THE CHINA MAIL,” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1954.
OLD JACK AND TWO YOUNGER LONDONS
Former British and Empire Heavyweight Champion Jack London shows his pride in his two fighters, Jack (left) and Brian, both of whom are following successfully in father's footsteps. They are pictured at Jack's club in Manchester. Jack and Brian are serving as P. T. instructors in the Royal Air Force and are due for demob. in the New Year. Brian, 20, fights as Brian Harper and is British and Empire Amateur Heavyweight Champion. Jack, 21, has won the four fights he has had since becoming a professional. He fights as Jack London, Junior.
Dad has only one regret. He quips, "When they were young I could clip
Now it's the other them behind the ear,
about."-
"—Reuterphoto, way
NBA WINTER RATINGS
No Logical Contenders For Light Heavy Or Middleweight Crowns
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dec. 29.
The National Boxing Association's quarterly ratings, released today, showed no logical contenders for the crowns of Lightheavyweight Champion Archie Moore and of Middleweight king "Bobo" Olson.
and
Fred Saddy, Chairman of the NBA Championship Committee, said that there were also no occupants for the featherweight and bantamweight thronea.
The NBA declared
Duits the two, wiŝin truc
set by the ❘ cual Championships vucunt when❘ NBA featherweight Sandy
since Saddler
the New Champions and bantamweight Robert Cohen October rulings are welterweight failed to defend their tities Johnny Saxton, flyweight Pas-
THIRD TEST
Len Maddocks Comes
In For Gil Langley
Melbourne, Dec. 29. Dul addition to his overnight Gil Langley, Australia's score of 78, but Ilm De Courey,
with 95, and Benaud, made wicketkeeper, will be regallant effort to stave off defent placed by Len Maddocks of
Spin bowler Jack Hill, who with the last Victorin in the Third Test toured England
took gide, against England which be- Australian gins here on Friday.
Langley had to withdraw be cause of an eye injury sustained in a Sheffield Shield
match in Adelaide yesterday.
Ave
Percz
lightweight Jimmy Carter, the only fighter to hold the division crown for
three periods.
The quarterly ratings are as follows:
Heavyweight
Champion, Rocky Marciano; Logical con- tender: Nino Valdez; Outstand Ing boxers: Ezzard Charles and Don Cockell.
Also rated: Bob Baker, Tommy Jackson, Charles Narkus,
Earl Walls, Heinz Neuhaus,
Roland La Starza, Dan Bucccroni, Joey Maxim, Johnny Williams.
THE AVA GARDNER STORY
WHAT WOMAN WOULDN'T BE
FLATTERED,
BEING
ASKED TO PORTRAY VENUS?
harder.
hairdo.
was
By J. M. RUDDY
remember
to
сус
St. John Ambulance
Orders
Orders Issued by Mr Fung Ping-fan, C.st... Commissimor
of St. John Ambulance Brigade, Hongkong District. Order No. 82/64. Dated December 30, 1934.
Ambulance Duties Hongkong, — 2.1.65,-8.1.58, Bhaukiwan Amp, Div.: 9.1.05-16-1.66. Confucian Amb. Dlv, January 1900: Ch Bing Now. Div.
Ambulance Duties Kowloon,-- 3.1.65.-9,1.35. Hona Wah & T4 Po Amb, Divi 10.1,65.-16.1.33, Sham- khulpo Amb. Div.; January 19351 K.T.M.C.A. Nig, Diy,
3.1.85.
4.1.35.
Kok Amb. Kowloon Amb. Dly. Course, Shaukiwan
AL naco Causeway At Race
Football Dutien.-1.1.59, 1.30 pm. 8.C.A.A. Ground: B.C.A.A. Amb. Div. 1.1.80. 2.30 p.m.. Club Ground: Shaukiwar K.F. Amb. Div.: 13.05. 2.15 p.m., Boundary Bt. Ground Mong Kok Amb. DIV.: 2.1.50. $3,50
PS.C.A.A, Ground: B.C.A.A.
