DON COCKELL says: I've had the gloves on with Joey Maxim... I learned enough to make me confi. dent can beat him when it comes to the real fight.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1951.
Joey Maxim?-You Bet On Me
By DON COCKELL
18
told to
JOHN MACADAM
He pours
The young gentleman_sprawls in his chair and ruffles his hair in the Riviera sun. out his tea and looks shrewdly at his wife as he
goes on....
We haven't talked much about box- ing, have we? I told you that I was too big as a kid to have much opposition" among the other kids in the street.
I joined the Cadet Corps-we were known as the Clapham Junction 42nd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment, which sounded rather grand and we were a bit bit seemed a proud of the title. It high-falutin' for blitz kids.
The trainer was Stan Excel, who fought Harry Mizler. When Harry Mizler was a youngster he was a good, one, as you will remember......
1 well remember that Harry
Mizter was a good one
fe was beaten by Jack
until Kid
Berg at the Albert Hall after he had taken the title Johnny Cuthbert. ···
from
that
to
of
box
Two More Records Fall
To Cheung Kin-man
Cheong Kin-man turned in two more record-breaking performances yesterday In the first day's finals of the Hongkong All-Chinese aquatic Meet held at the Ritz swimming pool.
The 21-year old schoolboy improved on his last year's 100 metres-free-style time of 61.2 seconds by .1 second and in a crowning effort broke the three-year record of 21 minutes and 57 seconds in the 1,600 metres set by Chan Chun-nam in 1948 by 11.5 seconds.
hung Wong Yuk-ping. Time (1 minute 36.8 seconda).
Men's 1500 metres Free-style-1.
Cheung Kin-man 2 Wong Kwal
Time (21 chi; 3 Teng Wal-ming. minutes 44.5 seconds).
Women's 400 metres Freestyle---1, Kwok Wing-hung: 3 Tung Yien-chi 3. Wong Yuk-ping. Time (0 minutes
Cheung's record wh in the The 400 Metres women's event 1,500 metres Armly established saw the first three competitors him as the Colony's best free-finishing in National record timen, but Kwok Ngan-hung's style swimuner of all time.
33.2 In addition to holding the 100 winning time of 0 mins, and metres backstroke record in seconds was below Leong Of
now holds mul's 1040 time of 6 mins, 20.13econds). his Meet, Cheung the records for all the free-secs, and her own time of C style events the 50 motres in mins. 24 seconds in the heats. 27 seconds, the 100 metres in the 400 metres in seconds, mins.
20 Beds. 1,500 in 21 ming. 45.3 Keconds. All these times are Improvements on the All-China
National records.
01.1
5
and the
THRILLING CLIMAX In a thrilling climax to the evening's programme Fortuna's '4 x 50 relay team of Cheung Chung-yue, Henry Heu, William Teo and Cheung Kin-mon Championship triumph over the repeated their last year's Colony Chinese YMCA quartette of Choy Lec-hang, Chang Chung Kwa youngesters in Wong i
Kam-wah and cheual-chi, who kept well abreast of the WORD
the 100 metres event,
ent, Cheung was well extended by another two of the Colony's up and
and Wong Kar-wah,
unti
champlon they failed to match Cheung's COBY
and powerful strokea to finish up one and two lengths respectively behind him.
the last lap when
The 1,500 motres was An cosy win for the extremely fit Cheung, who glided home almost two pool
engths front of Wong Kwai-chi
WOMEN'S EVENTS
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The women's events were
The "y"
squad led by half a length at the end of the first but Fortuna's third two Inps. leg. William Teo, made up for the deficit with
a magnificent sprint and when he handed over to his younger brother, Kin- man, almost a half-length lead, the issue was a foregone con- clusion as young Cheung raced home to win comfortably by about a length,
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cently covered the record dis Women's 50: metres Free-style-i, tanes of 63 feet two Inches at Wong Yuk-ping 2 Chan Ching the
Forces Champion mui: 3 Fung Vien-chi. Time the Land
ships, wilt bo pitted seconds). *bien's 100 metres Free-style) | R.G. Gorely, who has covered Cheung Kin-man; 2 Wong Kwal- man
ell; 3. Wong Kam-wah. Time 58 feet. 161.1 seconds).
Women's 100 metres Breast-stroke-
When I got inside the gym, 1 He shoves out a couple of Popeye forearms in proof-the asked a pleasant-locking
the ring biggest forearms I have ever who was standing sech-and omits to mention who the fellow inside was. The Was 1! strong-looking penchant his
was fighter wrought-iron work, the acme chap, and strength always ap- of the smith's art. He waves peals to me,
"Vince ass arm around and indicates a piece of genuine wrought "the mide iron on an hotel balcony and dismisses another as a bit of "cast."
Well, I didn't even see these fellows because I wasn't in the way to. But I read about them the and wanted
got Into fight game, too, property. The trouble
weight was this
I was saying. as an mine. I was too big to
was with anybody but Stan Excel. Inapprentice blacksmith I
arms. I've told strong in the
this power in you that I had iny left hand and it came to life That gave me on that copper. the idea of turning pro.
was his only subject.
got
few fights as an amateur just the same-twenty
1
six of them-and when I licked
I got
a 14-stone policeman
the idea that it might be worth
my while to, turn pro.
