THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1948.
THE NEXT HEavyweight chAMPION?
Two Lightheavyweights Mentioned
As Contenders Herman Barron Blasts From Sandtrap In Open Play
EZZARD CHARLES AND
GUS LESNEVICH
New York, June 27.—The 'one definite fact in the aftermath of Joe Louis" spectacular de feat of Jersey Joe Walcott at the Yankee Stadium on Friday night is that Mr Sol Strauss, the acting director of the Twentieth Century Sporting Club, has reserved September 22 at the Stadium as the date for the next heavyweight boxing spectacle, which his organisation will provide,
The boxing writer of the New York Times says that it is planned to stage a contest between Walcott and. Gus Lesnevitch, the world light heavyweight champion, on that date.
This bout would be regarded In
the light of
a heavyweight titie
elimination contest, and the winner SPORTS ROUND-UP
would be asked to meet Ezzard Charles, the Cincinnati negro, now
fighting Reuter.
as light heavyweight
FIGHT CANCELLED
Swiss
Successes
In Rowing Regatta
Toronto, June 27-The night be- Berne, Switzerland, June 27.† tween Billy Thompson, the British-The foursome crow of the lightweight champlon, and Arthur Zurich Rowing Club bent Busse King, the Canadian champion, for: the Empire title, which was to have Scine of Paris for first place in taken place here on Tuesday. has both foursome events in an been cancelled.
The promoter, Mr Frank Tunnoy, said here today that Benny Huntman, Thompson's manager, had disagreed with the Ontario Boxing Commission on the question of flight officials- Reuter.
"SUGAR RAY" TRYING HARD Chicago, June 27-Roy "Sugar" Robinson today worked for the last time to make weight for his welier-' weight title defence against Bernard Docusen on Monday night.
Robinson has announced that the struggle to make the 147-pound limit is too much and he will desert the welterweight ranks after the bout here to shoot for Tony Zale's middleweight crown.
Promoters twice postponed the bout and it was believed that Robin- son would squeeze under the limit in his final try.
International rowing regatta here today.
Lucerne Rowing Club in the eights. Basse Seine came second to the Oarsmen from Belgium, France, Aus
Czechoslovakia, trio,
Italy and Switzerland
took part in the regat- la, an important Pre-Olympic test.
In the foursome race with Cox Zurich won over the 2,000 metre course in seven minutes five, so- conds. The Societe Nauticus, Basse Seine of Paris
camo second minutes ven
11.1 seconds. Lau- sanne Rowing Club was third seven minutes 12 seconds.
Zurich
Club, regarded Switzerland's
Olympic strongest hope, won the race without a cox in six minutes 49.1 seconds.
Basse Seine carne
came second in nix minutes 68 seconds and Casky Ves- lansky of Praguo came third in seven minutes three point seconds.
Tho
CYCLING
im
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three
Herman Barron of White Plains, NY, whacks his ball from a trap near the ninth green as he played in the second day of the National Open Golf Tournament at Los Angeles,
Barron had a two-over-par 73 for the day---AP Wirephoto.
COLF
Norman Von Nida Favoured For British Open Championship
London, June 27.—The Australian professional, Norman Von Nida, is favourite to win the British Open Golf Champlonship which starts at Muirfield, Scotland, tomorrow, according to the leading bookmakers.
Von Nida is quoted at 8 to 1, while the holder, Fred Daly, of Ireland, is a 16
n Cotton, who is 12 to 1, does not play with all his former grim con-
United
FOOTBALL
SPARKLING PERFORMANCE BY CHINESE OLYMPIC TEAM
Singapore, June 27-A crowd of 25,000 saw Chinin's Olympic soccer team register their most creditable victory so far by beating an all-Malayan selected cloven by 3.0 today..
The China.side, which included two. Malayans, gave a brilliant display of teamwork, passing and ball control. Malaya, playing together as a team for the first time, Iacked co-ordination and were unable to settle down. Dr Wu Paak-shing, Chinese Con- Hungary had gone into the draw sul General in Singapore, kicked off for the competition and had re- for the game.
ceived, a bya into the first round Italy at Tottenham Hotspur ground, proper, in which she was to meet London, on August 2-Reuter,
Baseball
China got their first goal in the 10th minule. Ho Ying-fan ron Up and contred the ball across the Malayan goalmoutli to. Chu Wing- keung who connected with his head from 10 yards out. "Malayan goal- keeper, Angullia, attempted to elbow out the ball but missed and it slipped past him into the foal.
