THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10; 1953.
TURPIN WINS ON POINTS, Foot Shuttlecock Makes
THE GRINNING HUMEZ GETS ALL THE CHEERS
London, June 9.
Randolph Turpin, British Middleweight Champion; won the British version of the world title when he defeated Charles Humez, the tough little French miner, on points over 15 rounds at London's open air White City Stadium tonight.
At the outset Turpin looked the best middleweight in the world,
A cool, calculating brain controlled a body strang-up to us and a pitch as a violin string, and a left fab with plenty of power. His defence was superb, and for the first six or seven rounds Humez's efforts to score' were made to look almost puerile.
He showed that as a boxer he round to jab away at Humez. has few equals
at any weight|
in the world fodny, but it was a pity that he did not demon- sirate hin obviously muperior punching power more often.
The
Frenchman's BOSC was now bleeding, but he was still full of night.
The
A left Jab and a right hook caught Humez high up at the start of the fifth round. Frenchman retallated with a right to the jaw, but a second later Turpin was again punish- Ing him,
The fig petered out so badly that for the first time in his life Turpin heard the slow handelsp from large rection of the crowd, instead of cheers Loud bouS greeted him when he was ante nounced GZ the now World with the bridge of his nose Champion-a
Uue recognised | badly swollen, Turpin scored only by the British Boxing Board with left jabs and occasionally of Control.
Humez got most of the cheers ns ho left the wing, but this was a little unfair to the British Champion, who had won prac- tically every round,
Humex probably took the last by sheer, aggression, and may have evened the 10th and 11th, Otherwise ho was completely out- boxed and outclassed,
Humez come put of the sixth
A foot shuttlecock, match-in:"progress/
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HAROLD MAYES: Talking Sport
DON'T NO-BALL THIS CROWNING CRICKET
Sport in this Coronation year takes on a rosier hue. Everything drove home sledgehammer is just that bit more important to organisers and participants.
right. to soften up his tough opponent.
Humez
swung right ofter
right desperately in an attempt to catch Turpin. But the British Champion stayed out of distance and retaliated with devastating force,
UNDER-RATED
For example, those cricket, Ashes will seem so much more vital than they normally do, and that's why I hope the clips who go out to play for them, for England and for "Australia, will make sure that nothing happens to tarnish the gilt.
What I'm saying, in effect, is, bowling crease. It was a lesson, bolter selling line than just "Ray let's not get this Coronation Harold Larwood had to learn, Robinson, who was once a good cricket year no-bulled and I and after he'd been called for fghter." -| don't mean just because a bowler it, he started further back and
scarcely happens to be "called" now and was again.
again,
Lindwall and his Australian une of whom has written Mtot the Old Trafford business was Lord's- inspired, should forget it.
Turpin "got Humer into a corner and seemed to have him set for knockout when the bell went to end the seventh round. At this stage he was far ahead on points, but. Humez was still
friends, at least to
remurkably strong.
GALLANT BATTLE Humez fought a gallant battle, never giving up and always trying, though in desperation, land a telling punch. He had cut opened over his sea brow in the second round,
open in the burst 11050 WILS fifth, but he grinned away all the punishment he look and came back in again,
his
fumez was more aggressive the eighth round than at any previous stage, but Turpin took everything without being ruffled, There win a cut under the Frenchman's right eye as he went to his corner.
when he
the
There are, after all, certain standards which are accepted as cricket. I don't belong to school which regards the game as being more important hale this than the result
stuff more than gallant loser anyone-but 1 de appeal to the performer not to de things which will enable unclimbable mountains to be made out of molchills.
LARWOOD LEARNED
And I make that appeal to
Turpin showed no effect from the slight weight troubles lie Turpin landed with a terrife had at
at the weigh-in. He had to right to the short ribs in the go to the scales three times and ninth round followed by a left Take a
a Turkish bath before get-hook to the side of the head. ting down to the limit..
Humeż got a cheer Turpin who held the world nailed his opponent to the ropes no one more strongly than to tille for 64 days in is now with
Alerce attack, but Turpin the Australians. Certain happen- regarded as World Champion in covered well.
ings in the Lancashire game at Britain. But as far as the rest In the tenth round Humez Old Trafford were not in keep- of the world is concerned; ta- landed a vicious right swinging with what we regard as good night's fight was for the Euro-to the head and had Turpin old English standards, and I pean Championship only.
backing away for the first time.
