THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956.
"RING" RATINGS
JOURNALISTS
ENTERTAIN AUSSIES
Sports Diary Floyd Patterson
TODAY
Tennis
Men's "O" Division: CRC (3) POC; LAC V CBC (2); JKce RECNA) IRC V PORŮ; KCC (h) v PRC, KIOTA v ene as.
Mixed "B" Division: SCAA ♥ CRCI LHC V CCC; Recrçlu v Dibo
Meeting HKAAA Executive Meeting Education Dept., 5.30 p.m.
TOMORROW Meeting
Annual Meeling of Breication Club," HK Room at 5.30 p.m.
47
1.
Victatis Bank Beart
SATURDAY
Racing
Hth Race Meeting of Happy Valley
commencing at 2 p.m
NUCCEE
F.A. Cup Final at Wesubley: Bir mingham Av Manchester C
Stanley Shield seven-a-side touma. mer alarts at the Club round at B 15.157.
Div. 3: Prions y Darksata (Stan. jey); University Wakeman (IV) 6 p.m.
Lawn Bowle
1030 reawn starts Div
1. cer
#glo; FC Y KBGC; Rev v Tacon,
VRC
DW. 1: KFC V UMRA Recent V PRC: K Rv C, POV KI "W": KCC V JIKOC
KHO: V PRC, HKPNA V HKFC
Cheung Kin-man May Go To Olympic Games
Cheung Kin-man, The Colony's swimming
been
1K
granted leave attend prepmutory the
forthecoming
To Succeed Rocky Marciano?
New York, May 2. Floyd Patterson, 21-year- old New York Negro, in described as a "dangerous contender" for the World heavyweight title vacated by Rocky Marciano in the monthly ratings of the Ring boxing magazine.
Patterson, formerly runked Archir for leading contender Moore's world fight heavyweldhi title, is rated Afth amung chal- inger's for the heavyweight
erowi.
Moore runtiones amber one contraider for the heavyweight championship Jollowed by fellow
Hurrican Americans Tammy Jackson, Beb Baker and Johnny Hotra.
Patterson- 1952 Olymple middleweight champion-- has won 29 of his 30 professional fights. He hack 1101 however fought a heavyweight of note, the magazine claimed.
ELIMINATION BOUTS
hlan A fight between
and Jackson was imunitnt as one in a series of elimination bouls to
the derides
How heavyweight
by UAT
champion. training fo Olympics,
1
WAR DADDUrved at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Hongkong Amadeur Swimming Asmation, held at Club Lusc tano yesterday
It was also made knowEA by Me A. de O. Sales, Chairidia of the HKASA, that the Ex- Secretary-Treasurer of cutive the Philippine Amateur Athle fle Association, Dr R. R. Ayla-
him Jan,
resump tion of Hongkong-Manila swim-
hud approached
the suggestion of the
however,
aw
Le
ming Interports. Mr
Mr Sales siid, that they woukk unable to undertake such An inv:lation at present, as Hong- kong still lacked swimming pool of Olymple standards.
The Committee also decided to present Major A. C. A. Wal- ker with Championship medal, for the IXION to be engraved,
has done work he
for Kreat waterpoin and swimming in the Colony. Major Walker is leaving Hongkong, on or about May 2u. COLLECTIVE TRAINING
11 was revealed in the Chan- pionship Committee report, that
à collective training programine had been drawn up and four clubs, EYMCA,
1.RC.
The top men boxers listed in the heavyweight division are all Americans, Nino Valdes (Cuba) and 11 Wehmus (Germany) being droppedt.
Three boxers from the Philip- pities Agure the
121
fly weight ratings.
Led Expinten is ranked fourth among contenders for the workl held by Pascual Percz ot itle Argentina. Then follow Ritoshi Misako of Japan, Danny Kul and Tunny Campo, both of the Philippines
Little Cesar, also froth th Philippines. 1s Funk
ung buntamwelt ders. Reuter.