In the second half, Chu Wing-
New York, Juno 27-Johnny keung cleverly evaded fullback Sain gained his sixth win in the Salleh and slammed the bolt into the last seven starts today as net for the second goal. One minuta Braves topped Pirates 9-1, later, Chin Boon-leong, Singapore
member of the China side, set the leaving Braves a half-game forward line moving and a beautiful ahead of Cardinals. Tom bout of passing ended in Chau Man- Holmes the Braves attack with chi getting a well earned goal to put three singles. China three up.
•
Homers by Marty Marion and Stan
The teams were: Chang Pong-Musial helped Cardinals take the add -lun: Hou Yung-song, and Tse Kam-game of their series at Brooklyn, 6-4.
hung; Chang Kam-hol, Sung Ling- it was Musial's 17th home run. sing, and Lau Chung-sang; Ho Reds nosed Ving-fan, Chau Man-chi (Captain), Chu Wing-keung, Chin Boon-leong, and Yeap Cheng-eng (Penang).
All
Angullia; Abdul whiler stuck Rahman (Captain), and Salleh: effort to snag a liner by Walker Coo-
battle highlighted by an argument out Gaints 4-3 in a between umpires Jocko Conlan and Beans Reardon. In the eighth in- Reds third baseman Donny Lit- ning
out his glove In an
Malayn:
Kimseng, Harith, and Daly: Thlank-per. wee, Todd, Thomson, Godwin and Chychee Associated Press.
HUNGARIANS WILL NOT PLAY
the
The glove 'salled into the air and Giants charged Lilwhiler threw it at ball, which would have given Cooper three bases instead of a single. Manager Mel Ott complained first to Conlan then
Reardon who
Whund
coeper to third. That argument in
Budapest, Jure 27. - Hungary would not take part in the Olympic Games' soccer
tournament, it was announced last night on Budapest arms. Reardon Olt announced
Radio, because "the purely amateur team of Hungary could not compete of other
with the football teams countries whose amateur only a name."
status is
SOCCER TRANSFERS
which the umpires yelled at each other and waved back to Arst and
sont Cooper that he was protesting the autcome.
Cubs topped Phillies 6-2 on Meyer's steady pitching, but Phillies took the nightcap 7-4 for rookie Robert's second victory since joined Phillies as a $20,000
star.
bo
bonus
ninth
Yankees' Tommy Byme vindicat- ed Manager Bucky Harris* to 1 chance.
judg- London, June 27.-Transfers ment in making him the starting Henry Cotton, the British Ryder, centration these days, but he is n Three amaucurs will share the of well-known soccer players pitcher in place of Frank Shea who had been relegated to the bullpen. Cup captain, who broke an 11 far fitter man. There is no ques-spotlight with the leading profes- have taken place in readiness Byrne's twobitter blanked Tigers years' spell of American dominance tion of his retirement from cham- sionals in the event: they are Frank for next season. Blackburn 7-0 although he walked eight men, in the "Open" by his victory Inpionship goll
Stranahan, American holder of the eighis was won by Lucerne 1934 and scored a second success in
British Amateur ille, Mario Gone Rovers have been well in the Yogi Berra drove in three Yankee The promoters Lald the night Rowing Club in alx would go on on Tuesday night feoconds. Basse Seine came
minutes 10.3) 1037, is again being depended upon "I will be competing in the Oponzales, of Brazil, and James Bruen, market for they have transfer- un
second rain again invaded Moniskey Park. in six minutes 20.3 seconds and the
Red Sox beat Browns at of Cork to help stem
and for another, four or five years the American
red Oakes and Godwin to Man-6-3.. Joe
2-0 and least," he says. I am hitting the Stranahan, who
Dobson won his It was
Overscas' invasion.. belleved
plays regularly chester City in roturn for game in the opener. that Robinson Racing Club Zurich was third in
ball better than ever. It is only with would make good because he
professionals in tho
Dave Ferriss Was @minutes 24.4 seconds.---Associated
question of stringing the shots States, is tools brice of 11 uued Wharton, former Preston North made his first start since May 10th required to post $1,000
his Pross. over original $1,000 weight guarantee.