Amb, Div,
"I've often been asked Bost" there's др alebogate How did that stormy romance sort of any what the
Penetrations Squad Duli«.—2.1.55. what happens to you when
with Frankio--her tḥled husband that's the way they want New Year Holiday, ratieel: duty "I learn by doing. T'got coll-begin?
welle
kct your name goes up in lights Adence by doing more pictures,
well,
'em. But 2.1.6. Dr Cha Kwan-poj
H.F. Shields C/§. 2. el Areült Be "We'd met in New York, when Frank gets Oghting mad, and HK.V.M.C.A, NM. DIV. and when you get what is but I was always scared, that I was on a personal appearence that doesn't help. K the called star billing."
first morning when I faced the tour" and Ave, "but we really cameramen
Orderly Dulles For Mainland Area want to photo nat.) 1.8 Shamshulpo Amb. Ava Gardner, eyes twink-seras. You knew somethin, not to know, ouch other in Falm graph you, you might as well
Michael? I'm 'silll scared cach
Diy.; MYMOTtul Amb. Divi ling, A smile hovering day when I drive to the studio at party. I always let them. If they want to
night. It around her lovely mouth, for work, I guess I'm built that waren, and the stars the way talk to you, you might as well Slim, Kowloor
saik. Not Franicis (hough.” said this as we sat at Fras-way
were, like writers say, so low We talked about the filming Maco Duties.1.55. When I was in France, they you could touch them. cati's in Beverly Hills.
Frank told me of
"Pandora and the Flying Div.; At Headquarters of French
proverb, "Fast" she added, "there's that
and I drove Bloc mad in his big Dutchman in Spain and the BoD plat It's the Arst step that convertible down tho desort respondility.
ruatador reports that counts. That's the way it is rood, then went for a swim.
Marlours Westen Dist, Amb. Dive
At Headquarters, IX.Y.M.C.A "Second you work
with me..
I have to make that "But whate to talk about Cabre had fallen in love with Amb. Div. Your time is not your own. If first step, then it comes easier. now? It's all been written. One Ava. "He was a really swell you are not actually rehearsing, Not cazy, but easier.
thing I must say, I was never guy" said Ava, green taking lessons in speech, voice.
Then for me,luck. There
there's always a home-breaker.!!
dancing with amusement. dramatice, dancing, and working in front
a touch of good of the cameras, you
Sinatra told friends at the HARDER ON FRANKIE that picture at Universál, have publicity photographs to One Touch of Veria
lime they began their whirl- 1 recalled a sonnet that do, interviews, personal appear- wanted to do it very much,
wind romance, which took two Maria supposedly sent to Ava. Btrest Sleepers Bhalter Boclety ancos, even help opening new It was the first time I was going years, thousands of dollars. 96 It went: "In my breast you Dates Shunshalpo-3.1.65.-8.3.5. cinemas,
remain to have a chance at comedy with transcontinental eintrips, fights will still "It came as a shock
with your YM.C.A. Nsz Diy.! 10.1.56.- after I appeared with Clark ing to piny Venus. What woman wrestling and argument before will pierce Boeper within me."
me music. What's more, I was go-to Mexico, Reno and Las Vegas, waist slim lice
a palm free: 15.1.3. Shemshulpo Neg. D and many sessions of legzi
Atreet Alespers Shelter Bocisty Gable in 'The Hucksters' that in wouldn't be
In my troubled silence cries
Duties Wedern Dist-January 1966: flattered, the eyes of the studio
"King's College Nag Div being ask-
"It sounded much better in pretty important,
• Mong Kok K.FWA, Aun, Clinio Imy Venus; and I'm ed lo
10 portmy
Butler-3.1.65.-4.1.55, Waterloo Ng. "There are changes avhen you
not immune to
to flattery!
