THE 'CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 22, 1940
Jack Dempsey May Box In Manila
Match With Roper Is In Offing
JES CORTES ON GRAPHIC GOLE
THE JOB AGAIN
Manilans may be given a chance to see the colourful Jack Dempsey in action this year as negotiations are virtually completed to match the Manassa Mauler, former world's heavyweight champion, with Sack Roper, American heavyweight who is in Manila now and was due to meet Louis Lo- gan on Oct. 19. The only thing that stands in the way of a Dempsey-Roper bout here is the defeat of Roper at the hands of Logan when they meet at the Rizal Memorial Colliseum.
Mr. Li Lan-sang's Far View (Mr. Plh up), season's biggest stakes winner, being led in after its win by three-quarters- of a length over its old rival. Sapper, in the Diamond Bay Handicap. Its time was four- fifths of a second outside Sap- per's mile record. (Tong).
AUSTRALIAN PONIES TO BE AUCTIONED
are
Looking ahead for future pos- sible matches, Jes Cortes, match- maker for the Oct. 19 promotion, conceived of bringing Dempsey to Manila to battle Roper if the lat- ter whips Logan. He has already laid the proposition before Demp- sey who has replied that he has given the proposal favourable consideration and will await the outcome of the Roper-Logan bout.
Dempsey To Meet
Roper
Dempsey is slated to meet Ro- per in California sometime this year but Cortes has made a more enticing offer to the bout trans- ferred to Manila. It was Cortes who brought Dempsey here last December to referee the Ceferino Garcia-Glen Lee bout for the middleweight championship of the world. Besides getting round trip
New clipper fare from
York, Dempsey was paid P15,000 as re- ferec, the largest fee ever paid to a ring arbiter in the history boxing.
of
Roper, who arrived in Manila recently is agreeable to meeting Dempsey in Manila. He feels confident he can whip Logan and has been convinced that a bout between him and Dempsey would draw more in Manila than in Ca- lifornia, he is willing to fight the former champion, who is still hankering for a comeback to the squared circle.--
If Roper whips Logan it is pro- bable that the Dempsey-Roper match will be staged here late in
GIVES ONE
FEELING
OF SECURITY
IN
LAWSON LITTLE: "FOUND GEOVE-
ON LEFT
·HAND
SO HELPFUL IN
1932 AMATEUR, HE HAS WORN ONE
EVER SINCÉ.
GRIP-CONTROL
IN ALL WEATHER
Golf Glove Helpful
By BEST BALL, Wearing a glove on his lett hand in the 1932 National Aniateur proved 'just the re- medy required to end a bad slege of hooking for Lawson Little. His primary purpose was to make · himself more left hand conscious and as á result he became glove con- scious. Since that time a left hand glove has been part of his standard equipment. In fact play without one would seriously impair, his confi- dence in his game.
Besides making the player more aware of the left hand's assignment in the stroke, it gives one a sense of greater control and firmness. of grip. In rainy weather it prevents a slippery grip, in hot wea- ther
It. perspired one. serves as a precaution against. blisters, especially helpful during long practice sessions. Even, the week-end golfer --will find it useful,
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- Next Article:-Snead Again Comes. Close.
FANLING
November or in December, just STARTING
before Christmas.
Roper Concerned Over Weight
Meanwhile, Roper is much con- cerned over the task which faces him in cutting down his weigh! by approximately 25.scale down to 200 pounds at which weight he agreed he would enter the ring on Oct. 19.-
TIMES
Following are the starting times for the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Amateur Championship Sunday: old Course:
9.25"
on
New Course:
9.20 a.m. O. E. C. Marton &
A. J. Dennis ...... 12.50 p.m. F. D. Hunter & S. Jex
12.55 E. J. R. Mitchell & A. W. Ramsay ... 1.00
Roper opined that he should 9:30 have no difficulty getting
his
Members of Hong Kong Jockey weight down in this climate. Mrs. 9.35 Club
reminded that the Roper is here with him to look
Australian after his diet and training. auctions of the 1941 pony griffins will be held at the Race Course Paddock at 5.15 p.m. on the following dates:-Tuesday, October 22, Wednesday, October 23, Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25.
9.40
9.45.
0:50
*
L. R. Andrewes & C. H. T. Suen.... D: Humphreys & W. Williamson .... R. K. Collings & W. C. Simpson .... J. L. C. Pearce & T.-B. Low
1.05
+
1:10
++
1.15
1:20.
$0.55
"heavies" from the
U.S. "Heavies", Aid Roper
Several
.F. Groves" & W. V.
Ahern
On Tuesday the following pon- U.S. Army have been rounded up New Course; ies will be put up:-Nos. 1, 5, 9, to act as sparring partners for 9.20 a.m. D. S. Edward & A. 14, 18, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44 and 48. Roper..
On Wednesday, Nos. 2, 6, 10,
The arrival of the American
0,25
0.40.
15, 20, 26, 30, 36, 40, 45 and 49. heavyweight has stirred addition- 9.30
On Thursday, Nos. 3, 7, 11, 16, al interest in the forthcoming 21, 27, 31, 37, 41, 46 and 50.
Logan-Roper scrap in which the 0.35 On Friday, Nos. 4, 8, 12, 17, 23, Manila knock-out artist will go 28, 32, 38, 43 and 47.
out of his division to tackle a re- The upset price will be HK. gular heavyweight title contender, $1,250.00 and bidding is confined The bout on Oct. 19 was to be for to Members of Hong Kong Jockey the heavyweight championship of 0.50. Club.
the Orient.
WEEK-END SOCCER
Following is next week-end's )· Navy Football League programme:
SATURDAY
First Division Navy
R. Scola (Causeway Bay, 4.30 p.m:).
Club “Eastern
(Caroline Hm, 4:30. p.m.). Middlesex
St. Joseph's (500kuupoo," 4:30p.m.).
Second Division
v Club (Caroline Hill, 3.00 p.m.).
Ordnance
V
9:45.
**
1.25 Old Course:
L. Eastman ...... 12:50 p.m. L-Goldman &--T.
'Y. = C. “Lée..........:::12:55,
C.-M. Stark & F; E. D'Almada Remedios 1.00
T. A. Pearce & E. ...
F, Fincher..
F. A. Redmond &
1:05
· E. J. M; Churn ... 1.10
Col, Rose. & R. C. Mckenzie...
S. Tomlinson & W
Kershaw
1.15
-1.20
PROGRAMME
30th R.A. (Causeway Bay. 3.00 p.m.). Middlesex
V Kwong Wah (Sookunpoo. 3,00 p.m.),
·R. Engineers v R. Scota
(Military, 3.00, p,m.). Kit Chee
V Kowloon
(Military. 4.30 p.m.).
Third Division Service Corps v 12th R.A.
(St. Joseph's, 3.00 p.m.),
Engineers.N v Shell
(St. Joseph's, 4.30 p.m.). 24th R.A...... v Air Force
(Club, 300 p.m.)...
Medicals
33th R.A.
(Stanley, 3.00 p.m.)..
BUNDAY
First Diviálon.
| South China Pet
Sing Tao (Caroline Hill, 4:30 (p.m.), t Kwong Wah Police ̈‚·
(Boundary St.,, 4.30 p.m.)..
Second Division South China
v.. Sing Tao (Caroline Hill, 3.00p.m.): Service Corps V Police
(Boundary St., 3.00 h.m:)!
Third-Division. 7th T¡A,
V. 20th," RA, (Sonkunpoo, 3.00 p.m.), and 'Signale
30th R.A.. (Caub, 8.00 pm)){ va
BIKtérnational (Chatham Road, 4.30 ^p.m;) }.