K.O PUNCH!
PANT FUUR
As the hell clangs for the twelfth round, the
champion comes stalking from
his corner like a tiger about to pounce on his prey. Crouching, swaying, with the roar of the crowd hammering in his cars, the little man waits implacably for the opening. Then, with a quick shift, this sawn-off Hercules with the slicked-down hair and fixed, bird-like stare, sinashes a slaughering left hook flush to the jaw. And there, crimpled
on the canvas, lies the challenger with 40,000 half- crazed fans up on their feet shouting and screaming. That was Benny Lyneb at Shawield Park, Glasgow, on the cold, squilly night of October 13, 1987-the night of his greatest fight. Punching with crushing speed and power, he annihilated Peter Kane, the 19-year-old blacksmith from Golborne, Lancashire, in their head-on clash for the world flyweight title.
Right from the beginning. the fight nd Leon ute of high ex- citemest. For more Bran an hour hofere Lynch and Kine en- tered il ring, a mob of people mited and elûmoured for admis sjon uur 4 {1ኛ PANCA en- trances of the ground.
Police were defled, women Rustled and Injured in the rush ând erach to get in.
Like a gigantic Пlubgy rerumt crowd surged forward. the Rundreds Planterest ever fences Others and lemper barriers, crawled beneath stands in the ring- Kiuch and mud to reach side seats.
SPECTATOR DIES
A man who climbed en at asbestos roof jumped so hard in his
exetement that he went clean through and injured two people standing below.
Another man died in a ring-
\side
seat between the seventh and righth rounds.
For this was one of the most tense and desperate fly- weight battles ever seen in the prize ring,
A fight which had the frenzied spectators feetering on their seat edges, Angernails biting into sweaty palms.
11
by ALAN
HOBY
"or myself. I lived every minute of it, and I felt every
Indeed right up to at cerrifying 12th round when Lynch landed his blockbuster left, the fight had swayed first one way, then the other.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1961.
Benny Lynch was the boxing hero of Scotland. His K.O. defeat of Peter Käne was one of the most tense and desperate fly-weight battles ever seen in the ring.
Triumph..
then tragedy
for Benny the marvel
But not until Lynch, a cinny roug for the end of the round. And now the crowd, many of counter-puncher, caught kane with that bludgeon CE a left them wet throught, hummed swing did the poler-faced world and seethed with excitement. champion
Lie Gorbals tenements really climb on top.
from
For Peter Kane dropped his tracks as if struck by forked hightning.
In the opening seccads of the first round the Scot, with first punch-st blasting belting rigit almmed Kase to the canvas.
his
So scrambled were his wat so little did he know what was doing that he rose tu feet at once, Instead of heeding But Kane got up end. In the the frantic appeals of Jollowing rounds, swept bock seconds to take a count. with such Are and fury tha!
Astounded, the ring lders watched as the young Impossible to
binck:- smith, eyes glazed, was engulfed in rain of blows.
Was
blows,
count the
NO COUNT
Time and again the Golborne wonder threw whistling hooks the and crosses which missed
Sin aggressive chin by u hairbreadth.
For they sensed that Kane's stamilna had Fone: that he could not last much longer.
They sensed, too, they were about to see a Buish of such elemental foret, and Intensity that all who were present would remember it for the rest of their
lives.
HE WAITS
Picture the scene. In
#
Kane, corner one
forlorn stricken,
figure. his Sledgehammer left heeks.
brain half-cleared of Is mists, chubbing right handers, uppes · flops in utter wearmess on His cuts and crosses fell on the
slool. world title contender like bail.
To
accompaniment 40,000 voices buying and shrick- ing in the night. Lynch ficgard Kane unmercifully.
the
In the
•
down Poter Kano is from the furious full- lade of Lynch's punching,
carelessly low. His fighting brain works with icy calculation the move in.
the Every single soul In stadium is yelling now,
The ma is an inferito as Lynch, beots aquealing on the canvas, tips loose with these dynamic
Rats.
Another left and right, slung like baitering-rams, crunch Into the helpless Kane's Jaw and the
of Lancashire, who
has pride never been knecked out drops again this time for a count of cight.
undmiling, STILL CONSCIOUS
Cuce more Kane, obeying some involuntary reflex, drags himself up on to trembling legs; but it is the end.
his aching body for 13 Im perishable rounds, Peter Kans is still conscious As the referee, W. Barrinion Dalby. amid a deafening di shouts "eight, nine, ten, OUT," the brave loser's bulging Edile Cantor eyes gaze up weakly out of his pale face as I to say: "I've given everything. I can Kive no more.
NOTICE
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
7th Race Meeting 1960/61° Ownira are reminded that Declarations of starters and ridors for Races 1 to 8-for the Second Day close at the Office, Happy
Then, in July 1938, penalties without precedent were slapped Secrotary'n on him for falling to weigh-in at Bit. for his work fly-weight fight with Jackle Jurich of the
U.S.A. at Paisley.
