, was then a tough young-
his light green eyes blazing, and his Moran stood bewildered in the centre tow-coloured hair almost bristling. He of the ring, and Dave Mills tried grog- ster on his way up. He had been
It was a revolution!
let the negro charge at him, and then, gily to rise. campaigning throughout the Unit-
Apparently, Jorge Pascuelorosco had feinting with a left hand he brought ed States, and eventually
drifted staged a successful coup d'etat, and down his 'Mary Ann', punch, It was
Suddenly Moran understood! into El Paso, the Texas
border although government troops were sup- an overarm blow, delivered with the
posed to be on their way to quell him, right hand, and it drilled into Mills' matadors, led by the jealous Valdez, town, facing the tough Mexican he held the upper hand for the mo- chin, knocking him sprawling into the had determined to wreck the show. De- town of Juarez,
resin like a broken marionette. The liberately they had let the fighting Fairly broke, Frank cast around for Anxious about the fight, Moran ac- Mexicans shrieked and howled, as Mills bulls loose! Cursing fluently. Moran a fight, and in a few days a local pro- companied the promoter, who was soon lay inert, until the count of 'seven', picked up a bucket of water, threw it moter said he could hire the Juarez engaged in volatile conversation with then, with a prodigious effort he drag over Mills and, grabbing him by the bull ring if a suitable opponent could Pascuelorosco, who turned out to be ged himself to his feet and fell into a arm, dashed in the wake of the crowd for one of the exits. Not a moment be found. The town hadn't had a fight the marksman. Even as they spoke, clinch, as Moran swooped forward.
Eagerness was the white
had in years, and local interest ran high the limp body of his victim lay in the
man's too soon, because hardly
they when the promoter sent for Dave Mills, gutter, ignored by everyone. However, downfall, his punches sizzled by the jumped down before two gigantic bulls a giant negro, who had just finished a Jorge promised that hostilities should negro's head once they had broken, but charged solidly at the rather flimsy job as sparring partner to Jack John- be suspended next day, the date of the Moran just couldn't nail him, although ring, the shock of the impact causing son, the world champion.
fight, and that no foreigners would be he had Mille out on his feet at the bell. the ring to collapse. Moran's blood
Mills It was when they came to hire the molested. He added, with a gleaming Came the third round.
had nearly turned to water when he saw ring that the trouble started. Certain smile:
slightly recovered during the rest, and those huge neck muscles, and the ra- of the niatadors bitterly resented the "Por Dios, I will myself see this box he bore down on his smaller foe, grim- zor tips of the wide horns! boxer Moran, seeing in him a rival, and fight!"
ly determined to avenge his humilia- Somehow he got out of the bull ring particularly furious were they when He was as good as his word. When tion. Frank back pedalled, and then with Mills, got someone to untie their they found that the Saturday's bull Moran arrived next mid-day with his stepped in, driving for the body. His gloves, and together, still in boxing for the international fights were to be postponed to make handlers, not only was the rebel leader glove sank almost to the wrist as he kit they ran way for 'ten three minute rounds' be- there, but all around the bull ring were put all the power of his freckled shoul- bridge, which separates Mexico from ' tween Frank Moran and Dave Mills.' stationed his soldiers, wearing their ders behind the blow. Mills grunted the United States. They were almost As Moran and the promoter entered broad brimmed hats, cartridge belts as this left hook drilled home; he hung there when, flying round a corner, they the bull ring office a lean, dark Mexi- slung around their waists, and pearl on desperately, the whites of his eyes bumped into a hurrying knot of men. can was propped up against the wall, and silver mounted guns and rifles. It rolling. Moran threw him off, and Frank gave vent to a sharp exclama- Balefully he listened to the negotia was a fantastic setting, and, although hooked him savagely to the chin with tion, wheeled in his tracks and planted tions, nor. did his expression of con- it was 112 in the shade, 6,000 gaily another left glove, following up almost his naked fist right between the eyes
mostly tempt change when the proprietor at- coloured Mexicans,
armed, instantaneously with his right.
of one of them, who dropped to the tempted an introduction, naming him crammed into the arena. There was a It was hurricane hitting, every punch ground like a shot partridge. as Francisco Valdez, finest killer of suppressed air of tension, as the gov- carrying trip-hammer force. The negro It was one of the best Mary Anns" balls in northern Mexico. He merely ernment troops might arrive at any dropped to his knees, while Moran step- Frank ever delivered, he once told me, spat on the floor and walked out, fol- time.
ped back, catlike, on the balls of his because he had just spoiled the fea- Francisco lowed by his satellites.
