THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1959.
The Men On Patterson's Trail
Most recent photo of Johansson shows him here (right) "squaring off" with world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson at the Stockholm restaurant, New York, on Jan, 29 after they had signed to meet for the heavyweight title. The fight according to the contract will take place before Sept. 30 at a city to he designated within three weeks after the signing.
In the centre is Bill Rosensohn, the promoter of the fight,
JUDY GRINHAM RETIRES EASTERN U.S.
-FROM SWIMMING-
London, March 4.
THE THOUGHTFUL KILLER
By DENNIS HART
Each
Johansson, Valdes, Cooper and Moore have two things in common. was once written off as a boxer. Each ir How a serious contender for Floyd Patterson's world honywaight championship.
Is this because world-class boxing has slumped so deep that there is no worthwhile challengar? Thore is far more to it than that,
Today China Mall begins the stories behind the comebacks of these fighting man in its now weekly sports feature THE MEN ON PATTERSON'S TRAIL.
The final articlo tells about a fifth man who comes unexpectedly into the pictura former British champlon Brian London, His challenge has been treated lightly. But he stands the best chance of all—because he réems likely to meet Patterson first.
As an amateur, Ingemar Johansson twice showed a marked reluctance to fight Americans. Now he is the man most likely to break America's 25-year monopoly of the world heavyweight crown.
In 1951, he was sent home in disgrace from America where he had been representing Europe in a match with the Golden Gloves team.
Just before he was due to Aght the Icugh cruiserweight Norvel Lee. he claimed he had a damaged hand and, despite the trainers insistence of doctors, and team officials that he fit. Johanssen refused to enter the ring.
was
Johansson's chance to redeem himself come a year later in the Olympic Games. Before his own people in Stockholm, he fouht his way. through Three rounds and then came face to face with another American, Eddie Sanders.
Boood
This time ho did go into the ring, only to be boood out of it Having a few minutes later. shotyn no inclination to lay n
|GOLDENGLOVES gloved hand on Mr Sanders and
TOURNEY
New York, Mar. 4. Anthony Madigan of Aus- tralia and New York won a decision over
the
Judy Grinham, British holder of two world back-three-round
stroke swimming records, and Olympic, Euro-Taylor Perry, Negro of Hunt-
Ington, West Virginia, in pean and British Empire champion, announced semi-finals her retirement in an interview on television here tonight.
Miss Grinham, who is 20 to- morrow won her Olymple gold medal at Melbourne in 1956,
Her Europron und Empire chumpionships were both won in 1953 and it was daring the British Empire and Common- wealth games. Cardiff last Juls that she clocked her eur rent world 100 metres und 110 yards record time of one minute 11.9 seconds.
She was also a member of the English 4
x 10 yards
B
medley relay teman, who set world record of four minutes 54 seconds
al for the event CardifT.
Not Unexpected
Miss Grinham's retirement was not altogether unexpected, In December she was given a small role in a British fim, and thero was a possibility she might eppeling as a career, M. Otto Mayer, Chancellor of the International Olymple Com- ______mitter ruled that her amateur. "Etatis was not affected "es"long- as she did not make fims specifically about swimming.
Tonight on television Miss
JUDY GRINHAM
Worst Golf
Moments
Grinham said: "I have achieved BURTON WAS
everything I could and I no
longer enjoy the training to stay at the top. She added that she'
was now going to train as a Journalist Reuter,
RUGBY RESULTS
London, Mar. 4. Results of today's Rugby Union matches were:-- Blackheath 8 Barbarians 21 Oxford U. ONAF
-Reuter,
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
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SHAKEN
By JOHN INGHAM
DVICE offered during the 1939 Open gulf champion ship gave Dick Burton his most nwful moment but it did not provent him winning the title from Johnny Bulla of Chicago.
Walking to the fourteenth tee in the last round Burton realised he was the likely winner and only golfers know what agony of mind and stomach thoughts can produce. He was under pressure.
such
AL that critical moment George Duncan came up to him and suggested he should use the wind, drive over the out of bounda wall and-hook the ball. back on to course to maximum distance.
aeitievo
"TOOK NO NOTICE
of the Eastern Golden
Glaves championships tonight at Madison Square Garden and advanced to to- night's Onal, in the light heavy- weight division,
Thirty-two of the best amateur scrappers representing the Eastern United States and Puerto Rico tossed leather to- night in the 23rd annual Golden Gloves Eastern Championships.
