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TOO FAST FOR FANNIN
· THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1950. On The Comeback Trail
'WHO IS THERE ON THE CONTINENT FOR ME TO FIGHT', ASKS TOMMY FARR
BY ARCHIE QUICK
Sitting_oppošile Tommy Farr on a railway journey the other day I wondered what was in store for Britain's best heavyweight boxer since World War One. The ex-Tonypandy miner had no doubts on the matter. "There is no one in Europe good enough,” he said, “so I must look to- wards America. I want Baksi, Savold or Mauriello, with the preference for Bahsi,"
When I pointed out to Farr that people were talking about the poorness of the apposition chosen for him in his comeback fight at Pontypridd on September 27-Klein of Holland-Parr came back with: "Who is there on the Continent for me to fight? I wenld not mind Olle Tandoberg, the Swede who beat Baksi, and the Board of Control will not let me go in with Woodcock even if Bruce were willing, which he is not.”
·
"I did not choose Klein. I wanted someone who if I beat him would show T was back on the top rung und who if he beat me would prove to my own satisfaction that I was finished. A one-round win over Klein and they will say 'n push-over.' If it goes some distance they will say I am no good. That is why I wanted a top notcher."
TENNIS
Farr has increased bis mileage | And as he spoke, Fare handed | ~ of roadwork and his hourage of round cigarelles from n rold Hymnasium work, and at the cice inseribet; "To Tommy Fart, moment is tree-felling to hurden | from his pal Joe Louts, 1837,** The thumb of umpire Ilank Soar is about to soar
This band burles. Victim of the close
OTHERWISE BARE straight up to signify "out."
IN PHYSICAL SHAPE
Now that Freddie Mills has ¦ plate play is Cliff Fannin of the St. Louis Browns. He's tagged out by Yogi Berrn of the Yankees in a game at the Stadium. Fannin tried to score on a long hit, but Joe Collins get the ball to Yogi too soon for the tally.
CAN THESE BOYS
BEAT THE BEST
Says JOHN MACADAM
been with us at that mark, will They cut in to huve The show you that it in an opera-Mark, jockeying tion requiring the greatest stili, like the practice, and courage.
SPORTING SAN
By Reg. Wootton
England
Soccer Selectors Have A Final Look Round
London, Sept. 16. England soccer selectors were out n force today having a final look round be- fore choosing their side to meet Ireland in Belfast on October 7.
The centre-forward position is providing them with one of the biggest prob lerns. At least six players are in the running, one of whom strengthened his claims for international recognition today with a particularly sound display. He is J. Leo, the Derby leader and top goal scorer in English football this season, who cracked home two splendid goals against Fulham to bring his total to ning.
which
like the League) finni matches provided two un-
nt
WON
Roy Bentley, who twice led much more the England line in flo, rechampions than In recentį expreted results, Celtic And appeared for Chelsea against weeks. Diggie Reid scored a Hibernian each suffering from West Bromwich Albion and grand second half hat-trick for} 4-1 defents, though the London Club scored them.
Celile crashed ni home to their frst point in their last six MERSEYSID "DERBY" Motherwell and Hibernian lost matches, Bentley did not im-
Liverpool, too, were back to to Aberdeen. Both now have a Į preus,
Jackie Milburn, who played seyside "Derby"
thele best in winning the Mer-tremendous leeway to make up by 3-1 In the return matches on Wed- ,in the Rls championship,
nesday. Motherwell's win WAR Everton and are now sixth. in form for the premter league Star-studded Blackpool moved well deserved, Though a goal leaders,
Newcastle United,
down within two minutes they work- into eighth place with
to scoring the equalising go
bo Burrled manlike away win over Sunder- refused
and kept
thrand,
brenk
own Kradually
command. - I put this question to him:[rone and Baie Woolcock loses
Tyneside club at the bead of me magnificent Blackpool de-Reuter.
