THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1959,
AMERIC
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Continuing Our Series On The Great Men In Ring History League baseball LEGENDS IN THEIR LIFETIME Cleveland Indians
Superb Sugar Ray- The Incomparable Artist
BY HAROLD MAYES
Had he not fallon to the murderer's bullet at the age of 23, on October 15, 1910, Polish-American middleweight Stanley Ketchel might well have carved out for himself the position of the greatest fighter of all time, of any weight, For in seven years of professional fighting he had won the world middleweight title by a first-round knock-out, de- fended it successfully three times, lost it to Billy Papke and won it back again.
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Moreover, the man they | brain, and, in most cases, called the Michigan Assassin Ibundance of the ring's 13031 had tumbled over light-indefinable but most necessary heavyweights and heavyweights | quality-elass.
and
with enrefree abundon, In- Put them all together, and cluding antong them one Juck then we'd something in each de Johnson, the man so many partment,
will get you regard as the master, craftsinau some idea of the inn who was of all The heavyweight born Walker Stuth to poor champions.
and plenty have made, that suggestions, usually, I'm sure. out of jealousy—I would like to reveal a conversation which took place between as within minutes of his stepping out of the ring in London's Court, a beaten man.
Earls
There was gloom all around
14 AT family In Detroit, 37 him. I put my arm around him year ago. He became Hayon the rubbing table in the dressing room expecting des- pair. and, as so often comes from beaten men, niibis. In-
Ketchel floored the great Robinson because he had to box Johnson, but was eventually under somone eise's name in knocked out by him in 12hs early-clays.
roundia.
Ketchel's fatne Jives after The 'Sugar' Part
him, nd old-tuners who bad
stead, Rny sald, quietly;
"So you win, so you lose
He Beked Turpin in the
the privilege of watching m And the sugar part of it? That's boxing. But I'll be back." never full
to ist humong | Well, when he was fighting one
of his early contests, the dane return, He bent Bobo Olson, the ring's immortals,
int feet which had earned hater to become
In their lifetime.
Unsurpassed
have
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muddleweight
But he performed in an agenckels [X3 Che sidewalks of king. knocked out Rocky when there were many gre New York City, allied to a Graziano, who had ready fighters, and consequently his lighting pair of hands, proinpt-reigned, in three rounds. fame tæver stamped him zanj jed n ringste customer to re-
Only the grilling heat of those who have become legends mark to George Gainford, the
A heat New York burly
who piloted hitn; 110-degre through a phenomenat Ostic wave prevented his adding the (career, "George, you
light-heavyweight crown to his sweet fighter there."
laurels, "Yes," replied Gainford, He retired, For 18 months sweet as sugar."
he tripped the light fantastic on une has yet strpussel Sugar Ba Sugar Ray was born. And Į the night club stage, and did Bay Robinson, the king of the if you think that it was because so well that when I watched
The m Wus living legends.
easy the him in New York's Band Box, received more
on Brundway, i was prompted suppose, longue that he thrill me more than any other pubility and consequently had to say to him, "You seem to do men watch any other more opportunities thum most, everyning a little better Jistoa. The good olies have respective of ability, just run anyone else, whatever held you
the 1st of his perform-choose." the speed of a good lightweight down
But of all the torn to whice nchluvements I have thrilled
Middleweights:
fas
or at least a welterweight, alances and dismiss that theory. the punch of a heavyweight.
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Those insets alone of course,
not make
champions of
In just two years, from his professionn start in October,
1940, to October, 1942, he went
No Fluke
them. In boxing's most exciting through 40 contests without de- Olson, who, by bealing Turpin,
arett Turbulent division, they have to possess something an usual in the way of a boxing
Decision On Sugar Ray's World Title Deferred
fent. Then he dropped a
Back to boxing, to knock out decision to a bull-hkg Italian-ad reigned in his stead. Three the world American named Jake LaMotta,imes he had won
middle weight crown. Hc who his turn was to win the
Olson knocked out
uguin prove it was no fluke.
10
title
middleweight championship at the world ahead of Robinson,
But wall.
Then he dropped the Hobinson WBS then a welterweight, He had once more, to an ox-like Utah alrently beaten LaMerta in a copper miner named Gene Full- previous encounter, and in allmer, losing a pointy decision to Their ve meetings, that was the man who had never been unly one in which Jake turned knucked out, und never looked
like being.
the trick,
Declining Power
That is, until be met Robin- ron again. Then a
left hook rocked him to dreamland, to make Robinson the first man in history to win the same world tille, in any division, on four occasions,
When Rolinson met him or the ifts and Just time February, 1951, it was to knock New York, April 15. Cut LaMolla in 13 rounds The New York State Athlelic | Chreago become middleweight Commission have deferred until king. Robinson at the time was When he lost it subsequently Friday a decision about Sugar welterweight champion, having to the then welterweight king, Ray Robinson's world middle-won the ernwn by outpuluiting Carmen Bastilo, it was only as u The weight title.
