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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1959.
INGEMAR JOHANSSON NAMED PETER MAY PREDICTS
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
BECOMES FIRST EUROPEAN BOXER TO WIN THE EDWARD J. NEIL MEMORIAL TROPHY
New York, Dec. 8.
World heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson was today named winner of the U.S. Boxing Writers Association's Edward J. Neil Memorial Trophy as the "Fighter of the Year." He became the first European boxer ever to win the award which was given first in 1938. The undefeated Swede gained the honour on his third round knockout of Floyd Patterson in their title fight at Yankee Stadium last June 26.
Malaya 70 For
Three
The
visiting Malayan cricket team halted Brst again for the third time lu their Thre matches on
the and al present tour, Tuned interval had scored of three matchi
70 for the
wirkris,
Losts
In their
the Combined Servlets at Recreio.
galast
The Matayan openers Tharumagnanam and II. G. Yeoh were always in trouble Against the open- ing bowling of Phelan and Goodman, who Wert swinging the ball a lot and making it t
Tharumagnanam was out Intending to hook Phelan for four. But the ball kept low and rapped his pade. I only scored three runs. Trol was next and he was dismissed by a beautiful left-handed catch in the cully by Chadwick off Phelan. Yeoh scored eight runn.
Ita Skva who never looked happy at the wicket this morning. was plumb ibw when he played se- cross a swinging hall from Goodman and mis-timed it.
Up to then, the scoring had been slow, but when Murugavu and Mike She- pherdson rot together they pushed the heart along hit quickly. Shepherdson one mighly six off Good- man, in his brisk 18 before lunch at 12.30.
MALAYA
T. Tharumagnanam, thw
Phelan
Yaoh Hal-guan. e Chad-
wick Phelan
A. Murugasu not cut
i, da Silva, bu fiood-
man
3
12
M. Shepherdson not out 18
Extras
Total for three wkts. 70
Johanson won out over n Anal ficki that included three fother champions. They were flyweight champion Pasenni Perez of Argentina, ghtweight New champion Joe Brown of Orluxus, Louisiana, and Nation) Boxing Asition middle- weight champion Gene Fullmer of West Jordan, Utah. According le custom, the votes: were not disclosed.
The award will be presented at the Boxing Willers' annual dinner in New York on January 14.
Previous Winners
Lightheavyweight champion Bloore of San Diego, the received 1955. The only
Bighter wli
Archie California.
for trophy non-American
other nx'a-
of that. We'l make the pre- sentation al some
sion.AP.
PLENTY OF RUNS
London, Dec. 8.
Peter, May, England's cricket captain, predicted plenty of runs to the Test matches against the West Indies, when he left London today with the MCC to embark on the "Camlio" from Avonmouth.
"Bowlers look like having a lot of work to do," he said. "Poople at home should not expect easy victories. We are going out as a young and largely experimental side, and although we have a number of promising batsmen not many of them have proved themselves against Hern opposition."
May thought fielding would play an important part in the matchen and he intended to pay particular attention to it. May concluded: "When it is remembered that no official England team has won a Test series in the West Indies you can realise what we are up against. Naturally we have high hopes, of success, but above all we ago keen on making this a pleasant, enjoyable tour.”
The MCC team are due in Barbados on December 17. The tour opens with a match against the Windward Islands, in Granada, starting on December 21-China Mall Special,
American Grand Prix Opens On Saturday
With 'Compact' Car Race
Sebring, Dec. 8.
It will be a very mixed bag indeed when the first Inter- national "Compact" Car Race sets the stage on Saturday morning for the American Grand Prix.
the
Sports car drivers, indlana- polis speedway pilots and ever received the trophy beardly gentirmen who race stock fore was welterweight cham-
cars for good money will line up plon Kid Gavilan of Cuba in
for a two-hour go from 10 am, 1953.
to noun over the 5.2 mile Seb- is named in The trophy memory of the famed Associat-ring circuit.
will There
Chevrolet bc ed Press sports writer who was
Studebaker Larks, killed in 1938 while covering Corvairs,
Chryslers, Ramblers, Jaguars. the Spanish civil war.
