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Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
August 8, 1939.
FROM ILLITERATE
GYPSY INTO A BUSINESS MAN
Transformation of Jack Dempsey A Fairy Tale
BY JACK CUDDY
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Now York, July 21.
The story of Jack Dempsey reaches its most intriguing peak, for one who has known the Manassa Maufer for 24 years, in Dempsey's de- velopment from an illiterate, capwringing freight gypsy, to one of the most suave, well-spoken, high-pressure business men ever to hit Broadway.
For a week, Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing cham- pion of the world, lap between life and death recently when af ruptured appendix gaur him a bad case of peritonitią. Jack fought| this battle in the same heroic manner as he did in 'all those great He is now well on the road, fights he had in the ring-and won. to recovcr]).
The transformation of Dempsey, Jersey to swanky affairs, at the Wai- from the uncouth fellow I first knew dort Asterin. Always Jack was ask- back in 1915, when he was hopping ed to talk. And never did 1 hear of freight trains to fight in the
in a big way. Jim fail to to over Novadu mining camps, to the man Whether he was in givvies or in
WHS the about-Manhattan of 1939 greatest improvement I've ever seen white tle and tails, he went over. Ile spolce the language of the listeners. in anyone,
A BUSY MAN
of Dempsey This development along social lines was even greater than his progress nu a ighter-pro-
For a man who never had the ad- In schools, greas that elevated hita perhaps to vantages of educallon
ho status of the greatest leather Dempsey is amazing. Probably no tosser ever to climb through ropes.
the business
busier
From '15 until 19, when he
win the
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man in the world spends "Mannssa days than the
FREIGHT MANY ONE-SIDED
MUCH BETTER, THANKS-Down, but not for the count, Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champion, grins from cot in a New York hospital, where he is recovoring. Ruptured op. pondix gave him bad case of peritonitis, but hii excellent phys- ical condition soon conquered the illness.
Crowd "Boos" Jostling In Mile Race At White City Athletic Meeting
Clyde Jeffrey Wins "Double” In The Sprinting Events
'London, Aug. 7.
Results Of Matches Played Yesterday
The following wore the
I results of matches played in the second round of the Open Singles Bowls Championship:
A. E. Coates beat D. Fitches 21-2 on the 11th.
A. W. Grimmitt beat E. Kirman 21-7 on the 14th.
8. W. Bradbury (holder) beat A. J. Coelho 21-6 on the
17th.
E. C. Post beat v. Chitten- den 21-11 on the 20th,
H. A. Alves beat A. Jillott
21-19 on the 19th.
C. Dowman beat W. S. Dall
21-11 on the 20th.
W. Gill beat Y. N. Tang 21-5 on the 14th,
C. C. Pereira beat C. C. Moss 21-13.
Death Of A Great Footballer
GAMES IN
SECOND ROUND OF BOWLS SINGLES
Reigning Champion's Easy Victory Over Club-Mate
(By "Abo")
Rain threatened at one time to wash out all the matches in the Open Singles Bowls Champion- ship which had been arranged to be played off yesterday. Actually rain did start to come down, but the throatened shower hold off with the result that many matches were completed.
Playing in the morning. C.C. Pereira defeated G. C. Moss by 21-11.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The following is the programme of matches down for decision to-day;
Most of the matches decided were played on the Hongkong side. On the Civil Service C.C. green, the defend- ing chainplon, B. W. Bradbury, had little difficulty in advancing to the third round of the tournament by de tealing A. J. Coelho, a club-mate, by 21-0 on the 171 head. After his opponent had led, 3-2 on the third Phillips. head, Bradbury scored on the next six to gain a lead of 11-3, and from. E. de Souza. this stage onwards he was never in danger.
At Kowloon F.C.-D. W, Waterton v. W. Ward; M. R. Abbas v. R. F.
At Kowloon C.C.-J. C. Remedios
At Kowloon B.G.C.-L. F. Xavier v. T. A. Mador.
The score at the 12th was 15-4 and At Craigengower C.C.-A. E. Caroy it became 17-5 on the 15th. Coelho, G. Perkins. scored
single on the 10th, but in
At Talkoo R.C.-M. N. Rakusen v. the next. Bradbury scored the only n, Basto. "possible" of the game to win out.
AL Pollre R. C.-J. S. Landolt v. On the enme green, C. Dowman, A. K. Minu; S. Eccleshall v. U. M.
Man Who Had Rugby who received a walkover in the first Omar.
Test "Ashes"
HUDDERSFIELD, July 26. One of the greatest rugby foot- ballers who ever played for Eng- Jand, Harold Wagstaff, has just died at his home in Huddersfield aged 48.
At the August Bank Holiday athletic meeting at the pounded glant Jess Willard into
world Mauler," He has his fingers in inore helpless bulk to heavyweight championship, Dempsey ples than the average bakery could White City, 60,000 spectators saw Macki, holder of four developed a murderous left hook. He turn out in an over-time shift. Re-world records, win the three miles in the new British, fashioned u futile port-side flipper staurants, clothing stores, a national into one of the most deadly weapons liquor distributing corporation, real record time of 13 mins. 59.4 sccs. the ring over knew. Juck always had estate in New York and other cities, that crashing right. Ife had it in Prize Aghters advertising contraris, 1915.
