THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1954.
I'VE BEEN ROBBED,
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UT on the northenst const of New South Wales, Australia, a 14-year-old English boy helps his father, name of P. 8. Suffling, to eun banana plantation. The lad stols 6 ft. 3 in.. weighs 18 st. G b., und is destined
though he does not know it-to be pitch-forked into pugilism as yet another
SCREAMED
after the Horisontai
Heavy-weight hit the floor
GEORGE WHITING
THE FIGHT THAT FINISHED THE CHAMPION✩
British aspirant for the thed with all the best bravyweigh! of the world.
came,
SI W
I
hope it keeps fine for him-ner than it did for hla Dad, who and conked vut on a similar between the wars. quest Phil Scott, he called him- self in those days.
after
rose,
"Keep your punches up. Sharkey," warned referee Mag- Jolin,
and WIN immediately collected £200 and withdrow- Inmunat si by A battery of at the insisteuer of his wife, swings round the midriff.
Why did the referee change his mimi about disqualifying Sharkey? One pretty confidunt ussertion was that a character- istle gesture from a gun-toting gem at the ringside may have had something to do with it.
A Miami editor
wrote This treatment of the English berx-fighter, Phil Scolt, will mako a sordict story in Ameri- can boxing history. The page should be deleted,
The words were hardly out of his mouth before a left hook, aimed uncharitably
the stomach, sers Seatt sprawling
with paid. and gasping
A "three," Scott somehow con- trived a wobbly perpendicular, complained that he had been Et low, and was promptly toll
Inmedlutely Sharkey again and pitched the Scott to the floor left that Fanded on
to box on, people ng gunmen, had made the un- championship in search of amusement and all welcome nature of Scott's visit
that the richest racketeers spending so obvings
manager Johnston deelded to keep
outskirts-well thele plunder.
Batli these notions proved party on the false. By the
they hurt away from any evilly-disposed bone.
"slx," when At W220 might seek £8,000 and Soutt pold Sharkey
person
reache Square polson Seatt's food.
his the Madisson £6,400,
kost hul outfit rekated the
£10,000 on the deal. Only 18,- 680 people turned up, and not alf the efforts of 50 publicists- Some people, especially housed in two hotels with their the exprime of the Americans, had other names promoters, einid nither in any
Phainting more. for him such us
the Scuttle Scolt, Phil, Swooning Swan, and original Horizontal Heavy weight.
relations at
Scott, 1 to be feared, hart
the arpused on infortunate habit
W will pencilled after his name on the of having the tiers programan of the day mean jnt that he had won too many fights on fouls Six Mes he had had his opponent disquali-
He should worry That banana one of many plantation is bul Bold Investments made by the one-time Fireman Sung Marylebone, who, exactly years ago, lay
od 1. and
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Sharkey
Swirling arms
to
IND 24 qof whatsoever when he beat a squirming with The Norwegian, Otto von Paral, abs The BIKDY unsatisfactory elatie puins on the floor of ring jrs Miam --despatched mins in New York only thither by the nine-to-carrful punches of a Lamorataen sailor called Jack Sharkey, barn Joseph Paul Zukauskas.
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with Fairta known and unicrown fury.
every
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Sabre-rattler
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with t his hip
Scott had rounds
Scott slumps
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Cummings
"I must say I preferred the old days when we had things in the flesh.""*
Reporter George Liu Interviews “Miss Hongkong”,
A BEAUTY QUEEN IN
WELL-WORN 'JEANS'
But Sharkey it was who went on to win the world title. Scotl petered out with a ghastly ex- hibition against Young Stribling at Wimbledon, and, finally, got out hi two himself knocked
Larry Cultts by feet, Magnolia Leleater. It sounds fantastic. And yet stopped the count and waved
Mr P. S Today
Suming. the training pside night (52107
by-now frenzied otherwise Scott, is doing vory
promptly well
bananas manager Rise heard shots, and Sharkey who
with his
and who knows, thol glant young rushed out of the house to find screamed with tears in his eye
that son of his may yet square the bullet holes in the windscree that he had been robbed,
thal
word there was no justier, and
Family
and become of Scott's car, Vive le sport!