Spanish," Ava commented, smil. DXv.; 4.1.50 -0.145. Shamshulpo "At fhet, M.G.M. said:
NK. Div. ing." like bull-fighters, and You get nove up.
0 star's dressing-room, and at Metro you to do right away.
We have another pleture
they certainly take themselvco for
1th Exhibiion of Hongkong Pro- think it's because datta Dutter-30.12.34, Eastern Amb. I went
seriously
Diy, & Manshuen Into
my
dressing-room and
everthing
NIT they do is dramatic."
Diys 51.19.54.1.1,63, Wanchat "A" Amb. wept Then luck. The M.G.M.
"Making Pandora changed Div. & Manahuen Nag. Div.: 24.58. picture was delayed. You can
J0%. I travelled and Chung
Amb, & Nig, DIVE other countries do that picture at Universal," said
and 8.1.4.-0.1.80. Wanchal - "B" Amb. other peoples for the Brst time. 6.1.00, -7.1.00. Causeway Bay Amb.
Div. & Chung Bing Ng Di one of my bosse learn some tricky dance-steps
"Mas, did I work! I
I think I stopped being a coun- Diy, & Western Dist. Neg. Diy."
girl from Hollywood.
Taken on strength={*} || Enrol- ment—Aderdeen Amb. Div. Pie. Lea songs. But I love three
Tak smrolled w.o.f. 20.12.54.; Man- to dance and I like to sing.
Div.: Amb/8ls's. Trang Wukahum, yu fimum, Now Wa called Billy Daniels, the dance director, and began training
fan, Lam Yuen-ping de Wong Wal- called Harriet Lee and started
han enrolled, w.e.f. 31.1254.
the songs, I posed for a sculptor two hours a day while he created a Venus out of me.
the things I had,
way
to
I
AVDS
11's
Coldwyn-Mayer studios, something. believe me.
"Your dressing-room
is de the you like it. corated It's lile a luxurious suite at a Arst-class hotel.
Then, on the set, you have another dressing room, with a comfortable sofa, easy-chairs, your own grumo- phone, a coffee-pot, the worlds If you want anything,
you Just ask for it.
LAZY BY NATURE
my u
"But your time is not your own and that bothered heck of a lot at Arst. I'm lazy by nature. I like to take my time about things. I like to Agure them out my way and not be rushed into doing what not sure of, Well,
I'm
big studio, a lot of things are
for you. Other Worked out
they wouldn't over
and
on
In Philadelphia on November
1931.
it culminated in marriage
No.
During the filming of Snows of Killimanjaro" I talked } with Ava several times about
Frankle.
"MY OLD MAN"
"My old man,” was the way Ava affectionately referred to
mo
Q
*OW
had Sinatra, who was at the time our loved Spannen de Mar, he
a concert tour.
"A lot of people don't under- stand him," she said then "He's admit a great guy, terrifle talent, but I
quick-tempereck,"
Sinatra was the target of the
gossip writers in September, 1931, when he went to work in Reno night club to make some
Madrid, Bar-
the Costa Brava. I love colour, celona, Beville, Tossa and there's no blue in the world like the blue of the sea and and the sky op the coast of the Mediterranean.
*'ll never
forget my fret
tow
Decrease of Strength,—(a) Lexvõims Bianchsen Nig. Div.: Amb/Bls, Choy Put-in leave for 2 months, w... 1.11.64 Waterloo Neg. Dr. Amb
days In Seville Bls. Wong Ham-har leave for 4
And as I posed I thought of a money towards his forthcoming | festival week -- the singing, the months w..1, 6.11.54: 8.C.A.A. N.
Voice, dramatics, speech and
dancing.
up
columnist
divorce from his first wife A Hollywood "Sinatra's carning while he's yearning!" and
dancing, the food, the wines, mipped: the people, the gakety and the
kindnesses to me, a stranger."
Ava this bothered
stretched, langorously. "Spain I love the country and. I think I'd like to live there for a while,
learned what
arc.
