Ezzard Charles Has
Good Reason
To Feel Annoyed ·
Says CORNELIUS
ROBINSON
New York.
THE CHINA' 'MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1951.
At the moment, Ezzard Charles is ahead of Joe Louis' pace in defending the heavyweight title, but that's the only way in which Ezz surpasses Joe.
"Even the other Then who hits them-
It bothers Ezz, and it isn't entirely fair to him. "They call me a bum, and they say I can't punch," he said, fighters, after I knock them out, they say I can't punch. the referee?”
FIRST MAN TO LIFT 400 LBS.
Los Angeles, June 17.
John Davis, of Brook- lyn, the World Heavy- weight Lifting Cham. pion. broke bis own the World Record for clean and jerk when he won the National Ama- teur Championship
yesterday.
here
He lifted 402 pounds
fo better his own record
of 396.832
man to
pounds and Arst the
than lift more 100 pounds in competi- tion. He won the Clam- pionship with
21 total score of 1,062 pounds.-- Reuter.
thus became
Kovacs Wins
Professional Championship
Charles counted them off an
This fingers,
"They say 1 haven't beaten anybody, and then they compare my record to Louis's. Well, I've 1 beaten Joe Wales, who knock- od do down three times, and tiat Gus Lesnevich and Joe Max.
and they both were world lightheavy champs, and 1 kayoed Freddy Beshers and Nick Barone. I didn't kayo Maxim, but Louis didn't kayo Fuer when Farr met Joy in Joe's Brst de-
his flest seven defences
net Farr.
DAVIS CUP
Philippines Eliminate
Holland
Noordwijk, Holland, "Maxim is a good boxer and
June 17. a clover
one. Louis couldn't
The knock out Arturo Godoy the
Philippines teday first time they met, when Godoy enteral the semi-final of the pulled his "cutes" stuff."
Charles has a good point. In European Zone of the Davis Louis Cup when they heat Holland Nate Mann. Harty by four matches to one in Thomas. Max Schmeling. John their third round tie here. Henry Lowis, Jack Roper and Thomas, Tony Galento, Mann, Lewis and Roper certainly were **** not as good as Charles' oppon- ints. Lewis
was blind in one Farr eye when he boxed Louis. was rugged and competent, and Galento
bat strong Only Schneling amateurish. was a worthy for for Joe Louis,
WIN
NOT JOE'S FAULT
It wasn't Louis Coult. He met the all-gave them all a chance. It wasn't his fault if they were second-raters. But the fact re
his opponents mains that inost Iwerz second-raters. Joe met his challengers and beat them. and that's what Ezz is doing.
They will now meet Sweden, who eliminated Britain in the third round.
The Pallippines held a 2-) lead after the first two singles and the doubles and today they won both the singles.
Raymundo Deyro beat Noke Linck by 0-1, 6-4, 4-6 and 6-2 and Cesar Carmona beat La Keijt by 4-3, 9-3 and G-1:- Reuter.
GERMANS WIN THROUGH
Cologne, June 17. Germany and Belgium each won a singles in their Davis quarter. Cup European Zone Anal today and so Germany
And Ezz beat Joe Lauis hir-survived the the by three wins
to two and will meet Cleveland. June-17.
Italy ne self. Joe was 36 years old then, Frank Kovacs scored an but he still was good enough to Poland in the semi-final.
Today Gottfried Von Cramm upset victory over Pancho whip young Cesar Brion and
bent Jacques Segura in the International Beshore and Omelio Agramonte. (Germany)
He wasn't helpless,
Brichant by 6-0, 6-2, 3-6 and Professional Tennis Tourna- | ***]}" kist keep Aghting 6-3, but Philippe Washer (Bel- ment, here today, heating Band I think I'll keep winning," gium) won the final encounter Rgainst Ernst Buchholz by 3-6. the Ecuadorean, 6-2, 3-6, | Ez: sid.
6-3, 8-6 and 6-3.
6,8. 1-6, 9-7,"
1: was a revenge triumph for Kovacs who bowed to Segura in the National tournament here Just year and was beaten by him again on Monday in Quobre for the Canadian singles eroWY,
WATCH OUT FOR CARTY
Manhattan College's track couch George Eastment believes
that Bob Carty will be the next great, name in track and feld.
