THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1961;.
RICHEST FIGHT IN HISTORY Pheidippedes well
TV, radio and film rights will boost gross receipts of March 13 bout to US$5m
Miami Beach, Mar. 6.
More money will be spent, and earned, on a single fight here, on March 13, when_Floyd Patterson, the world heavy- weight champion, meets Ingemar, Johansson, former Swedish champion, for their third and "rubber" match, than at any time in ring history.
The bout at the auditorium here will be seen by a crowd of 17,000. While this is many thousands fewer than for previous heavyweight title bouts, more than half-a-million other people will be paying to see the action on closed circuit television in something like 200 theatres and halls across the country.
Feature Sports, Inc. the pro mole optimistically predict that the cross receipts from the live at will amount to nearly $5,000,000 (about *£1,00,000). Ticket
prices
will range from
Ringside $100 (nout £95.38).
to $20 (about 47 3 48) in the chcapist part of the audotorium, and the ancillary rights of closed-eireat lelevision,
and films will produre almost Four-fifths of the total sun.
$500,000 purse
The lehters will easily get $500.000 -(about £178.571) rach, and probably a great deal more,
As a result
of
their there radio i meetings, the American Negro
Sparring partners knockout predict
win for Patterson
New York, Mar. 6. Newsweek Magazine quoted sparring partners for both world heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson and challenger. Ingemar Johansson as predicting Patterson will win! next Monday's title fight by a knockout.
NOTICE
champion and the dimple- chinned Swede will each have earned well over $1,000,000 tabout £307,142) each-the biggest accumulation of wealth of wealth by two opponents In ring history.
The gold in their fisla Вля also rubbed off on the men who have established
con- and solidated the pre-eminence of the ancillary rights' in modern heavyweight title bouts,
Patterson
Johannson and owe the greater part of their fight fortunes to the Tele- prompter Corporation, which has controlled the anelllary rights to all three of their bouts, and virtually controls the nancial aspects of time fighting at present.
All the anctilary rights, ex-
in cept
the Scandinavian countries where they are own ed by Johannsson, are exclu- sively the property of Tele- prompter.
big-
For the forthcoming "rubber". match. Feature Sports have been given 15 per cent of these rights and the two fighters 25 per cent
ach
750,000 audience
"We are aiming for a 750,- 00 seat audience at roughty 200 locations for the March 13 fight." Teleprompter spokes man explained,
TEAM OF THE CENTURY ?
Can they bring off the double? That is the question now being asked about Totten- ham Hotspur can they win the League championship and the F.A. Cop Final?.
when Preston North End won the The "double" was first brought off in 1869, League Championship without losing a match, and the FA Cup without losing a Since then, Aston Villa had the double in 1896-97.
goal.
The Spurs' record in the League Championship to date : played 31, won 25, drawn 3. last 3. And there are cleven matches still to come. In the FA Cup, they are through to the quarter finals the "last eight."
Photo shows the Spurs team that beat Aston Villa in a First Division League match re- cently. They are (from left): back row--Smith, Baker, Brown, Norman, McKay, Henry: front row-Jones, White, Blanchflower, Allan. Dyson.-Londón Express photo.
British Jumping'
season reaches
climax this week
By CLAUDE B. RICHARDSON
London, Mar. 6.
ANOTHER U.S. INVITATION FOR BRUMEL
Moscow, Mar. 6. Valeri Brumel, 18-year-old Russian high jump star, bas been invited to compete in the United States Summer Track and Field Championships. the Soviet news agency, Tass, re-l ported today.
The invitation was made to Brumet by representatives of the American Amateur Athletic Union after his three successes
meetings
alone. Britain's jumping season reaches its climax this week with the running of the Cheltenham
Gold Cup, the Steeplechasing Championship, in recent indoor and the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham's New York-Reuter. Prestbury Park course.
Casslus Clay. the 1900
"We Expect ti gress, f Olympic light heavyweight closed-cireult televi-ion champion and now An unde between $2,500,000 (about seated professional heavyweight. £892,857) and $3,000,000 (abent after five guts, had compl-¡ £1,071,428). THE ROYAL HONG KONG ments for
the Swedish
Con- in addition, Telepicenter has JOCKEY CLUB
tender after sparring with him, sold the radio rights in ¡ but sild:
United States for $300,00 "This time, both of them (about £147,142). The British will know what the other can Broadcasting Corporation h's
10th RACE MEETING 18th March, 1961
The following conditions for 1961 Sub. Griffins for the
above race meeting, entries for which close at NOON en Wednesday, 8th March, are announerd:----
-
The best jumpers of Britain The three-day National Thunt do. If I had to place a bet
been
given the Radio and and Ireland will battle for these Meeting at Cheltenham, which I'd put my money on Faster-promotion rights for sound and two honoured events. Prize į starts Tomorrow, s worthily son try a knockout. It could film for the British Isles, and money for the Gold Cup winner | termed the "Festival" Meetini! first couple of the Australian and New Zen-is about £6,000, and for the of the sport. The Gold Cup
be in the rounds."
