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McGOVERN LEADS WITH A LEFT
F THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1959.
Tommy McGovern leads with a left to Joe Lucy's face in the British Light- weight Championship fight at the Empress Hall, London, on September 29. Lucy
won the fight on points..
Soccer Job Offers Will Tempt Leslie Compton
SO FAR, HE SAYS
By DENNIS ROBERTS
'NO'
Leslie Compton, former Arsenal and England centre-half, says he will refuse any League cluby managership offer while coach to FA Amateur Cup holders Pegasus.
club.
One
He is already reported to have rejected the £1,500-a-year offer of one League
Tommy Atkins'
Army Sports Parade
of the innnovations
mosi
popular unusual
clation
shown
Ha says: "I think I can play cricket for Middlesex for another | five years. As u football manages I would have to give up cricket. That is just what I want to avoid."
Compton is 40. He appreciates It is not the age at which to take clances, but he thinks he can safely delay a decision. his future for a few years,
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Now Compton is an Arsenal coach, besides his part-time Pegasus commitments. As such he will gain valuable experience by for the time when his attention Army left-half turns to the managerial side of 151 Army Sports O'Donnell, the elreles has been the successful when he notched the fourth goal the game. launching of the New Terri-against the RAF. The answer it tories Army Cycling Associa appears is that the game was his birthday and he have been played on on. The planners much encouraged by the in- bad promised his teammates a the Combined University terest shown by Brigadier goal ns a birthday present, Urquhart who has given just "the right amount of backing to ensure the success of the ven- ture.
It is whispered that there are one or two very good foot- ballers in the ranks of the 2/2 Gurkhas who arrived In the Colony recently, It would 'an Interesting event to see these lads showing their paces in one of the Army teams.
•
on
•
be
Cricketers in the Colony will have to keep their eyes on the Army. One of the biggest soldiers
tho Active List, Major Chubb, has been seen hard at practice at the nets. Standing 0'7" and weighing 17 at he could be the big hitter" of the season.
Hockey enthusiasts are look-
ing
forward cagerly
Success of Pegasus could determine his future too. As club intend "sacking" their older players, Compton will have to concentrate on moulding a new
A paragraph in a U. K. news-Pegasus side. paper mentions that cyclist B. F.
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SIMILAR TASK
M.B. HASSAN EDGES OUT NORMAN IN THRILLING
OPEN SINGLES
SINGLES FINAL
By "TOUCHER”
In a thrilling Open Singles final which brought the 1953 Colony. Lawn Bowls Open Championships to a fitting conclusion, IRC's M..B.' Hassan yesterday edged out KBGC's G. C. Norman by 21-20 after 25 heads.
For Hassan, who finished as runner-up to the late U. M. Omar in 1949 and who has been knocking at the championship door for the last four years, yester day's victory was a fitting reward for many seasons of good bowls.
drawer to
wood
*
Hassan laid two shots on the 17th head, the first being about eight inches jack-high and the other about 10 inches in front.
-To Norman, the usual words, front
for the shot. the 20th end. Two touchers "Bad luck" extended to a loser Hassan made it 1-1 hy pumping and a third shot about two could never have been more up one of his front woods al-feet behind the jack scored to truly uttered than The more consistent yesterday, most a yard on the second head. bring him further ahead to 15-3.
A hugging toucher and on- the jack of the two bowlers, he other drawn shot on his last word led all the way with the excepgave Norman a count of two tion of only the 13th head when and a lead of 3-1 on the third he was passed at 1-8.
head.
A toucher by Hassan on his through the second shot for the Norman successfully played second delivery stayed for 4 single on the fourth head and hot. A heavy draw by Hassan another toucher og his third on the shot wood sprung the delivery
next head jack, sideways to give him brought the score level again at count of two. 3-3.
Norman forged ahrad lo 5-3 on the oth head with two drawn shots, the first shot being about one foot in front and the other almost jack-high.
On the 15th head he held a commanding 15-0 lead. This was kept up at 17-11 on the 18th head, but a bad lapse on the 19th, when he conceded a four, and another lapso on the final head cost him the match,
The title was almost in his hands on the second last head ef the match when, with the, score landing at 19-19 and already a Ye of one in his favour, his last wood just grazed off his oppon- „ont's jack" high wood in his 'attempt to rest it for the second | head.
shot.