I
British
"I rallied my good friends --- Harriet Lee for singing, Lillian Burns for drame and dialogue, Ava at the time. at a
and Gertrude Fogler for my She stayed at nearby Lobe speech,
Tahot and went over nightly to "Do you know, those wonder-hear Frankle sing,
***Later ful
women gave
their
I remember how, on the set of wonderful people the
Ava to get Sundays to work with me, to "Kilimanjaro,”
discussed
I had expected them to cold and
reserved and help me, to make sure that I'd the gossip about Sipatro
and be do well on this important loan-
herself. "It's been rough," she were wonderful to me. I'll go
critical of Americans. said, "and hard to take, all this back to London and see the critician about Frank and me country in my own good time, It's no use saking 'why people not on days off between can't leave us alone, I've learned fiming." now that if you are a film star or a top singer like Frank is
They
wiso done
"It took me a while used
to this, to getting up at Ove-thirty or six o'clock in the morning so as to be at the out." studio in time for make-up.
TYCOONS AMONG THEM hairdressing
wardrobe ·and rehearsals before shooting. 1 Six years ago Ava was begin got into the
habit of havingning to make a name for her-
Since then much has hap breakfast
ot the studio, self in Hollywood The most
pened to Ava, Triumph with especially when, like in Show eligible bachelors In the film whatever you do makes news new roles which made her o
city sought to take her out and headlines.
world star......tragedy when Among them were multi-
"It's much harder millionaire
on her marriage to Frank Sinatra Howard Hughes, Frankie than it is on me.. I broke up Peter Lawford (by studio ar
Bad Night For
Australians In
Manila Ring
Light Heavyweight - Cham- pion, Archie Moore; Logical contender: None available. Out- standing boxers: Billy Smith,
Manila, Dec. 29. Harold Johnson and Floyd Pat
Australia's Also rated: Paul An-
Flyweight drews, Jim Slade, Gerhard Champion, Vince Blake, was Hecht, Willi Hoepner, Holande tonight knocked out by the Fompey and Marty Marshall. Philippines* Danny Kid,
terson.
Severaju), Howard Duff and
tycoons.
visiting Texas of
Holly-
Her reputation wood's most irresistible female grew, and was embellished by anecdote and legend.
One legend went like this: When she began posing for sculptor Joseph Nicolosi for the nim One Touch of Venus," she wore a bathing suit. After chiselling for a while the sculp- said this was not satisfac-
statute of Venus, to with the
tor
wickets for 112, and Alan Dick Middleweight Champlon, Orient Flyweight Champion, tory. Ava obligingly rolled down had three for 60 to make his Corl (Bobo) Olson. Logical | in the seventh round of her swim-sult to G-string match figures eight for 97.
De Courcy and Benaud added leder: None available. Out their scheduled 12 round dimensions.
standing boxers: Rocky Castel-
0 Nicolosi created
superb bout for the Philippines 142 in 127 minutes in a hard-lant, Joe Glardello and Holly
realistic statue of Ava, When Also hilling partnership for the fifth Min.
rated: Pierre title.
chief studio A
production
fours. Reuter.
Philippines
His left eyelid was split when
wicket. De Courcy, particularly Langlois Willie Troy, Charles It was a bad night for the runs the gossip, he was he was struck by a ball, and strong, an the on side, hit 14 Humez; Eduardo Lausse, Gustav Australians. In a 10 rounder, delighted and appalled. "For doctors stated today that the in-
Scholz, Tiberio Mitri, Peter the
lightweight, Mueller, Paddy Young. George Emile Bill Tinde, knocked out gosh-sakes-man, ils has got. Johnson, Billy MeNecce, Bobby Australia's Russen Sands in two to come to life in the picture, Jones and Johnny Sullivan.
minutes and 35 seconds of the you've gotta put ninth round.
jury would.not heal In time for
the
Test. The doctora added
that Langley could see a Wile
out of the eye. but it was still Kuts Sends New
Judly swollen.
