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BOXING FINALS
THE - CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL-
FULL MARKS TO THE HKABA FOR A MAGNIFICENT INAUGURAL COMPETITION
Says Our BOXING REPORTER
My tingling nerves are just beginning to settle after all the thrills and excitement of these first post-war Colony Championships at the Southorn Playground last night.
Full marks to the Hongkong Amateur Boxing Association" for a magnificent inaugural competition. Full marks and a generous bonus of appreciation to the boxers who by their skill, conduct and enthusiasm made this a memorable evening.
It is a long time since the Hongkong public has simmered, warmed up, and finally boiled over in tempo with the pulsating performances of the men in the ring. Last night decorum and end, there were many tired up. They hit each other with dignity, were frequently forgotten bodies, dry tongues and busky everything they had yet there as enthusiastic ringside specta-throats among these who had was always time for a sporting tors leaped to their feet to cheer, come with the avowed intention nod
acknowledgment plead or
their per- of performing only the passive some encourage
particularly good ticukur favourites... and at the sale of watching.
LAWN TENNIS
Davidson And
In the years that lie ahead many more championship tourna- ments will doubtless, be staged. The standard set by those com- nected with last night's show is a challenge to those who follow.
but if they can promise any im-
provement in what we witness ed at the Southern Playground then the HKABA will have to
Mottram In stage its mais in one of the big
Last Eight
Bournemouth, Hampshire,
Ape. 27.
Sven Davidson, Sweden, and Tony Mottram. Britain's No 1. The only two seeded 1layers to reach the last eight
studia
to
all
accommodate who will want to be present.
bout by And now here is a bout report of the struggles for the ter ties that were at stake.
BANTAMWEIGHT (119 lbs.)
Howard (Army) beat Fong Ki-kcay (ABC) on points.
This
a good opening The Chinese boy started favourite but found
בת 1
was
!bout the British Hard Courts Howard a willing and hard Lowa Terr's Championship hitting opponent who sent him
here today.
to the boards for two courts.
a little
Enth are in the top half of The ring surface was the drow and likely to meet insipptry at this stage. Fong shed semi-Anals. Davidson today his boos after the first round Lent W. A. Knights: Britain, 6-1, but it availed him little and the 6-4, 6-0, and Mottram beat Michael Dovies, of Wales, 6-3, 7-5, 0-2.
on
OPEN
10
work
by the other man. Finch won and it must have been the narrowest of margins-through the securacy of his left hand punching.
LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT "(140 The.) Bout 7
Carey (Army) beat Legerion. (Army) on a TKO in round 2.
An unfortunate injury Legerton
eye brought this hard hitting bout to a premature close. well
men were fighting Both when the closure came and it is a point for
speculation how it would have gone had it
lasted the full distance. Carey
was on top when the fight was stopped but Legerton's left hand. was still a vital weapon. FEATHERWEIGHT (126 lbs.) Bout B
Hilton (Amy Ko'd Chan Shu-sum (ABC) in Round 1.
Hilton's punching power is now legend but before this bout started I was told that the Chinese boy Hilton to repeat his quick KO
100 was. tough for
successes of the earlier rounds.
Either there was underestima→ tion of Hilton's punching power, or an over estimation of Chan's toughness for, from the moment Hilton's first. right hook ex- ploded on the Chinese boy's chin this bout was really ove Chan got to his fect three times but Hilton, who hits like Welterweight sent him crashing to the boards for the full count. LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT (178 lbs.)
oldier we
went cn ta score, a anarinus victory,
HEAVYWEIGHT 5.cded players eliminated to-
Bout. 4. Postle day were two South Africans.
(Army) beat Santos Abe Sepal and Bussell Seymour,
(Unat1) on a TKO in Round 3.
This bout and Australian Bob Howe, J. C.
marked the start| beal Meineri
Sega! 61 of the evening's fireworks. These 8-10. 6-4 1-6, 6-3 and Geoff two big fellows. crashed blows
British Paish,
international,
each other with complete or an injured abandon and in the end the re- limping badly
did the merciful thing ankle, beat Seymour, the South feree
9-7, 6-1. when he decided that Santos .African Champion,
3-6, 7-5. Pable Eisenberg, an had had as much as any man American studying at Oxford could take. This was a grand University beat Howe 10-3, 6-2, sporting fight and the soldier's (Army) on TKO in Round 2.
eventual victory was due to his The only woman seeded player powerful right hand. beaten today was Miss Georgie Woodgate, Britain, who lost 3-6," 4-6 to 15-ar-old South African Jean Forbes, who showed a skill well in advance of her years. Reuter.
