PROMOTER SOLOMONS AND MOORE
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16,
World Light-Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore of the USA, who defends his title against Trinidad's Yolande Pompey at Hurringay on June 5, is greeted by promoter Jack Solomons following his arrival at London Airport on Monday,
Express Photo.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Most Renowned
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Melbourne, May 15.
In sport-loving Australia, the Melbourne Cricket Ground is the
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1956.
AMIABLE ARCHIE SAYS "CALL ME A WELL-PRESERVED 39"
By JACK WOOD
World Light-Heavyweight Champlpis Archie Moore likes progressive jazz, fast cara, and ice-cream in that order, But from now until June 5 the ice-cream and fast cars are out.
On that day Moore defends his title against Yolande Pompey at Harringay. "Until that is over I'll just stick to the jazz," said Amiable Archle.
His statement brought noda "First I must beat the scales,** of approval and broad smiles he explained. "Last weel the from manager Charley John-nesty pointer said I was 191. aton, trainer Cheerful Norman,That means I've got to get off sporting partner Tiger Bacon, 10lb. in four weeks minke the and promoter Jack Solumens. light-heavy limit."
Moore arived in London
111 on recorder.
May 7 with
make it all right" he went on. "I have a steret diet He patted it proud music I spying you like and you won't "I like and you guys can do all the
to record
hear. My little old machine is and out what I cat. I'm writ- going to work overtime."
ing book on dieting you know
1, friendly Negro (copyt opposite Moore at lunch
We met first at London Alr-ind you'll all have to get a port, The the fight
Word
knows 13 "Ancient Archie looked sur. later prisingly youthful
he nswered questions about his weight, his uge, the past, and the future.
SCALES FIRST
"Are you really as old as they say?" 1 naked. A brown sugar | volce from the South replied:
"Call me a well-preserved. 39."
And to prove it Moore, In a rober grey suit and white and blue shirt, produced & passport showing that he was born on December 13, 1010.
An unu
Unusual
ual combination of a boxer who likes to do the talk- Ing. arch
does it well, Moure
confident WO9
said he
of
"winning my two fights in your wonderful country,"
Her Third Victory
Не bod fruit juice, grilled halibut with lemon and gaven malad and three glasses st ginger beer. "All this is just to fool you," he cracked og he buttered 1 second substantial looking bread roll.
THEN THE HEAT
Wah Hung Application Rejected
The Hongkong Chinese Foot- ball Association, at its monthly meeling at the Yee Woo Res taurant yesterday, rejected an application by the Wah Hung Sports Club to be allowed to take part in the forthcoming Summer League Senior Divi- sion soccer tournament.
The meeting was presided over by Mr K. Y. Yung. tho Chairman.
Hent will play its part in the brolling down of Archie, "I like The reasort for rejecting the it good and hot in the gym-Wah Hung application was that navium,” he claimed. "It can't the bye-lawa forbid a Junior be too hot for me." Looking team Joining Senior Division round the crowded smoky competition. restaurant, he added: "This hent would suit me fine,"
Later he went into conference
Solo- with shanager Johnston. mons, and holiday-comp king Billy Butlin Mr Butlin hopes be able to provide the
at the heat gymnasium and one of his centres,
to
Ocean Hotel probably his
Moore, teeth
largest and therefore the most renowned of sporting ovals. Renown has In International gold,
a lot to do with gate receipts and attendance figures, As the main venue for the 1956 Games, officials do not expect any change in the standard, for the opening day is already sold out.
Before workmen undertook the Olympic reconstruction work, the stadium frequently accommodated 80,000 fans for large sporting fune- tions. The record attendance is 96,000 but that was before the Health Department stepped in and set a limit of 85,000.
the
Only me mile from downtown
MCG is Melbourne, the centre of rolling partclunds which Parking coran kn- car-conscious
provide magnificent for hundreds of portant point in
Australia.
trustees other hand, two shows are free- with plans, the MCC woke to the
that the running event of the modern possibility their stadium would no longer pentathlon and yachtlong. be Melbourne's main sporting centre.
The MCC signed on agree- ment with the OOC to provide the extre those
accommodation, Test Cricket matches,
between facilities and allow the OOC to traditional
clashes
The OOC England and Australla, draw do the regrading.
ogreed to facilitate a large loan 80,000 n crowds of
day during their
duration. Big to the MCC. five-day football finals, A spectacular brand played: only
the Southern States, annually wit ness the House Full sign.
the
was
The MCG proved the biggest Olympic stumbling block. The publicity which suggested that construction Mgged throughout
entire programme directed chiefly at the MCG. The essential facet of the MCG rouble y la the fact that the Olymple Organising Committee (OOC) had no control over the huge construction work on the studium.