Mudd.eks, 28, slim and five
foot
eight
inches, first played for Year Greetings
Victoria in 1948, but he was
dropped, and last season wus
his first full one for the state.
A useful bateman, Maddocks overage of 101 this
has
scason. He has scored 811 runs
class cricket.
To Chataway
London, Dec, 29.
Kuta, Russian
Vladimir
over
In a third encounter, the Philippines' Leo Alonzo won on
knockout technical Australia's Ned Wilson in One minute and 48 seconds of the ninth round of a scheduled 10 round bout.
Wellerweight Champion, Johnny Saxton. Logical con- tenders: Carman Basilo and Kid
2 boxers. Gavilan,
Outstanding Vince Martinez and Tony de Marco. Also rated: Remon Fuentes, Freddle Dawson, | Maurice Harper, Art Aragon, Del Flanagan, Billy Graham and Hector Constance.
Romo clothes her. His artistic senses in Nicolosi draped his
I asked Ava about this. She "Sure, it was a beau- laughed Uful statue. That guy is a great sculptor
After the Venus film, tho studlo kept her busy and at last Ava
began to have more con 112 Danny Kli
welched
about for an average of 37.87 in first holder of the world Three
more authority pounds to Blake's 111. Blake led fidence, Lightweight Champion, James his opponent during the first acting. With James Mason, she
made "East Side, Further bad news today for Miles and 5,000 Metres re- Carter.
West Side," Logical contenders: two rounds as Danny Kid felt m
They Australian cricket fans was that cords, sent New Year greet-Paddy
and Wallace Blake out and boxed cautiously. Pandora and the Flying Dutch
were to mod again in do Marco Keith Miller still has a suspicion ings to
Smith, of fluid on his knee, according Chataway
Britain's
„Outstanding Chris
boxers: The Philippines fighter's longer Duilio Lol, Frankle Ryff, Ralph reach told in the later rounds man in 1950, and Czecho-Dupas, Johnny
Gonsalves and and in the sixth, Blake was year for AvA. Control Board The doctor has slovakia's Emil Zatopek in Cisco Andrade. Also rated: Art stunned by two blows to the pronounced Miller fit for the a broadcast
Richard Howard, jaw, Bake moved away. over Moscowhur Persely, Melbourne match with reserva-Radio heard in London to Orlando Zuleta, Kenny Lane
FATAL SEVENTH ́ and Bonnie Espinosti, The Australian selectors wili | day.
do a doctor of the Australian
tions.
In the fatal peventh round
fast ropes, was felled by two straights to the jaw which ended the contest. Australia's
Kands, brother of
have the nual say on whether Kuts broke Chataway's 5,000 Featherweight Champlon: or not Miller plays. Should ho metres record, in October this Title vacant, Logical contendera: Blake, with his back to the do so, Miller, H possible, would year when he beat Zatopek, Red Top Davis and Sandy Sad bowl in short spells only, the Olymple triple gold medallist | diler. Oufounding Boxere: doctor stated. Miller missed the and holder of the world 10,000 Percy Bassett, Rudy Garcia, Ray Second Test because of his knee Metres record.
Famechon and Ciro Morasen. injury.
Abo rated: Jean Speyers, Som-
Aghting clan. Ian Johnson, Australia's cap- "On the threshold of the New my McCarthy, Billy Kelly, was holding well against Tindo, tain, who was kept out of the Year, I wish to greet cordially Bobby Bell and Carmelo Costa winning four rounds before the Second Test through a pulled the Czechoslovak sportsman Bantamweight Champion: ninth the second to the fifth today and will lead the side at man Christopher Chataway with tender's: ler: muscle, passed a fitness test Emil Zatopek and the English-No ons recognised. Logical con- round. Sanda was worn out be Melbourne.
Robert Cohen. whom I competed for world Raton. Earlier In the day, he had records Kuts said.
Mackie, 15: Outstanding boxers: complained of some tenderness
in his leg after fielding practice. -Reuter.
