THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1953. -
TURPIN SMACKS
ONE HOME
JACK DEMPSEY AND MAX BAER BECOME MARCIANO ADMIRERS
San Francisco, June 14.
Rocky Marciano has convinced two of his greatest critics that he is truly a World's Champion-and probably will stay that way for a long time.
Max Baer and Jack Dempsey, two former holders of the heavyweight flight itle, have been in San Francisco recently-both extolling the virtues of Marciano.
British Jaguars Score A Sweeping Victory In Le Mans Grand Prix
Le Mans, France, June 14.
British Jaguar cars scored a sweeping victory in the Le Mans 24-hour endurance Grand Prix today by taking the first, second and fourth places.
The winning car, driven by Tiny Holt and Duncan Hamilton, broke all récords by. covering over 4,000 kilometres (about 2,500 miles) in 24 hours' continuous driving.
A SURPRISE WIMBLEDON WINNER?
London, June 14.
"He has a wicked punch and he is learning all the time," cald Dempsey. "And I don't Fee anyone on the horizon who shapes up as much of a foo for there him. He is just the best Is of the present_crop."
Dempsey and Baer, of course, bolli should be admirers. of Marelano, because his maln stock-In-irade is the samo kayo punch that took the two former tule-holders to riches and re-
nown.
on
and
Baer currently is selling milk
a radio programme; Demprey is representing a beer concern. And both were here extolling the virtues of their.
product.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
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Васт sees the day coming when the heavyweight purser will be up in the millions of dollars. The distance covered last year"There will come a day when WILS 3,733.8 kilometres (about the title night will be televised by the German on a basis where the set owner 2,320 miles) pair, Hermann Lang and Fritz will have to have his sel plus-
geel by on Reiss, In a Mercedes Benz..
a telephone," soys Rolt and Hamilton maintained Bner. "The take than might be $4,000,000 for a 170.336 $3,000,000 or Average speed kilometres
hour (105.83 single Champlonship battle. miles per hour) to cover a dis- "The trouble with me in this tance of 4,008.0 kilometres gume is that I came along just (2,640.5 miles).
"Stirling Moss and Peter Baer, at 44, is in excellent
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Walker
per
finished
about 20 years too soon."
second, three condition-due to his addiction. laps behind with a distance of to the game of golf. He is a The Men's Singles event | 4,041,190 kilometres (2,303 strong two handicapper.
Phil Baer in the Coronation Wimble-miles), and the Americans,
bought
$224,000 Waters and John Fitch, in annulty 19 years ago-and he don Lawn Tennis Champion- Cursingham, were third with says that he has not touched u ships next week appears to 4,020,330 kilometres (2,492 penny of it. It has been growing be the most open of the miles).
with compoint interest ever postwar series.
since.
With six of the 12 players who were reeded last year missing from the entries, there is every prospect of a surprise
winner.
Hending the Asian challengo is that great lttle stroke artist from the Philippines, Felleis- simo Ampon, Analist in the re- cent British hard court cham- plonships.
LAP RECORD
Alberto Ascarl, of Italy, set up a recon for the fastest lap with an average speed of 181.6421 kilometres per hour (112.70 miles per hour) in a Ferrari.
the overall In addition to winner, there were three cate- or events which were shared among French, British and German drivers.
Rene Bonnet and Andre Moy- Ampon is, the smallest man net (France) won the per- in international tennis to-day, furmance index class in a D.B. Had he been endowed with a The event was decided by re- few more inches in height. healing distance to
cuble the undoubtedly would figure in the empacity of the engine and the first ten of a world rustking. D.B. covered 3,192 kilometres (1.803.41 miles) ai an average India will again be repre-
speed of 133,0 kms. per hour sented by Narendur Nath and 82.6 miles per hour). Naresh Kumbar whose impec- cable court demeanour had made Kent Wharton and Mitchell them favourites with the Wimbledon crowds,
category in a Frazer-Nash, and the Germans,-von-Frankenberg Japan, who presented
took and von Manstein. dormidable challenge at Wanble- 14-1ltre class in a Porsche.