NOT AVAILABLE
Owned by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) the stadium was originally not available for the Games.
Strikes hampered work. The contractors found
their esti- mates inaccurate, Wage increases forced curtailments. The work was originally to have cost £300,000, but this rose to £535,000 and then to the present figure of £650,000,
And the lime drugged on, The OOC had no control.
"It was the greatest mistake we ever made," said the chief executive
William olleer, Bridgaford. "We should have done the work ourselves."
But Melbourne woke up and. spurred by the International Olympic Committee (10C) chief, Mr Avery Brundage, the lagging job took on nationa! significance.
The stands shape Brace The eight-foot fail over the fully, transforming the stadium five-acre arena, meant con- | into the pride of Melbourne. siderable regrading was needed to line up with International Amateur
Federation standards. It also meant the uprooting of the hallowed Teat cricket pitches. The conserva- tive MCC trustees refused have this done.
Athlotle
But when the DOC proposed another site and went
shoad
Harry Odell
says
available to all. Listen to
ADMISSION PRICES
Maximum
and minimum prices of tickets for the various events are, per session:
Horse Show
Lucerne, Switzerland, May 15.
Britain's Pat Smythe, riding Flanagan, scored her third vie- tory in the International Hors Show today by winning the Grand Prix ut the Militare Jumping.
She
In its application, the Wab Hung Sports Club mid it would' put up a team including senior players from Eastern and KMB.
The meeting then elected Mr Yue Shu-chuen as team mana- ger of the CAAF team for to- day's Victory Shield game, against the Combined Services, tipped with in place of Mr Cheng Chiping
who had declined the post,
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talked with pride of guing past that began 20 years "Had 148 bouts, Won 88 of them the quick way: lost 22. Have won my last eight after being beaten by Rocky Martino lust June. Marciano only hurt my pride I'm in wonderful shape just now."
num
Since Marclang retired Archie has claimed the Heavyweight Lille of the world. "On the won another Jumping form book I the logical event last Sunday and was also Champion," he claimed. "There member of the victorious Bri- are lots of guys in the running, ish team of three in the relax but I've either beaten them or jumping earlier today.
beaten guys who have beaten Second
Miss
Glulit them. Serventi of Italy on Doly.
Thus the ladies had a smash-
SHE WINS IN LONG TROUSERS
Western fashion decrees abbreviated tennis out. fits, but Miss P. Sheikh of Pakistan remains faithful to her national tradition even on the court
.: She wears long Eastern-style trousers as she plays in the Women's Singles of the open tournament at Shirley Park, Croydon, Surrey, on May 7. She defeated her Reuterphoto, opponent, Miss S. Pins, in two sets. ---
COWDREY ACCOMPLISHES
Highest Score Of His Career-204 Not Out
Against Cambridge U
Mr L. J. Channing, who was appointed to handle ground ar- rangements, requested that for the Federation Cup series, the sale of tickets, whether spot or presale.
ta be entrusted
the HKCFA together with all com- plimentary tickets. Mr Chan- ning said he put forward this request because he was aware of certain irregularities in the handling of
of complimentary tie- kets by the CAAF, and was not prepared to handle the Feder- tion Cup series unless hils sug-
Colin Cowdrey, the England and Kent batsman, gave gestion
It was was adopted. Is weight – reducing unanimously decided that his a grand display of correct stroke play in accomplishing 204 not out -- against to the the highest score of his career when ing debut in this event, which tough." he went on. "I said I suggestion be referred
through with the CAAP Rules and Revision Com- Cambridge University today, formerly restricted to Pompey fight and
will. But it ❘mittee. ฟ be my last as a Light į
I shall rotire The two women were the only Heavy and
undefeated Champion of competitors obstacles of the first Jump-off world. faultlessly. Maximum height of,
WAS
to clear
all
six
was
officers.
Malo Stadium (opening and closing ceremony, athletes and £3-4-0d, and 6s, soccer finai):
7d
Track Cycling: 6s. 7d
Road Cycling: 11 Od.
£1-2-0d and the Ivices
the 575-metre course was 1.80 metres.
On
Boxing: £3 48 08 and 5s 4d for preliminaries, £5 15 Od and 11s Od for inals.