John Hems, 23, a New York heavyweight who trained with Patterson for the past year and sparred with him in Vaining, said: "Floyd will be on Jahans- you right from the beginning. He will win by a knockout in- side five rounds,"
Real hard left
Sizing up Johansson's Clay suid:
style,
1961 SUB GRIFFINS ---
<RACE A; MIDDLE-} SEX STAKES. - Winner! $3,000. Second $1,OLO. I Third $2,250, For placed Sub. Criting of:
"The right hand looks just as 1961 whether started or goed as ever. I didn't get caugh not. Weight 147 Nas, ¦ Sqtare by it, but it's hard fad Entrance $10. FROM Inst, Any the Inga con- THE 14 MILE POST nets, he can kad out a man with his straight right. He's (About Half a Mile 170 also got a sharp right uppercut Yards).
to the body."
of
one race only.
By Order of the Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
UK soccer results
It s
11.---
on rights have been
sold to
Champion Hurdle victor about and the Champion liurdle are
£5,000.
n Australian newspaper group. --China Mail Special.
62 fillies nominated for
Kentucky Oaks
Louisville, Mar. 6.
A total of 62 filles have been
Oaks to
This Is well below the 5:20.000 er yn which the canër
Scotland, Wales Canada Cup golf teams
the
FA Cup odds on
A
In
backed at Spring
Double callover
London, Mar. 7. Pheidippedes, the mount of champion jockey Lester Piggott, was the best-backed horse when cards were called on the Spring Double. In a market that was not very brisk he was sup- ported to win £4,000 and was made a 14 to 1 second favourite for the Lincolnshire.
Phidippedes was a 22 to 11 Couhoble Lee and Kilmore; 25- chance a week ago, Bookmarker 1 O'Malley Point and Scottish remained favourite and harden- | Flight; 33-1 Vivant, Clover ed two points to 12 to 1-although | Bud, Jonjo, Lady Nenagh, Wily backed to win only £2,000. Oriental and Wyndburgh; 10-1 .. Honeymoor (18 to 1) and Ferty Secrets. Reuter. Terullo (18-1) were both sub-
WORLD ICE HOCKEY
ported to win. £3,000,
Lost year's winner, Muslavon, rased two points to 18 to 1.
Clear favourite Merryman ceased a point in the betting but still remained a ofear favourite st 10 to 1 to repeat his Grand Nationat vie- tory of 1960,
Danaloch, second to Merry- mon last year, harderied two points to 12 to 1 to become clear reccnd favourits.
Irish truined Hunter's Breeze, who fell at Naas, Ireland lost Saturday, went cul
the quotations to 16 10.1.
The prices
Prices at last
over
in
night's call- on the Lincolnshire Handicap and the Grand Na- tional Steeplechase at the Victoria Club were:
LINCOLNSHIRE
12-1 Bookmarker; 14-1 Pheidippedies; 16-1 Honey Moor and Negograph; 18-1 Mustavon and Torullo; 20-1 Great Futh, John's Court and Thames Trader;
25-1 Tender Colt, Arion, Bass Rock, Fuishaw
Britain, Italy in championship's
first drawn match
Geneva, Mar. 8. Norway beat Poland and Swif
zerland beat Austria in Pool "B" while Rumania defeated Yugoslavia and Britain tied with Italy in Pool "C" of today's World and Europensi Ico Hockey Championship matches being played concur. rently
gajne.
at Geneva and Lau-
Britain's three-all tle with Italy was the first draw regis- tered since the Champlonstilps opened on March 2.
There were no Podi "A" matches among the eight star teams who are competing for the two titles,
Standings Standings after today's play
FOOL "A"
Cross, No Saint, Powder Rock, were: Welsh Rake, Blue Orcr and
Sanctum; 28-1 Talk
33-1 Small Slam
GRAND NATIONÁL
Down; Soviet Union
10 - 1 Merryman: 12
Canada
Czechoslovakia Finland Sweden
Badanloch; 14-1 Team Spirit: Fast Germany 16-1 Hunter's Breeze; 20-1 Mr West Germany What, Oxo and Siracusa: 22-1
Next ice hockey tournament
Geneva, Mar, B. The International Ice Hockey Federation today decided at 3 spreint meeting to
hold the 1903 World. Ice Hockey Cham- blowships in Stockholm.-UPI,
U.3.A.