They had to wait for the sun to sink feet, waiting while the referee flagged tures of none other than
Valdez! "Nice little fellow," grinned Frank, until the ring was in shadow before his hand.
Moran and Mills ducked through the' At that moment a fusilade of rifle
(COPYRIGHT) as he turned to go himself.
As he neared the bull ring the peace ropes and squared off. The negro was shots split the air; screams rose from Monday-Fight Finance and Mr. Moran,
GAME AT COX'S Lawn Bowls
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FIRST DIVISION. CRAIGENGOWER
J. W. Leonard, K. M. Omar, A. E. Coates and B. W. Bradbury (skip).
W. J. Penny, W. Ward, A. M. Ómar
The changes should make little differ-and U. M. Omar (skip). ence to. the strength of the team and a tight game may be expected with the odds slightly on the side of the home team, who incidentally were severely trounced at the Valley earlier
A. A. Razack, L. C. R. Souza, J. S. Landolt and R. Basa (skip),
in the season..
Civil Service have been showing im- proved form and may be able to snatch the points from Kowloon Football Club: there should not be many shots in it, either way,
The other Footballers are at home to Kowloon Tong and should retain the points fairly comfortably while Taikoo at Quarry Bay should find it still more easy to overcome Police I notice that Bob Wallace is back again after # rest of a week or two.
THIRD DIVISION Prison Officers' Club are home to Club de Recreio and although I have forecast a win for the Portuguese boys do not be surprised to see a reversal of my tip.
The Kowloon Cricketers should be able to overcome their footballing op- positers even though the match is on the latter's green.
'Club de Recreio C. M. Silva, J. F. V. Ribeiro, L. J. Silva and F. X. M. Silva (skip).
J. Luz, A. P. Guterres, R. F. Luz and |H. A. Alves (skip).
L. F. Xavier, C. E. Marques, J. E. Noronha and C. G. Silva (skip).
C.S.C.C.
E. Simmonds, J. Carr, A. Grimmett and J. Hollidge (skip). :
M. E: Purvis, W. Burling, M. Raku- sen and H. Strange (skip).
R.. R. Davis, R. R. Wood, L. Collyer and J. Deakin (skip).
P.R.C. J. Forrest, G. C. Moss, G. Perkins afid J. Orem (skip).
H. Brown, G. A. Channing, W. Mair and J. Fender (skip).
W. Mcleod, C. Dowman, J. Shepherd and A. C. Carey (skip)..
K.D.R.C.
R. Lapsley, R. H. A. Lapsley, S. Gray and H. G. Cooper (skip).
F. Cullen, M. Ferguson, J. Kempton and J. Brown (skip):
The Yacht Club play their last Lea- gue match at North Point (the March of Time) and will no doubt make every effort to finish up with a win: but W. L. Walker, T. Er Robson, think that the Kowloon Bowling Green Gill and A. J. Hall (skip). Club will cause them to be disappoint ed. I understand that the Yacht Club's next game will be played at the Hong Kong Cricket Club by courtesy of the latter club.
V. Ramsay, P. B. Parks, A. Calnian and R. Morrison (skip).
K.B.G.C
The Electricians should be home winners in this Division have to be at their best to bert Kong Football Club -
R. P. Phillips, L. A, R. Duncan, Duncan and A. M. Holland (skip).
A. S. Russell, S, M. White, W. Drake and W. Macfarlane (skip).
SECOND DIVISION
HE.F.C
Teams For To-Day
Reid and A. Brooksbank (skip).
