THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1958.
SATURDAY SPORTS SPOT EVERY POSSIBILITY OF
A Great Hero Calls It A
Timely Day
SPORTING SAM
On Wednesday, evoning Colony sporting fans opened their China Mail to find that Randy Turpin, former middle- weight champion of the world, had decided to call it a day and hang up his gloves.
In doing this Randy is answering the almost unanimous call and of Britain's sportswriters boxing enthusiasts.... even the general public who hate to see once great hero topple from grace.
wonderful
Turpin has had a
too, every attempt will be made innings and he has garned to fit you into the programme.
to do Inbulous amount of money. One All you need
to gain of the great tragedies is that he entry is attend for weighing has been unable to hold on to in and a medicht check-up at Seamen's which his flashing the Missions the wealth fstu won for him.
His path to Lames
was pa stormy
wrtara It was spectacular but, whatever his human failings, no one w ever deny that in
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day he was one of the greatest fighters over to come out of the Neither did United Kingdom.
he Anish at the bottom of the ladder for his decision to retire. which comes after twelve years of professional boxing, Anda har champion of his country and also of the British Empire al The light-heavyweight limit. Magnificent Record
megafcent A
record
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Gymnanlam ut November 11. and Innke u now to application
P. O. Box 370, quoting your name, age, weight and previous boxing experience".
Incidentally it doesn't matter whether you belong to a club bc will or not the HKABA
and to give you a chance to Try your fuck in the ring under
well maringed und supervised conditions Npvember 11.
It is niscidence
What thurt B
in the years to come
will statisticiana
review career with singular satisfaction the ring for once inside they came no greater and gamer than Randolph Turpin.
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by Reg. Wootton
for the 1049 The 1958 improvements player boots before the game another year.
Harbour Race an hour started.
event will be remembered Cross
before the stort of the 1058 Reassurance by many as one of the best eventijk.
'cross-harbours' Excellent One of the omeluls said. “We organised
.... gentlemen ..... waited for the referee Decause we have had the pleasure of excellent, we feel that we owe it to our watching and for this-the selves, 03 well 05 to
Hongkong Amateur Swim»
I. M. MACTAVISH
Increase in the number of such now being Injuries
reported. Penally I believe the new lightweight boot with its thin sole is another vital factor.
What Haynes has to say s timely not only in the United right here. ffn Kingdom, but Hongkong where many of น thought that common sense had at los won the day and that in future. no player would be allowed to take the deid until
measure.
The visit of Hamilton
NAV BHARAT UPSETTING ARMY 'A' IN TOP GAME
OF THIS WEEK-END
By TONY MYATT
The big game of this weekend's hockey pro- gramme will be the Army 'A' versus Nav Bharat 'A' encounter, scheduled for 4.30 p.m. on Sunday at Sookunpoo,
The soldiers can boast of a proud unheaten record, but, Nav Bharat will be all out to upset their apple cart and I won't be in the least bit sur- prised if they do.
their
IRC 'A' visit. Kowloon for their game against Recreio 'A' which is down for 11 a.m. and thinle a win for the Indians is in the offing...
ming Association and the Richardson and Alex
Last wegend, Army A had interesung to sea who can out- Marine Division of the Hongkong Pollce can share Olmedo was a great success to Aght every inch of the way last the other. This game may their game against their well be decided on who draws
P second stringers, in gure | first, blood. the credit in almost equal and it provided local tennis in
enthusiasts with a most ac which they were expected to
world run rough shod Over But smoothness in organecptable ration of
opponents. tion doesn't happen by chance class tennis.
Their defence was the reason Richardson is something of an opponents, that we do not in-and-often it develops from a nocently infringe the rules and willingness to be self critical. Inspiration to every sportsman behind their victory for, their
to unnecessary Let me tell you of
he a little for
him-forwards, for the Arst time this hos lifted expose anyone
Inched the necomary danger. Accidents will happen incident which took plact at seif above
physical season, grave und nails may become exposcil | the assembly. point on the handicaps .lo reach his bite,
but at a gamo
Ioast Kowloon side Inst Sunday present status
his yet
pluy
Over-Feeding we and the Hongkong Tool- morning and I think you will betrays nothing of this.... ball Association, should have understand what I moon.
