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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1908.
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THE KID WITH THE GENTLE TOUCH George Fordham-One Of The Greatest All-Round Jockeys Ever Known
POLICE CALLED TO PROTECT U.K. SOCCER REFEREE
London, Apr. 21. Police were called to protect the referee after promotion candidates Plymouth Argyle had been beaten ut home in tonight's English Football League pre-
gramme.
Plymouth, leaders of the Third Division South, went
down 2-3 to Southend United.
About 3,000 people, in very, lirighton, and Brighton have hostile mooi, waited for the three games in hand, deposture of the referee, Mr Fulham, steking pronation C.-W. Paflin, and it was nently
To be three-quarters of in fore held get away, strog
led out by a side exit.
The cind tam oisagreed with Mr Pullin when he disallowed a Plymouth goal and later re fast d to award penalty to them.
json Invision Two, ants Saustatja, lentlers of the Third Divion North, also wat with reverses. Fulbum lost 1-0
home to Middvitrolyck- their ecend home dulent three days and Scunthorpe wore baten 2-1 at Stockpër!.
Plymouth with One TICTO Seven Behind
match to play, lend Uy one point from Reading
HOME SOCCER - RESULTS
London, Apr. 21. Kerulis in tonight's football matches wera:
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LEAGUE ONE
1 Nuits Puret
0 Preston Tanchester U. 0 Wolverhampton
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LEAGUE TWO
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LEAGUE THREE SOUTH
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LEAGUE THREE NORTH
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By PERCY RUDD
London.
Lord Howth, a great racing authority in the middle of the 19th century, regarded George Fordham 49 the most wonderful lightweight jockey who ever threw his log across a horse.
That was high praise, for Fordham in the socond half of his 35 years in the saddle clashed with Fred Archer. Which of the two was
the greater? There is evidence from others who know both that Lord Howth was right,
For instance, Matt Dawson, with whom Archer served his apprentice- ship, and Harry Custance, jockey for 24 years and starter for 10, both put Fordham first. So did Richard Marsh, trainer to King Edward VII. This is what Marsh wrote in his autobiography:
Fulham with four matches. left, are seven polnte behind the
On the whole I am Inclined, s,win. You never knew after | Drewell-an uld friend, for she Division Two leaders, West Ham
of careful observation and her husband had brought United in Charlton Athlette, to name George Fordham as the yours
greatest all-round Jockey I have what he had in hand."
him up as a boy," who euch have one game to go.
He was a master Fordham was born at Cam- After the race he went up 'o Scunthorpe, landing their ever known.
tight At, bridge in the autumn of 1837 Sir John and said he ought to section of the Third Diviskn. In judging pace in a
knew where the and rode his Just race in the have won. "Nooschee," said tho with 58 points from 42 matches, and to one
vintag port was better than Spring of 1804 He had two years owner, "I saw nothing wrong." by Accrington are threatened
of the saddle (1870-7), But George continued "MTS Stanley, who have $7 from 4. He would win a race out
has not been able to by a head, and then carry 71b owing to illness, retired for the Drewet! more on the same horse and same reason and died three pay her rent and all through the race I couldn't help thinking of years later, al the age of 90.
this and you know I ought to have won."
gumes.
Wolverlumpton Wanderers, assured of the League Cham:- 1pionship, scored 4-0 LWAY victory over Manchester Unitel art have only to win their Anal Kame to equos the First. Divi-
of Onl sion points record.
Dennin Viollet, making
United upperlance for since the Munich air crash, In which he was involved, gave
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Preston North End, runners- up to Welves in
the League Championship. beat the other Wan- Cup Final team, Button derers, by the same margin of 4-0--Reuter.
DAVIS CUP
Japan-P.I. Teams For Zone Semi-Final
Tokyo, Apr. 21, The Japan. Lawn. Tennis Association tonight announce:1 | that the Japanese and Philippine; teams will compete in the East-
Zone Davis Cup semi- Onal in Tokyo from May 2 10 May 4.
bes
The Japanese team, led by Mr Jiro Kumumaru, is exactly the
the one that sume as Thailand 5-0 in the quarter- fonts in March.
