THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1949.
SANDS KNOCKS OUT
DICK TURPIN
IN FIRST ROUND
London, Sept. 6,-Dick Turpin, of England, lost his British Em- pire middleweight title at the Harringay Arena, London, tonight when he was knocked out in the first round by Dave Sands, the triple Aus- tralian champion.
Sands' sensational victory.came in two mins. 45 secs. with Turpin on his knees in the corner of the ring, on duzed to rise at the count of 10. He had previously taken two counts of nine, falling to withstand a murderous two-fisted attack which left him absolutely without hope.
The champion began. in his usual clean-cut manner with upright stance and Jabbing left lead, but Sands would not be denied. Rushing in to the attack. he staggered Turpin with a left hook to the jaw and then battered the champion across the ring, lungling punch after punch with both hands."
Turpin sank to his knees for count of nine and when he got to his feet it was obvious that he did not know where he
Wit...
RUBBERY LECS
chin-covering gund, and then, Welsh champion, earned the quick as Bightning, Sands slashed right to meet the holder, Henry in two hooks and Turpin wilted Hill, and crumpled in his own corner, He was trying to rise at the grunt of 10 but just failed to
Turpin was stili duzed in his
was spilling and linking heat when he left the ring.
On rubbery legs with glazed; beat it. eyes, he backed across the ring istineUvely, keeping his up-corner for several minutes but pament at bay for half a minute. The Australian, with eyes gleaming. kept swinging IZ- ches, determined not to allow his opponent to recover. Apala Sands gloves thudded sicken ingly into Turpin'a unprotected Jaw and down went the British chumpion again. He just beat
the count.
This victory for Sands, fnt so soon after his splendid Robert VII- points why aver lemain, of France, placed in
for a world definitely in the
This was the title contest.
hind
pre- Sands whose fame ceded him from Australia.
OTHER BOUTS
Sanda gave him no respite. A vicibus right uppercut under the
On the same programme, heart made Turpin drop 145¦year-old Eddie Thomas,
BEN HOGAN'S "POWER GOLF"
14.-Taking Up The Stance
OPEN
STANCE
CLOSED STANCE
Open Stance, Rear View, This picture illustrates how much the position of the feet is altered to open the stance. My left foot is withdrawn from the line approximately one half inch while my right foot is advanced one half inch, making a
change of approximately one inch.
Closed Stance, Rear View. My left foot is advanced approximately one half inch while my right foot has been withdrawn · one half inch, making the overall alteration approximately one inch. These -adjustments-in-the-stance;-slight-us-they-may-seem, are important. Reason: They alter the facing of the hody.
NINE IRON
"
SIX IRON
Nine Iron Stance (Open Stance), Rear View. Here is a good view of the flex, or hind, to the knees as I stand up to the ball. Note that the ball is played from a position cluse to my feet with just enough room to allow the hands to clear through,
Six Iron Stance. The stance is gradually becoming square, but is still slightly open. Note the straightness of my back. Never bend forward from the waist. The body is erect from the hips to the shoulders. You shouldn't feel as though your body is over the top of the ball.
LONG IRON.
DRIVER
for the British welter- weight title when he outpointed former holder, Ernie the Roderick, over 12 rounds in a
final eliminator.
The fight was fought al a the first bell real pace from and Thomas, who is 12 years younger than his oppanent, earned the verdict in the last two rounds,
n
Henry Hnil, the British welter- weight champion, suffered a
setback, when, after severe strenuous but somewhat serum- bling eight-round bout, he was outpointed by The Canadian, Frank Cortese.
Nisse
of Sweden, Andersson, 24-was forced to relire at the end
the
Long Iron Stance. The stance has become square. Although my hands have moved out away from, the thighs slightly more than they were in the two previous pictures, my body posture remains the same.
Driver Slance. This is really a power stance, slightly closed. My hands and arms are about as far, away from the body in this picture as they over are, but the body posture remains the same.
of the Bfth round in his eight- round heavyweight fight against Jack Gardner, the former British amateur heavyweight champion,
The French heavyweight, Stephen Oick, was outpointed over eight rounds by the young English heavyweight, Johnny Williams, of Rugby.
Although
giving
11
Kave a
nway
Pounda in weight, Williams a good account of himself outpointing Olek. The Frenchman forced the pace but he had no effective guard | against Williams' stabbing left
towards the jab, and
each round Williams, cleverly timing his punches, rocked him | with hard right looks to the
jaw-Heater,
end of
Wisdom Of
Solomons At Work
WIGHTMAN CUP TEAM
Members of the American Wightman Cup team pose at Forest Hills, N.Y., after nomination to the team.
Seated (L to R): Gertrude (Gussie) Moran, Santa Monica, Calif., Mrs Patricia Todd, La Jolla, Calif.. Beverly Baker, Santa Monica; Shirley Fry, Akron, Ohio.
Standing: Doris Hart, Jacksonville, Fin.; Louise Brough, Beverly Hills, Calif.; Mrs Margaret Osborne du Pont, Wilmington, Del; and Mrs Richard Buck, New York City, non-playing captain.
