THE WINNING PUNCH?
Britain's 24-year-old heavyweight Henry Cooper last week outpointed America's Zora Folley, No. 1 challenger for Patterson's world title at Wembley to earn for himself the chance of a crack at the world champion.
Cooper's victory was earned despite a knock- down of eight in the third round and a bad cut over his left eye, but so close was the fight that one sports- margin of writer had Cooper as the winner by a only a quarter of a point.
Photo shows Cooper, left, successfully dodging Folley's right and getting in a two-handed punch himself to his opponent's body.London Express photo.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1956,
Dispute Among Oxford Oarsmen
'PIRATE CREW FORMED
TO CHALLENGE THE
OFFICIAL EIGHT
Oxford, Oct. 22.
The immediate outcome of the split among Oxford University oarsmen will be to increase Cambridge University's chances of winning the boat race next March for the fifth.. con- secutive time, yet the one factor that the opposing Oxford groups have in common is an earnest desire to prevent this.
The dispute has been caused by a breakway faction forming
their own crew.
Oxford have won only three, of the 13 postwar boat races. they only won three of the 201 boat races held between the two world wars and it was in a bid to hall this sorry story that Australian Rod Carnegie, the Oxford President in 1957, tossed frodition away and in- troduced what is popularly called the "American" style of rowing.
Still Failed
were
This involves short siroiter with a basically upright style, no opposed to the more classical long ruhythmic pull favoured in the past, and still retained by Cumbridge. New weight train- Ing methods
also In- troduced by Carnegie.
Oxford still falled to win in 1957 but it was generally felt In be no fault of the new methods, but
olher among things, to the fact that their number five cracked.
Oxford retained the "Ameri- can style in this year's boat race, combining it this Kine with on
evon moru arduous
Stage Farewell
Police Rugger Match
Today For Brown And Lloyd
By PAK LO
THE Police will take on the Lancashire Regiment at rugger, on the Police ground in Boundary Street at 5.15 p.m. this evening in what is a farewell match for two of their outstanding players who are shortly going on leave.
and
and McFadyen on Brown plays in his usual, RAF Island meet in their post-, with Addis
on the Clab te wing us their strongest com- serum wbij ported position
routeh, In the
With Lochrie the RAF Donents. Lloyd, who is the other player ground. Incidentally leaving for the UK. win to- XV is a mixture of IAF Island Tabcock in front of them these be seen in his proper and RAF Mainland players. two might well get a chance to score, On the whole this might ragtht
with which scens curious ta suy position
full-back zł
well be the night when the Cinb The the least. Johnston moving up to be
"B" have their first win, though Ay halt.
this will be is probable that Also included in this XV will
mainly a forward battle, and on newcomers who are be some
this the airmen will win.
belor given a minout trisht to enable them to show their
worth.
Curious
Al the time ut going to press the RAP XV contatus two A. N. Others, both in the threes. So the RAP threes enn be presum- ed to be fairly went for this mate, and while the nirmen's pack is strong it will probably unly hold its own against Club on "n"
Nor Is this the only game scheduled for tonight, for
the other side of the harbour
The Club side like the op-
ul 8.00 pm. the Club "B" and ponents have a weak three line,
Commonwealth Union
Of Sports Planned By Indian Sportsman
London, Oct. 21.
A hid to promate a "Commonwealth Union of Sports" is being made by Mr Anthony de Mello, the Indian sportsman who founded the Cricket Club of India and the National Sports Club of India.
Little Known
↑
In the Police Kame tile is known of the Lancashire Regiment though they have had a few wins in inter-unit Bugby, and are considered a force to be reckoned with. With the Polles ! side showing innumberable changes it is hard to estimate the chance of the Poller, but their strong pack should make The difference, and provided the two halves can get the threes moving there is no reason why the Police should not win.
The Teams
Mc-
Police: Lloyd, Smith, Niven, Green, O'Regan, John- ston, Holroyd, Miller, O'Hare, Purves, Brown, Newton, Halgh,| Ross, Reynolds
Ronald Howard, this year's
training programme and a new cost of between £300 and £400 type of boat.
sterling, and three conches so Again Oxford falică to win far hot named have been en- but again responsible critics (gaged. Paying for the boat are refused to
✰ condemn style "friends of Oxford rowing." which had brought many crews
The precise plans of the success elsewhere.
"pirate" crew have not been made known. One surmise ir Oxford President, hus not yet that they seek to perfect some declared any policy for bin crew
between the two in the 1958 race. He has, how-promise
styles of rowing. No personal ever, shown his hand in one
Involved they respect. by appointing Group animosity is Captain H. R. A. "Jumbo" Ed-claim, and my they have only wards, a Blue in 1920 and 1930, the welfare of Oxford rowing at heart. But unless a com- as the crew's only conch.