and, who could not the table on goal average,
fruce, Blackpool's South Afri- ; "What about your judgment of consistently to Auricus distance and your ability to British boxing scene
Newenstle are being hally can winger Perry opened the Flake
punishment when you are. Our brightest prospect
challenged by both Arsenal and scoring ten minutes after Ulie have a man in the ring with for the future In Alger Smith,
Middlesbrough, all three clubs interval and ten minutes from how will your legs the light heavyweight who rarely you, and
having 13 points. In [uct the line the Yorkshire cricketer, stand up after a few rounds?" | requires the timekeeper to ring
position at the top is so keen Watson, deffected 3 Stanley Far's reply was: "I am sabelled the bell for the second round.
that only two points separate Matthews ccutre past his own with my physeal slipe. I havel Because of his youll be cannot
the leading seven clubs.
goalkeeper, terker my judgment of distance | Oght for a British Championship
DAZZLING FOOTBALL Wolverhampton Wanderers, against fast cruiserweights and for another two years and here
Arsenal played dazzling foot two points behind the lenders, I have been bit. I have sparred Me career is running parallel
ball in swamping Huddersfield scored after two with Jack Gardner who is fight with Leamington's coloured
0-2. Town by
Three goals against Tottenham Hotspur, ing Woodcock for the title, middle-weight, Randolph yesterday, winning both the the start put them on the win resistance and lost only by first round of Hongkong's within five minutes soon after but the Londoners put up ધ In the second day of the
das
for
position Held coming
round Tattenham Corner
[211 Derby Bay. Then they are off again, Meantime, let us say that they | sorting themselves
and out gave out George Medals for looking for the wind. Jess than some of these young-
beats
what of it?"
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Two Softball Surprises
| if
man
the very
George
Chorley Wins Two
KCC Titles
other
to
The
the
ΜΟΥΣ
well The
minutes play
Stanley Shield Seven-A-Side Tournament
not dis- The weather the appointed. Cup quarter was good and the play being up to standard of a
advancing 36 American
Athletes For Israel Games
of
the
good clean, speedy enden-
vour in the cause of charity no one left the ground dis-
appointed.
Excitement was high at times and, as there was plenty of goal incidents, goalkeeping was of its best.
Good play was seen and to pick out one game especially, St Joseph's v Navy was well worth watching. St Joseph's settled. down right away and in the first few minutes had two very bear misses. The Navy defence left too many gaps and the passing of the St Joseph's team always found their men.
George Chon, the former Hongkong University tennis champion, collected two Kowloon Cricket Club titles I know I could beet him any Turpin,
Randolph has had to wait Singles and Doubles finals. When
ning path. After building up the odd goal of three. Farr sald h was over 100 years despite
5-0 interval lend. the North; Gateshead slammed Rochdale, 1950-51 soccer season on the considering going to USA when succession of knockout wins, bint Continuing the Milling around in a launch outside the far mark for
unfinished London club eased up, but was third division north leaders, to Club ground yesterday great he bad tested himself out with now he has signed to meet Singles final, which stood at 5-7, still the more skilful side.
into frat place. Once things were expected and the dinghy racing in Poole Harbour the other week-end we
one or two fights in this country. | Albert Finch for the Croydon 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, and 1-2 when play Peter Goring, dashing young farmin
attendances in England the crowds were hire that since were bound to reflect that here, apart possibly from ski-pointed out to
man's British title and I think was call off the day before duc
centre-forward,
were
the million over fil- day
Arsenal has been there
in certain that he will gain to failing light, Chon took the turned
form
first which Janck,
leg of ing, was the grandest sport of them all: a sport free
different th-up between theweet revenge. It was Finch teciding set 6-4, in spite of a brought him into prominence Sottish League the from any of the pettiness and
controversy that
authorities and promoters
in who took the championship from allant display by T. E. Baker. fate last season. FIettled up afflicts almost any other game played by mankind,
this country and in America, Bandolph's brother Dick, and I The Doubles anal between three goals, the last of which The dinghy sailing kids-average ape of the 20,000-
certainly not Chon and L. F. Stokes, and the he shot over and the self-educated, likeable can see nothing. Welshman replied: "That is a Finels, to stop the crown going Baker brothers, Tommy and realizeeper's head after a great odd practitioners throughout the British Isles is 22,
most unive remark, Do you back Into thr Warwickshire Robert, was played off shortly solo run half the length of the which makes champion Slovart-Morris at 42 an ekter ink nny promoter would family.