He had it that night in '15 when
etc.
Americans, who have come overf specially to run af the meeting, did
the in-well, Charles Beetham winning the Add to those assignments
calls that he half-mile in 1 rain. 52.3 secs., Clyde he fought Johnny Sudenberg under numerable command
to accept for Jeffrey winning the 100 yards in 9.8 the silvering Nevada stars in Tono- was virtually forced pah-in the old aerodrome. That appearance it banquets and smuktsees, and the 220 yards in 21,8 secs., terrific right Coored Suderberg six Riven by organisations, representing oy Cochran winning the 440 yards times in the first two rounds. But virtually every race, creed and Indus- hurdles in 52.7 secs., which is a new the tough Dutchman from Utais kept try. Then you have some conception Britlak record. picking himself off the canvas and of the busy lighting back-boring Into Dempsey's spends. Innard, unui the welcome bell ended those historic
rounds.
Dempsey
days that Denipscy D. P. Feli, of Great Britain, won the mile in the time of 4 mins, 15.2 Wooderson in the United States
He captained Yorkshire when he was 20 and England when he was of 1914 and 1920.
and led the Austration tour teams
Writing an appreciation of Wag- stair in the Manchester Guardian, a friend recalled that Wagstaff always claimed that he held the Test "ashes"
round, eliminated elub-mate. W. S.i Dall, by 31-11. The winner led all the way. 8-1 on the Gh, 10-2 on the 9th, 13-6 on the 13th and. 17-10 on the 17th,
FORMER CHAMPION WINS
A. W. Grimmitt, a former' champ- ton, had a comparatively easy task against E. Kirman on the Craigengo- wer C.C. green, winning by 21-7. Included in Grimmitt's scores were a four and three threes, which heads. Kirman scored only on three hends, but two of them were threes. sumleient to see him through In 14
were
Important
Tennis Tie For To-day
The all-important League tennis match in the "B" Division between On an adjoining rink, 11. A. Alves Kowloon C.C. "A" and South China who advanerd into this round as the A.A. will be decided this afternoon result of a walk-over, made further on the former's. courts. It will be progress by beating A. Jillett 21-10 recalled that the match was started Alves started like a house on Are two weeks ago but rain Interrupted "He captained the England' sile with four, a three, a slede and a that won the memorable Test at Sal-three to lead 11-0 after only four play after the Chinese had won one ford in 1921. After that match the ends, but thereafter Jillott improved set, drawn another and were level
at 5-5 in the third. Australians presented Wagstaff with his Rome to score on the next three!
If the South China players win a silver cigarette case into which ends.
At the seventh. Alves was leading this match, they will win the cham- they had deposited ash from their
11-4, and on the 11th he was already plonship. cigarettes.
17-4. Jillott picked up again, but he Berlin, Aug. 7.
The match that Wagstaff The Finnish team competing in the
FINNS WIN BUT STILL BEHIND GERMANY, ITALY
never
Here is a man who has come alecs. Blaine Rideout, who beat Sydney Officers' International Pentathlon con- forgot was the third Test match at never recovered from his disastrous i won but he sat there in his corner-thing-as did Lincoln. Honest Abe, the famous "Mile of the Century" | lest won the Epee event to-day by Sydney in 1914. Dates had been stari, and Alves was out on the 19th a very sick light heavyweight-feed- had
ing Imaginary fishes,
WANTED TO QUIT
Only recently Dempsey told me, "What was the only fight I ever what- ed to quit in. But I said to myself if I gult now I'll never get any place in this business. And this busi- ness is the only business I know,"
In the short four years from '15 10 10, Dempsey developed that great left hook also hibou "and-weave-! They say Jack Koarns forced him to adopt and perfect those artificialities. I, don't know whether I was Kenens or Dempsey.
most as far-from nothing to some- wholesome surroundings, at least, Joel had to cook his coffee in
the railroad Alls.
tin cans in the bushy "jungles along
WEST INDIES
BEAT GLAMORGAN
race, finished fourth in this event.
defeating the German, Italian add changed with the result that the tour- Ing aide found itself with an excep- Hungarian teams.
Finland, which held first place in tional burden of unat men. Each won by The quarter-mile wna Lanzi, of Italy, in 47.8 secs, equalling, the tournament following its triumphs side had won one of the previous the British record. Alan Pennington in the horse riding competition, has, names, and on the third depended the and A.G.K. Brown, of Great Britain, despite this new victory, dropped to rubber.
third place behind Germany and were second and third respectively.
the systent
of computing During the last lap of the mile, the Italy as crowd "boocd" apparently because of points Is based on individual per- jostling on the bend. Rideout seemed formances.
Most successful in the Epee com- affected by the manoeuvring and
and petition was Lieutenant Ceccarelli, back while Pell Staniszewski (Poland), who finished, or italy.-Trans-Ocean. second, fought out. the finish, Pell
dropped
BY TWO WICKETS in by 12 yards.
The "booing" continued for several minutes after the race-Reuter.