They will compete with the British Wightman Cup team at Haverford,
Pennsylvania, on Sept. 9-10.-AP Wirephoto.
Kiwis' Easy Victory Over
South Of
England
Hastings, Sept. 6.-The New Zealand cricket touring team scored
an easy victory over the South of England in the first maîch of the Hast- ings Festival today by an innings and three runs.
The South of England made no real recovery after their batting failures the. previous day and the New Zealanders won deservedly 25 minutes after lunch.
The home team migh' have made a better fight, but Gimblett, struck in the face yesterday, found his left eye almost closed today and he could not resume his innings.
To balance this, the New Zealanders were witho it Cowie, their fast bowler for most of the time, as he pulled a leg muscle at had to retire.
The eighth wicket realised 43 At Scarborough: The North
In half hour. Then Mallett pro- wided the wicketkeeper, Mooney, f with his third vieting of the
Perks might have been
drew with The South. South 384 for B declared and 265 for declared (Smith 112, Fishlock 67 not out); The North 419 for out it declared and 195 for
HOME SOCCER ¦
London, Sept. 6.-Clauses imings. restricting the outside acti- vities of the American, Lee drst ball, but Cresswell, fielding (Hutton 101)-Reuter
near the screen, allowed the bali Savold, and the British to bounce out of his hands, Heavyweight Champion, Perks hit out, driving Rabone Bruce Woodcock, were in straight for six, but he soon pus eluded in the new contracts and in the absence of Gimblett the ball to lindlee at midion for the World Heavyweight the innings ended at 205. Championship (British ver The final scoreboard read: sion) which were signed by: the two boxers this after-
noon.
bout
In Die period imediately
the preceding
the at White City Stadium, London, next-May Savold, who is keenly interested in horse riding, is forbidden from taking part in any horse racing, and if he does ride he will not be allowed to do any hunting or jumping on horseback,
Woodcock,
whose
THE SCORES
NEW ZEALAND
Ist innings 367.
SOUTH OF ENGLAND 1st Innings 159. 2nd innings. Gimblett retired hurt Allen e Donnelly b Cress- | well
Edrich e Held Cresswell Compton e Donnelly b Reid Balley e Mooney b Reid. Van Ryneveld & Mooney b
Cowie
Mann e Smith b Burtt motoring Valentine not out nceldent early in August pre- Evans b Ranbone vented him from fulfilling the Mallett Mooney b Burtt original contract for the match, Perks e Hadice & Burtt which should have been held Extras
here tonight, is not now allowed
to drive any mechanically pro-
pelled vehicle at any time for a
distance, greater than 50 miles.
is forbidden also from riding
In a plane or glider
He s
Woodcock
Cowic
also contracted not Cresswell to engage in any contest, if he is Rekl
winner, except Burtt
of MrRabone
declared the
under the promotion Jack Solomons The amount
of the purse was not disclosed. -Reuter.
Quotations
New On
London, Sept. 6-In view of the Injury to Royal Forest, the Victoria Club, where the call- over on the St Leger was held last night, today took the uns usual step of announcing to tho press a new list of prices on
St. Leger
the race.
The new list is as follows:
7 to 2 Lone Eagle.
9 to 2 Swallow Tail.
London, Sept. The follow- g were the results of foobali matches played today:
Third Division (Southern) Southend U. 2 Leyton Orient 0 Third Division (Northern)
Barrow
Tranmere
0 Lincoln
D
0 Carlisle U. 30 Oldham Ath. & Accrington
5
15
30
7
33
Glasgow Cur, (First Round Replay) Queen's Park 2 Clyde
C
-Reuter.
Rugger Results
London, Sept. 8.-The follow- 30ing were the results of rugger
matches played today:
Rugby Union
Welsh Academi-
Redruth G, Pontypridd 8,
Rugby LeagUO Batley 3, Keighley 12.
27
12
Barnstaple
14
cals D.
205
Bowling
M
R
W
10
2
31
10
0
33
15
D
52
13.1 3
35
2 33
-Reuter.
-Reuter.
Brough And Sturgess Win Mixed Doubles
More Records By Chinese Swimmers
Five more new Chinese swimming records were created at the finals of the | Chinese Open Colony Swim- ming Championships, spon- sored by the Chinese
Swimming Amateur
Ag- sociation, held at the Chung Shing Bathing Pavilion last evening.
Miss
Leung Ol-mul. who created four new records, won The Women's Individual Cham- pionship, while Wong Kam-wah won the Men's honour.
Cham-
The Women's Group pionship was won by Lal Trun, proclaim- while YMCA was ed the Men's Group Champions, the 100 Mamie Leung won metres free-style, in 1 min. 19.8 sees., smashing the previous re- cord'
of 1 min. 20.0 sees, created by Miss Wong Yuen-ching tast
year.
In the Men's 400 metres free- style, Wong Kam-wah timed 5 tho
mins 33.8 secs, betlering National record of 5 mins. 33.2
secs.. ercated by Yeung Inok.