I
4
STAGGERED
hope there'll be no repetitions.
Ray Lindwall, for me is the world's greatest fast bowler at the present time. Yet he jibbed when Paddy Corrall no-balled him.
No, he didn't blow his top--| the more credit to him-but hó disagreed with the umpire.
ever no-billed
DID HE GRIEVET Because a certain writer cullóð attention in advance to Lindwall's drag, that doesn't mean anyone had told him to do so.
Another point which the Australians should remember is that in England cricketers do not wait to be given out when they've been caught at slip. They get walking.
So people who suggest, he'll Aght again-and that docen't mean he fears Turpin or any- one else are just underrating his business scelse,
It's very unwise to do that, because it happens to be just as his well developed boxing ability.
art
Whe
Crowning hint to the Football Association;, Watch those Sun- day footballers. Now they haven't got, Lancaster Gate re- cognition they've formed the National Sunday Football Asso- ciation.
It represents 50,000 registered players, which is only about half, of the knòion Sunday foot- before long.
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I don't know what fellow-ballers. Could be quite a threat countryman Ken Grieves thought of skipper Lindsey Hassett, Graeme Hole, and Ron Archer when they stood and waited for the umpire's verdict, because they were very much pulyand I hope that's something we shan't sco repeated.
One
CRYSTAL GAZER
Its Local Debut Tonight
SPORTS ROUNDABOUT
Bobby Wilson May Give Up Serious Lawn Tennis
BY DAVID JACK
!.
Bobby Wilson, Britain's most promising youngster By: “ARGONAUT” is faced with the prospect of giving up serious lawn
tennis.
://
A team of 12 players and five officials arrived this ever to be selected for the Davis Cup, is worried about morning by air from Singa- his future.
· Wilson, förmer Juftior Champion and youngest player
pore to slage à series of So are his parents, who tell Next season he lines up with
exhibition matchès 'of a new ine frankly: "We just
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cannot Middlesbrough, but that gap form of sport known as afford to subsidise Bobby when will be even more remole un- WHIL ho leaves school.
less - Sears displaces "foot shuttlecock”.
In other words, Lord Tem-Mannion or Arthur Fitzsimons plawood's appeal for sponsors in the Borough first team. Thasarles, starts this has fallen on deaf cats. No I feel there is an easter Way
gantiemen have of convincing setectors, evening at 7,80, p.m. at the benevolent
offers D
Cowl tank Southern Playground and come forward with
Joba for tennis starlets,
docs While Coronation Cup win- will continue on Friday and Now, unless somebody Sunday.
provide Wilson with a fob-and nera Celtic celebrateeking [lina, of: for tennis--the caroor the cream of English and Scot Tonight's programme opens jos our. No. 1 hope will end betish Soccer-slightly clotted in the case of the English clubs Basketball fore it has really begun.
numours concerning the treat with an exhibition match between the girls' Chi
Golfors at a West Bromwichment of Cettle centre-half Jim Lik and Chinese YMCA teams
a club, were surprised last week mg. Mallan continue to circu and will be followed by best-of-five-st exhibition foot to see a cricket ball bouncing late
the along the fairway. At bad barkhead players who decided Mallan was one of the fow shuttlecock
Freached the golf course via a
mighty clx hit from a West to awalt Players Union in
agreeing to of Bromwich Dartmouth batsman structions..before
on tho adjoining cricket play In the Coronation Cup. Could that be why he has been ground.
transfer-listed and denied his accrued share of benefit?'
match
by
visitors.
Although a new form sport, the foot shuttlecock game is a combination of tho traditional Chinese foot shuttle-
The
batsman's name? Buckingham, WBA manager,
Vic
Professional footballers ....... in Southern League club England, who frequently com- Gravesend and Northfleet have plain about benefit payments, should be thankful for maroles.
small placed their ground, at the dis
who posal of Jimmy Guthrie,
stage a floodlight Many of their colleagues in wants to
match to swell the funds of the Scotland have never seen a Players Union Accident and benet, chequelet, alone, hat Benevolent Fund.
the opportunity
about the size of
grumble
Willle Rae, eight seasons with Rangers, has played without complaint in seven different positions. He has never had, a benefit. And Willie, Patori, in side left in Rangers Cup Final side against Aberdeen, also walts
first benent faithful
cheque
for IB Of
after
Ibrox service.