"Andy Stanfield
may be
#
ttle better than Carly now in the 100
100-yard dash, admitted Kovacs becomes the National Eastment, who coaches Carty, and International champion as "but Bob is as good as Stanfield tengnised by the Professional in the 220-yard dash and is the Players' Association. Segura, world's best at 300 yards.
year at the Olympies
who won by default last! Helsinki, Carix may prove to be
f
when Kovacs legs cramped. the Californien in three out of the best 400-metre runner any Four sels in the Canadian tourney. i where I believe he may whip Bu, Kovies polished saviet Genre Rhoden, Herb Mckenley, with which he rebred 18 negs was Mal Whitfeld, Morris Curotta too much for the South American, and all the other good ones."
Toriny, Tilden great star!
The coach explained that of former years who went to the Stanfield, whose great ambition quart finals in the week-longs to
qual Jesse Owens' four tourney, said, "It was one of the gold Olympic medals, is superior greatest matches I have ever in Carly now in the 100-yard seen."-United Press.
professional tennis tournament.
The former world bere today, net king, Don Bulge, announced
(or 100-metre) dash because Andy starts foster and reaches a
| greater speed in the Drst
yards.
30
feature of the match as a
whole was Von Cramin's dis- play fo winning his two singles and partnering Rolf Goeppert lo success in the doubles, his experience proving too much for his younger apponents.- Reuter.
ITALY LEADS 2-0
Milan, June 17. Italy gained a lead of two matches to nil In their European Zone quarter-final of the Davis Poland in the first two singles Cup
beat today when they
Cucelli defeated Josef Piatek 8-6. 6-0 and 6-2 and Rolando del Bello.beat Jan Radzio by 7-9, B-3, 7-5 and 0-2.
Gianni
Reuter.
SWEDES MAKE IT 5-0
Yorkshire, June 10. Sweilen completely routed Britain in their European zone Davis Cup quarter-final here to-
day, winning the two remaining singles to gain a 5-0 victory.
DON BUDGE RETIRES
Cleveland, June 16.
Carty, usually finishes with Following his defeat, in the sami-finals of the international tremendous burst of speed. whe
ther the distance is 100 yards or
In the first match fo-day Tony yards. 440
Mottram flattered to deceive Carty is a muscular Negro, against Lennart Bergelin by tak- his retirement from active com-with lithe, well-developed legs the next three.
| just
six feet in heighing the first two sets for he lost petition-United Press.
and a deep chest. He is a par- Then, Geoff Paish took the lcularly graceful runner with rst set from Sven Davidsson fine and quick reflexes which make him a very good man for
who, however, played superior
League Tennis Fixtures
The following
League arc Tennis fixtures up to and in- elling Friday, June 22:
TODAY
Men's "B" Division, -- CRC 42 CCC "1"; CCC 12" V USRC; LRC v SĆAA; Recrelo v KCC: HKCC v Kowloon Tong. Ladies "B" Division.-KCC v LRC: Recreio
Reerela "R"
TOMORROW
under
relay races-United Press.
This Guest Is
From Canada
By RAYMOND -GLENDENNING
Not far from my country hide-out, twice a day an unusual guest can be seen rowing a lonely ripple up the Henley Regatta course. He's a Guest all right-Jack (junior) to be precise and he's Canada's challenger for the Diamond Sculls.
Conching him from the tow- v KCC; CCC › USRC; SCAA v path has been his father, who
Men's "C" Division.KITC v CCC; KCC y Kowloon Tong CRC Recrelu; USRC v IRC HKCC ✓ SCAA; Post Office v LRC.
Mixed "B" Division.-Recreio
HKU.
WEDNESDAY
won the event 21 years ago.
Jack. Junior, isn't even 21. In fact he's only 18, but his appearance strikes (error al- bo rendy Into the hearts of Hen- played off by mutual arrange-ley hotel proprietors.
Postponed matches to
ment.
THURSDAY
SHOULDERS WORRY HIM
tennis to take the next three.
The results were:
Lennart Bergelin (Sweden) beat Tony Mottram 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, and Sven Davids- son (Sweden) beat Geoff Paish 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 0-4.
On Friday, Lennart Bergelin and Sven Davidsson beat Tony Mottram and Geoffrey, Paish 2-0, 0-3, 0-7, 10-8,
KENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Beckenham, June 10. Don Candy, the young Austra- Han No. 8, scored a surprise win over Gardnar Mulloy (United States) to win the men's singles title in the Kent lawn tennis
championships here today.
Candy, playing superb tennis, out-drove and out-volleyed the American No. 4 to win the Anal 3-0, 6-4, 0-2.
Miss Belty Rosenquest (Unit- ed States) won the women's tle, defeating her compatriot,
Mrs Barbara Scofield Davidson, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1-Reuter,
[HUNGARIANS ARRIVE
1040
PART OF THE DUTCH THREAT
These two Dutch swimmers ure part of the Dutch thrent for the Women's Swimming Championship at the Helsinki Olympic Games next year,
In the top picture is Nel Garritsen, a member of the Netherlands world record-holding medley team, who takes care of the breaststroke leg.
