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FAMOUS SPORTS STARS I HAVE MET
By ARCHIE QUICK
In the winter of 1926 there slipped into Brighton a husky, rawboned Ameri- ean who had just lost the heavyweight championship of the world. It was Jack Dempsey, there to fulfil his promise to appear at one of the late Sir Harry Preston's charity tournaments at the famous Dome,
Nowadays
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Dempsey is wrestling referce, owns popular restaurant in New York and is a real estate proprietor. But in He knows everybody. 1020 he had just complete the long road from railroad tramp to world champ and had not found much time to meet peoplo |
Sir socially. Quite
Harry Preston intro Jack
to a lady at a reception at the
"My mother, Pavilion as
"
believe it or not, Jack fell for
Tacker! 1. It was Sophie Tu
What impressed me about the iron man from Oklahoma was that never once did he make his excuses for the notorious "lang count" which deprived him of his prized world title. There
10
that
was never -any question Gene Tunney was out down for
fiflcun quite
seventeen deconils, but not once in con~! versation did Dempsey bemuan his fate.
A CONTRAST
Later I was to meet Tunney, and what a contrast these two great gladiators made.
-- never
companion.
to
Tunney
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1052.
CRICKET UNDER
FLOODLIGHT
Arsenal Stadium saw the first-ever cricket match to be played under flood- light. The match was a 13-a-side game between Arsenal FC and Middlesex in ald of the benefit fund for Middlesex spin bowler Jack Young.
Seven thousand spectators saw Arsenal bat in natural conditions and make 189. Then came Middlesex, who passed Arsenal's score with eight mon out and went on to make 237 before the stumps were drawn.
"Don't Shoot
Santa Claus"
Should Be A New
Tennis Play-Off
The replay of the Mixed "A" Division match be tween. South China and Chinese Recreation Club will be held on Thursday at the HKCC.courts.
In case of inclement! weather the match will be played on Friday.
Motto For British Athletics Nine Dragons
By HAROLD MAYES
Just be as rude as possible to everyone, and in the process you will probably deflect the spotlight's beam from your own shortcomings.
Or else adopt the oily, elder statesman technique and make everything look better than it actually is.
Those appear to be the methods athleties officials have decided to adopt to explain away the Helsinki deficiencies which were so patently obvious to everyone but themselves.
So no one
Club Monthly Competitions
the
The following are the results of the second round in August 'darts and table tennis competitions played at the Nine Dragons Services Club Last Thursday:
Table Tennis. - NAP" "A" 3, 00
32. Ban "A" 1: Conid Wksps REME 1 HAP
Matches for Thursday commen- cing at 7 p.m. (Semi finals)-Darts HAF "B" 33 Gen. Hosp.; HAF "A"
56 Fd Sqn RE.
Table Tennis--RAF Land Forces.
"A" V
LE
Com
September - Entries for the petitions should be submitted to the Manager Nine Dragons Services Club now. There is no entrance fee
all charm, wealth:ly wed, a classic man given to reading
Dart IAF "B" Walkover lo Hterature and always im-
any of the screen. In fact, if it hadn't been card Wasps REME: 33 Gen Hospital RAF "A" maculately dressed. Dempsey Attack being the best form of the confidence of
no doubt
welkover to Wilts "B": Jefence, the Orst line of counter-competitors with a real chance, my own I have mistaken
4. Wills "A" 3: 66 Fd Sqn R2 walk- Henceforward 1 don't think over to Wilts "C"; 50 Fd Sqn E for anything but a fighter, dour, ing reiticism was to blame the then we might as well forget all should have done so." his huge frame bulging through Press for giving the publle an about Helsinki."
can suggest now athletics folk are going to find. Gen. Hosp. 1 (Friendly). its clothes, his hair clipped short, uver-optimistically false idea of
were that Empire News readers were track owners nearly so co-opera- beetle-browed and grull. Yet I what Britain's athletes
misted hy over-optimism, can tive as they have been in the found
hun a-most interesting likely to do.
they?
past. I think they'll be told that Strange, that when, as long
But while oficials can go on throwing bricks at other people There was une item, however, ago as December 30, 1951, 1
that incl and still find every-will not be the most effective which ruled him that evening wrote:
heavyweight) Britain's amateur
"Plenty of those cherished gaid thing proceeding fairly smooth-forn of alibi.