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That and getting married were the only two smart things ever did when I was fighting." the ebullient. Maxie mused.
Randolph Turpin (left) smashes home a hard Humez who appears to be bending down to take it. which was cut in the bridge.
H.K. Jockey Club Testing New Starting Barriers
It is officially disclosed that starting barriers, similar to those used on some Australian race courses, have been obtained by the Hongkong Jockey Club.
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They will be tried out during the current Summer break and if they prove successful they will be brought into use when the racing season reopens in the Autumn.
The Jockey Club also has af and third $1,000. The number number of other projects in of trophies prevented - during.
the racing season will also be Increased.
hand.
the
middle of next
One is the purchase of pro- perty In Fanling possessing a A new batch of 80 ponter fair amount of paddock land have been ordered from Aus- and easily accessible to good tralla and they arg expected riding country. The purpose is to arrive aboard the Eastern to encourage good horseman- about ship, and it is proposed to keep month.
18 por or ponies out there,
demarki. It is pending on the felt that such a riding establish- ment would be a good outlet for really fit but unwanted class
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left to the noso of Charles Blood spurted from his nose,
Turpin won the middleweight title fight at London's White City Stadium.- Associated Press Photo.
British Commonwealth Athletes
Keep Migrating To American Universities And Colleges
More and more British Commonwealth athletes are now "going to school" in the United States. It started with Jamaicans and Canadians, but the Australians and South Africans are now also attending college in Connecticut and Oklahoma.
South African and British Empire Long Jump record-holder Neville Price is at the University of Oklahoma, where ho has already cleared 24 feet 11 inches this Another South African long jumper and hurdler, Harold Rall, is reported to be all ready to follow him there.
year.
"I used to buy $3,600 mink coats for those Broadway show. girls and then end up with a breach of promise sull receipts to show that I paid out $185,000 to lawyers while 1 wanis Curotta has run 47.9 seconds this year for Seton Hall College Aighting."-United Press.
I have
the
there, de-
10 ponles who may not be good racehorses but may be excellent riding ponies.
There is no intention to start
a school for beginners.
It is proposed to rehabilitate
WOMEN'S
AIR RACE
Now Smyrna Beach,
Florida, June 14. Mrs Edna Whyte, a nurse room, a few small bedrooms from Flint, Michigan, has
the property at Fanling Club with a lounge and dining
and a dormitory in order that keen riders can take advantage won the Women's Intorna-.. of any time they have to spare tional Air Race. and have a few days riding.
HOUSING SCHEME-
Another Imporiunt under-
Seventeen of the 18 pilots who, started from Welland, Ontario, In light planes last Thursday:
by Friday, The other landed on the way.
crash..!!!
taking which may finally in morning had finished the race volve expenditure up to $4,- 000,000 is the provisión of quar-) ters for mafoos,
Negollations have been chter-
But officials of 099 Incorporated Organisation of
cd into with Government to Women Pilots in the United make a building site available States and Canada waited until
after the Saturday noon dond Lino to announce o winner, in Blue Pool Road.
The site is not an easy one to deciding who it would be on a [develop, but it bas the great handicap basis, Mrs Whyte advantage of being close to the
bettered her handicap by 1 hr. 28 min. stables, which is essential.
Mrs Miller Henderson, also of Flint, was her co-pilot....
Their Cessna 140 was fifth to 1,150 miles race-Rouler.
At the present time many mafoos, since they have had to vacate the squatter
area aci
Australian quarter-miler Mor- of Now Jersey. Fellow-Autralian Broached to enrol at one Ameri-Jacent to the stables, are living and hero at the finish of the
In Form
Trueman Against Cambridge
London, June 13.
Rose Price ran 48.7 seconds for Yale.
Tan
with D
Cort-
Kwong Wah Beats.
Taipei 2-1
Taipei, Junò 14. The Hongkong Kwong Wah soccer team yesterday defeated, 2-1, a combined Talpel team The Stewards have decided
made up of players from Cen- that from the start of the 1953-tral Engraving and
in districts which ure far re can college or another.