Edwards was Oxford's pria-promise is reached only Cam- cipal coach in 1954, the last bridge stand to gain from the necasion o which Cambridge split.-Reuter.
were beaten.
A Step Forward
But whatever style Oxford adopt this year, the appoint- tent of Group Captam Edwards ag sulc coach marked talep forward for their prospects.
Normally University conches are unable to stay with a crow throughout
training its entire programme for economic rea- oorsmen have a Euns, and the succession of instructors.
Edwards, however, has re-
RARE AWARD FOR MIKE HAWTHORN
London, Oct. 21. Mike Hawthom, who became world champion racing driver on Sunday the first
the
Automo-
cently retired from the R.A.F. Briton to win the title, has been
awarded the Bri and so will have the advantage bile Club's gold medal, it was of continuity behind him for be
the whole of Oxford's prepara- announced her today.
ton. His feelings about the Only two u medals have
10
rebels at Oxford must be very been awarded previously: one
David, who went mixed us his son
Hawthorn's nearest stroked Oxford last spring rival, Surling Mos, in 1933 among them.
when he won the Mille Miglia First rumblings of the Pro- and was the first British driver sent storm came 11 days ago to win the British Grand Prix. when Reed Rubin, the United States obrsion from Yele, who Rained
The other was awarded to the Scottish motor racing team of Blue this year and Ecurie Ecosse last year after it became
the first American to had won the 24-hour race at Le row in losing Oxford boat, Mans for the eccond year as announced he did not want to private entrants-Chino Mall row in 1939. Ho criticised Ox-Special. henvy training pro→
ford's
Kramme.
A week later it was an- nounced tint Rubin and six other old blues, together with two other earsmen, bed furmed
"pirale" crew.
Own Training
Lewis-Evans' Condition Satisfactory
London, Oct. 21.
on
World Golf Champions
Seen here with the Eisenhower trophy are the happy members of the Australian team who inst week won the first World Amateur Golf Team Championship at St Andrews Scotland.
After lying with the Americans in the 29-nation competition, they beat their rivals in the 18-hole play-off by two strokes.
Photo.shows from left (back row) D. W Bachi, B. W. Devlin and R. F. Stevens, the Australian captain; (front row) Bobby Jones, the non-playing captain of the American team and P. A. Toogood. Tondon Express photo.
Classic And High Scoring
Game Expected In Today's England-Russia Match
By VERNON MORGAN
London, Oct. 21.
England and the USSR meet in an international soccer encounter for the fourth time in five months in Wembley's Olympic stadium to- morrow afternoon (kickoff 1430 GMT) their first meeting in England.
England are favourites to li! They announced they wiched to follow their own training British racing ELONA, Start the series, which at present methods and then challenge the Lewis-Evans, who was seriously stands with one victory to the President's official Oxford crew burned in an arcident during | Russians (which put England for the right to cow against the Moroccan Grand Prix autu-out of the World Cup) and two
mobile race at Casablanca Among them was Cambridge.
draws. All tickets have been Oxford Boat Saturday, was slated tonight to fouthan Club's secretary, who says he be in a "fairly satisfactory con- bold and a capacity crowd
just 100,000 will pay something does not intend to resign his official position.
Evans is in the Queen Victoria over £50,000 sterling to watch Already the "pirate"
at East Granistead, what looks like being fine crew Hospital
contest. Sussex.France-Presse. [have ordered a new boat at a
all,
dition
BAN ON BOXING ADVOCATED
BY OLDEST JUDGE-REFEREE
New York, Oct. 21.
Veteran American boxing referee, Harold Barnes, has called for a ban on boxing, in an outspoken article published by the weekly Saturday Evening Post".
Legalised Murder of boxers had thefr
of
The weather has been better brated
week and the inside-left. during the past lovely Wembley pitch should be
a first class condition to allow sibility cf a clasate and high-scoring most game, If the players can Cuce their best form.
.NAMO Viroshilóv
There seems to be a por- that Ignor Netto, tho experienced player In pro Soviet football, crocked last May in the first match against England, may be At enough to turn out. If he does he will as the side ond skipper usual though his stand-in Tearer is arst einss his presence would the probably be an asset 10 Olympic
champions, China
At long last the English selectors have lowed to the de- maands of the pubile and press and have chosen a team which loka immeasurably superior to that which last by a single goal to their opponents in Sweden.
Advantage
They now have the advantage of playing on their own ground, and It has to be seen whether the four or five changes the Russians are expected to make in their World Cup team have sirengthened or weakened their side.
They may miss their tumous goalkeeper Yashin,
England have brought back Nat
Bolton Lohdum, tho centre-forward, to lead the at- tack. In him they have the man who won the' cup final for his club and who will And any weaknesses that may exist in
Mall Special.