0-3.
League Soccer Results
London, Apr. 27. Association football results:
CUP FINAL REPLAY Celtic
0 Clyde (Played at Hampden Park, Glasgow), LEAGUE DIVISION I
Bollon Newcastle Portsmouth
Huddersfield
3
Cardif
2 Aston Villa
LIGHT-MIDDLEWEIGHT (156 LBS.). Bout 3
a
Sadd (ANZN) beat Travers
This bout really raised the crowd to a pitch of excitement. Travers waded into his rê- I'doubtable opponent with a fear- lessness that very nearly brought Blaney (RAF) beat Harris him the, title but Sadd is not (Army) on a TKO in Round 2. only a terrific hitter, he is also The fireworks of the previous a crafty Aghter who knows how contest were carried on from to take a chance.
of
canvas.
in the
Lightweight Henry Wong proudly
Champion's belt.
his
Light Middleweights Harris and Blaney slug it out. Blaney won on a TKO in Round 2.-China Mail Photos.
JAPAN WINS MATCH
5-2 AGAINST SOUTH OF ENGLAND
London, Apr. 27.
Japan Pleads For 1960 Olympic Games To Be Held In Tokyo
Tokyo, Apr. 27.
Japan will make a strong bid for the 1960 Olympic Games at the International Olympic Committee Congress which meets on June 13 in Paris.
Pleading Japan's case will be 10C members Ryotaro Azuma, Presi dent of the Japan Amrieur Athletic Association, and Shingoro Takaishi, 77-year-old President of a number of athletic organisations and golf clubs and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mainichi News- papers.
Their trip to the IOC Congress will be financed by the Japan Amateur "Athletic Association.
But the main wheel behind the campaign to get the 1960 Olympic Games is the city of Tokyo.
Tokyo organised an "Olympic |"Uppermost is the fact that the motor pool is operated there Invitation Committee" in 1953 IOC awarded the 12th Olympiad 'now by the Underst States which
been has
preparing for 1940 to. Tokyo. The Japanese | Security Forom. Cost of the anoressively for the 1960 Army compelled Tokyo to aban- new awimming · studiuar Olympic Games. Its office is don, the Games in 1938 because estimated to be at 3,200,000,000 located in the municipal, Govern- of the war in China, after ext- yen (US$3,338,000). ment's foreign section,
tensive preparations were made. "Another important reason is Michinosuke Shiraishi, head of the foreign section and chief that the Olympic Games have been beld in the of the Olympic Committee, ex-ever yet
should be the pressed confidence Tokyo would Orient. Tokyo
first ot the cities in Asia to put over the Olympic Games in
organise the Games. "great style,"
are several
Tokyo city already has a doe gymnasium within a stone's throw from the main statum
where most of the Indoor sports of the Olymple pro- gramme can be held." These in- clude basketball, boxing, weight-
others.
"A third reason is that Japan Ufting, wrestling, fencing and "There
reasons is one
of the lending sports why we think we should get the countries of the world certainly Games in 1980," he said,
Eight-Rink Match At KCC On Sunday
Lawn bowls on the Mainland will start off with a big bang this week-end when; following the Annual Match between Re- creio and Bowling Green for the Taca Lusitania on Saturday, the Kowloon Cricket Club hold their opening Day at Cox's Pata on Sunday.
Players from Clubs all over the Colony have been invited and six men's rinks are Aug- mented by two ladies rinks for the day's play.
The bowling will commence at 3 pm, sham and the follow- ing are the selections, with the Home team named fist,
XCO
BG,S. Ladd, J.F. da Silva, C. Madar, J.S. Landolt (zip).
of the Far East. We have the Fidcilities hère to justify Tokyo's selection as the site for the 1960 Games,"
"All we need is the go-ahend signal from the 10C and we'll have, everything ready fully a year before the Games," Shirul- shi said.
+1
BEST SPORTS ARENA
The gymnasium, although not yet fully completed, was used. for the 1954 World free-style
which Turkey defeated
Russia for the team title by a lone point. It has a seating capacity of 10,000." Municipal authorities plan to make it the best sporta - arena in the Far East.
wrestling championships in
Tokyo has stach an idea!TM sports set-up that actually only i Tokyo has ample indoor
tor two major projects await the facilities
work-outs by ICC decision.