Swimming:
"This
Ko
AND A REST
50
the
LAWN BOWLS
London, May 15.
few
County
Cowdrey who could play in only a matches last season because of a foot injury was right back in form, hitting 25 fours in his stay of five and three- quarter hours. His previous best was 154 for Oxford University against Surrey at the Oval three years ago.
Cowdrey, Kent captain for brilliance that brought him three
match,
after wickets for four runs yesterday, declared
Lancashire won against reaching his first double cen-but tury, leaving the University to Somerset The star hare was get 188 to win in just under 37-year-old Ken Day, a wicket-
houty. two
The Cambridge keeper from Bristol and new to batsmen drove boldly and were first-class cricket, within 15 of victory when the the attack. Including Statham, hitting 56 which forced
"Then I'll go back to the CCC Teams For The event was restricted to States and get things sorted out four
riders and four mounts per In the Heavyweight business.
League Matches th country. Miss Smythe won in
lls Od.
Wrestling and Weightlifting 10s Od and 5s 40,
Basketball: £1 2s Od and 11 Od.
Gymnastics: £1 23 Od
Britain relay three.
and
11s Od.
Fencing: 5s 4d,
"When you are as young as me you San ·affort to look forward to a bright future."
It
when Aminble
50.3 seconds with 110
penalty points. Miss Serventi was second
The following players have 23 4 Od and with no penalty points in 1:01.3.
been selected to represent the was still and afternoon Cralgengower Cricket Club In
Archle RELAY JUMPING
pulled across the curtains of his West the First Division League match left against KCC at KCC on May 20 the won
prize for End hotel bedroom and teams jumping for
of Instructions not to be disturbed at 4 p.m. Mi Smythe, riding "until Tuesday,, maybe Wednes- Prince Hai, Major R. Dallas on day. M
I could sleep for Man, Marmion and Mr Peter Robeson ever, on Craven A cleared the 11 Having met him, I am sure Rowing: £1 Is Od and 55 4d. obstacles (maximum height 1.30 he will be laughing and gugging metres) faultlessly with Da his way around London today. nggregate time of four minutes A man who enjoys life as much matches, 13.3 seconds,
ng Archie Moore does not like to miss a day.
Canoeing: 11m. Okl. Soccer: Non-final £1 29. Od, and 68, 70,
Hockey preliminarles: 11s. Od. and 6s. 7ch
Semi-Finals Hockey
and The new triple-decker means
Finals: £1 23. Od and Os. 78. the entire oval is enclosed by
Rifle Shooting: ile Od. first-rate accommodation. Fuel-
Clay Piger Shooting: 115. Od. Utica avalloblo beneath the stands Include anything from a Modern Pentathlon; riding Ugtit snack to a three-COUTSO 113. Od. swimming 39. 4d. meal in comfortable
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Second was Italy and third a mixed French-Swiss team.
The obstacles had to be cleared within a vime limited of 1:57 per rider, each fault counting den seconds time penalty.
The Italian team comprised Miss Natalia Servent! on Bimbin Captain Luciano Ambrosio Nadir. Marchese Lorenzo de
Modlel on Dick in 4:28.0 includ dining fencing 5s. 4d, shooting 58. 40ing 20 seconds penalty-United of course, there running
charge, United Press. DTC plenty of bars for the Press.
rooms.
And,
traditional Australian boer.
A QUICK JOB
Regarding the oval proved a quick job; it was under direct control of the oOC. It in- volved moving 18,000 tons of soll, during which time work- men Jaid the foundations-for the einder izucks and field events.
When the workmen pull out,
no
SPECIAL AWARD FOR LANDY SUGGESTED
Canberra, May 15.
An Australian Senator today suggested a special Government award to John Landy, Austra
DAVIS CUP
Five Nil Win For Britain Against Yugoslavia
They
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FRENCH TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kamo was left drawn.