together.",
In the betting lists, bookmakers not End winger, and a cash adjust in the nightcap and got his fourth win on the strength of Ted Williams The Illinois Boxing Commission
having forgotten that ho finished ment by the City.
three-run homer in the first plus additionally warned that if Robin-
runner up to Daly last year, since
homer by Bobby when he has won the British Ama-
Oakes, usually outside right, was teur title.
signed from Queen of the South in protested was a four that Browns 1047 for £10,000, while Godwin
Albletics gained a virtual first Gonzales, who did well in the played 12 games at centre forward place tie with Cleveland by taking British Amateur championship, is last reason and scored five goals.
two in Chicago, 0-5 and 6-2, and reputed to be even better in stroke Blackburn have also signed stretching their
winaing current 1 in the Donald Carter, forward from Bury. streak to seven games. betting.
He is 20 and last season scored nine Cordon gave Indians a 4-1 victory Homers by Ollie Clark and Joe goals for Bury, Bruen, who won the British Ama-
· have made after Washington took the opener Plymouth Argyle teur title two years ago, had been good capture in
Alex 5-2. Sam signing
Zoldak won his second out of big golf for many months Machin, Chelsea wing half, or inside straight game as an Indian. through a wrist injury, and hls forward, for a fee in the region of
THE SCORES return will be watched with interest £8,000. He made many-appearances.*..........
National League and hope by British enthusaists. in Chelsen's League side. But an amateur has not won this stern test since the Bobby Janes did so in year of 1930-Reuter."
Schaffhausen, Switzerland, June con failed to make the weight, the 27.--Ferdinand Kubler, 28-year- title would be declared vacant and old Swiss cyclist, won the 216 kilo- the bout would be cancelled-metre professional championship United Press.
SECOND TEST MATCH
COOL WEATHER
FORECAST
London, June 27-Cool weather, with fresh or strong winds and bright ́| periods and heavy showers likely in the afternoon, was forecast here tonight for the fourth day of the second Test match between England and Australia at Lords tomorrow.
There was a risk of local hall and thunder, it was " also predicted.
Australia resume play 478 runs tomorrow with ahead, with six second in- nings in hand-Reuter.
WIMBLEDON
race here today.
Kubler, who also won the Tour De Suisse last week, distance in six hours 20 minutes 40 seconds.
Georges Arschlimann came
THE AGA KHAN SWEEPS UP
tes French Grand Prix Goes To My Love but is quoted at 40
DC-
cond in six hours 27 minutes six
secends, Emilio Croci Torth, third in six hours 29 minutes 60 seconds and Ernst-Kuhn, fourth in the same
time.
The 382 kilometre race for ama- teurs, the last decisive pre-Olympic test for Swiss riders, was won by Glovanni Rossi of Ugano
Ave hours 33 minutes 42 seconds.
Walter Bollier of Zurich was se
minutes 18 in five hours 35
of seconds and Max Helgelberger Chur was third in the same time. Associated Press.
cond
Paris, June 27.—The Aga Khan's My Love (by Vatellor out of For My Love), the winner of the Epsom Derby, today won the French Grand Prix at Longchamp over one mile, --- Beven; furlongs the most important event in the French..... racing calendar--and became the first horse to complete the Derby and the Grand Prix double since Spearmint achieved the feat in 1906.
My Love was ridden by his Ep- Johnstone.rode an excellent race, som jockey, Rac "Togo" Johnstone, using fine judgment and energy. Ho for whom the
the kept My Love in the rear for most of race provided fourth episode in a great riding feat. the journey, but entered the straight After his win on My Love in the among the leaders, and had the race Epsom Derby, Johnstone had also well won nearing home. The winner's time Monthlery, France, June 27-Cesar ridden Bey to victory in the French Marcellak won
the French Derby and Nathoo to win the Irish minutes, 12.52 seconds.Reuter. professional cycling championship, Derby. riding the 250 kilometres in six hours 41 minutes 29 seconds. His average time was 37.373 kilometres an hour,
Raymond Lourlot was second. The
was roce
run on tho Monthlery automobile race track wlth 20 laps required for the 250 kilometre distance. Marcellak rodo a Mereler cycle,Associated Press.