the day of the night Seolt was the Cattle
biggest quitter henvyweight chamaplun work. with swelling odds on Sharkey, of all time. with the 6ft 3in. Scott champ- ng modily his corner; and rompo inst around,
scowling and grime- 251 bla
and opponent,
Magnolia, menulime, had in- the generally putling pantomir that was supposed ved 17e Frank Davis, appoint- ed by The Florida Cominission. to cater the ring and inspect The damage done to Seall, He also ended for Jimmy dubuster, with the remark: "TU quality Sharkey If he tries to
ad anything on me " Sharkey was half-way merost
Ty dragged the before the opening Sent to hla corner a the ring bell hal echoed away. Aspect in his rico1. Dr Davis with a high, wide and unhand- nounced him capable
tning. Whereupon the reterve, arzac Flight swing,
Ito શ rough-
having suffered
F "Miss Hongkong of ever so long ago. seemingly mediately fell house cingle,
change of heart, ordered Scott Not too happy # beginning. to take one minute's rest
1954" manages to get girl, she dreamed of going on and
far- of the to come out Nghiting-or
a screen test when she voyages, of secing Scott, at the urgent behest
Dway places and distant 112 seconds, pushed Shurkey lose the decision.
to California next peoples. Then, quick as a Cash, Frantically, Scott's secondz
month to compete for the it happened last year. But So the Americans brought in away, jabbet a left or two and
pi no great in- worked on their stricken war- their now famous or infamous see
It was in convenience to keep the snarl- rier, pummeling to relieve the "Miss Universe" title, she instead of travelling -ho-foul ruke, by which DIY
not First pal and restore rome kind of ex-sailor
fucing the across the oceans,
aircraft dying
As When over them.
the Hongkong battle merely Love Trut
round to Scott.
life to hip and thigh. A: the cameras as a completely raw a Cathay Pacific Airways flight ended in 1941 her father WB4 In the sound round the noble end of the precious minute. actress.
hostess, she has been to many interned 05 #1 Volunteer in of self-defence was Scott turched forward, drugging
Camp. Sometime places in the East, And now Shamshulpu forgotten irretrievably
andl
one foot after the other, to meet
the the chance has come to visit Inter,
moved family Many people in Hongkong America, which she has always Macao wirere they
remoine And left to
with so little regard for will recall the impression wanted to see. The body, half m
until the end of punched and half pushed Scott orthodoxy,
ahe made when, at the nge
the war. To the floor and sprawied On
Sharkey, red with frustration of 18, she played in the top of him.
and rage, Mirged forward. One
skitmish, a clinch, Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Scott, obviously pained at preliminary these indignities, scrambled up and then Sharkey swung o tre-"The Pirates of Penzance."
mendous left to the at "ix" and stepped in lively
stomach, fashion round as much of the followed by an equally sme This was presented by the Diocesan Schools' Choral fing us the swirling arms of the
Society in February 1952, unethical Mr Sharkey permitted. won the round but Scott's long left arm was prov~ Ing source of irritation, rus Juni regulations were
1wr Sharkey
Crities
chandon apped that he woul he down Rust Sharkey, a forecast Ju Calend
voci- imroodiately and
hy Scott's feroualy
English manager, Charlie Rose, and hy
i American representative,
John ston
Sharkey went on to win the Liverpool-horn heavyweight championship of the work at the second attent
against Germany's Max Schnel- ing. Scolt came hom two more beatings, quit.
Jimmy
to take
then offending boxer EL
The round in which the enormity is committed,
Scott versua Sharkey came about.
February 27, 1930. because the whole of the inter-
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In the light of after events. Juliusion would better Jiminy
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seemed to
art
bay.
Ron-
national fight trade was looking have served his fighters cause Sharkey swipe with left, right again the man who had smilten
for a new, cash-producing world champion on the retirement of
marieve
Gene
by keeping his mouth shut.
The venom
Having quietenel the lamene
il
the Schmeling, mare Scott's Tunney. spurring partner, Way 450 candidates, but had among the been temporarily side-tracked. that Scott was quilter, It Boxing impresarios at Madi- next behoved the promoters to son Square Garden, New York, whip up blood-curdling legends decided
that their
Sharkey lin- of the ferocity of the six-fout best mediate bets were the my, Robre-rattling Sharkey event plenty
They talked
text overboard once and for
the
right to the same target.
Scott slumped against
like # ropes
crab on edge, crumpled slowly and remained half up and half down, his left gluve clutching the to rope in a neutral corner.
"Get up and fight, or I will you." urdered
itt round three.