The crowd was estimated ut
10,000.
Sixteen of the night's bouts were gated in the sen-Anais and eight in the Anals. Each bout was scheduled for three two-minuto rounds,
Tonight's champions will box the Western champions for National ties at Chicago, March 25.
been twice warned to stand still and fight, Johansson was dis- qualified in the second round for "not boxing".
Sover
After this unpranising start, he tumed professional years ago, won his first fight by a knockout, and has been un- beaten ever since. Fourteen of
his 23 victories have been by the knockout route.
The climax came on Septem- ber 11 last year. With one punch he shattered a legend, put him- self in direct line for a crack
at the world title, and caused a major rethink in International boxing circles.
The punch was a short right that landed on the side of the herd of Eddio Muchen, the coloured American boxer
who ranked speend in world heavy weight ratings. It come when is fight with Johansson was more than a minute old..
hitle
Legend Shattered
The punch toored Machen for eight. Another right, and Machen A dozen was down for sine.
thore punches, and he became a The Eastern championships battered, defenceless bulk. Hir was sprawled are sponsored by the Welfare bruised body Association of the New York
But he waJ across the ropes. Dolly News.--UP.I.
out to the world,
Soccer Star Sent Off Field In Sensational
European Cup-Game
Vienna, March 4.
brain has established him as The legend of the unbeatable
businessman. He Americans was shattered. On prosperous
the other side of the Atlantic, | owns a transport business and a notice began to be taken of restaurant. And he goes about a Thunderbird his affairs in of European boxers, especially Ingemor Johansson,
The man who was feered out of amateur boxing was now re- called as the lad who had had his first fight as a fifteen-year old against Gothenburg's Juntor champion and won
by a arst
round knockout, and as the club boxer who fought bouts and won most of them by knock- outs.
The fact is that, just as come
sports car.
But, for all his brain, bath In the ring and out of I, the thing that makes Johansson the talk of the boxing world is his tre- mendous punch.
Fastest Right
ARMY SPORTS! PARADE
Only one game of importance is being played this weekend, and that is the Memorial Shield game at Hongkong Stadium. This takes place on Saturday afternoon, and this is almost certain to be a compléte sell-out.
In the first encounter Hongkong FA lost by the very narrow margin of four goals to three. On current form SCAA are in for a number of shocks, and I am quite certain that if the HKFA team can produce anywhere near the form of their first encounter this game is going to be really worth watching. Holland is always a difficult Only Marzensis 'A' anch The have completed
player la dispose of, nec he is Royal Navy
In persession of the ball. and their league Axtures, and it is with a little more dug up' qulle apparent that is going am quite sure that he can find to be very difleult to pick up the bucks of the not. There will fall the outstanding genos be no games_nt all on Sunday have to be payed." as HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is louring the island.
That
the
In the quarter-linal
hocirey Major Units Knockout tournament 1 Lanes (PWV) de- festedt Tks by che coal to As with all other games,nil, and now meet- 5 FA Rest
cricket wits completely at IA In the semi-inni,
Because of the Outdoor [és- a standstill over the week-val of Sport which is tcking
place ទវ end.
Government the Stadium, the six-a-side hockey tournament will be played Sankumpoo on April 5
Units League, In the Minor Headquarters
Forces Land Gorriott He have regretfully ac- cepted a walkover from Head- quarters 48 Bde, thereby com-
their pleting
fixtures. This that Hq Land Forces
meanz
There are still a number
of
Bruce Woodcock, former Bri-Garr Hq are the winners of the tish houvyweight champion, the Minor Units league. man who was on the receiving end of blows from men like Joc outstanding gomes to be com Bakst and Jack, London, sold of ploted, and teams oro going flat
out to catch up. me Johansson punch: "It was the fastest right I ever saw In
On Saturday Army South are due to meet the RAF and Azny- North meet Navy and Dock yard in both first and second
fighters have not got a punch and never will have, 27-year-old Johansson has always packed power in his fists, When asked my life." bow be Fol his punch, ho. He was referring to the blow answers. "It's just there. I that knocked out English division Calony league Axturės, practise hard to improve it, but fighter Peler Bates for the Arst I have always bli hard, even time in a career of 32 nights. when I began boxing at 13."