He delied
to bat again when aT
Yorkshire who had lost first
victory appeared certain F. Lee, W. C. Ogley, A. E. Innings points had to struggle
after taking Somerset's four Coates, B. W. Bradbury (sidip).to beat Northants and only five
minutes of extra time remained wickets for 17 runs yesterday porn
Reuter. G. Hong Choy, P. K. Lau, when they succeeded. They had F. O. Madar, S. Leonard plenty of time with 155 minutes (skip).
to score 123 but tight bowling restricted scoring changes,
C. C. Ma, G. A. Souza, C. R. Rosiel, J. S. Landolt (sidp).
SECOND DIVISION
Sporting declaration by Essex who loft Leicestershire Just over four and a half hours to score 335 was taken up by captain Charlca Palmer. He reached 120 The following will represent in 158 minutes before being the Club against the Filipino beaten having hit fourteen fours. Club at FC en May 20 at Ho also set the tempo for the rest of the tean so that victory came with a few minutes to
4 p.m.:-
DROBNY BEATSR. K. Pa, A. M. L. Soares
J. H. Xavier, A. F. Ferreira, spare.
AUSTRALIA'S
BOB HOWE
(skip).
C. K.
Sung, R. O, Baker, Y. A. Razack, G, Madar (skip).
P. R. Ragi, G. F. Santos, T. Jaroslav Drobny, Wimbledon A Leonard, J. W. Leonard
Paris, May 15.
Champion two years ngo, won (skip),
his first round match, 6-2, 8-9, |
5-2, over Bob Howe, of Australia,
Is the French International Tumis Championships began today.
of
Belgrade, May 13.
Other results included: Britain won the two remaining
Khars Sald Hal, of Pakistan, Mine is truly a mission of leaving the completed job to the Ha's world mille record holder.
Singles today to complete a 5-0 goodwill and good cheer. Olymple Organising Committee,
Labour Senator Donald Grant defeat of Yugoslavia here in the beat Marcet Schaft, of France, make great entertainment the communications men move asked in the Senate whether eccond round European Zone the 0-2, 0-4, 0-2.
the Government would consider of the Davis Cup competitions in...
Trevor Fancutt, Sorth The last job before the Games | art award to Landy: "In view of
will meet Chile, at Africa, beat Andreu Gimeno, of the great masters interpreted
wonderful: advertisement Bristol, in the next round by the great pianist will be the laying of the cinder the
running surfaces. The cinder this man has given Australia" Today Roger Becker (Britain) Spain, 6-2, 6-2, 3-0, 0-2.
Gordion Forbes, of South track will consist of a 400-metre and to show appreciation of his bent nija Panajotovie: 6-1, 6-9, elreult of seven lanes with a prowess and fino sportsmanship. (Britain) beal Ivko Plecovie of France, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0,— axxd Michaof Davies Afrien, beat Michael Lemassan, straight Innes, 0.75 metres wide.
Benator Nell O'Sullivan,. Go- | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1,—Router. English Amm which indd the vernment Senate Leader, re- tracks for the 1948 Games at plied that he was sure all Sena- Wembley will take up this to supported Senator Grant's suggestion, but he was unable eleventh-hour Joh just ∙ono
EUGENE ISTOMIN
on Friday, 18th May, 1954, 150-metre
at the University Great Hall at 9:30 pm: Adresies Fuen
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Captain: G. Madar,
THIRD DIVISION The following will represent Against the FHipino Club at CCC on May 20 at 4 P.m.-
the Club
TEST PROBABLE Brian Statham, a Test prob- able, could not recapture the
ICE SKATING
Olympic Gold Medallists To Turn Pro
Vienna, May 15. Elizabeth ('Sissy') Schwarz and Kurt Oppelt, who won the Olymple Gold medal for pairs skating at Cortina D'Ampezzo last February, are to become
Hongkong Electric" professionals
Bowls Team
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Miss Schwarz sald here to- night that she and her partner had taken a irm decisión" to give up amateur skating,
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The following will represent Hongkong Electric RC in the League Match against HKFC at
In an interview with the Austrian news agency, APA. HFC on May 19 at 4.00 pm.
Tunk' AF. Barron, R.J. she said they had informed the. Associa➡ Y. T. Cheng, J. Redman, J. A. Stainer, AR.C. Spenter, E. Austrian Ice Skating
tion that offers had been re- Poulson (Skely).
ceived from many sources, in- Fox, E. G. Barros (skip),
Rink Bi-A.P. Tarbucks, PD: bluding one from a German Ice Bottomley, JK Mundy, W. revue, Stoker (skip).
No decision has yet been Rink CVAL. Goodall, P. F. taken where they would appear:
which offer!, Williams, V. Bonch, AG. Gard- Į professionally; or ner (Sklp),
to accept.-Chinn Mail Special.
L. M. Silva, D. Rozarlo, D. A. | Neish, J. Pau (skip).
L. J. Wade, S. R. Solina, W. Sousse, M. Q. Wong (skip).
Captain: J. A. Fox.
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