The University of Michigan moved from their work. This lar Canadiana John Ross. Jack presents them With McKenley, Rhoden and Carroll, John Moule and George siderable problem in complying Sam LaBeach, all through with Lynch while the University of with the strict hours of early evening duty college, the outstanding Jamaican
lowa has Canadian Rich Fergu- morning and
which are an essential' part of in the United States are Leslie
300. Laing, who ran a wind-aided 9.5
the stables organisation. 20.0 Empire athletes are not the seconds for 100 Yards,
Altogether 400 families will seconds for a straightaway 220enly ones successfully sought,
housed under the now Yards and 48.2 seconds for 440 The University of Michigan also bo Yards for California's Fresno hat Swedish shot putter and disc building project, State College, and Louis Gooder, thrower Roland Nilsson, Okla- who
the 680 Yards in homa Agricultural and Mechani- 1 minute 64.8 seconds for Morgan cal College had Swedish middle (Britain} won the two-litre Fred Trueman, England's hope as a fast bowler, who State College of Maryland (and distance rules Sture Landquist is on the prizes for Classes Works and Civil Air Transport.
This made it two straight.. and Bittle Wheaton College has second $1,500 and third $1,250, was not chassen for the current Test match, showed some mater of George Rhoden end and Norwegian Frederik Eckhoff 1 to 5 will be: first pony $3,000,
the Jaganese distance runner, and for the remaining Classes; wins for the Hongkong visitors. "of his "best" "form-when capturing three Cambridge Uni-San LaBeach),
"first"pony" $2,500, second "$1,250"|—Reuter." The hunt is now on to enrol Kikuo Moriya. versity wickets for 27 runs in four overs today.
Cambridge finished the day with 38 for three after Trinidad's 17-year-old Michael Agostini, who won the Jamaican Yorkshire had declared with 340 for nine, the county hav-100 and 220 Yards tilles in 0.4 and 21.1 seconds. A Jamalcan ing been put in to bat.
correspondent writes that every Ted Lester attacked all Cam-ter, where Derbyshire did well winner at the Jamaican Junior
been bridge bowling mercilessly, on a difficult pitch to reach 168 Championships has reaching 50 in an hour, his first for the loss of seven wickets, century of the season
Gloucestershire put up one of another
hour, and 150 after the day's best totals, chiefly due
Tento batting
Wilson's 107 out of 103. for three hours. minutes later he was out for Though hitting only six boun
his was a stubborn 157, including 22, fours and a darles, port in a fifth wicket stand of display
against SOROR keed 148 with Wilson.
bowling. Leicestershire Surrey
Fast bowlers dominated the BUTA gained Best innings points on
don in the thirties, has not Reuter.
yet opened her postwar bid in
this premier classic of the
tennis world.
Hongkong will be represent- Last Four In
ed by Eddie Tsal
THE FAVOURITES Current favourites to win the championship last year's
arc Analist Jaroslav Drobny. 31- year-old former Czech who will be making his tenth bld to the clusive title, and the 18-your- old Australian champlon, Ken Rosowall, winner of the French title last month.
As usual, the United States
is sending a strong contingent,
headed by Vic Seixas, d. Mul
now-
lay, Art Larsen, 1950 winner Budge Patly, and two comers to Wimbledon, Bernard Bartzen and Hugh Stewart.
the
European Zone
Of Davis Cup
London, June 14.
after
Italy will meet Belgium is first day's play of their game at Worcester wirere Middle-
All four semi-nalists won by four matches to one.
Belgium beat Britain, Den-
for the past two years, missed France heat Germany and Italy, the chance to make it third beat Sweden, In the time lucky because he is now finals today. serving in the United States Results today were: Navy. Other notable absenters
are Dick Savitt, 1951 winner, In Paris: Paul Remy (France) Ham Richardson and Eric beat Engelbert Koch (Germany) Sturgess
6-2, 6-4, 0-2; Robert Hafilet [(France) beni Gottfried
voo
ap-
Chamant Wins
French Derby
Paris, June 14.