Archie
THE RATINGS
Courth Conten-
Here are
the Ring Magazine's other ratings:
Heavyweight; Tide vacont. 1
Moore; 2. Hurricane Jacicson; 3. Bob Baker; 4. Job- ny Holman; 5. Floyd Patterson; Johnny Summerlin; 7. WHER Pastruno;
8. Hold Carter; 9. Satterned; 19. Eddie Mac-
hen
Light Heavy weight: Cham- plou-Archie Moore. 1. Gerhard Hecht; 2. that
Yolande Pomper: 3 Chuck Spieser; 4. Haus Streiz; 3.
# Wille Hoepner; Joey Maxin; Harold Johnson; 8. Ron Barton: A. Marty Marshall; 10. Charles Colin.
Mkidleweight: Champion
1.
SCAA and Lai Tsun, would be reque, led to write to the afro-
elation giving their views
it.
0:1
re -
It was Indented in the port, that there would be three trials at the LRC pool
during
the last week of June, July and August,
commencing
p.m. and that clubs
send
representatives
and swimmers
before
HKASA
June 15.
July
ta
Kay
Sugar Robinson
Milo Olson; 4
4. Brody Boyu: 5. Milo Savage; 6. Tiger Jones: 7. Char- at 30ley Joseph; 8. Eduardo Lausse; abs intending to 9. Rocky Castelland; 10 Arle
Towne should
(The second and third results to the
were not received owing
conditions) atmospherie Welterweight: Champion Johnny
Saxton 1. Carmen Basi ht, 2. Tony Demarco;
Isanc 3. Logart: 4 Vince Martinez; 5. Virgil Akins; G. Ramon Fuentes; 7 Art Aragon: 8. George Bar- nes; 9. Emill Marconi; 10. Joe Miceli.
15 and August 15 re pectively. sp that the association can select swimmers for the trials.
The Colony Championship", 17 was stated, would be used as a last triat before the flus) sele- for the 1966 Olymple Games team.
tion
COUNTY CRICKET
GARDNER AND WOLTON SCORE
CENTURIES
London, May 2. The 1086 county cricket season got off to a bright start today Warwickshire's Fred when Gardner an Arthur Wollon both scored centuries against Sussex In the Orst match at Birmingham
Lightweicht: Champlon-Wal- lace Bud Smith, 1. Duilio Lolk; 2. Ralph Dupas; 3. Jimmy Car- ter; 4. Cise Andrade; 5. Johnny Gonsalves: 0. Earlwig Lightburn; 7. Larry Beardman; B. Frankle Ryff: 1. C. Morgan; 10. Kenny Lane,
Featherweight Champion Sandy Saddler. 1. Fred Galiana; 2. Hogan Kid Bassey; 3. Cheriti Hamia; 1 Curuelo Costa; 5. Flash
Elorde; 0. Martin Rou- 7. Paul Jorgensen; 3. riguez; 7.
Famechon 9. Ciro Mora- Ray sen; 10. Victor Leon,
Bantamweight: Champion Robert Cohen. 1. Mario Dagata; 2. Raton Mycius; 3 Billy Pea- cocki 4. lule Cezar; 5. Jose Lopez; 6. Alphonse MCC was in
But fan Thomson, the Sussex pace bowler who toured Pakis tan with the
devastating form taking six wickets for 56 runs and restrict
Warwickshire to ing
279
of
which Gardner scored 183 and Wolton 101, Sussex were for no wicket n the close.
While the
7.
Holimt: Peter Keenan; & Piero Hollo; . Jean Renard; 10. Kevin James. Flyweight: Champion PS- cual Perez. 1. Mamo Dlez; 2. Dal Dower; 3. Young Mariin;
Hitoshi Leo Espinosa; Misako; G. Donny Kid; 7. Tanny Campo; 8. Jake Tull; 9. Oscar
10. Cuy Schatt.
18
Australians were their dominating the game in
Worcester, Surcz; `first match
captain, United Pres.