the Singles. The Bakerfield. statesman-handled their maritime greyhounds in every
refuse to put on such a money-
was a pity that Algarothers fully extended their Middlesbrough were fortunate pinner Louis. Farr If Joe Smith had to withdraw sort of weather from a flat calm to a Conrad hurricane.
from opponents in the arst set by 5-7, to take both points from their Ezzard
Claries and the open-alr tournament at but trailed off in the second and visit to lowly Shemelt Wednes make good? Louls is hog-fat, Watford which fack Solomons third sets, losing by 0-6 and lay as the home side lost goal- If you
tried to tically standing on the gunwalem as fit as a fiddle, and if I promoted for the local football 0-8 Chou was steady and con-keeper Morton with a dislocated have never push A boal ubput that As vertically, to flic water and
earn a few pounds trying to fund. But we had Turpin, and stent, while Stokes was Mange its direction in an un- travelling at spreds up to visht vertore British boxing presuge was no
in finger ofter half an hour's play! surprise that he exceptionally good form
New York, Sept. 17. changing wind it may mean miles an hour in their Binsy nad how it needs that help-knocked
with and then conceded the only goal out El Elandon of his point-scoring volleys and of the match.
Thirty-six United States little to you, but a moment's re-shell-like craft.
Belgium in two rounds, A left drives. flection, particularly if you hat
To-day marked the end of athletes will leave here on uppercut to the jaw finished the fight and the travelling, show- CRC OPEN TOURNEY
heelle opening month of League Saturday to compete in the football during which two from Brussels
World tool: come
Maccabeah The annual Men's and School-games each week
have been third time to recover from it. Nobody boys Colony Hardcourt Tennis played. Form is now expeeted Games in Israel. in this country is punching his Tournament, sponsored by the to settle down with the quieter Mr Daniel J. Ferris, the way like Turpin except Smith Chinese Recreation Club will weeks ahrad.
Secretary Treasurer
GREAT OVATION Now all set for the Finch-begin this year on October 7, UNBEATEN CLUBS JAmateur Athletic Union, will Turpin battle and if Randolph 1950.
When South China appeared There were twa surprise was, and I confidently predict the CRC for the Men's Singles, chester City
In addition to Newcastle, the serve as the official referee for there was a great ovation from stors have been doing this past; There Wij a world-record
Entries are now invited by
Gamer while
Mr Irving the crowd and after the first two 100 taster of them is the magni- win in the softball games prevent his winning the Empire e Meu's Doubles, the School Forest, retained
he will, there is nothing
umbeaten clubs, Man-the
Bondzetteln, the former National goals the result was Nottingham and
never in mile-coast-lined Poole Harbour Bent Harbour-side yeti" club
AAU Decathlon Champion, and doubt. The play of Mok Chun- -98 Fire-fica and 20 Sword-played yesterday when the and Europet tiles. Then, boys Singles and the School witle Grimsby
their records, now an athletic coach at a uni wah was excellent and a delight mighty St Joseph's nine ruppose, we shall
Walsall,s .Rec him Boys Doubles events. Entries who have yet to win a
versity, will act as head coach to watch and as he had four were drubbed 6 to 3 by the matched with Jake La Motta clure at 5 p.m. on Saturday, gain crashed to defeat,
match,
for the icom, which includes of his side's seven goals, and The tables of the business,
1e world title, September Jaguars and the. Canadians for, the American
30, and must be sent
most of them from the wing, this the rubol temperamental
Manchester City wiped out Olympic Champions.