Rather than continue this line, Rawson, was medals for us, you think? Well, ly, there just isn't any excuse for it will be better to take the only champion. Harry
I don't being openly rude to Mr General
to them it due to box exhibition with 1 hope so, but frankly
the hand Britain is to achieve athletics the professional erulserweight eanside: the prospects to be nearly Public and Mr Sports Promoter positive one leit titleholder, Jack Blaumfeld. In so bright as so many people-In other words, lo
improvement. which feeds athletics those days amateurs
would have us believe. and pro- with fessionals could
vach
was dis- I was told that I other.
to lake Raw began to
once or twice hit couraging our performers and liberties, and
hard for an expessimistic:
ex-reducing their chances by being unnecessarily
albition. Bloomfield
Equally strange that the same good-naturedly for a while, and then, losing patience, knucked view was put forward when, on out Rawson. There was pande- April 20 this year, I wrote: monium. Afterwards Dempsey "Just how interested are said: "I should have done the athletics officials in Britain in gold same thing!"
the question of winning As far as 1 4321 remember medals at the Helsinki Olympics? Dempsey paid but two visits to pose the question because of himself recent happenings which would Britain, but he made popular, especially in Brighton make it appear that some where he put on a show for the members of the local Boys' Club and signed autographs until he had craint.
spar
Blood It
for either competition and silver trophies are awarded to each mem the darts and le tonnia. Closing ber of the winning teams in both date for entries for the competition
August 30.
Haskot, a X.O.
What's that? Oh, just to admit way Geoff the rest of the world is coach AAA. chief Dyson put both feet right into ahead of us. When everyone it in a television interview the else wanted to improve their other evening when he told Mr Soccer they came to Britain for let the athletics Publie that if he wants boller coaches. So
In 1950 folks, adopt a similar course and results at Melbourne ho's get to provide some more import leachers from the United
States. tracks. He even suggested that
And if they want a new motto The second round of the abova Mr Public should give up sand of his dog tracks to make it from now on I can think of competition must be played off by nothing more appropriate that and the results notified
to the
Dragona Manager Nine puasible.
"Don't Shoot Santa Claus."
Services Club mediately after Before making that remark. I
the matches have been played, wonder if he stopped for a mo-
The following is the draw: ment to think just how depen- of dent upon greyhound racing Geoff Duke Amph Obsn To RA y 1 Middix Regt: "D" Sqn 7 RTR "A" 27 Lt British athletics really is?
Bty RA: 2 Fd Regt RA "B" v I Fd Amb; "p" 5qn 7 RTR "B" ~ 114 27 inf Ede: 20 Fd Rogt_RA ♥ BAY Kai Tak: HQNA 40 InĚ DIY V San RE; BUQ/137 HAA BY RA int Div Pro Coy: 170 Lt Bly RA v 25 Fd Regt RA,
them haven't the slightest - terest in that ali important aspect of the forthcoming Games,
"The Olympic spirit, we're told, is all a matter of joy and
I still have the souvenir pro- | good cheer.... ment und It is splattered with
gramme of that Dome tourna- Now, I wouldn't be the first the blood of the late Johnny time that I've sald 1 don't anti- Hill, Britain's great Byweight cipate so many gold medals
He coming here Glasgow. chumpion from took a blow on the nuse right in would have us believe. front of me and blood spurted there are any other
incidents which can undermine everywhere.
as
Out Of Racing
For Season
First, listen to Wembley chief, Elvin. "I would Sir Arthur point out that had it not been for greyhound racing it is ex- tremely unlikely that the Olym- pics would have been held in Britain in 1948. Certainly, my company would not. have been
Geoffrey some people able to shoulder the considerable And financial risk of putting on those further Games but for greyhound racing. "Those Games, by reason of generosity, werc almost unique in that they showed a profit despite lack of Govern- ment subsidy or outside sup- Duke's doctors have told him port. (Wembley guaranteed that it will take six to eight £120,000),
weeks for him to recover, by which
the time
remaining events of the international motor will have been 5033011 cycle
"Shebeen Queens" Blamed For Poor Soccer In Africa
Johannesburg, Aug. 13.
