THE CHINA MÁTE
THURSDAY, ÁÞÄIL 9, 1969.
First In A New Series Dealing With The Great Men In Ring History
LEGENDS IN THEIR LIFETIME The Pale Ghost With Nominate YOUR Dynamite In His Fists Hongkong Footballer
Bỵ HAROLD MAYES
The first flyweight championship of the world was not decided until December 18, 1916, so it is perhaps not surprising that the eight-stone division boasts an ex-champion who is a living legend.
This much, however, can be said-if little men box for the next thousand years, the name of the first holder of the title will never be forgotten.
Samie
man,
Of The Year
Members of the public are invited nominate Hongkong's Footballer of Year for the current season.
to
the
the
It is a popularity poll organised by China Mail, and nomination coupons will be accepted until the closing date to be announced later.
Not beemuse he happened to be Hiled many an opponent into a perhaps a couple of pounds the first champion, like heavy- fake age of security. Just un below their best ghung weight. weigh James Firg. bu because the dynamic fists
were to lull That is no attempt to belittle
hitle
for the all heller el the flyweighi
not- Whits grent mch into shumber title happens to be one of the 10-peaceful
with although he was well below the
flyweight limit, he fought most plienomenal men Who ever i their faces in the resin, laced on a boxing glove,
Hands held low, giving na sag- world-class bantamweights at dre: Sre bly today and you would gestion of self-protection, the their rightful poundage repped the venerable-looking Webb ex-miner was po clever Neked them. Bible charecter as anything but li hu hudy movements that he an afta-uccessful phailia. The was remarkably dimcult to hit. tubby Butler man with the thin-But there was nothing more de- bing windy Htde, the, neatly-cut ceptive about his than the brown zuit and the pearl Me-patyer he carried in either hand, pill, Ring quietly at the rig- Lomething which sprang from
oberdons, Touka its perfect. Timing of a blow.
the moke Hie
size
as fron
Hke shop netadini you strert Best Weight comer than niny Wilde, "The
My best fighting weight was Mighty Alcan" who blastid his
ten," Jimmy always six stone way the sing hory.
always tells me It didn't mat- ter how intich weight be
Greatest Froak
There is acancy twinkle in conceding-if he hit 'em, his ey if he get i opport~ went. unity of girdling ang member
was
they
To some of his opponents he of the for sex with, his evin have away as much as a couple There, however, he Louisafe Belt, for at s one of of stones. Jimny whinis that whatever but the unfailing help of his
ally
mausger, youtly lady it will it is desery-friend,
dappri Teddy Lewis, the man kiss, Dy of
to be too who was the originator of the They don't have buxun that, for whi
Starting bls career
and
1911.
he became world champion by knoviting out Young Zulu kh in 1f rows in London in 1910, and relined for six years and six months, the longest tenure
in the division. He was dually
relleved of the championship y a seven-round knock-mut Ly Pancho Villa in New York in 1923.
In those 12 years, Jimmy claims to have taken part in no fewer than 884 euritésta Iri ring and booll. The fact that he lost only four bf, the la tribule to his amazing prowess. Wasn't A Match'
De man parase; "a malch well made is-n customers
wasn't
When I first appested in London in Jantary, 1912, at the old Blackfriars Ring, against
Wells'
the Nipper, Matt
yelled that
when
they milch is also remembered us match Baif woo.“ "The Ghost with the Hammer "Teddy did the business, and saw the anaemic-looking Wilde corner. They in his land is probably the 1 did the ngingg" rays Wilde. I strip off in his
Welchman greatest freak in the history of What he often fails to reveal, thought the wee puellism,
however, is that Lewis quite would be killed,
Half round later it was his froad shoulders, tapering often sought rivals for his terror body, and In deceptively pal who, afthough they would the opponent who was recumbent.
hl far.