Filipino-Italian Match Features To-day's Play
By JOHN DOWNES
London, June 27.—Most interesting tennis doubles clash at Wimbledon is the match between the two little Filipinos, Raymundo Deyro and Felicissimo Ampon, and the Italian Davis Cup pair, Gianni Cucelli and Marcel Del Bello..
Many experts watching the fof California looks like the probable Filipinos during the past weeks have winner of the Wimbledon champion- sald they would certainly get to the ships,
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My Love, a 2-1 favourite, for to- day'a race, which was worth 6,000,- 000 francs, won by one and a half lengths from M. Robert Forget's Flush Royal, ridden by C. Bouillon, with M. Constant Vandamme's French Derby winner, Bey, with Paul Blane up, a further half length behind, third of a field of 14 France's best three-year olds.
of
His victory provided the Aga Khan with the fourth of a series of big prizes, for he had already won the Epsom Derby and the Oaks and the Irish Derby.
My Love paid 30 francs for a 10- franc win stake on the parimutuel, piace dividends being 17, 23 and 20
francs.
The horse is trained by Richard Carver at Chantilly.
Games Boxer
Turns Pro
By GEORGE WHITING Guardsman A. B. Lord, of the 1st Battalion Grenadiers, third
quarter-Anals. Monday will prove Falkenburg's match on Monday whether this opinion is right för in with Lennart Bergelli of Sweden, the Italians they meet a pair who who upset lop; seeded Frankle are right at the top of their form. Parker, promises to be the highlight choice cruiser-weight for Beltain's
The two little brown men, who of the quarterfinals. are the darlings of the Wimbledon Bromwich, who defeated Dr Hans fans, are quicker about the court Van Swol of the Netherlands on than the Italians and have the edge Saturday, will play Budge Patty of in a fast volleying duel.
California on Monday."
Olympic Gamer team, is to turn professional.
was three
incomparable
قلط
DUTCH TOURNEY
Leeds United have now agreed to Pittsburgh
Welsh Boaton place Aubrey Powell, their great
international inside right, on the St. Louis transfer list. The player had been Brooklyn pressing for this move for some Cincinnati time. He has been with the clab New York Utrecht, June 27.-Major H. Davis since joining them in 1937 when 17. Chicago won
the Dutch open amateur golf championship at De Pon. near
Four new clubs, Tonbridge, Kid- Philadelphia Amersfoort, today, beating Major T. derminster Harriers, Hastings Unit- Chicago (alghtcap) H. Marshall by three and two in an
ed and Chingford Town, have been Philadelphia elected to the Southern League for Washington next season. This was announced Cleveland
THE YEAR'S BIGGEST
TRACK & FIELD UPSET
American League
at the League's annual meeting in Washington (nightcap) London when the League was
tended from 18 to 22 clubs.
ex- Cleveland
Llanelly and Newport County
were unsuccessful
St. Louis
Boston Red
Mr. A. J. Darnell, President, saldNew York" Bloomfield, N.J., June 27.-|
that with so many applications for Detroit Floyd Simmons, the former Uni- membership being received, he felt Boston (nightcpp) Bob Mathias, aged 17 of Tulare, versity of North Carolina high- that the time had come for them to St. Louis California, High School, today scored as big an upset as Mathias division.
hurdler, a 6-foot 3-inch glant, consider the formation of a second Philadelphia Won the AAU Decathlon cham-in winning the Americans' third De- pionship.
He was immediately picked for the United States Olympic team along with. Irving Mond- schein of New York and Floyd Simmons of Los Angeles, who finished second and third res- pectively.United Press.
cathlon berth for the Games.
AND
VITAMINS CONCENTRATION
HON GOMGOToa ge
Chicago White Cyril Barrick, who controlled the Philadelphia (nightcap) 0 Football Association Cup final so Chicago... cxcellently
between Manchester United and Blackpool last season,
11
11
2 0
United Press,
is not included in the Football League's list of referees for next
►
HOW THEY STAND National League
W
Per.
Boston St. Louls
20
23
G50
season, on grounds of age.
.
·484
465
437
403
American League
010
000
AMAM BRARAKHA
COUNTY CRICKET STANDINGS
being made for England's poor dis oficials, he has been informed that New York London, June 27-Excuses ато In common with several other Pittsburgh play against the Australians in this the League has fixed the age limit summer's
Philadelphia of Test cricket for referees at 47, and for supple Brooklyn series Mathias enters the Decathlon on the now wellworn grounds that mentary referees at 45. hopeful list, In the biggest track and British..
