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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1950.
Patterson To Fight London MACHEN FILES
Young Boxer Of The Year
Scottish middleweight champlon Terry Downes has a right to be proud of this trophy - it was presented to him last week for being the "Young boxer of the year" at the dinner of the Boxing Writers' Club at the Criterion Restaurant,
Reuterphoto, Piccadilly, London,
Rorke Replaces Injured Meckiff In Fourth Test
Melbourne, Jan. 27. Australion fast bowler lon
Mockiff will be unable to play in the fourth Test against England starting at Adelaide on Friday be- cause of a jarred heel, His place will be taken by the New South Wales fast bowie,
it was Gordon Rorke, nounced here tatiny.
-
Colin bateman Opening McDonald who wrenched his knee recently, passed his final Alacos 1052.
Twenty-year-old Rorke, who is nix feet four inches tall and weight 15 one, is in only s second season of state cricket.
Rothe fook four MCC wickets for 57 in the match which was abandoned as a draw at Sydney today.
When New South Wales play- ed the tourists in November he finished with match 3gures of one for 40.
Rorke hus tremendous stammba and this he attributes to a scientifle ally-planned train- fng and diet schedule, whalet in- cludes honey for lunch on match-day..
Australia 2-0 up in the ve- ! match series, need n draw or better b the fourth Test 10 win the Ashes-China Mail! Spectul.
Another China Mail
Feature
Sir George Graham, former secretary of the Scottish Football Asso- ciation, is the greatest authority on world soc-
cer.
He has just complot- ed an extensive tour of Europe to find out what mokes
glamour tho teams tick-the man- agement, the training, the the players and finance behind those transfer astronomical tecs.
from
Commencing this week he will toll in the China Mail every Thursday for the next five weeks the story of this, Arabian Nights
Football world in THE ROAD TO SUPER SOCCER.
13 Nations In French Table Tennis Tourney
LEVENE ANNOUNCES WORLD TITLE ·BOUT
FIXED FOR APRIL
London, Jan. 27.
Former British Heavyweight boxing cham- pion Brian London will most world
WORLD BASKETBALL USA And Russia Clash Today
Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson In Crucial Game
(USA) for the world title in the United
;
Santiago, Jan. 27.
States next April, British boxing pro- The US and Russis, each owning a perfect record moter Harry Lovene announced today. Levene said the title fight was "sealed and tied up, with only a couple of details to be settled."
The Patterson-London fight would probably
in their final round, will meet tomorrow night in a game that could decide the world amateur basketball championship.
Its third
The US reeled off crashing Formosa, 35-60, while
convincing equally triumph over Bulgaria.
right victors last night by
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take place in April, he said, and would a kept pace with 78-50 precede the fight between Patterson and European Heavyweight champion East Carolina state, and Dick Ingemar Johansson of Sweden.
Levene said: "1 spoke to Cooper. American scottis may Filterson's manager, Cus have been impressed by Lon-
Con's D'Amato by phone last night,"
pressivenes against Cooper and by his wins over He added that he had re- Wales' Jou Erskine and
from D'Amato America's Willie Pastronn. celved a cable caying Trying for tinte and site, Lendon versus Patterson. Will inform you. Have patience."
Surprise
Lovene will be associate OT-
ganiser with Bill Rosensohn
who was in London recently to to see London lose his British Henry Heavyweight crown to Cooper on a points decision,
News of the fight caused real
here surprise
because the fallure or negotinilons between Patterson and Cooper. Johanns- son looked like the only Euro- pean with a chance at the world title.
London was not believed to have the slightest hope of mees-
Patterson after ::
losing to
Kops: I Can Still Play
Some Badminton
Calcutta, Jan. 27.
Complaining about the non- arrival of Tan and Natekar, the Daals-English title holder said he was bfiterly disappoint- ed over the lost opportunity to show: I can still play some badininton."
the Kops was referring to English organisers' decision not
invite 10
him for the all- England champ!unships. France-Presse.
London became
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Wel
Cucamonga, Coli- formin, shared recring honours for the defending champlon Averkuns with 22 points aplece, while Gerry Vayda, of Bayonne, New Jersey, netted 18 and Jim Ooshow of Serttle contributed 14.