There was although his stamina has always the callsfaction of knowing
Licen attie suspect....parti- that the rules were fairly ob
cularly in lung drawn out served when the game started. That reassurance is one of the
matches. real values
referee's Inspection",
during
of the
the referee had, inspected his Cannot Understand
the
Right Step
I cannot
Lo
Excellent!
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to
Captivated Crowd
also over-feeding of one wing which was unusua! for this team who usually keep the game well spreaxt in
directions.
all
I know their record is not one to bu drouled over bul, with the exception of their first win this Bharat A ngainst Nav season, Recreo have turned in some very poor; performances.
Unfortunate
J
For some unfortunate renson Nav Bharat are now clicking nicely as a team and should they fight like mad at the start. the opposition they attain their form of past but no sooner games, there is every possibl-scores d goal, than they crack
op. lity of them winning.
good game IRC have fire forward line Another very down for 3.15] p.m.. also at and have proved previously as
their Sookuripoo, will be the match in
game. against the one Hockey KHC, when they were Hongkong between
goal down, that they could fight An early This game, I feel, should be back and fight hard. the most closely contested and goat for them in this encounter should see some very fast and with last year's champions, cân very hard holicy.
quite easily give them a victory.
I was standing to one senior official of the HKASA and it neemed to me thai in spite of an unexpectedly chilly morning Americans played at the Hong- The games which the two
everything was
fine. going belleve
What any
While we
top kong Cricket Club compated talked another
with anything referee would willingly be a executive of the ASA come up very favourably
we have seen here in recent follows. abd there- and commented party to an injury
years and certainly both players fore I simply cannot under-"ye spotted a minor weakness,
we will have a captivated the crowd with the The HKFA took a step in stand the apparent reluctance Next year
power and speed of their play. in special table set aside with n some of the ometals richt Drection wheat of
Olmedo's tremendous service the fully briefed offelal ready carry out issued a directive to referees Hongkong
Was a particular attraction but it Club, and Navy, answer difficult questions and in ritual involved that they would inspeel boots simple
Iron out any snags which might is difficult to say whether this before every
but ne routine primatch checkup.. game.
Kuchardson's astonishingly I understand that one Coun- arise. The officials who The most reliable cording to
the the
returns claimed in cillor intends to bring the mat- checking
competitors accurate information not all officials are
ter f Last week-end's over-should not be required to net greater admiratione Carrying out these instructions
men as as general Information
The sporting public are indeed sights to the attention of the t m rollably informed
well it holds up their work, indebted to the Hongkong Lawn that ut one important match HKFA at an early date.
Make A note of the idea and Tennis Association for their during the week-end the off-
in the next enterprise
staging the we'll bring it up at clals
of the of one
Warus
meeting".