Wal-
Forest Hills, N. Y., Sept. 6 Miss
Erle Louise Brough and
EXCITING RACE Sturgess of South African Won The Women's 200 metres the United States Mixed Doubles
the breast-stroko
mos! London, Sept, 6.—The results Tennis Championship today by
of the evening.
were:
OTHER RESULTS
It
exelling event
Wong
Lai
keen
cach
of other st class cricket defeating Mrs Margaret Osborne Kwok Kan-ngor and matches which ended today DuPont and Billy Talberl.
Yuk bing, both ΟΙ was the third straight mixed Tsun, had # very At Kingston-on-Thames: Sur-doubles title for the hard-hitting competition, overtaking rey beat The Rest by 4 wickets. California. blonde, each with other for tivo or three The Rest 175 and 240; Surrey different partner.
Both broke the Nation- 233 and 103 for 0.
was 4-0, 6-3, 7-5.---Unded Press,al record of 3 mins, 38.5 secs. Kwok timed 3 mins. 21.4 secs..
CLOSING DATE
FOR ENTRIES
The score times.
Never Too Old To while Wong covered the dis
tance in 3 mins. 21.8 secs. Be A Bookie
Melbourne, Sept. When Germans Re-admitted Entries close today for the two inmates of Mount Royal
Milan, Sept. 6.--Germany Colony's Ladies Singles and Old Men's Home were fined $65. was re-admitted to the Inter- Doubles And Mixed Doubles for starting price betting on Tennis Championships.
These horse races, their sympathisers Dational Swimming Federation
at a meeting here "blue"
last night. should be addressed to Mrs raised such
that the
It is understood that Germany D. B. Cooper, Tournament fines were remitted recently. Secretary, Ladies' Recreation Supporters of the septungene will not yet be allowed a re- rians said betting small amounts
presentative on the Committee Club, May Road.
Entries also close today for on the races was the only plea of the Federation, or be allow- In the next the Ladles' Recreation Club sure of many of the oldsters, anded to compete
Games swimming 100 to & Unknown Quantity.tournaments and for the Men's the two culprits bad innocently Olympic 100 to all others-Reuter. Inter-Hong Challenge Cup.. become bookles-United Press, events. Reuter,
ต
8 to 1 Musidora.
9 to 1 Royal Empire,
10 to 1 Krakhtoo.
100 to 9 Peter Flower.
BELOW THE SURFICE OF THE THAMES
Mister Conquest
* KNEW
WHAT WAS INITIAL
KNOW THE SCORPION'S GAME PITY THAT ITS BOOBY-TRAPPED.
VIALE-CY TOWER WHARFS
STAPEY! ARE YOU THERE?
THE CANISTER IN POSITION.......
London Express Berrios
CHANNEL ATTEMPT
Shirley May Gives Up In Tears
Aboard the Red Commodore, Sept. 6-Shirley May France abandoned her attempt to swim the English Channel at 1.05 p.m.
She had been in the water for ten and a half hours," " The 17-year-old school girl from Somerset. Musun, chusetts was within six miles of the English shore,
Shirley May was moaning and groaning when her coach, Harry Boudakian, pulled her from the water after she had pleaded for 20 minutes against giving up.
Shirley May cried again and Mngle, when she complained of again, She struggled against the cold.
Boudakian when he leaned over Ifer coach asked her then 12 rest but sho the side of the rowboat to pull she wanted to her In..
shouted, "No." She looked ex- hausted and very sall.
HYSTERICAL
The girl was hysterical. She kept saying, "Look how near it
Is."
FURIOUS
Shirley's father was
rushed
over from the schooner when it
The end of Shirley May's at- became apparent that Shirley tempt camo shortly after she was furious. He pleaded with had taken a cupful of hot len her to give up. from the escort schooner, Black
Shirley May'.
Shirley threw herself over on her back in the water and tried to swim away,
A man froin an accompanying launch jumped into the water and held her against the side of the rowboat.-Associated Press.
SWAM 25 MILES
Dover, Sept. 8-Coast Guard lookouts near Dover sald that 17- Shirley May France, the year-old American school girl, gave up her attempt to swim the Channel
eight when she was miles off Dover, Kent.
Shirley was in tears when she went to her hotel here after ar- riving by boat. "Two boys dived Into the water to grab her out," her father added. She had been In the water for 10 hours.
Mr Ted Warner, her publicity manager, said: "She battled for hours against rough seas and a WILS still strong wind." She swimming strongly at the end. She entered the water at Cap Gris Nez, France, early today. It is estimated that altogether sho swam 25 miles.-Rouler,
EGYPTIAN RELAY
Dover, Kent, Sept. 0. A team of six Egyptian swimmers started a relay swim to France Irom Shakespeare Cliff, between Folkestone and Dover, at 3:10' p.in, today.
Within half an hour, the first swimmer was nearly three miles out to sea and going strongly. They were trying to beat the Channel relay team re- cord set up by six swimmers
Frenchi
who swan from Dover to France in 1035 In 12
rs. 20 mins
Each member of the team was to swim for two hours.- Reuter.
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