These are the competing athletes, These fr main stadium and the swimming, clude Memorial Hall, Nikkatsu stadiurn.
Sports Centre and Korakuen
Shiraishi, sold that the blue-
· ex-
READY FOR ENLARGEMENT Ice Palace among others.
A rowing course · was print is ready for enlargement cavated especially for the then of the current Meiji track and scheduled 12th Olympic Games field stadium into the main in 1940. Cambridge Univer Olympic Stadium at a cost ofsity's crew rowed there in the 1,800,000,000 yen (US4,448,000). Japanese, championships last This would increase the current 20,000.capacity to 100,000,
year.
Ne “quarantine · restrictions The track in the stadiurn has will been described as one of the events in Tokyo, Shiraishi saldı. impede the estiestrian best in the world by visiting United Press, foreign athletes, Monte zon AMN
The present "Meiji swimming
stadkan with a capacity of only
5,000 will be used for the water- Polo
new hovedamentYNA.
stadion to accommodate~·30,000- will be built it. Tokyo gets the D.B. Sequeira, W.G. Dooley, D.c. | 1860 Garrits. The Site planned: Symore, MJ, Divecha (sp).
is close to the main stadium. · ·A |
J. Tang, S. Ramchand C.C. M. W. Hong Sing (ship).
J. Carvalho CAT. Champelovies, D. Phillips C. Thompeas (ship),
W.S. Edwarda, S.Y. Doo, W.
. Howard (skáp). Barker, H. Phoenit. A.W. Branson, IN." Wang (ddp).
C. Mocca, Mrs W.G, Dooley, Key W. Galtney, Stra. A.W. Bra:304 {{sichp).
Mrs T.E. Baker, Mrs 7.D. Wake Mas D.B. Segusiau, Mm W. Bang Sing (skip).
VISITORS
E. Van Echten. Cantier, .W.
Hign. H.B. Deway (skip
Stark, DM Mix C: Rounes,
V. Krize, G. Clayton H.J.
Noronha, C.. Pesos (skap).
Tox GF S S... jaan. A.M. Omar (#20)..
A.IL, Souza, F. Doberts, H.-Pool- st. C.A. Combo, (káp).
W. Bayne locisdew, L.M.S. Lloyd, F. Howarth (skip). **
OUR
BABU
WINS 2,000
GUINEAS
Memorial Cup Match Teams
been
The following have selected to represent the Com bized Services against the HK Chinese in the first round of the Memorial Cup on Saturday at Caroline Hill commencing at 8.30 p.m.: Beveridge (Army), Nash
(St. Joseph's), Hayes (Army); Wakers (Army), Crompton (Army), Toth (RAF); McLennan
Clate (RAF), Morris
capt.,
New Market, Apr. 27. Murray (Army),. Walmsley Britain today held off the (Army). Reserves: Sayers French challenge for the Two (RAF), MacKay (RAF), Stoker Thousand Guiness, the first (RAP), Hogan (Army), Erooks classic of the 1936 flat racing (Navy), Our Babu after a photo-finish. season, wiring the "ráce, with
the moment the Arst gong The chance came in the fond went in this one. Harris came of overconfidence by Travers within an ace of pulling off the and Sadd, terrific two-handed biggest surprise of the night
puncher that he is, rained blonu when he stretched Blaney the canvas with a real coricer after blow en vulnerable targets. a right hand punch in the toughness but this was too much Travers has a reputation for! opening seconds,
Blaney looked dazed when he and with the stadium in uproar got to his feet but, fine exhe eventually slithered to the
Despite the absence of two of their leading player's Iperienced boxer that he is, he
He was soon up however but World Champion Toshiaki Tanaka and farmer World weathered the storm and before
round Sadd Champion Ichiro Ogimura, both of whom have pulled leg tell F.D. Angus (skip).. second the end of the opening round he had Harris down twice and adopted an all-or-nothing-at-all muscles, Japan scored an easy 5-2 victory over a South the soldier was in fact saved by policy, threw punches from every of England team in a Table Tennis match tonight at the
angle and once again Travers Albert Hall in London. the bell.
was in rent trouble. A shower In the second round it was
The match coincided with the finals of the Daily Blaney all the way. He picked of blows draped him over the
Mirror Championships, a nationwide talent tournament. his
Mis E. Gauller, Mrs R. Scott, punches beautifully and ropes.