exhibitions and giving us an wailed in vain for the referee
What could be more progres- opportunity of seeing these two Lo visit their dressing room
sive than that. Onicials planning great players in action. the and check
bouls and walksfed himself that the sluds he was using conform- trange coined with the laws of the game! that Johnny Haynes, the English inter- nationalist and Fulham star, should suddenly take up the 1 was privileged twice to see question of injuries which hiin in action while he was right | footballers are receiving as a at the peak of his career and I
forget the electric result of exposed nails in the shall never
gripped worn studs of soccer boots. Randy marched majestically down the aisle and ducked through the ropes,
atmosphere which
everyone
ly
Haynes pulls no punches un the subject nor does he mini-
his Injuries
once
on the
now be
suffered and he goes
on to blame the introduction of for the nylon stud
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In those days he was absolute-mise the serious nature of the
and remorseles blows started to Jand target his opponent kriew was in a 9ght and generally he I shall was soon in real trouble. always regard it as one of my special sporting pleasures that saw this ebony-skinned fighter at a time, when he was dubtedly the greatest man al
his weight in the world,
un-
Fernott
In Hongkong we are from the hectie 'ecomanies' and bitter ballyhoo of professional tuxing but it is
obvious, from
current developments that the
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studs
The Annual Cross Har. Race is over in the heur
TWO RUGBY GAMES ON
for
are or
EACH SIDE OF
OF
Never-Say-Die
The Club and the ballors are noted for their nevér-shy- dle
and attitude
matched against each other it will be
HARBOUR TODAY
Police Take On RAF Island In Main Match
Hongkong Amateur Boxing There should be no complaints from spectators, regarding either the num
Association is gallantly deter mined to fill any raps that may exist by planning a very full
staBon
I was most impressed to read release from the HKABA the other day outlining horn- gramme which is gold to be Elaged at the Missions to Seg- men on Tuesday, November 11.
the
in starting at the beginning and most appropriately first promotion of the season is for novices.. like beginners.
ber, venue, or standard of today's rugby games, for on each side of the harbour two games are scheduled. On each side one may be con- sidered a major and the other a minor game.
On the other side of the har- liave bour, on the Army ground in
next to
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chance
By
Pak Lo
McEwan, O'Hare,
Police: Johnston, to play good rugby, The Club
Bellingham, with their powerful three line Scott, only walling the returra of Riach, Lewis, Purvos, Cunning- Cheong in the near future to, ham, Shelley, Newton, Miller, complele it; their forceful Haigh, Ross, Robert. forwards, and their -dangerous
hal combination should have Navy: Freeman, Bevan, Wat little trouble winning thisson, Morey, Win, De Merrindol, match by a largo score, and the Haenga, Harvey, Isaacs, Ross, 5th Field will probably be on Lees, Kingbury, Price, Trounson, the defensive for the majority Stroud, of the game.
Army
Leppard,
Main Strength Boggett, Boyer, Jayc, Jenkins,
Morrison,
North:
Bingham, Waterhous Wilson, Muntz, Wynn, HI, Myers, Pearson.
Flowers,
HKABA PromotionMany spectators will probably journey to Causeway Bay to see the minor match at 3.15 p.m. when Club "B" face up to the Army North in the latter's first run
forwards are strong. Almost too of the season, in order to judge for themselves the potentialitics of this Hexan-
in strong, for their halves are gular XV. Following this on the same ground at 4.30 p.m. the Navy will clash
clined to starve their threes and with the RAF Mainland team in what may well be a bitter even struggle.
leave the ball to the forwards.
If the Police play an operf of Navy though Mainland's for- winning against Army North, wards have yet to settle down game this afternoon they can
swamp the airmen for they have The main strength of the The ABA apparently bolloves Boundary Sirect at 3.15 p.nbul Army North are the weaker into a strong attacking foron
the other hand the potential in the threes, Artillerymen lies in their three this The Navy on the Policemen meet the alrimen of the two Army XV's
strong pack, and
a especially in the centre fond online, but their forwards are un R.A.F. Main: Wilcox, Coombes, from the island for the first season, arid tle as yet is known beve
Willingham, Johson, of their power. Despite this the smoothly moving pair of halves, oven game gives Johnston, the likely to prove the equal of the Martin, time In the major match.
who are quite expert at getting Police full back a chance to Join Clubs Forwards The Club-pack's Radclyffe, Fletcher, Burwood, if you incldewitally
11 minor Club "H" defence is far too weak
The in the attack, a thing he definitely the weakness lies in it's jump- Potter, Ahern, Forse, Straw, their threat moving. the Police match,
on XV
run likes to do.