Scott, seemingly intent upon keeping disqualify the rumbustious Lithuanian as Magnolio. far
Losseri possible.
extremely
косм
will
was
be
Sharkey- and they whipped up
June Lee took the part of the of
Edith, one of the daughters winner_against Young Stribling ringed opponents, of his marting venom with which he
of Major-General Stanley. anth Tommy Loughran and
and a8 terrifle Teuls wifi n plek Troking the tall. gentlemanly
not It
u principal Scott, champion of England Shovel, and of his hare-to-the-
role, but, important in the the Empire
buff and
by right of
brawling this savagery when
support, it called for good with his fellow matelots. *༢༤t* respectively, with conquest
"1 cannot go on," Kasped Frank Goddard and Australia's Sp
acting and singing, June Mini 10
Bench, UT yet another of his tentative left Seoul," have been hit low and fulfilled these requirements George Cook.
looked Father, to the hause of an Eng- leads, and
hairt 100 much. Give They further decked that the lehman about three miles sticked when Sharkey ducked right and proper place for such away
from that dollar- under it to sheet an unfriendly Sharkey the decision."
Magnolia promptly dil so. a brawi would be the wide- sangled pingground. The local left hook, to the jaw. Submitting
Miami--lush- citizenry, open beach
"three." Scott count of
of
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The inquests
Secking
sainee from
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As
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re-
n
in Kowloon, and is still membered by SUMU of her childhood companions 15 spirited pig-tailed little "teTTOT" who led a band of whooping children into many a terrifying in ships cacapade.
After the war
A practical
always, person June concentrated on her work. helping passengers and making
"Miss Hongkong" competition them comfortable. Entering the ond far from her mind, it was more for the fun of it than anything else that she and three hostesses doelded CPA other to join at the last moment. Three Diocesan
was
of them got into the finals.
HK -
with She has kept up
normal work. title or
and
where
June studied for some time at the King George V School, and later finished her education at the
GITH
School. Hor in- fectious enthus- lasm, a trait that came naturally to her in what- did, she
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her
and
her tom-
no title, boyish love of
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to
with refreshing ease and and has made a couple of flights active recreation, to Indo-Chine this week. This soon singled her polish, and her performance despite the busy time she has
out as a leader being crowned "Miss in
many felds was noted with pleasure by had since
Hongkong"-giving the critics.
interviews, of school activi posing for photographers, ties especially
DIISS HONGKONG 1954 Alling forms in sport. selecting dresses, Would she like to enter the
(Photo Salon) ail the completing
She excelled at softball and other things. She wants simple, cigarette in his dressing-room, films, if given the chance? rangements for her trip to Long
mostly plain- the "Miss quickly became one of the most straightforward, Scott showed the assembly an She is thrilled by the idea, Beach, Inch-long blood clot t the but cannot make up her mind Universe" pageant will be held. valuable players on the KGV coloured things, she said. Per- were team, the "Pirates." Versatile haps just a felli here and there side of his right hip, bang on at this stage. And who can on top of it all there
she mastered for the evening dresses, but not and cool-headed, those inoculations! the belt line. A doctor said that
would blame her? One thing at a
practically all the key positions over-claborate. blows on such a spot
Her favourite basic colour? shatter the
"It So flushed
has certainly been # sclatic nerve and time, they say.
of the game, playing at catcher,
rob the
she admitted. pitcher, first base, second base Blue, recipient of all means with joy and excitement is hectic week!"
And here's
Д secret. -Miss of locomotion,
und Hongkong has designed Scott dressed, was
she still over her winning But, wisely, she has tried to and left field. given a
Ret as much rest as possible.
Next to softball came swim- made most of her own dresses dose of morphine, and spent the the Hongkong title that she Therefore, she has been obliged ming. Although she never took up to now. They have all been
Miami hasn't had much time to to turn down many invitations
of early part in competitive swimming on simple lines but think about future plans. A to parties in favour started week after her success, she nights and plenty of sleep. She she went in for regular training they were simple
next three days in n hospital.
Then the Inquests
the
helped along by a "censored" Alm of
ight. In Sharkey was seen poised the punch that felled Scott in the third round; at that point the film was cut, a
caption in-
con
because
they were
Club, and was definitely one of being nt
Order and neatness are almost this, is still trying to get used to be even given up, for the time at the old Victoria Recreation effective,
favourite least, her
the most promising youngsters. for being "Miss Hongkong."
an obsession recreation-swimming.
with Hongkong's She also became a proficient beauty queen. Evidence of this
unfortunately Virginia June Frances Lee, diver, but was
be БЕСП in her small. forced to give this up because in as she was christened, 18
pleasant room
in Kowloon, every way
which bho
with hor Bhares. sister Carolyn. Not a single Born
or clothing article of furniture
out of place. There is not a is out
vd
serted, and the next shot show-
Scott on the (loor. camera cannot le, but it certainly tell half-truths.