NOT VINDICTIVE
That was when I was Jess than 17, about six years ago. I'm not vindictive in the ring but I really got to work on that copper for no particular reason at all. I'd been working pretty hurd as a blacksmith....
the
he
now
Hawkins," he said. middleweight champlon," "Could I have the gloves on said, and the with him?" I pleasant-looking mon sald I lo. I'd my could if I wanted strip with me, and Vince and I had a great set-to.
three After
rounds,
man pleasant looking managed Hawkins and manages me-Mr Simpson--sald There was only one place for would I like to have a fight or did I weigh? I me to go to turn pro. To me, two, and what that was Mr Solomons signed forms, and that was six gymnasium in Great Windmill-years ago. We haven't had a street. I'd never been much in cross word since.... the West End before, although great deal about the I'd read things that went on there. was funny going along street and seeing the queues for Theatre. I was the Windmill on very different business,
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Skips' Tables
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M. Omar (MC) Hang Sling (KOC)
K. Minu (c)
8. Landoit (CCC).
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C. Bimpson (Kudc)
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was his confidence 1 liked that day he burst through the guards on the gun doer and bearded me at the ring- side. It struck me then that If he had the skill as well he'd be a good one. One
round with Vince showed me
lie had more than the making.
J
I signed him
As a matter of fact, I've had the gloves on with a couple of shampions since then
and I
didn't come out with the worst of it. One was my stable-male Jack Gardner. The other? Joey Maxim, the man I want to get into
world the ring for his cruiserweight title.
CONFIDENT
I don't want to say anything abou:
that I our spar except learned enough in it to make me confident that I can beals him when it comes to the real fight. They tell me that American in- teres's are trying to get in the way of Maxim and me. Well, let them. That side of the business can be
by Mr Simpson and Mr Solonwas. I'll be ready for whoever is left. but I'd prefer it to be Maxim,
This is said in
way it is
dealt with
difficult to describe, for there la to bombast whatever in it; merely the quiet confidence of a boy who knows where he t going and how. When 1
I start to
to train, I train pretty hard. I'm pretty strong In the will when I
get
over that
first awful week of training, and you can always back me to go into the ring in the best physical condition I'm capable of.
Of course, fighters
ore like like everybody else they can have off nights; nights when they're not mentally on top of the Job
for no reason they can figure. fought
I was that way the time I Goodwin in the early days be fore. I'd got 47 fights behind me, I knew I was wrong from the sfart and I retired.
inore closely contested. In the 50 motres free-style, Wong Yuk- bin made a gallant but un-
the bid successful
to lower record of her sister, Wong Yuen- ching, failing by one second.
against
The following will represent
The Colony Chinese Inter- School Champlon, Fung Ying-11, Kwok Kam-ngou: 2, Wong Kal-yl: the Royal Hongkong Regiment,
9. Chan, Shing-Ÿi. Time chi, was a close third in this
(1 minute. Saunders, G. Roza-Pereiro, 33.0 seconds).
A.V. Lopes, I, Meffan, R. Gore- event, but compensated for this
Men's 200 metres Breast-stroke-), fulluro by winning the 100 Leong Heen-kin; 2, Kwok, Wingly, RE. Low, C. Huong. metres backstroke by a touch kwak: 3 Au Yeung-run. Time (2 Marques, D. Ride, Sonny Mon.
minutes 39 seconda). from her clubmate, Kwok Wah-
Ju
FIGHT
Women's 100 metres Back-stroke-
1. Jung Yien-chl; 2, Kwok Tung-
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List of events — 50 yards Free-style: 50 yards Back- stroke; 50 yards Breaststroke: 440 yards Exhibition; 75 yards Handicap Individual Medley
for VRC Schoolboys; 3.x 50 Relay; 4 x 50 Relay: Plunge and Diving.
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Admission will be $1.20, in- cluding tax.
VRO Y. CINING WING An Inter-Club
Swimming Gala between the Victoria Re- creation Club and the Ching
Idol of local boxing fans, Romsey Bucks, will be the Wing Swimming Union of the star attraction of the Aces Sports Club boxing tourna- Chinese YMCA has been ar
ranged to take place at the ment to be held at the Club's headquarters in Tung Lo VRC Pool on Thursday, 10.8.51 Wan Road on September 1 when he enters the ring to commencing at 5.45 pm. sharp. face his most persistent challenger, Trooper Hallwood of the British Army.
Bucks, now in intensive training, will go all out to prove that Hallwood's victory over him in Hongkong 'was not a true indication.of his form and that a different decision may be expected this time."
Tougo, hard-hitting Hallwood, however,
is confident, that he
Light Heavyweight Gunner Harrington (London) can again lower Bucks' colours v. Sergt: Derman. and a grand
six-round scrap!