the
our
PROBLEMATICAL
any
*It is problematical," Sir and murders. It is a place where Arthur added, "if the athletics facilities which sre enjoyed at White City would be available The "shobeen queens" of no white man dare go after sun-
down,
were
not for greyhound it Johannesburg - African
racing for it must be recognised The shebeen queens bury women who sell skokiaan, a
have
substantial form of kaffir boer madalquor in petrol tins, oil drums that only the important athletics
events any sort of container-In the from fermented maize forti- reddish soil and dig it up for crowd appeal, und such events are too few and far between fied by methylated spirit, the weekend "trade".
to make the building of special dead rats and other: oi
the Football stadiums for this form of sport result," noxious ingredients, are Association's report continues, an economic proposition.
"It spectators blamed for the poor show- "our player ing of some African soccer become dazed and amazed and aavagely unbalanced on the foot teams.
and on the head,"
"As a
and
Another headache
and
it's training facilities alone which are required, I have no doubt that owners of grey- hound tracks would be only too willing to provide all the facil-
"he concluded, possess,"
London, Aux, 18.
Duke, Britain's double world champion motor cyclist, who received injuries in Germany a few weeks ago, will not be able to race again this It was omdally an- season, counced here today,
motors
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The following in the programme of activities for this week:
Tuesday, Whist Drive 8 p.m. Cash Prizes and Snowball.
Wednesday, Bridge Club 7.30 p.m. (Library), Film Slow 8 pm.
Thursday, Darts and Table Tenuis
Competitions 7 p.nl.
Friday, Tombola 7-30. Saturday. Grand Tombola (Snow- bail) 7.30.
Sunday, Film Show 2 p.m.
Make sure that you keep Bunday evening August 31 free to visit the Nine Dragons Serviers Club A Inter announcements,
decided.
Duke, leader of the Norton team, has already established himself as the 1052 world champion in the 35 e.c.
class.-Reuter,
Soviet Athlete's Tribute To Rival
in
in
See
1952 Olympics
Said To Be The Finest
This was
announced by Mr
"
I WANT TO SEE
A NEW
STYLE
ITT FOOTBALL
ΕΙ
Says STANLEY MATTHEWS
London, August 12.
Too old at 37? Don't you believe it. It's not your pgc that counts but how you feal, and I'm filter and stronger today than I have been for three or four years,
With the new Soccer season less than a fortnight away, I'm as eager as ever, to start playing again.
That should answer those who have been asking whether this will be my last season as a player.
serious
Given escape from injury hope to be playing for at least another three seasons- and I have been saying that since I topped the 30 mark.
You see, when you love foot- ball as I do you get the incentive to carry on.
You shudder to think of the day when you will no longer be able to beat your rivals and delight those faithful followers....
To regala my strength and fit- ness it was necessary to embark on a self-imposed task.
When I was injured last seasoni and unable to pin for die Aust few months I realised that to condition get back to peak i must
the footballer's forgu off-duly spell, the close stason.
I decided to train right through the close season to build up my strength and regain that off-the-mark dash which is so vital to the modern footballer.
I knew what I had to do, did it, and a Continental holiday completed the job,
LOOKING FORWARD
One always looks forward to a) new season with the hope that there will be improvements not only in the standard of play but in the general character of the game,
For instance, this season would like to ace referees clamping down on rough play. It they step in quickly they can stop it before It gets out of hand.
We do not want uny con- tinental tactics in our football and if players decide to play citan, and referees sco that they do, then we shall be in for some real football.
I want to see referees taking control of their games and not their relying too much on linesmen.
Will we see any change in
team tactles? The end of the third-back game would please
It has become G
uttia monotonous.
mike.
Photo shows Lieut. Col. Harry Llewellyn Jumping on "Foxhunter" during the event.
Sports Survey:
Of A
The Story Of Gold-Medal Horse
By ALL-ROUNDER ·
Proudest man in Leicestershire is Mr Holmes, of Thrussington Manor, near Melton.