сп the
A
Norman kept up his lead at 17-11 with two drawn shots about two feet behind the jack on the 18th head, only to lapse off miserably on a medium 19th
head.
Norman further increased his His st wood was two feet lead to 6-3 with an opening ahont and was bettered by Hassan toucher on an almost full 7th by about six Inches. Norman's second delivery pushed up Hassan's solitary wood did the Hassan's short wood to just damage on the 8th head. His behind the Jack. Hasan laki a An unhappy choice on Not first wood went into the ditch, toucher with his recond wood," evan's part of a full lest head also | #H
his secend was narrow
played a
and
Playing to promote his wood or take the jack back from the balthand, Norman was wide did
part in his defeaT. especially
after he had been short but his third landed right Jack to give him a drawing extremely well from a on the start to metham Head. He was single. heavy with two woods and more Hassan drew three good shots through with this third delivery. than a yard short with the other on the medium-short oth head,bout two. foot behind the Jacit. Hassan added the third shot two, Hasson's second shot was but Norman made a good save Norman was shart and narrow Almost 2 feet in front of the by drawing in a second
shot with bis last wood and Hassan with his last wood.
plied up the fourth shot,
Norman came back with an opening toucher head to maintain his slender .on the 20th
Jack.
Though the less consistent drawer of the twd, Hassan was
Hassan drew the shot about a foot behind with his second wood on the 10th head and added a
more effective with his heavy shots, and time and again came through with that solitary other just behind the jack with his last wood. Norman again wood.
came in with a second shot to Bleadiness under pressure, concede on y a single and keep willingness to take a gamble at the score at 6-8. some stages of the game and aj grand fighting spirit enrried; him through.
THE PLAY Norman took an early 1-0 lead on the first head when his last wood
crepi round his own
ANKARAH OUTPOINTS
BELGIAN
London, Oct. 7. Roy Ankarah, the Bri- tish Empire, Featherweight Champion from the Gold Coast, outpointed Juan Alvarez, from Belgium, in a ten-round non-title bout at the Royal Albert Hall last night.
But boxer
lead at 18-15.
With n measure of second shot czalne him, Hassan suc- ceeded with a spectacular shot with his last wood on the next
lie two shots
Norman drew the shot about a foot in front with his first wood head when he trailed the jack and played this through to just about a foot to behind the jack to score a two and draw rearer at 17-18. on the 11th head and take the
A toucher und a Jack-ligh lead again. at 8-6.
wood
saw Hassan lying two Hussan's gamble paid off on shots.
on tho the 12th head, when with Nor-Norman, however,
22nd head, brought off man lying two shots, he drove the a brilliant shot jack back almost into the ditch wood when he took a wick off with his last. from a short-to-medium head to his slightly front side-wood to chalk up a couple.
stop right on the jack.
·THE FINALISTS
M. B. Hassan the winner of this year's Lawn Bowls Open Singles Championship.
C. G. Norman--the runner-up-China Mail Photos.
DON! KEEP AWAY
FROM
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MARCIANO
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By DESMOND HACKETT
grey.
Down at Madison Square Garden in the restless roaring city of New York the carbstone cowboys from Hassan went into the lead ni
With the score at 19-17 the resident rodeo were chewing straws over such D-8, for the only time in the favour of Norman, Hassan laid matters as bronco-busting, wrestling with aleers, and match but
the victory-bringing the first shet six inches behind other sports that turn insurance brokers prematurely 25th head on the 13th when he the jack on the next head with rested Norman's first shot with his second wood. Norman
Just third wood his
to le three.
But just one flight above the Garden the moguls of Norman, however, tralled the Gazed off the shot wood with- displace it out being able to Jack aboui foot with his last with
D
his third delivory. He
Hemaul were discussing the much more fathal matter who delivery, only to see his oppon- was short and narrow with his should next go on the execution block with World Heavy- ent stili lying a single. -
Last wood and Hassan added in weight Champlon Rocky Marciano, the Brockton block A single on the next head the second-shot-to-draw-lovel-buster? brought Norman level again at at 19-19. 9-9.
way
Marelino ilf-treated
Block buster, indeed. You about as lisensible of a novice Hasan was a shade wide on can change that, rugged register diver starting from
a suicide Norman countered with the short 24th head with his first to the Brockton bulcher after platform. He will have a similar task
allar short head on the 15th, wood. Norman's
first delivery the to that given Vic Buckingham.
and with his first wood laid a rested on the wrong
Cockell side
versus Charles. of four years ago when he became
hugging toucher
Cockell versus-En Starze, on the jack, his opponent's. Hassan was 14 Roland La Starza. Pegasus coach.