It wasn't until far heavier than Wilde,
1915 that he appearance which nazie
always look more like a hemspital case. were
brought In at lost a contest, Taney Lee stop- ping him in 17 rounds. The next time he lost was in De- reinber, 1948, in the ßnal of the bantamweight vlace in the | Inter-Allied. King's Trophy Competition, when Pal Moore Dartsmarted him over the
amateur distance of three rounds.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
11TH RACE MEETING
Saturday 11th and Saturday 18th April, 1959. (To be held under the Rules of the Hong Kong Jockey Club) THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 20 RACES The First Belt will be rung at 1.90 p.m. and the First Race run at 2.00 4.m, on batle dagen.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.43 .m. on the days.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No person without an admission badge which must be prominently displayed throughunil ike meeth will be admitted,
Admistiry Badges of S1L00 each per day are obtainable from the Club's Cash Swerp Offices, at Queen's Hulding, Chaler Road, & D'Agullar Street and 382 Nathan Rond only on the written introttetion of Member,
When they met as profes sionals over the then acknow- ledged distance of 20 rounds the Wilde Was 2L following year,
points wiriner,
I lost only twice more, 17-round knock-out by Pete Herman, world bantamweight champion, in 1021, and in his final appearance with Villa in 1923.
Streak Of Kindness His record In between is one
hitting the canvas. But, for all
the
The two qualifications for nomination
(1) Footballing prowess.
MOSCOW CHESS TOURNEY
Moscow, April 0.
Four of the six matches
played in the second round
cf
the Moscow Interuntional chess
today among
tournament here shed arods to top players
ended in
The only positive result was Hungarian Lalosz Perlie's win
Anatol Lutikov of the Soviet Union. The game
33-
teen former world champion, Unton and his compatriut, Burk
Vasalit Symusing of the Soviel
Sprackt, was adjournal.
Ley
ARMY SPORTS
PARADE
Some time ago I said that 1 Green Howards were determined to collect as motty itidjor trophies as they possibly could. Since then they have amply proved this to be true,
On April 1, at Singapore, the FARELF Boxing Team Championship was won by 1 Green Howards in no uncertain manner.
the
Boxing the the chumplina | once again in the Umellght win- that they really
fire,
they ning the 800 metres in The time defeated 2nd Ed Reg RA by of 2 minutes 8.3 secs. eight bouls to three in this nat Bull was successful in c1 this portant event,
| discus, and ofler same very`good In the semi-finals 'they, werd (Вел-
throwing, managed to beat Pre- up agudast Base Ordnance Depart clous into third place with RAOC, and were successful by
throw of 116 feet 6 inches. seven lights to four. They must
In the 400 metres, Cooper of have been really on their toes 49 Fd Rest RA put the very for this encounter, because their fast time of 52.7 poes, and won bpponents were at the receiving fairly comfortably. bnd of four knock-ouir,
The four drawn gomes were between: Bent Larsch mark) atic Zdravko Milev (Bulgaria), Frederic Olafsson (leeland) and
Aronin (Soviet Union), David Bronstein (Soviet Union) and Eugenil Vasshukov (Soviet Union), and
Bimbuln
(SovicL and Miroslav Filip (Czechoslovakia). - France-
(2) Sportsmanship on the field of play.adimis Nominations should be addressed to Presse, Editor, China Mail, Wyndham Street.
To the Editor, China Mall,
My nomination for Hongkong's Footballer of the Year, taking into account his playing ability and his sportsmanship on field of play is:
of the
Club.
the
►
(Signed)
MATAHARIRANA MOAKISTANIA MAURIER)
Sports Diary
TODAY
Hockey"
Ioland Сир Tournament Round): Army "A" v 1BC (SKP) 130 p.m.
Bharat
Macsepsis "A" (S10 30 p.
RẠP V Mécsenala "2" thing's Parki 5.30 p.m.
|| Ladies' Int'); England v Portugal (Recreto) 5.30 p.m.
Athličko Land Forces Minor Unit Tram Atelie Championships, Boundary Nt. 11 a.m.
.
TO-MUNDOW Batker Scotland v Dominiwhith, Kinga Pack $30 p.m.
English Table Tennis Tourney Reaching Singles Final Stages
Löndun, April 8,
The second day's play in the English table tennis championships at Manor Place Baths, Walworth, saw the men's singles reduced, with one ex- ception to the last 16 and the women's singles to the last eight.