If that sort of treatment is dished out by ода of the wealthiest clubs in the game, I shudder to think what happeris among the minnows... COLD SHOULDER
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Dodgers Score
15th Victory
In 18 Games
New York, June 9, The Brooklyn Dodgers scoring their 15th victory in 18 games, outslugged the Cincinnati redlegs, 10-6,-to- cock and the Burmese and Queen's Park Inside-forward day with the aid of four Malayan "sepak raga", the Seamus O'Connell wants
England Beats U.S. 6:3
The type of shuttle used.
only modifications
being the
England
introduction of a
point
1
an
for the
The
amateur international home runs and rookie Bob special standardised shuttle capso he's going to Ayrosome Milliken's, five one-hit it- New York, June 8. cock now used for the game, Park in search of it. Carlisle-inga of relief pitching. An English International team, the use of a set sized court and so many blinders
born: O'Connell, despite playing seeking revenge for the United tho
victory.snapped. Cin Hampden Park Club, has been cinnati's five-guue winning cold-shouldered bý England's
and also moved; the streak, selectora.
Dodgers to within a half game of the Brat place Milwauken
Pittsburgh
measures 21 feet by 42 feet 4 RETURN
baseline.
Braves.
OF feated the St. Louis, Cardinals,
THE "BUG"
7-4, in the only other day game,
the rest being nicht games.
at Philadelphia, Braves
American officials insist that Turpin should meet their Champion, who will be known when Carl Bobo Olson and At the start of the eleventh Paddy.. Young meet in. New the referee called both bazers York on June 19 for the dis-together and spoke to them. puted crown view in which Humez responded immediately they are supported by the with two-handed attack, but French Federation and the
Turpin staggered him with some
man who has spordd European Buxing Unlon,
nothing to make sure that his beavy blows to the body. A Hunez, in contrast with his left hook caught the Frenchman And if any English profes- Coronation..year set-piece goes usual aggressive styles allowed off balance and he went down, sions! had done what he did with a bang is Jack Solomons, States defeat of England In the scoring system.
1850. World Championship. most whose White City boxing Buw scored a six to three victory Turpin force the pace of the bust
more he would the count no
The game is played by three but was up before start of thir fight.
certainly have been on the mat.; tonight, is one for which, he started.
Thonglit had not been spec-
could, causibly use the superia-over a United States all-Star players on each side of a ball.. MAN OF IRON
Freddy Trueman and Brian
team- before 10,000 at the Yan-minton net se: at the simg height tives of Hollywood publicity men. iculur, and
in the 12th round
as facinton-The whole court Statham, had both been no
kee Stadium After the fight Turpin said; part of the crowd began a slow balled on the same ground- Certainly, the hundreda-of
England led at half time, one fect by 44 feet in badminton), without Americans and thousands from "I wonder if, when the crowd hand clap. Humez still showed earlier in the weekunyit the rest of the world will sec to nil, the goal-being-scored-byl with.q, four Lect serving square?? booed, they realised-1-was-fight-great-strength, -- but-Turpin al- complaint. That's the In a man of iron. I hit Humez
ways
beat him with heavier
at Now York In the National with all my force with a right blows while taking the French should have been with Roarin' that no one can compete with Ivan, Brondis in the last minute: at the centre of each
Ray, who kindw as well as jolly Jack as a boxing show-of the first half. hander on the jaw in the dest man's punches on the arms and anybody else that it's easier to man, particularly as he assures
League, and Yankees at Detroit, England took control quickly! · Service starts, át. thờ serving round and paralysed my hand
The Bugatti car which in Senators at Cleveland, Athletics, gloves.
me: "I've looked into the > badly that the feeling went
in the second half and ran the square with the server standing the early '80s reigned un-at Chicago and Red Sox at St. Humez took some heavy body bowl from 21 yards than 22, out of it for the remainder of blows in the y
you can take lead to three to nil with goals in the quare and kicking over challenged in its class on Leuls in the American League. but came -East- men who drag should Crystal and
from me the sun will shine.” by Tom Finney and Nup Loft- the shuttle tossed to him by on the race.tracks of the world the round.
back swinging. that I knew that it was ing all punishment with a grin.
of the other two players of Kli "After"
I only hope all the Eghters house at nine minutes.