Norman
During the last few days of the Olympic Games at Helsinki; when England's chans of winning a golit medal there were fading, he had been telling friends: "Wait until the equestrian events. Foxhunter won't let you down." And all the world knows how Foxhunter, with Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Llewellyn up, did the trick.
name.
comos
that
Few people know that it was arrow shoot for the Ancient Maybe some enterprising Norman Holmes who discovered Scorton Silver Arrow at Harrow- manager will come out with Foxhunter and gave him his gate. In the 1882 shoot there the H. Everett, which could re bold policy
winner, Mr C. gained the prize with his first volutionise the game. It could be with the return of the old In January 1944, Mr Holmes shot. In all the recorded 243
Norfolk holidaying in attacking centre-half style of was
competition years of the
feat still stands, where he met by chance an old | play.
as unique Let us have that white ball friend who said he had a horse what is claimed to be England's
In con morsafton, I think it should on his farm which would make oldest aporting event.
games a good hunter. There and the nection with the night of another ԵՐ used throughout
of "arrow"
the news the four-year-old Foxhunter, at during the winter months.
from Worksop of some wonder that time unbroken and without Floodlit football, too, is very a name, became the property of throwing by W. Foster, in- for near. It would help to do away Mr Holmes, who started break-dividual
champion there with Axture congestion The ing him in with the intention of three success 10 years, and a big gates at past floodlit matches using him as a hunter.
newcomer to Lie area, T. Spence, may force the iste sooner than "I have never broken a horse In three recent games of 1,001, In so easily," says Mr Holmes. Spence won two, compiling the What of the players? Young Within three days the horse was scores with 22 and 36 orrows With his first Ri talent does not seem to be com-in training over the sticks and respectively.
Foster scored 780. ing on as we would like, but a actually hunted before the end arrows,
Th wing indeed! mumber of players "blooded" last of that season. season could be among the sea- son's stars.
we think.
clon.
THE DIG
QUENT
Soon Faxhunter was sweeping all before him at innumerable
AFTER ALL THESE YEARB
Con
War
There Was
interruption during his three reasons with
Two Sussex cricket enthu- the Quem after injuring a hind fetlock when in collision with ansiasts, ex-1st Class SSM
lorry.
Mr Murphy RASC _and_ex-Sppper Army The big query is whether six-American footer Derek Dooley will repeat Holmes then erected five fences Bill Godmark RE, Boor
War I veterans and World his Second Division goal scor- over five feet high in his farm
went along ing feats in the First Divi-stackyard, and Foxhunter's per- respectively,
formances over them became the Lords to see the Gentlemen
Players match. "Do
You
know! I liked what I saw of this talk of the district.
sald Murphy "I have not been big red-headed lad last season,
here since 1924-28 years is a
ume
and there seem
changes in the ground." Sald Godmark: "I have not been here since 1000, atmosphere 44 years, and the has not changed at all."
VERSATILE SPORTSMAN Motherwell. ootballer Bobby school funter won prizes at
a sprinter, high s swimmer, diver,
shows.. Finally he was bought by Colonel Llewellyn at the horse of the year" show lo Who London.
of
New York, Aug. 18. and I think he is likely to shake Moscow, Aug. 18. The first meeting of the newly-some of our star defences. Vladimir Kazantsev, aco Sa-elected International Olympic vict Olymple runner, paid a
John Hewle of Chariton im- Committee is to be held in April tribute
to his principal rival, or May next year in Mexico pressed mo. Here is a full-back Soys the report of the Johan-
Ashenfetter, who beat him for the tles which they may reasonably
City, when the 1956 Olymple with dog and a player the 3,000-motre Dvent, nesburg African Football Asso Adsociation 19 "Tyranny
Games, to be held in Melbourne, always uses his brains. praising the high sporting stan- will be discussed.
A lot was expected clation: The queens have turned terrorian by some of the teams the whole football ground into that has scared
1 asked White City chief dards at the recent Helsinki referees and
Burnley's Bill Holden last season potholes of fermented concoctions
In A scries
of newspaper Avery Brundage of America, the and Invaded the embankment maut even the Misconduct Com-Tank Gentle for his views. He Games.
un- didn't want to be quoted--but I Elve
Gathered that was only because articles, Kazantsev admitted his newly elected President of the with tins or mugs of their brew." mitter shudder to
RB well es Committee, who arrived here to- he probably thought that what errors at Helsinki This football ground, within
superiority and day after attending the Helsinki Association he would have to say would
Ashenfeller's eight of The Grays, police divi-
and stonal headquarters, is the No. 1 records that eight teams went
victor with all my heart
He said the slio of the 1980 paper! Johannesburg's defunct" last year, among them sheet vice spot of
Another promoter who hasn't must say that all of us never Olymples would be decided in delribalised Africans.