Below is Rin van der Hörst, the European Back- stroke Champion-Central Press Photos,
BRITISH HORSEMEN
ARE OPTIMISTIC ON OLYMPIC CHANCES
London, June 17.
British horsemen are steadily forging ahead with plans for the 1952 Olympic Games equestrian events and honours may well come their way.
.
Major League Baseball
New York, June 17, Roy Campanella's seventh home run of the season with Gil Hodges on base gave the 3-2 Brooklyn Dodgers victory in the National Lengue over the Chicago Cubs today.
#
Stan Musial, first man up du the 10th for the Cardinals, homered to give St. Louis a 5-4 win, over
Philadelphia Phillies.
the
It was Musial's second four- bagger of the day and the 14th of the year.
Lefty Harry Perkowski held the Boston Braves to three singles as the Cincinnati Reds won the frst gume 2-1.
But
in the nightcap the Braves won 5-0 with Chet Nichols holding The Reds to eight hits,
The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of 12 walks to win the first game of a doubleheader from the New York Giants, 11-5.
The Pirates fought to a 5-6 lie in the second game which was suspended In the last of the eighth because of the Sun- day curfew law which does not permit play after 5.59 p.m.
The game will be completed on July 24.
In the American League, Allie Reynolds turned in his second shutout victory of the season
as he pitched the New Yankees to a 5-0 four- over the Detroit
York
hit
triumph
Tigers.
hit
In the Eighth Johnny Mize his first .two-run homer,
of the season.
Washington swept s three- game series from Cleveland be- hind the three-hit pitching of Fred Sanford-and-Mickey Har-- ris, beating the Indians 6-1.
Sanford, mora,
acquired from the Yankees
retired 14 batters and won his first de- cision of the year.
one
Ted Willam's homer with on base clinched a 3-0 nightcap shutout for the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Browns. The Sox took the opener 6-4.
.
Med Parnell was the white- washing pitcher.
Chicago grabbed both ends of from the doubleheader
taking Philadelphia Athletics, the nightenp 0-0 after veteran
Randy Gumpert picked up his sixth pitching victory against no defeat in the opener with a 4-1
lecision..
NATIONAL
Mexico and the United States, who won the Olympic titles in 1948, found then that British horsemen and horses were worthy of every respect and, in view of the successes gained in all parts of the world since that time, there is justification for the optimism prevailing in Bri-loser Omar Lown. tish equestrian circles,
Helsinki will see a British almost equal to that of Fox- team well trained and with a hunter. big reputation even though it minateurs consists of genuine with no subsidy from Govern. ment sources.
When
A
Brooklyn Chicago
LEAGUE
.RHE
3 0 0 2 0 2
Winning pitcher Clyde King.
Philadelphia
4 10 1
st, Louls...
$ 11.0
Winning pitcher Staley, loser Russ Meyer, Boston (1st game) Cincinnati
Gerry
3 . 6 0
Winning pitcher Harry Per-
5 10 0 0 0 2
It is a tribute to the men and horses that they are not subsidised by the British Gov- ernment, and Britain is prob-kowski, loser Johnny Sain.
Boston visiting teams fromably the only country with
(2nd game) various overseas countries visit leam which does not have such Cincinnat Britain for the Festival of assistance.--Reuter.
Winning pitcher Chet Nichols, Britala show events. they will
laser Ewell Blackwell. have an opportunity to judge the calibre of British jumpers.
Prolonged and expensive training of men and horses hos been in full progress during the past two years.
WORLDWIDE RENOWN
New York (1st game) 5 9 0 Pittsburgh
11 12 0 Winning pitcher Howie
THOMAS CUP poliet, loser Roger Bowman.
New York (2nd game) 6 9 2 Pittsburgh
6 9 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE
American Promoter Plans "National Fight Nights" Over TV To Big Arenas
New York, June 17.
Promoter Jim Norris disclosed today that he and his associates are considering the possibilities of "National Fight Nights" on which important bouts will he televised into the big arenas and auditoriums of many cities as a result of the 'all round enthusiasm for the Joe Louis-Lee Savold bout.
The multi-millionaire promoter explained: 'It would be two or three years before anything like that could be worked out. We are committed to sponsors for 102 generally televised shows during the next year. But national fight nights would seem to be the big attrac tion of the future.”