Boles
himself declared that was the fastest right he ever
Then why didn't Johansson hit hard in the 1962 Olympics saw. and on that earlier occasion in America?
Johansson himself blames these flops on the fact that his opponent in both fights was in- ient on counter-punching, rather than on leading. As both men waited for the other, nothing happened.
Boxing Brain
course, At 19, Johansson, of lacked experience. But perhaps he was let down far once by his prime asset, one without which
his lethal right would land less often and less accurately. That asset is intelligence.
Britain's
Greatest Athlete
London,
Alfred Shrubb, perhaps the greatest athlete Britain lias ever produced, in planning to visit England this summer from his home in Canada.
Johansson, the man with The Dempsey punch, has the boxing HA brain of Gene Tunney. plans each fight like a general) going into battle. Since those Shrubb7 The name enriler debacles he has learned nothing to members of to vary his tactics to At his op-younger generation. But, at ponent's style.
records.
means
at
One final piece of news-the final of the Miner Units kneels out competition has been moved and to King's Park Kowloon,
Sockun- will not take place ai poo as war originally intended. * *
It
seems as though 1. Green Howards are determined to collect as many major trophies this season 08 they possibly can.
At The Police Ground yes- terday they defeated 5 Fd Regt RA by eight pelats (one goal, There is very little to report one try) to three (one try) to Inter- about hockey this week. win the Army Rugby Due to the very bad Unit Cup.. weather for the past few days, sport in general had ita worst weekend. Sookunpco was 'out of bounds' and it certainly looked a corry sight last Sunday.
This weekend once again there will be very little Hockey, the atg reason being that all the gons are off to Macao for the Interport games.
In the main event of the day Walte, Higginbottem, and Smith have been chosen from the Army to represent Hongkong. Roberts and Ralph have been nicked for the Junior comm
Gratifying
As is usual with these key games the standard of play did not reach a very high standard ten until the last five, or minutes,
Prior to the start of the game. the teams were introduced to Brig. D.D.M. McCready, Com- mander 40 Bde.
First To Score
5 Fa Regt RA were the first going aver lo score, Philips near the Bag. From the kick It Williams falled to convert wasn't until five minutes from the end that i Green Howards were able to draw level, Green being the scorer. Three minutes from the end Morkhli made certain of victory by converting a try scored by Embly.
In view of the yay keen com- petition for a pizce in thezo
At the conclusion of the. gimes it is extremely gratifying to see the Army do well repre- game the cup was presented to the winners by Mrs McCready sented, the
The league fixtures have fallen wile of Brig. McCready. well behind schedule, and quite
standing.
Now he knows how to make one time, he held twelve world a number of games are still out-"| an opening for that right hand In the United States, he beat The Holland Cup games GTC punch, which gathers full mo- Longboat, the Indian, in ten nisa due to commence, and these mentuin in six inches, and when miles, 12 miles, and 15 miles.nte certainly going to, cause
Belgian Wins
i lands on his opponent's chin He beat Dandro, the Italian, sirio head scratching among the Paris To Rome
Hockey Standings Cycling Race
Usually ends the encounter over 15 miles, John Hayes over officials. there and then.
the 12 miles, and St Yves, So Johansson is the only un- Frenchman, over 12 miles. defeated löp-class heavyweight He also best five men in a The First Division In the world, Eddie Machen relay face In Boston each hockey positions are shared this honour before be man covering two miles while inct Juhanson
hold his head high. But it was
P W D L Pis
he did ten Recreio A13-10-12 21 Belgium's Willy Vannilsen, a The Swedish glant, can now). EXTRAORDINARY
a longtime before the citizens Shrubb is an extraordinary of Stockholm forgave lim that Chatnota hut he misht
he have won fame as an athlete if Olympic disgrace. After
Johansson a fire had not broken out at turned professional,
holm
his success was home in England. assured on the outcome of his Then a corpenter's apprentice,
Spanish Club, Real Madrid, and the Vienna Sport-horned away from Stock form some three miles from his
klub drew in their European (Clubs) Cuppatinees before the friendiler quarter-final, second leg, clash here tonight. crowds of his native Gothen- The score was 0-0.
The game was marred by aing sensational incident.
restilted.
of
bura.
Businessman
he ran to the ferm with other volunteers, including a local
athletic star, He arrived. long before the others, and this earn- ed him an invitation to join the local athletics club.