ing in the lineouts, or rather Brackenbury, Connisbee, Morri- Good Pack Wednesday evening minus their
Navy threes though they
In it's non-jumping, and a good son. strongest players who were in
well, pass poorly, and this could
lineoui forward among the th be a very great danger against
The airmen have a good pack cluded in the Island-Mainland
HAF threes. Overall the the
but their threes are definitely the match, managed to overcome
airmen would seem to have went link in this team, and de- the Loyal Regiment by nina
slight advantage and should points to three.
win, though a reversal here is fensively they are not strong
win comfortably.. by no means out of the question.ackiers, and the Police should In the other Fame it is see a extremely pleasant to small XV like the 5th Field,
Nothing could be better and provided enough willing novices come forward this could be an excellent start to what should be a most progressive
season.
In case you have any doubla about YOUR eligibility to take
let part
me quote one the from
ABA paragraph release
"So if you have never boxed except as a novice or beginner,
wish and nort
three to try rounds each of ninety seconds duration, with someone your own size, who is a
TUE
WREN ENO
At 1.30 p.m. Club "A" orc faced with
an cery task this afternoon when they take on newengers to Colony rugby, the 5: Fleid Regiment on the same ground as the Pol:com KAF game.
to
stop any reasonably strong XV, and most of the interest in this game will lie in the inetics employed by the Army North.
.
Far Too Weak
The Club "B" will today have to rely mainly on their forwards arid i is probable that the Club XV will try and keep the ball tight, and leave the attacking to their bustling pack.
In island,
the other game on the airmen have line than three
In the firal game at Causeway
stronger beginner Bay the Club "B" would seem lo
GAMBOLS
WHAT'S THE
• MATTER ?
POPSY TOLD ME SOME GOSSIP THAT I WASN'T! TO REPEAT TO A LIVING
BOUL
Unchanged Side
Π
On the other side when Police | which is at its full strength as meet the RAF Island they would none of its players in included setra to have a chance to pull off in the Army North side, Making the another win. The Police are on the strong Club side, for the fielding.
ngainst side. It is unchanged
only the niways a good thing, and their opposition that a team is made
an
by Barry Appleby
AND NOW ALICE.
19 COMING OVER
(WELL?)
I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT IT WAS
WASN'T TO REPEAT
PARIS
strong
Field, it he can get the ball
Club "B" v Army North. A, J. Bowden
Navy v R.A.F. (M) H-P. Qualtrough.
Referees for this afternoon's away quickly. could upset the games are as follows: Club attack to a certain extent, practically certain to win this game, Also 6th but the Club are
in the reatly interested Field XV are, the Army North not so far selectors, who have
any of the 5th Field's players in action.
scen
The Teams
Police v R.A.F. (1) W. S. Coilier.
Club "A" v Olli Fid.. T. T Hariuy.
Answers To Sports Quiz
1. The
Washington Inter-
national
2. Ranjitzinhli, Dhulecpolnj,
Nawab of Pataudi.
3. Johnny Haynes,
4. Mike
Hawthorn
Moss, Tony Brooks. 5. Montevideo, 1930.
8. (a) 22, (b) 3.
7. (a)
Bosor
HIL, (c) Eton.
(b)
Stirling
Forest
8. Henri Cochet. He beat Jean
Borotra.
9.'Glasgow. Hangers,
10. Lawn Tennis.
SANDEMAN
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SCOTCH
While on the subject of re- fereta XV captains are rendnd- Club "A":
DicTavish, Inglis, ed that they are responsible for complete the team, their forceful arranging for a touch judge to O'Kelly Bennett, Williams, appear on the touchline, and King, Walker, Newbigging..are also runloded that failure Howo, Campbell, Armstrong- to do so means serious loss of Wright, Leonard;
points in the "31" trophy. This Club Martin, D'Eath, is one thing that practically Hoennn, Addis, Cooke, Lochrie, every XV falls to do, and some Tancock,
Kiivert, Dilworth, poor spectator almost in- Whiteley, Collinson,
Barnes, variably conscriptcu. N.B. I
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