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"Wee Alex"-The Greatest Of
The Wembly Wizards
By ROBERT FINDLAY
We Alex's awa.' Call him Prince of Footballers, Wembley Wizard, King James, or what you will, the lovable long-panted Scot, whose Soccer was pure genius, remains forever in the hearts of sportsmen as "Wee Alex."
The Jameses of sport don't often pass by. The Graces of cricket, the Dris calls of boxing, the Archers of racing, men who transmute sport into pure art; «of a such was Alex James.
the last match of the season,
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Places pald 41, 01 and 20 You'd be wrong. Genius "James! James! James!" or an Herbert Chapman could not a
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There was talk of
BCX did well to diamiss the M. Henri Le Tolller's out- and France, will meet Den matches. For the third time this home county for 230, the last sider Chamant, today won the mark in the semi-final of the season, Kent were dismissed for six wickets falling in an hour 11,200 Prix du Jockey Club, Davis Cup European Zone under the hundred when Surrey for 67. Middlesex got within the French Derby, run over 12
skittled them for $2. lawn tennis competition.
furlongs. Surrey were not too happy each of the opposition for i
Madame H. Seulet's Scriphos when they went in, losing two loss of halt their wickets,
Glamorgan made run getting was three-quarters of a length wickets for 26, but they passed look difficult against Sussex in away second, with Beren Guy the hundred before the close to
a slow day's play and Davies de Rothschild's Marly Knowe a
Alex was born in Mossend, a At Highbury he reached his to grace the table. He was caźn Herbie Flam, remi-finalist mark beat the Philippines, make sure of first innings points. Just under Your, nous to further length away, third, in a Lanarkshire mining viliage, 31 zenith at inside-left. With home, his pride wounded, best
Brian Langford, the 17-year-
years ago. A drab place, you'd | Herbert Chapman and later cause he had been dropped from old quarter-
to Somerset, had score 8 of the Glamorgan total, field of 20. recruit to
The winner, who was ridden joay; no breeding-ground for George Allison to guide him. another grand bowling record
CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
by Michel Garcis, pald. 150 | genlus. against Leicestershire when he
francs to a 10-fraño stakes.
You'd hear the throng chant Once even his great
ent friend bou followed his 14 Kent wickets of
Close of play scores; the earlier match at the Bath
At the Oval, Kent 02 (Loker,
flourished with string-tied agonised shout of "Alex! Let's pursuade him to re-sign Festival by taking six for 53 in rightarm oft-spin four for 21), france.
G. Chanceller rode Beriphos, paper ball as equipment and a
'ear from you," would-ring out Arsenal. an innings of 161." But Leicester-Surrey 103 for three.
and Paul Blans was up
on brave little heart that strove for an this 5ft. din. morsel cavorted | asking Lord Lonsdale to shire's bowlers soon got among
sporting perfection.
gally,
Then one day Herbert Marly Knowe.
Prince Akihito of Japan,
man nearly exploded when The great Hughie Gallacher
AXE, HE WAS CHEEKY heard on the telephone "Alex has who attended the meeting, re-
signed....for. Selfridges," Yes, portedly backed Le Tigre 11, Was his school chum, and from
He Alox had signed as a Aye, Alex was checky. a sporting maestro as Matt Busby knew his worth, he had his monstrator... the only grey in the race, who nearby grims Bellshill came such to prove that you don't need -a finished fourth.
Tosco led for most of the hothouse to rear the orchids of dignity, and Alex outraged would
That, gonflemen, wad Alex race And was .stlit in front
not be comforted.
James. victims cheaply. Leicester had A Northampton, Northiamp when the field
Alex in his black-and- the sport. entored In Copenhagen: Kurt Nielsen lost two wickets, one to Langtonshire-Nottinghamshire:
Not straight. Garcia then brought Alex graduated to Ashfield In 1833 it was his duty as team white checked plus fours on the (Denmark) beat Raymundo ford in their second innings,linghamshire 117 for four, Chamant away with a strong Juniors, to Raith Rovers in 1922, captain to receive the League first ico, at Carnoustie Alex,
0-2, 6-3, before the close of a day's play (Clay not out 70), no play be- rus UNPRECEDENTED Deyro (Philippines)
from several other chal-to Preston for £3,178 in 1923, | Championship
of owner of eight: Scotland.cape, on behalf 16-4; Felicissimo Ampon (Philip- which saw 22 men dismissed. fore lunch owing to rain.
lengers for his first important and to "Arsenal for the then Arsenal at a gathering of the Plus two Cup and four Cham RULING
pines) beat T. Ulrich (Denmark)
At Bath, Lalcestershire 101, wine Chamant is by Majanio fabulous transfer fee of £9,000 Soccer Great at the Cafe Royal.
plonship Medals. 16-4, 0-3, 0-2.-Router.