Glen, March 4.
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Sports Diary
TODAY,
Texni
ants!
ground,
(100 miles) from Paris to Glon
in four hours 30 mins 62 pers.
In the final sprint he edged out fellow Belgian Von Dacle and France's world one-hour record holder Roger Riviere -.. who was third.
Fourteen riders, among them Seama Elliott, of Irish star Dublin, were in a bunch which finished
equal alxth in same time as Vinniisen.
the.
Jacques Anqueti, 1957 Tour De France Tour winner
winner, and triple Louis Bobet flashed 21st in- a. 68-man Bunch, 14 seconds behind the
moments but ΓΙΟ goal
In Englishtes,
Ger-
He went on to smash world
Colony Open tax Court Tensile free kicks thans and West Indians paraded records, An avalancho
Once he broke six in Championships FRCC, 5.16 p.m. The crack footballer Puskas
Athletica (Real) was
was given in the second half themselves before the brain bridone race, by covering ten miles sent off the field
Ceren Johansson., in 50 mins 40.0 secs,
Middle School by both dies brawn of Ingemar after he had kicked a Vienna and brutality
ahrtion merling. SCAA It was almost half a century noon. player in the pants. The 30th
eclipsed the amount of football | All suffereti defeat, most of
them inside the distance.
Badminton before all his rushing per Puskas playeti. minute inciderit Baw
Colony Junior Championship! loose seit-control. Robbed of
Club In another European
He went to Milan to take the formances were botlared, and ha
Doubler, Men' Doubler.. the ball 20
Franco is still the only man to have Racrelo, TORROW meires from the Cup quarter-finat ntatch, the European title from Austrian
Ailstico De Madrid beat the Caviechi, and later successfully won the English cross-country goal-mouth by left half back, Harschandt, Puskar Shakta-04 CH by three goals defended it against Welshman championship in four successive
Colony Junior Championshipat miles) race finishes in Romo in the incredible
kick to nil here tonight.
Joo Erakin and Englishman yearsį
Ladles Singles Have him
Men's Singles, 10 days time, The French in the pants.
No goals were scored in the Henry Cooper.
Today he is a 74-year-old Taikos Club, 730 p.m.
rider cou today abandoned, Athletics* frst half of the match.-France- Apart from bringing Hin suc-breakfast cereal manufacturer.
04. fleld to College arrival athletes reducing the Skreen's Presse.
cess in the ring, Johansson's London Express Serviço, meeting, BCAA "ground, nooit.
France-Presse,
Sensation followed sensation when the Spanish player then Jabbed his foot at the head of the Austrian Barschandt, whe had crumbled to the ground.
Unconscious
Barschandt, whose cheek was eut, was taken off the field un conscious and rushed to hos pital.
T
Police meanwhile pinlased
"I took no notice of that at all," | irato fans who wanted to have
P-Q3; 3F24FxP: 4 KtxP, said Burton who nevertheless a show-down with the reg!| KtXB3) & KiQBs, P-KK13; was shaken by such talk. Ir players. Puskas
was escorted
6 P-81, 8-KET: 7 P-K0, stead, he drove out on to the off with a beavy police escort, PXP: 8PXP, KL-Q4; 9. B2 | adjoining 6fth idirway and with act: ch, K-BY: «0 0-0, B×P! | the help of a woolly-tuned put-
Football degenerated Ento
11 B-Rich K-51: 1 KIX ter, on the championship by savage cut and thrust betwee Kt. Qxkt: 13 K¢-181 Qwo shots.
ch; 14 B-KS, Q-81; in "Kt--
the opposing team-men after GOTIN
structive football only occupied about a quarter of an hour of
Ko'ch, N=K÷; le RXP male, Burton who has been called the Puskas affair, and
Solution No. 5678: 2 P-K# | the unluckiest champion, as his fwaiting), PXP 9.7 7 9XKL. | year of fame was weerked by for 2 - Fund; # ki874 treat war, lost hi leeven years match time. play follows &p. captura.
lator to Bem Sagad.
The Austrians bombarded -{hender: Saprect zerotze JE the Spanish goal in the oft-
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THEY DON'T CHINE VERY MUCH
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IT NEEDS A NEW POLISH
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YOLO THINK BURSITISTE WOULD INVENT SOMETHINKS,
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Badminton
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winter..
The 2,000
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WITH GAS