"Speedy"
Flyweight
should be the result,
Morales (Hong- Taking second place to the kong)_v___"Battling" Abraham
Bucks-Hellwood fight will be (Hongkong).
a six-round "Red"
battle
between "Rocky"
Light Heavyweight "Rocky" "Thompson (Hong-
Events The Contest follows:
JUNIOR BOYS 30 yards free-style.
100 yards free-style.
100 yards back-stroke.
100 yards breast-stroke
are
3 x 50 yards Medley Relay. JUNIOR GIRLS
50 yards Free-style.
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50 yards Back-stroke. 50 yards Breast-stroke.
50 yards Me
Medley Relay. Points for the contest "events" will be reckoned on a 4-3-2-1 basis and 3-0 for team relays,
In addition to the above, there will be a diving exhibition and three Invitation Races, namely, Welterweight
100 yards Free-style relay. 4 x Romsey Bucks (Shanghai and for Men. HK) v. Trooper Hallwood, Brl-
and Biggs Thompson, which may not โอระ kong) v. "Red" Biggs (South the distance
as both fightirs Africa). have prophasied a knock-out.
This should be the slugging: match of the evening with both
4 x 50 yards Free-style relay these powerful boxers going
for Women. KEEP out to
the fight a short tish Army.
yards Free-style one. Biggs, who lost to Thomp
Gunner Dunn. (Birmingham) Women. son when they met previously,
Price of admission--$1.20 per fully
determined to reverse V. Tony Rocha (Aces Sports
person. that decision and many expret Club). him to do so.
is
Welterweight
100
for
European Cup Soccer Tournament Again A Possibility
By ARCHIE QUICK
Another grand fight will be that between Sergeant Dedman and his fellow Army man, Gunner Harrington. Dedman is a powerful, hard-hitting light heavyweight and is the pick of the Hongkong Land Forces. In Harrington, however, he has a worthy opponent. Harrington is the FARELF Heavyweight Champion and he has had many
fights in Britain,
will Another attraction
be Henry Wong,
who was
unde- feated in Shanghai. Wong Laces Lance-Corporal Eastham of the British Army who has had experience of boxing in England and in the Far East Eastham wants to challenge the winner of the Bucks-Hallwood fight.
Another local boy British Army contest will be between
In the first place, says the article, It has been sug Rigo Roliz and "Guriner Higgs. Roliz, who is the pride of the gested that the British International competition should Shanghailanders here, will be up be re-examined, and a few maintain that the four home ngainst a finalist in the FARELF countries cannot be said to be equally matched.. Championships.
The recently published Year Book of the Football Association, putting the case for the institution of a European Cup Competition, says in the past the difficul ties and objections have been insuperable but the ques tion is again to be raised by those responsible for the administration at an International level.
that It is interesting to note
They point to the 50 matches to omit from the sentor com- the winner of the Dedman- played between England and petition. Could Eastern coun- Harrington fight will be willing freiand (and Northern Ireland, tries, including Russia,
Lake What was
to take on the reigning U.S. as they now are) since 1882 of part, or would travelling be too Navy, Champlon In these parts which England have many by long and dificult
the use of
of going on when I knew
10% I was wrong? I was right when
I met Dave again and stopped
Champion. I'd
D
him in a couple of rounds;
be right all ways up for Maxim. You can bet on that,
in
́his “final artiale, DON COCKELL tells the story of his toughest fight “against Freddy Beshore. ** That's the one fight I wat glad t
Then, of course, the question Oh the Hongkong Golden Gloves wide margins won 49, and of overloading and interference
Ireland only three.
with the League programmé All the contexts wil
will, be under
Clubs would certain amateur internatonal fulcs with A caso, could therefore be crops up,
officiating in the made out for discontinuing ty object to the League fixtures the referee
the competition in its present being upset and players in con Fing M
fortn THE
One alternative is to stant demand for Internationals. GARD
But whatever the objections. The bouts are as follows and admit some European countrier,
Fiance have been adultted there does, seem to be a need they 'start.kt. 0.30'
to the Rugby Internationals, for a European Tournament. is only a Regional «enty the more years ago, oven, such as Balkans Mediter vi. Darcus • Rodrigues, (Hong-|when Edgland's football was rantan, Mid-European,
Enators Fuhrme Baum leums word and Western Clubs, too powerful for their. European
hah
pothaps the answer Henry Wong (Bhanghel) rivals, but those days, era post The Year Book goes on to L/Cpl Earthăm”;
The problem of organising will be found in nominating land) 1.AM (PARISON, JOK
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1st Division v Kowloon Dock Club, a Cox's Road-W. Colledro, J.; Tibble, C. Thompson, F. Goodwin; A.V. Lopes, D. Capell, E.C. Finelier: F.n.",K- Baker,
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didate, J. Chubb; 10. Flynn W.. Ititchin W. Baker. C.I. Stapleton
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Hongkong Chinese Amateur swim- ming Association inter-cling tic test, at the 'Aitz, North Polni,
MEETINGS
Hongkong"
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