The wo Olympic Champions is a man who should be walch- things ntloat, are the Fireflies, were downed 4 to 1 by then who will say that he is not to the Hon. Secretary. Chinese
disadvantage capable
zin interval
at of capturing
Recreation Club, Causeway Bay, Leicester
team and
the designert by the great Ufa Fox. IK. Pancias in the Men's
will be Henry ed. When a man is moving up or to the Hong Kong Sports | 2-1,
by winning an
of the New York Wittenberg
In the Inst Kame As they approach the mark only 12ft, loug
CAA V and weighing Senior loop, A
point held a
lead i Panthers to champlonchip rankt
the Shop at Gloucester Arcade.
Police Department, ready to round It to get back 10515, with
a wrestler, Tramways play started off quite their lightweight
Division Two, but the Leicester
Frank Spellman, of York, keenly and both defences were on the next leg of the exhaust-bodies built on the principle of victory would have filled the general idea is to take him along
forwards had enough chances to Turpin the
LRC PROGRAMME ing 12-mile course that
middleweight on top. cup but South position is reversed. taken the Mosquito alreraft,
However, it didn't lake surprise
Pentisylvania, have beaten the leaders.
the CAA forwards long to find around five hours of concen
China proved too strong for had so much experience for one The following is the pro-
Nottingham Forest, with a weight-lifting Champion trated calling, they are heeled
will also contain where the goal was as a high The team at Reading, them and scored
goal in each half a 9 to 050 young that he is now ready to gramme for today and tomorrow over so far that they are prace
of the cham-Įcross from the left found the reveral members lead in thelon basketball team of the City centre forward on the spot to to forward as quickly as the big ashut-out triumph.
in the Ladies Recreation Club increased their Oplats
obtaincu, can be
southern section and are strong College of New York.
nod home. in the three tussies In the If he is successful
Iy fancied to emulate the feat
Three comers in There is only one girl on the Men's Junior circuit,
against the Finch. Turpin tells
TODAY
their neighbours, Vikings went down
me he wil lo the challenge
Noteam-Morley Shapiro, a fancy troubled the Tramway defence Cyril Delannoit of
County, who gained promotion diver from the Pacific Coast, and when CAA added a second 0.16 pan.: Me Xavier and Mrs last season. The Forest victoryShe, together with Aaron Kurtz- KORI things didn't look too May Play Foreigu|
ty of this sport from the fact area won over the Spartans 10
was the only away success which the Ostend man holds, its Scholen (Colony Ladies Dou the session, China com ond at nearly 1,000 Fireflies have pleted the double by taking a inestimable advantage that he A. Heenan 1.4.C. Ihiribati
3 and South
It
where 10 home man, the breast-stroke swimmer, bright. 15 to Randolph's bies); Mirs Armstrong v Міля М.
compose the swimming team- Stiberia (Colony Ladies' Ice Hockey Teams been produced in the past four
Singles); teams succeeded.
Neuter. 3 years. They are belug salted Falcons.
to
decision over the
has already knocked
Portsmouth, liko Arsenal, the (Club Men's Singles); S/L Harris were in a scoring form and in by enthusiastic youngsters in
Belgian in no uncertain manner and Mrs Harris v. Brig. and Mrs beating Stoke City 6-1, looked Paris, Sept. 17.
The Ladies rection saw
theai Manchester. every port around the British
M.S.K. Martoneli (Club The Congress of the In-coast, and where they can't fet their record intact with a con- Africa
'cop Wahoos champions
After that trips to Southed Doubles); I.P. Tamworth and D. Minchin v. P.S. McCalg ternational Icc Hockey to a port they sail them in in-
and Australia are and Lancashire over the envisaged and finally will come 'cap Double): J Aterapia and Federation today refused to land lakes and even reservoirs lacing 8 to 1 win
Conudians.
the la such unnautical areas as the
throwing down of the flowey, E. Story and W.. re-udmit Germany and remote Midland counties.
Jaguars hurler Jock Brown gauntlet to La Motta or whoever (bea: S.M. Garrard v. A.J. Bow. Sanders (Club Men's 'cap Dou Japan to membership of the
scored a personal triumph over has succeeded him and it could den (Club Heap Men's Singles), Federation.