SHEFFIELD SHIELD:
Aus
momentouS
STORMY ROMANCE ↳ That year she mot Frank Sinotra, and sho left the USA for the first time,
HARRY ODELL
says
blows as the older Tinde For many here, perhaps the trailan Tinda
and tied the un-chance of a life-time to Chamroy BU ROWOOD/leashed two right stelghts to hear as great a' pianist as Mario Dagata, Willie "I also subito the other foreign and Peter Keenan also rated: Sants Jaw and the Australian JULIUS KATCHEN, sportsmen whom I'met on life Hilaire Pratesi; Nato Brooks | went down for the full count. - I
fat and at the popular price of Bobby Simo Billy / Pógcock, Wilson's knock-down in the Melbourne, Dec. 29. Referring to his record per- PLTU Comery and Andro Ritchie Bennud, one of Aus-formance last scuson, Kuts sald; Valighet.
ninth round was his third in $4.79, I do not believe the bout. In the sisia, he fell that a genuina music lover tralia's nominated 12 players for "In looking back, I may claim Flyweight Champion: Pas- for a count of eight on a string or student of music will find the Third Test, scored' 64 for that it was not easy, New South Walce today but he many hundreds of kilometres in cual Purez, Logical contenders: of lefts to the stomach. In the this price high for such
track last season,” he ackled,
failed to prevent Victoria wind training to
ning
Yoshio Shirel Leo Espinoes and Ferty Nazzarina Clario
to
great artists," Piðara. book
of the ninth, 17ow at the in Rood shape. | Dai Dówer. Ouletanulina: 2255762. way knocked “! down be
Hen, Danny Kid - and Tanny | Test Mom And then sacked by M
Fanquiced
the Shefeld Shield game coming se
[I• dm now getting ready for the
the stomach, by 36 runs wales, nooded 406
New South
"I run over the snow-covered | Campy. Also" (inted Antonio Wilson to win were all out for 388.1: pathus of publié, packs and go Diaz, Young Merlin, Vince mosing the : referwe stopped the Kom Arthur - Morris, Test openerskling I like skiing 'w much sa Blake and Jake - Tull-United | fight ind, wwarded that con
ry and vice-captain, was out with- running."---Reuter,
Press,
to Alonzo, enerzi
EMPIRE THEATRE
Diy.: Amb/Sla. Kwong Bick-kuon leave for monthe w.c.f. 10.11.543 Amb/als, Tong Di-kwan leave for 3 months w.e.f. 132.54 (b) Ke- algnation—8.CA.A. Nig. Dly. Amb/ B. Chu Yin-fun resigned w... 17.12.54.; Western Dist. Nez, Div.t Amb/Els Poon Kit-ching resigned w.o.t. 17.12.54.;- King's College Nig Div.: Amb/Bbs, Chung Mul-kan, Loung Shunt-ching & Poor Ching- sheung resigned w.e.1 17.12.54: shaukiwa KF. Nsg. Div.: Arab/ Bis's Lau Yuk-ching & Lee Vin-fing resignail *w.a.f. 17.12.M.; K.Y.BL.C.A. Niɛ. Div.: AmbfBla's. Hong Wal wah resigned w.e.f. 17.1254. Shame hing. Fan Hel-ping de Hamg Kin-
shulpo Nig. Div.] Amb/Bis'n. Wong him regred W.6.1 17.12.84. Un Yin-yce, Sung Lai-ching & Liu Lai- Long Nag. Div.: Amb/Sia's Tang Yin-chi & Tang Lai-sheung, resigned w.o.f. 17.12.54; Matishven NIE. Div. Amb/8. Chen Slu-ching re signed w.e.f. 23.12.04.; Wanchal "A" Amb, Div.: Pia. Ho Bhik-chun re- signed w.e.f. ii.58. 1
(Bgd.) F. I. Tarung, C.813)
Deputy Commissioner.
District Headquarters.
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