Zone Defence British and
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Formosa led in the first half Empire title holder by knocking Gut Erskine in eight rounds until back-to-back baskets here last June but he defended Vayda and Ooshow put the US the tile only once, against obert, 33-32, at intermission, Patrano, before losing both The Americons
Johansson: My
Olmedo Not Yet Ready To Turn Pro
SUIT AGAINST JOHANSSON
New York, Jan. 27.
Heavyweight title contender, Eddie Machen las
filed suit in a Federal court to prevent Euro- pean champion, Ingemar Johansson from fighting world title holder, Floyd Patterson, it was learned today.
Machen claims he has a valid contract in which Johansson pledged to give him a return bout before signing to fight Patterson or anybody else in the United States.
Johansson upart Machen with | Rostnrohn said.
H: added:
a flest round knockout in their
will not
my plans."--___
ght in Sweden fast September. Interfere with, slow, deler or in The contract was signed on the any way affect eye of the fight by Johansson's | France-Presse, "advirez", Edwin Ahlquist, al Machen's manager, Std Flaher
Ty
Under the contract the return bout was to be organiled by the International Boxing Club of nols which has since
Federal 'been disbanded by a court order.
Marhen's complaint was thed by his attorneys today in a New York Federal Court. In con- formity with procedurg, Johaus- son was informed of the sult on his arrival here on Friday from Sweden.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Henry Longhurst
Adelaide, Jun. 27. Alex Olmedo, the Peruvian who is Australia's new tennis champion, smiled, today when
S-I read with interest the he saw reports that promoter
article by Henry Longhurst on Jack Kromer had suggested he Not Disturbed puli and was particularly inter- might turn professional "maybe
usted in what he says about sets as early as this December,”
Jchansson
that of gul clubs. He mentioned clakens "It's no secret that Jack and Ahlquist is not his maneger but that "The prdeller Idea comes 1 have talked about professional merely an adviser and thus was as always from America" and tennis for some time," he said, not legally authorised to siga to dien continties "You have one "but Jack has told me he wants his name. Ahlquist said he was shaft together with a belt round the waist Acting as a sort of me to complete my schooling forced to sign the contract. went into a
Promoter Bill Rarensohn, who quiver in which you carry S dest, and I want a few world titles under my belt."
is organising the Patterson- many as eight separate heads Olmedo and the rest of the Johansson fight, said he was nu screwing on the appropriate one
Machen'e in a matter of seconds." United States Davis Cup team at all disturbed by
interest to readers It may be "The best legpl flew to Sydney today after a court action. triumphant Australian campalen opinion I have been able to go to know that I personally have the remainder of a ret of steel which netted them the Davis tells me it will be next to im-
enjoin shafted golf clubs, which 1 pur- Cup and the Australian men's possible for them to
fighting", chased about 1032 from Lane senior and junior titles,.-U.P.I. 'Joltansson
Crawfords. All these clubs have served on heads, (all the shatts are Interchangeable), they were made and patented in Great Dri- taln. and later patented in United States and Canada.
SCREWED IN
tiles to Couper-France-Presse. zone defence in the second half and the move, augmented by Hedgers' fue rebounding, cum
bottled up Formusa's attack.
The US is idle tonight but Russia meets Chile and For- inosa
Puerto faces
Rico. U.P.I.
Sister Could Lick London
New York, Jan. 27. European heavyweight cham- pien, Ingemar Jaliansson, scoffed today at news from London that world title holder, Floyd Pat- terson, would mect Britain's Bfinn London before meeting him.
"My little sister could lick Brian London". the big Swede
uld.
Patterson-London |
summer
Contract Delayed
in
from
TAIWAN RUGBY TEAM ARRIVING
FEB. 11 FOR SERIES OF FOUR
MATCHES
AGAINST HK TEAMS
By PAK LO
It has just been announced by the HKRU that a Chinese team from Tai- wan would be arriving here on February 11 to play a series of games against local teams.
At a meeting of the HKRU on Monday evening it was decided that the
Taiwanese would play a total of four games on this tour.
These
thai
the
Army Unit Tourney tighten up.