Ituty
Norway
POOL
Great Britain
Switzerland
Poland Auxiria
Humanla France Yugoslavin Netherlands Fielgiuin South Africa
knighthood
FOOL
WLDF PLA
0 0 20 1
300 22 0
0 0 1
7
for
Frank Worrell?
By JOHN
COTTRELL
LANGO ON
Will the name of Frank Worrell, West Indies cricket captain, appear in the list of new Knights Bachelor when the Birthday Honours are published on June 10?
That is the burning question of the moment in the West Indies and it now seems highly probable that such a proposal will be discussed privately during the next few weeks.
Sheffield U. down to 5-1 noting that three
Strong case
was
are
MODONNASD
only two of 18 races at the Meeting each worth at least £1,000. The total prize money of the winner of this year's offered the Meeting will Grand National will receive, but amcruzt £3,000, an all-time
10 the prestige attaching to Chel-record. The cream of the tham's big weight-for-age steeplechasing ul hurdling events, true Champlonships of talent of England and Ireland, the sport, is very high,
almost without exception, Irish-owned horses have be seen in
action during won the Gold Cup six times three days of top-class sport, since the war and the Cham- China Mail Special, pion Hurdle four times, and there is a strong chance of an Irish Double at next week's meeting, Lord, Donoughinore's seven- nominated for He $35,000 year-old mare Olympia heads a added Kentucky
The chances of Worrell be-
Omcially, Robert Menzies is Bestrong Irish challenge for the
It happens on the sporting coming the Caribbean's first nat involved in the Issue. run the day before the Ken-Gold Cup, to be run over three
But side, too. World mile record turky
cricketing knight are by no it is suggested that he may raise holder John Landy received the Derby. offlelats atmiles two furlongs and 130 yards Churchill Downs announced on Thursday,
means remote. And it is worth the subject of a knighthood for M.B.E. in the Australian List and Mrs T today. Henry observed that Patier-
cricket-mad Worrell at Informal talks during long before Dr Roger Bannister O'Brien's Moss Bank and Mrs (RACE B) RUTLAND son "never throws
Seven stakes winners of 1900, Clem
politicians can play a part in the Commonwealth Magnier's Albergo have the including the highly
(C.B.E.) Prime furthering such a move.
bonoured Ministers' Conference, Sir though Bannister achieved iso. STAKES.-Winner $5,000. alone.
regarded been It's in a combination. Rose, Bower and Primonetta. Hurdle on Wednesday, run over
heavily backed
for the
London, Mar. 6.
Grantley cannot take part in four-minute mile 46 days before Second $3,000.
Jab Jab right. Third
there He'll throw a
First,
is were on the list but champion two mites 125 yards.
Sheffield United, the only
one-time this conference until the West Landy and later defeated him right hook to the body $2,250. For
and 3 Bowl of Flowers was missing.
wicketkeeper unplaced right eross to the head."
team so for sure of a place in Adams, Art Prime Minister of
Sir Grantley Indies gain full independence. in the "Mile of the Century" at Sub. Griffins
Bowl
Flowers. however,
the semi-finals of the
Third, and by no means least, the British Empire English 1961 the champion's left that wus was nominated for the Kentucky
Games In the West Indies Federation and, there is cricket-loving Mr Iain Vancouver. whether started or not. sald to be real hard he's Derby and if she is sent to Ken
FA Cup, were cut from 10 to like Worrel, born on the island Macleod, Colonial Secretary. He to 5 to 1 at tonight's callover at of Rarbades which has produced is a key figure since all recem examples chiefly because the
There Weight 147 lbs. Entrance knocked me down with
many similar tucky in the spring, it will be to
the Victoria Club here. İ AP. $10. ONE MILE.
more outstanding cricketers per mendations for West Indian challenge colts in the first of the
Tollenium Hotspur remained
acre than any other part of the honours are
Dominions and Crown Colonics triple crown classics. The win-
favourites at 7 lv 4. Barnsley world.
forwarded to his
can make Note.--Entries must be for
their recommenda- ners of the more important 3-
were the outsiders at 60 la 1,
department for approval.
tions direct to Whitehall, year-old ly stakes already run
London, Mar, 0.