By coming in overweight. Lynch automatically forfelted his world, British, and European
Valley, at 10.00 a.m, on:--
Friday, 27th January, 1861.
No Declarations are re. quired for Races 8 and 10,
By Order of the Stowards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
Secretary.
titles. Ho was alto fined £200. Bermy beat Jurich in an over- weight match but he still could In the not conquer himself. some mouth that he fought the Collfernian he was dred £20 and had his licence disqualified Hong Kong, 25th Jan., 1961, for driving a car
under The Influence of drink.
Kilmarnock' court Sheriff gave Benny good advice. "Cut out drink altogether....boxing
NOTICE
and the bottle, sport and spirits THE ROYAL HONG KONG do not go together."
Alas, his warning came several thousand drinks too late,
JOCKEY CLUB
Programmes and Every remedy, every ruse was Forms for the 8th Race Mool- tried by his friends to save him.
Entry
BOOTH BOXER
Meanwhile, as Lynch's hand
The National Sporting Clubing 1960/61 to be held on is raised in token of victory.
evon arranged to send him to aj Saturday 11th February, every Scot goes crazy.
nursing home at Chislehurst. 1003, Swept away by Joy, they it was his last chance.
(weather permitting! swarm cvor The ropes 10 embrace their champion.
For ten wild minutes they besiege and surround this eight- lene marvel who has just out
nul-punched
a
boxed and lighter whose record bristled with knock-cuts; a fighter wa- beaten for three years.
Fer ten minutes they kiss him, hug him and dance their delight,
Then, plunging through hys- terical throngs, they cany him,
to his dressing Shoulder-high 100m.
This was
the hour of triumph. Benny Lynch the createst Ay-weight since Firmy Wildc.
Benny Lynch in
an
supreme
In a few rapid years he had rison frem obscurity to glery,
When no more than a boy he had run
away from home to join a travelling boxing booth where, in
atmosphere redolent of sweat, sawdust, and all- tobacco smoke, he beat
By the time, he was 21 he had become a "veteran" of more than 200 fights.
tobac uller. at oblivious to the wind and rain outside or even of the couni- Time and again Kane slammed
less rows of white faces gazing avidly up at that yellow square In vicious rib-tenders and
nt lg-sits Benny Lynch wait nugged and worried Lynch with
the grim One By every law of the boxing ing....waiting for
more furious fusillade its blazing his strength and speed of foot, jungle Kune A fight which ferocity was like *
should have gone formality of putting his rival out from Lynch and stowly like a In the ninth they slögned toe- to the old bareknuckle days. A toe all round the ring.
down, and stayed down,
of his misery for goed.
sagging concertina, his opponent Yel,
the somehow,
Clang! Like raven-
an executioner, sinks to the canvas-to lie withi Akht which
fred _=!]L Hardened' erlile that he wrote:-
contest in which haired Lancashire bey, his heart the Scet steps into the middle his right arm resting across the
bottom rede
ballered and hin It took everybody by the Ancre went overboard,
unecnquerable even if his of the ring. It was li
wen maimed with pain, throat.
In these lurid moments he is face half-cupped in his glove, Even the oldest cam-
und Kene had a body as if Lynch
He has no Yel
after the That
vertical, a fearsome sight. to puigner
stay the private agreement stirred
the managed WWG
bell guard. His glored Asts are held punishment which has raked ight must end by a knock-out, although reeling, until the depths.
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By the time he was 22 he had won the world, British, and European By-weight titles from Jackie Brown of Manchester a exactly four and a half minutes, Brown was floored nine times.
But, after a inouth of treat-may be obtained at the Soere- ment, Benny couldn't stand it|tary's Offee, Alexandr any longer. He needed a drink, House: tha Chub House,
He needed a drink so much
that he broke out, arriving horse Happy Valley; and the In Glasgow without money, bag-Stables, Shan Kwong Rond. gage, or even a callway ticket.
HEALTH FAILS ·
Still he talked with pathetic optanism of making a "come- back." Still he tried. He even spent weeks in a monastery cell trying to win back his health.
it was no use.
During the war he worked as o labourer before contraeting tuberculosis.
Finally. in August 1046, with Ikus else in his pockets but a photograph of his wife and two sons, and a few evins, Benny Lynch died,
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON 01 Tuesday, 31at January, 1961.
By Order of the Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD.
Secretary,
NOTICE
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Refunds of Cash Sweep Tickets for the 6th, 7th and But Scotland did not forget. 8th Races, and the appro-
was
On the day of hle funeral priate proportion of Through thousands were present At the Tickets, purchased in respect graveside,
of the Raca Meeting held on
To them he
still the the 21st January 1961, wil Champion of Champions. The be made
the Prince's penniless kid from Glasgow who Building Cash Sweep Office of clawed his way from poverty to the Club during office hours. the championship at the world
presentation
the brighton before alcoholism, the lights, and what he called "unrelevant Cash Sweep Tickets army of Batterera and secroun- und Vouchera, #ters" proved too much for him.