Norris pointe dut that the; that fight for the world title as turned away crowds at eight ingient and reasonable."-United theatres in six cities on Friday Press.
night proved that the public will pay to see. Alghts on movie
screens.
But its his plan to have the screen in auditoriums instead of theatres. Norris and his International Box Club ΠΟΥ
own or control big arenas in New York. Chiengo, Detroit, Louis, Indianapolis and Omahin.
St.
At the came time a similar setup could be used in arenas of "countless other eltles,” he raid, "We could have sold out the Chicago studium last night,
am sure," he continued, "We could have given the fans them-the maybe 22,000 of televised fight at prices rang- ing from three cents to #
dollar."—United Press.
BBBC'S DILEMMA
London, June 17. The British Boxing Board of Control is to reconsider the world heavyweight title position foi- lowing Joe Louis' defeat of Lee Savold, who was recognised by the board as world champion.
"It is a difficult position,” said the Secretary, Mr Teddy Wal- tham. "At the time of the Wood- cock-Savold fight, the world title was vacant, We, therefore, con- sidered our action of regarding
50,000 Want To. See Turpin Fight
Ray
Robinson
London, June 17.. The London boxing
promoter, Mr Juck Solo- mons said that 50,000 letters had already been received applying for tic- kets for the Ray Robin-
Son
Turpin
Randolph versus
World Middle- weight boxing title fight at Earl's Court, London, on July 10, and, more were coming in.
Mr Solomons said that he lind never known so many applications for a Aght. The capacity of
the hall is 18.000, so al- ready the fight is over- subscribed many times," he added-Reuter.
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New York
5 0 0 Winning
pitcher Allio British efforts to take top placo Cup international:
badminton Reynolds, leser Ted Gray. In the equestrian world is, un champions
today closed
Cleveland
3 5 doubledly,
Lieutenant-Colonel with the following challengers Washington
5 6 0 Harry Llewellyn, who bassecking to oust the Malayan title
Winning pitcher Fred San- gained worldwide renown,
ford, Loser Bob Chakales.
6 3 St. Louls (lot gume)
1
# HE
COLBI
Detroit
0 4 1
Ission
13
Winning plicher Ray Schr- horough, loser Jim Suchecki, St. Louis (2nd game) 0 I
0 Boston
3 11 Winning pitcher Mel Parnell.
4 10 (1st game)..
pitcher
1
1 8 2 Randy
His famous horse, Foxhunter.
American zone Canada and is as well known as he is and the United States. of the two the combination have won some of the jeading honours in show jumping.
Europsan
zone Denmark, England, Ireland and Scotland,
Budapest, June 17. Three Hungarian tennis Jost players left for England night to play In the Wimbledon It isn't his height that wor- tournament. Men's "D" Division,-CRC ""ries them, though he's six-
This is the first time since v IRC; LRC v SCAA; HKGC v foot two, it's his shoulders.
that Hungarian tennis KCC; Recreio v Kowloon Dock;
He's no broad they are al-players are taking part in inter- Urban Council "i" v CRC "1" ways afraid he'll take the door national tournaments in Western
Mixed "A" Division-KCC v frome with him whenever he countries.
The HKCC; SCAA v CRC.
three Hungarians, are Kees in and out.
Aaboth, Guest has brought with him Jozsef
34-year-old
Wilfred White land have arranged to play their** large, hunk of Canadian veteran who was a semi-finalist
Brian Buller, the 1940 tourney; Antal own particular in
and Peter Robeson are others first round contest in the Pacife Gumpert, loser Carl Schelb Janoso, Hungary's best junior who are helping to carry the zone at Bombay, on June 30 and Chicago (2nd game)... 9:16 6
and Miss Ystizsi British
1. The.. flag in international July.
winners you ask me, it looks odds-player:
are Philadelphia
95 21 Winning .pitcher Luis on Canada bringing home the Kormocal considered to be one competition and such horses as scheduled to meet Australia In Diamonds (and the bacon) at
and the final of the zone by October Aloma, loser Alex Rellner, of the best women players in Tankard, Brute, Nizetella Europe.mociated Press. Craven A have attained fame 31-United Press
Astolated. Press, ....... Úze the Festival Rognitál
FRIDAY
A
Latles' "A" Division-SCAN baconhig
fancy for breakfast.
v LRC; USRC v KCC.
Men's "A" Division. SCAA "" v CRC; HKCC v SCAA "2; Recrelo v. KCC; HKU v Urban Council L
Offers of £10,000 have been A draw for the two 'zones will made for Foxhunter but no be made in London on July 4. louer Al Widmar. sale is contemplated.
Meanwhile, India and That
Gloin of Holland
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