Borewards, Valvos. Rapiers, The
winners. in previous
SAABS, BMW's order.
Jack Dempsey. Volkswagen, were
Auto Union and English Ford Billy Conn. ¡lonry Armstronui.
entries, among the approximate- Joe Louis,
the Barney Roys, boxers in all brauches of the ly 40 entries U.S. Armed Forces (1943). !
entrics in classi
The cars will run in class Benny Leonard, James J. An NSU, BMW and a SAAB Walker (former Mayor of Neware European York), Tay Zale, Goa Les- nevich, ke Williams, Ezzard
Charles, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jersey Joc Walculi, Rocky Marciano,
Israel Beat
Kit Gavilan, Car India In Asian
Cup Soccer
(Bebo) Olson, Carmen Basilio, Floyd Patterson, Carmen Basilio again, and Archie Moore,
Bill Heinz, one of the com- miticemen for the association, said there was a good chance Johansson would receive the trophy personally and without an appearance fee. The asso- ciation never has paid anyone a fre to receive one of is awards.
Misunderstanding
Heinz said there had been u misunderstanding regarding Johanson's portion on ap- pearing for awards. Before 11
a
writers
vnted, Nat Loubet, of King Magazin, said
wanted to tiarity he few points on the differences between Johanssen and Rinz Magazine over appearance Ring's chany Buship
Late
for
pointed out there was
EXO connection between magazine's award And Watery trophy.
England Trounced, don't know if he'll
Al Badminton
Copenhagen, Dec, B. Denmark best England 2-0 to a badminton international here tonigh
The English team, the sane as that beaten 4-3 by Sweden in Falkeeping on Sunday, failed to win a single set in tonight's rutch-Reuter.
PEN
Boxing
Ernakulam, Dec. 8.
A fine hat-trick by centre. forward Rlevi enabled Israel to defeat India by three goals to one in the West Zone Asian Cap Soccer tournament here today. The winners led one nil at half-time.
in
The encounter at the Mahara- Ja's College grounds falled to rise above the mediocre. There clever moves and were some hairbreadth escapes,
bul Reneral the gume was dull.
Israel played resolute football and on the trend of the day's proceedings deserved their suc cess. They revealed Ane team- work and their forwards moved with punch, pulse and enter- prise, Their Anish also was good
India, playing for the second day
succession, falled 10
"Jehanson has Just bce. invited to attend the Writers' dinner like
other impress as a striking force, champions," said Loubel. We Their defense worked hard but win the their forward ne failed he dit miserably. The Indian front Winers betrayed a lamentable lack of combination and under- standing.-AFP.
Writers trophy, (which shortly afterwards) don't know whether he will want anything for appearing.
"As for the Ring belt," added Loubet, "we thought it would be
good thing for baxing to have! Johansson receive the belt on a national television show. We !contacted his gets..and art- vised them that Ingo would have lime to boost his coming Lalin American tour (later cancelleri, on the programine. They sahl he would have to receive a fee of $7,000. So that was the end
SKETCHES
OF
MCC
MIKE SMITH-HE
3,245 RUNS
CHESS NEWS
by LEONARD BARDEN
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London Express Service.
TOURISTS
SCORED
LAST
SEASON
Quiet-spoken, bespectacled Mike Smith has lived in a world of sports head-
lines for the past five years.
It began in his Oxford University days when he became the first and, to date, only player to score centuries in three 'Varsity games. These centuries brought him the highest-ever aggregate of the series.
Smith then he has left univer- days, and at once his dow of
ally cricket and moved into the
rung dried up.
affect his sooking either ja rate or volume.