Cincinnall athletes аге short of Mr. Barrick, who is 47, said today: Chicago field upset of the year.
vitamins.
"It is rather a blow, for I had In two years
Most people are now prepared to planned to have one more. dvery American think that, this plea is considerably before
Acaron Cleveland Journal of national circulation has overdone, but not so Dr. Nevil Ley refereeing, but I suppose
resigning from League Philadelphia
we must Now York devoted at least one feature article
ton, a former
lawn make, way for younger men. Cambridge to extolling the prowess of one tennis player and now
Boston American Olympic
a dictctie "I hope to gold medal
continue to refore Detroit "certainly-New York's Irving Specialist, who says that our defents Football Association Cup ties, and to Washington
In sport can be put down to two have charge of some of the Olymple St. Louis "Moon". Mondschein..
different causes, food and psycholo- football."Reuter.
Chicago Lawrence and Jerry Shipkey, had are very closely connected.
Lato last your two Californians, Alzical factors, and, he says, the two turned up plecathlon performances Dr Leyton says "that Britons still that seemed to suggest them as have playing ability cannot be Mondschein's two Olymple team-doubted, but without proper feeding Amates in the Games most colourful they suffer from the handicap of But against this must be pitted In a women's doubles match, Miss stable-companion to middle-weight test of all-round athletic ability. having, to concentrate far more in- Glamorgan (9) Cucelli's well-nigh invincible back- Joan Curry and Mrs Pat Dawson- champion, Vince Hawkins..
tensely than their well-fed com- Derby (5) hand and the baseline steadiness of Scott of Britain play Miss Doris Lord, who learned his boxing ot The issue had been further competitors."-Reuter.
Yorkshire (0) Del Bello.
Hart and Mrs Pat Canning Todd of school at Lowestoft and after reach-plicated in mid-april when Arkansas
Warwick (15) The Italians have the belter | the_US.
ed an ATC champlonslilp semi-final University's Charles Baker had aut-
Surrey (0) service of the two pairs and may Harry Hopman of Australia and for Ashton-under-Lyne, leaves the prized by finishing top of Mondschein
Gloucester (2) win valuable points in this depart Miss Barbara Schafleid of the US amateur ranks after an outstand at the Kansas Relays Decathlon
Lancashire (3) ment. The first services will have meet Bromwich and Miss Louise ingly
successful Benson during Championship.
Middlesex (1) to got them, however, for the Brough of the US in a mixed doubles which his left-hand punches, de- Filipinos retrieve almost everything | match.
London, Juno. 27. The odds on Worcester (7) livered ""southpaw," have won him Lloyd Duit of Ohio Stato, second in Greyhound Derby premier event in Hampshire (10)
High hopes were held out also for favourite, Priceless Border, won the Essex (11) that comes over the net and thrive
13 verdicts in 14 appearances. on heat.
last year's American National Cham- British dog racing which seems to distress
before 50,000 Kent (4)
·Cuċelli.—Associated Press.
plays Gardnar Mulloy of the US, His only defeat, in the Army pionship, who had greatly: Improved people at White City track on Nolts (12)
Saturday night. Tom Brown of the US plays Josef championship anal, was by Donald his all-round form this year
Leicester - TODAY'S GAMES -
(14) Asboth of Hungary and Mrs Scolt, ABA champion" and Olympic papers.
Only month ago California Londoh, June 27.-Either veteran Margaret Dupont of the US plays No. 1. Ten, times this season Lord pravement
· The "winner" belongs to 10-year Somerset (13) reported tremendous Im-old Deamond O'Kane of Ballymona, Northants (17). Australian tennis star John Brom- | Mrs] Dawson-Scott, Associated stopped his opponent inside the Shipkey who had brushed up on of £1,725 wiht its 11th consecutivo
from Lawrence and Northern Ireland, and won a purse Sussex (10) ›wich or tall young Bob Falkenburg | Press;
distance.
their weaker events.
victoryAssociated Press.
The British star Tony Mottram
As Tony Lord
he becomes
GREYHOUND DERBY
• Match tied. Figures in brackets after counties Indicato nal alanding last season.