The recommendation for n at which odds they were sup-
would like to see a fairer share this year also were nominated. Scotland and Wales will heported to win £8,000.
knighthood would have to go
ot honours going to sportsmen Among them was Plum Caks represented by the same teams Full betting was;
through. Lord Halies, Govern-
QMcially, owned by the Calumet Farnos last year in the Canada Cup 2-4 Tottenham
or-General Hotspur, D-2
It is the Queen's and women in Britain. of the West In-Honours List and demands her
Marcover, hi special cases, it She won
division
dles. But it is the custom for final approval, of the World Golf Tournament. to he Leicester City. 5-1 Sheffield
the Queen's representative to tually a formality.
would be more romantic to have Masmine Stakes at Hialeah and held at San Juan, Puerto Rico, United and Burnley, 13-2
more honours conferred im- also has been nominated for the from June to 4.
Sheffield Wednesday,
discuss such a recommenda- 28-1
There is a strong case for mediately after an outstanding Kentucky Derby.
tion with the leading politic- Scotland's team is Erle Sunderland, 66-1 Barnsley. Black Darter, winner of the Brown, who finished
or completion of lan of the area-la this case, such in honour for Warrell achievement Ath in
who has served the other section of the Jasmine,the individual placings last year,
Str Grantley. All the clubs except Sheffield
game of service, cricket so admirably, both on also was named as was Fun and John Parton, with Alex United have to reply quarter-
addition
Precedents House who took the
Second, there is burly Robert and off, the field. In Sanin Fox as reserve.
final ties which were drawn on Menzies, Prime
of Wo have the precedent Minister
of an Suann Stokes Santa Auita
Wales will be represented by
Saturday. The replays
captain (Str are Australia, a lifetime student of England cricket Dal Rees and David
Burnley vs Shefield Wednes- the game. There's no
There is plenty of precedent Thomas,
doubten Hutton), and an Australian for this. Alcock and Brown Other stakes-winning allies with Sid Collins as reserve.
day (tomorrow), Barnsley vs about his feelings on the matter. captain (Sir Don Bradman) were knighted a few days after named were: Bright Sliver, Scotland was sixth In last
Leicester City
(Wednesday) After the fifth Test
being knighted soon after their their. In Mei-
Atlantic flight of -1010; Apatonthebuck, Bell of McCjure, year's tournament, won by the and Tollentiam vs Sunderland bourne, he told Worrell:
retirement.
Clubb Pasha Finching to Primonetia and United States, and
four' days after Wales was Wednesday), China
Thus it would be a fitting ges- hip dianistol as commander of Moll Shuetle.-UPI,
"Next time I meet you I hope ture the same honour were the Arab Legion. eighth-China Mail Special. Special,
It will be as Sir Frank Worrell," awarded to a West Indian cap- tal who has done so much to Breathe now He into the gamo. Personally, I am opposed to the honours systemu with Its twice-yearly prize-giving day for some 2,000 men and wo- men in Great Britain and the Commonwealth whom the Queen is "graciously pleased" to reward for their services. But it we must have this out- of-date system, let it at least be, operated fogically. At pres sent, each list includes about 400 Such pioneering foata are dif- divi servants rewarded simply deult, to achieve these days, for doing routine disk jobs when exploration is turning to without blotting their copy-outer space. But it would havó Looka,
béen happy gesture, and one And always there sedm to be which would have delighted all anomalies. In one list Poter West Indiah; cricket-lovers, if Twins got an 0,B,E, Ne giving Frank Worrell had received an Britain, the air-speed, record of honours telegram”. ag #x0 1132m.p. while, a civil stepped oft the neid of atel- shevent who distributes • milkbourne at the end of his greatest got the higher grade of C.B.&.battle.
Secretary.
London, Mar. 6. Results of tonight's British Hong Kong, Gih March, 1961. football matches were:
NOTICE
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Programmes And Entry Forms for the 10th Raco Meeting 1960/61 to be held on Saturday, 18th March, 1961, (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Sacre- tary's Omée, Alexandra House; the Club House, Happy Valley; And tho Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries will now close at 12 o'clock NOON on Wednes day, 8th March, 1901, and not on Tuesday, 7th March, 1901, na previously announced.
By Order of the Stewards,
A. E. ARNOLD,
Secretary.
Newport
ENGLISH LEAGUE Division IIX
5 Walford Division IV
1
Stockport 2. Gillingham 6 last month.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division I Dunfermline 2 Third Lanark 3 (Postponed from February 25)
-Reuter.
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