The doubles do not get under-
In the women's singles, to- way until tomorrow when play morrew night's quarter-nals Is transferred to the Empire will put in oppostilon the fol- will be played di Fiddy and Miss F. Echt (Japan) and Saturday evenings.
Mrs D. Head (Britain)
ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT long succession of opponents French Frogman Pool, Wembley, where the thats lowing:
THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS.
Timms will be obtainable at the Club House if ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (791, 72811).
NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years, Western. Standard will be almaltted to the Club's premises during the Meeting.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $3.00 each per day payable at the Gate,
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the regulile fee of $2.00 in order to gain re-pemise:Lesia,
MEAIS 4 REFRESHMENTS WI be avaltable in the RESTAURANT.
CASH SWEEPS
Taught Gantz Sword Tickets at $20.00 each per day and $40.00 for both days may be obtained from the Cost Sweep Offices at Queen's Building, (Chater Road), and 9, D'Agullar Street during office hours.
Tickets served and available but not paid for by 10.00am on Friday, 10th April, 1959, will be sold and wihe reservation cancelled for future Meetings,
Special Cash Sweep Tlekets on the Hong Kong Derby schexiuled to be run on 2nd May, 1859, at $2.00 each may be obtained from the Club's Cash Sweep Offices at:-
Hong
Queen's Building (Chater Road) and 5, D'Agullar Street,
Kony
Week-days, Mondays to Fridays Saturday 4th April
Saturday 11th and Saturday 18th
April
King's Rond, North Point, Hong Kong Kowloon on:-
Week-days, Mondays to Fridays Saturday 4th April Saturday 11th and Saturday 18th
April
Hong Kong, 4th April, 1959.
9 a.m. to 8 pm.
9 am to 12.30 pm
0a.m. to 11 am.
and 382 Nothian Rodd;
10 nm. to p.m.
9 am to 11.45 a
9 am fo.11
By Order of the Stewards,
A, E, ARNOLD,
Secretary,
TUE GAMBOLS
IF WE'RE GOING TO PAINT
THE HALL FLOOR WEVE
GOT TO PLAN 15: CAREFULLY
WE'LL MOVE EVERYTHING OUT OF THE LIVING ROOM. THAT WE MIGHT NEED INTO THE KITCHEN
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his venom in action, there was
also a streak of kindness in his make-up.
I remember lefin telling me on one occasion of a late arrival In
Manchester for a fight the fol-
To Attempt Another Feat
lowing evening. Fighters did not Of Endurance
stay in the hush hotels In these days, and Jimmy was taken to
a boarding-house by the promo- ter; and told that he mist share
fooin.
Montreal, April 8. The
French long-distance The other occupant did not frogman swimmer, Louls object he was fighting on the Laurmais, who swam 500 miles bill the next evening. So theyh the Jey waters of the river got up and wehl on the road Fraser in British Columbia in They did not see each other at another feat of endurance. together carly next morning. December, is to attempt the weigh-in, and it wasn't
until they entered the ring that.
In the men's events, tomorrow evening's eighth fials will pro- vide the following matelos.
1. Oktora (Ïdpan) V. V. Markovic (Yugoslavia).
Д. Burridge (Britain). V. Hylirinnovský (Czechoslovakin). F. Side (Hungary) v. R. Miles (United States).
Miss D. Rowe (Britain) and Miss E. Kdezlan (lungary).
Miss K. Matsuzaki (Japan) and Birs A. Simion (the Nether- Jands).
“Mrd G. Lantos (Hungary) and Miss A. Haydon. (Britain).
England thus has the strong- est national representation with quarter-findlista, Japan van Hoa (Vietnam).
T. Murakami (Japan) v. Mai Three
and Hungary: have two and the A Rhodes (Britain) v. L.Netherlands one, though it Landry Brit
must by tendenserad. thal. Mire S. THadserey (Brian) v. V. Agnes Simon was formerly Hurangozo (Yugoslavia),
Hungarian. Z. Hibud (Yugoslavia) v. M,
Few Surprises
¿
The
Arial, agains! -the Bunners' was lightly more one rided with the Championship of
The 6,000 metres bourne's race hil
the way,
was Mn- Clocking 16 minutes 36.0 GOLD FARELF in the bag from thee, fairly ground the opposition info the track, and never let up. Old Rivals Clash
word go.