PREVIEW OF OLYMPICS
Raymond Carries
"ENGLAND EXPECTS. "Manager J. II. Houghton objected to the change of date and a cablegram was sent to England asking for a decision. This was the reply:
"Play as the Australians desire. England expects that every man will
do his duty Mays Off United Press adds that the track Campbell Trophy
London, Aug. 7. But I do know that it wasn't
mining The West Indies cricket tourists Kearns who changed the camp ramp fighter who tangled for defeated Glamorgan by two wickets the park and beans that he got ut at Swansen, The match was featur- Mrs. Floud's boarding house in Tong-ed by fine bowling on the part of meet was a "preview of the Olym- pahinto the Dempsey of 39. Demp- Constantine for the
tourists and pics,"
Mathews for Glamorgan.
Glamorgan.--127 (Constantine 4 for 33) and 150 (Constantine 5 for 52), West IndiesDS (Mathews 7 for
sey and Dempsey alone, did that.
During the past few years since Jack came to Broadway in impres sive fashion, I have seen at numer aus social events varying in degree from heckling political clubs In New 21) and 108 for --Reuter.
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~The easiest win of the day was scored by A. E. Coates, a former
F.C. green, by 21-2. Eleven heads champion, who defeated D. Fitches. of the Police R.C., on the Hongkong were enough to see Contes through. The winner had four and four threes, Fitches only had two singles.
L
PECULIAR SCORING
The match between E. G. Post and
Germany Leads England In Swimming
Berlin, Aug. 7. Out of the nine races held on the
V. Chittenden had two distinct phases. first day, seven were won by Ger- outstanding performances At first, Post was in the lead, scoring many,
men waS
on six muccessive heads to lead 7-2, being a new German record of 1 and then it was Chittenden's turn to min., 17.0 secs, in the 100 metre take the next four ends for two each, backstroke-event-for-women-This- was set up by the young swimmer "The task of playing three tests which gave him the lead ot 10-7.
However, with a single, two and Lisel Weber, In the space of eight days was under-
The remarkably fast time of 2 taken with a patched up side. Three three, Post re-established his advan of the htrole thirteen retired injured tage, and with the score at 13-11 on ns. 40.4 secs. in the 200 metres and England played throughout the the 15th, Post took the next Ave ends brenst stroke event for
achieved by Balke of Bremen, this fast half hour with ten men and won to win by 21-11 on the 20th,
Peculiar scoring was also seen in time being unequalled in a 50-metro Brookland, Aug. 7. in what will always be known as the
In the
events women's
Inge United States finished up with 00 In the Campbell Trophy race over Rorke's Drift of Rugby football. The the tie between. W. Gill and Y. N. pool. points against Great Britain's 60 and 22 miles, the winner was Raymond ball used in this match was one of Tang. Gill led 3-0 after two ends.
Mays (Britain), driving an ERA, at a Warstaff's most cherished posses- but with two twos and a single Tang Schmitz won the 200 metre crawl and was ahead by. 5-3 on the 5th. Then Olga Eckstein achieved the first place Germany's 37.
sions." Michigan's Bill Watson won the speed of 72.71 miles an hour,
Prince Birabongse, of Thailand, Wagstaff played nine test matches in a spell of scoring, during which he in the high diving.
registered two fours and a three, Gill The English victories were secured shot put with a throw of 52 ft. 8 ins., breaking the British record, won the driving a Maserati, was second
winner, and against Australia between 1811 and took every hend until the 14th to win in the relay and the 400 metre crawl, broad jump with 24 feet 8 ins, and 2/0 secs. behind the
by 21-6. G had a run of nine suc- which was won by T. D. Hution in 6 was third in the discus
Peter Raftken (Britain) was third on 1921.-United Press,
cessful heads.
nins., 51 secs.-Trans-Ocean. an ERA-Reuter.
Roy Cochrane, an Indian quarter- mile hurdle specialist, equafied the Brilsh record of 52.7 secs.
Clyde Jeffrey (above) is believed by his coach and other experta to be heading towards now. recorda, At the White City yesterday, he won'bolh the 100 and the 220 yards for the American contingent, Asie-footer, Jeffrey is af Stanford University, Californis, and has already hung up an unofficial timing of 9.5 peos. In the 100 yards and 20.5 in the 209,
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Football
TOURISTS WIN MORE! MATCHES
S.C.A.A. Players Doing Well
The South China Athlete Assoclo- tion touring football team continued in winning vein on Sunday when they defeated Combined Singapore by five goals to two, Chan Tak-tof Boring three and Lai Shit-wing and Young Shul-yick one uncli.
On arrival om Kuala Lumpur, the South Chi team played against Singapore and won 1-6, Fung King- choong being responsible for the goul. The proceeds of the match were donated to the War Rellet Fund.
On August 5, South China met and detenter the Combined Services by the odd goal in five, Chan Tok-fal (2) and Yeung Shul-ylck were the
scorers.
The South China team loft- on Sunday night for Java where they will play their first match on August
10
Up to the present the tourists have played 25 matches, won 18, drawn five and lost two.
The leading goal scorer is Chan Tek-fal followed very closely by Fung King-cheong and Yeung Shul- ylck.
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