Carl Furillo, Duke Snider, team. useless to try to knock him out.
and Introduced to racing Gil Hodges and Fee Wee Reece Turpio drew, mare, blood
shine, too. Unless some of them so I decided, and my corner did from his face. with a series of
The first American goal was get their jobs over inside the scored by Otto Decker but two as well, la box him and get the left labs and staggered him with
Alter the service, which must men of the calibre of Louis hit Brooklyn's homers-In a 13-hit assault, Bell Ted while allatted distance they'll be minutes later Lofthouse got his be sent over the net with one Chiron, Sir, Malcolm Campu verdict an easier and more com a right chop to the side. of the
fighting past midnight,
kick, coch side, has a maximum bell and Raymond Mays, is homered for the the redlegs. fortable
second goal. ihead.
number. of three kicks to send to be. One who'll certainly be, ilming
Geori Atheneos scored the the shuttle back but each player modernised, form at, the put the powerful
made again in Kluszewski's homer, his, 17th, Taking more heavy punches.
to do his job quickly is Franco's second American goal from an one alde can only have ono
Cincinnati at the start of the 14th, Humez
In a three-way Charles Humez, whe
famous Molsheim factory in with Roy Campanella and Saya, "I've
first basem Turpin's manager, Mr George again came back swinging with
worked in the mines all my life, penalty and Ralph Decker the shot at the shuttle,
France.. Middleton, said that he was see- | lefts and rights. The Briush
Ed Mathows for the ¦ Llaguo from six in the moming until thin on a rebound, but England
On set consists of 21 points rallled ing Mr Harry Markson. match Chumpion was sirungcly
and Finney sub-
inquickly six at night, and I have no,
One of M. Bugatti'e secrets leadership. maker to the International | dued, "though stil! ahead on
tention of doing so again. Türoin scored England's sixth-United with douce, being called at 20-40 success for the one-time
and the set extended to another fanatically-worshipped Boxing Club of Americă, to poli
London... has been in the, big, money, and,
Milliken, relieving Billy Lets session of Ave. points. Each morrow regarding, an offer for Hutncz was still grinning
Cravats and crinolines now I'm going to make sure. It's defend the title in through his battered lip in the
match is played on the best of Was lubrication, upon which be in the fifth inning, pitched to Turpin to
only 10 battere in Avojinnings: place; special reliance, - my turn. If he wants to beat New York next September,
|three or five sets. last round. though he.
pipes must churchwarden
and me they have to carry me
Faulty elling systems, be be- The only hit he allowed jype Turp leapt in, in the first have realised that he was well drainpipe trousers, top hats out-dead."
gained His were, the cause of most Bell's homer as hob behind on polnis round when
and old-world curtsies, will
ene fallures when the third victory, Humez missed
word under strain for with a wild swing and crustied With the crowd calling for be seen when the Gentlemen
Hours without
way." Humez said: "It was not my toughest fight, but Turpin cer. luinly hit hard at times."
accept- start
zome
from well. belund the
The
Will Wear Top Hats
Cricketers
TOUGHEST FIGHT
Prost
ono
A
RECENT INNOVATION
game in Malaya, calme promine
the
"Bug"
he
Kluzzewski and g
Pellagring in-
thro
a thousand triumph. Harvey a i. Haddix Buffered his third defent; and tha Cardinals their sixth loss An tremendous
; c
Legs/ded from the With seven guneed a 261 p.
THE
The scores were:liv
ON THE WAY HOME
New York; Juno §. England's football, tearn, was leaving for home by air today after the 64 days, and 20,000 South America
the eighth toning a vicious right to the French- | more action,
Foot shuttlecock is only quite Humez became of Bexley Round Table meet. Well, they're certainly fight- miles tour of
enabled the Pirates to snap and the United States. backing more aggressive. He sent Tur- the Gentlemen of Old Boxing words, mon's ribs, Humez,
and they confirm
recent
was ongine design. In their five-game z losing streak. away, did not appear to be in pin to the ropes only to take
the Impression which I conveyed Of the four trouble.
international originating no doubt from the the old days the "Bug" at speed, and gave Bob Holl his second hard rights and lofts. The lay in an old-fashioned to all Inquirers in the United ma played,
matches.
of badminton screed like. number was great Both men were watchful in crowd cheered, the Frenchman cricket match on the ground States who looked a e narrowly lost to the World courts in that country and the Banshees the opening rounds, but in the in his last desperato effort, and of Bexley Club on August 2. secptically on this match being Champions, Uruguay, two were fact that it requires the minimum second Turpin suddenly opened for the first mo, in the fight
styled as for the Middleweight won, against, Chile and tho of equipment.
speeds, co up and punished Humez on the Turpin looked worried.