It was impossible to hear the
Our Babu. owned by Two Japanese girls had the ( 18-21 and 21-17 in a match MEG Cylon, Mire C., Bourame de zi after he had dropped his man
(skip).
following have been again
wins, stopped the count for the tremendous noist best
of the crowd but the referee land's leading players, the Rowe
both beating Eng-packed with fine rallies:
Hirs J. Fox, Mat. David David Robinson, a Bedfordshire bout
sent Travers back to his corner wins,
Bergmann, playing for England son, Mrs S. Agnew, try E. Beerten businessman, finished the mile selected to represent the No
race in a line with the 3 to 1 Chinese Civilians in another first Rosalind and Diane, last night, defeated Toshiaki ( and called it a day. The off-Yoshiko Tanaka was taken to Tanaka and this had the distinc- that Wedneys are odled practice
Lord *R.C.C. lưwo bowlers ang to pole Lavourite
Porchester's
round Memorial Cup match on [cial decision was a TKO.
three sets by Romind, before tons of being unbeaten in the days, and all those who here goed Tamerlane, and a French out Sunday at the Club ground, winning 19-21, 21-11 and 21-19 singles against Japan.-France up to play in the League are Te sides, the 28 to 1 charice Klairon, kick-off at 8.30 pm Taylor. but Fulie Eguchi had a straight Presse.
(Club), Toledo (St Joseph's), The picture.
Hahn sets" victory over Diane 24-22
(St Joseph Hughes Babu (My Babu-Glen Lane) (Felice), Hanniball (Sing Tep), beat and 21-18.
starting at 13 to 2, to have won Santos (Prisons); Paton (Club), by a neck from Timeringe with Moss (Police), capt, O'Kelly Klairon a short" bead" alway;
(Club) - MacDonald (Club),
OONN HOMO
W. Bromwich 1 Tettenham ..
1
LEAGUE DIVISION II
Ipswich
Lincoln
Luton Town 2 Bristol Roy. Middlesbro. 1 Bury
Notts County 0 Fulham
City
LEAGUE III (SOUTH) Aldershot 2 Southampton 0 B'mouth 0 Bristol Crystal P1 Breton Exeter City 3 Reading N'thampton 1 Brighton Norwich C. 1 L'ton Orient
3
Coventry
Swindon
LEAGUE III (NORTH)
Barnsley
Crowe
Darlington
Grimsby T.
0 Stockport Bradford
1 Scunthorpe
York
City Rochdale 4 Barrow
SCOTTISH LEAGUE DIVISION "B" Albion R. Brechin City Dunfermline 5. Forfar
-Reuter
0
the referee
FLYWEIGHT (112 lbs.)
Bouti
Kan Mo (ABC) beat Fletcher (Army) on a TKO in Round 2. This was the only poor fight on the bill with helther mat showing ability above novice class.
WELTERWEIGHT (148 (b) Bout 5 Beeston (Army) beat Pearson (RAF) ca points.
LIGHTWEIGHT (133 lbs) Bout 10
DX
by Boxer Suspended
quested to be on the green by 346
· D.m. · Ever. Wedhasdigg.
showed
Mr
Car
Team Manager: Major C.. D. Mirick, MBE
Word For Bribe Attempt Ladies' Golf third There were 3 Fumers, bling (Can)
New York, Apr. 27,
Clarence Harry
In a terrific finish in which The Ladles Section of the Tamerlane looked to be the
Reserves: Brown (5¢ Joseph's).
Jones (Amy) on paints,
Heary Wong (ABC)
The rights and wrongs of this Miss Eguchi, partnered majority decision in favour Kiiko Watanabe, also beat the
sisters, popular Henry Wong will be Rowe
former discussed for a long time. Doubles Champions, by the im but exactly the same discussion premive score of 21-19 and would have taken place if it 23-15. A thriller all the way marred had gone the other way. Jones
of Los Royal Hongkong Golf Club held possible winner, Our Baby and Bux St Joseph's), Wakefield only by Pearson's persistent
undoubtedly
hardkst body was the wet in which Richard Angeles, donner high ranking a most successful opering Meet Kairon challenged ftly near (Police), Kinloch (Club). Ward
contender habit of hitting after being told puncher Weng has yet met in Bergmann, former World Cham-Heavyweight
was ing of the Deep Waler. Bay the post, the former hast getting (St Joseph's) ko. three to break.
obvious plon beat Yoshio Tomita 22-20, given one Beeston was a very Hongkong and it was
Years Summer Season at this seaside up to record a victory gained. suspended 1 clear winner but the airman from the
ball
sentence today for Golf Course on Tuesday, a large by his site in offering another boxer
number of members turning out, $15,000 was intent on put up a fine show against
throw a match.
for the occafoni. Jeft hook from landing on
Henry, 27, pleaded guilty" on February
23 to an indictment vulnerable spot.