The Japanese pluyeta Kosel Kanio, captain: Yoshihisa Shitala: Osamu Ishiguro, and Susumu Matsuurn,
are
Mr Leonardo Gayla will lead the Philippine team which con- Deyro, Girls
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In 1955 the Philippines lost to! Japan by 2-3 in the Eastern Zone Final,-Bouter.
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"Thero, dear, remember I said I had a ring to show you tonight?"
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For nine years in succession and 14 men in all Ancluding a tio in 1871 with C. Maldment) he was champlon jockey. But,
Never Again
The Accusation
like Gordon Richards, he a Trumer George Lambton, to wait will the evening of his telling the story, sold it was Carcor for his one and only probably the only occasion in Derby winner-St Beyya in Fordham's life when might 1779, when he was 41.
have been accused of not doing his best. "The Bank of England
buy him,' could not
sald Lambton.
As for his treatment of horses, there was the occasion when a boy from his stable was going out, armed with a new whip, to ride Dow duan in the Cesare- witch.
Is 15 clussle triumphs In-
·cluded suven in the One Thou- sand Gulncos (still a record fut any jockey is that race), five in the Ont and two in the Two Thousand. Altogether he rode 2,363 winners, 370 fewer than Aicher.
Like his predecessor, Francis Backle, Fordham was the soul of honesty and very jealous of his reputation for straight deal Ing. So much so that when he was beaten on Happy Landin the Two Theisand Guineas, and laer Williem Day excused the defeat to the owner by saying] "If I train horse to win and
_is_it_my_fault?". het
went into battle.
A CHAMPION'S PUNCH
Dave Charnley (right), British lightweight, tille halder, caught Peter Waterman, British and European Welterweight Champlon, off guard and de- Hvered a forceful blow in a championship fight held at the Harringay Arena, London, on April 15. The champion defcated the haltered Peter Waterman in the
Reuterphoto. fifth of a 10-round fight,
SWEDEN'S GREAT
MILER
Ashley Cooper
In Favour Of Paying Ranked No. 1
Runners Cash Prizes
Stockholm, Apr. 21. Gundar Hoogg, Swedon's great miler of the early forties, has come out in favour of paying runners cash prizes "in direct proportion to their clockings". linegg, who held the world record at 4:01,4 when he was disqualified in 1945 for accepting prize money, said the "amateur prophets" of international sport lacked knowledge of the "facts of sports life".
why to
In Australia
Melbourne, Apr. 21. Ashley Cooper, 21-year-old Davis Cup player from Malbourne was ranked Number One today in the 1958 national rankings fist issued by the Austro- lian Lawn Tennis Associo- tion.
For years the list did not contain the umes of elther Low Hond
The frat time in Hys
or Ken Rosewall, both of whom have turned professional.
that
0
worked
for
prize
The only
eliminato result, he should only get a cup widespread "alshonesty" inor something similar.” Fordham took the whip from
Haogg suggested hin and said, "Dear me, what sports was to pay athletes for
pretty whip this le, my bay, the time and effort they spent descending scale bo
beforehand in the out but what a pity
on sports, Hnegg wrote there pretty may sug
of the Swedish | money." things love so many races. Don't you think you'd better leave it magazine All the Sport. behind?" And, putting it in his "Prize money should be in The direct proportion to the results," ciel, he walked away.
he said, "For instance, if a boy won the race without it,
Captain Machell, one of the runner turna in a new world grezi gamblers of the day, once record for the 1,500 Metros; he accused Fordham of not trying should gol, may, 2,000
Amateur Rules
Copper, elected to the Num- ber Ono spot, for the first Ums, owes his ranking principally to fis victory in the Australian Championships in Sydney In January.
