TAI HÔNÖRUNG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 1950.
TAKING IT FAST
With spray flying up from a rain-soaked
track
of-a
PETER WILSON, finds that boxing. developing à conscience and fells of case where the fighter comes first.
DOCTOR DECIDÈS
T WILLIAMS CASE
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Yes, He Lost To Dempsey, But
ANGEL FIRPO IS NOT
IMPRESSED WITH TODAY'S BIG MEN
By CORNELIUS RYAN
Luis Angel Firpo, who lost to Jack Dempsey in 1923 in what many experts think was the most exciting boxing match in history, believes that Demp- sey was the greatest of all heavyweights, although Joe Louis was a great fighter. "I think Dempsey was the greatest of all times," Firpo said as he arrived at New Yor: to see the Louis-Ezzard Charles fight. It was the Argentine's first visit to America since 1924.
Joe Louis in his prime was— a great fighter-he hit very hard. And.. grever let his man escape," Firpo said. "And he is the greatest now active, I think. But on, all-time basis, Dempsey was better. Jack was more ag- gressive, and I think Joe had a. better defence."
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On the lattor point, Firpo, dif- fers with the opinion of most experts, who believe, Louis'.de- fence was rather poor but that the was such a devastating pun- cher that his offence was a jde- fen.oe. It is pointed out that Schmeling, Braddock, Buddy Baer Galonto and Walcott floored, Louis, often with "suc-: Icer punches, my ...However,.. Louis. recuperated with unusual speed, arose with ais head clear and then-except -for the first Schmeling fight and theo arst Walcott Bght-de-; molished the rival.
Firpo smiled as he recalled: his epic with Dempsey, in which he knocked Dempsey from the ring and would have won by a knockout had not ringsiders helped Dempsey back into the ring.
Jack-and-I-are-friends-now," Louis said. "After all, the man who pushed Vacle back into the ritar was a friend of mine, s how can I be grypos
Firpo, now 55, boxed until he was 42 years old, but in the past decade has been intereaded. only in his big ronch and its produce.
"I have no futerest now in boxing-would not even want to be a manager, he sait But sometimes I cannot he think how fine inewoodd
were in my prime
tho present crop of weights.When
thore (wolt at least
heavies. Now..." and he "ed"off"He obviously” was Impressed.-United Press,
ting.
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In my
own particular boxing “ranking” list the boxers come an easy first. The ex-boxers come a good second. And way down the course are such characters as many managers (known as licensed pickpockets) and some promoters (who should have been apprenticed to the hangman years ago).
So today I'm glad to pay tribute to the good
sense
Is the lack of playing fields and sporting equipment really undermining the diraditional British love of taking part in
of a
manager and a pro- moter-Ted Broadribb and sport? Jack Solomons.
the
Broadribb. manages heavyweight prospect known as Johnny Williams. Solomons proposes to use Williams against a tough young American heavy- weight, George Kaplan, on the Woodcock-Gardner bill on No- yember 14.
There's only the question of |
I hope not. For, if so, some- thing essential is going out of our make-up.
-(London Express Service)
Cricket Teams
this week-
Williams's eyes. One was cut The following are Club against Pat Comiskey. That one teams for cricket was reopened and the other was end: ripped by Jack Gardner Jast July.
Today Williams has a bad scar under his right eye and a terrible one under his left.
They've even talked about scraping Johnny's cheek bones -which are high and peculiarly shaped-or of doing a plastic job on his face. In the mean- time a fighter has to cat.
WISE THING
But boxing is gradually deve- loping something of 'a con- science, even though no one has yet been able to chisel A per- conscience. centage out of a
KCC
1st XI against HKCC "Optimists" at KCC on Saturday November 4. at 1.45. p.m.-R.E. Lee (Captain), R.A. Bell, P.V. Dodge, B.C. Fin- cher, S.V. Gitting, A.T. Lee, J. Lerlou, J.V. Sellors, A, Zimmem
Umpire, E. Randall, A.J.. Catley:: E. Britton; score, J.P. Robinson.
W.