SLOW PROGRESS
(Langford, rightarm
of-spin,
in 1920.
—(London Express Sprutos):{}- After over
an hour's delay six for 53 and secondly out of Pamphylle-Router. through rain, Essex made slow two) Somerset 81, (Munden, progress against Hampshire until Left-nem slow four, for nine and Gibb and Insole were associated Walsh, lefterm spin, four for 19.
Whatever the outcome of the Cromin (Germany) 1-6, 2-4, 6-1, men's avent the women's (7-3, 6-4. singles title is certain to cross
| the Somerset wickets and got At Brentwood, Essex-Hamp
rid of the opposition in 05 shire; Essex 202 for six. minutes for 80.
At Oxford: Oxford University the Ailantic 'again, probably in In Brussels: Jackie Balchant
Laurence, the opening bats 344 for four declared (Marshall the capable
Little (Belgium) beat Tony Mottram Mo" Connolly, who won it at (Britain) 7-5, 6-4, 6-0; Philippe man, lost eight partners before 111, Williams 116, Dowding, not the first allempt last year. -~-~ Washer (Belgium)
beat Geoff he was dismissed, Munden and out 41. Free Forresters 47 for
Walsh |Faish (Britain) 0-2, 0-2, 6-2,
each claiming four two.
Reuter.
Stowards
bands of
Boston, June 14. at Suffolk Downs race course here disqualified a horse who dead-heated for first place yesterday in favour of the horae placed third.
Wi-
The ruling is believed precedented in American racing history.
Greek Stadium and Time For could not be separated by the judges at the poot in a milo and
70 yards race for three-year- olds.
The jockey of Rose Beauty, the third horse, objected on the grounds that he had been ham- pered by. Greek Staúlum.
ITALY BEATS SWEDEN IN
DAVIS CUP
Rome, June 14,
10
the
in a fourth wicket stand of 02, At· Hall, Yorkshiro 340 for Gray then diaanlased Insole and nine declared (Halliday - 79, Ray Smith with successive.balls, Lester 167, Wilson: 85), Cam- to check
ES50x ralty, Green bridge University 33 for thro. smith prevented a hat-trick and Espx nnished aslow day's At. Manchester! Lancashire-. cricket with only 202 runs in Derbyshire: Derbyshire 188 for
There was an even longer
Italy beat Sweden 4-1 in the four and three quarter hours. soven, rain delayed start.
second round of their Davis Cup
At Worcester, Worcestershiro
match, Buropeon zone, after the holdup in the Northamptonshire 236 (Broadbent 02), Middlesex last two singles were concluded Nottinghamshire game and then up here today with honours the latter lost four wickets for 104 for five, (Brown 59). divided.
Italy's new
star, Merlo, trounced Sweden's Stockenberg
",
39 in 90 minutes, Batemen
At Birmingham, Warwick- however, look command of the|shire-Gloucestershire. Glouces attack afterwards in three straight acts, 6-4, 6-0, hundred was well passed for the 88, Wilson-1073, Gloucestershire and the tershire. 319 (Emmett 52. Crapp lot of only one more wicket all out at close before the clows, fe
After! watching fin of the 6-2. mce, the stewards disqualified Sweden's Davidson won by a Greek Stadium, and gave Rose walkover from Italy's Gardini, Beauty no share in the dead who was ill and called to show
up-France-Presse.
Throw hours were lost through bad light and rain at Manches
As Horshams, Glamorgan 230 (E. Davies 08) Sussex 10. for one-Router!
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