His second wood It was a mauling, sprawling
dropped just yards short with his second, but Time and again up popped the Yes. But Cockell versus Mar- 114 feet behind the jack and Norman matched this. Hossan name of British Buckingham, former Totten- contest in which Ankarah was
Heavyweight clane without a test piece. from the his third came across from
drew the first shot
No inost dolinitely No, about 10 Champion Don Cockell, listed aggressive. ham centre-half, had to work the more
backhand to stop jack-high inches jack high on the wrong in the boxing Debrett the coloured
dd the material from Oxford though
TURPIN GOEST" *bout a foot away from the side to le two. and Cambridge. That is what tried to keep up
blacksmith or the
And now faces. Complon-but
to Middleweight Ilke barrage of punches, there was Jack: Hassan was either narraw
fighting farmer. Buckingham
Champion Randolph Turpin, who He will find the no real power behind them. and short or wide and allowed
Every time they mentioned has left the bright lights of Alvarez, never set himself to Norman to forge ahead to 12-9 | Univerzally, footballers intelligent
the name of Cockoli I shuddered. New York for the · austere like Don Cockell. Ho is a heights of the Catskill Moun punch properly and was nearly with a three. and quick to learn.
backwards. Now always going
steady-going character, a useful tains. fighter, and et 16-stone plus, a considerably solid citizen.
on raw
If Pegasue win the Amateur Cup again, Compton's future should be assured. It happened that
way with Buckingham, who went as manager to Bradford immediately after his Pegasus "graduation class" at Wembley
and is now West Bromwich
his
in
Albion chief.
Compton would be foolish to to the
turn down a fucrative Job time when the Army's 'A' and
League soccer. Will he change 'B' teams clash for the first
mind? He provides one fime
loophole in in the premier division.
his argument by game Walkins, the ex-Junior Sprint saying: "I suppose This should be a grand
could al- there are ...and
many folks Champion of the Midlands, 1 ways play club cricket.", ready to say that the ' team perving with the RAMC in Hong- I forecast it will be club will not be the losers...We'll kong. Local speedsters had bet-cricket for big offers will eer-
ter get into practice with tainly come to "Big Lesie" opposition like this about. Pegasus get to Wembley again
and I think they will do so in one of the next-three seasONS,—- (London Express Service).
An old
The
recruiting slogan ured to say 'Join the Army and
smaller units in the the World'. Any day Colony are now hard at work 600
REME to building their soccer teams for now we can expect add the words...an a bicycle the coming ecaton. Arrange
. Already
this season they ments are going well at 70 LAA. have won 3 Euccessive
team Regt, RA. With near Army Ches victories in
by the NTACA:
*
events arranged |
fulbock Sgt Furner to provide the steadying influence, and clever players liko Rilson, Nicholls, and the pint
sized
With the re-birth of organised Forsyte about they look like amateur boxing in the Colony it having a strong side that will is expected that they coming surprise many opponents,
TORSON
fghbors, fing, opposition to the
Snappy snippets.... Deca the boxers of the viber services and sivilian clube It Is, comenon Sports Officer of one of the big
the city from time to time,
CHAMPIONS
BEATEN
fiderio, after having annexed
the First Division Championship for the second successive Fyear,"
I wore Horeated by Craigengower
1 and 34-41-phots. | yesterday at: Happy Valley by
Although the Flist Division
Errwledge dat many Army battalforis know that tucked Championship has already been boxers are hoping that they wil] away; ! in his wit is one L/C be able to cross gloves with the Kinsman o boxer with a big decided, a close struggle for | runners-up honours is being American naval fighters who visit reputation in the right quarters waged by Craigengower and
With four officers und 13 TRO What about the now controf other ranks ---enterest --for the · The full soőben were au-follows: lind body staging, a bol Enters infand Harbour Hince the Aray datador D. Reserlef: 11 Lee, nationid cherthe show, to Now for bun of the bigger centric berin aki of the Earl Bala Popoy in un lévént váThe IBALL Day Fund?