Every the Home Tigere, Naughty Boys,
by Nkabane Hotbeans, Rebellions, exactly been unkind to athletics failed to carry out the pria 1955, and that 18 cities, including wookand, it is thousands of Africans on beer Roaring Forties and the Swazi old me: "I felt like putting my ciple of congratulating the vic-seven in the United States, had
foot
television tors.United Press,
already applied. orgies which end in stabbings Highlanders,
crowded
pleasant decisions."
Regretfully, the
THE GAMBOLS
THAT MAN DYER THERE KEEPS LOOKING AT ME THINK HE' COMING.OVER TO AGK ME TO
DANCE
only burn a hole through this odded, "I congratulated the Olympiad.
of
through
the
Barry Appleby
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PRIZE FOR A “?” DIÁN -As Scotsman John Kennie, of and I think we shall see him an South Queensferry, cleaned his even better lender, it he gets rifle and nailed boots in the last the broaks.
few hours of his "Z" training I must mention one of Matt on the
Plains, his Salisbury
and footballer. Now Busby's up-and-coming_young- thoughts wore on the part he was stera, Frank Clestyson. I would to play at home in the ancient Bo by has won both the sit-
and men's doubles
Lawn cach like to see Frank make the first burgh
Blea tennis championships of Shotis'. team regularly, for he looks through the streets. Twice really good when on form. fore he had won-now for the Miners Welfare Association. As
hat-trick
and the coveted prize. a footballer, Bobby iss
pled And here are a couple of
every forward position, to Queensferry with only fifty rac.
Clayton, .of Blackburned to tr
minutes to spare before the start hia YMCA a long campaign against the un- official "point scoring system, Rovers, played like a veteran of the race. Soon they were off, by which notions are compared against Newcastle in the Cup and its not long before John years. Celile chief scout, Jim- In Olymple results, again attack-semi-pai lest season.
camo me the winner for the my McStay, then manager of Hamilton, persuaded Bobby to ed the system,
un received, studs gleaming,
occl-
Mr Brundage, who has waged young half-backs who impressed | John managed to scramble home and remarkably, after leaving.
youth club team, ho gave up all sport for three
So should Manchester City's wird whe. Then John Pheri have a trial, dgned him, and
Phoenix, a red-head with
Finally, before the now season { traditional. They were too big !
He declared: The system of bounded onthusiasm and plenty suff and shining a pair of size then transferred him to Mother- point acoring by nations is en-of skill..
tan Army boate! They are the well for £0,600. iirely unomelat and Irejgrulari
for the winner
CAP ON WICKET........ The Olympics are not a compe- starts, here are three golden rules of this rece tition between nations but bey
They have for John, but he is allowed to
Bewildered batsman at Wors tween individuais. That is in the for young players.
John never fails caster was J. L. Willins, of Olympic Charter, and no official helped me and countless other change them.
to train for this annual event. King Edward's School,- -- record is kept by the nations." players in the past: 1.
He has to sprint for his morning mingham. Making a stroke hår (1) One hundred per cent at frain every working day of his cap fell off and perched on his Mr Brundage said the 1952 ness. It brings confidence on the file and the mile or so between off-sturap. The umpire sald: Games we generally agreed to held. -be the Ancat Olympic Games
home and station keeps him in "Not Out" as a pail was not fine trim.
removed making a stroke. Now cently the Worcestershire opch- ing batman, Don Kenyon, was Tistory did not repeat itself at out hit wicket when his e the recent colourful bow and fell and removed a
bal
ever held. This was on the polat (2) Keep your eye on the ball of competitive excellence, num- always and see that you have ber of competitors and nations completo control over, IMA participating, facilities, manage-.
ment and the Olymple spirit dis Played Route:
(a) Quicknces off the mark. It'e
those arsi 20 yärda that 'dount
:
HOT ARROWS