England's
53
probable
May scored o sparkling for Surrey at Lords in reply the MCC first lovings total of 142. He also made three fine catches.
Sluart
the Surrey havoc among Captain, wro the MCC bataman taking four wickets for. 15 in one spell be- tere lunch. His Afth wicket after Junch gave him-figures of Ave for 57.
Fred Tilmus, the England and Middlesex allrounder, MCC was top scorer with 20-Reuter,
Home Soccer Results
London, May 2. Results of tonight's Associa- tlon Football, matches were,
International Match
1. Austri Played at Hampden Park, Glasgow).
Scotland
Sheffold U.
Julham
Diviston I
a. Wolvor
* Division - II
4 Nottingham F
Lincoln City P3; ilverpool
Division Threa, South
Dillingham
Southend U.
2. Doumemouth Division Three North
Beunthorpe U.
Reuter
Coley. Wallace On Retired List
Boston, May 2.
4.
The Massachusetts Boxing Commission today placed the former Heavyweight contender, Coley Wallace of New York, on the retired list.
The Institute of Journalists entertained the Australian Touring Team to luncheon on April 27 at the Connaught Rooms, London.
This picture shows Inn Johnson, skipper of the side, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, highly amused, when the latter presented him with a lucky cut Looking on is Lord Alexander, President of the MCC-Central Press
mascot. Photo.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Beat
48 Players Used As New York Giants
Chicago Cubs 6-5
New York, May 2.
Daryl Spencer scored Alvin Dark with a sacrifice fly in the 17th inning today to give the New York Giants a 6-5 triumph over the Chicago Cubs in a game which set a Major League record for most players used by both teams and by one team. Dark gave Spencer, already the hero for the Glants with two singles, a triple and a home run, the chance to set up the win when he doubled into centrefield with one out.
He reached Bird on a wild Phillies in the National pitch by Jim Broshan, the dfth League is May 4, 1954, and the and both Willie Rot Sox and Orioles in the Cutes pitcher,
Rhodes were American League, June 23, 1954. Moys and Dusty walked intentionally to all the PREVIOUS RECORD
The bases,
fot The previous record last players used by one team was 24 by Pittsburg against the Boston Braves, May 6. 1940, and led by Brooklyn agalust the Giants on April 21, 1940. Margoneri, who pitched
Spencer slugged the ball drep into left feld to let Dark score Pasily and Moter Castleman, who also had four of the Guants' 16 hits. fed to centre.
Rookie Joo Margoneri. the soventh Glant pitcher, got Gene Haker on a ground ball and struck out Harry Chiti in the
lust half of the 17th, but Clyde Mecullough got a pinch toute
down the left held
one Wig
Arst
and two-thirds Ianings, crediled with the win, his Arst Kinst no defeats, while Bros- ugainst no wins, nan suffered the loss, bis Mor-
The Detroit Tigers got three- goneri got a two and one count hit pitching from Franks Lary on Don Honks and Ruben Gomez to beat the New York Yankees. red him.
Honk worked the 18-1, while Tom Brewers' three- Cour to three and two akhi hurling sparked the Boston then struck out to end the game, Red Sox to a 2-0 verdict over The two teams usc 40 the Kansas City Athletics In the players, 25 of them by the other Major League day game. Gluts, to break the previous Al Kaline, Barvey Kuehn and record of 42 by the Cardinals Bill Tuttle each collected three
IBC MONOPOLY TRIAL
JOE LOUIS REPRESENTED AS HAVING ASKED FOR $100,000 “UNDER THE TABLE” PAYMENT
New York, May 2.
Joe Louis was represented *ns having, asked for $100,000 "under the table" from promoter Mike Jacobs while negotiating for a flight in 1949, in a memorandum introduced by a Government attorney today in the Inter- national Boxing Club monopoly trial.