County game-and controversy. Agrinst the mediocre New Smith applied himself with Having played for Lelcester Zealanders he could manage as much vigour to his captaincy shire during the University only 57 runs in four innings. and last scbson, under his vacations, he was offered an i After three matches, Smith leadership, Warwickshire shot administrative position with thewas dropped. But last season from second lowest to fourtia county. But he went. on to he forced his way back into the from top of the County table. play for and to captain War-limelight when he set.
and
wickshire, who were reported maintained, such a scoring pace Rugby International to have offered him a better throughout the summer that he position.
cutstripped every other batsmen fearts, Smith has found time to
'Shamamateurism'
by nearly a thousand runs.
an
Tugby
In between his run-scoring
become
England His total for the season was player. In the winter of 1957 | 3,245. It was Brst time he was picked for an England At once the cry of "Shama 3,000 runs had been exceeded in rugby trial even though he was maleurism" was raised. Smith season In England for ten not going to be in the onuntry was not allowed to foln War-
years.
for the Art International of the wickshire on special registra- Back came Smith Into the season. He was a member of lon but had to serve a year's England team, this time as an MCC party about 40 qualification period.
No. 4 batsman, He played in make a three-week tour of East But the time he was scor- the fourth Test against India Africa.
ing runs, and he continued to do and hit a century and then In It was suggested that as it
so until in 1958 England de- the Arth when he had an was only a minor cricket tour elded that bo could be the innings of 30. answer
to one of her opening batting problema. Smith had nol opened sinco University
he might be better advised to Home purinis have decried stay home and play rugby. Smith's preference for bliling Replied Smith: "Cricket is my to leg, but it does not seem to career.”
three: Larks are class ten the top, and the Jaguar 3.4 are in class nine together with
Rambler naul Chrysler Vallants.
t
of
an Eronomy There is also trophy, but to keep a car at from winning Is merely s'ow
will be awarded for 11, economy within the fire three placed in its class,
The
The Grand Trix United States, tars: modern Formula One Grand Prix ever run in the country, will start at 1.30-AP.
FOUR D. JONES
MADDOCKS
THE DRIVER IS HARD ATITIK
FERDINAND
BLICK
NANCY
HELLO, UNCLE
GUS
SCANDINAVIAN
TABLE TENNIS
FINALISTS
Boraas, Dec. 8. Chung Toe-tung and L Fu- Jung of China advanced to the the men's doubles Gnal of Scandinavian international table tennis championships when they beat Sweden's Wregrath Austria's Zank! 21-18, 17-21, 21-10 and 21-14 in the semi- Anal here today.
and
Another Chinese doubles team, Chu Jen-lung and Hu Tao-pen. were eliminated by Czechoslo- vakla's Stipek and Vyhnanovsky jt The 21-12, 21-17 and 21-18 quarter-finals.
and Stipek
Vyhnanovky qualified to meet the Chinese pair in the final by eliminating Mellstroem and Larsson in semi-final 21-11, 21-10 and 21-9. -AFP.
...AND THE BARTH IS HEARING THE MOON AT GREAT SPEED.
LOOK?
IT'S GETTING NEARER..
THE ROCKET
CLICK,
A
the
Former World Six-Mile Record Holder To
To Make Olympic Comeback
An
Sydney, Dec. 8.
Former world six-mile record holder David Stephens, is making a come-
back to gain Olympic selection.
Stephens broke the world record when he clocked 27 mins. 54 secs, five
years ago.
He went to Hungary in 1954) cord (0 mlne 32 secs) the came and raced with succes against night."
Kutz Olympic slar Vindimer
World champion miler Herb and Emile Zatopek.
Elliott, sald in Melbourne today Stephens out-classed former that he would make his return world-rated Hungarians Istvan te ning on January 2 Rozsavolgyi Laszlo Tabort and He will compete in a middle-
were distance every probably Sandor Tharos when they
jm odd distance and will treat In Australia in 1955.
the event primarily aan, pipe
He was hailed as a possible Jupener,"
the 1930 Olymple wimmer at Melbourne Olympic Games-but | Elliot's Plans
he lost form.