E. L. Strange,. G. E. Stephens, L. Lammert and N. Bebbington (skip).
* CRAIGENGOWER
J. H. Xavier, D. A. Rozario, H. W. Randall and M. A. R. Souza (skip).
L. Gaddi, W. McNeill, E. Zimmern and C. S. Rosselet (skip).
A. J. Coelho, Dr. N. P. Karanjia, T. Locke and W. K. Way (skip).
Club de Recreio
J. C. Remedios, A. M. Xavier, C. R. Pereira and B. Basto (skip).
C. C. Pereira, D. C. Alves, A. A. Re- medios and F. X. Soares. (skip).
F. A. Machado, C. H. Basto, F. V. V. Ribeiro and J. J. Basto (skip).
C.S.C.C.
E. Kirman, D. Crawley, W. Bagley and F. Haynes (skip).
F. Harper, L. Whant, C. Strange and W. Hillyer (skip).
F. Austin, A. B. Allan, A. Stevens and S. Eccleshall (skip).
K.F.C.
W. Groves, A. Eastman, P. Young- husband and T. Fergusson (skip).
R. Hughes, B. Thomson, B. Gibson and W. Field (skip).
B. Evans, W. Simpson, V. Atienza and V. Chittenden (skip).
T.D.R.CS
T. Hillar, J. Waid, J. Watson and R. Wallace (skip);. [
W. Melrose, W. C. Bovairo, T. F. Stainton and J. C. Chalmers (skip).
R. Main, H. O. Gilles, W. Seath and CD. Munro (skip)..
R.
S.
J. 8. Howell, J. H. Gelling, J. Beach and J. A. R. Selby (skip),nik
K.B.G.C.
H. E. Drew, E. V. Searle, F. Chees- man and G. E. F. Thompson (skip).·'
A. Bower, V. C. Dixon, D. W. Water- ton and J. S. Logan (skip)..
T. Armstrong, K, C. Hamilton, H. White and J. G. Meyer (skip).
Kowloon Tong
C. Mose, J. Tang, J. L. Stephens, and
aw C. B. Robertson, W. J. A. Spary (skip).
A. E. Castro, W. J. Howard, A. J. Kew and A. H. Basto (skip).
J. N. Wong, T. K. Lim, Y. Abbas and H. Gittins (skip).
P.R.C.
W. Glendinning, J. Hunter, J. R McWalter and J. Riddell (skip).
R. Ellis, J. C. Atken, F. T. Kelly and W. McHardy (skip),
J. MacDonald, J. Headridge, S. J. Johnson and G. S. Alexander (skip).
THIRD DIVISION
R.H.K.Y.C.
E. Hospies, G. H. Bond. A. Nissim and A. W. Brown (skip).
P. S. Cassidy, L. E. N. Ryan, A. S. Mitchell and B. E. Maughan (skip).
W. A. Cornell, D. Drummond, R. H. Wild and G. E. Costello (skip).
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- H.K.F.C.
C. G.. Sollis, S. Cressey, H. G. Wal- lington and V. Walker (skip).
F. Anslow, S. Strange, Ralston and H. H. Pegg (skip).
E. Casey, G. S. Graver, T. Rowell and J. Russell (skip).
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wa, Club de Recreio
M. F. A. Larcon, A. M. Rodrigues, J. R. Soares and O. P. Remedios (skip). A. F. Noronha, F. A. Xavier, C. A. Lopes and E. Sousa (skip).'
C. Vas, J.-A. Remedios, P. A. Yvano- vich and C, M. S. Alves (skip)..
K.F.C.
L. Bones, Jack Ross, S. Wong and V. Petherick (skip).
W. Woodcock, H. Mills, W. Excell and J. Smalley' (skip),
P. McCarthy, D. Izatt, A. Moss and P. Morgan (skip).../.../}}.
P.O.C.
J. W. Grant, J. W. Hudson, G. B. Foster and T. File (Skip).
E. S, Franka, V. H. Freeman, Hodge and T. Gooding (skip).
W Webber, J. W. Fitzgerald, McCutcheon and A. Jillott (skip).