THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1959.
Continuing Our Series On The Great Men In Ring History
MALAYA'S - SPECTACULAR RECORD
Greatest Fighter Ever Sent To America Scores 25 Goals In
TOO FRAIL TED LEWIS
WAS A FEARLESS MAN
IN THE RING
HAROLD MAYES By Americans have held a virtual monopoly of the world boxing title situation and with few exceptions they are able to look almost derisively at suggested British, challengers in any, weight division.
But it is satisfying to be able to recall one British fighter of other days who never received anything but resounding praise from anyone who watched him on the other side of the Atlantic.
Without exception, in fact,
every
ever
old-timer with whom I have discussed this particular ring operator in the States, bas unhesitatingly declared: "The greatest fighter Britain sctl to Amerien."
that alene, quife aside Oil from his remarkable reerd, Gershon Mendeloff qualifies for on Inclusion in
series any #ghters who became "Legerus In their Lifetime."
fact that he was such a martyr to the rubber sults he Intro- duced to the boxing business forj
to the weight-reducing, and
only
Server "swint-box,“ make his butstanding perform aners the more remarkable.
AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL GORDON PIRIE
Cleveland Indians Chalk Up Eighth Win In Nine Games
New York, April 22.
The Cleveland Indians, rolling in high gear, made it eight out of nine today when they crushed the Detroit Tigers, 10-1 behind a barrage of three homers and Gary Bell's seven-hit pitch ing.
Jim Plesali, Rocky Colavilo New York was at Washington and Rookie Cene Leek each and Chicago at Kansas City' in smashed homers in Cleveland's | night gomes. 35-Jalt assoult against three
Immortality by his campaigning Detroit pitchers.
this direction.
Piersall led the onslaught, singling with the bases loaded Hands held low, a master in in the third Inning and follow- the art of slipping and ducking, jing with a homes after Bell had see le today, singled in the 1fth for a totul of which we
"Kid" was a devastating cf four runs batted in. puncher, particularly with his
Smooth Pitching
to
the
And If he contributed, sume- (left hook, and he also hud that thing to present-day training fet rlesa approach to the fight The Joss was the Tigers' respect, he game which so many present-eighth nine gomes. Their methods in that
a fine contribution to day performers appear to luck, only run of Bell came on On nude {Luxeis' well-being by introduc-
Harris second-inning homer. it something which has now Loved The Business Frank Lary gave up to of the become universal--the mouth-
telle's hits and was charged apart, he paid with his second loss.
Murray Whil's smouth relief no attention to his features, ind [no
cool off the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4, in the only other Ataerican League day game.
He's 4 prightly 63 How seldom missing from the ring- side at any big fandon prom-pitre, or gum-phteld."
tion, this fiving legend from
London's East End whom the world knows as EIN former welterweight choigion, "Kid" Lewis.
His Secret
Ted's secret
SAR
Ted
that lic would do anything for a light.
I recall Ted Brundribb, the man
who piloted Tummy Fare
Lewis had irregular leeth, ane in his saly contests
Mouthpieces
TO COMPETE
IN U.S. MEET
Pomona, California,
April 22, England's Gordon Pirio was #tven permission today by the
National AAU to compete in
Friday night's two-mile race
in the Mt. San Antonio athletic
meet.
| Piric has a best two-mile time of 8.30 and will compete against Bill Deltinger, America's No. 1 man in the event and now carrying U.S. Air Force datours, as well as Jerome Walters at the Southern Califomie striders.
With Piric's uniry into the Alex Grommas hit his first star-studded fold for the two- home run since the 1955 season | day mest, it also was announced and drove in three more runs that Parry O'Brien, who return- on sqerifices today to pace the ed hams yesterday from a trip St Louis Cardinals to an 6-2 to Africa, would enter the dis- cus throw scheduled for Setur- rout of the Chicago Cubs.
Grammas, acquired from the day afternoon. Cincinnati Reds, got the Car-) dinals off to a one run lead in the second Inning when belted the ball over the 388 foot wall in lett centrefield for his first honer since September 8. 1955.
he
The 32-year old veteran in- Belder then delivered one of two Cardinal runs in the fourth with a sacrifice ny, duplicated
Bill White from third with a squeeze bunt in the eighth.
ore being greeted by his placing helped the Boston Red the feat in the sixth, and scored
ready smile Today would be any lusions that he
often suffered tura lipa AS result. He has a friend who was der
made his name as a fim slar,
an assistant in a dental laborare couldn't have been anything Tory and who experimented with a thin rubber covering for the else but a tighter, teeth, which worked so well;
He just loved the business 15,
that Ted used it regularlyndeed, be still does,
He introduced them in Aur-
to trulin and also wed a mouth-¦ ed talents there's
an unsupeessful world heavy-plecie In his debut in Masazon
Tim Brewer in the fifth inning Walt took over for starter
after the Orioles
had rallied
fet four runs and Hmited the to one bit the rest of the way (to earn his first victory of the
And, apart from his undouble ¦ sturen.
not rauch cult
that that was the real
weight title bout with Joe Square Garden. New York, iteret of the success of the little)
Louis, and took Freddie Mills
to the world light-heavyweight i crown, telling me of the toe!
#
Small
November, 1914.
National League
out
The Ned Sox knocked Jewish boy from London's Easter Arnie Portocarrero with
Ja For a long time he had to win was considered to be re-run rally the fourth
tno frail, hat who lived to see inning when when he rebred from boxing, engage 101 arguments .with
Boston sent linck in 1911 and began pra-opponents, referves and boxing himself & legend just the same.
men to the plate, Jackie Jen- moting at
seu led Easton's 11-hlt attack Londun.
with a double and three singles and Vie Wertz celebrated his Fenway Park debut with the Red Sox by hitting a homer in the sixth.
hut #flejate to be allowed to do s
but finally the prejudice W.IN worn drawn until gutnshields be- came universal equipment.