Good Times
Stephens known
"Flying Milkman,"
the
retired
over
The race will be run on a grass track ut n meeting ŝtaged by the Sorrento Amateur Athielle Club, near Elliott's training camp.
Percy Cerutty. Elliot's couch, is helping to organise the meet-
from athletics soon after the Olymple Games, but recently ing at which many leading hopes In his comeback efforts he has for Olympic selection are likely been running good times over to appear. two and three miles in Mel- bourne. He clocked 9 mins 18 krón winning a two-mile run. The world two and three-mile record holder Albert Thomas ze→ corded 0 mins 10 res in his first run over the distance.
Stephens has entered for the New South Wales six-mile title on at Sydney Sports Ground January 10.
Elliott says he will work up gradually to racing forto, in an- and will not compete other meeting until February,
at Olympic Park.
at e
His main cbjective 1950 Rome Olympies will be the 1,500 metres (1,640 yds), for which he
world holds the recard at 3 mins 30 seES,
He still has not made up his 5,030 mind about tackling the metres (3 miles 188 yds) at the
Stephens bups to Test Em- champion Dave plre Games Power in the event.
Thomas will make an attempt | Gones, he said.-China Mail on his own two-mile world re- Special,
THE RUSSIANS PREPARË...........
THIS IS IT! TO THE ROCKET
·COMRADE,
QUICK
| WONDERI
IT'S A TALKING
MOON)
CLICK
SLUGGO ---
HI
SHAKE HANDS
WITH MY UNCLE GUS ---.
HE'S A
SKI CHAMP
BRICK BRADFORD
BRICK ADVANCES THE TIME-TOP
INTO THE NIGHT OF MAKS... I'M GOING ALONE! KRIS, YOU STAY WITH PAM AND GUARD
THE TIME-TOR..
YOU'RE THE BOSS, BUT I DON'T LIKS !
THE GAMBOLS
CROSS NOW
BRICK LEAVES THE TIME-TOR... KRIS QUICKLY PUTS THE TOP INTO ANOTHER TIME-CYCLE TO PROTECT IT...
THE DARKNess L WILL GIVE ME SOME PROTECTIONĹL
by
j
THE AMERICANS PREPARE.....
TO THE
ROCKET
HURRY!
CLICK
DAFELIN"
I FEEL ALL MOON-STRUCK
KISS ME
By Mik
By Erile Bushmiller
ERNIE BUSHMILLET
By Paul Norris
...BUT NOT MUCH PROTECTION...BRICK IS BEING WATCHED ON A LOW LIGHS TELEVISION UNIT... HE IS BEING VIOWED AS IF HE WERB IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHTE
Barry Appleby
Į
Spanish Team Beat Chelsea
Hilban, Dec. 8.
Bilbao beat
Spain's Atletico Enginno's first division club Chelsen 1-0 In thele friendly football match here today. The only goal was scored in the Arst halt.
Chelsen hent Blibne 5-3 in their first match in London last weCK.—AFP.
Sports Diary
TO.DAY
Cricket
Cloitrined Service
Malaya
Recreio ground, 10.30 am Cross Country Raco HQ Land Forces Crom Country Race at Søk Kong, 2.15 pm.
Meeting Exreulive Committee Meeting of Hongkong
Badminton Association. St George's Building. Hoom 31, 530 PM.
TO-MORROW
Cricket Second Day of Combined Services v Malaya, at fecreto ground. 10.30 am
Athletica St Paul's College annual athtelis meeting. SCAA, 1 p.m.
SHEAFFERS
"SNORKEL
PENS
Skrip
Skrip
WRITING VELED
ardeners prefer
SWISSAIR
THE AIRLINE OF SWITZERLAND
ROWNTREE'S
DELICIOUS
SMARTIES
MIEK CHOCOLATE BEANS
les alwayo
ILFORD
Best
FORD
TOO
LATE
WAIT
WAIT
WAIT
CROSS NOW
AIN-INDIA
Inserrational
WAIT
"But when in JAPAN, da ne sha
Japanese do.