1
Congratulations,
Green Howards on a very fine achieve- ment.
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By the time that this is in print the Land Forces Major, and Minor Unit team athletic championships will be under way.
The 1,500 metres event anw those two old rivals Banks and Milbourne once again in op- showed
position. Banks again It superiority, und was never really headed. The time, 4 minutes 15.0 secs, was not fast, but time did not matter a great deal. Batiks was quite satisfied he to un his own pace, and certainly paced things very well
Comd Workshops
The Minor Units will be do ing their stuff today, but the indeed,
Major Units are not participat-
David of
Ex until Saturday when there REME once again showed his
superiority
will be a real feast of events.
In the Minor Units competi-throw, and
in the hamshur
went on to
wiri
tion & COD 54 Fu Sąd RE, and with a distance of 120 feet 10
Command Workshops
REME Inches.
have entered, and a keen fight
Is anticipated,
Altogether a most successful
show from the respective Army
doubt
were
much neede
If the results of the Individual representatives, and no championships are anything, to Ko by, the fight for the eventualmost of the contestants
some getting winners of the Major Units practice for the big event an trophy is going to be a lot closer. Saturday at Boundary. Street.
With 1 R Tks, 6 Fd Regt RA,
49 Fd Regt RA, 32 Med Regi RA, 1 Green flowards, and 1 Lan R (PWV) entered, anything can happen.” **:
belil
Records Galore
✩
Before getting down to the serious buxinesa of gly, ing the reports and resulla
of the Six-a-Side Hockey
48 Gurkha Ini Bde Group Tournament, I must apolo- . their two-day athletle gise for the erroneous re meet at Sek Kong last Friday port about Watts; and Saturday.
It was reported that He had In spite of the very hol wen- | left the Colony, This is quite
very was ther, competition
wrong. He has of course quile keen, and surse very good times sone line to to before he were recorded. On Friday, 54 | finally does leave. About two Ind Fd Eng Sqn, 18 Fd Aib, weeks ago he broke his ankle 81 Coy RASC, and combined whilst playing Ericket (of o 'tcom from NT Troop Sigants things), and will in fact be out and 0 FASD competed for the of all sports for some con- Mator Units team championsiderable time. ships.
Having defeated Army 'B' in In nu únevrtaln manner 14the hockey league, Army 'A' Ind Fd Eng Sqn showed the moved one stop nearer annex- other entrants who were the ing the title. With two games. lop dogs, and were the even still to play, they only need two trul winners, omassing 60 points to make sure of sharing points on the way.
The Major Units result was more shësitð, 1 f Tks run ning out easy winners.
Eitgade records, both team and individual, were broken abundance.
this lile with Recreio 'A'. The way they are playing at the moment givës everyone the feeling that they are quito capable of carrying off the hohours, let alone sharing it.
Six-A-Side Tourney
In the rix-a-side tournament which took place last Sunday at Sookunpoo, 22 teams entered.
Every event, with the exception of the 1 mile, shot, and the discus resulted in A record being broken, and in some events by quite a margin. Most of the records, that were broken were of 4-Ten The WOTE INC 5.Id. AW10 looks as though they are run: Ed B. RE B, COB, Camp nin, Inio form Just in time for 11QLF BMH Rd, Pay A of the Land Forces championships Cox, RMP A, 1 Ts, 92 Ided B, RE CAMP B, Pay, 3, 49 _The_final results were: PF A CRANE HQ RASCA
Jimmy found that his room-that on April-27; He will dive
He-compunced here today B. Merreit_(Britain), mate of the night before was into the port of Montreal and
In the last match of the draw,
Despite the heavy programmes. his opponent,
swim the 155 odd miles down N. Hasino of Japan meets the play went on for over 12 2. 49 Fd Regi RA The friendly streak came out
the Saint
Lawrence river to whiner of the third round game hours there were few surprises 3. 1 Lity B (PWV) uppermost, Jimmy took matters
Queties. He expects the swim between Johnny Leach of Eng; today. In the men's event, two 45 Fa Regt RA calmly and quietly, and looked anything the the latter he was
in the also icy Saint Lawrence land and Zoltan Berczik of seeds were knocked out. The 5. 14 Gr.