It's a great sport, a natural his old teammates as he pitch be that greatest of present-day K.B. Baker H. Torp' (Club Heap British sport and one in which | ed a two hitter
to pave the coloured fighters, Ray (Sugar)
Men's Singles). The question is to be recon-gur youth will take on the best way for a Jaguars triumph over Robinzon, who has moved up
St is the world. sidered at the next
had Joseph's. He
the from the welterweight division. Saints heavy sluggers eating Maybe young Richard Hare-out
while of his hands
hla
week
the magnificent
They are of the true stuff offi Briful's seagirt tractition, and in them and their kind Tieg the; future of the race that produced
Raleigh and Drake.
Japan & Germany
Congress
of the Federation, to be hel
Coslly? Nu. Much cheaper than a car. A Firetly will cost £112 and the sults £ 10; Swordiksh £195, and malls £28.
1,000 IN 4 YEARS
gradually.
With
to
He has
tournament.
You may Hue the popular-Rexes 7 to 3, while the Wild- | Belgium for the European titoj Benjamin v. Mrs Tamworth
to
$
keeping
out
next year after the International wood, of East Bergholt, Suffolk, comrades blasted & hits off Joey Pakistan Victory 'In Olympic Committee had deall who took part in the gruellingplicher Sherry Bucks, with the problem re-ad-two races, is typical. riting Germany and Japan.
teams.
of
and
(Club Men'
TOMORROW
5.00 am. Mrs Harris v. Mrs R. Ayres (Club, Ladies' Singles): Mrs Ladies' Singles),
A Sainsbury . Mrs McFee (Club
of
and
hy
Czechs Missing
From Motor
Cycling Jubilee
Llandrindod Wells,
Ari
und
a
Pan Wins The
French St. Leger
muccession
1 Police (0) 1
& 1 Commer
RESULTS AT A GLANCE Ballclters 1 KSLI Polico (1)
Polleo (A) St. Joseph's
(A) Club (C) RAPC
2
1st Staffords
3 Navy (A)
1 Talkoo
WO Club (A)
South China 7 Dockyard
M'iuro FA (A)
RAMO (B) i FCA (A)
4 Tways (B)
REME (D) CAA (B)
East Bengal · Retain India FA Shield
St.
Marcel
Paris, Sept. 17. M. Eugene Constant'a Wales, Sept. 17. More than 200 of the Pan, the favourite, today Johnson v. Mira C. Getz and Mrs trial riders were gathered Leger-beating M. John D. Mrs. Teas and Mrs World's finest motor cycle won the £2,000 Prix Royal
French Oaks, the Campbell (Club Ladies' Doubles):
East Bengal, the crack foot- Dr G.D. Smart and Mre Barly here today, preparing for Boussac's Anubis by one ball team of Calcutta, retained the Indian Football Association (Club Mixed Heap Doubles: M. International Gotfried Jr. and Mrs M. Gotfried international six-days' trint and a half lengths over one Shicid, the blue riband of In- at dian soccer, lo-day when they
Hockey Tourney The Saints scared two runs
to tally for
ап
teams
Weldon And
Milas
Absent were the Czechoslo-
furlongs
Calcutta, Sept. 10.
3-0 In
He got the boat as a present in the Arst and second Innings At the same time the Con le plcked up an old battered
of this
Rome, Sept. 17. tilt on Buck's double cress 'authorised clubs afiliated car fur 48 and such was
the and three
Jaguars errors.
A Pakllan team won the Pollak and Mrs Mistevsky the 12 Jubilee events of the 10 Ute Federation to play state of the car that it had to They failed
four the
nations' against German and Japanese be transported to his home by rest of the game until the last hockey toumament at Saronno, v. n.G.w.
seven mile, train. He tinkered with it, got
frame when Stan Leonard Italy, beating each of the other enn (Club Mixed 'cap Doubles):
beat t to go, made a trailer and now der
a services XI by Min M, Sleap and Ming it. Roley vaks team, who last year came Longchamp. 1urn. A motion to this
denied the home plate on effect had
he is able to go dinghy racing infeld error assisted by some
1. Mrs H. Mannsoll and Misa D. second to Britain in the main Baron Geoffrey de Waldner's the final. been introduced by Dr M
They scored a total of seven Baymond (Club 'cap Ladles Dou- event, the International Trophy Fast Fox was third, another two Winners of the Rovers Cup In daring Thoma, of Swedea, and Mr R anywhere there is a chance of
base-stealing on
bles); AL. Snaith his points, Switzerland getting six, club it'cap Men's Singles): Race, and won the International and a half lengths away.