Miss Lorraino Coghlan took Flewa.Laking up...the.
Over t “Number" One ̃ ̄ ̄in_the ́ "open" Olympics women's rankings from Mrs demands for and other championships which Beryl Collier (formerly Beryl have bean Trakto by crowns great number
of European Penrose), officials following tho-vetust-of-the-International Olympic. Committee relax amateur rule in ita Past Con- Gress in Sofa,
Colony Soccer Jockey don't second my efforts, after he had been nec urie (US$400). But if the winning athletes and
Fixtures For April 26-27
The following Hongkong Foot- ball Association League matchca have been arranged for April the Derby
20-27:
April 26
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which Fordham had 3:50 or some so-so In vain to persuade him not 15 back.
Not only did he tell Day be would never ride for him again, Fordham never forgave him but he cumplaated to the Juckey and never rods for him again, Club stewards, who suverely 10- | "Tho damned horse WD8 110 primanded the trainer.
good," said Machell afterwards, On another decasion, after "and I lost the best jockey in
of 1883, he and the world." Alfred Sall, 4 steeplechase Jockey, were riding Across Benstead Common when they
rodo the Fondham were joined by a friend of Sait;
win a Mr Oldakor, who lke them American horse ever
tyng In England. This was returning from Epsom race
Princess, weighted at 8st. Olb, in
Nickname
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Bet. W. Weavings. Lines. Lue Kan-chUF, A. Barret
Teiles V. Sing Tao-Boundary 61
5 pm.
Itet. 12 Darbyshire. Th B. Gray/V A. Wilson.
Res, South Chica Caroline Bil 3.30 pm. Bat... Murrison, Lat/Lee Kan-etid.
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Club-
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Police v. Sing Tau-Boundary St
13.30 pm.
Ref. Lu Ting-kal,
Wilson/Chan Mim-cheng
Ines. V. A.
and Div:-Caroline 1 v. Gym nastic-Club 3.34 pm
Ret.
B. W. Middleton. Lincs, George Jur/J. W. Lambien.
Prisons v. St Joseph's-Stanley
3:30 pm,
Ref. 3. W. Chelaton. Lines. C. E. Wallheres. 7. Kwok
Telephone v. RAF Sei Wan--IV. 3.30 pm.
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Probables With Jockeys For Great Metropolitan Handicap
London, Apr. 22. Ttiero are 17 probable run ners with Jockeys for the Great
to
2
THE RANKINGS
MED:-1
Cooper, Ashley Mal Anderson, 3 Neslo Fraser, 4 Mervyn Rosd, & Roy Emerson, 8- Bob Howe, 7 Bob Mark, 8 Rod Laver, D Warren Woodcock, 10 for Neil Gibson.
But so far Hacgy Is alone in proposing "pay scales" Athletes,
"Some may
Women:-1 L. Coghlan, 2 Mrs wonder if they B. Collier, 3 M. Carter, 4 Mra are practical, ucunomically," he M. Hawton, & J. Letzane, M. wrote, "Let me say the crowds AcCalman, 7 E Holstein M. ere more than willing to pay to Reyson, P. Parmenter, 10 B.
Jones-Router.
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athictes breaks. worldl records. A few hundred dollars for a world record is a good Investment for meet organisers, The gales will be bigger, and
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With a boy named Tankerley Metropoliton Handleap to be so will be everybody's profit, trade agahast Fordham, the on her back, the fully first en un pyer two miles and a quar- burden of which was that he had triple dead-hat with El Hakijat Epsom today at 1410 athletes would welcome such a seen him that day stop Lord and Queen Beagan event un- GMT. Clifden, the Derby favourite.
Cried For Mercy
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the offender with s
He and Salt were on their
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paralleled in the history of p rece founded 119 years ago. In
British Hard Courts Tennis Championships
London, Apr. 21, United States high pressure
Floyd Patterson
Offered Big Purse To Defend Title
solution. And I'm convinced They are: Gads H (w.ports standards would rise ac-
cordingly."United Press. Lanza (W. Snalth), the re-run Yardham who seven Rickaby),
Millbanks), {$ years boforo had weighed in for Hollyhock
(^. Breasley).