The memorandum was from General John Reed Kilpatrick, then President of Madison Square Garden, to Ned Irish, a director. It discussed negotiations that had been carried on with Louis in December 1948 for a sum- mer fight in 1949.
The negotiations were carried
on by Sol Strauss, attorney and Acting head of the Twentieth
Club because Century Jact us crious illness,
"INSISTED" ·
of
Kilpatrek's memorandum stated that Strauss had reported to him: "Joe had insisteil that he get $100,000 in addition to his 40 per cent called by the
contrntit,"
Brewer
rlid
Kaline
Page
RUGBY FOOTBALL TAKES FIRST
PLACE IN POPULARITY POLL
AMONG
NEW
ZEALANDERS
Wellington, New Zealand.
New Zealanders, according to many overseas observers here, have two major Interests horse racing and Rugby football, in that order.
A small flutter on horses each week is the favourite pastime of thousands of New Zealanders, and although their gambles more often than not meet with little or no success, they still keep trying.
in
with Now, however,
the other top gradio
provinclai Springbok combinations Springbok-New Zealand Test matches this season should not, Rugby in the years Immediately matches In
said, prospect, rugger they
rank
for those after, World War I. is tak og fast | privileges.
"I have never subscribed to (Rugby football) place at the popularity poll, Ticket holders are normally the idea that all the best playtes Persistent optimists are trans entitled to book two seals for were those of the past," Mr
win
any match and this arrangement Kirkpetrick said. "We havo ferring their hopes from ning at
at the races to acquiring was upheld at the meeting. some very gotet players today
cas! one of reate for at
and play. has Improved "Springboks games."
enormously in many respects are at least one hundred applica- Athletic Park. New Zealand's since our team was selected. Let tlong for ench available seat of icading Rugby ground and the us get right behind it?
and only one completely owned by a the international matches almost the s olds for the union, has a grand stand capacity the Council of the Union, bring-
total, 1,000 provincial matches, it is cer- 4,200. Of this
places go to season ticket hold- fain that thousands will be asers; 1,000 to the New Zealand unsuccessful iri the rugger. atakes as with their horse bet.
ting.
enjoying,
objection
to
about
the
As there
of
The
Wellington
Unfon'ad
MANY LEAN YEARS The attitude of the anneol
that the season
There are several changes on
ing an influx of young blood. The best known new member is Mr C.K. Saxion, perhaps the best ever New Zealand ` half- back, who was Captain of the famous Kiwi Rugby side after
the last war.
Union for distribution through various channels to former in- ternationals, referees, and dia- tinguished visitors, for example; NO OBJECTION
and 330 to country Unions. With the high prosperity This leaves only 1,400 avali- which New Zealand
CHIEF SELECTOR is now able to the public. A similar the public make no altuation obtains at the other
The chief selector, Mr Tom thirty Test paykig
Carlsbrook Morrison, grounds-the
told delegates at the seat at a Test ground, Dunedin Lancaster Park, meeting that he is fully confident stillings match but there is a sharp Christchurch: Eden Park. Auck-
of the standard of this year's difference of opinion about the land.
New Zealand team. The for- allocation of seats
wards are as great as ever they Only
one quarter of
have been, he said, although the total seats will be available
there is need to develop a greater to the general public after the
mobility and more driving power demands of season ticket holders, meeting was
With the players" oflotals and players have beuticket holders had in the main by the pack.
fitness et a peak this year, that keeping been responsible for
finances of the Unions would be achieved, he added. At a sitting of New Zealand's the
lean years.