Boker
Six Bombay, they also retained their sport. Gafner, of Switzerland-Reu-
part, to give the Joeys their Italy Avo and Belgium two. talmes v. D.C. Barty (Club H'cap Silver Vase.
diree-year-olds took part in the position at the head of the Cal- third and Anal marker.
Reuter.
Men's Singles): E. Zuhut v. O.It. The Czech entry wus can race, all Caswell (Club Ereap Men's Singles). celled this month without ex-wo pounds.
currying nine stone, cuita Foolboli League table.
General K. M.
Carlappa, planation.
Commander-in-chief of the In- It was presumed hete, that
dlan Army, and Dr K. N. Katju, the riders had difficulty in ob- Pan gained his victory byta Governor of West Bengal, woro
to leave their spectacular run at the distance, among the 40,000 spectators country-Reuter.
Allon-Marino Roturn Fight In Manila?
Ler.
-(London Express Service)
THE GAMBOLS
LOOK AT
BOYS
NO-NO-GONNY TAKE HOLD OF THE BALL MORE LIKE
LAND KEEP THỂ ARM DIRAUGHT AND WELL UP,
LIKE
FWITH ƊÉ, QIGHT COACHING THERE SMIGHT BE AN
ENGLAND PLANER
NO-NO- SUVNOR --- NOS
THAT DIRECTION
BUT
by Barry App lebst
OFFICER PLEASE
IT WAS AN ACCIDENTS
WE
TRIPO
THA? HA? HAN!_GLURP!
NO HOP
Heats Start Today inining visas In Colony Swim Championships
The Arst heats in the Colony
SPECTACULAR RUN
Ridden by Roger Poncelet, be Reuter.
did not take the lead until the stretch, the early pace be-
Anal
ing made by Templler, Just ahead of Vanifeux and Pharaoh.
Coming down
the 1:171
Rugger Results
London, Sept. 15.
New York, Sept, 18. Vaniteux went to the front-The following were the re- Swimming Championships will Terry Allen of London who while Anubis (Rae Jolinstone)sults of Rugby League matches be swum off tonight at the last his world Byweight title and Pan Victoria Recreation Club, com-Dado Marino of Manlin recently straight Vaniteux
moved up. In
A
25 Bramley
20 Bradford
17 Featherstone
12 Wigan
mencing at a p.m. sharp.
may have a return contest in
the today: was easily BarIDEY passed by Anubis, On the programme are heats Manila.
but at the Belle Vue
Huddersfield In the Men's 220 Yards Free
distance Pan made his effort, Leeds Allen's American represento-forged ahead and, with a strong ochdale Style and 100 Yords Breast' tive. Not Rogers.. said to-day anish, went on to a comfortable York Stroke and the first round of that he had received offers from victory. the Men's Diving Champion-five promoters to stage a return ship. Heats will be swum off and the best of them was from On the parimutuel, for a 10-Hull Kingston
ta ult
Widnes
Batley
Castleford
THATS HIS
WIFE - DO
YOU THINK (SHE DOING
TO HAVE THE
RVATÈRICE
also In the Ladies 70 Yards Ted Lewin, Manila, who in the franc stake, the dividends were: Taverpool Individual Medley and 440 absence of better offere, might 15 for the win, 13 and 10 for Swinton Yards Free Style.
get the contest.---Reuter,
¡places-Reuter.
Workington
17 Felfor 1 lilitax
19 Dicham
14 Highly
1 Hunalet
Warrington
11 Dewbury
ia B. Helen