Syuncuso, NY, Apr, 21, Sait ried in vain to change a ruce at Lowes at only 3at 8lb Chamanna.
Two boxing managers and the subject and, when Oldaker was substituted for Tankerley Oudrenernist (no Jockey yet);
promoter have offered a purpur persisted in his vilification, and won by half a length from Lucky While Heather (E. Smith), Bonhomic (M. Hoyer), Chilon
of US$200,000 to World Dary Fordham lost his temper and autĮ El Hakim.
(P. Robinson), Sacarcie (J.
weight Champion Floyd- Pastore son if he will fight the wingay That was the beginning of a Sime), Mr Moses (G. Starkey), whip until he cried for mercy profitable association for George High Favour (Holman).
of next Wednesday's match bere and apologised,
with tho American
between owner, Atlantic Ocean (P. Jchnatare),
America's Mike Do Ten Brock, who was Niccole (R. Reader) Raggoly
John and Cuba'a Nino Valdes, Richard reputed -to have dinner party
given.... him | Ann (K.. Timple-Nidd), Beyond
The offer was received by. 1.t way
thousands of pounds in presen's The Mom (R. Singer), Bothered Carshalton and when they
Patteron's manager' Cus D'Amato tennis ace Budge Patty flow in a telegram signed by Johnny Drived Fordham refused to eat
(D. Greenlig) and Festivu (J. for successful rides. *
Lynch).
from Germany 10 minutes late or mix with the
company and Fordham earned the nickname
and the Delolin, Bobby Gleason for his first encounter in nesretired to a seat
on the stairs, of "The Kid" boguse ho s0 Dudmenarmist is a doubtful
Brildi Hard Courts Tennis Promoter N. Rothschild where he wept remorseful tears | successfully doceived bla rival runner.
The talesrum invited D'Amato Championships at Bournemouth to Syracuse to see Wednesday's jockeyn as to what he was doing
today and
40 minutes later but er at least worch it on The reaction was genuine, for and might do on his homes.
probable
court without television. Archer was niwaya Dodwell-Navy Fordham was really the most
wary of runners with jockeys for the rolled off the
Joshig a sei against Britain's gentle of mortals. He never him and exsperated by him, Blue Riband Trish Stakes, to be Ref. Mak in-trang. Lines Wong belaboured his
sald today that it was time Kam-fai/3. D. Haig H. v. 3.39 pm.
horses, rlaing "George comes and taps me on run over one mile and about 110 Tommy Anderson,
Patty, who har been eaching Patterson fought someone, msay notable victories without the past", he once said. "and 1 yards today at 1515 GMT. Mercanule v.
the West German Davis-Cup Valdes, who was No. 1 chal- Rot. Lee Sum, Linor, Cheung lon- the use of whip or spur, team determined this shall, not be
was full of kindness.
reposted. But in the next race ho They are; Amerigo (E. Smith), | tuam, swept through Anderson longer in 1954, has never had a
Piggott), 6-0, 6-0, 0-0 in the second chance at the fifle." done it again and I em la trent Barleycroft a stride past the post! With all Kingroy (no Jocko). Miner's round.
As for Do John, be knocked (W. H. Carr), Chinese for Sir-John his clucking and Addling, you | Lamp
His compstriot, J. W. Frcelt, | out Altx Miteff sensationally in Astley in the Lowes Handicap, never know, what the old chap Sun (J. Purtel!), Pandour and beat Britain's J. Deloford 6-3, the first round of night. last. Bengal Lancer (A. Breasley) — 6-2 and 0-1 in the first round-| Debober and has not boxed in and was beaten by a head by an, is up to," other belonging to a widow, Miri |
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