The can
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a Hongkong girl. of an injury. here in November 1933, "I feel wonderful," she she is a member of a family enid, "but everything's that has settled here for many Mr Frank Another interesting side-light happened so suddenly I feel years. Her father,
Lee, is a ship's engineer of the came from Scolt's old opponent, Fm still dreaming it"
or Womang. of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.
George Cook, who had been sparring engaged as Sharkey's partner at a fee of £400. After
Well,
at least onc of her
She started school here at the one week of Sharkey's expertise dreams has come true. It was on the sciatic
lender oge of six at St Mary's herself, George ever such a tiny dream,
nerve,
and
RUSSIANS LEND PICASSOS
FROM
From Joan Harrison
"Picasso wrote to the Russian tegned Picasso'n
"Head
HK -
in
speck of dust. Her own posso slona - photograph
albums
the stationeryall have
ce in drawers and cup- place, in ar
boards.
A devout churchgoer, Juno ot
Sunday services when-
Graduating from school 1951, with honours, she stayed an additional year to take the DGS Commercial Course, and.
anished almost at the top. she finished
When she began to fend for
she knew what ale tends wanted to
to do,
went after and It with determination. With the ever her work permits her. Sho
the might return to Hongkong love of travel urging her on, an all-day flight on a Saturday, she decided she would like to and go out in the evening on a become on air hostess. But
But dato," but the next morning it was difficult to find finds her as the Christing, and vacancy at that time, 50 she Missionary Alliance Church's took on work as a stenographer, early service.
until the opportunity came her of way last year.
of
Completely unaffected
on:1
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оп
15.
Paris. the muscums
of ambassador in Rome where he Stalin" on insult, came one
world's most valuable Moscow and
Leningrad, knew there were nino paintings the
unsophisticated, June Lee hos of her chances at Long from the Russian embassies in and asked if they could bo lent Pleasso collections.
beon receiving interviewers In Beach, Mins Lee said modestly: Rome and Milon, have come to to us. The ambasador replied:
Certainly I will send you those It covers la early work, the clothes which they are Jeast "I haven't seen any of the other Paris some of Picasso's most but do not be murprised if you rose and blue periods, the negro likely to associate with a beauty girls yut, so it's too soon to tell. valuable paintings.
Reb more
canvases then you and cubism period and the start contest winner. As she chatter. But you may be sure I'll try
of his completo breakaway into ed away merrily, between sips best. The collection Includes 37 think.
nibbling at cluba Of her ambition In canvases painted between 1000 "We waited and walled and abstract painting, using plecen of of milk and
wood and paper-culs. 3 sandwich (chicken, hem, lettuce, don't really know." Then, with and 1914 when Picasso was a then, hearing nothing further,
tomato), she charmed by her the kind of candour that hor young man, and internationally decided 10 approach somo To people who only think of naturalness in a comfortable friends say oflen bowildere and, certainly, politically in privato Paris collectors to get Pleasso as the great eccentric his
pair of well-worn "Jeans" and people who meat her for the known.
Bome more. After all one could early paintings come de: quite a
brightly coloured checked shirt, first time, she, added, seriously: Together with 12 paintings not have an exhibition... with shock.
"be" a good housewife,. lent by private Paris.collectors, only nine paintingsl
(How about those calories, gues they form a group of 49
Miss Hongkong? There must
be fo *Picasso" to make a unique
be thousands in that face!" VITAL STATISTICS: exhibition, just opened.
-"Aha, tacky for me I don't
Age: 20, and 7 months... have to worry at" millage,
Brunette black hair, block least-nos veți"),"%)
"Months ago we decided
For instance, ono picture "Then suddenly large packing-painted in 1900, when, fo“, was .cases Bogan to arrive. They only 10, 'showing 'a' man und' a contained 37 canvases from the woman embracing (L'otreint to Moscow
Abd Lepingud The Embrace) in the woman try to get together an exhibition usume,
*Zooking very much of a woman. Another painted in 1906 "The which - women with a Tàn", one of his Picasso' most famous works) zwveals the
and stars of the revolutionary Psonno,
of Picasso's early works” said vabad
an official. We wrote to him, So from Bovlet baking, if he would hein us try not long laura"? Kabi to trace some of the caIVERSE.
What sort of‹drám going to take to "America? Bha wonTM m/ $5,000, ward
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