Flayers on both sides will be Championship of the World, United States, and one against
In the hands or, as in this vying engine it was not often with two lefts and ropes
no American Argenting was abandoned after
through spot of Humez got all 'the' cheers at dressed in the authentic fashion since, there is right to the head. A
of 100 years ago, and the Round engaged.
20 minutes because of heavy case, in the feet of experts, foot that the cam cracked up.
shuttlecock can be a strenuous, boaring failure or piston seizure. blood appeared on the French- the end. There were
rain..
What thruling, and spectacular gae natched by road-haldig of a I told them, and I repeat this stage loud boos from discontented Tablers will arrive at the ground
more, the engines were man's forehead,
coach-and-four from the
Hafold: Shetall, in charge of a there,
Built to 13 Turpin was
obviously hitting spectators, and when Turpin by the harder.
Frenchman's face looked the worse for wear in the third round es Turpin scored with two quick loft Jaba. At Inst Humez got in a good punch, a fast right
I'm sure the winner, whoever hook to Turpin's jaw, but the British Champion was going
he may be, will be able to takd care of whatever American opé away and much of the force of
position thero may be, now! the punch was lost.
RIDING HIS TIME
of the Old Bexley that Robinson, don't have to was controlling his Lucy of London in a cafus at farthings," but the Old Bexley
a calchweight gentlemen will arrive on "peany he considered. Turpin punches and biding his time. bout reduced to He was content in the fourth the White City Stadiumhare team with their families will be waiting at the ground to welcome the challengers.
Tho
At
IKE WILLIAMS BEATEN
Trenton, NJ, June, 0... George Johnsort, last night beat the former worlds
weight champion, Ike
Johnson dominated-the
there
were more. boon cheers.Reuter
the morning.
Turpin
the
National League milled
wag, antiqunced the winner Market Placėjat; Béxley-beath, that they should be grateful to the English party, sald, :"Much variety of "strokes" with both standard which has rarely been
and having driven' round the town a toughest nút he has to crack at of view and we hope that, our provide, an excellent answer to Asturedly, the Busatth, werd a ↑ Brooklyn
for hins been learat from our point feet coming into play, and may achieved since those days... Cincinnati
missionary work will also beira much-needed training muline marque to be most healthily fruit. I think the future will in footwork for our local tennis repected. This resurrection. In St Louis
that the tour has been badminton and even soccer and the sports market will be Pittsburgh beneficial."Reuter,
silmulating for all concerned. cricket enthusiasts.
JOHNSON
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The players, women and children, will biso enter into the Loader, June 9. spirit of the occasion, and email Frank Johnson of Manchester, boys chasing hoops are likely to who forfeited his British light interfere with play. Ait will be weight tille when he weighed in dressed old-world style. outpointed, by
overweight this afternoCELOO
tonight.
Jolinson began slowly and was foored for a count of twa
Some
There
,
bis fist attempt to claim the crown Sugar Ray Robinson re- linquished.
And no, don't. Fof, in spite
of the latest rumour, that he la planning a comeback, you can forget that ond, Nobody was is a great prize, at more serious than the Star Mor in the first round. He speeded stako- barrel of ale. Umplies when he told the "What up and punched crisply against will smoke the churchwardens, happened to Joo Louis ain't going his opponent but could not quite while the scorers will take thipir to happen to me." A gali
nacendancy. La table right on to the pitch some- well the region square scored hooks but seemed fortunate, sto) Legal the decision, which had a mixed ropaolongunannt.
So he fights, exhibitions,, ani
ho may well do. That doesn't
mean a comabaélt is on the way,
The object s to provide money. He canrauilapless up folding for the Holping Hand Fund of money, for aékhábilõhe, and he
throughout. Williafni Wer not * The "fight" "war" on the bill the Round Table. Out of this happens to like lots of K.. I sent to the canvas but was in featuring the British vortion of rund the needy are, helped,, dnd don't blame him. such a holpless condition by the the World Middleweight Chan cara han dóaches are provided to eighth round that the referee pionship between. Randolph take disabled people. the stopped the fight Franco-1 Turpin of Britain and Charles géosida memang ada (Maka
Hanez of Franco/===|Devian donde und Landow. Express Berelit),
Presse
to
But he also lows that the tag "retired unieronted world Middleweight Champion? is
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