ELLIOTT PRAISED BY LEAVITT'S COLLEAGUE
Singapore, Oct. 21,
Mr Fred Spiest, part owner
Chub "B"; Martin, D'Eath, ilcene, Addis McFadyen, Lochrie, Tancock, Turner, Barnes, the oldest Judge- The veteran said that since, Boxing Commission when in-
the Soviet defence with hts Shaffer, Walker, Thewics, Col-referee still operating with the 1945, a total of 150 boxers had formed of Berner article that Unison, Sank, Swales. New York States Boxing Comed п resull of injuries the conclusions reached by lively bustling methods. Armstrong-Wright.
nussion, has judged about 0,000 received in the ring. He also Barnes had no factual basis.
On his right will be Mancher- the conclusions of a
ler United's bouls, including over 100 world & quoted
Bobby Charlton, He indicated that Barnes's medical study. Into boxing, ac- championships..
cording to which 50 per cent Hyures were exaggerated and another potential match winner. claimed that many more players whom the selectors never once norve
were killed in American foot-played during the World Cup centres seriously impaired
Sweden to the Kmazement through the exercise of this ball nutches than boxera mortal-
of most critics. ly injured in the ring.
With Johnny Haynes and the Helfand recalled that since | ever-green Tom Finney on the No Factual Basis
1051 not A
or left there should be enough single mortal Kerious injury had resulted thrust in the English attack to Meanwhile, Julius Helfond, from bouts held in New York make sure of a number of goula, Mr Spless, who is on his way to Chairman of the New York State rings.-France-Prcase.
with subsidiary Mr de Mello, who is sharlly { headquarters
India after a clubs in the capital cities of the retuming to eight-month sojourn in Europe, Commonwealth countries. said he had the support of Sir He declared: "I am convinced
In the article, Barnes said he Evelyn Wrench, founder of the
that this decade la a critical
was 63 and had seen too much Overseas League.
period for the youth of all nu-
ohs to be given more equipped RAF Island: Wilcox, Willing-in his long career to continue sport. International playing felds in hum, A. N. Other Gibson, to defend the sport, which he murder, Other, qualified as legalised cruble them to meet more often. Brackenbury,
A. N. Campbell,
that if he had any Potter, Ho added The family, that plays together Hewitt, keeps together."Chinn Mail Wright, Spier. Halgh, Roberts, power to decide on the matter,
Riley, Elliott.
The would ban boxing. Special.
The Aims
The chief alms of the Union would be to:
Set up a committee in London with members aporta. many
representing
There would be branches of the comitiilteo in each country of the Commonwealth
Obtain more felde
playing and recreational facilities for the youth of the Cominnwealth with the build- ing of new sports arenas.
Help finance and promote overseas tours by sport-
the
ing organisations to bring to- gether the youth
Commonwealth. Particular im- portante would be pair to the organisation of school + Inter collegiate contests.
Headquarters
Mr de Mello said that they would like to have a Common- wealth sports club in London as
THE GAMBOLS
LOOK! GEORGE DOI
YOU SEE THAT MAN?]
HE'S THE MAN ! WISH)
·HAD MARRIED ME
HUH!
by Borry Appleby
HE'S WONDERFUL
YOU AND I'D HAVE HAD)
A LOVELY WEDDINGJ BERVICE ICHE'D, CONDUCTED IT)
GURIVA
HJA-INDIA
Farinansal
Not So Strong
The English defence appears to be very strong on the right Monk but not so strong on the lefi, where at Jeft-back Graham Shaw of Shemeld United is playing in his first interna».
Hoval.
Opposing this possible weak English dank is the newly blooded right winger Metreveli, who has his clever and experi- eheed Moscow torpedo colleague Ivanov, who has played In all three previous matches against | England, as his inside partner,
of Wostern Promotions, the American firm that offored Australian wonder milor Herb Elliott US$250,000 to turn pro- fessional, sald today" ho would congratulate the runner on his decision to stay amateur,
Perth to
Organise the Aus tralian tour of the Harlem
Trotters basketball team, said: "Elletts great man.” "Dy his refusal to accept our affer hà has done * great service to his bountry, his paople, and to amateur éport.
A LOT OF GUTS
shall congratulate him per- .sonally when I am in Perth
tomorrow."
A reporter asked Mr Opless if he would say this to Mr Leo Leavitt, hls' collo@gue who made big efforts to get Elliott to turn "professiona),
Billy Wright, playing his 90th | Mr Spicks sald; " shall repeat international for England is in
tonight's statement exactly.
hla "usual place at centre-half |"; ainoerely fest that it takes a
lastry and outwit Iranov, the
Soblet centre-Forward Simon..
yan, their probablo captain, and
int of gute to make the deal. sion that Biliate did in turning down' our atten”—China Man
the newcomer with the cele+ ] ~ @péolat. →