Hungary. The match was due will take him 50 Hours, or just to be played this evening but Stipek, who was eliminated
first to go was the Czech, over two days.
Berczik agreed to a postpone the second round by 2. Hrbud nient as, Lesch was suffering of Yugoslavia. from a severe head cold.
Honours Even
mounds and said:
upposed to be. So much so, In fact, that after a few rounds | had gone by the promoter burried around as he was sit-
ilis alm is to prove that it is ting. on his stool between possible for frogment
to swim in icy waters, Loutmals is also "What do you think you are planning an expedition to the doing? If you don't knock him lakes in rivers of Alaska she out in the next round you won't Northern get pald."
Canada to make tr underwater-film. "I couldn't carry kindness tob far," says Jimmy, so I obligest."
NEXT THURSDAY
arc
Thus honours
fairly evenly divided amoni the countries, with England pro-
According to, bhi, northera viding four eighth Analists (and pamibly a-fifth), Japan and waters are a,, transparent, Yugoslavia three cach, Hungary those, of the Red Sea, where one (with a posible second) deveral successful underwater and Czechoslovakia, the United
The superb 'Sugar Ray aims have been shot, France States, Vietnam and Indio one
Prèdit.
Git Barry Ander
LATER HOW IT'LL BE DY BY BEDTIME AND WE CÂN WALK ON IT
cach.
CAN'
Then tonight, Self! Narita, the Japanese champion, way unexpectedly besten by Alan Rides, an unranked English- mid-France-Presse.
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
101
66
54
Signy, 12 Med A, RE ̈ Aj and ***** Få B. A very the respotish £n-
deed, for this very opalaf
50 game, 4114
By the end of the third The prizes were presented by round. RE. B. Comp HQLF. I in Mrs McCready, .wite of Tks, RMP. 'B', Pay B
Brigadier D.D.M. McCready, CRANE, and 82 Med A Wire DSO MRE, Commander 48 till In With a chaner. · Most of tho knowledgeablo ones Gurkha inf Bde Gp.
were tipping RE Band Pay "B" as the possible finulate In 3 Wins For Glent
the major tournament.
Camp HQLF playing very Glenn úr 3 AO Ty entered for three events at the 5th EYMCA steady hockey finally eliminated antiaal open athletic meeting RMP 'B', to enter the final of Inst Saturday, and right well the top half, and after a great did he acquit himself. Wandling tusslo CRANE onally gave in to the 400 metres in the very fant 32 Med 'A'... Both 92 Med Regt timb or 30 seck, lie then went RA. and Camp HQLF
were
Hong
on to win the other two events very evenly matched, but the finally goalkeeper as well. He won the shot put Gunners". with a throw of 33 feet 8 inches, tipped the scales in their favour, end then won the discus with After a very clain vhd thrilling 100 feet 10 inches., Very good tussie 32 Mod Regt RA 'A' WITO throwing indebt!
the eventual winners by ofte As if by this time, the athletic goal to nit, Haris being thỏ fars still hadn't hid enough acuter. the amitin Hongkong open The team entered by athlete champtonfalilps took long and Kowloon Garrison, wäs place last Sunday at the purely a scratch she, and they Government Stadium.
certainly scratched to some This meet was well attended purpose defeating 32 Med by quise d mumber. of Army Rest RA 94 by two goals; to reprisentatives." The highlight one In the nalot the Pial of the day was the break-competition.
4 Ing of the Bigh-jump Colony The flat round, proper tal- fecard by WO 11. Clarke of 82| iand · Cup.....matches: are, how Med Regt RA
getting ... – under-Was/Melody It was noticeable in the April 2 Army 'A', are – due to Aliny mopt a few weeks ago 'meet: IRC. 'A' iki thile compil
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