Mr Rugger Parliament-the annual stable over many
19 Morrison meeting of the New Zealand Springboks will be allocated 33
Football Union on seats at the Tests and the right nothing to chance for the Test Rugby
If ticket teams. A three-match tour, with to buy a further 50. was almost a April 12--there
"scolpery" (black. marketeers) a possible fourth game before town and country cleavage over
will
the no dim-
first Test, will, he hopes, have the seats question. Some of the uperate, they
of tickets develop the proper teamwork paller Unions wanted privilege culty in getung rid
Ore each.
has been missing in season ticket holders on the for £3
The Cate discussion, which recent New Zenland sides at main grounds confined to pro-
wus home. Until this season, Test The Tests and at times became hated, vinelal matches,
about the only subject on which sides have assembled at the Test the delegates were not united. centre only a couple of nights Confidence was the keynote of before the match the meeting.
met.
ANNUAL DUAL ATHLETIC MEET
IS POSTPONED
the
or more
which
leaving
This time, The new Pres-however, they are to have three tent of
of the Union, Mr A. Kirk- clear days together before cach
Test. patrick, a former All-Block from Hawkes Bay, is one of the The Invincibility or otherwise "Toughies" of New Zealand of the Springboks has been one
With Mr W. of the main topics of discussion he fomed by sports. wilters in recent
THE
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
ELEVENTH RACE MEETING Saturday, 28th April and Saturday, 5th May, 1956.
The for
Tigers hits collecting two during Detroit's six-run third inning. Lary, who scored his
of the first victory
The annual Combined Ser- Rugby football. season, lost his shutoul when vices Combined Civilians athle-Bracketshult Irvine,
one of the best known locking) weeks-China Mail Special. in the lie match, which was to have Mickey Mantle homered ninth.
been held this coming Sunday, Government the not allow May 0, at 1
10 Kansas City runner to reach Stadium, is to be postponed
a later date to be decided upon second base us he outpitched
Committee Executive Jackie Art Ditmar.
Jensen by
this HKAAA singled one Besten run in the meeting of the
evening, first inning and Mickey Vernon's second
The decision to postpone this double of the game
necesitated by knocked in the other in the meeting was
the fact that the selectors of fifta-United Press,
team the Combined Civilians
urable to field
re- presentative
team, the
the civilian athleten being university students or year
Your last
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It is a popularity poll organised by the China the Impossibility of doing this, Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted
"Sol said that he pointed out
but Joo was adamant and he went to see Mike in Miami with
Truman Gibson and Marshall Miles," continued the memoran- dum, "Sol said that they left Mile along with Joe rnd in a few minutes, Mike came out
upset."
Wallace was released yester- day from Massachusetts General Hospital after treatment for e "moderately revere brain con- cussion" suffered at Boston Gr-very
until the closing date to be announced later."
The two qualifications for nomination are: (1) Footballing prowess
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play Nominations should be addressed to the that Joe had told Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
Mike that the $100,000. would have to be tax-free. In other words, under-the-table.
den on Saturday night. Efe'was "Sol said knocked out in the tenth round by Bob Wondali of Boston.
The Commission said its action against Wallace was "taken in his own best interest on advice of physicians."-United Press.
NON-TITLE BOUT
- Marollle, France, Máy Kid Gavilan, former World Welterweight Champloo will
the meeting broke up."
น
And To the Editor, China Mail.
arc
majority
of
a
(To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 20 BACES. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Reco run at 2.00 p.m. on both days,
The Secretary's Office at Alexandrà House will close aff11.45
Jargo better either am. on both days. sendor
schoolboys now preparing for examinations.
It is probable that in place of this meeting an ordinary oper meeting with a limited number of events will be held this Sun- day. A decision on this will be taken at the Executive Com- mi.tee Meeting of the HKAAA¦ this evening.
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'ment's Cross-examination
Gibson, IBC Executive Secro-
tory, who will continue on the eland at tomorrow' concluding session of the trial,
Gibson had festined that Louis of the
fras Louis Trọchón of France wanted $250,000 to retire in 1949. In a 10-round- nou-fille bous, but wittied for $150,000, wome hare next May 18′ officials ane stock janda amalary-United nounced today...United Press,
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