Wayfoong have Dilworth as-i
15 and
A friend of mine also says that he remembers many, many years ago shafts which were screwed tri-to the heads of golf 'club”.
of With reghra to this set clubs that I have, the heads can Est be screwed off in a matter seconds, and although have a shoft in eich head, it is not necessary.
The reason for my having the shaft in each head is that each shaft is different in lengih.
the
I would appear from above that the practical idea does not. always come from
J. H. M.
America.
(Henry Longhurst has since written another article
nucessary
correc-
YAOITA NAMED
BOXER OF THE MONTH
ito match would not change my plans because there is no doubt in my mind that Patter- son would win eastly" he added.
Jehansson raid he hoped to
for Denmark's Erland Kops en-up on Thursday
_ titl tered the men's singles remi- night against Patterson in the Anals of the East India bad- United States in June, Mean- minton championships which while, Patterson can fight any- were resumed here today,
body he likes, especially if they He defeated India's uncanic-are in Brian London's class.
be ed player. Vikram Dhalt 15-12, "His crown will not 15-5 In the quarter-finals. much danger," he added
very then will be against the The actual dates of the games only to the Club's, and a The championships had bezo
aid that Palter- Johansson
Club, the HKRU President's will be announced later, as the hard and fast set of forwards making the held up for five days, awaiting
Poyner is at serum-half to- tions to his statement referred ton's manager, Cus D'Ainate,, XV, the Combined Services HKRU is confirming the grounds
to This article will oppent, in the ariival of Indonesia's Tan
moment, but thought with Radclyffe behind had told Johansson's adviser, and the Colony. This is a higat Joe-hock and India's Nandu
Exiwin Ablquist, that he Improvement on last year when Taiwanese will be given a few him, and this combination is all tomorrow's China Mall-Sports
to get these Ed.). Natekar, who have both been
reserved the right to match the HKRU would not put days to get some practice in that is needed invited to play, in this year's Palleron in a preliminary be- Colony XV
neld before they take on the Club threes going. The only fault Into the all-England Badminton cham-
The nimen have is loose pas- on the against them, as
In the first match of the series. fore putting the title
they had a plonships.
line this
against vicit
ing, and this they can easily from
Juntor All the Johansson.-France-Press.
Blocks due.
It will be remembered
Tonight brings the first game hooker and this should improve the Taiwanes just lost to the of the first round of the Army their chances of getting the hall Club by 12 points to 10 with Unit Knockout
Competition.
back, but Laville and Uttley Maurice O'Kelly dropping the This year the whole Competi-wha are the halves tonight a winning goal for the Club in lon will talce place locally playing out of position and may the last minute of the game. The Army in Singapore arend it hard to synchronise. In the other games the Tai- unable to send their winning
The
Wayfoong attack
New York, Jan. 27. wanese beat the President's XV tenm up here this year, and
with Wirfett strong!
The authoritative "Ring 20-0 and hammered the Com-the winning team here is abocantird, in the centre of the Magazine" today picked Japan's bined Services 25 points to Six. unable to make the journey.
no match Sda Choita as "Boxer of the thrers but they are Tonight's game which starts for the hard tacklin RAF boys. Month" because of his win over Annual Fixtura? at 7.00 p.m. (or thereabouts)
in the Club ground under the and the Wayfoong pack, while world flyweight champion, Pes-
keen, lacks fitness to keep up eual Perez of Argenting. Paris, Jan. 27.
between the with the puce of the RAF pack. Yaolts jumped from sixth and the Sap-A win for
the airmen should ranking flyweight to top con- M. Jean Prutiere, president of Tuble-Tennis
brings together undoubtedly be the result. the
tender, for the world crown, French
Today Federation,
cunced
what is almost in- by that 13 countries had already
the knu and the Tat-starters for
fought series entered for the French cham-
wanese for this to be a regular variably a hard
of_matches. held at the GOLF TOURNEY pionships, to be
Eixture with Taiwan coming PicTru De Coubertin stadium
In a preliminary, Wayfoong pera appear to be planing most "Boxer of the European cham-down here one Fear and Hong- Johansson, here on April 13 to 15. TODAY
Manila, Jan. 27.