"A thin-faeed kid came to me and told me he would box eight rounds for twelve and sixpence. and ten or teen rounds for Arteun bob," Broadribi told m Then he added:
"I told him 'Six rends will i he plenty for you. ' fx you
i can I thought he loskel So frail,"
less
Which goes to show just how deceptive appearances con with fighting mon. For than two years later, In Gete- ber, 1913, this stripling had boxed a number of 20-round! bouts, and and knocked out Alev Lambert in 17 rounds at the Nutional Sporting Club to become British featherweight charnplon.
Last Fight
Two fighis later he added tha Eurupron nine-stone ile ta it. He made his way via Australia to United States, there to win the world welterweight erown and hold it four years to tackle all comers, including no fewer than 20 meetings with the man 101:0 WILS eventually to dethrone him, Jack Britton,
He then came back to Bri- fuin and met Georges Carpen- tier, then light heavyweight champion of the world, and. "win" British ́änd'' · Europcari
middleweight titles,
And when, in his last Äght at Hoxton Huths, London, Iri December 1929, he halteri Johnny Basham in three rounds, his career had spanneri more than 19 years.
That was
his third meeting with the great Basham, and Lewis won them all inside the distance, the Just being the, quirkest job of; the three,"
Like A Yo-Yo
Just as he always looked for a fight, so did he make sure when he was in the ring that the customers had value for money. He boxed through the divisions from featherweight to light-heavyweight, but, unlike so many men today who move up a division when weight worries overtake them, Lewis had different ideas,
If weight-shedding had to be done to accommodate an op- ponent, Lewis always had suff cent conndence in his own ubility and his punchi power,, to make the sacrifice.
Indeed, he went up and down the scale like a yo-yo.
RUGBY RESULTS
Iesults Union and were:
The
London, April 22, of tonight's Rugby League matches
Rugby League Bedford 11, Leicester 9. Nuneaton 8, Notis 5.
Rugby Union Wakefield "13, Wigen 13. Leigh 41, Liverpool 1.
Sa as well as being a great i fighter. Lewis achieved ring
FOUR D. JONES
RIGHT, SPIKE
WELL PUT PLANTA
TO WORK-ARE VOU READY-A
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A born fighter
A NICE LOUD VOCÊ, ENDUTH #RED-
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BRICK BRADFORD
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HOW DID YOU
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Three
Junior Asian Cup Soccer Games
Kuala Lumpur, April 22.
Malaya tonight forged ahead in the race for the Asian junior soccer championships when it scored its second successive win in the top section by trouncing Japan by six goals to nil and piled up four points.
Japan, defeated in both its outings in the top section, now standa virtually eliminated from the race for the Rahman Cup, although it has one more game to play against Hongkong. Even it IL wing against Burma by scoring two points Hongkong, next Friday, the with its victory over Singapore. the Japanese term will have Bolh Burma and Thailand now only two points to its credit, lead with three points each.
In vanquishing Japan, They are followed by Ceylon Melaya maintained its specia with two points and Singapore cular record in the champlon- and the Philippines with one ships in es much us no goal has point each-France-Presse. 10. far been scored against It. Earlier In the championship. Molaya beat Ceylon by 12-0 and Hongkong 7-0.
Possible Rival
O'Brien, holder of the curren! world's shot put record of 63 feet, 2 inches, sald he would not Malaya's possible rival for the meet Dallas Long and Bill Nie-Cup will be decided tomorrow der in his favourite fleld event because he had hurt his hand while in Atrien.-U.P.1.
MCC To Consider Censorship On Player-Writers
London, April 22. Cancellation of a player's re gistration with his county is one of the suggestions to be considered in connection with MCC's efforts to curb writing and broadcasting on the by players.
The Cardinals drove Cubs starter Taylor Phillips from the mound in the fourth and belted the third Cubs reliever, Maury Martin, for three
runs in the ninth on homers by Cimoli and Curt Flood.
Victory was credited to Wil mer (Vinegar Bend) Mizell. his second of the season. Mizell altched hitless ball after allow ing Ave singles in the first three Innings. He was tapped for Cricketers wishing to write Iwo runs in the third on a walk | or broadesat would be required to submit their material to their and three singler.
gamo
In National League night county committees for censor- games, Cincinnati was at Pitts-ship. Fallure to do this could burgh, Milwaukee at Philadel- | mein the cancellation of their phia, and San Francisco at Los county registration. China Mali Angeles.-U.P.I.
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Sports Diary
TODAY
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when Korea meels Hongkong in nods Couns
A Council Meeting, Sports the top section. Korea has al- ready won two polnis by de-
Hockey Men's Intemational: Ireland fealing Japar yesterday and Pakistan(8kp) 030 p.m. victory over
to- Hongkong
Ladies Match: Reorelo v Rest of morrow would place her on
Colony (Re) 7.30 p. ផ par with Malaya.
Dadminton
HKIA Positive Committee Meet- Building 0.30
p.m.
If, however, Koren is defeat-ing. 31 St. George's ed by Hongkong tomorrow, the cup is as good as Malays's for it not only leads in points but also in goal averages,
In the bottom section land tonight caught up
Thal-
TO-MORROW
Ilockey
Holland Cup ayabfinal: KCC "A" Y RN (KCC) 9.30 p.m.
First Division: Recreto "A with Army" (Recreio) 5.30 p.m.
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