2nd XI against Dockyard at Navy Ground, King's Park, on Sunday. November 5, at 1.45 p.m.-A. Weir (Captain), D.R. Anderson, Pepperell, W.H. Cowle, M... Me- Ewan, A.L... Ricketts, F.A, Broad- bridge, S. Bishop, A. Paulger, C.I. Stapleton, R. Thompson Reserves, C.S. Namage and R. Anderson.
MC
Club de Recreio 1st XI against at King's Park on Saturday, No-. vember 4, at 1.5 pm đạo
And Broadribb and Solomons Rumfahn (Captain), A.R. Abbas. are doing a wise-thing.
I AL AH, Bakar, A.K. Ismail, S.A small, AK, Kirche, A Williams is to be taken to an Madar, A.R. Minu, M. Cal atte Umpire, G.M. K.M. Rumjahn. eye specialist chosen by Teddy Butt; scorer, A.M. Wahab. Waltham, secretary of the British Boxing Board of Con-
2nd XI against Club do. Recreio at Sookunpoo on Saturday, Novem trol.
Razack by Waltham and Broadribb. (Captain), F.M. And the dilemma will then be the doctor's.
He will be accompanied ber 4, at 1.45 p.m..BP.
Behull, 3.E.M. Bux, S.F. Chagia, A. Ebrahim, A.K. Markar, A.R. Razack, A.M. Omar, S. Aboo and A.M. Wahab, Sr. Umpire, K.M. This may seem the logical mar; scorer, A. Rashid Abbas. thing--but how long has boxing
RECREIO been logical? It may seem the
against IRC 1st XI obviously humane solution Park on Saturday, November 4, at but humanity has too often fled shrieking from the ring.
at King'a
1.45 p.m.-E.L. Gosano (Captain), G.N. Gosano, L.G. Gosano, AM. To me this is a sign of the Prata, A.P. Pereira Jr., A.P. Ricet Pereira, H.L. Ozorio, N.A. Bol- times a sign that the men who trao, P.M.N. da Silva
Js. D.E. Live by and on boxing have Almada Remedios and M.A. realised that there must be Almada Remedios.
some benevolence in a sport which already has to combat an increasing amount of public opposition.
I'm, delighted that, for once, the eyes have it.
APPALLED
Are we becoming a nation of sports watchers, rather than active players? I have been appalled by the views of
"OCCASIONALS”
Against Major K.H.S, Wilson's XI at Chater Road on Sunday, No- vember b. at 11 a.m.-G.E.M. Naylor, R.S. Cull, N.E. Arthy, N.R. Oliver, A.T. Inman, H.M. Newton (Captain), W.L. Howard, A.B. Stewart, P.E. Hutson, J.C Puller and J.W. MurTRY.
ROYAL NAVY
1st XI against Hongkong Univer
sports-mad youngster doing his sity at Pokfulam on Saturday, No- time as a National Serviceman. Cmdr.
He writes:
vember
Goldsworthy
Mallows (Dockyard),
Sundr Naylor
"I have just finished doing a Cmdr. Eider
(Black Swan). (St Bride's Bay).
little boxing training, by myself, POSM Smith (St Bride's Bay), Mid.
on what was supposed to be a sports afternoon."...:
Senior
Agarkar (Tamar), Mia. (Tamar), Sgt Jordan (Stonecutters), L/Tel. Carter (Stonecuttera); Q.A Earlier he had this to say of Taylor (Comus) and Wir. Spears Lt. Bead the apathy which
(Tamar). pervades a.
Umpire. acorer, Wtr. C. Lewis "crack" regiment in the British (Comus); (Tamar). Army:---
2nd XI
“I do think that, a large per-
against Hongkong Uni- centage of the blame lies with vernity at King's Park on Saturday, November 4, at 1.5 p.m.-PO. the non-co-operative spirit of Coles (Tamar), Lt. Cmdr. Murray
CPO (HK Flot.). the chaps themselves.
Gracnalade CPOSM Mle- Sig. Middleton, AB Craven (Tamar), wtr.
11 11amar),"
“I have even known fellows (China Fleet Club) to volunteer for fatigues, rather than play some formuoti sport. (CPO:
Griffin (Black
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