A Flag competition held dir-
1
Dagata Back
In Training
د:
is
Tast
man who was his superior Chinese Jodes now
everything but courage. The speed, of some of the exchanges was quite astonishing and the accuracy of Beeston's punching was delightful.
MIDDLEWEIGHT (164 lbs.)
Bout: 6
..
Flich
that the
famous
:0
The best game of the evening
CLYDE WINS
:to
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The wimming Jockey Smith champion had never - pres SCOTTISH FA CUP charging him with having tried ing the day was won by Mrs the women nearly From a spectacular point of
was worth to det Middleweight Henry 3. R. Gregz, Mia A.HA. Penn the first horse. view this tools something away.
Glasgow, Apr, 27. from the bout but it did not
Jones of Oakland, California, to being runner-up, and Mrs J.C. Clyde won the Scottish Foot-row his fight with Joey Hurden was the winner of a diminish the excitment. The ball Association Cup at Hamp Giardello
'crowd was in near pandemonium den Park here this evening June 11, 105adelphia on | hidden; prize. Maria di Film, Italy, Tribe (RF) on points.
(RN & ABC) beat as both men slashed away at when they beat Celtic by one Jones reported the bribe each other and towards the end goal to zero in the replay.attempt Apr. 27. Mario Dagala
What a grand sporting con- Wong was hanging on dumb bantamweight boxer de test these two sailorboys put pirately to ward off to
deat and
termined to stage a comeback,
resumed
training today two.
months after being shot in the
Chest
by a inundry, owner in a Baseball Scores made many of the experts
business doute
Dagate sind in sign Language that he still felt some pain from
his wounds but hoped, the sun of
his beach visart. would put an end to that?
Friends d the 28-yarala Aghin
New York Apr. 27. Results of Major League Base. ball matches played today were MAIN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 13, New hoped to be able to York Yankees 1.
Detroit Tigers 11, Baltimore cod for the world burtsan-
Kasus City: 6, Boston Red
cronya, after recovering Orioles 3.
United Prest
THE GAMBOLS.
LET ME SEE YOUR HAND, DEAR
des. Reuter. Jones body
He received a Warning last round and with it the Loreleiture of
e vital point. This
assert that after such a close fight the verdict should have {gone, to Jones. Whatever else may be said about the bout it is certain Ithariát, provided s thekling
and Stting granul show were excellently
The bout handled
Commander Jennings. RN Foillips APTC, Sr. Cd. Gor
s
were
J. R. Blackstock, RN did
At the time he was shot, last Sogs 2.
So meet Hout Macias of ton. Senators 5. xxdoor-for--NEMP recognition-05-
Jary 22,5; Dalgata was ache- Cleveland Indians 0, Wasting job as
of Ceremonies
World Championin, San JANAWONAL LEAGUE Serratulation mo
cisco ca March 9.
Chamrerm Sobekterad of what landeplaced Inim sind lost to
HKABA for the thorougsmes of Milwaukee Braves 9, New, his swozić in making these cham York Glania 6 BENZEMA pionships run with a smoothless Pittsburg Plated 4, Chlongo thos, macshelf boxers, sed pubile Cube Leute SEL
autho
The next Ladies Day con- petition will be a Stableford on Tuesday 17th May,
Team Manager: McDonald
Douglas
Mr
SEX INTERPORTERS
The Civilian Ex-Interporters XI” to meet thé Chinena? Ex- such interporteng XI in an Exhibition £14,000 to match on Sunday,commencing
at 713 p.m.
m will be chosen from
B. Bickford,
The Cheen was among the the following: large crowd. The Royal, oo 4 Collaco Forrow Alexander was never say with Fawler, P. George, A. L. Gor- a chance though be had beaten dan, B. T. Gozano, George A. J Our Babu eater in the mason. Husain, D. Lemaré, A Mullen,
E. Strange W. Williamson. The going was fem--Recte
Barry Appleles
STUPID BOOK, PAH !
GOLDEN CHURN
better