The Welch Rog in: out with
[F(C.C.0,) lost to 3.A. Alreoun, A.P, Noronha,,
mány..of the sprictators
redersi
Invitations to tackle any opt tion” atheron Colat Runnin
foochanister, Prescott; feared the Colony
ati vam for - bitene next week
(J.W. "Leonard,NALE)? Bradbury host A.AG.
Not
a non-stop
and again he sent in uppercuts to the body and head, but there
BRILLIANT DRAWING
There was another spell
Norman rested the second shot to lie one. Hassan was narrow with his last wood. Changing his hand and trying to rest the opposing second Jack-high shot, Norman Just grazed off the wood, of A little less gren or a little less
was no weight behind the blows brilliant drawing by Norman on weight would have ended the
and they did little except hali Ankarah temporarily.
The Belgian suffered a cul on
the side of his left eye in the Indian Badminton
Ол the same Hogan Bassey
match.
a full head
Battersea
THIRD-DEGREE
him heaving his bulk against But I do not like the idea of the murderous Marciano.
wind A bleak, searching. probes around the century-old farmhousa
Twill which
ba Noriman threw
Turpin's home until he Oghts for the 25th and final hod. He
the world title which was onet Bobo Olson on October 21 for was a yard short on the back hand draw with his first delivery.
Turpin's possession.
There is no
question about in the man outside Ezzard Charles and Randy taking his training easily. the unfortunate La Starza who He will have to keep moving,
Champion Loses Hassan came in for the shot from Maybe Cockoll is the only
the forehand one
with
foot
out.
as
fourth round from a collision of but it did not trouble heads, him much afterwards.
While Ankarah's display could not be called anything more
Bombay, Oct. 7. draw. than mediocre, there was nover Nandu Natekar, 20-year-old
a yard through can go into that boxing ring and briskly or he will be frazen Norman was any doubt that he was winning university student, won the
which Marciano so suddenly wood and his second the fight practically all along." Western India Men's Singles
inbo Ď third-degree
That frost is about Badminton title here last night, Hassan put in the second shot turns MCCARTHY BEATEN
the National Cham-
about 2 feet in front of the chamber.
ds the reception which Turpin defe Triloknath Seth, 12-10 his third wood which went into world-tffio.fight I shall demand Hed when he boarded the trucko programmne, plony.
Jack. Norman was heavy with I Cockell is sted for a Nigeria, 15-0. 17-14 in the finali. narrowly outpointed Sammy Mc-
the ditch. Hassan was about a
* Jan. eliminator with. Ezzard with his party for the 100-odd. Carthy, leading contender for Natekar, who came into pro-yart short with his third de-
milles trip to his tracto Charles, Bight which
E
ha the British featherweight title, minence two years ago, had very
already been pencilled. *in Amidst the tension Norman, the Barin
The Nadal sports wilicts rated over ten rounds in which both beaten Sets a fortnight ago to
af British Boxing. Turpin as a distinctly inhospit- men gave a clamic display of win the singles title in the trying to draw at least the second Jack Solomons.
[ablo ohiiruster, Turbin, thought, booring and fighting
• Cricket Club of India Cham shot on the forehand, took a It was McCarthy's filmat defeat planship. He will compete next perfect green but stopped dead a in 20 professional contests. The year with Seth. In the work yard short of the Jack, leaving then he has a chance British boxer next meeta Ray tournament in Glasgow and the Hassan a lle of two shots and viving against Marciano. But good thing.
Championships.the winners of the match by a straight plunge at the Heavy- Famechon, of France, here on All-England
weight Champion would be November 3.-China Mail Special. Reuter,
THE GAMBOLS
BO LOVELY AND
VE
21-20,
Barro
A FEW MINUTES LATER
CHANT INAYE, THE
by
depot.
If Cockell can beat Charles even less of the sports writers. of -sur- Maybe this mistifi, mood ..
GAVILAN YEARNS ·
Turpin may turn his hate om Bobo and inake - tho' present getting of 5-2 on Olson hing look farcicaÏ,
Hovering around" this, midėlė- weight scene is. Kid, Gavilan, the linmaculately dresed. Cuban Fawk who holda tha, wótid welterieight tille, but retin only for the miiditweight prown.
The Hawk lingers over. thim ||battlefield | En patiently |na|my| seroplane plíớt, who för 190 Hours seuralad through the ade bask but a London Buding
After the 80ti telp over, the [dirźmid-7 · fult ubault, as dikký a |Jack Solomona when 1;ldst saw him, toaring, rotund New York trying to rebuild, biar