pion, had to consult his at-kong going up there the follow-are one more taking the field,of their hope in the back rowoshio Shirni won the hyweight
against the LAF of the scrum, with Hill, Winnie in 1932--France-Presse. They are: Britain, Australia,
A five-nation golt meeting torneys in Sweden by telephone ing year.
wung the three New · Zealand, Veliki Terting
and West here agreed today to hold an
'on clauses of the contract drawn This will be something that Wayfoorg are definitely trying and Horton
hard these days to get it for positions The rest of the pack hold its Inaugural Meeting of Badminton Czechoslovaklo, East
amateur up by atferneys for Rosensobn from a financial standpoint their annual match against the annual Far Eastern
is heavy, and should Holland. Germany,
Pelund,
ns possible, and and Cus D'Ainato, Patterson's easily
the Club, which occurs later on in Sweden, Vietnam, Yugoslavia golf championship.
Taiwan The
from manager. representatives
seem Chinese from
the season.
EcTUs. The rest will be up to and France,
Taiwan, Thailand,
with Japan,
the back row who can be trusted very keen on the game, Burma and the Philippines
to cause havoc among the Green Approved Manila or Tokyo as atlantic telephone consultations regainly, there is likely to be
The airmen are putting a very Howards backz. the Rest tourna caused the «lelay in signing.
Bittle the site for
The Suppers have Sanderson difficulty in arranging|ntrong XV on the field tonight, ment.
this nxture.
the only changes being Hughies at fly-half, and with Myers md Informed source, and the The Philippines and Japan,
Club has A trophy who returns to the centre of Church behind him should do contract calla for a return bout The It was agreed, will undertake
in the United States wins. Each presented by Sir Arthur Morse the threes in place of Blake, well in attack, and defence.
The Green Howards, whipse the organisation of the For
which is not being used, and and Halth who comes in to the
not avaliable at time Sir Arthur Morse has suggested second row in place of Moss team Eastern amateur golf associationboxer would get 30 per cent of
not તારા London, Jun., 23.
to rest, of going The Scottish division football which will sponsor
the golf the gate.
ilat as it can no longer be used who it unfit due to an injury. match between Third Lanark tournog,
In the frnt, match, Patterson
If this Leahy play as they did greatly impress In their Inst for its original purpose it could
but they have the Ench and Hearts, rearranged for to-
of the five countries would get 40 per cent, and be used for something else, last Saturday, Wayfoong are in chewing,
per yearly Jolunsson 20
cent, the This seems to be the perfect use for attother drabbing, for here potential to win with their hist day, has been postponed awing will play host
is a XY with a three line second three He. Whether they can tournament by rotation.-U.P.I. I cources said-France-Pressy, to fog-Reuter.
going verbins to be but again tho fast breaking track row of the. Sep- Sere they are unlikely to soc ceed to any great extent, nd the Sappers should win this game by a narrow mbrgin,
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Match Postponed
FAR EAST TO HOLD ANNUAL
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No!
to the
New York, Jan. 27. Promoter Bill Ruschsohn an- nounced today that the signing of a title fight between world heavyweight champion, Floyd Patterson, and Sweden's Ingen
10
Johansson would probably bu
from tomorrow postponed Thursday.
In all their games the Chinese
flucdlights fs boys played fast, good clean
rugby, and it is possible Green Howards
This open
that after this series of games pers an arrangement will be made two very strong teams as the
this time
Strong RAF Xv Rosensohn said these trans-many of their schools playing it
for it.
Barts Bralelor
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a spot he deserves, the Magazinó sak.
Ynoita was the first Japanese Munth* since
own in the lineouts and bet Puerto Rico Wins
Het teen.
Today's Teams
RE: Tellyn, Myden, Church, Hoggare, Jenkins, Sanderson, Thompson, Motion, Hudson Johnton, Tunbridge. Cleary, Cronin, Hill, Wind Horton,
Wayfolk: Lewin, McLellan, Wiggest, Lednard, Blin, Utley, Laville, Collins, Dilworth, Moore, Befixes, MarGeorge, Wells, Thewlen, Campbell.
Santiago, Jan. 27. Puerto Rico defeated Formosa
here
85 to 81 in a ganie of the world basketball championship
night—U.P.I.
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