By Order of the Stowards, PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO.
FORFEITED TITLE. NEXT WEEK: The last
And by the time this Clyde- fight of "Peerless Jim."
side ex-riveter was 27 he had
made an estimated £28,000,
Unfortunately, the "friends" who teled and flatter-
very
Treasurers,
of
-{London Exprese Service). Hong Kong, 20th Jan., 1961,
ed han when he was the cham- THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
plon, proved his undoing.
over liis
For, after his victory Peter Kane, who, despite hiding. was destined to suc- eeed him as the world tille- holder, Lynch tobogganed down-
7TH RACE MEETING
2nd Day Saturday 28th January, 1961,
J
(To be held under the Rules of The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club)
Drink killed poor Benny, His tragedy wES that he could win every night except the
mattered-run one that
with himself.
He grew flabby and bloated, In a return match he was lucky
to draw with Kane,
NOTICE
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF 10 RACES. The First Bell will be rung at 100 p.m. and the First Raco at 1.30 p.m.
The Secretary's Office at Alexandra House will close at 11.15 a.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No person without an Admission Badge will be admitted. Admission Badges must be prominently displayed. throughout the meeting.
Timing
Admission Badges at $25.00 each are obtainable only on the written introduction of a Member. Admission Badges may, be obtained during office hours from the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club at Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Statue Square); Racos & and 7 of the 1st|5. D'Akuiler Street; King's Road, North Point and 302 Nothan Day of the 7th Itaco Meeting Road. ADMISSION BADGES WILL NOT BE ON SALE AT THE on 21st January, 1961, i.c. the SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT
THE RACE COURSE ON RACE DAYS, Deep Bay Handicap (2nd Section), One Mile for Cinas 3 horses and the Silver Mine Day Handicap (2nd Section), from the 1 Mile Post for Class 2 horses, will now be run as Races and 10 at 1.30 p.m. and 2.80 p.m. respoc. tively on Saturday, 28th Jan-†| unry, 1961,
dvaron from the cbtainable at the Club House if ordered in
from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 72811),
There will be no Cach Sweep on Races 9 and 10 on the 28th January, 1961.
Race 8 on the 1st Day of the 7th Race Meeting on 21ɔ* January, 1961, 1.c. the Caure way Bay Handlenp, from the 11⁄2 la Port for Class 3 horses, will now be run on Saturday, 11th Fobruary,
1961,
Membere, Ladies wearing Ladies Brooches, and their Guests must enter the Members Enclosure by the entrance to the Members Stand.
5th Floors of the new Public Stand must do so from the 2nd Floor Members wishing to proceed to Club Boxes on the 4th and of the Members Stand, using the lift or stairs.
Apart from the foregoing. Members, their Ladies, and Members Guests are not permitted to enter the Publie Enclosure and Stand.
NO CHILDREN under the age of seventeen years (Western Standard) will be admitted to the Club's premises during the meeting. ..
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission will be $10.00 cock payable at the Gate. Admission Badges will be hated and they must be prominently displayed threshhout the Meeting.
Any person leaving the Enclosure will be required to pay the requisite fee of $19.00 in order to gałą, re-admission,
STEALS and REFRESHMENTS will to available in the. KESTAURANT,
CASH SWEEPS
Ownera ara notiflod' that Through Cash Sweep Tickotá at $16.00 oach for Races 1 to 3 declarations of startere and may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices at Prince's Building. riders and the draw for pual- Nathan Road, Kowicon, during once heirs,
| Grdund Floor (facing Statue Square); 5, D'Agullar Street and 302
tions for these races mudo and published on 20th Jan- uary, 1961 will stand.
Races 1 to 8 on 28th January,
Special Cash Sweep Tickels on the Pearce Memorial Cup scheduled to be run on 4th March, 1981, at $2.00 each and Cash Sweep Tickets at $2.00 each for the last new of this meeting may be obtained from the Cash Sweep Offices of the Club.
The office hours of the Cash Sweep Offeos of the Club aro Es follows:-
1961, as proviously published, will now be run at half hourly
Prince's Building, Ground Floor (facing Sintus Square) and intervals cummencing at 2.805,D'Agullar Street, Hong Kong p.m. and ending at 6.00 p.m.
am, to p.m. instead of at 2.00 p.m. and
9 am to 10.30 am. 5.80 9.m.
The first saddling bell on Saturday, 28th January, 1061, will now bo rung at 1.00 p.m. By Order of the Stowards,
A, E. ARNOLD..
Secretary. Hong Kong, 24th Jan., 1961.
Wednesday to Friday Saturday 28th January
Kings Road, North Point, Hong Konig mna 382 Nathan Toad, Rowison-
10a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dam to 10.30 am.
Wednesday to Friday Saturday 28th Janubry
Hong Kong, 25th January, 1901,
By Order of the towards, A. B. ARNOLD,
Socrotary.