Tonny Bell back in December, result of a split decision. 1016.
referee called it uing round to Am from the 1:me of the six in Robinson's favour, and ed to declare the titie vacant LaMotta reverse until he test the two judges scored it
The commission had threaten -
the
if Robinson had not signed for the middleweight-Ho-Brither way
chempionship contest by noon; kalt's Indy Turpin in London "But Robison chine back onez today.
on July 10, 1951, Robinson had again and in the return with Robinson, who has not had a engaged in 96 contests without Busillo va March 25 this year title fight since he won It back | tusing a single one,
he was on points to claim the from Carmen Basilio in March His violons during that wind with crown for the 47th fimo". last year, takes his ease to the had included sich great namest Nebody has ever beaten this Slate Supreme Court on Friday, as Henry Artistrung, first man incomparable ring artist twice. The commission decided to de- ever to hold three world cham- I don't think anyone ever will,
plonships at for Rs decision until after the court hearing, at the request LaMotta (three times), of the state Attorney-General's Gavilan (twice) and a host office, which is representing the aspirants for
commission in the case.
Robinson has served on the commission n court order to why he should 115 ultimatum.-
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even if he were treading on Kid beard.
of How happy I am that this
his welterweight legend come in my lifetime, and I had the pleasure and privilege With years of professional (of watching him on many oc- campaigning, and something like casions,
130 Aghts behind him, 31-year-
old Sugar Ray was a declining
power when he lost to Turpin."
I do not say that with dis-
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respect, for I would never join Too frail Ted Lewis
in the chorus, alongside people
who have taken all too many opportunities to belittle a man for whom I have the utmost regard, and whom I am pituuk- to number among my friends.
Having been him operate in his palmy days as a welter- weight he lacked the vital spark of the years beween 1048 and 1950.
Champion Again
The fact that it's d middleweight that he Has achieved his real greatness seems to give the lies to thai slatement, but I t stand by it.
I toy that it is because Robinson is far, for better than anything else which has ever graced the roped arena
that he has achieved a record
| which han never been Bur-
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by LEONARD BARDEN
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Is a problem by 0.
passed, or is ever likely to be, stoecht 18.C.F.. 1938). White to
in the 160-pound class.
· Sixty-four- days after losing
play and mate in two moves.
Solution No. 5597 : : . . .Q-
to Turpin, he was champion XB) (threat QXP chi? RPX¢ again. To those who would PXP dia, ch; 3 KimK5, By Kl Auggest that Robinzon La mato.
boastful, selfsh individual...
London: Exprese Barzity.
Correction To Sports Pictorial
We regret there was an error in the caption to one of our pictures in yesterday's "Sports Pictorial".
Caption for the lower photo above, which appeared yesterday, should have been: Hylamon (No. 4), ridden by K. Kwok taking the lead at the bend in the Durham Handicap for Class & ponies. In close attendance is As You Like It (No. 2). The eventual winner Yu Hua-Tsung is near the rail just behind As You Like It.
Upper photo shows Steadfast holding its lead at the bend in the Shropshire Stakest. Following it are Friendly Game (No. 2) and Good Fun (just immédiate- ly behind)China Mail Photos,
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Score Fourth Straight Victory
New York, April 15.
The unbeaten Cleveland Indians scored their fourth victory of the new season today when they edged the Detroit Tigers, 2-1, at Cleve- land, on a 10th inning home run by Woodle Held,
Held's winning blow came off Ray Narleski, former Cleveland relief ace. The Indians' third base- man hit a pair of homers, including a grand- slammer off Narleski, Tuesday.
Cal Melish went all the way (Chicago scored seven runa. for the Indians in their latest Kent Hadley also homered for victory, scattering nine hits, Kunsas City. Cleveland collected only ax safetles off starter Paul Foytack toince the New York Yankees The Baltimore Orioles enter-
and Narleski.
The Tigers, who have lost their first
five games, scored their only run in the eighth hining on a single by Eddie Yost and Larry Doby's triple,
Rookie Jerry Casale pitched a seven-hitter and belled a 450- 1004, three-run homer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Senators at Boston.
Casale's homer carried over the left field fence at Fenway Park and landed on a nearby rooftop.
(in a night game.-U.P.I.
PETITE ETOILE WINS THE
FREE HANDICAP
Newmarket, April 15. Prince Aly Khan's Petlio Elgile won the Free Handicap for three-year olds run over
Grand Slam Homer seven furtungs here today,
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Mr Philip King's Chappaqua Every man in the Red
was second. and Miss E, Rig- incup it safely, with Jackie den's Charmed Life third. Tên
Jensen and Frank Malzone coch ron. collecting a single and double,
Norm Zouchin had Washing- Official starting prices were: ton's only extra base hit, a B-1 Petite deable in the Afth inning.
Another pitcher, Bolt Grim, helped win his own game with
Etoile, 5-1 Chap- paqua,
4-1 Joint Favourite, Charmed Life, and Connals- sunce..
a grand slom homer that Petite Etolle won by threo enabled the Kungas City | lengths with half a length be- Athleties to edge the Chicago tween second and third. White Sox, 10-8 at Chicago.
Petite Etoile was Australian The A's presented Grim with Jockey
Arat George Moore's on 8-1 lead in the first three in-winner in England. The horse nings but the big right-hander la trained by Noel Murless at was chased in the eighth when Newmarket-Reuter,
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